Franck Roberts Havenner (September 20, 1882 – July 24, 1967) was a six-term United States representative from California's 4th congressional district in the mid-20th century.

Biography

Havenner was born in

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, on September 20, 1882. He attended Columbian College (now

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) and Stanford University, afterwards working as a journalist in

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. Originally a Republican, served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1926 to 1936. In 1935, he ran for president of the Board of Supervisors and won. As supervisor he fought unsuccessfully to fulfill the Raker Act of 1913 and bring public power to the

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Congress

Havenner was elected to the

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in the 1936 election with the nominations of both the California Progressive Party and Democratic parties against Republican nominee

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. Havenner served two terms in Congress. In 1939 he registered as a Democrat, and ran unsuccessfully for mayor against

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. He was defeated for reelection to Congress in 1940, and was a member of the California Railroad Commission from 1941 to 1944. He won election to Congress in 1944, served from 1945 to 1953, and became a member of the

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. In 1952 he was defeated for reelection by Republican William S. Mailliard. After leaving Congress he worked for the American Federation of Labor.

Death

Havenner died in San Francisco on July 24, 1967, and was buried at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Havenner, Franck R. 1882 births 1967 deaths Members of the United States House of Representatives from California People from Talbot County, Maryland California Progressives (1924) San Francisco Board of Supervisors members California Republicans Progressive Party (1924) members of the United States House of Representatives Columbian College of Arts and Sciences alumni 20th-century American politicians Burials at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California