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
Sherwood, Maryland
Sherwood is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States. Sherwood is located along Maryland Route 33 on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, south of Claiborne and north of Tilghman Island. USPS has assigned Sherwood ...
, on September 20, 1882. He attended Columbian College (now
George Washington University
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) and
Stanford University, afterwards working as a journalist in
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
.
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
City and County of San Francisco
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.
Congress
Havenner was elected to the
United States House of Representatives
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in the
1936 election with the nominations of both the
California Progressive Party and Democratic parties against Republican nominee
Florence Prag Kahn
Florence Kahn (née Prag; November 9, 1866 – November 16, 1948) was an American teacher and politician who in 1925 became the first Jewish woman to serve in the United States Congress. She was only the fifth woman to serve in Congress, and ...
.
Havenner served two terms in Congress. In 1939 he registered as a Democrat, and ran unsuccessfully for mayor against
Angelo Joseph Rossi
Angelo Joseph Rossi (January 22, 1878 – April 5, 1948) was a U.S. political figure who served as the 31st mayor of San Francisco.
Life and career
Rossi was born in Volcano, Amador County, California, and came to San Francisco in 1890 with ...
.
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
House Armed Services Committee
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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
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, established by Hamden Holmes Noble in 1892, is a rural cemetery located in Colma, California, a place known as the "City of the Silent".
History
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park is the final resting site for several memb ...
in
Colma, California
Colma (Ohlone for "Springs") is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 1,507 at the 2020 census. The town was founded as a necropolis in 1924.
...
.
References
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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