Clarence C. Ward

CA Blue Book (1954)

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-05-1940	Republican	SD-31	18372	Win
11-07-1944	Republican	SD-31	22085	Win
11-02-1948	Republican	SD-31	27957	Win
11-04-1952	Republican	SD-31	35612	Win

Candidate Biography:

Clarence Clifford Ward
Born: September 24, 1894 in Tennessee
Married.
Military Service: ARMY (WWI)
Died (in office): May 9, 1955

1923-1931: District Attorney, Santa Barbara County
1941-1942: Member, Joint Fact Finding Committee on Un-American Activities (California State Legislature)
1954-1955: President pro Tempore, California State Senate

• PLACENAME: The Clarence Ward Memorial Boulevard (State Route 217) connects Santa Barbara Municipal Airport with Highway 101 in Santa Barbara. The Ward Memorial Boulevard also provides freeway access to UC Santa Barbara, which was established in 1944 with the assistance of Senator Ward. (Chapt. 1789, Stats of 1955)
• ATTACK: The shelling of the Ellwood Oil Field during World War II by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-17 on February 23, 1942 occured within the distrcts of State Senator Clarence Ward and Assemblyman Alfred W. Robertson. According to Wikipedia, "this was the first naval bombardment of the United States by a foreign power since the War of 1812..."

Source: California Blue Book (1954), (1958)
Source: The Centennial of The University of California, 1868-1968