William F. Knowland

CA Blue Book

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-08-1932	Republican	AD-14	14473	Win
11-06-1934	Republican	SD-16	94236	Win
09-05-1945	Write-in	Senate1	425273	Win
11-05-1946	Republican	Senate1	1428067	Win
11-04-1952	Republican	Senate1	3982448	Win
11-04-1958	Republican	Governor	2110911	Lose

Candidate Biography:

Born: June 26, 1908 in Alameda, CA
Son of Joseph Russell Knowland
Married: Helen Herrick, Ann Dickson
Children: Emelyn K. Jewett, Joseph William Knowland*, and Estelle Knowland
Died: February 23, 1974 near Guerneville, CA

1938-1942: Member, Republican National Committee from California
1940-1942: Executive Committee Chairman, Republican National Committee
1953-1955: US Senate Majority Leader
1955-1959: US Senate Minority Leader

• Knowland was the youngest member of the Assembly in 1932 at age 24.
• Knowland was the youngest member of the State Senate in 1934 at age 26.
• Assemblyman Knowland authored the 1933 bill which made posession of a silencer for use on firearms a felony.
• As the Senate Majority Leader, Knowland was the highest ranking Californian member of Congress in history until the election of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2006.
• His son, Joseph William Knowland, was a Republican primary candidate for US Senate in 1986. He lost, receiving 1.8%.

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