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George W. Rochester

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-02-1926 Republican AD-75 7513 Win
11-06-1928 Republican SD-37 25498 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/3845164/george-william-rochester
 

Candidate Biography:

George William Rochester
Born: August 28, 1899 in Illinois
Married: Loie H. (d. 1977)
Military Service: USNR (WWI)
Died: September 17, 1984

1928: Member, Los Angeles City Board of Fire Commissioners
1964-1971: Member, California Constitutional Revision Commission

  • FATHER OF THE CODE: Herbert C. Jones, H. C. Nelson, and Rochester authored SB 18 (1931), which established the California Probate Code.
  • LEGISLATION: Author of the "California Three-day Notice of Intention to Marry Law," intended to end gin marriages.

Source: California Blue Book (1928), (1932)