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*[[San Mateo Junior College]] |
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*[[University of California, Berkeley]] [[B.A.]] [[economics]] [[1950]] |
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| footnotes =<ref name=OU_bio>{{cite web |
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|url=http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/cohelan.htm |
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|title=Jeffery Cohelan Collection |
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|publisher=University of Oklahoma |
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}}</ref><ref name=SFChronicle_obit>{{cite news |
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|last=Burress |first=Charles |
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|title=Jeffery Cohelan |
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|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |
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|date=18 Feb. 1999 |
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|id=<nowiki>GALE|A55950794</nowiki> |
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|format=fee, via [[Fairfax County Public Library]]}} [[Gale]] Biography In Context. {{subscription}}</ref><ref name=NYT_obit/> |
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}}'''Jeffery Cohelan''' (June 24, 1914 — February 15, 1999) was a [[United States Representative]] from [[California]]. He was born in [[San Francisco, California]] and attended the public schools and [[San Mateo Junior College]].{{cn|date=February 2012}} He earned his [[B.A.]] from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in [[Economics]] in 1950. He was a [[Fulbright]] research scholar at [[Leeds University|Leeds]] and [[Oxford University|Oxford Universities]] in [[England]] in 1953 and 1954.<ref name=NYT_obit/> |
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He worked driving a milk truck from 1935, and was the secretary-treasurer of the [[Teamsters|Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees]], Local 302, [[Alameda County, California|Alameda]] and [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa Counties]] from 1942 until elected to Congress. He was a consultant to the University of California Institute of Industrial Relations.<ref name=SFChronicle_obit/><ref name=NYT_obit>{{cite news |
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'''Jeffery Cohelan''' (June 24, 1914 — February 15, 1999) was a [[United States Representative]] from [[California]]. He was born in [[San Francisco, California]] and attended the public schools and [[San Mateo Junior College]]. He earned his B.A. from the [[University of California]]'s School of Economics. He was a [[Fulbright]] research scholar at Leeds and Oxford Universities in [[England]] in 1953 and 1954. |
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|title=Jeffery Cohelan, 84, Advocate Of Liberal Causes in Congress |
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|newspaper=[[New York Times]] |
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|date=19 February 1999 |
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|format=fee, via Fairfax County Public Library}} Gale Biography In Context. {{subscription}}</ref> |
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Cohelan was a member of [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] Welfare Commission 1949-1953, the Berkeley City Council 1955-1958, and San Francisco Council on Foreign Relations. He was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[Eighty-sixth United States Congress|Eighty-sixth]] and to the five succeeding Congresses, from 1959 to 1971. He was known as a [[Lyndon Johnson|Johnson]] liberal for his support of progressive programs, but also American involvement in the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name=SFChronicle_obit/><ref name=NYT_obit/> |
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He was the secretary-treasurer of the Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees, Local 302, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties from 1942 until elected to Congress. He was a consultant to the University of California Institute of Industrial Relations. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} |
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In 1966, he faced a tough primary challenge from [[Ramparts (magazine)|Ramparts]] magazine editor [[Robert Scheer]], who was supported by local activists from the civil-rights and emerging anti-war movement.<ref name=SFChronicle_obit/> |
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Cohelan was a member of Berkeley Welfare Commission 1949-1953, and the Berkeley City Council 1955-1958. He also served as a member of San Francisco Council on Foreign Relations. He was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the Eighty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses, from 1959 to 1971. He was known as a Johnson liberal for his support of progressive programs, but also American involvement in the [[Vietnam War]]. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} |
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His support for the war helped lead to Cohelan's defeat in the 1970 primary by Berkeley City Councilman [[Ron Dellums]]. He later served as the executive director of the Group Health Association of America. He resided in [[Washington, D.C.]] until his death there on February 15, 1999, aged 84. |
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In 1966, he faced a tough primary challenge from [[Ramparts (magazine)|Ramparts]] magazine editor [[Robert Scheer]], who was supported by local activists from the civil-rights and emerging anti-war movement. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} |
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[[University of Oklahoma]] has papers from his congressional office.<ref name=OU_bio/><ref>{{cite journal |
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His support for the war helped lead to Cohelan's defeat in the 1970 primary by Berkeley City Councilman [[Ron Dellums]]. He later served as the executive director of the Group Health Association of America. He lived as a resident of [[Washington, D.C.]], until his death there on February 15, 1999, aged 84. |
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|title=Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center Visiting Scholars Program |
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|journal=Presidential Studies Quarterly |
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|volume=30 |
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|issue=3 |
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|year=2000 |
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|page=611 |
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|accessdate=2012-02-26 |
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|id=<nowiki>GALE|A65301673</nowiki> |
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|format=fee, via Fairfax County Public Library}} Gale Biography In Context. {{subscription}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402725 Jeffery Cohelan Former U.S. Representative from California’s 7th District , 1961-1971 (Democrat)] [[Govtrack]] |
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Revision as of 20:31, 26 February 2012
Jeffery Cohelan | |
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| Born | June 24, 1914 |
| Died | February 15, 1999 (aged 84) |
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| Spouse | Evelyn (m. c:a 1939-1999) |
| Children | Pamela Benson Catherine Ulmer Terrence Timothy |
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Jeffery Cohelan (June 24, 1914 — February 15, 1999) was a United States Representative from California. He was born in San Francisco, California and attended the public schools and San Mateo Junior College.[citation needed] He earned his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in Economics in 1950. He was a Fulbright research scholar at Leeds and Oxford Universities in England in 1953 and 1954.[3]
He worked driving a milk truck from 1935, and was the secretary-treasurer of the Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees, Local 302, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties from 1942 until elected to Congress. He was a consultant to the University of California Institute of Industrial Relations.[2][3]
Cohelan was a member of Berkeley Welfare Commission 1949-1953, the Berkeley City Council 1955-1958, and San Francisco Council on Foreign Relations. He was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses, from 1959 to 1971. He was known as a Johnson liberal for his support of progressive programs, but also American involvement in the Vietnam War.[2][3]
In 1966, he faced a tough primary challenge from Ramparts magazine editor Robert Scheer, who was supported by local activists from the civil-rights and emerging anti-war movement.[2]
His support for the war helped lead to Cohelan's defeat in the 1970 primary by Berkeley City Councilman Ron Dellums. He later served as the executive director of the Group Health Association of America. He resided in Washington, D.C. until his death there on February 15, 1999, aged 84.
University of Oklahoma has papers from his congressional office.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b "Jeffery Cohelan Collection". University of Oklahoma. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ a b c d Burress, Charles (18 Feb. 1999). "Jeffery Cohelan" (fee, via Fairfax County Public Library). San Francisco Chronicle. p. C4. GALE|A55950794. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) Gale Biography In Context. (subscription required) - ^ a b c d Gale Document Number: GALE "Jeffery Cohelan, 84, Advocate Of Liberal Causes in Congress" (fee, via Fairfax County Public Library). New York Times. 19 February 1999. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help); Text "A150042272" ignored (help) Gale Biography In Context. (subscription required) - ^ "Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center Visiting Scholars Program" (fee, via Fairfax County Public Library). Presidential Studies Quarterly. 30 (3): 611. 2000. GALE|A65301673. Retrieved 2012-02-26. Gale Biography In Context. (subscription required)
External links
- United States Congress. "Jeffery Cohelan (id: C000596)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Jeffery Cohelan Former U.S. Representative from California’s 7th District , 1961-1971 (Democrat) Govtrack
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