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Clyde Doyle

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Clyde Doyle
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 1949 – March 14, 1963
Preceded byWillis W. Bradley
Succeeded byDel M. Clawson
Constituency18th district (1949–53)
23rd district (1953–63)
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Preceded byWilliam Ward Johnson
Succeeded byWillis W. Bradley
Constituency18th district
Personal details
BornClyde Gilman Doyle
(1887-07-11)July 11, 1887
Oakland, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 14, 1963(1963-03-14) (aged 75)
Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
RelationsLorene Wiswell Wilson (sister)

Clyde Gilman Doyle (July 11, 1887 – March 14, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California in the mid-20th century.

Early life and career

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Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda County, California and attended public schools in Oakland, Seattle, Washington, Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. Graduated from the College of Law of the University of Southern California at Los Angeles in 1917, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Long Beach, California. He was a member and president of the Board of Freeholders, Long Beach, California in 1921 and 1922.

Political career

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Doyle was a member of the California State Board of Education. Elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947), he failed to win re-election in 1946 but regained his seat in 1948. He served continuously in the Eighty-first and the seven succeeding Congresses from January 3, 1949, until his death.

During his time in Congress, Doyle had a strongly liberal voting record.[1]

House Un-American Activities Committee

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Doyle served on the House Un-American Activities Committee from 1951 until his death in 1963. His role on the committee is recalled unflatteringly in Beat Generation poet and fellow Californian Lawrence Ferlinghetti's 1958 poem "Dog" (published in his celebrated collection A Coney Island of the Mind):

But he has his own free world to live in
His own fleas to eat
He will not be muzzled
Congressman Doyle is just another
fire hydrant
to him

Death

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Doyle died in Arlington, Virginia on March 14, 1963, at the age of 75. After funeral services in Long Beach, he was cremated and the ashes were given to his family.[2]

Electoral history

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1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle 95,090 55.7
Republican William Ward Johnson (inc.) 75,749 44.3
Total votes 170,839 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican
1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Willis W. Bradley 67,363 52.8
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 60,218 47.2
Total votes 127,581 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic
1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle 105,687 51.1
Republican Willis W. Bradley (incumbent) 92,721 44.9
Progressive Stanley Moffatt 8,232 4.0
Total votes 206,640 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican
1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 97,177 50.5
Republican Craig Hosmer 95,308 49.5
Total votes 192,485 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1952 election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (Incumbent) 138,356 87.5%
Progressive Olive T. Thompson 17,501 11.1%
Republican C. Cleveland (write-in) 2,329 1.4%
Total votes 158,186 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1954 election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (Incumbent) 90,729 70.9%
Republican Frank G. Bussing 34,911 27.3%
Progressive Olive T. Thompson 2,293 1.8%
Total votes 127,933 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1956 election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (Incumbent) 120,109 70.9%
Republican E. Elgie "Cal" Calvin 49,198 29.1%
Total votes 169,207 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1958 election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (Incumbent) 140,817 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1960 election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (Incumbent) 148,415 74.2%
Republican Emmett A. Schwartz 51,548 25.8%
Total votes 199,963 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ RightDataUSA Ideology Data for Clyde Doyle
  2. ↑ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu01642758&seq=15
  3. ↑ 1944 election results
  4. ↑ 1946 election results
  5. ↑ 1948 election results
  6. ↑ 1950 election results
  7. ↑ "1952 election results" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "1954 election results" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "1956 election results" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "1958 election results" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "1960 election results" (PDF).
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