James Brain Keysor (December 10, 1927
Salt Lake City
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– February 13, 2014
Capistrano Beach, California) served, from 1970 to 1974, in the
California State Legislature
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, representing the
41st State Assembly District.
Career
During
World War II
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, Keysor served in the
United States Army
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.
Had earned a degree at the
University of California, Los Angeles
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. He was a member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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and also a leader in the
Boy Scouts of America
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.
obituary for Keysor
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When he began campaigning for office in the California State Assembly
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The ...
in 1969, he had been President of the Keysor-Century Corporation — parent of Century Record Manufacturing Company — both of which had been founded by his father, James Bernard ("Bud") Keysor Jr. (1906–2000).
References
United States Army personnel of World War II
Latter Day Saints from California
American music industry executives
1927 births
2014 deaths
Politicians from Salt Lake City
Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly
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