Franck Roberts Havenner (September 20, 1882 – July 24, 1967) was a six-term United States representative from

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in the mid-20th century.

Biography

Havenner was born in

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, on September 20, 1882. He attended Columbian College (now

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) and

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, afterwards working as a journalist in

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. He was

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Hiram Johnson's private secretary from 1917 to 1921. He served on the

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from 1926 to 1936. In 1935, he ran for president of the Board and won. As a supervisor he fought unsuccessfully to fulfill the Raker Act of 1913 and bring public power to the

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Congress

Originally a Republican, Havenner was elected to the

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with the nominations of both the Progressive and Democratic parties against Republican

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. Re-elected in 1938 with the same nominations but reversed in their appearance on the ballot, Havenner finally re-registered as a Democrat. In

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(in an officially nonpartisan race), he ran unsuccessfully for mayor against incumbent Angelo Rossi. He was defeated for re-election to Congress in 1940, and was a member of the California Railroad Commission from 1941 to 1944. He won election to Congress again in 1944, served from 1945 to 1953, and became a member of the

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. In

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, he again ran unsuccessfully for mayor. In 1952, he was defeated for re-election to Congress by Republican William S. Mailliard. After leaving Congress, he worked for the

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Death

Havenner died in San Francisco on July 24, 1967, and was buried at

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