George Elmore Danielson (February 20, 1915 – September 12, 1998) was an American Democratic politician and judge from

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. He served in the

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from 1971 to 1982.

Early life and career

Born in

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, Danielson attended Wayne State Teachers College before earning his

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and J.D. from the

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in 1937 and 1939, respectively. He was a special agent with the

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from 1939 to 1944 and served in the

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from 1944 to 1946. He was an

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from 1949 to 1951 and thereafter entered private practice.

Political career

Danielson was twice elected to the

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, serving from 1963 to 1967, and to the

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, serving from 1967 to 1971.

Congress

In 1970, he was elected to his first of six terms to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served on the

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during the impeachment proceedings against President

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and voted in favor of three of the articles. Danielson resigned from Congress on March 9, 1982, after being appointed an associate justice on the

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in the Second District, Division Three by Governor

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''California Courts: The Judicial Branch of California.'' Retrieved 2018-07-21.

Retirement and death

Danielson retired from the bench in April 1992. He died on September 12, 1998, of heart failure in

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Electoral history

References

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