Clyde Doyle
American politician (1887–1963)
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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.
23rd district (1953–63)
Clyde Doyle | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – March 14, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Willis W. Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Del M. Clawson |
| Constituency | 18th district (1949–53) 23rd district (1953–63) |
| In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | William Ward Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Willis W. Bradley |
| Constituency | 18th district |
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| Born | Clyde Gilman Doyle July 11, 1887 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 14, 1963 (aged 75) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Early life and career
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
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.
House Un-American Activities Committee
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
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.[1]
