Cohelan, Jeffery, 1914-1999

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Jeffery Cohelan, born in 1914 in San Francisco, California, was a graduate of the University of California. He attended Leeds and Oxford universities in 1953-54 as a Fulbright research scholar. He was elected secretary-treasurer of the Milk Drivers' and Dairy Employees' Local 302, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, in 1942. He also served as a consultant to the University of California Institute of Industrial Relations and as a member of the Berkeley Welfare Commission from 1949-1953 and the Berkeley City Council, 1955-1958.

In 1958, Cohelan was elected as a Democrat from the Seventh District of California to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served in the Eighty-sixth through Ninety-first Congresses (January 3, 1954-January 3,1971). California's Seventh District includes Berkeley and north Oakland and is usually considered one of the nation's most left-leaning congressional districts. During his tenure in Congress, Cohelan served on the Armed Services, Appropriations, and District of Columbia Committees.

From the description of Congressional papers, 1959-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 46781328

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referencedIn Draper, Anne, 1917-1973. Anne Draper papers, 1938-1973. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Cohelan, Jeffery, 1914-1999. Congressional papers, 1959-1971. University of Oklahoma, Bizzell Memorial Library
referencedIn Johnson, Gardiner, 1905-. Gardiner Johnson campaign file, 1944. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn White mss., 1932-1969 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
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associatedWith Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968 person
associatedWith Draper, Anne, 1917-1973. person
associatedWith Johnson, Gardiner, 1905- person
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Redwood National Park (Calif.)
California
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
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Disarmament
Economic assistance
Federal aid to education
Migrant labor
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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Birth 1914-06-24

Death 1999-02-15

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