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John C. Houlihan

John C. Houlihan

American politician

John C. Houlihan (October 31, 1910 – July 31, 1986) was a Republican who became the 43rd mayor of Oakland, California.[1][2]

Quick Facts 43rd Mayor of Oakland, California, Preceded by ...

He was elected mayor in 1961, through his defeat of incumbent Mayor Clifford E. Rishell, and was subsequently re-elected to a second, four-year term of office in 1965. He resigned in 1966 after being charged with embezzlement.[3] Houlihan was sent to prison for more than two years after pleading guilty to taking almost $100,000 from an estate he was handling as an attorney. He was paroled in 1969 and pardoned by Ronald Reagan in 1973.[4]

Houlihan died at age 75 after a lengthy illness.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/AboutOakland/mayorsofoakland.htm Oakland Public Library. "Mayors of Oakland" (retrieved on April 7th, 2009). Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    McSweeney, Martin (September 2005). Two Weeks in June. ISBN 9781598580570.
  3. [3]
    http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houghtaling-housley.doc#0VU0JFW0L The Political Graveyard. "Index to Politicians: Houghn to Houssni" (retrieved on April 7th, 2009).
  4. [4]
    "Oakland Mayor Houlihan is Dead at 75". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 July 2012.


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