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Clair Engle (September 21, 1911 – July 30, 1964) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1959 until his death in 1964.
Clair Engle represented California in the U.S. Congress as a representative from 1943 to 1959, and then as a senator from 1959 until his death in 1964. Over the course of his career, Engle’s political ideology evolved from social and fiscal conservative to liberal, earning him a 100 percent approval rating from Americans for Democratic Action.
Jul 25, 2017 · What John McCain Can Learn From Clair Engle. Half a century ago, a senator battling a brain tumor took to the Senate floor, and secured his legacy. By James Fallows. Bill Allen / AP.
Clair Engle (September 21, 1911 – July 30, 1964) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1959 until his death in 1964.
Senator Clare Engle was a United States senator from California who cast an important vote to end the filibuster of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, even as a brain tumor had left him with an expressive aphasia and would claim his life just a month later.
- Colin Son
- 2015
Aug 7, 2014 · U.S. Senator Clair W. Engle, the preeminent politician in Tehama County history, had died at age 52. “Engle was a tough, savvy politician,” wrote historian Stephen Sayles in “California...
WASHINGTON, July 30 —Senator Clair Engle, Democrat of California, died in his sleep just after 3 A.M. today after an illness of 11 months. He was 52 years old.
