Charles Dail
| Charles Dail | |
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| 27th Mayor of San Diego | |
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In office May 2, 1955 – December 2, 1963 |
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| Preceded by | John D. Butler |
| Succeeded by | Frank E. Curran |
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| Born | January 11, 1909 Kansas City, Kansas |
| Died | July 13, 1968 (aged 59) San Diego, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy Mae Cook |
| Profession | insurance |
Charles Calhoun "Charlie" Dail (January 11, 1909 – July 13, 1968) was an American Democratic politician from San Diego, California. He served three terms on the San Diego City Council and two terms as the 27th Mayor of San Diego.
Charles Calhoun Dail was born on January 11, 1909 in Kansas City, Kansas. His parents were Charles Darwin Dail and Hester Dail, née Cooksey. He married Dorothy Mae Cook on June 28, 1933. Prior to seeking elected office, Dail worked in the insurance business.
Dail was elected to three terms on the San Diego City Council from 1943 to 1955. Later he was twice elected mayor of San Diego, serving between 1955 and 1963.
As mayor he promoted the development of the downtown Community Concourse, which includes city hall and city offices as well as a civic auditorium; the project set off a wave of construction of skyscraper offices and hotels and started the revival of the city's downtown, which had been deteriorating. The city complex is now named the Charles C. Dail Community Concourse. He also spearheaded the development of Mission Bay Park.
Dail helped convince the Regents of the University of California to locate a new campus, University of California, San Diego, in San Diego; ground was broken for the new campus in 1961. Dail had had polio as a child, and in 1963 he convinced Jonas Salk to locate the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, San Diego. The city donated 27 acres (11 hectares) of city pueblo land as a gift to construct the Institute.
Dail was also instrumental in establishing a sister-city relationship between San Diego and Yokohama, Japan. As a result, the Charles Dail Gate in the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park bears his name.
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