Edward R. Roybal
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 25th district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Charles E. Wiggins |
| Succeeded by | Buck McKeon |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 30th district |
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In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Wilson |
| Succeeded by | George E. Danielson |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 9th district | |
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In office July 1, 1949 – July 1, 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Howard E. Dorsey |
| Succeeded by | Gil Lindsay |
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| Born | February 10, 1916 Pecos, New Mexico |
| Died | October 24, 2005 (aged 89) Pasadena, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Edward Ross "Ed" Roybal (February 10, 1916 – October 24, 2005) was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council for thirteen years and of the U.S. House of Representatives for thirty years.
Roybal was born on February 10, 1916, into a Hispanic family that traced its roots in Albuquerque, New Mexico back hundreds of years, to the Roybals who settled the area before the founding of Santa Fe. In 1922, a railroad strike prevented his father from being able to work, and Roybal, age 6, was brought with his family to the East Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights, where he graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1934. After graduation, Roybal joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. After serving in the CCC, Roybal studied business at UCLA and law at Southwestern University.
He served a stint in the Army, where he worked as an accountant for an infantry unit.
On January 8, 2001, he was presented with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Bill Clinton.
Roybal died of respiratory failure complicated by pneumonia at the age of 89 on October 24, 2005, at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. He was survived by his wife, Lucille, and children Lucille Roybal-Allard, Lillian Roybal-Rose and Edward Roybal Jr. A funeral service was held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, and burial was at Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles.
In 1942, Roybal began work as a public health educator with the California Tuberculosis Association. Upon returning home, he began work as director of health education for the Los Angeles County Tuberculosis and Health Association, a position he held until 1949. In 1949, Roybal teamed with local organizer Fred Ross and a group of people who had supported his earlier campaign to form the Community Service Organization (CSO), which tied together a variety of religious, political, and organized labor groups to fight local discrimination. The organization, which organized get-out-the-vote drives, did not explicitly endorse candidates, but Roybal's presence as president of the organization and the personal endorsements of many of its members helped form a groundswell of support that contributed to Roybal's victory. In 1960 Roybal helped organize the Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) and served as its first president from 1960 to 1962.
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