Kenneth Hahn
| Kenneth Hahn | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from District 2 |
|
|
In office 1952–1992 |
|
| Preceded by | Leonard J. Roach |
| Succeeded by | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from District 8 |
|
|
In office 1947–1952 |
|
| Preceded by | Charles A. Allen |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Hahn |
| Constituency | District 8 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 19, 1920 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | October 12, 1997 (aged 77) Inglewood, California |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ramona (Fox) Hahn |
| Children |
James Hahn Janice Hahn |
| Residence | Vermont-Slauson district, Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | Muir Middle School Fremont High School Pepperdine College |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kenneth "Kenny" Hahn (August 19, 1920 – October 12, 1997) was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for forty years, from 1952 to 1992. Hahn was on the Los Angeles City Council from 1947 to 1952. He was an ardent supporter of civil rights throughout the 1960s, and met Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1961.
Hahn was born August 19, 1920, in the family home at 5931 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, the son of Hattie Louise (Wiggins) of Nottawa, Canada, and John Heinrich Hahn. The couple moved to Los Angeles in 1919, and Hahn's father died just a few months later. The couple had seven sons—Henry, John, Allan, Louis, George, Gordon and Kenneth.
He went to public schools in Los Angeles, including John Muir Junior High School and Fremont High School, class of 1938. He graduated from Pepperdine College in 1942. He received a master's degree in education while he was on the City Council, earned after "Six years of study in summer and late afternoon sessions." He also had a secondary-school teaching credential.
Hahn began his working career as a partner in the Hahn Brothers' Service Station at 6300 South Main Street, at the foot of San Pedro Street in the South Park area. Before World War II he was a messenger for the County Probation Department and the Los Angeles Police Department.
Hahn entered the Navy as an enlisted man in 1942 and earned a commission after studying at naval schools at Northwestern and Notre Dame universities. He was a ship's pilot in San Pedro, the youngest pilot in the history of the Port of Los Angeles. He served with the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the South Pacific as the commanding officer of a supply ship and was discharged in 1946 as a lieutenant. After the war, in 1947, he taught American government and history at Pepperdine.
...
Wikipedia