Norris Poulson
| C. Norris Poulson | |
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| 36th Mayor of Los Angeles | |
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In office July 1, 1953 – July 1, 1961 |
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| Preceded by | Fletcher Bowron |
| Succeeded by | Sam Yorty |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 24th district 13th district (1943–1945 & 1947–1953) |
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In office January 3, 1947 – June 11, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Ned R. Healy |
| Succeeded by | Glenard P. Lipscomb |
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In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Kramer |
| Succeeded by | Ned R. Healy |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 56th district | |
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In office 1939–1943 |
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July 23, 1895 Baker County, Oregon |
| Died | September 25, 1982 (aged 87) La Jolla, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Erna J. Loennig |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Charles Norris Poulson (July 23, 1895 – September 25, 1982) served as the 36th Mayor of Los Angeles, California from 1953 to 1961, after having been a California State Assemblyman and then a member of the United States Congress for eight years. He was a Republican though the office of mayor is officially nonpartisan.
Charles Norris Poulson was born in Baker County, Oregon. He was the son of Peter Skovo Poulson (1843-1928) who was an immigrant from Denmark. Poulson attended Oregon State University in Corvallis for two years before he wed Erna June Loennig on December 25, 1916. The couple arrived in Los Angeles in 1923. Poulson became a certified public accountant through correspondence classes and night school at Southwestern Law School, which at that time had a business school.
In 1938, he was elected to the 56th District seat of the California State Assembly. He won a congressional seat four years later. After losing the seat in the 1944 election, he returned to the United States Congress following the 1946 elections, remaining there until his election as mayor of Los Angeles. During his years as a congressman, Poulson helped lead California in its fight against Arizona over Colorado River water. At the time of his departure from Congress, he was the chairman of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
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