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Craig Hosmer

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Craig Hosmer
Craig Hosmer
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 1953 – December 31, 1974
Preceded byClyde Doyle
Succeeded byMark W. Hannaford (redistricting)
Constituency18th district (1953–63)
32nd district (1963–74)
Personal details
BornChester Craig Hosmer
(1915-05-06)May 6, 1915
Brea, California
DiedOctober 11, 1982(1982-10-11) (aged 67)
North Pacific Ocean, aboard the Azure Seas
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
PartyRepublican
Military service
AllegianceBERJAYA United States of America
Branch/serviceBERJAYA United States Navy
Battles/wars

Chester Craig Hosmer (May 6, 1915 – October 11, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served eleven terms as a United States representative from California from 1953 to 1974.

Early life and career

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Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange County. He attended the public schools, graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Hosmer graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1937.

He attended the University of Michigan Law School in 1938 and graduated from the University of Southern California Law School in 1940. Hosmer was admitted to the bar in 1940 and began practice in Long Beach, California.

Military career

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He enlisted in the United States Navy in July 1940 and advanced to the rank of commander; rear admiral, Naval Reserve.

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He was an attorney with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission at Los Alamos, New Mexico and special assistant United States District Attorney for New Mexico in 1948. He then returned to Long Beach, California to private practice.

Congress

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Hosmer was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress. He was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-third and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1953, until his resignation December 31, 1974. Hosmer voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[1] 1960,[2] 1964,[3] and 1968,[4] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,[5] but did not vote on the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[6] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress.

Representative Hosmer was outraged by the 1967 USS Liberty incident and was one of the few Congressmen to call for an investigation. He was openly angry about the attack and called for restitution and legal recourse:

"I can only conclude that the coordinated attack by aircraft and motor torpedo boats on the U.S.S. Liberty 15 1/2 miles north of Sinai on June 8 which killed 34 officers and men of the Navy and wounded another 175 was deliberate. The fact that the U.S.S. Liberty was a Victory hull vessel, hundreds of which were produced and used by the U.S. Navy during World War II and since, rules out the possibility of mistaken identity. Every ship recognition book in the world has, for years, identified the characteristic Victory hull and superstructure of the U.S.S. Liberty as U.S. Navy property…Whatever the reason for the attack, it was an act of high piracy. Those responsible should be court-martialed on charges of murder, amongst other counts. The Israel Government should pay full reparations to the United States and indemnities to the families of the Americans killed."[7][8][9]

Later career and death

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He was president of the American Nuclear Energy Council from 1975 to 1979. He was a resident of Washington, D.C. until his death on October 11, 1982, aboard a cruise ship bound for Mexico.

He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.[10]

Electoral history

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Craig Hosmer electoral history
1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 97,177 50.5
Republican Craig Hosmer 95,308 49.5
Total votes 192,485 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold
1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer 90,438 55.5
Democratic Joseph M. Kennick 72,457 44.5
Total votes 162,895 100.0
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)
1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (incumbent) 71,731 55
Democratic Joseph M. Kennick 58,647 45
Total votes 130,378 100
Turnout  
Republican hold
1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (incumbent) 103,108 59.3
Democratic Raymond C. "Ray" Simpson 70,911 40.7
Total votes 174,019 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold
1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (incumbent) 95,682 60
Democratic Harry S. May 63,684 40
Total votes 159,366 100
Turnout  
Republican hold
1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (incumbent) 129,851 70
Democratic D. Patrick Ahern 55,735 30
Total votes 185,586 100
Turnout  
Republican hold
1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (Incumbent) 115,915 70.2
Democratic J. J. Johovich 47,917 29.8
Total votes 163,832 100.0
Republican hold
1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (Incumbent) 132,603 68.9
Democratic Michael Cullen 59,765 31.1
Total votes 192,368 100.0
Republican hold
1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (Incumbent) 139,328 80.1
Democratic Tracy Odell 34,609 19.9
Total votes 173,937 100.0
Republican hold
1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (Incumbent) 138,494 73.8
Democratic Arthur J. Gottlieb 45,308 24.1
American Independent Richard B. Williams 3,898 2.1
Total votes 187,700 100.0
Republican hold
1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (Incumbent) 119,340 71.5
Democratic Walter L. Mallonee 44,278 26.5
Peace and Freedom John S. Donohue 3,227 2.0
Total votes 166,845 100.0
Republican hold
1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (Incumbent) 147,016 65.9
Democratic Dennis Murray 71,394 32.0
Peace and Freedom John S. Donohue 4,804 2.1
Total votes 223,214 100.0
Republican hold

References

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  1. ↑ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
  2. ↑ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
  3. ↑ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
  4. ↑ "TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES".
  5. ↑ "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.
  6. ↑ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
  7. ↑ Scott, James (June 2, 2009). The Attack on the Liberty: The Untold Story of Israel's Deadly 1967 Assault on a U.S. Spy Ship. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781416554820.
  8. ↑ "USS Liberty Inquiry - Commentary by Major Officials".
  9. ↑ "Experts on the USS Liberty".
  10. ↑ Burial Detail: Hosmer, Chester Craig – ANC Explorer
  11. ↑ 1950 election results
  12. ↑ 1952 election results
  13. ↑ "1954 election results" (PDF). Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  14. ↑ 1956 election results
  15. ↑ 1958 election results
  16. ↑ 1960 election results
  17. ↑ "1962 election results" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  18. ↑ "1964 election results" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  19. ↑ "1966 election results" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  20. ↑ "1968 election results" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  21. ↑ "1970 election results" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  22. ↑ "1972 election results" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
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