"California Congressman" Charles Gubser Signed Picture postcard Todd Mueller COA

Description

Up for auction
"California Congressman" Charles Gubser Hand Signed Picture Postcard.
This item is authenticated by Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity.
ES-450A
Charles Samuel Gubser
(February 1, 1916 – August 20, 2011) was an American politician who served as a member of the
United States House of Representatives
from California from 1953 to 1974. Born in
Gilroy, California
, Gubser attended the public schools and graduated from
Gilroy Union High School
in 1932. After attending
San Jose State College
for two years, Gubser graduated from the
University of California, Berkeley
with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1937, followed by two years of graduate work. Gubser taught at
Gilroy Union High School
from 1939 to 1943. Gubser had been a farmer since 1940. He served as member of the
California State Assembly
in 1951 and 1952.
Gubser was first elected to represent
California's 10th congressional district
, which included
San Jose
and other parts of
Santa Clara County
, in
1952
and was sworn in on January 3, 1953. After winning re-election ten times, Gubser did not run for re-election in 1974 and resigned his seat on December 31, 1974. Gubser voted in favor of the
Civil Rights Acts of 1957
,
1960
,
1964
, and
1968
, as well as the
24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
and the
Voting Rights Act of 1965