Burton W. Chace
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Burton W. Chace served for twenty years on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
.
. On March 20, 1953, Governor Earl Warren
appointed him to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
following the death of Supervisor Raymond V. Darby
. He was elected to office in 1954 and re-elected four times. He served until his death from a car accident on August 22, 1972.<
Prior to his appointment on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
, he served as Mayor of Long Beach, California from 1947 until 1953.
Burton W. Chace Park in Marina del Rey is named after him.
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five-member nonpartisan governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district. They were as of December 2, 2008:*District 1: Gloria Molina...
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Biography
Burton W. Chace was born in NebraskaNebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
. On March 20, 1953, Governor Earl Warren
Earl Warren
Earl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.He is known for the sweeping decisions of the Warren Court, which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused, ending public-school-sponsored prayer, and requiring...
appointed him to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five-member nonpartisan governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district. They were as of December 2, 2008:*District 1: Gloria Molina...
following the death of Supervisor Raymond V. Darby
Raymond V. Darby
Raymond V. Darby served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1944 until his death.-Biography:...
. He was elected to office in 1954 and re-elected four times. He served until his death from a car accident on August 22, 1972.<
Prior to his appointment on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five-member nonpartisan governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district. They were as of December 2, 2008:*District 1: Gloria Molina...
, he served as Mayor of Long Beach, California from 1947 until 1953.
Burton W. Chace Park in Marina del Rey is named after him.