Glenn M. Anderson

Glenn M. Anderson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 32nd district
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Craig Hosmer
Succeeded by	Julian C. Dixon
Chairman of House Transportation Committee
In office January 3, 1988 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by	James J. Howard
Succeeded by	Robert A. Roe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 35th district
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	John G. Schmitz
Succeeded by	James F. Lloyd
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 17th district
In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973
Preceded by	Cecil R. King
Succeeded by	Pete McCloskey
37th Lieutenant Governor of California
In office January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967
Governor	Pat Brown
Preceded by	Harold J. Powers
Succeeded by	Robert Finch
Member of the California State Assembly from the ? district
In office 1943–1951
Mayor of Hawthorne
In office 1940–1943
Personal details
Born	February 21, 1913 Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Died	December 13, 1994 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Green Hills Memorial Park Rancho Palos Verdes, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles (B.A.)

Glenn Malcolm Anderson (February 21, 1913 – December 13, 1994) was an American politician. He was the 37th Lieutenant Governor of California and later as congressman. He was a member of the Democratic Party.^[1]

Anderson was born on February 21, 1913 in Hawthorne, California. He received a Bachelor of Arts from University of California, Los Angeles in 1936. He worked as a real estate developer and served in the United States Army.

Anderson was mayor of Hawthorne, California from 1940 to 1943 and a member of the California State Assembly from 1943 to 1951. He served as Lieutenant Governor of California from 1959 to 1967 but was defeated in a bid for a third term by Republican Robert Finch. During his office on August 13, 1965, he signed off on the orders to send 1,336 National Guard Troops into Los Angeles County, 48 hours after the Watts riots begun.

Anderson was first elected to the 91st Congress in 1968 and served 12 terms from 1969 to 1993. In Congress he became chair of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation. He decided not to run for re-election in 1992.

Anderson died on December 13, 1994^[1] in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 81. He is interred in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

The Interstate 105 in South Los Angeles is named in his honor as the "Glenn M. Anderson Freeway" but that name is rarely used. It is known colloquially as "the Century" or "the 105" freeway.

References

1. "Anderson, Glenn Malcolm". Who Was Who in America, 1993-1996, vol. 11. New Providence, N.J.: Marquis Who's Who. 1996. p. 6. ISBN 0837902258.

External links

• United States Congress. "Glenn M. Anderson (id: A000189)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Glenn M. Anderson at Find a Grave