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Roybal, Edward Ross, 1916-2005

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Personal name headingRoybal, Edward Ross, 1916-2005
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Variant(s)Roybal, Edward R., 1916-2005
Other standard no.Q1115522
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedWashington (D.C.) Los Angeles (Calif.)
Birth date1916-02-10
Death date2005-10-24
Place of birthAlbuquerque (N.M.)
Place of deathPasadena (Calif.)
AffiliationUnited States. Congress. House
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupationCivic leaders Politicians Legislators
Found inWheelock, W. Henry B. Gonzales ... 1976.
New York times WWW site, Oct. 26, 2005 (Edward R. Roybal; b. Feb. 10, 1916, Albuquerque; d. Monday night [Oct. 24, 2005], Pasadena [Calif.], aged 89; spent his political career, including three decades in Congress, fighting for minorities, the poor, and the elderly)
Meier, Matt S. Mexican American biographies, 1988: pages 199-200 (Edward R. Roybal, politician. At age four, his family moved to Los Angeles. Worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps, then attended University of California and Southwestern University in Los Angeles. Served on Los Angeles City Council for thirteen years. Elected to U.S. Congress in November 1962.)
Wikipedia, viewed July 18, 2021 under "Edward R. Roybal" (served in U.S. House of Representatives January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1993 as a Democrat. At the time of his death, more buildings in Los Angeles were named after him than any other single person.)
Associated languageeng