American politician (1914–1992)

Delwin Morgan Clawson (January 11, 1914 – May 5, 1992) was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served as mayor of Compton, California.

Clawson was born in Thatcher, Arizona and attended Gila College there in 1933 and 1934. He was manager of the Mutual Housing *ociation of Compton from 1947 to 1963.

Clawson was elected as a member of the City Council of Compton and served from 1953 to 1957. He then served as mayor of Compton, California from 1957 to 1963. After the death of Clyde Doyle, he was elected as a Republican to the 88th Congress, by special election. He was reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses and served until his retirement at the end of his last term on December 31, 1978.

Contents

• 1 Personal life
• 2 Death
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Personal life

Clawson was a Latter-day Saint. He was the son of Charles M. Clawson and Edna Allen.

Death

Clawson died in Downey, California, on May 5, 1992.

See also

• List of members of the House Un-American Activities Committee

References

External links

• United States Congress. "Del M. Clawson (id: C000476)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• "Winner Take All". Time. June 21, 1963. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07.