Robert C. Kirkwood

Robert C. Kirkwood
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 28th district
In office
January 6, 1947 – January 6, 1953
Preceded byRaup Miller
Succeeded byClark L. Bradley
Personal details
Born(1909-08-30)August 30, 1909
Mountain View, California
DiedMay 5, 1964(1964-05-05) (aged 54)
San Francisco, California
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJean Hazard Gerlinder (m. 1933)
Children4

Robert C. Kirkwood (August 30, 1909 – May 5, 1964) was an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly representing part of Santa Clara County from 1947 until 1953, when he resigned to accept an appointment as California State Controller by Governor Earl Warren. Kirkwood was elected to a full term in 1954, but lost a re-election bid in 1958 to Alan Cranston, who later became a United States senator.

Born in Mountain View, California, Kirkwood married Jean Hazard Gerlinger on August 30, 1933. They went on to have four children—two daughters and two sons.

In 1959, Kirkwood was appointed Utilities General Manager of the San Francisco Water Department. He died in San Francisco in 1964. The Water Department named a hydroelectric plant in Alpine County after Kirkwood, and the plant came online in 1967. Also, the Robert C Kirkwood Entrance At Castle Rock State Park opened in August 2019.[1]

Kirkwood's son, Bob Kirkwood, was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Sierra Nevada Conservancy in 2005.

References

  1. ^ "Sempervirens - Castle Rock State Park". castlerock.sempervirens.org.
Political offices
Preceded by California State Assemblyman, 28th District
1947-1953 		Succeeded by
Preceded by California State Controller
1953–1959 		Succeeded by


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