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Kenneth W. Dyal

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Kenneth W. Dyal
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 33rd district
In office
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
Preceded byHarry R. Sheppard
Succeeded byJerry Pettis
Personal details
Born(1910-07-09)July 9, 1910
Bisbee, Arizona
DiedMay 12, 1978(1978-05-12) (aged 67)
Oakland, California
Resting placeMontecito Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic Party

Kenneth Warren Dyal (July 9, 1910 – May 12, 1978) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1965 to 1967.

Biography

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Born in Bisbee, Arizona, Dyal attended the public schools of San Bernardino and Colton, California. He moved to San Bernardino, California, in 1917.

Early political career

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He was Secretary to San Bernardino, County Board of Supervisors from 1941 to 1943. He served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Naval Reserve from 1943 to 1946. Postmaster of San Bernardino from 1947 to 1954. Insurance company executive from 1954 to 1961. He served as member of board of directors of Los Angeles Airways, Inc. from 1956 to 1964.

Congress

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Dyal was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress (January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1966 to the Ninetieth Congress.

Later career and death

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After leaving Congress, he served as a regional director for the San Francisco, California, Post Office Department from 1966 to 1969. He later became a Regional Programs Coordinator at the United States Post Office from 1969 to 1971.

In his later years, he resided in Oakland, California, until his death there May 12, 1978. He was interred in Montecito Cemetery, Colton, California.

Electoral history

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1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kenneth W. Dyal 109,047 51.7
Republican Jerry Pettis 101,742 48.3
Total votes 210,789 100.0
Democratic hold
1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Pettis 102,401 53.5
Democratic Kenneth W. Dyal (incumbent) 89,071 46.5
Total votes 191,472 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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  • United States Congress. "Kenneth W. Dyal (id: D000588)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 33rd congressional district

1965–1967
Succeeded by