Dalip Singh Saund

Dalip Singh Saund
Saund, c. 1961
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 29th district
In office
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963
Preceded byJohn J. Phillips
Succeeded byGeorge Brown Jr.
Personal details
Born(1899-09-20)September 20, 1899
Chhajulwadi, Amritsar district, Punjab Province, British India (present-day Punjab, India)
DiedApril 22, 1973(1973-04-22) (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
CitizenshipBritish India (1899–1947)
India (1947–1949)
United States (1949–1973)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMarian Kosa
RelativesDaleep Singh (Great-grandnephew)
EducationUniversity of the Punjab (BS)
University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD)

Dalip Singh Saund (September 20, 1899 – April 22, 1973) was an Indian-American politician who served three terms (1957 to 1963) in the United States House of Representatives from California's 29th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party.

He was the first Sikh, Indian American, and Asian American elected to the United States Congress. Prior to his tenure in Congress he was active in local politics in Imperial County, California.


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