Charles Norris Poulson | |
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![]() Poulson in 1959 | |
36th Mayor of Los Angeles | |
In office July 1, 1953 – July 1, 1961 | |
Preceded by | Fletcher Bowron |
Succeeded by | Sam Yorty |
15th President of the United States Conference of Mayors | |
In office 1958–1959 | |
Preceded by | Robert F. Wagner Jr. |
Succeeded by | Richard J. Daley |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
In office January 3, 1947 – June 11, 1953 | |
Preceded by | Ned R. Healy |
Succeeded by | Glenard P. Lipscomb |
Constituency | 13th district (1947–53) 24th district (1953) |
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | |
Preceded by | Charles Kramer |
Succeeded by | Ned R. Healy |
Constituency | 13th district |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 56th district | |
In office January 2, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Cunningham |
Succeeded by | Ernest E. Debs |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Norris Poulson July 23, 1895 Baker County, Oregon, U.S. |
Died | September 25, 1982 La Jolla, California, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Erna J. Loennig
(m. 1916; died 1981) |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Charles Norris Poulson (July 23, 1895 – September 25, 1982) was an American politician who represented Southern California in public office at the local, state, and federal levels. He served as the 36th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1953 to 1961, after having been a California State Assemblyman and then a member of the United States Congress. He was a Republican.[1]