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Leon E. Gray

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-05-1918 Republican AD-36 9107 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: 1884 in Oakland, CA
Married: Mary
Children: Four
Died: December 6, 1948 in Oakland, CA

1919: Resigned from the State Assembly on May 19.
1919-1921: Deputy City Attorney, City of Oakland
1921-1927: City Attorney, City of Oakland
1927-1949: Justice, Alameda County Superior Court

  • Gray is probably most memorable for using his influence (along with Charles Kasch) to get Earl Warren hired as Clerk of the Assembly Judiciary Committee for the 1919 legislative session.