Kenneth Hahn

Kenneth Hahn
Hahn in 1965
Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from District 2
In office
1952–1992
Preceded byLeonard J. Roach
Succeeded byYvonne Brathwaite Burke
Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 8th district
In office
July 1, 1947 – June 15, 1953
Preceded byCharles A. Allen
Succeeded byGordon Hahn
Personal details
Born(1920-08-19)August 19, 1920
Los Angeles, California
DiedOctober 12, 1997(1997-10-12) (aged 77)
Inglewood, California
Resting placeInglewood Park Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRamona (Fox) Hahn[1]
Children
Residence(s)Vermont-Slauson district, Los Angeles, California
Alma materPepperdine College
OccupationPolitician

Kenneth Frederick Hahn (August 19, 1920 – October 12, 1997) was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for forty years, from 1952 to 1992. Hahn was on the Los Angeles City Council from 1947 to 1952. He was an ardent supporter of civil rights throughout the 1960s, and met Martin Luther King Jr. in 1961.[2]

  1. ^ "Collection of Kenneth Hahn". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  2. ^ "Kenneth F. Hahn, 77, Is Dead; Political Giant in Los Angeles" Archived 2020-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times',' October 14, 1997