Clair Engle

Clair Engle
United States Senator
from California
In office
January 3, 1959 – July 30, 1964
Preceded byWilliam Knowland
Succeeded byPierre Salinger
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 2nd district
In office
August 31, 1943 – January 3, 1959
Preceded byHarry L. Englebright
Succeeded byHarold T. Johnson
Member of the California State Senate
from the 8th district
In office
January 4, 1943 – August 31, 1943
Preceded byD. Jack Metzger
Succeeded byLouis G. Sutton
District Attorney of Tehama County
In office
1934–1942
Preceded byM. J. Cheatham
Succeeded byArthur H. Ludeman
Personal details
Born(1911-09-21)September 21, 1911
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 30, 1964(1964-07-30) (aged 52)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, California
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materCalifornia State University, Chico
University of California Hastings College of the Law

Clair Engle (September 21, 1911 – July 30, 1964) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1959 until his death in 1964. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for participating in the vote breaking the filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the U.S. Senate while partially paralyzed and unable to speak, shortly before his death from a brain tumor.[1] Engle previously served in the California State Senate from January to August 1943 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from August 1943 until January 1959.

  1. ^ Fallows, James (July 24, 2017). "What John McCain Can Learn From Clair Engle". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 25, 2017.