Thomas H. Werdel

Thomas Werdel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 10th district
In office
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
Preceded byAlfred J. Elliott
Succeeded byCharles Gubser
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 39th district
In office
January 3, 1943 – January 6, 1947
Preceded byAlfred W. Robertson
Succeeded byWright Elwood James[1]
Personal details
Born
Thomas Harold Werdel

(1905-09-13)September 13, 1905
Emery, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 1966(1966-09-30) (aged 61)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
State's Rights Party
Spouse
Rosemary Cutter
(m. 1934)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of California at Berkeley
UC Berkeley School of Law

Thomas Harold Werdel (September 13, 1905 – September 30, 1966) was an American politician and lawyer who served as an assembly member and Representative from California as a member of the Republican Party.

Werdel was staunchly conservative and supported Senator Robert Taft's 1952 presidential bid and later served as T. Coleman Andrews's vice presidential running mate on the State's Rights Party ticket.

  1. ^ "Committees Hear James' Measures; Opposition Seen". The Bakersfield Californian. 12 April 1947. p. 7. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.