| John C. Houlihan | |
|---|---|
| 43rd Mayor of Oakland, California | |
| In office July 1, 1961 – April 30, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Clifford E. Rishell |
| Succeeded by | John H. Reading |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1910-10-31)October 31, 1910 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Died | July 31, 1986(1986-07-31) (aged 75) Santa Rosa, California, United States |
John C. Houlihan (October 31, 1910 – July 31, 1986) was a Republican who became the 43rd mayor of Oakland, California.
He was elected mayor in 1961, through his defeat of incumbent Mayor Clifford E. Rishell, and was subsequently re-elected to a second, four-year term of office in 1965. He resigned in 1966 after being charged with embezzlement. Houlihan was sent to prison for more than two years after pleading guilty to taking almost $100,000 from an estate he was handling as an attorney. He was paroled in 1969 and pardoned by Ronald Reagan in 1973.
Houlihan died at age 75 after a lengthy illness.
References
- http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/AboutOakland/mayorsofoakland.htm Oakland Public Library. "Mayors of Oakland" (retrieved on April 7th, 2009). Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- McSweeney, Martin (September 2005). Two Weeks in June. ISBN 9781598580570.
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houghtaling-housley.html#0VU0JFW0L The Political Graveyard. "Index to Politicians: Houghn to Houssni" (retrieved on April 7th, 2009).
- ^ "Oakland Mayor Houlihan is Dead at 75". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
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