Richardson, H. L.
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Birthname | Hubert Leon Richardson | ||||
born on | 28 December 1927 at 02:20 (= 02:20 AM ) | ||||
Place | Terre Haute, Indiana, 39n28, 87w25 | ||||
Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American gun rights activist, nicknamed 'Bill,' who founded Gun Owners of America (GOA) in 1975, and served as a California state senator from 1966–1989. He served as the state senate's Republican Caucus Chair for several of these years. He was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States Senate in 1974, having been defeated by incumbent Alan Cranston. He ran for Congress in 1962, and again in 1992, having lost 40–51 percent to Democrat Vic Fazio, member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 3rd congressional district.
Richardson served in the United States Navy in World War II. He was the father of action-film screenwriter Doug Richardson. He died in California on 13 January 2020 at the age of 92.
Relationships
- opponent/rival/enemy relationship with Cranston, Alan (born 19 June 1914)
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate.
Categories
- Family : Parenting : Kids - Noted
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 92)
- Vocation : Military : Military service (U.S. Navy, WWII)
- Vocation : Politics : Activist/ political
- Vocation : Politics : Candidate and lost
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation (Republican)
- Vocation : Politics : Public office
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator (Gun Owners of America)
- 1927 births
- Birthday 28 December
- Birthplace Terre Haute, IN (US)
- Sun 5 Capricorn
- Moon 25 Aquarius
- Asc 4 Scorpio
- 2020 deaths
- Family : Parenting : Kids - Noted
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
- Vocation : Military : Military service
- Vocation : Politics : Activist/ political
- Vocation : Politics : Candidate and lost
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation
- Vocation : Politics : Public office
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator