Augustus F. Hawkins

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Augustus_F._Hawkins
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:birthDate 1907-08-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Shreveport,_Louisiana,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 2007-11-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Augustus_Freeman_Hawkins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Augustus F. Hawkins
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:notableFor first African American from California elected to the U.S. Congress
co-author of the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:legislative_body
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Charles_M._Teague
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:represents gptkb:California's_21st_congressional_district
gptkb:California's_29th_congressional_district
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:California_State_Assembly
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Peggy_Hawkins
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Matthew_G._Martinez
gptkbp:termEnd 1991
gptkbp:termEnd_(California_Assembly) 1963
gptkbp:termStart 1963
gptkbp:termStart_(California_Assembly) 1935
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maxine_Waters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4