Charles Gubser

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix =

|name = Charles Gubser

|honorific-suffix =

|image = Charles Gubser.jpg

|alt =

|state = California

|district = 10th

|term_start = January 3, 1953

|term_end = December 31, 1974

|predecessor = Thomas H. Werdel

|successor = Don Edwards

|state_assembly2 = California

|district2 = 29th

|term2 = January 8, 1951 - January 3, 1953

|predecessor2 = John F. Thompson

|successor2 = Bruce F. Allen

|birth_name=Charles Samuel Gubser

|birth_date={{birth date|1916|2|1}}

|birth_place=Gilroy, California, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2011|8|20|1916|2|1}}

|death_place=Fresno, California, U.S.

|party=Republican

|education=University of California, Berkeley (BA)

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Charles Samuel Gubser (February 1, 1916 – August 20, 2011) was an American educator, farmer and politician who served 11 terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974.

Early life and education

Born in Gilroy, California, Gubser attended the public schools and graduated from Gilroy Union High School in 1932. After attending San Jose State College for two years, Gubser graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1937, followed by two years of graduate work.{{citation|url=https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4768&context=spartandaily|title=Rep. Gubser leads homecoming parade|work=The Spartan Daily|publisher=San Jose State College|page=3|date=October 27, 1965}}

Career

Gubser taught at Gilroy Union High School from 1939 to 1943. Gubser had been a farmer since 1940. He served as member of the California State Assembly in 1951 and 1952.{{cite web|title=Gubser, Charles Samuel|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000512|publisher=US Congress|accessdate=January 18, 2013}}

= Congress =

Gubser was first elected to represent California's 10th congressional district, which included San Jose and other parts of Santa Clara County, in 1952 and was sworn in on January 3, 1953. After winning re-election ten times, Gubser did not run for re-election in 1974 and resigned his seat on December 31, 1974.

= Issues =

Gubser voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,{{Cite web|title=HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. -- House Vote #42 -- Jun 18, 1957|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42|access-date=2021-02-13|website=GovTrack.us|language=en}} 1960,{{Cite web|title=HR 8601. PASSAGE. -- House Vote #102 -- Mar 24, 1960|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h102|access-date=2021-02-13|website=GovTrack.us|language=en}} 1964,{{Cite web|title=H.R. 7152. PASSAGE. -- House Vote #128 -- Feb 10, 1964|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128|access-date=2021-02-13|website=GovTrack.us|language=en}} and 1968,{{Cite web|title=TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR ... -- House Vote #113 -- Aug 16, 1967|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113|access-date=2021-02-13|website=GovTrack.us|language=en}} as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.{{Cite web|title=S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF ... -- House Vote #193 -- Aug 27, 1962|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/h193|access-date=2021-02-13|website=GovTrack.us|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT. -- House Vote #87 -- Jul 9, 1965|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87|access-date=2021-02-13|website=GovTrack.us|language=en}}

Personal life

Gubser died in Fresno, California, where he had lived since 2005, on August 20, 2011, at age 95.{{cite web|last=Estepa|first=Jessica|title=Ex-Rep. Charles Gubser of California Dies|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/ex_rep_charles_gubser_of_california_dies-208405-1.html|work=Roll Call|date=30 August 2011|accessdate=January 18, 2013}}