Ernest K. Bramblett

Ernest King Bramblett ( born April 25, 1901 in Fresno, California, † December 27, 1966 in Woodland Hills, California ) was an American politician. Between 1947 and 1955 he represented the state of California in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Bramblett Ernest attended the common schools and then studied until 1925 at Stanford University. Then he was still studying at the University of Southern California. Between 1925 and 1928 he worked in the automotive industry and in insurance. Afterwards he worked until 1946 in the education sector. From 1943 to 1946 he was inspector in Monterey County. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Republican Party launched a political career. In the years 1939-1947 he served as mayor of Pacific Grove. He was also a 1944-1946 regional board of the Republicans.

In the congressional elections of 1946, Bramblett in the eleventh electoral district of California was in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of George E. Outland on 3 January 1947. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until January 3rd, 1955 four legislative sessions. Since 1953 he represented there as a successor of Norris Poulson the 13th district of his state. During his time in Congress, among others, were the beginning of the Cold War, the Korean War and domestic politics, the civil rights movement.

1954 Bramblett was charged and convicted of financial embezzlement. That ended his political career. Later he worked as a consultant in Southern California. He died on December 27, 1966 in Woodland Hills.