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Clair Engle (September 21, 1911 – July 30, 1964) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1959 until his death in 1964.
Clair Engle represented California in the U.S. Congress as a representative from 1943 to 1959, and then as a senator from 1959 until his death in 1964. Over the course of his career, Engle’s political ideology evolved from social and fiscal conservative to liberal, earning him a 100 percent approval rating from Americans for Democratic Action.
Apr 11, 2016 · During the vote, the terminally ill Senator from California, Clair Engle, was brought to the floor in a wheelchair. Unable to speak because of a brain tumor, Engle pointed to his eye to signify his Yes vote.
U.S. Senator Clair W. Engle, the preeminent politician in Tehama County history, had died at age 52. “Engle was a tough, savvy politician,” wrote historian Stephen Sayles in “California...
Jul 25, 2017 · What John McCain Can Learn From Clair Engle. Half a century ago, a senator battling a brain tumor took to the Senate floor, and secured his legacy. By James Fallows. Bill Allen / AP.
Senator Clare Engle was a United States senator from California who cast an important vote to end the filibuster of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, even as a brain tumor had left him with an expressive aphasia and would claim his life just a month later.
Clair Engle (September 21, 1911 – July 30, 1964) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1959 until his death in 1964.
