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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—CaliforniaDalip Singh SAUND
(1899-1973)
SAUND, Dalip Singh, a
Representative from California; born in Amritsar, India, September
20, 1899; educated in boarding schools; University of Punjab, A.B.,
1919; came to the United States in 1920 to attend the University of
California and graduated in 1922 receiving M.A. and Ph.D. degrees;
lettuce farmer in the Imperial Valley of California, 1930-1953;
also distributor of chemical fertilizer in Westmoreland, Calif.,
since 1953; became a citizen of the United States in 1949 and less
than a year later was elected judge of Justice Court, Westmoreland
Judicial District, county of Imperial, but was denied seat, not
having been a citizen one year when elected; elected judge of the
same court in 1952 and served until his resignation January 1,
1957; delegate to Democratic National Conventions, 1952, 1956, and
1960; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fifth and to the two
succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1963);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth
Congress; died April 22, 1973, in Hollywood, Calif.; remains were
cremated.
Bibliography
Saund, Dalip Singh. Congressman From India. New York:
Dutton, 1960.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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