John R. Roden
John R. Roden | |
|---|---|
Roden in 1946 | |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 13th district | |
| In office March 25, 1946 – June 30, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Meade McClanahan |
| Succeeded by | Ernest E. Debs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Russel Patrick Roden December 12, 1919 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 2008 (aged 88) Hayward, California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Francesca Nadine Romoli
(m. 1946; div. 1952)Carmen Alicia Olson (m. 1953) |
| Alma mater | Los Angeles City College University of California, Los Angeles |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force (Air Transport Command) |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
|
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "serviceyears". Replace with "service_years".
John Russel Patrick Roden (December 12, 1919 – January 28, 2008) was an American politician and U.S. Army veteran who served on the Los Angeles City Council representing the 13th district from 1946 to 1947. A veteran of World War II who served with the Air Transport Command, Roden returned to Los Angeles and became the main candidate supported by the recall coalition that removed councilman Meade McClanahan.
During his brief tenure on the council he caused controversy, most notably by voting in favor of a city incinerator in Lincoln Heights, which eventually led to his defeat in the 1947 election by California State Assemblyman Ernest E. Debs.