Kenneth Hahn

Kenneth Hahn
Hahn in 1965
Chair of Los Angeles County
In office
December 6, 1977 – December 5, 1978
Preceded byBaxter Ward
Succeeded byPeter F. Schabarum
In office
December 4, 1979 – December 2, 1980
Preceded byPeter F. Schabarum
Succeeded byEdmund D. Edelman
Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from District 2
In office
1952–1992
Preceded byLeonard J. Roach
Succeeded byYvonne Brathwaite Burke
Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 8th district
In office
July 1, 1947 – June 15, 1953
Preceded byCharles A. Allen
Succeeded byGordon Hahn
Personal details
Born(1920-08-19)August 19, 1920
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 1997(1997-10-12) (aged 77)
Resting placeInglewood Park Cemetery
PartyDemocratic
SpouseRamona (Fox) Hahn
Children
Alma materPepperdine College
OccupationPolitician

Kenneth Frederick Hahn (August 19, 1920 – October 12, 1997) was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for forty years, from 1952 to 1992. Hahn was on the Los Angeles City Council from 1947 to 1952. He was an ardent supporter of civil rights throughout the 1960s, and met Martin Luther King Jr. in 1961.