Jack Z. Anderson

U.S. Congressperson

1904 – 1981

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Who was Jack Z. Anderson?

John Zuinglius Anderson was a U.S. Representative from California.

Born in Oakland, California, Anderson moved with his parents to Santa Cruz, California, the same year, and to San Jose, California, in 1913, attended the public schools. He was graduated from San Jose High School in 1923. He moved to San Juan Bautista, California, in 1925 and engaged in agricultural pursuits and fruit growing.

Anderson was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses. He was a strong supporter of forcing Japanese-American citizens from the Pacific Coast states during WWII, stating in 1945: "As a member of the California congressional delegation I have consistently opposed the return of the Japanese-Americans to the Pacific coast while the war against Japan in the Pacific is in progress. I was one of those who as early as Dec. 8, 1941, advocated the immediate removal of all persons of Japanese descent from restricted and prohibited areas in California, Oregon and Washington."

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1952. He served as member of board of directors of Bank of America.

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Born
Mar 22, 1904
Oakland
Also known as
  • John Zuinglius Anderson
  • Jack Anderson
Died
Feb 9, 1981
Hollister

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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