Max Rafferty

Politician

1917 – 1982

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Who was Max Rafferty?

Maxwell Lewis Rafferty, Jr., known as Max Rafferty, was a writer, educator, and politician. The author of several best-selling books about education, Rafferty served two terms as California State Superintendent of Public Instruction and ran unsuccessfully in 1968 for the U.S. Senate as the Republican nominee, but he was defeated by the Democrat, Alan Cranston.

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Born
May 9, 1917
New Orleans
Also known as
  • Maxwell Lewis Rafferty, Jr.
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • Beverly Hills High School
Lived in
  • Alabama
  • Sioux City
Died
Jun 13, 1982
Troy

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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