Manchester Boddy
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Elias Manchester Boddy was an American newspaper publisher. He rose from poverty to become the publisher of a major California newspaper and a candidate for Congress. His estate, Descanso Gardens, was
Boddy in 1936
Campaign flyer for Manchester Boddy for Senate campaign
Helen Gahagan Douglas
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Helen Gahagan Douglas was an American actress and politician.
Manchester Boddy
…For more, see United States Senate election in California, 1950. In 1950, U.S. Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas challenged Democratic Senator Sheridan Downey for the Democratic senatorial nomination from California. When Downey bowed out of the campaign, citing…
Gahagan Douglas, c. 1945
Helen Gahagan, c. 1920s
Helen Gahagan Douglas concedes defeat, 1950
Helen Gahagan