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Jesse Marvin Unruh (/ ˈ ʌ n r u /, UN-roo; September 30, 1922 – August 4, 1987), also known as Big Daddy Unruh, was an American politician who served as speaker of the California State Assembly and as the California State Treasurer.
Tribute, USC Center for the Political Future. Jesse M. Unruh rose from an impoverished childhood to be one of the most powerful people in California politics over the course of four decades. As a war veteran and alumnus of the University of Southern California, Unruh excelled quickly from his elected position in the California State Assembly to ...
6 de ago. de 1987 · Jesse M. Unruh, a flamboyant Democratic politician who for a time wielded national influence from his base in California government, died of cancer Tuesday night at his home in Marina del...
5 de ago. de 1987 · Jesse Marvin Unruh, often regarded as the most powerful Assembly Speaker in California history and a prominent figure in state politics for more than 30 years, died Tuesday night at his home in...
18 de nov. de 2021 · Jesse M. Unruh is regarded as the most powerful Assembly Speaker in California history and was a prominent figure in state politics for more than 30 years.
24 de ene. de 1988 · After scorning his leadership for the last 15 years of his life, Sacramento virtually deified Jesse M. Unruh upon his death Aug. 4, with politicians of both parties tumbling over each other...
5 de ago. de 1987 · Jesse Unruh, the one-time speaker of the State Assembly who transformed the California Treasurer's office into a national economic force, died of cancer at his home tonight. He was 64 years old.
