Wayne R. Grisham

Wayne Richard Grisham (January 10, 1923 – January 19, 2011) was a two-term member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1979 to 1983.

Wayne R. Grisham
Member of the California State Assembly from the 63rd district
In office December 3, 1984 - November 30, 1988
Preceded by	Bruce E. Young
Succeeded by	Bob Epple
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 33rd district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by	Del M. Clawson
Succeeded by	David Dreier
Member of La Mirada City Council
In office 1970 - 1978
Mayor of La Mirada, California
In office 1973 - 1974
In office 1977 - 1978
Personal details
Born	Wayne Richard Grisham (1923-01-10)January 10, 1923 Lamar, Colorado, U.S.
Died	January 19, 2011(2011-01-19) (aged 88) La Mirada, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	La Mirada, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Long Beach City College (A.A.) Whittier College (B.A.) University of Southern California
Occupation	teacher, businessman
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army Air Forces
Years of service	1942-1946
Battles/wars	World War II European Theater

Biography

Born in Lamar, Colorado, Grisham graduated from Jordan High School in Long Beach, California in 1940. He was a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces stationed in the European theater of World War II from 1942 to 1946. During this time, his plane was shot down and he was a prisoner of war.

In 1947, he received an associate degree from Long Beach City College. In 1949, he earned a B.A. at Whittier College, in Whittier, California. He conducted graduate work at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California from 1950 to 1951. He was a teacher, a businessman, and he served as president of Wayne Grisham Realty from 1958 to 1978. He served as chairman of the board of directors of First Mutual Mortgage Co. from 1974 to 1978. He served as member of La Mirada City Council from 1970 to 1978. He then served as mayor of La Mirada from 1973 to 1974 and from 1977 to 1978. He served as a delegate to the California League of Cities and National League of Cities from 1970 to 1978.

Congress

A Republican, Grisham was elected to the United States House of Representative in 1978, succeeding retiring incumbent Del Clawson.

Later career and death

He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1982, after redistricting combined his district with that of fellow Republican David Dreier.

He served as director of the Peace Corps in Nairobi, Kenya, 1983.

He was elected to the California State Assembly in 1984 and was reelected in 1986. In 1987, he ran for the California State Senate in a special election to succeed Democrat Paul B. Carpenter, who resigned to become a member of the California Board of Equalization, but was defeated by Democratic Norwalk city councilman Cecil Green. He was narrowly defeated for reelection to the state Assembly in 1988 by Democrat Bob Epple, then a member of the Cerritos College Board of Trustees.

He was a resident of La Mirada, California.

References

• United States Congress. "Wayne R. Grisham (id: G000480)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on March 28, 2010

External links

• Wayne R. Grisham at Find a Grave
• Join California Wayne Grisham

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress