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Thomas Rolph
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945
Preceded byFranck R. Havenner
Succeeded byFranck R. Havenner
Personal details
Born(1885-01-17)January 17, 1885
San Francisco, California
DiedMay 10, 1956(1956-05-10) (aged 71)
San Francisco, California
Resting placeCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California
Political partyRepublican

Thomas Rolph (January 17, 1885 – May 10, 1956) was a United States representative from California. He was born in San Francisco, California. His older brother, James Rolph Jr., was elected Mayor of San Francisco in 1911 and served until he was elected Governor of California in 1930.

Biography

Rolph attended public schools and graduated from Humboldt Evening High School. In 1912, he founded a building materials sales agency, which he headed until his death.

Rolph was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-seventh and Seventy-eighth Congresses (January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1945). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress. He returned to his building material sales agency and died in San Francisco in 1956. He was buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California.

References

  1. "Congressman Thomas Rolph". The San Francisco Examiner. 11 May 1956. p. 7.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byFranck R. Havenner Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 4th congressional district
1941–1945 		Succeeded byFranck R. Havenner


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