12 Facts About Gordon Hahn

Gordon Ryerson Hahn was a member of the Los Angeles City Council and California State Assembly in the mid-20th Century.

Gordon Hahn was born in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, the sixth of the seven children of John and Hattie Gordon Hahn.

The family moved to a small house on Flower Street in Los Angeles when Gordon Hahn was an infant.

Gordon Hahn's father died shortly afterward, leaving his mother to raise the large family on a $60-per-month pension.

Gordon Hahn's younger brother, Kenneth, was born soon after their father's death.

Gordon Hahn worked his way through Pepperdine University and graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and was a Naval Reserve officer during World War II.

Gordon Hahn died of pneumonia caused by respiratory failure on March 29,2001.

Gordon Hahn was buried in Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

Gordon Hahn served three and a half terms in the Assembly, from 1947 until his resignation in 1953.

Gordon Hahn was appointed to fill the Los Angeles City Council District 8 seat vacated by his brother, Kenneth, who had been elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

Gordon Hahn was elected to the council in his own right after the expiration of his brother's term and served on the council until 1963.

Gordon Hahn ran to represent California's 31st District in the US House of Representatives in 1962, losing to Democrat Charles H Wilson, 48 percent to 52 percent.