Ernest King Bramblett was a Republican United States Congress

United States Congress

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man from California

California

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. He was elected to the U.S. House in the 1946 Republican landslide when he ousted Democratic incumbent Rep. George Outland.

Biography

Born in Fresno, California

Fresno, California

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, Bramblett graduated from Stanford University

Stanford University

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 and was in the insurance business. He was elected mayor of Pacific Grove, California

Pacific Grove, California

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In 1954 he was convicted of padding his office payroll to conceal kickbacks.

See also

• U.S. Congressional Delegations from California
• List of California public officials charged with crimes

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