Ned R. Healy
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Not to be confused with Don R. Healy, Los Angeles labor leader of the 1940s and 1950s.
Ned Romeyn Healy (1905–1977), who went by Ned R. Healy, was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council in 1943 and 1944 and a member of Congress from 1945 to 1947.
, where he attended public schools and Marquette University
. He also studied at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in which city he was a stock and bond salesman from 1929 until he moved to Los Angeles in 1932, where he was in merchandising
and office management
. He was director of the Hollywood office of the California State Relief Administration in 1939 and 1940. After his Congressional service ended in 1943, he returned to Los Angeles, where he became a dealer in auto parts and accessories until 1969. Healy died September 10, 1977. His body was cremated and the ashes scattered at sea.
In 1943 Los Angeles City Council District 13 lay south and west of Downtown Los Angeles
, bounded roughly on the east by Sheffield Street, the south by Valley Boulevard, the west by Vermont Avenue
and the north by an irregular line from Pullman Street to Fountain Avenue.
Healy ran for election in District 13 against the incumbent, Roy Hampton
.
In the heat of the campaign, Hampton made a charge in 30,000 fliers circulated "on the eve of the municipal primary" that Healy had at one time been a registered member of the Communist Party. Healy went to the city attorney's office and demanded issuance of a complaint against Hampton for criminal libel
, and Hampton quickly made an "unequivocal retraction" of his charge. The record does not show whether Hampton had confused Ned R. Healy with local labor leader Don R. Healy, whom Hampton had accused of being a communist just three years previous.
Another challenger was Kay Cunningham, who missed beating Ned Healy for second place and a runoff position by only 18 votes.
Healy went on to victory over Hampton in the 1943 runoff vote, but he quit the council in 1944 after winning election to the House of Representatives that fall.The City Council decided to leave the seat unfilled until the next municipal vote, in 1945.
who in 1943 unsuccessfully opposed granting a permit to Seaboard Oil Company for slant oil drilling
under Elysian Park from a site near Riverside Drive
.
He also fought for a December 1943 resolution honoring Bill of Rights
Week that would have put the council on record as opposed to discrimination "against minority groups" and encouraging broadest "racial" unity. Other members of the council objected to those two terms, and, after a two-hour debate, they were eventually deleted and the motion was adopted, 10-5, in opposition to any form of discrimination and in favor of general unity and tolerance.
Ned Romeyn Healy (1905–1977), who went by Ned R. Healy, was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council in 1943 and 1944 and a member of Congress from 1945 to 1947.
Biography
Healy was born August 9, 1905, in Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, where he attended public schools and Marquette University
Marquette University
Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
. He also studied at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in which city he was a stock and bond salesman from 1929 until he moved to Los Angeles in 1932, where he was in merchandising
Merchandising
Merchandising is the methods, practices, and operations used to promote and sustain certain categories of commercial activity. In the broadest sense, merchandising is any practice which contributes to the sale of products to a retail consumer...
and office management
Office management
Office manager is a profession related to office supervisory positions.People that hold office management positions conduct special studies and based on the results of these special studies, they develop reports. Apart from developing reports, they also provide input to management on the...
. He was director of the Hollywood office of the California State Relief Administration in 1939 and 1940. After his Congressional service ended in 1943, he returned to Los Angeles, where he became a dealer in auto parts and accessories until 1969. Healy died September 10, 1977. His body was cremated and the ashes scattered at sea.
Election
See also List of Los Angeles municipal election returns, 1943In 1943 Los Angeles City Council District 13 lay south and west of Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...
, bounded roughly on the east by Sheffield Street, the south by Valley Boulevard, the west by Vermont Avenue
Vermont Avenue
Vermont Avenue is one of the longest running north/south streets in Los Angeles, California with a length of about . Located just west of the Harbor Freeway for the major portion south of Downtown Los Angeles, it starts in Griffith Park at the Greek Theatre in the Los Feliz neighborhood as a...
and the north by an irregular line from Pullman Street to Fountain Avenue.
Healy ran for election in District 13 against the incumbent, Roy Hampton
Roy Hampton
Roy Hampton was an attorney, ex-Marine and former journalist who was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council from 1939 to 1943...
.
In the heat of the campaign, Hampton made a charge in 30,000 fliers circulated "on the eve of the municipal primary" that Healy had at one time been a registered member of the Communist Party. Healy went to the city attorney's office and demanded issuance of a complaint against Hampton for criminal libel
Criminal libel
Criminal libel is a legal term, of English origin, which may be used with one of two distinct meanings, in those common law jurisdictions where it is still used....
, and Hampton quickly made an "unequivocal retraction" of his charge. The record does not show whether Hampton had confused Ned R. Healy with local labor leader Don R. Healy, whom Hampton had accused of being a communist just three years previous.
Another challenger was Kay Cunningham, who missed beating Ned Healy for second place and a runoff position by only 18 votes.
Healy went on to victory over Hampton in the 1943 runoff vote, but he quit the council in 1944 after winning election to the House of Representatives that fall.The City Council decided to leave the seat unfilled until the next municipal vote, in 1945.
Positions
Healy was a New DealerNew Deal
The New Deal was a series of economic programs implemented in the United States between 1933 and 1936. They were passed by the U.S. Congress during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The programs were Roosevelt's responses to the Great Depression, and focused on what historians call...
who in 1943 unsuccessfully opposed granting a permit to Seaboard Oil Company for slant oil drilling
Directional drilling
Directional drilling is the practice of drilling non-vertical wells. It can be broken down into three main groups: Oilfield Directional Drilling, Utility Installation Directional Drilling Directional drilling (or slant drilling) is the practice of drilling non-vertical wells. It can be broken down...
under Elysian Park from a site near Riverside Drive
Riverside Drive (Los Angeles, California)
Riverside Drive is a northeast-southwest road connecting the San Fernando Valley and Downtown Los Angeles, California. It follows the course of the Los Angeles River.-Overview:...
.
He also fought for a December 1943 resolution honoring Bill of Rights
United States Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. These limitations serve to protect the natural rights of liberty and property. They guarantee a number of personal freedoms, limit the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and...
Week that would have put the council on record as opposed to discrimination "against minority groups" and encouraging broadest "racial" unity. Other members of the council objected to those two terms, and, after a two-hour debate, they were eventually deleted and the motion was adopted, 10-5, in opposition to any form of discrimination and in favor of general unity and tolerance.