Del M. Clawson
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Delwin Morgan Clawson (January 11, 1914 - May 5, 1992) was born in Thatcher, Arizona and attended Gila College there 1933-1934. He was manager of the Mutual Housing Association of Compton, 1947-1963.
Clawson was elected as a member of the City Council of Compton and served 1953-1957. He then served as mayor of Compton, California 1957-1963. After the death of Clyde Doyle, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth Congress, by special election. He was reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses and served until his retirement at the end of his last term on December 31, 1978.
He died in Downey, California on May 5, 1992.
| Preceded by Frank G. Bussing |
Mayor of Compton, California 1957—1963 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Preceded by Clyde Doyle |
United States Representative for the 23rd District of California 1963–1978 |
Succeeded by Thomas M. Rees |
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