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Patrick D. McGee (1916–70) was a Republican member of the California State Assembly from 1950 to 1957 and from 1966 until his death in 1970. He was a Los Angeles City Council member from 1957 to 1961, when he opposed the city's agreement to bring the Dodgers baseball team to a new stadium in Chavez Ravine. ==Biography== McGee was born March 5, 1916, near Osceola, Ontario, Canada, and moved to Detroit, Michigan. as a child. He attended Notre Dame University until he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940 and later the U.S. Navy during World War II. He received a Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) for bravery. After the war, he earned a degree at Harvard Law School. He next became a research attorney with the District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles.〔(JoinCalifornia, citing ''California Blue Book.'' )〕〔 At the time of his death, McGee resided in West Van Nuys, California with his wife Eleanor and their son D'Arcy McGee (documented in The Valley News and Valley Green Sheet, May 31, 1970, page 3: "Notables to Attend Rites for Assemblyman Pat McGee"). He was a golfer and a chess player.〔(Tom Goff, "Patrick D. McGee, Assemblyman, Dies," ''Los Angeles Times,'' May 28, 1970, page 1 )〕 He died in San Francisco on May 27, 1970; he had cancer of the spine. Rosary was recited and requiem mass celebrated at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Reseda.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patrick D. McGee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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