district succeeded death_date death_place birth_place party term_end preceded birth_date term_start article_title state name
8th george paul miller 09 february 1981 hollister , california oakland , california republican party january 3 , 1953 john j. mcgrath 22 march 1904 january 3 , 1939 jack z. anderson
 california john zuinglius anderson
jack z. anderson

john zuinglius anderson -lrb- march 22 , 1904 -- february 9 , 1981 -rrb- was a u.s. representative from california .
born in oakland , california , anderson moved with his parents to santa cruz , california , the same year , and to san jose , california , in 1913 , attended the public schools .
he was graduated from san jose high school in 1923 .
he moved to san juan bautista , california , in 1925 and engaged in agricultural pursuits and fruit growing .
anderson was elected as a republican to the seventy-sixth and to the six succeeding congresses -lrb- january 3 , 1939 -- january 3 , 1953 -rrb- .
he was a strong supporter of forcing japanese-american citizens from the pacific coast states during wwii , stating in 1945 : `` as a member of the california congressional delegation i have consistently opposed the return of the japanese-americans to the pacific coast while the war against japan in the pacific is in progress .
i was one of those who as early as dec. 8 , 1941 , advocated the immediate removal of all persons of japanese descent from restricted and prohibited areas in california , oregon and washington . ''
-lsb- http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/ww2/9066/articles/rp/45/1-19.shtml] he was not a candidate for renomination in 1952 .
he served as member of board of directors of bank of america .
he served as president of california canning pear association and pacific states canning pear association .
with department of agriculture in 1954 and 1955 .
administrative assistant to president eisenhower from december 15 , 1956 , to january 20 , 1961 .
he served as member of staff of veterans ' affairs committee , house of representatives until june 30 , 1962 .
he retired .
resided in hollister , california , where he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound february 9 , 1981 .
cremated .
ashes scattered at the top of sonora pass , sierra nevada mountains .
