district succeeded death_date death_place birth_place party preceded term birth_date article_title state name
9th cecil f. white 11 october 1955 san francisco , california fresno , california republican party denver s. church january 3 , 1935 - january 3 , 1949 31 may 1890 bertrand w. gearhart
 california bertrand w. gearhart
bertrand w. gearhart

bertrand wesley `` bud '' gearhart -lrb- may 31 , 1890 - october 11 , 1955 -rrb- was an american lawyer and politician .
gearhart , a republican , served as the united states representative for california 's 9th congressional district from 1935 to 1949 .
