Kenneth W. Dyal

Kenneth Warren Dyal (July 9, 1910 – May 12, 1978) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1965 to 1967.

Kenneth W. Dyal
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 33rd district
In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
Preceded by	Harry R. Sheppard
Succeeded by	Jerry Pettis
Personal details
Born	(1910-07-09)July 9, 1910 Bisbee, Arizona
Died	May 12, 1978(1978-05-12) (aged 67) Oakland, California
Resting place	Montecito Cemetery Colton, California
Political party	Democratic Party

Biography

Born in Bisbee, Arizona, Dyal attended the public schools of San Bernardino and Colton, California. He moved to San Bernardino, California, in 1917.

Early political career

He was Secretary to San Bernardino, County Board of Supervisors from 1941 to 1943. He served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Naval Reserve from 1943 to 1946. Postmaster of San Bernardino from 1947 to 1954. Insurance company executive from 1954 to 1961. He served as member of board of directors of Los Angeles Airways, Inc. from 1956 to 1964.

Congress

Dyal was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress (January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1966 to the Ninetieth Congress.

Later career and death

After leaving Congress, he served as a regional director for the San Francisco, California, Post Office Department from 1966 to 1969. He later became a Regional Programs Coordinator at the United States Post Office from 1969 to 1971.

In his later years, he resided in Oakland, California, until his death there May 12, 1978. He was interred in Montecito Cemetery, Colton, California.

Electoral history

1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kenneth W. Dyal	109,047	51.7
	Republican	Jerry Pettis	101,742	48.3
Total votes			210,789	100.0
	Democratic hold

1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Pettis	102,401	53.5
	Democratic	Kenneth W. Dyal (incumbent)	89,071	46.5
Total votes			191,472	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

• United States Congress. "Kenneth W. Dyal (id: D000588)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress