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Alfred Westland
Alfred John Westland (14 December 1904-3 November 1982), an American politician, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Republican.
Westland was elected to the House in 1952, taking the seat previously held by Democrat Scoop Jackson who had won election to the United States Senate. Westland was re-elected in 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1962. He was defeated in 1964 by Democrat Lloyd Meeds. Meeds subsequently moved to California, where he lived until his death in 1982.
| Preceded by: Henry M. Jackson (D) | U.S. Representative Washington 2 | Followed by: Lloyd Meeds (D) |
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