Lionel Van Deerlin

Lionel Van Deerlin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Clair Burgener
Succeeded by	Duncan L. Hunter
Constituency	37th district (1963–73) 41st district (1973–75) 42nd district (1975–81)
Personal details
Born	July 25, 1914 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	May 17, 2008(2008-05-17) (aged 93) San Diego, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Southern California (B.A., journalism, 1937)
Occupation	Journalist, newspaper columnist
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Unit	Field Artillery
Battles/wars	World War II Mediterranean Theater

Lionel Van Deerlin (July 25, 1914 – May 17, 2008) was an American journalist and politician who served nine terms as a Democratic United States Representative from California from 1963 to 1981, representing a San Diego area district.