Alfred Hoyun Song (February 16, 1919 – October 11, 2004) was an American politician served in the California State Assembly for the 45th district from 1963 to 1967. He served in the California State Senate for the 28th District from 1967 to 1974 and the 26th district from 1974 to 1978.[4] During World War II, he served in the United States Army.[5]

Alfred H. Song
Song in 1971
Member of the California Senate
from the 26th district
In office
December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978
Preceded byAnthony Beilenson
Succeeded byJoseph B. Montoya
Member of the California Senate
from the 28th district
In office
January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974
Preceded byWilliam "Bill" Symons Jr.
Succeeded byRalph C. Dills
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 45th district
In office
January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967
Preceded byGeorge Brown Jr.
Succeeded byWalter J. Karabian
Personal details
Born
Alfred Hoyun Song

(1919-02-16)February 16, 1919
Territory of Hawaii
DiedOctober 11, 2004(2004-10-11) (aged 85)
Irvine, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseFlorence Eva Kim
Children4
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean name
Hangul
송호연[1][2][3]
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSong Ho-yeon
McCune–ReischauerSong Ho-yŏn

Song was the first Korean American to serve in the California State Legislature.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "호므런話題(6) 자랑스러운아들 美캘州議員 알프레드 宋" [Alfred Song, Senate member of California, United States]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 1962-12-17. p. 7.
  2. ^ 이종휘 (2013-06-10). "알프레드 송 한국이름 정정 해야". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2021-06-06.
  3. ^ "Koreatown to install memorial for late Asian American politician". The Korea Times. 2014-09-10. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17.
  4. ^ "JoinCalifornia - Alfred H. Song". JoinCalifornia. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13.
  5. ^ Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Alfred Hoyun Song '49, LLM '57, Honored". USC Gould School of Law. Retrieved 2024-08-17.