Patrick Jerome Hillings (February 19, 1923 - July 20, 1994) was a U.S. Representative from California. [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Born in Hobart Mills, California, Hillings attended public schools. He attended the University of Southern California until March 1943. He served as a sergeant in the Signal Corps Intelligence Service from March 1943 to February 1946 with service in the South Pacific. He returned to the University of Southern California and received a B.A. in 1947 and J.D. in 1949. He was admitted to the bar in 1949 and commenced the practice of law in Arcadia, California. He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1952, 1956, 1960, and 1964. The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ... Arcadia is a U.S. city in Los Angeles County, California that is located about 20 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. ...

Hillings was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951-January 3, 1959). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1958, but was an unsuccessful candidate for attorney general of California. He resumed the practice of law in Los Angeles. He served as chairman of the Republican central committee of Los Angeles County 1960-1961. Directed the presidential campaign of Ronald Reagan in Florida from 1979 to 1980. He was a resident of Los Angeles until his death in Palm Desert, California, on July 20, 1994. The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area), approximately 11 miles east of Palm Springs in the Coachella Valley. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

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• Patrick J. Hillings at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress