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Claire West 1921 - 1978

Claire West was born on January 11, 1921, and died at age 57 years old in August 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Claire West.
Claire West
January 11, 1921
August 1978
Female
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Claire West's History: 1921 - 1978

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  • 01/11
    1921

    Birthday

    January 11, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • 08/dd
    1978

    Death

    August 1978
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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    Claire West lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.
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In 1921, in the year that Claire West was born, in May, the Emergency Quota Act - or Emergency Immigration Act - was passed. The law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year. It also established an immigration quota in which only 3 per cent of the total population of any ethnic group already in the USA in 1910, could be admitted to America after 1921. Although the Act was supposed to be temporary, it stayed in effect until 1965.
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In 1935, she was merely 14 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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