(1895-03-22)March 22, 1895 Belcherville, Texas, U.S.
Died
March 29, 1973(1973-03-29) (aged 78) Three Rivers, California, U.S.
Cause of death
Suicide by gunshot
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Political party
Republican
Spouses
Irene Wixson Shugart
(m. 1919, divorced)
Marion Warner Fitts
(m. 1924)
Children
Mary Lou Fitts
Education
University of Southern California (L.L.B.)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Army Army Air Corps Army Air Forces
Years of service
1917-1919 1942-1945
Rank
Major
Unit
Pacific Overseas Air Technical Services Command
Battles/wars
World War I
Battle of the Argonne
World War II
North Africa
Europe
Awards
Purple Heart (2)
Buron Rogers Fitts (March 22, 1895 – March 29, 1973) was an American lawyer and politician from Los Angeles who served as the 29th lieutenant governor of California, from 1927 to 1928, and Los Angeles County District Attorney thereafter until 1940.
Buron Rogers Fitts (March 22, 1895 – March 29, 1973) was an American lawyer and politician from Los Angeles who served as the 29th lieutenant governor...
governor C. C. Young and former lieutenant governor BuronFitts for the Republican nomination. BuronFitts, Los Angeles County District Attorney James Rolph...
Drown Bonnie Dumanis Clair Engle John Morton Eshleman Charles Fickert BuronFitts Birgit Fladager Edwin Alexander Forbes Tirey L. Ford Charles N. Fox John...
January 4, 1927 – January 6, 1931 (lost nomination) Republican 1926 BuronFitts (resigned November 30, 1928) Vacant Herschel L. Carnahan (appointed December...
California politician Ed Davis and Los Angeles County District Attorney BuronFitts were suspects in the murder as well. The Los Angeles Times wrote in 1991:...
County District Attorney's office. The district attorney at the time was BuronFitts, a personal friend of MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer. When Douglas'...
Even before he knew all the facts, Los Angeles County District Attorney BuronFitts sought the death penalty for Madison. On advice of her lawyers, Madison...
mismanagement, by Paramount-friendly officials: Los Angeles District Attorney BuronFitts, Assistant District Attorney David Clark, and Los Angeles Superior Court...
1903–1915 27. Thomas L. Woolwine 1915–1923 28. Asa Keyes 1923–1928 29. BuronFitts 1928–1940 30. John F. Dockweiler 1940–1943 31. Frederick N. Howser 1943–1946...
acquittal for Lili St. Cyr, Charlie Chaplin, gangster Bugsy Siegel and BuronFitts, a district attorney accused of improper conduct. In the "White Flame...
Tribute Dr. Thomas White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd DA BuronFitts TV movie Jailbirds Sheriff Child's Play 3 Col. Cochrane ...And Then She...
Almost twenty years after the murder, Los Angeles district attorney, BuronFitts, concluded evidence was insufficient for an indictment of Shelby and...
attorneys. Among the students who later studied law under Rogers was BuronFitts, who became a Los Angeles County district attorney. As a defense counsel...
attention. Almost 20 years after the murder, Los Angeles district attorney BuronFitts concluded there wasn't any evidence for an indictment of Shelby and recommended...
Doug Emhoff (1990) – lawyer, Second Gentleman of the United States BuronFitts (1916) – former Lieutenant Governor of California Thomas Kuchel (1935)...
subjected. On December 12, 1936, DA BuronFitts closed the case on the grounds that "blood tests" had ruled out foul play. Fitts had been accused of accepting...
later presented as a false suicide note by Los Angeles District Attorney BuronFitts, whom Mayer bribed to suppress the case. Allan, John B. (July 5, 2011)...
Coolidge/ Dawes (R) Y 1925 37R, 3D 75R, 5D 1926 1927 C. C. Young (R) BuronFitts (R) William John Cooper (NP/R) 4R 35R, 5D 74R, 6D 10R, 1D 1928 Hoover/...
for lieutenant governor. However, state Republicans instead voted for BuronFitts as the party's candidate for that office. Following his departure from...
July 2010 and released Polanski. Cooley, J.D. Fredricks (1903–1915) and BuronFitts (1928-1940) are the only Los Angeles County district attorneys to serve...
television actor known for La rosa de Guadalupe; in Mexico City Died: BuronFitts, 78, American politician who had served as Lieutenant Governor of California...
Party Represented the Progressive Party starting from the 1914 election Fitts resigned to serve as a special prosecutor. Hatfield instead ran unsuccessfully...
Commissioner Charles S. Wilson, frmr. New York Commissioner of Agriculture BuronFitts, Lt. Governor of California (1927–1928) State legislators Robert Taft...