Mark W. Hannaford

Mark Warren Hannaford (February 7, 1925 – June 2, 1985) was an American educator and World War II veteran who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1975 to 1979.

Background Born in Woodrow, Colorado, Hannaford attended public schools in Anderson, Indiana. He received two degrees from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana: a B.A. in 1950 and an M.A. in 1956.

He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, serving four years in total from 1943 to 1946. Later, he attended Yale University on a John Hay Fellowship from 1961 to 1962. He was an associate professor of political science at Long Beach City College from 1966 to 1974.

Political career Hannaford entered politics when he served on the city council of Lakewood, California, from 1966 to 1975.