James Q. Wedworth

James Q. Wedworth served in the California legislature and during World War II he served in the United States Navy. He died in 1998 at age 79

Personal
He was born on April 14, 1919 in Illinois. He married Muriel Berube and had four children. Two sons Ronald and Albert and two daughters Susan and Diane.

He saw military service during World War II.

He a ran an orchard and a horse boarding farm. He was actively involved in He was active in the Boy Scouts, Rotary, Little League and Pop Warner football.

Career
He was a California state senator and for nearly 25 years he was Mayor of Hawthorne. In 1970, along with assemblyman Larry Townsend, he was responsible for introducing a bill allowing paramedics to save lives in emergency situations. It wasn't until Ronald Reagan who at the time was governor of California signed the Wedworth-Townsend Paramedic Act that paramedics were allowed to run calls without nurses attending.