John C. Houlihan (October 31 1910 – July 31 1986) was the 43rd mayor of Oakland California.He was elected Mayor in 1961 through his defeat of incumbent Mayor Clifford D. Rishell and was subsequently re-elected to a second four-year term of office in 1965. He resigned in 1966 after being charged with embezzlement. Houlihan was sent to prison for more than two years after pleading guilty to taking almost $100000 from an estate he was handling as an attorney.
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