Served in the Korean War as a member of the United States Marine Corps. For his service, he was awarded the Navy Cross and the Silver Star.
Won election to the House of Representatives in 1967, defeating Shirley Temple in the Republican primary.
Was the first member of Congress to publicly call for President Nixon's resignation after the Saturday Night Massacre.
Graduated from Stanford Law School in 1953.
Was inducted into South Pasadena High School Hall of Fame for the sport of baseball.
Attended Occidental College and California Institute of Technology under the U.S. Navy's V-5 Pilot Program.
Graduated from Stanford University in 1950.
Practiced law in Palo Alto, California, from 1955 to 1967, cofounding the firm McCloskey, Wilson & Mosher, a forerunner to the firm that eventually became Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Served as a Deputy District Attorney for Alameda County, California, from 1953 to 1954.
Lecturer on legal ethics at Santa Clara University and Stanford Law School from 1964 to 1967.