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'''David Bergland''' (June 4, 1935 - June 3, 2019) was the Libertarian Party's [[1984]] candidate for president, and author of the book ''[[Libertarianism in One Lesson]]''. He passed away the day before his 84th birthday. He held a juris doctorate from the University of Southern California, and was an adjunct professor of law at Western State University's Colleges of Law in Fullerton and later Irvine, California from [[1970]]-[[1993]]. Bergland also served as chair of the [[American Liberty Foundation]]. | '''David Bergland''' (June 4, 1935 - June 3, 2019) was the Libertarian Party's [[1984]] candidate for president, and author of the book ''[[Libertarianism in One Lesson]]''. He passed away the day before his 84th birthday and is survived by spouse [[Sharon Ayres]]. He held a juris doctorate from the University of Southern California, and was an adjunct professor of law at Western State University's Colleges of Law in Fullerton and later Irvine, California from [[1970]]-[[1993]]. Bergland also served as chair of the [[American Liberty Foundation]]. | ||
==Libertarian Background== | |||
Bergland became a libertarian by reading the works of [[Ayn Rand]] and joined the Libertarian Party in [[1973]], just over a year after its founding, at the organizing meeting for the [[Libertarian Party of Orange County]] (California) and was elected its first treasurer. | Bergland became a libertarian by reading the works of [[Ayn Rand]] and joined the Libertarian Party in [[1973]], just over a year after its founding, at the organizing meeting for the [[Libertarian Party of Orange County]] (California) and was elected its first treasurer. | ||