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==Political career==
==Political career==
At the age of twenty-five, Knowland became a state assemblyman in the lower California legislature, notably being the youngest member of the body.<ref name="William E Knowland Is Apparent Suicide; Ex‐Senator Was 65"/> Two years later, he became the youngest state senator in California.
During the 1942 elections, Knowland was the executive committee chair of the [[Republican National Convention]].<ref name="William E Knowland Is Apparent Suicide; Ex‐Senator Was 65"/>
===U.S. Senate===
===U.S. Senate===
After the death of incumbent [[RINO]] senator [[Hiram Johnson|Hiram Warren Johnson]], then-governor of [[California]] [[Earl Warren]] appointed Knowland as an interim to the seat.<ref name="William Knowland: A Featured Biography">[https://www.senate.gov/senators/FeaturedBios/Featured_Bio_KnowlandWilliam.htm William Knowland: A Featured Biography]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> Warren was later successfully nominated to the [[United States Supreme Court]] by President [[Dwight Eisenhower]].
After the death of incumbent [[RINO]] senator [[Hiram Johnson|Hiram Warren Johnson]], then-governor of [[California]] [[Earl Warren]] appointed Knowland as an interim to the seat.<ref name="William Knowland: A Featured Biography">[https://www.senate.gov/senators/FeaturedBios/Featured_Bio_KnowlandWilliam.htm William Knowland: A Featured Biography]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> Warren was later successfully nominated to the [[United States Supreme Court]] by President [[Dwight Eisenhower]].