The Political Graveyard: Marin County, Calif.

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Marin County
California

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Marin County

Index to Locations

Point Reyes Point Reyes National Seashore Park

San Rafael Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery

San Rafael Talmalpais Cemetery

Point Reyes National Seashore Park
Point Reyes, Marin County, California

Politicians buried here:

Clement Woodnutt Miller (1916-1962) — of California. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., October 28, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1959-62; defeated, 1956; died in office 1962. Died in the crash of a twin-engine private plane, near Eureka, Humboldt County, Calif., October 7, 1962 (age 45 years, 344 days). Interment at Point Reyes National Seashore Park.

		Relatives: Grandson of Charles Robert Miller; nephew of Thomas Woodnutt Miller. See Miller family of Delaware.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery
2500 5th Avenue
San Rafael, Marin County, California

Politicians buried here:

William Somers Mailliard (1917-1992) — also known as William S. Mailliard — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Belvedere, Marin County, Calif., June 10, 1917. Son of John Ward Mailliard, Jr. and Kate (Peterson) Mailliard. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California Republican State Central Committee, 1948-49; secretary to Gov. Earl Warren, 1949-51; U.S. Representative from California, 1953-74 (4th District 1953-63, 6th District 1963-74); defeated, 1948; resigned 1974. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, of a heart attack, at Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Va., June 10, 1992 (age 75 years, 0 days). Interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John Ward Mailliard, Jr. and Kate (Peterson) Mailliard; married, July 13, 1940, to Elizabeth Whinney; married, July 10, 1957, to Cora Millicent Fox.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

Maurice Carey Blake (1815-1897) — also known as Maurice C. Blake — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine, October 20, 1815. Republican. Lawyer; member of California state assembly 5th District, 1857-58; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1881-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1884. Died, of a heart attack, in San Francisco, Calif., September 26, 1897 (age 81 years, 341 days). Interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery.

Alfred W. Taliaferro (d. 1885) — of San Rafael, Marin County, Calif. Born in Gloucester County, Va. Physician; druggist; member of California state assembly 19th District, 1852-53; member of California state senate. Died, of pneumonia, 1885. Interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery.

Epitaph: "His virtue was generosity, his friends are legion, his enemies none — one of nature's noblemen."

Talmalpais Cemetery
San Rafael, Marin County, California

Politicians buried here:
	Ward McAllister, Jr. (1855-1908) — of Alaska. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., July 27, 1855. Justice of Alaska territorial supreme court, 1884. Died March 31, 1908 (age 52 years, 248 days). Interment at Talmalpais Cemetery.

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