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John Phillips (1887-1983) —
of Banning, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
11, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of California
state assembly, 1932-36; member of California
state senate, 1936-42; U.S.
Representative from California, 1943-57 (22nd District 1943-53,
29th District 1953-57); delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., December
18, 1983 (age 96 years, 98
days).
Interment at Desert Memorial Park.
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Sonny Bono (1935-1998) —
also known as Salvatore Philip Bono; Sonny Christie;
Ronny Sommers; Prince Carter —
of Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1935.
Son of Santo Bono and Jean Bono.
Republican. Songwriter,
actor,
member of the Sonny & Cher singing and
comedy
duo;; restaurant
owner; mayor
of Palm Springs, Calif., 1988-92; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1992; U.S.
Representative from California 44th District, 1995-98; died in
office 1998.
Catholic
or Scientologist.
Italian
ancestry.
Killed in a skiing
accident, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado
County, Calif., January
5, 1998 (age 62 years, 323
days).
Interment at Desert Memorial Park.
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Milton John Daniels (1838-1914) —
also known as Milton J. Daniels —
of Minnesota; Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., April 18,
1838.
Son of John V. Daniels and Hester Ann (Wheeler) Daniels.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1882-89; U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1903-05.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif., December
1, 1914 (age 76 years, 227
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park.
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John Wesley North (1815-1890) —
also known as John W. North —
of Northfield, Rice
County, Minn.; Washoe City, Washoe
County, Nev.; Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Rensselaer
County, N.Y., 1815.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 5th District, 1851; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1860;
justice
of Nevada territorial supreme court, 1862; delegate to
Nevada state constitutional convention, 1863.
Died in California, 1890
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park.
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Herschel L. Carnahan (c.1879-1941) —
also known as H. L. Carnahan —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., about 1879.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1920;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1928-31; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California, 1940.
Suffered a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound in the head, at his downtown law
office and died shortly afterward, at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 13,
1941 (age about 62
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Evergreen Memorial Park.
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Edward V. Dales (1877-1977) —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born September
10, 1877.
Mayor
of Riverside, Calif., 1953-60.
Died in 1977
(age about
99 years).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park.
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Leland Milton Backstrand (1899-1964) —
also known as Leland M. Backstrand —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1899.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1960;
member of California
state senate, 1961-64.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Optimist
Club; American
Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in 1964
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park.
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Albert N. Barber (1858-1940) —
of Esmond, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Davis Junction, Ogle
County, Ill., May 16,
1858.
Son of Nelson F. Barber (1830-1921) and Jane (Brooks) Barber
(1830-1908).
Republican. Grain elevator
business; druggist; banker; lumber
merchant; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1911-12.
Died in Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif., August
29, 1940 (age 82 years, 105
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park.
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Robert Edward Badham (1929-2005) —
also known as Robert E. Badham —
of Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 9,
1929.
Son of Byron Jack Badham and Bess (Kissinger) Badham.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hardware
business; member of California
state assembly, 1963-67; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1968,
1972
(alternate), 1980,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from California 40th District, 1977-89.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
21, 2005 (age 76 years, 134
days).
Interment at Riverside National Cemetery.
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Stephen Emil Anderson (1895-1978) —
also known as Steve E. Anderson —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Hanska, Brown
County, Minn., August
23, 1895.
Son of Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; state bank
examiner; South Dakota
state auditor, 1945-50.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died August 6,
1978 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Riverside National Cemetery.
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Noble Willingham (1931-2004) —
Born in Mineola, Wood
County, Tex., August
31, 1931.
Republican. Television and film actor;
appeared in more than 30 movies; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 2000.
Died in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., January
17, 2004 (age 72 years, 139
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside National Cemetery.
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