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  Glenn Malcolm Anderson (1913-1994) — also known as Glenn M. Anderson — of Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Harbor City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 21, 1913. Son of William J. Anderson and Serene (Fister) Anderson. Democrat. Mayor of Hawthorne, Calif., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1943-50; chair of Los Angeles County Democratic Party, 1948-50; California Democratic state chair, 1950-52; candidate for California state senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1988; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1959-67; U.S. Representative from California, 1969-93 (17th District 1969-73, 35th District 1973-75, 32nd District 1975-93). Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Amvets; Elks; Kiwanis; Redmen; Native Sons of the Golden West; Toastmasters. I-105 (Glenn Anderson Freeway Transitway) is named for him. Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, at San Pedro Peninsula Hospital Pavilion, San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 13, 1994 (age 81 years, 295 days). Interment at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Lee M. Dutton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  George Edward Brown, Jr. (1920-1999) — also known as George Brown, Jr. — of Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Colton, San Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Holtville, Imperial County, Calif., March 6, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Monterey Park, Calif., 1956-58; member of California state assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1972, 1988, 1996; U.S. Representative from California, 1963-71, 1973-99 (29th District 1963-71, 38th District 1973-75, 36th District 1975-93, 42nd District 1993-99); died in office 1999; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1970. Methodist. Member, Urban League; Kiwanis; American Legion; Amvets. Died, of an infection following earlier heart valve replacement surgery, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., July 15, 1999 (age 79 years, 131 days). Cremated.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Andrew Burkett (1913-1999) — also known as William A. Burkett — of Pebble Beach, Monterey County, Calif. Born in Herman, Washington County, Neb., July 1, 1913. Son of William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for secretary of state of Nebraska, 1936; banker; candidate in primary for Governor of California, 1978. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; American Bankers Association; Amvets; Rotary. Wrote a 500-word history of the United States which was chosen in a contest to be inscribed at Mount Rushmore. Died, of heart failure, in Pebble Beach, Monterey County, Calif., November 12, 1999 (age 86 years, 134 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 5, 1940, to Juliet Ruth Johnson.
  George Elmore Danielson (1915-1998) — also known as George E. Danielson — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Wausa, Knox County, Neb., February 20, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1963-66; member of California state senate, 1967-71; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1968; U.S. Representative from California, 1971-82 (29th District 1971-75, 30th District 1975-82); Judge, California Court of Appeal, 1982-92. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of Italy; Elks. Died of heart failure, in Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 12, 1998 (age 83 years, 204 days). Entombed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) — also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., July 14, 1913. Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford (1892-1967). Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned 1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Forty and Eight; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Humane Society; Elks; American Bar Association. Shot at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975. On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired. On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1999. Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif., December 26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165 days). Interment at Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford (1892-1967); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962); married, October 15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' (Bloomer) Warren (1918-2011); half-brother of Thomas G. Ford, Sr..
  Cross-reference: Richard M. Nixon — L. William Seidman
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Gerald R. Ford: A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford (1983)
  Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert Greene, The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier, Gerald R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography — James Cannon, Time and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History — Douglas Brinkley, Gerald R. Ford
  Kirby Holmes (b. 1933) — of Shelby Township, Macomb County, Mich.; Utica, Macomb County, Mich. Born in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., March 9, 1933. Republican. Supervisor of Shelby Township, Michigan, 1967-69; member of Michigan state house of representatives 26th District, 1973-78, 1981-82; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1978; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1984-86; defeated, 1982, 1986. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Lions; Freemasons. Still living as of 1986.
  Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) — also known as Donald L. Jackson — of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Washington, D.C. Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, S.Dak., January 23, 1910. Son of Cyrus Lester Jackson and Betina Phoebe (Ames) Jackson. Republican. Newspaper editor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1969-72. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve Officers Association; Marine Corps League. Died at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 27, 1981 (age 71 years, 124 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Shirley Connell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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