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Politician members in California


  Daniel S. Cooper (b. 1930) — of Oak Park, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 10, 1930. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 69th District, 1965-70; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1971-78; defeated in primary, 1978; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1972. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith. Still living as of 1978.
  Relatives: Married to Hilda Winshall.
  Stanley Mosk (1912-2001) — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., September 12, 1912. Son of Paul Mosk and Minna (Perl) Mosk. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge in California, 1943-58; California state attorney general, 1959-64; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1960-64; justice of California state supreme court, 1964-2001; appointed 1964; died in office 2001. Jewish. Member, American Judicature Society; American Legion; Phi Alpha Delta; B'nai B'rith. Died in San Francisco, Calif., June 19, 2001 (age 88 years, 280 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.; statue at Capitol Grounds, Sacramento, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Paul Mosk and Minna (Perl) Mosk; married, September 27, 1936, to Edna Mitchell; married, August 27, 1982, to Susan Jane Hines.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Dore Schary (1905-1980) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., August 31, 1905. Son of Herman Hugo Schary and Belle (Drachler) Schary. Democrat. Actor, playwright, screenwriter, movie producer; replaced Louis B. Mayer as head of M-G-M Studios in 1951; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith. Died July 7, 1980 (age 74 years, 311 days). Interment at Hebrew Cemetery, West Long Branch, N.J.
  Relatives: Married, March 5, 1932, to Miriam Svet.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jesse Henry Steinhart (b. 1881) — also known as Jesse H. Steinhart — of San Francisco, Calif.; Belvedere, Marin County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., May 11, 1881. Son of William Steinhart and Louise (D'Allemand) Steinhart. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee; B'nai B'rith. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 11, 1939, to Genevieve Tully.

 

 


 
   
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