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Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) —
also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor of
Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County; elected
1948, 1952, 1954.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1967
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Randall Cunningham (b. 1941) —
also known as Randy Cunningham;
"Duke" —
of Del Mar, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
8, 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2005 (44th District 1991-93,
51st District 1993-2003, 50th District 2003-05); resigned 2005; pleaded
guilty on Federal conspiracy and tax
evasion charges,
November 28, 2005; subsequently resigned
from Congress.
Christian.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Elmer Evans (1876-1959) —
also known as William E. Evans —
of Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., November
13, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1927-35 (9th District 1927-33,
11th District 1933-35); defeated, 1934.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
12, 1959 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Gordon R. Hahn (1919-2001) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Kindersley, Saskatchewan,
April
5, 1919.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of California
state assembly, 1947-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California, 1948.
Christian.
Died, of respiratory
failure from pneumonia,
in Torrance, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 29,
2001 (age 81 years, 358
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Janice Kay Hahn (b. 1952) —
also known as Janice Hahn —
of San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 30,
1952.
Daughter of Kenneth
Frederick Hahn.
Democrat. School
teacher; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 36th District, 1998; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Christian.
Still living as of 2008.
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Job Harriman (1861-1925) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Clinton
County, Ind., January
15, 1861.
Minister;
lawyer;
Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
California, 1898; Socialist candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1900; Socialist candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1911, 1913.
Christian; later Agnostic.
Founder, in 1914, of the Llano de Rio utopian community in Antelope
Valley, Calif. (relocated to Louisiana in 1918).
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Sierra Madre, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
26, 1925 (age 64 years, 284
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Carter Hinshaw (1830-1906) —
also known as Edward C. Hinshaw —
of Petaluma, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Yadkin
County, N.C., May 30,
1830.
Member of California
state assembly, 1871-73, 1875-80, 1881-83 (19th District 1871-73,
21st District 1875-80, 1881-83).
Christian.
Died in Sonoma
County, Calif., October
1, 1906 (age 76 years, 124
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma, Calif.
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Gary G. Miller (b. 1948) —
of Diamond Bar, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ark., October
16, 1948.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1995-99; U.S.
Representative from California, 1999-2008 (41st District
1999-2003, 42nd District 2003-08).
Christian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jerry Milborne Reiss (b. 1937) —
also known as Jerry M. Reiss —
of San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born in Torrance, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
15, 1937.
Son of James Milbourne Reiss and Emma Helen Reiss.
Republican. Chief executive officer, Bunnell Construction;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1990.
Christian.
Still living as of 1990.
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Henry Elbert Stubbs (1881-1937) —
also known as Henry E. Stubbs —
of Santa Maria, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Coleman
County, Tex., March 4,
1881.
Son of Henry Harrisson Stubbs and Susie (Foreman) Stubbs.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Redmen.
Died February
28, 1937 (age 55 years, 361
days).
Interment at Santa
Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria, Calif.
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Thomas Arthur Turner (1878-1943) —
also known as Arthur Turner —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., February
11, 1878.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1908-11.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 253
days).
Interment at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Maxine Waters (b. 1938) —
also known as Maxine Moore Carr —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1938.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state assembly 48th District, 1977-90; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2008 (29th District 1991-93,
35th District 1993-2008); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004-08.
Female.
Christian. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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