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Politicians in Construction in California


  Bud Campbell — of Barstow, San Bernardino County, Calif. Civil engineer; builder; candidate for mayor of Barstow, Calif., 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Peter Joseph De Muth (1892-1993) — also known as Peter J. De Muth — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 1, 1892. Son of John De Muth and Barbara (Dietrich) De Muth. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; real estate business; building contractor; candidate for Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 8th District, 1926; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1937-39. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Alpha Tau Omega; Knights of Columbus; Eagles. Died in Orange County, Calif., April 3, 1993 (age 101 years, 92 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 30, 1928, to Elizabeth Quick.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Francis Glasby (1825-1912) — also known as William F. Glasby — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in New York, March 7, 1825. Son of Patrick Glasby and Polly (Coon) Glasby. Contractor; mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1863-64. Died, from enteritis, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 21, 1912 (age 87 years, 259 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Lloyd E. Humes — of Seaside, Monterey County, Calif. Contractor; candidate for mayor of Seaside, Calif., 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Ernest Eugene Kell, Jr. (b. 1928) — also known as Ernie Kell — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in North Dakota, July 5, 1928. Son of Ernest Eugene Kell and Katherine (Moynier) Kell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; contractor; mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 1984-94. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2001.
  Samuel Mardian, Jr. (b. 1919) — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 24, 1919. Son of Samuel Z. Mardian and Akabe (Lekerian) Mardian. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant; construction executive; campaign manager for Gov. Howard Pyle, 1954; mayor of Phoenix, Ariz., 1960-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis. Still living as of 1972.
  Relatives: Married, December 1, 1942, to Lucy Keshian.
  Frank Edward McEnulty (b. 1956) — also known as Frank McEnulty — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born August 31, 1956. President and CEO of Our Castle Homes, builders and developers; Independent candidate for President of the United States, 2008; Reform candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2008. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2010.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Married, August 17, 1973, to Collette Martin.
  Lorenzo P. Sanger (1809-1875) — of Joliet, Will County, Ill. Born in Littleton, Grafton County, N.H., March 2, 1809. Son of David Sanger, Jr. (1782-1851) and Mary 'Polly' (Palmer) Sanger (1783-1854). Contractor; built canals and railroads; member of Illinois state senate; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; stone quarry proprietor. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., March 23, 1875 (age 66 years, 21 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of David Sanger, Jr. (1782-1851) and Mary 'Polly' (Palmer) Sanger (1783-1854); married, February 3, 1830, to Rachel Mary Denniston; father of Frances Louise Sanger (1842-1880; who married William Alexander Steel).
  Richard M. Stadden (1856-1918) — Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., May 27, 1856. Civil engineer and contractor on railways and harbor projects in the U.S. and Mexico; Hawaiian consul at Manzanillo, 1886-87; U.S. Consul in Manzanillo, 1886-87; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Manzanillo, 1906-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Manzanillo, 1916-17. Died, of influenza, 1918 (age about 62 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Victoria Carbajal.
  James Thomas Stocker (1824-1889) — also known as James T. Stocker — of San Francisco, Calif.; San Rafael, Marin County, Calif.; Glenbrook, Douglas County, Nev.; Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif. Born in Talbot County, Md., October 3, 1824. Carpenter; member of California state assembly 11th District, 1858-59; Marin County Sheriff. Drowned, in Tillamook Bay, near Tillamook, Tillamook County, Ore., September 7, 1889 (age 64 years, 339 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 23, 1847, to Josephine E. Smith.

 

 


 
   
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