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John Joseph Allen, Jr. (1899-1995) —
also known as John J. Allen, Jr. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; McCall, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
27, 1899.
Son of John Joseph Allen, Sr. and Cathryn (Liston) Allen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958; mayor of McCall, Idaho, 1989-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died March 7,
1995 (age 95 years, 100
days).
Cremated.
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Walter Stephan Baring, Jr. (1911-1975) —
also known as Walter S. Baring, Jr. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Goldfield, Esmeralda
County, Nev., September
9, 1911.
Son of Walter Stephen Baring and Emilie Louise (Froelich) Baring.
Democrat. Furniture
business; chair of
Washoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1936-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions;
Eagles; Sertoma.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1975 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Bert A. Betts (b. 1923) —
of Lemon Grove, San Diego
County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
16, 1923.
Son of Bert A. Betts, Sr. and Alma (Jorgenson) Betts.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant;
California
state treasurer, 1959-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Foresters;
Eagles; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1983.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Lang. |
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Alan Harvey Bible (1909-1988) —
also known as Alan Bible —
of Storey
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Lovelock, Pershing
County, Nev., November
20, 1909.
Son of Jacob H. Bible and Isabel (Welsh) Bible.
Democrat. Lawyer; Storey
County District Attorney, 1935-38; Nevada
state attorney general, 1943-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1954-74; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Eagles; Rotary; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died in Auburn, Placer
County, Calif., September
12, 1988 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Edmund Gerald Brown, Sr. (1905-1996) —
also known as Edmund G. Brown, Sr.; Pat
Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 21,
1905.
Son of Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown.
Lawyer;
Republican candidate for California
state assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1988;
California
state attorney general, 1951-59; Governor of
California, 1959-67; defeated (Democratic), 1966; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died of a heart
attack, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
16, 1996 (age 90 years, 301
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Frank Henry Buck (1887-1942) —
also known as Frank H. Buck —
of Vacaville, Solano
County, Calif.
Born near Vacaville, Solano
County, Calif., September
23, 1887.
Son of Frank Henry Buck and Annie Elizabeth (Stevenson) Buck.
Democrat. Lawyer; fruit
grower; director of oil and lumber
companies; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1933-42; died in
office 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Theta
Delta Chi.
Died, of "apoplexy" (stroke),
in Washington,
D.C., September
17, 1942 (age 54 years, 359
days).
Interment at Vacaville-Elmira
Cemetery, Vacaville, Calif.
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James Marshall Carter (1904-1979) —
also known as James M. Carter —
Born in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., March 11,
1904.
Son of James Madison Carter and Belle Carter.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1946-49; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1949-67;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1967-71; took
senior status 1971; senior
judge, 1971-79.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Eagles; Elks.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., November
18, 1979 (age 75 years, 252
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeffery Cohelan (1914-1999) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 24,
1914.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer,
Local 302, Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees union, 1942-58; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1959-71; defeated in
primary, 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1960,
1964.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Moose;
Eagles; Teamsters
Union; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease and cancer, in
Washington,
D.C., February
15, 1999 (age 84 years, 236
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Forrest Curry (1858-1930) —
also known as Charles F. Curry; C. F.
Curry —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Naperville, DuPage
County, Ill., March 14,
1858.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1887-89; secretary of
state of California, 1899-1911; candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1910; U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1913-30; died in
office 1930.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
10, 1930 (age 72 years, 210
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; re-entombed
in mausoleum at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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Charles Calhoun Dail (1909-1968) —
also known as Charles C. Dail —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., January
11, 1909.
Son of Charles Darwin Dail and Hester (Cooksey) Dail.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948;
mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1955-63.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., July 13,
1968 (age 59 years, 184
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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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.
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Edward Augustus Ducker (b. 1870) —
also known as Edward A. Ducker —
of Winnemucca, Humboldt
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., February
26, 1870.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Ducker and Augusta (Woodward) Ducker.
Democrat. Lawyer; Humboldt
County District Attorney, 1905-10; district judge in Nevada 6th
District, 1911-18; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1918-31; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1929-31.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) —
also known as Miller Dunckel —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
11, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
wholesaler; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan
state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Eagles; Moose; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died of pneumonia
in 1975
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Eternal
Hills, Oceanside, Calif.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1939 |
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Harry Lane Englebright (1884-1943) —
also known as Harry L. Englebright —
of Nevada City, Nevada
County, Calif.
Born in Nevada City, Nevada
County, Calif., January
2, 1884.
Son of William
Fellows Englebright and Kittie F. (Holland) Englebright.
Republican. Mining engineer;
U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1926-43; died in
office 1943.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Redmen; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died, of an acute heart
condition, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 13,
1943 (age 59 years, 131
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Nevada City, Calif.
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Leland Merritt Ford (1893-1965) —
also known as Leland M. Ford —
of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Eureka, Eureka
County, Nev., March 8,
1893.
Son of James Green Ford and Anna L. (Ficklin) Ford.
Republican. Surveyor;
rancher;
real
estate broker; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Santa Monica Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
27, 1965 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
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Milton Cline Garber (1867-1948) —
also known as Milton C. Garber —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in Humboldt
County, Calif., November
30, 1867.
Son of Martin Garber and Lucy A. (Rife) Garber.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; co-founder, along with his father and brother, of
Garber, Okla.; Garfield
County Probate Judge, 1902-06; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1906-07; appointed 1906;
district judge in Oklahoma 20th District, 1908-12; mayor of
Enid, Okla., 1919-21; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1923-33; defeated,
1932.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Eagles.
Died in Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn., September
12, 1948 (age 80 years, 287
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Enid, Okla.
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Harlan Francis Hagen (1914-1990) —
also known as Harlan Hagen —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Lawton, Ramsey
County, N.Dak., October
8, 1914.
Son of Oluf Hagen and Carrie (Swenson) Hagen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (14th District 1953-63,
18th District 1963-67); defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Exchange
Club.
Died November
25, 1990 (age 76 years, 48
days).
Interment at Grangeville
Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
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George Juan Hatfield (b. 1887) —
also known as George J. Hatfield —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born, of American parents, in Waterloo, Ontario,
October
29, 1887.
Son of William Melancthon Hatfield and Harriet Juanita (Bingham)
Hatfield.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1922-36; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1925-33; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1935-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Harold Terry Johnson (1907-1988) —
also known as Harold T. Johnson; Bizz
Johnson —
of Roseville, Placer
County, Calif.
Born in Broderick, Yolo
County, Calif., December
2, 1907.
Democrat. Mayor
of Roseville, Calif., 1941-49; member of California
state senate, 1949-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1959-81 (2nd District 1959-75,
1st District 1975-81); member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died in a hospital
at Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., March 16,
1988 (age 80 years, 105
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Michael Johnson (b. 1963) —
also known as Kenneth Johnson —
of Woodhaven, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif., 1963.
Reform candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 23rd District, 2000; Reform
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2000.
Member, Eagles.
Still living as of 2000.
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Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) —
also known as Goodwin J. Knight —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, December
9, 1896.
Son of Jess Knight and Lillie J. (Milner) Knight.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1935-46; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1947-53; Governor of
California, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1956,
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1958; Presidential Elector for
California, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose;
Eagles; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Order of
Ahepa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 22,
1970 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Originally entombed at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in
1971 in mausoleum at Rose
Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
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William Fife Knowland (1908-1974) —
also known as William F. Knowland —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif., June 26,
1908.
Son of Joseph
Russell Knowland.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1933-35; member of California
state senate, 1935-39; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1964
(delegation chair); member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1938-42; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; U.S.
Senator from California, 1945-59; candidate for Governor of
California, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles; Moose; Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound at his summer home near Guerneville, Sonoma
County, Calif., February
23, 1974 (age 65 years, 242
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Robert John Lagomarsino (b. 1926) —
also known as Robert J. Lagomarsino —
of Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif., September
4, 1926.
Son of Emilio J. LaGomarsino and Marjorie (Gates) LaGomarsino.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state senate, 1961-74; U.S.
Representative from California, 1974-93 (13th District 1974-75,
19th District 1975-93).
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Rotary; Elks; Moose;
Eagles.
Still living as of 2009.
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Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) —
also known as S. C. Masterson;
"Brick" —
of Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif.; El Sobrante, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Touchet, Walla Walla
County, Wash., December
23, 1911.
Son of S. C. Masterson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948;
municipal judge in California, 1950; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge in
California, 1960-72.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club; Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., 1990
(age about
78 years); his body was
donated to the University of California for medical research.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Charles
W. Masterson; son of S. C. Masterson; married to Marjorie Bried
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John Joseph McFall (1918-2006) —
also known as John J. McFall —
of Manteca, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
20, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Manteca, Calif., 1948-50; member of California
state assembly, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from California, 1957-79 (11th District 1957-63,
15th District 1963-75, 14th District 1975-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, Grange; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Lions.
Died March 7,
2006 (age 88 years, 15
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor of
Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for
West Virginia, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles.
The Thomas E. Millsop Community Center in Weirton is named for
him.
Died September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Webster Musselwhite (1868-1955) —
also known as Harry W. Musselwhite —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born near Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 23,
1868.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died in San Lorenzo, Alameda
County, Calif., December
14, 1955 (age 87 years, 205
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Harry E. Reynolds (b. 1903) —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., August
13, 1903.
Democrat. Advertising
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948;
chair
of San Bernardino County Democratic Party, 1946; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1946-50; Presidential Elector
for California, 1948.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Eagles; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Francis Shelley (1905-1974) —
also known as John F. Shelley; Jack
Shelley —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
3, 1905.
Democrat. President,
San Francisco Labor Council, 1937-49; president,
California AFL, 1947; member of California
state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1946; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1949-64; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1964-68.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., September
1, 1974 (age 68 years, 363
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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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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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate
business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks;
Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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