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Earl Clinton Adams (1892-1986) —
also known as Earl C. Adams —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., May 12,
1892.
Son of John F. Adams and Alice (Sinclair) Adams.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1960,
1964
(alternate); treasurer of
California Republican Party, 1967.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died in March, 1986
(age 93
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Felix Allen, Jr. (b. 1952) —
also known as George F. Allen, Jr. —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Whittier, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 8,
1952.
Son of George Allen (Washington Redskins football coach) and
Henriette (Lumbroso) Allen.
Republican. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1991-93; Governor of
Virginia, 1994-98; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 2001-07; defeated, 2006; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2008.
Episcopalian or Presbyterian.
Jewish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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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.
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Bennett Archambault —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Son of Albert Joseph Archambault and May (Smales) Archambault.
Republican. Manufacturer;
president, Stewart-Warner Corp.; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1972.
Episcopalian. Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Henrietta Morgan. |
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Constance Dean Armitage (b. 1920) —
also known as Constance D. Armitage; Constance Dean;
Mrs. Norman C. Armitage —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 13,
1920.
Daughter of Robert Armstrong Dean and Constance (Lawrence) Dean.
Republican. College
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1972
(speaker);
vice-chair
of South Carolina Republican Party, 1960-62.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1973.
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Julean Herbert Arnold (b. 1876) —
also known as Julean H. Arnold —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., July 19,
1876.
Son of Joseph Henry Arnold and Kate (Brissel) Arnold.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Dalny, 1904; Foochow, 1906; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1904-06; U.S. Consul in Tamsui, 1906-08; Amoy, 1908-12; Chefoo, 1912-14; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1914.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907
to Clara Gertrude Davis. |
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Stanley Nelson Barnes (1900-1990) —
also known as Stanley N. Barnes —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis., May 1,
1900.
Son of Rev. Charles L. Barnes and Janet (Rankin) Barnes.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1947-53; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1956-70; took senior
status 1970.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died March 5,
1990 (age 89 years, 308
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louise Taylor Beckwith (b. 1882) —
also known as Louise Beckwith —
of Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., August
15, 1882.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1944.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935) —
also known as R. Livingston Beeckman —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 15,
1866.
Son of Gilbert Livingston Beeckman and Margaret Atherton (Foster)
Beeckman.
Republican. Stockbroker;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1909-11; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1912-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1912,
1916,
1924;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1915-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1922.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of apparently of a heart
attack, in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., January
21, 1935 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Robert Clinton Belloni (1919-1999) —
also known as Robert C. Belloni —
of Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Riverton, Coos
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Son of John Edward Belloni and Della (Clinton) Belloni.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of
Coos County Democratic Party, 1957; circuit judge in Oregon,
1957-67; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1967-84; took senior status 1984.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at a retirement
home in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
3, 1999 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joanne Kleinhofer Benjamin (b. 1945) —
also known as Joanne Kleinhofer —
of Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., March 20,
1945.
Daughter of Burkhart A. Kleinhofer and Marie Elizabeth (Liggett)
Kleinhofer.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor
of Los Gatos, Calif., 1984-85, 1988-90.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Junior
League.
Still living as of 1990.
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Henry Nicholas Bolander (1831-1897) —
also known as Henry N. Bolander —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Schlüchtern, Hesse, Germany,
February
22, 1831.
Republican. California
superintendent of public instruction, 1871-75.
Lutheran;
later Episcopalian. German
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
State Botanist for California Geological Survey, 1864-67; discovered
many plant species.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
28, 1897 (age 66 years, 187
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Hills Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Douglas Harry Bosco (b. 1946) —
also known as Douglas H. Bosco —
of Occidental, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 28,
1946.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1979-83; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1980,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1983-91; defeated,
1990.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edward Everett Brodie (1876-1939) —
of Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Ore.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Fort Stevens, Clatsop
County, Ore., March 12,
1876.
Son of Elias Henry Brodie and Julia Matilda (Goff) Brodie.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; chair of
Clackamas County Republican Party, 1916-21; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1921-25; Finland, 1930-33; member of Oregon
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-30.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died June 27,
1939 (age 63 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Ernest Bunnell (1878-1956) —
also known as Charles E. Bunnell —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Dimock, Susquehanna
County, Pa., January
12, 1878.
Son of Lyman Walton Bunnell and Ruth (Tingley) Bunnell.
Democrat. Candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1914; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1914-21; first president
of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (later
University of Alaska), 1921-45.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at a nursing
home in Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
1, 1956 (age 78 years, 294
days).
Interment at Birch
Hill Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska; statue at University
of Alaska Campus, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Fred Warner Carpenter (1873-1957) —
of San Anselmo, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Sauk Centre, Stearns
County, Minn., December
12, 1873.
Son of Ira M. Carpenter and Eva A. (Wright) Carpenter.
Republican. Lawyer;
private secretary to William
H. Taft, when he was Governor of the Philippine Islands,
Secretary of War, and President of the United States; U.S. Minister
to Morocco, 1910-12; Siam, 1912-13.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Chi.
Died in 1957
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sterling Douglas Carr (b. 1876) —
also known as Sterling Carr —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Monterey
County, Calif., November
25, 1876.
Son of John Sterling Carr and Florida Nichols Carr.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1924-25.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Barbara L. Cubin (b. 1946) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif., November
30, 1946.
Republican. School
teacher; social
worker; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1987-91; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1992-94; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1995-.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edward Michael Davis (b. 1916) —
also known as Ed Davis —
of Canoga Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
15, 1916.
Son of James Leonard Davis and Lillian Fox Davis.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chief of
police, Los Angeles, 1969-78; member of California
state senate, 1980-83.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 1983.
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Courken George Deukmejian (b. 1928) —
also known as George Deukmejian;
"Duke" —
of California.
Born in Menands, Albany
County, N.Y., June 6,
1928.
Son of George Deukmejian and Alice (Gairdian) Deukmejian.
Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1963-67; member of California
state senate, 1967-79; California
state attorney general, 1979-83; Governor of
California, 1983-91.
Episcopalian. Member, Navy
League; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Erle Roy Dickover (b. 1888) —
also known as Erle R. Dickover —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
20, 1888.
Son of Dr. John J. Dickover and Anna A. (Meek) Dickover.
U.S. Vice Consul in Dairen, 1916; Kobe, 1917; U.S. Consul in Kobe, 1921-32; U.S. Consul General in Melbourne, 1943.
Episcopalian. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julian Carey Dixon (1934-2000) —
also known as Julian C. Dixon —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August 8,
1934.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from California, 1979-2000 (28th District 1979-93,
32nd District 1993-2000); died in office 2000; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000;
chair, Rules Committee, chair, 1984.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, following a heart
attack, at a hospital
in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
8, 2000 (age 66 years, 122
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Louis Goethe Dreyfus, Jr. (1889-1973) —
also known as Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr. —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., November
23, 1889.
U.S. Consul in Budapest, 1914; Paris, 1919; Palermo, 1920-21; Dresden, 1925; U.S. Vice Consul in Budapest, 1916; U.S. Consul General in Copenhagen, 1932; U.S. Minister to Iran, 1939-44; Afghanistan, 1940-42; Iceland, 1944-46; Sweden, 1946-47; U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1949-51.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1973
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Coert du Bois (b. 1881) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., November
10, 1881.
Son of John C. du Bois and Eva (Kimball) du Bois.
Forester;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Consul in Paris, 1919-20; Naples, 1920-21; Port Said, 1922; U.S. Consul General in Batavia, 1927-30; Genoa, 1931; Naples, 1931-35; Havana, 1938.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mervyn Malcolm Dymally (b. 1926) —
also known as Mervyn M. Dymally —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Compton, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Cedros, Trinidad,
May
12, 1926.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1963-66, 2003-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1964,
1988,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state senate, 1967-75; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1975-79; defeated, 1978; U.S.
Representative from California 31st District, 1981-93.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Kappa
Alpha Psi; Freemasons;
Elks; NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2009.
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Raymond C. Ede (1907-1993) —
of Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Vinton, Plumas
County, Calif., February
13, 1907.
Mayor
of Carlsbad, Calif., 1955-56.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Died, of heart
failure, in Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif., April 18,
1993 (age 86 years, 64
days).
Interment at Eternal
Hills, Oceanside, Calif.
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George Franklin Edmunds (1828-1919) —
also known as George F. Edmunds —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Richmond, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
1, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1854-55, 1857-59;
Speaker
of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1857-59; member of
Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1861-62; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1865-91; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1880,
1884.
Episcopalian.
Author of Edmunds Act for suppression of polygamy in Utah, 1882.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
27, 1919 (age 91 years, 26
days).
Interment at Greenmount
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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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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Anne H. Evans —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in California.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 4th District, 1969-70.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1970.
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Harry Wilson Falk, Jr. (1916-1980) —
also known as Harry W. Falk, Jr. —
of Ukiah, Mendocino
County, Calif.
Born in Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif., September
12, 1916.
Son of Harry Wilson Falk and M. E. (McLarty) Falk.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1980
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Interment at Ocean
View Cemetery, Eureka, Calif.
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Relatives:
Married to Madge Taylor. |
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Sam Farr (b. 1941) —
of Carmel, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 4,
1941.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; member of California
state assembly, 1981-93; U.S.
Representative from California 17th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Victor Herbert Fazio, Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Vic Fazio —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
11, 1942.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from California, 1979-99 (4th District 1979-93,
3rd District 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1980,
1984,
1988,
1996.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Stephen Johnson Field (1816-1899) —
also known as Stephen J. Field —
of Yuba
County, Calif.
Born in Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
4, 1816.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state assembly 14th District, 1851-52; justice of
California state supreme court, 1857-63; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1859-63; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1863-97; arrested
in San Francisco, August 16, 1889, on charges
of being party to the alleged murder
of David
S. Terry; released on bail; ultimately the killing was ruled to
be justifiable homicide.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 9,
1899 (age 82 years, 156
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frank Graham Finlayson (1864-1947) —
also known as Frank G. Finlayson —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia,
March
24, 1864.
Son of James Ross Finlayson and Elizabeth (Goodsir) Finlayson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1893-94; superior court judge in California,
1911-19; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1919-26; justice of
California state supreme court, 1926.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
9, 1947 (age 82 years, 322
days).
Cremated.
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Benjamin Folsom (b. 1847) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Folsomdale, Wyoming
County, N.Y., December
5, 1847.
Son of Benjamin R. Folsom and Mary (Rathbone) Folsom.
Journalist;
lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Sheffield, 1886-93.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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 |
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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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Arthur Monroe Free (1879-1953) —
also known as Arthur M. Free —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., July 15,
1879.
Son of George A. Free and Ellen Elizabeth (Littlefield) Free.
Republican. Lawyer; Santa
Clara County District Attorney, 1907-19; U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Suffered a skull fracture in a fall on a
flight of stairs at home, and died the next day at San Jose Hospital,
San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., April 1,
1953 (age 73 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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John Charles Frémont (1813-1890) —
also known as "The Pathfinder"; "The
Champion of Freedom" —
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., January
21, 1813.
Son of Jean Charles Frémont and Ann Whiting (Pryor)
Frémont.
Republican. Explorer;
Military
Governor of California, 1847; arrested
for mutiny,
1847; court-martialed;
found
guilty of mutiny,
disobedience,
and conduct
prejudicial to order; penalty remitted by Pres. James
K. Polk; U.S.
Senator from California, 1850-51; candidate for President
of the United States, 1856; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1878-81; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888.
Episcopalian. French
ancestry.
Died, of peritonitis,
in a hotel
room at New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 13,
1890 (age 77 years, 173
days).
Original interment at Trinity
Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1891 at Rockland
Cemetery, Nyack, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jean Charles Frémont and Ann Whiting (Pryor)
Frémont; married, October
19, 1841, to Jessie Benton (daughter of Thomas
Hart Benton). |
| | | Cross-reference: Selah
Hill |
| | | Fremont County,
Colo., Fremont County,
Idaho, Fremont County,
Iowa and Fremont County,
Wyo. are named for him. |
| | | Politician named for him: John F.
Hill
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| | | Campaign slogan (1856): "Free Soil,
Free Men, Fremont." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books by John C. Fremont: Memoirs
of My Life and Times |
| | | Books about John C. Fremont: Tom
Chaffin, Pathfinder:
John Charles Fremont and the Course of American
Empire — David Roberts, A
Newer World : Kit Carson, John C. Fremont and the Claiming of the
American West — Andrew Rolle, John
Charles Fremont: Character As Destiny |
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John Jewett Garland (1902-1968) —
also known as John J. Garland —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 20,
1902.
Son of William
May Garland and Sadie Blanche (Hinman) Garland.
Republican. Realtor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Phi.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
30, 1968 (age 66 years, 224
days).
Interment at San
Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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Irene Hazard Gerlinger (1876-1960) —
also known as Irene Strang Hazard; Mrs. George T.
Gerlinger —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New York, December
3, 1876.
Daughter of James Ryder Hazard (1849-1928) and Evangeline (Strang)
Hazard (1854-1950).
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1940-48.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Kappa
Kappa Gamma.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., April 5,
1960 (age 83 years, 124
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Ryder Hazard (1849-1928) and Evangeline (Strang)
Hazard (1854-1950); married, October
21, 1903, to George Terwiliger Gerlinger (1876-1948); third
cousin of Lee
Beattie Mailler. |
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Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) —
also known as Newton W. Gilbert —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 24,
1862.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned
1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from Philippine
Islands, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif., July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Circle
Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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Charles Hinman Graves (1839-1928) —
also known as Charles H. Graves; Charley
Graves —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., August
14, 1839.
Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1873-76; mayor of
Duluth, Minn., 1882, 1883; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1905-13; Norway, 1905-06.
Episcopalian. Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., October
7, 1928 (age 89 years, 54
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher Wyche Greer (b. 1874) —
also known as Fletcher W. Greer —
of Brawley, Imperial
County, Calif.
Born in Horn Lake, DeSoto
County, Miss., November
6, 1874.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1928,
1936,
1944
(alternate); candidate for California
state senate, 1932; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1950.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Katherine Hoffman Haley (1919-1999) —
also known as Kay Haley; Katherine C. Hoffman; Mrs.
Robert Haley —
of Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Oxnard, Ventura
County, Calif., August
17, 1919.
Daughter of Walter Hoffman and Edith (Hobson) Hoffman.
Republican. Rancher who
raised champion shorthorn cattle and quarter horses; her most famous
horse, Mr. Spats, was a favorite of Ronald
Reagan; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1964.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died December
25, 1999 (age 80 years, 130
days).
Interment at Ivy
Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Calif.
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Relatives:
Married to Robert G. Haley (divorced). |
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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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Albert Wahl Hawkes (1878-1971) —
also known as Albert W. Hawkes —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1878.
Republican. Business
executive; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., May 9,
1971 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, N.J.
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Charles Belknap Henderson (1873-1954) —
also known as Charles B. Henderson —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 8,
1873.
Son of Jefferson Henderson and Sarah W. (Bradley) Henderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Elko
County District Attorney, 1901-05; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1918-21; appointed 1918; defeated, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1928,
1936;
president and director, Elko Telephone and
Telegraph Company; director, Western Pacific Railroad.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
The city of Henderson, Nevada, is named for
him.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
8, 1954 (age 81 years, 153
days).
Interment at Elko
Cemetery, Elko, Nev.
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Warren Green Hooper (1904-1945) —
also known as Warren G. Hooper —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 2,
1904.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1939-44; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1945; died in office 1945.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
During a grand jury investigation,
admitted
to taking
bribes and was given immunity from
prosecution in return for his testimony against others; however,
four days before the hearing, he was shot and
killed
in his
car, alongside highway M-99, near Springport, Jackson
County, Mich., January
11, 1945 (age 40 years, 254
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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John Mills Houston (1890-1975) —
also known as John M. Houston —
of Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Formoso, Jewell
County, Kan., September
15, 1890.
Son of Samuel J. Houston and Dora (Nieves) Houston.
Democrat. Actor;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumber
dealer; mayor of
Newton, Kan., 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942;
member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1943-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1944.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., April 29,
1975 (age 84 years, 226
days).
Interment at Melrose
Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, Calif.
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Michael Huffington (b. 1947) —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., September
3, 1947.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 22nd District, 1993-95; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1994.
Episcopalian. Bisexual.
Still living as of 2009.
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John St. John Irby (1867-1924) —
of Denver,
Colo.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Vernon Hill, Halifax
County, Va., August 9,
1867.
Son of Meade Adams Irby and Amanda Tanner (James) Irby.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; private secretary to Mayor Robert
W. Speer of Denver, 1904-12; member of Colorado
state senate, 1909-13; private secretary to U.S. Senator James
D. Phelan, 1915-17; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, Port of San
Francisco, 1917-21.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1924
(age about
56 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gardiner Johnson (b. 1905) —
of Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., August
10, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1934-; member of California
state assembly, 1935-47; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1940
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1964-68.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hiram Warren Johnson (1866-1945) —
also known as Hiram W. Johnson —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., September
2, 1866.
Son of Annie (DeMontfredy) Johnson and Grove
Lawrence Johnson.
Lawyer;
Governor
of California, 1911-17; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1912,
1920
(alternate); Progressive candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1912; U.S.
Senator from California, 1917-45; died in office 1945; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1920.
Episcopalian. Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August 6,
1945 (age 78 years, 338
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Jan Laverty Jones (b. 1949) —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 16,
1949.
Democrat. Mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1991-99; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1994 (primary), 1998; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 2000.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2000.
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Claude Roy Kirk, Jr. (1926-2011) —
also known as Claude R. Kirk, Jr. —
of Florida.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., January
7, 1926.
Son of Claude R. Kirk and Sarah (McLure) Kirk.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; insurance
business; Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1964; Governor of
Florida, 1967-71; defeated in Democratic primary, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., September
28, 2011 (age 85 years, 264
days).
Interment at South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Fla.
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Thomas Henry Kuchel (1910-1994) —
also known as Thomas H. Kuchel —
of Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif., August
15, 1910.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1936; member of California
state senate, 1940; California
Republican state chair, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1953-69; defeated in primary, 1968.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died of lung
cancer in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1994 (age 84 years, 98
days).
Interment at Anaheim
Cemetery, Anaheim, Calif.
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Charles MacVeagh (1860-1931) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., June 6,
1860.
Son of Isaac
Wayne MacVeagh and Letitia Miner (Lewis) MacVeagh.
Lawyer;
general solicitor and assistant general counsel, U.S. Steel
Corporation, 1901-25; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1925-29.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Mission Canyon, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., December
4, 1931 (age 71 years, 181
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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William Somers Mailliard (1917-1992) —
also known as William S. Mailliard —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Belvedere, Marin
County, Calif., June 10,
1917.
Son of John Ward Mailliard, Jr. and Kate (Peterson) Mailliard.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1948-49; secretary to Gov. Earl
Warren, 1949-51; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-74 (4th District 1953-63,
6th District 1963-74); defeated, 1948; resigned 1974.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Dulles International Airport,
Chantilly, Fairfax
County, Va., June 10,
1992 (age 75 years, 0
days).
Interment at Mt.
Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.
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George Thomas Marye, Jr. (1849-1933) —
also known as George T. Marye —
of Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
13, 1849.
Son of George Thomas Marye, Sr. and Helen (Tucker) Marye.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1888;
California
Democratic state chair, 1888-93; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1914-16.
Anglican. Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died September
2, 1933 (age 83 years, 263
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Seabury C. Mastick (b. 1871) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; near Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, Warner Chemical
Company; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1921-22;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1923-34; defeated, 1934.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Chemical Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Agnes E. Warner. |
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Catherine Dean Barnes May (1914-2004) —
also known as Catherine Dean May; Catherine Dean
Barnes; Mrs. James O. May —
of Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash.
Born in Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash., May 18,
1914.
Daughter of Charles Henry Barnes and Pauline (Van Loon) Barnes.
Republican. School
teacher; radio
writer and commentator; member of Washington
state house of representatives 14th District, 1952-58; U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1959-71; defeated,
1970.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., May 28,
2004 (age 90 years, 10
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) —
also known as William G. McAdoo —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., October
31, 1863.
Son of William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1849) and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo
(1832-1913).
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner with William
McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads;
president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920,
1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1941 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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David Martin McIntosh (b. 1958) —
also known as David M. McIntosh —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 8,
1958.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1995-2001; candidate
for Governor of
Indiana, 2000.
Episcopalian. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2009.
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John J. Miller (1932-1985) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born July 28,
1932.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1967-78 (17th District 1967-74, 13th District
1975-78); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1978-85.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association; National
Lawyers Guild; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of diabetes,
on February
16, 1985 (age 52 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) —
also known as Tasker L. Oddie —
of Nye
County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
20, 1870.
Son of Henry Meigs Oddie and Ellen Gibson (Prout) Oddie.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
business; mining
business; Nye
County District Attorney, 1900-02; member of Nevada
state senate, 1904-08; Governor of
Nevada, 1911-15; defeated, 1914, 1918; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1940.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
17, 1950 (age 79 years, 120
days).
Interment at Lone
Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
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Joseph Palmer II (1914-1994) —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.; California.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 16,
1914.
Son of Robert Woodbury Palmer and Helen Marie (Bush) Palmer.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Mexico City, 1940; Nairobi, 1941-45; U.S. Consul in London, 1949; U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, 1960-64; Libya, 1969.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1994
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Smith Patton (1856-1927) —
also known as George S. Patton; Frenchy Patton;
George William Patton —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
30, 1856.
Son of George Smith Patton (1833-1864).
Democrat. Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1884-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1892;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1894; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from California, 1916.
Episcopalian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 10,
1927 (age 70 years, 253
days).
Interment at Church
of Our Savior Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of George Smith Patton (1833-1864); married to Ruth Wilson (daughter
of Benjamin
Davis Wilson); father of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
(1885-1945). |
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Lawrence Cowle Phipps (1862-1958) —
also known as Lawrence C. Phipps —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Amityville, Berks
County, Pa., August
30, 1862.
Son of Rev. William Henry Phipps and Agnes (McCall) Phipps.
Republican. Vice-president and treasurer, Carnegie Steel
Corporation; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1919-31; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 1,
1958 (age 95 years, 183
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Frank C. Prescott (1859-1934) —
of California.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., November
15, 1859.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of California
state assembly, 1903-06; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1905-06.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
6, 1934 (age 74 years, 52
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Maxwell Lewis Rafferty (1917-1982) —
also known as Max Rafferty —
of California.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 9,
1917.
Son of Maxwell L. Rafferty and DeEtta (Cox) Rafferty.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
columnist;
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-70; defeated, 1970;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968.
Episcopalian. Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Lions; Rotary.
Drowned
when his car went
off the road into a pond, in Troy, Pike
County, Ala., June 13,
1982 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward D. Roberts (1864-1920) —
of Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Cambria, Columbia
County, Wis., July 18,
1864.
Republican. California
state treasurer, 1911-15; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1912.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, three days after surgery for acute appendicitis,
at Ramona Hospital,
San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., August 4,
1920 (age 56 years, 17
days).
Entombed at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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James Roosevelt (1907-1991) —
also known as Jimmy Roosevelt —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
23, 1907.
Son of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt and Anna
Eleanor Roosevelt.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1948-52; candidate for Governor of
California, 1950; U.S.
Representative from California 26th District, 1955-65; candidate
for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1965.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, from complications of a stroke and
Parkinson's
disease, in Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif., August
13, 1991 (age 83 years, 233
days).
Interment at Pacific
View Memorial Park, Newport Beach, Calif.
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Relatives:
Second cousin five times removed of Nicholas
Roosevelt, Jr.; second great-grandnephew of James
I. Roosevelt; great-grandnephew of Robert
Barnwell Roosevelt; grandnephew of Theodore
Roosevelt; son of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt and Anna
Eleanor Roosevelt; first cousin once removed of Alice
Lee Roosevelt Longworth, Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr. and William
Sheffield Cowles; married, June 4,
1930, to Betsey Maria Cushing (1908-1998; divorced 1940; who
later married John
Hay Whitney); married, April 14,
1941, to Romelle Theresa Schneider (divorced 1955); married, July 2,
1956, to Gladys Irene Owens (divorced 1969); married, October
3, 1969, to Mary Lena Winskill; brother of Elliott
Roosevelt and Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, Jr.. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
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Abraham Jefferson Seay (1832-1915) —
of Kingfisher, Kingfisher
County, Okla.
Born in Amherst
County, Va., November
28, 1832.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1872, 1874; circuit judge in
Missouri, 1875-87; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1890-92; Governor of
Oklahoma Territory, 1892-93.
Episcopalian.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
22, 1915 (age 83 years, 24
days).
Interment at Kingfisher
Cemetery, Kingfisher, Okla.
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George G. Seibels, Jr. (1913-2000) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., July 16,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Birmingham, Ala., 1967-75; defeated, 1975; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1972;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1979-91; defeated, 1962;
Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1992,
1996.
Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees.
Played one season of professional football
with Richmond in the South Atlantic Professional League.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., March 28,
2000 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
Antebellum Home, Birmingham, Ala.
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Edwin Forrest Sweet (1847-1935) —
also known as Edwin F. Sweet —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Dansville, Livingston
County, N.Y., November
21, 1847.
Son of Sidney Sweet and Hannah (Redmond) Sweet.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1904-06; defeated, 1906; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1911-13; defeated,
1908, 1912; Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1913-21; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif., April 2,
1935 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Orray Taft, Jr. (b. 1909) —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
21, 1909.
Son of Orray Taft and Mary Margaret (Aylesworth) Taft.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Guadalajara, 1932; Warsaw, 1938; Algiers, 1942; U.S. Consul in Mexicali, 1942; Havana, 1943-45; Vancouver, 1945-48; Tripoli, 1949-51; Sydney, 1956-60.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lionel Van Deerlin (1914-2008) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 25,
1914.
Son of Lionel Van Deerlin and Gladys Mary (Young) Van Deerlin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; journalist;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-81 (37th District 1963-73,
41st District 1973-75, 42nd District 1975-81); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1964.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., May 17,
2008 (age 93 years, 297
days).
Interment at All Saints Cemetery, San Luis Rey, Calif.
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James Eugene Walker (1908-1972) —
also known as James E. Walker —
of Orange, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Miles City, Custer
County, Mont., July 19,
1908.
Son of Sharpless Walker and Gladys (James) Walker.
Democrat. Lawyer; writer;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1940; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-54; chair of
Orange County Democratic Party, 1942-44; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from California, 1944; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; member of California
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1946-52; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Society for International Law; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Historical Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in May, 1972
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Caspar Willard Weinberger (1917-2006) —
also known as Caspar W. Weinberger; Cap Weinberger;
"Cap the Knife" —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., August
18, 1917.
Son of Herman Weinberger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1953-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); California
Republican state chair, 1964; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1969-70; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1970; chair, Federal Trade Commission; director, U.S.
Office of Management and Budget; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1973-75; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1981-87.
Episcopalian. Jewish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1987. To forestall any prosecution
for alleged misdeeds in connection with the Iran-Contra affair, he
was pardoned
by President George
Bush in 1992.
Died, of kidney
ailments and pneumonia,
in Eastern Maine Medical
Center, Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 28,
2006 (age 88 years, 222
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Richard Williams (1909-1998) —
also known as John R. Williams; Jack
Williams —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
29, 1909.
Son of James Maurice Williams and Laura (LaCossitt) Williams.
Republican. Program director, KOY radio
station; director, KTUC radio
station; newspaper
columnist;
mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1956-60; Governor of
Arizona, 1967-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 1972.
Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees.
Died August
24, 1998 (age 88 years, 299
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frances Elizabeth Willis (1899-1983) —
also known as Frances E. Willis —
of Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Metropolis, Massac
County, Ill., May 20,
1899.
Daughter of John Gilbert Willis and Belle Whitfield (James) Willis.
College
professor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Valparaiso, 1928-31; Santiago, 1931; U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1940-43; London, 1947-50; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1953-57; Norway, 1957-61; Ceylon, 1961-64.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1983
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Lee Woolwine (1874-1925) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
31, 1874.
Democrat. Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1915-23; became one of the
nation's best-known prosecutors; Democratic candidate for Governor of
California, 1918 (primary), 1922.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a liver
ailment, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 8,
1925 (age 50 years, 250
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Donald Edwin Young (b. 1933) —
also known as Don Young —
of Fort Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk
census area, Alaska.
Born in Meridian, Sutter
County, Calif., June 9,
1933.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1967-70; member of Alaska
state senate, 1971-73; U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1973-.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
National
Education Association; Elks; Lions; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Evelle Jansen Younger (1918-1989) —
also known as Evelle J. Younger —
of California.
Born in Stamford, Harlan
County, Neb., June 19,
1918.
Son of Harry C. Younger and Maebel (Jansen) Younger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; FBI
agent; lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1953-58; superior court judge in
California, 1958-64; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1964-70; California
state attorney general, 1971-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1978.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerotic
cardiovascular
disease, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 4,
1989 (age 70 years, 319
days).
Interment at Los
Angeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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