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Edward Lincoln Abel (1860-1927) —
also known as E. L. Abel —
of Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.; Bridgewater, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
19, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
livestock grower; mayor of Bridgewater, S.D.; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1903-06; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1913-15.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1927
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.
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John Zuinglius Anderson (1904-1981) —
also known as Jack Z. Anderson; "Airplane
Ears" —
of San Juan Bautista, San Benito
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March 22,
1904.
Son of George Howard Anderson and Susan (Brown) Anderson.
Republican. Orchardist; U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1939-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Hollister, San Benito
County, Calif., February
9, 1981 (age 76 years, 324
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Joseph Aram (1810-1898) —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., 1810.
Farmer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate
to California state constitutional convention from San
José District, 1849; member of California
state assembly from San José District, 1849-51.
Died in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March 30,
1898 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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G. Albert Armor (1907-1979) —
of Corcoran, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., September
4, 1907.
Democrat. Farmer; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1942; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Died in December, 1979
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Baldwin (1867-1953) —
of Beaver Creek, Rock
County, Minn.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., February, 1867.
Son of William M. Baldwin and Ellen Baldwin.
Farmer; Rock
County Commissioner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 11th District, 1915-18.
Died in 1953
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Catherine 'Kate' Whitaker (1868-1945). |
| | | Epitaph: "Lo - I Am With You
Always" |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Philip Bancroft (1881-1975) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 30,
1881.
Son of Hubert Howe Bancroft and Matilda Cooley (Griffing) Bancroft.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1908,
1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Republican
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1938, 1944 (primary).
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Rotary.
Suffered a stroke and
died three days later, in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa
County, Calif., August
11, 1975 (age 94 years, 42
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Webster Bell (1857-1927) —
of Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., June 11,
1857.
Son of Matthew Bell and Elizabeth Emma Bell.
Progressive. Fruit farmer; real estate
business; Los
Angeles County Clerk, 1899-1903; member of California
state senate, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1913-15.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 19,
1927 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Elam Brown (c.1797-1889) —
of Benicia, Solano
County, Calif.
Born in Herkimer
County, N.Y., about 1797.
Farmer; delegate
to California state constitutional convention from San
José District, 1849; member of California
state assembly, 1849-52 (San José District 1849-51, 5th
District 1851-52).
Died in Lafayette, Contra Costa
County, Calif., August
10, 1889 (age about 92
years).
Interment somewhere
in Lafayette, 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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Anthony Caminetti (1854-1923) —
of Jackson, Amador
County, Calif.
Born in Jackson, Amador
County, Calif., July 30,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; mining
business; Amador
County District Attorney, 1877-82; member of California
state assembly, 1883-85, 1897-1901 (16th District 1883-85, 15th
District 1897-1901); member of California
state senate, 1885-87, 1907-13; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1891-95; defeated,
1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1896;
U.S. commissioner of immigration 1913-21.
Died in 1923
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Jackson, Calif.
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José A. Carillo (c.1796-1862) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., about 1796.
Farmer; delegate
to California state constitutional convention from Los Angeles
District, 1849.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., April 25,
1862 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Edward Davis (1913-1990) —
also known as John E. Davis —
of McClusky, Sheridan
County, N.Dak.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 18,
1913.
Son of James Ellsworth Davis (1875-1959) and Helen (Wilson) Davis
(1879-1970).
Republican. Rancher; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; banker;
mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1952-56; Governor of
North Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1960;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); national
commander, American Legion, 1967-68.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., May 12,
1990 (age 77 years, 24
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Calvin M. Dooley (b. 1954) —
also known as Cal Dooley —
of Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif.; Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., January
11, 1954.
Democrat. Farmer; administrative assistant to State Sen. Rose
Ann Vuich, 1987-89; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2005 (17th District 1991-93,
20th District 1993-2005); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Protestant.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2009.
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Caleb Dorsey (1833-1896) —
of Pike
County, Mo.; Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Patapsco, Anne Arundel
County, Md., September
7, 1833.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; livestock
raiser; bank
director; member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1877-80.
Member, Freemasons.
Shot
and killed by
his mining partner, J. T. Newcomer, at Snell Mine, near Columbia, Tuolumne
County, Calif., April 21,
1896 (age 62 years, 227
days). Newcomer claimed self-defense, but was convicted of murder
and sentenced to prison.
Interment at Stockton
Rural Cemetery, Stockton, Calif.
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Jonathan M. Dudley (1830-1893) —
of near Dixon, Solano
County, Calif.
Born in Oswego
County, N.Y., September
7, 1830.
School
teacher; farmer; member of California
state assembly 17th District, 1862-63; candidate for California
state senate, 1873; delegate to
California state constitutional convention, 1878.
Died in 1893
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Silveyville
Cemetery, Dixon, Calif.
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Alfred James Elliott (1895-1973) —
also known as Alfred J. Elliott —
of Tulare, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Guinda, Yolo
County, Calif., June 1,
1895.
Democrat. Farmer; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1937-49.
Died in a hospital
at Tulare, Tulare
County, Calif., January
17, 1973 (age 77 years, 230
days).
Interment at Tulare
Cemetery, Tulare, Calif.
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John A. Fairchild (1828-1903) —
of Siskiyou
County, Calif.
Born in Mississippi, January
23, 1828.
Rancher; member of California
state assembly 28th District, 1867-69.
Died in California, June 22,
1903 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Yreka, Calif.
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Frederick Bartlett Fancher (1852-1944) —
also known as Frederick B. Fancher —
of Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., April 2,
1852.
Republican. Insurance
business; farmer; delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Stutsman
County, 1889; North
Dakota insurance commissioner, 1894-97; Governor of
North Dakota, 1899-1901; wholesale
grocer.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1944 (age 91 years, 283
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, 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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Robert Franklin Garner (1862-1930) —
also known as Robert F. Garner —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Illinois, 1862.
Democrat. Rancher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1904,
1912.
Died in 1930
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, Calif.
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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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Everis Anson Hayes (1855-1942) —
also known as Everis A. Hayes; E. A. Hayes —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Jefferson
County, Wis., March 10,
1855.
Son of Anson E. Hayes and Mary (Folsom) Hayes.
Republican. Lawyer;
fruit grower; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from California, 1905-19 (5th District 1905-13,
8th District 1913-19); defeated, 1918.
Died in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 3,
1942 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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William Leon Jones (b. 1949) —
also known as Bill Jones —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Coalinga, Fresno
County, Calif., December
20, 1949.
Son of Clarence William Jones and Cora (Visman) Jones.
Republican. Rancher; chair of
Fresno County Republican Party, 1975; member of California
state assembly 32nd District, 1982-94; defeated, 1976; secretary of
state of California, 1995-2003; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 2008
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2008.
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Lorelei Kinder —
of Fallbrook, San Diego
County, Calif.
Republican. Rancher; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Walter Knott (1889-1981) —
of Buena Park, Orange
County, Calif.
Born December
11, 1889.
Republican. Berry farmer; founder of the Knotts Berry Farm
amusement park; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1960,
1964.
Died December
3, 1981 (age 91 years, 357
days).
Interment at Loma
Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif.
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Harold Orville Mackenzie (b. 1885) —
of California; New Jersey.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., April 21,
1885.
Son of Thomas H. Mackenzie (M.D.) and Helen Gray (Buchanan)
Mackenzie.
Republican. General manager, Mount Whitney Power &
Electric Co., 1914-16; rancher; fruit grower; U.S.
Minister to Siam, 1927-30.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac A. Manning (1864-1942) —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Abington, Wayne
County, Ind., January
14, 1864.
Son of William Manning (1832-1914) and Sarah Jane (Hunt) Manning
(1835-1875).
Republican. Telegraph
operator; newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance
business; coffee
planter; U.S. Consular Agent in Matagalpa, 1899-1905; U.S. Consul in Cartagena, 1907-09; La Guaira, 1909-11; Barranquilla, 1911-16.
Congregationalist.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
17, 1942 (age 78 years, 337
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Manning (1832-1914) and Sarah Jane (Hunt) Manning
(1835-1875); married, July 6,
1887, to Alice Hatch (died 1912); married, March 22,
1913, to Lia Curiel. |
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Devin Nunes (b. 1973) —
of Tulare, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Tulare, Tulare
County, Calif., October
1, 1973.
Republican. Farmer; business
owner; U.S.
Representative from California 21st District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edward Reed (b. 1857) —
Born in Garrote (now Groveland), Tuolumne
County, Calif., June 6,
1857.
Planter; U.S. Consular Agent in Livingston, 1901-16; U.S. Vice Consul in Livingston, 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dalip Singh Saund (1899-1973) —
also known as D. S. Saund —
of Westmorland, Imperial
County, Calif.
Born in Amritsar, Punjab, India,
September
20, 1899.
Son of Natha Singh Saund and Jeoni (Kaur) Saund.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; fertilizer
dealer; state court judge in California, 1952-57; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from California 29th District, 1957-63.
Indian
subcontinent ancestry. Member, Lions; Toastmasters.
First
native of India to be elected to a U.S. public office.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 22,
1973 (age 73 years, 214
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Frederick Richard Sawday (b. 1849) —
also known as Frederick R. Sawday —
of San
Diego County, Calif.; Ensenada, Baja
California.
Born in Sidmouth, England,
July
29, 1849.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; sheep
raiser; merchant;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Ensenada, 1911-14; U.S. Consular Agent in Ensenada, 1916-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lionel Sanford Steinberg (b. 1919) —
also known as Lionel Steinberg —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.; Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., April 20,
1919.
Son of William Steinberg and Selma (Steinberg) Steinberg.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer;
business
executive; chair of
Fresno County Democratic Party, 1952-58; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964
(alternate).
Jewish.
Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Still living as of 1964.
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Henry Van Woert (1836-1916) —
of Canistota, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pompey, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
22, 1836.
Son of David Van Woert (1808-1892) and Cathy Elizabeth (Dunsback) Van
Woert (1814-1892).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; livestock
buyer; farmer; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1883; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1901-02.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 27,
1916 (age 79 years, 187
days).
Interment at Canistota Cemetery, Canistota, S.Dak.
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Rose Ann Vuich (c.1927-2001) —
of Dinuba, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born about 1927.
Democrat. Accountant;
farmer; member of California
state senate, 1977-92.
Female.
Serbian
ancestry.
First
woman member of the California Senate.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease and Alzheimer's
disease, in Dinuba, Tulare
County, Calif., August
30, 2001 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marion Russell Walker (b. 1915) —
also known as Marion R. Walker —
of Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif., January
7, 1915.
Son of James Russell Walker and Lena (Cannon) Walker.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Ventura County Democratic Party, 1946-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1950; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1952.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Burke. |
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William Francis White (born c.1821) —
also known as William F. White —
of Watsonville, Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Born in Limerick, Ireland,
about 1821.
Farmer; delegate
to California state constitutional convention, 1878-79;
Workingmen candidate for Governor of
California, 1879.
Catholic.
Interment at Valley
Catholic Cemetery, Watsonville, Calif.
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