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Edward Arnold (1890-1956) —
also known as Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider —
of Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1890.
Son of Carl Schneider and Elizabeth (Ohse) Schneider.
Republican. Actor;
appeared in more than 150 movies,
most during 1932-56; president,
Screen Actors Guild, 1940-42; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California, 1944.
German ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 26,
1956 (age 66 years, 68
days).
Interment at San
Fernando Mission Cemetery, San Fernando, Calif.
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Max Joseph Baehr (b. 1858) —
also known as Max J. Baehr —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Zweibrücken, Bavaria, Germany,
August
2, 1858.
Son of Blasius Baehr and Josephine (Forstmair) Baehr.
Republican. Candidate for Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1889; U.S. Consul in Kehl, 1898-99; Magdeburg, 1900-02; Cienfuegos, 1902-14; Berne, 1914-15.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Max Bedacht (1883-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Munich (München), Germany,
October
13, 1883.
Communist. Barber; president,
Swiss National Barbers' Union, 1907; Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1930; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934.
German ancestry.
Expelled from the Communist Party in 1948 over factional differences.
Died July 4,
1972 (age 88 years, 265
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Angela Marie Buchanan (b. 1948) —
also known as Bay Buchanan —
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1948.
Daughter of William Baldwin Buchanan (1905-1988) and Catherine
Elizabeth (Crum) Buchanan (1911-1995).
Republican. Treasurer for Ronald
Reagan's presidential campaigns, 1976-84; treasurer of the United
States, 1981-83; television
commentator; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1988;
candidate in primary for California
state treasurer, 1990.
Female.
Catholic;
later Mormon. Irish, English,
and German ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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John Eric Ensign (b. 1958) —
also known as John E. Ensign —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Roseville, Placer
County, Calif., March 25,
1958.
Son of Sharon Lee Cipriani.
Republican. Veterinarian;
hotel
and casino manager; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1995-99; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 2001-; defeated, 1998; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 2008.
Pentecostal.
Italian,
German, and Filipino
ancestry.
In June 2009, he admitted
to an extramarital
affair with Cindy Hampton, a member of his campaign staff and the
wife of his Senate aide Doug Hampton. In an unsuccessful unsuccessful
attempt to keep the Hamptons quiet about the affair, he gave them
$96,000 (an illegally
undisclosed severance payment) through his parents. He also used
his influence to set up Jeff Hampton as a lobbyist,
in violation of laws restricting lobbying by former congressional
aides. A grand jury investigation
is in progress.
Still living as of 2010.
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Eric Hass (1905-1980) —
of Oregon; New York.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., 1905.
Advertising
business; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1936; editor of
The Weekly People, 1938-68; Industrial Government candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1949 (Industrial Government), 1957
(Socialist Labor), 1961 (Socialist Labor), 1965 (Socialist Labor);
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950 (Industrial Government), 1958 (Socialist Labor),
1962 (Socialist Labor); Socialist Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; librarian.
German and Danish
ancestry.
Resigned or expelled from the Socialist Labor Party, 1969.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Community Hospital,
Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., October
2, 1980 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Pat Nixon (1912-1993) —
also known as Thelma Catherine Ryan;
"Starlight" —
Born in Ely, White Pine
County, Nev., March 16,
1912.
Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan.
Republican. School
teacher; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.
Female.
Protestant.
Irish
and German ancestry.
The Pat Nixon Elementary School in Cerritos, California, is named for
her.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Park Ridge, Bergen
County, N.J., June 22,
1993 (age 81 years, 98
days).
Interment at Richard
Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
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Genevieve Nutto (1902-1993) —
also known as Genevieve Heffernan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., October
23, 1902.
Daughter of James Heffernan and Anna M. Heffernan.
Republican. Stenographer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950.
Female.
Irish
and German ancestry.
Died in Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., May 2,
1993 (age 90 years, 191
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro (1830-1898) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Germany,
April
29, 1830.
Mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1895-97.
German ancestry.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August 8,
1898 (age 68 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Untermyer (1858-1940) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., March 2,
1858.
Son of Isadore Untermyer and Therese Untermyer.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Jewish.
German ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., March 16,
1940 (age 82 years, 14
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Clarence E. Wagner (1896-1979) —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Antigo, Langlade
County, Wis., September
6, 1896.
Son of Katherine (Scharmann) Wagner (1859-1940) and Daniel Wagner
(born 1858).
Pharmacist;
mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1938-39, 1942-45.
German ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 26,
1979 (age 82 years, 323
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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