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  Henry Clay Caldwell (1832-1915) — of Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Marshall County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 4, 1832. Son of Van Caldwell and Susan (Moffit) Caldwell. Lawyer; Van Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1856-58; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1859-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1864-71; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1864-90; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1890-1903; retired 1903. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 15, 1915 (age 82 years, 164 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  Presumably named for: Henry Clay
  Relatives: Married 1854 to Harriet Benton.
  See also Wikipedia article — Judgepedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ronald Brooks Cameron (1927-2006) — also known as Ronald B. Cameron — of Whittier, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., August 16, 1927. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from California 25th District, 1963-67; defeated, 1966; candidate for California state controller, 1970. Died in Whittier, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 1, 2006 (age 78 years, 169 days). Burial location unknown.
  Cross-reference: Robert Maurice Ebiner
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, May 28, 1881, to Ella E. Martin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas J. Campbell (b. 1952) — also known as Tom Campbell — of Campbell, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 14, 1952. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; U.S. Representative from California, 1989-93, 1995-2001 (12th District 1989-93, 15th District 1995-2001); Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1992 (primary), 2000; member of California state senate, 1993-95. Catholic. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Benjamin Platt Carpenter (1837-1921) — also known as B. Platt Carpenter — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y.; Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Stanford, Dutchess County, N.Y., May 14, 1837. Son of Morgan Carpenter and Maria (Bockee) Carpenter. Republican. Lawyer; Dutchess County District Attorney, 1858; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868, 1872, 1884; member of New York state senate 11th District, 1876-77; Dutchess County Judge, 1876-83; New York Republican state chair, 1881-82; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1882; Governor of Montana Territory, 1885; delegate to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889. Died in Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif., December 24, 1921 (age 84 years, 224 days). Interment somewhere in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1860 to Esther Thorne.
  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.
  Horace Walpole Carpentier (1824-1918) — also known as Horace W. Carpentier — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Galway, Saratoga County, N.Y., 1824. Son of James Carpenter and Henrietta Carpenter. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; banker; member of California state assembly 5th District, 1853, 1853-54; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1854-55; president of telegraph companies which developed a system of telegraph lines in California and connecting to the Eastern U.S. Philanthropist; also left more than $1 million to Columbia University and to Barnard College on his death in 1918. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 31, 1918 (age about 93 years). Interment somewhere in Galway, N.Y.
  Charles Hardy Carr (b. 1903) — also known as Charles H. Carr — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Coahoma, Coahoma County, Miss., August 18, 1903. Son of Charles Hardy Carr and MaiBelle (Landers) Carr. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1943-46. Member, Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Alpha Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 1, 1936, to Margaret (Applewhite) Cole.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, July 18, 1927, to Mary Grayson Hinckley.
  Albert Edward Carter (1881-1964) — also known as Albert E. Carter — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born near Visalia, Tulare County, Calif., July 5, 1881. Son of David Francis Carter and Elizabeth E. (Reeves) Carter. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 6th District, 1925-45; defeated, 1944. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Woodmen; Moose; Elks; Native Sons of the Golden West; Phi Alpha Delta. Died at Providence Hospital, Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., August 8, 1964 (age 83 years, 34 days). Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery, Porterville, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, December 30, 1905, to Martha Lee Grimsley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Madison Carter and Belle Carter; married 1927 to Dorothy Freeland; married 1938 to Ruth Doty; married 1953 to Bina Cheney.
  Cross-reference: Michael D. Crapo
  See also federal judicial profile
  Jesse Washington Carter (1888-1959) — also known as Jesse W. Carter — of Redding, Shasta County, Calif.; San Anselmo, Marin County, Calif. Born in Carrville, Trinity County, Calif., December 19, 1888. Son of Asa Manning Carter and Josephine Amanda (Sweet) Carter. Democrat. Lawyer; Shasta County District Attorney, 1919-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932; member of California state senate, 1939; justice of California state supreme court, 1939; appointed 1939. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died in 1959 (age about 70 years). Interment somewhere in Trinity County, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Manning Carter and Josephine Amanda (Sweet) Carter; married, August 7, 1910, to Tiny Elva Gish; married, February 9, 1941, to Thelma H. Williams.
  Oliver Jesse Carter (1911-1976) — also known as Oliver Carter — of Redding, Shasta County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., April 7, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state senate, 1941-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948; California Democratic state chair, 1949; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1950. Died June 14, 1976 (age 65 years, 68 days). Cremated.
  Cross-reference: Charles R. Breyer
  Charles E. Cassidy (b. 1901) — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in San Francisco, Calif., September 11, 1901. Son of John Cassidy and Eliza (Emmes) Cassidy. Lawyer; justice of Hawaii state supreme court, 1959-67. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1930, to Helen O. Moses.
  Thomas Vincent Cator (1851-1920) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Roxbury, Delaware County, N.Y., July 18, 1851. Son of Jacob I. Cator (1814-1884) and Ellen (Robinson) Cator (1827-1911). Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1882-83; California state election commissioner, 1901-20. Died in San Francisco, Calif., September 20, 1920 (age 69 years, 64 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob I. Cator (1814-1884) and Ellen (Robinson) Cator (1827-1911); second cousin once removed of Nathan Keator; fourth cousin of Theron Preston Keator; first cousin once removed of John Frisbee Keator; married, January 21, 1879, to Anna Van Horn Traphagen Adams (1855-1922); married, September 3, 1908, to Edith V. Houghton. See Keator family of New York.
  Eugene Wilder Chafin (1852-1920) — also known as Eugene W. Chafin — of Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wis.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Arizona; Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in East Troy, Walworth County, Wis., November 1, 1852. Son of Samuel E. Chafin and Betsey (Pollard) Chafin. Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1882; Prohibition candidate for Wisconsin state attorney general, 1886, 1900; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1898; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1902; Prohibition candidate for Illinois state attorney general, 1904; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1908, 1912; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1914. Died November 30, 1920 (age 68 years, 29 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 24, 1881, to Carrie A. Hunkins.
  David Williams Cheesman (1824-1884) — also known as D. W. Cheesman — of Oroville, Butte County, Calif. Born in Hagerstown, Wayne County, Ind., December 22, 1824. Son of Richard Williams Cheesman and Hannah (Rowand) Cheesman. Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California, 1859; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1860; treasurer, U.S. Mint at San Francisco, 1861. Died November 24, 1884 (age 59 years, 338 days). Original interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.
  Relatives: Married 1849 to Urania K. Macy (1828-1916).
  Norton Parker Chipman (1834-1924) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Milford Center, Union County, Ohio, March 7, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Delegate to U.S. Congress from the District of Columbia, 1871-75; Judge, California Court of Appeal, 1905-22; resigned 1922. Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 1, 1924 (age 89 years, 331 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Murray M. Chotiner (1909-1974) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 4, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936, 1944, 1952, 1956; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from California 16th District, 1960. Special counsel to President Richard Nixon, 1970-71. Injured in an automobile accident on Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Va., in front of the home of Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, and died one week later, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 30, 1974 (age 64 years, 118 days). Interment at National Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
  Relatives: Married, November 17, 1956, to Ruth Arnold.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Warren Minor Christopher (1925-2011) — also known as Warren Christopher; "The Cardinal" — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Scranton, Bowman County, N.Dak., October 27, 1925. Son of Ernest William Christopher and Catharine (Lemen) Christopher. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, 1949-50; special counsel to Gov. Edmund G. Brown, 1959; deputy U.S. Attorney General, 1967-69; deputy U.S. Secretary of State, 1977-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1964; U.S. Secretary of State, 1993-97. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Council on Foreign Relations; American Philosophical Society. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 16, 1981. Died, from kidney and bladder cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 18, 2011 (age 85 years, 142 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 21, 1956, to Marie Josephine Wyllis.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Warren Christopher: Chances of a Lifetime : A Memoir (2001)
  Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) — also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's McCarthy" — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Butler, Bates County, Mo., June 17, 1892. Son of Giles William Clardy and Malvry Atkins (Harris) Clardy. Republican. Lawyer; president, Creston Transfer Company; director, Truckaway Corporation; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated, 1950, 1954, 1956. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Sigma Delta Kappa. Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: First cousin once removed of Martin Linn Clardy.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  David Worth Clark (1902-1955) — also known as D. Worth Clark — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, April 2, 1902. Son of David Worth Clark and Nellie (Kelleher) Clark. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1936, 1940; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1939-45; defeated, 1950. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 19, 1955 (age 53 years, 78 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
  Relatives: Married 1926 to Virgil Irwin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Harry Camp Clark (b. 1883) — also known as Harry C. Clark — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., June 8, 1883. Son of Heman E. Clark and Melissa (Heath) Clark. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of San Diego, Calif., 1927-31. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Kappa Sigma. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 6, 1911, to Georgia L. Kessinger.
  John Hessin Clarke (1857-1945) — also known as John H. Clarke — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, September 18, 1857. Son of John Clarke and Melissa (Hessin) Clarke. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1904, 1912; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1914-16; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-22. Member, Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., March 22, 1945 (age 87 years, 185 days). Interment at Lisbon Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio.
  See also NNDB dossier
  George Ira Cochran (b. 1863) — also known as George I. Cochran — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Oshawa, Ontario, July 1, 1863. Son of Rev. George Cochran and Catherine Lynch (Davidson) Cochran. Republican. Lawyer; president, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920. Methodist. Member, Union League. Entombed at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. George Cochran and Catherine Lynch (Davidson) Cochran; married, August 6, 1890, to Alice Maude McClung; married, April 3, 1907, to Isabelle May McClung.
  Image source: History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California, 1909
  Cornelius Cole (1822-1924) — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Lodi, Seneca County, N.Y., September 17, 1822. Son of David Cole and Rachel (Townsend) Cole. Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1856-60; U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1863-65; U.S. Senator from California, 1867-73. Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 3, 1924 (age 102 years, 47 days). Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, January 6, 1853, to Olive Colegrove.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Samuel LaFort Collins (1895-1965) — also known as Sam L. Collins — of Fullerton, Orange County, Calif. Born in Fortville, Hancock County, Ind., August 6, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 19th District, 1933-37; defeated, 1936; member of California state assembly, 1940-52; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1947-52. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion. Died in Fullerton, Orange County, Calif., June 26, 1965 (age 69 years, 324 days). Interment at Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Likens Condon (1912-1976) — also known as Robert Condon — of Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, Calif. Born in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., November 10, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1948-52; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952; U.S. Representative from California 6th District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954. Died in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, Calif., June 3, 1976 (age 63 years, 206 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Edwin Hurd Conger (1843-1907) — also known as Edwin H. Conger — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Adel, Dallas County, Iowa. Born in Knox County, Ill., March 7, 1843. Son of Lorentus Everett Conger (1814-1873) and Mary W. (Hurd) Conger (1816-1888). Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Dallas County Treasurer, 1877-81; Iowa state treasurer, 1881-85; U.S. Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1885-91; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1890-93, 1897-98; China, 1898-1905; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1905. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 18, 1907 (age 64 years, 72 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Lorentus Everett Conger (1814-1873) and Mary W. (Hurd) Conger (1816-1888); first cousin of Omar Dwight Conger and Chauncey Stewart Conger; married, June 18, 1866, to Sarah Jane Pike. See Conger family of Illinois.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Nathaniel Parrish Conrey (1860-1936) — also known as Nathaniel P. Conrey — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Franklin County, Ind., June 30, 1860. Son of David La Rue Conrey and Hannah (Jameson) Conrey. Republican. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1899-1900; superior court judge in California, 1900-09; Judge, California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1913-35; justice of California state supreme court, 1935-36; died in office 1936. Member, Union League; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died, of complications from a spinal injury suffered in a fall, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 2, 1936 (age 76 years, 125 days). Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, November 21, 1890, to Ethelwyn Wells.
  Image source: History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California, 1909
  Frank Leslie Coombs (1853-1934) — also known as Frank L. Coombs — of Napa, Napa County, Calif. Born in Napa, Napa County, Calif., December 27, 1853. Son of Nathan Coombs and Isabel (Gordon) Coombs (1831-1890). Republican. Lawyer; Napa County District Attorney, 1879-84; member of California state assembly, 1887-89, 1891-97, 1921-23, 1925-27; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1891, 1897; U.S. Minister to Japan, 1892-93; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1899-1901; U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1901-03; defeated, 1902. Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Elks. Died in Napa, Napa County, Calif., October 5, 1934 (age 80 years, 282 days). Interment at Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Coombs and Isabel (Gordon) Coombs (1831-1890); married, December 27, 1879, to Belle M. Roper; father of Nathan F. Coombs. See Coombs family of California.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Nathan F. Coombs — of Napa, Napa County, Calif. Son of Frank Leslie Coombs. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of Nathan Coombs. See Coombs family of California.
  Daniel S. Cooper (b. 1930) — of Oak Park, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 10, 1930. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 69th District, 1965-70; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1971-78; defeated in primary, 1978; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1972. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith. Still living as of 1978.
  Relatives: Married to Hilda Winshall.
  Edwin M. Cooper — of California. Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  Elmer Ellsworth Corfman (1863-1950) — also known as Elmer E. Corfman — of Provo, Utah County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, March 2, 1863. Son of John Corfman (1814-1892) and Catherine (Hufford) Corfman (1818-1876). Democrat. Lawyer; justice of Utah state supreme court, 1917-23; chief justice of Utah state supreme court, 1919-23. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 2, 1950 (age 86 years, 337 days). Interment at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, June 8, 1898, to Ivy Gladys Loar (1872-1953).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Martin Costello (1903-1976) — also known as John M. Costello — of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 15, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 15th District, 1935-45; defeated, 1932, 1944. Catholic. Died, of heart failure, in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., August 29, 1976 (age 73 years, 227 days). Interment at New Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Aylett Rains Cotton (1826-1912) — also known as Aylett R. Cotton — of Lyons, Clinton County, Iowa; Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Austintown, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 29, 1826. Son of John Cotton (1791-1870) and Cathrinia (Parkhurst) Cotton (1798-1829). Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Clinton County Judge, 1851-53; Clinton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1854; mayor of Lyons, Iowa, 1855-57; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1857; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1868-71; Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1870-71; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1871-75. Member, Freemasons. Died in San Francisco, Calif., October 30, 1912 (age 85 years, 336 days). Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Cotton (1791-1870) and Cathrinia (Parkhurst) Cotton (1798-1829); married 1853 to Laura Finch Wick (1835-1900); married to Hattie Elizabeth Walker (1854-1921); father of Aylett Rains Cotton, Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Christopher Cox (b. 1952) — also known as Christopher Cox — of Newport Beach, Orange County, Calif. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 16, 1952. Republican. Lawyer; law clerk to Judge Herbert Y. C. Choy, 1977-79; senior associate counsel to Pres. Ronald Reagan, 1986-88; U.S. Representative from California, 1989-2005 (40th District 1989-93, 47th District 1993-2003, 48th District 2003-05); resigned 2005; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2005-. Catholic. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Gavin W. Craig (b. 1878) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Scotia, Greeley County, Neb., June 22, 1878. Son of Gavin Ralston Craig and Emma Edwards (Morse) Craig. Republican. Lawyer; Judge, California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1926-31. Member, Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 11, 1903, to Berdena Brownsberger.
  Image source: History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California, 1909
  Joe Crail (1877-1938) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, December 25, 1877. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 10th District, 1927-33; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1932. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 2, 1938 (age 60 years, 67 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Owen Craven (b. 1905) — also known as Thomas O. Craven — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Rocklin, Placer County, Calif., August 31, 1905. Son of Thomas Glenn Craven and Beatrice (Owens) Craven. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1936; U.S. Attorney for Nevada, 1942-45. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 29, 1939, to Margaret Jeannette Crosby.
  Alexander Parker Crittenden (1816-1870) — also known as Alexander P. Crittenden — of Santa Clara County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 14, 1816. Son of Thomas Turpin Crittenden (1788-1832). Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California state assembly, 1849-51, 1852-53 (Los Angeles District 1849-51, 5th District 1852-53). Shot and mortally wounded by his ex-lover, Laura D. Fair, on board a ferry boat in San Francisco Bay, and died two days later, in San Francisco, Calif., November 5, 1870 (age 54 years, 295 days). Fair was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death, but the state supreme court ordered a new trial, and she was acquitted. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of John Crittenden; nephew of John Jordan Crittenden and Robert Crittenden; son of Thomas Turpin Crittenden (1788-1832); brother of Thomas Turpin Crittenden (1825-1905; Union general). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Edwin Bryant Crocker (1818-1875) — also known as Edwin B. Crocker — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Jamesville, Onondaga County, N.Y., April 26, 1818. Son of Isaac Crocker and (mother) Crocker. Lawyer; justice of California state supreme court, 1863; chief counsel, Central Pacific Railroad, 1864-69. Founder of the Crocker Art Museum; partially paralyzed following an 1869 stroke. Died in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., June 24, 1875 (age 57 years, 59 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Crocker and (mother) Crocker; married, September 3, 1845, to Mary Norton (1821-1847); married, July 8, 1852, to Margaret Eleanor Rhodes (1822-1901); brother of Charles Crocker; uncle of Charles Frederick Crocker and William Henry Crocker; father of Jennie Louise Crocker (1860-1939; who married Jacob Sloat Fassett). See Rockefeller-Aldrich-Crocker-Whitehouse family of New York.
  Elisha Oscar Crosby (1818-1895) — also known as Elisha O. Crosby — of Vernon, Sutter County, Calif.; New York. Born in Tompkins County, N.Y., 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to California state constitutional convention from Sacramento District, 1849; member of California state senate, 1849-51; U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1861-64. Died in Alameda, Alameda County, Calif., June 20, 1895 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
  George Edward Cryer (1875-1961) — also known as George E. Cryer — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Waterloo, Douglas County, Neb., May 13, 1875. Son of John B. Cryer and Elizabeth (Grange) Cryer. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1921-29; defeated, 1933. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died after falling from a ladder, May 24, 1961 (age 86 years, 11 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, September 5, 1906, to Isabel G. Gay (died 1945).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eustace Cullinan — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920, 1940. Died in San Francisco, Calif. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  John Currey (b. 1814) — of Peekskill, Westchester County, N.Y.; Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Westchester County, N.Y., October 4, 1814. Son of Thomas Currey and Reban (Ward) Currey. Democrat. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Anti-Lecompton Democratic candidate for Governor of California, 1859; justice of California state supreme court, 1864-. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Currey and Reban (Ward) Currey; married 1845 to Cornelia Elizabeth Scott (1818-1877); married 1881 to Cornelia Ferris.
  Jesse William Curtis (b. 1865) — also known as Jesse W. Curtis — of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., July 18, 1865. Son of William Jesse Curtis and Frances Sophia (Cowles) Curtis. Democrat. Lawyer; San Bernardino County District Attorney, 1899-1903; superior court judge in California, 1914-23; Judge, California Court of Appeal, 1923-26; justice of California state supreme court, 1926-31. Baptist. Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; American Bar Association; Sons of the Revolution; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 23, 1892, to Ida Lucinda Seymour.
  Image source: History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California, 1909
  William Jesse Curtis (b. 1838) — also known as William J. Curtis — of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Aurora, Dearborn County, Ind., August 2, 1838. Son of Israel Coleman Curtis and Lucy Mildred (Holman) Curtis. Democrat. Lawyer; San Bernardino County District Attorney, 1873-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Coleman Curtis and Lucy Mildred (Holman) Curtis; married, November 21, 1861, to Frances S. Coles; father of Jesse William Curtis.
  Image source: History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California, 1909

 

 


 
   
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