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Robert Maurice Ebiner (b. 1927) —
of West Covina, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1963-68; campaign manager,
U.S. Rep. Ronald
B. Cameron, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1983.
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Relatives:
Married 1951
to Pamela H. Van Sluyters. |
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Maria Echaveste (b. 1954) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Texas, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; assistant and Deputy Chief of Staff for
President Bill
Clinton, 1998-2001; member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 2004; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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William Donlon Edwards (b. 1915) —
also known as Don Edwards —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., January
6, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-95 (9th District 1963-75,
10th District 1975-93, 16th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1964,
1968,
1988;
arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy
in Washington, 1984.
Unitarian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 2009.
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Mark Egerman —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Lawyer; mayor
of Beverly Hills, Calif., 2001.
Member, Order of the
Coif.
Still living as of 2001.
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John Arthur Elston (1874-1921) —
also known as John A. Elston —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Woodland, Yolo
County, Calif., February
10, 1874.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1915-21; died in
office 1921.
Committed
suicide in Washington,
D.C., December
15, 1921 (age 47 years, 308
days).
Cremated.
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Ralph Roscoe Eltse (1885-1971) —
also known as Ralph R. Eltse —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, September
13, 1885.
Son of John J. Eltse and Jennie Sarah (West) Eltse.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March 18,
1971 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
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Clair Engle (1911-1964) —
of Red Bluff, Tehama
County, Calif.
Born in Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., September
21, 1911.
Son of Fred J. Engle, Sr. and Carita (Keeran) Engle.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tehama
County District Attorney, 1934-42; member of California
state senate, 1943; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1943-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1959-64; died in office 1964.
Died, of a brain
tumor, in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
1964 (age 52 years, 313
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, Calif.
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Isaac Blair Evans (b. 1885) —
also known as Isaac B. Evans —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, May 22,
1885.
Son of Thomas Benjamin Evans and Ruth (Blair) Evans.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Utah, 1919-21.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Elmer Evans (1876-1959) —
also known as William E. Evans —
of Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., November
13, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1927-35 (9th District 1927-33,
11th District 1933-35); defeated, 1934.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
12, 1959 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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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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McIntyre Faries (1896-1994) —
of South Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Wei Hsien, Shantung, China,
of American parents, April 17,
1896.
Son of William R. Faries and Priscilla Ellen (Chittick) Faries.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952;
member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1947-52; superior court judge
in California, 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died September
29, 1994 (age 98 years, 165
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Lois Shorten. |
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Fred S. Farr (1910-1997) —
of Carmel, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., August 2,
1910.
Son of Harry S. Farr and Blanche (Sharon) Farr.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state senate, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Rotary.
Died June 10,
1997 (age 86 years, 312
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George E. Farrand (b. 1878) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Dogtown, Clarion
County, Pa., April 14,
1878.
Son of William Farrand and Jeanette (McKevett) Farrand.
Republican. Lawyer; Ventura
County Clerk, 1900-07; member, California Constitutional
Commission, 1930.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Aaron Spencer Feld (1891-1987) —
also known as A. Spencer Feld —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
5, 1891.
Son of Joel Feld and Mary (Brown) Feld.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1925-26;
member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1927-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 24,
1987 (age 96 years, 78
days).
Interment at Los
Angeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Edward H. Fenlon (1905-2010) —
also known as Ned Fenlon —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich., October
7, 1905.
Son of James Fenlon (1875-1910) and Anna D. (McLaughlin) Fenlon
(1876-1960).
Democrat. Lawyer; studied law under Prentiss
M. Brown; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1933-38;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936;
Mackinac
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-44; circuit
judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1951-67; appointed 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in California, September
19, 2010 (age 104 years,
347 days).
Interment at Fenlon
Cemetery, Mackinac County, Mich.
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Melanie Fesmire —
of Indio, Riverside
County, Calif.
Served
in the Peace Corps; lawyer; mayor of
Indio, Calif., 2000-01, 2004-.
Female.
Still living as of 2005.
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Robert Hutchison Finch (1925-1995) —
also known as Robert H. Finch —
of Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
9, 1925.
Son of Robert
L. Finch.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1948,
1956;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California, 1952, 1954; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1967-69; Presidential Elector for
California, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1969-70.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Kappa
Sigma.
Died October
10, 1995 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert Mullins Fitzgerald (b. 1858) —
also known as Robert M. Fitzgerald —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
7, 1858.
Son of Edward Fitzgerald and Catherine (Mullins) Fitzgerald.
Democrat. Lawyer; president, Cubana Consolidated Copper
Company; vice-president, Central National Bank;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1908,
1912,
1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Putnam Flint (1862-1929) —
also known as Frank P. Flint —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in North Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 15,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1896
(alternate), 1920,
1928;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1897-1901; U.S.
Senator from California, 1905-11.
Flintridge, California, is named for
him.
While on a world tour, died on the ocean
liner President Polk, probably in the South China
Sea, while approaching Manila, Philippines, February
11, 1929 (age 66 years, 211
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Jan M. Flory —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in New
Zealand.
Lawyer; mayor
of Fullerton, Calif., 1998-99.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
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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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Matthew Kipling Fong (b. 1953) —
also known as Matt Fong —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born November
20, 1953.
Republican. Lawyer; California
state treasurer, 1995-99; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1998; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 2008.
Chinese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lucius Harwood Foote (1826-1913) —
also known as Lucius H. Foote —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Winfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., April 10,
1826.
Son of Rev. Lucius Foote and Electa (Harwood) Foote.
Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in California, 1856-60; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1861-65; Adjutant
General of California, 1872-76; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1876;
U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, 1878-81; U.S. Minister to Korea, 1883-85.
Died June 4,
1913 (age 87 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1862
to Rose Frost Carter (died 1885). |
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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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Ferris Forman (1808-1901) —
of Vandalia, Fayette
County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born in Nichols, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
24, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Illinois, 1839-41; member of Illinois
state senate, 1845-46; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1848;
went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster;
secretary
of state of California, 1858-60; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 13th District, 1870;
Fayette
County State's Attorney.
Died in Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif., February
11, 1901 (age 92 years, 171
days).
Interment at San
Joaquin Catholic Cemetery, Stockton, Calif.
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John Donnan Fredericks (1869-1945) —
also known as John D. Fredericks —
of Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pa., September
10, 1869.
Son of James T. Fredericks and Mary (Patterson) Fredericks.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1903-15; candidate for Governor of
California, 1914; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1923-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
26, 1945 (age 75 years, 350
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, 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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Jonas Martin Frost (b. 1942) —
also known as Martin Frost —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 24th District, 1979-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 2009.
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