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  Cammie Brown Haden (1902-1989) — also known as Cammie B. Haden — of Dinuba, Tulare County, Calif. Born in Dinuba, Tulare County, Calif., May 16, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1944-46, 1948-; Presidential Elector for California, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Delta Chi. Died April 23, 1989 (age 86 years, 342 days). Burial location unknown.
  Harlan Francis Hagen (1914-1990) — also known as Harlan Hagen — of Hanford, Kings County, Calif. Born in Lawton, Ramsey County, N.Dak., October 8, 1914. Son of Oluf Hagen and Carrie (Swenson) Hagen. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1949-52; U.S. Representative from California, 1953-67 (14th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-67); defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964. Member, American Legion; Farm Bureau; Grange; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Exchange Club. Died November 25, 1990 (age 76 years, 48 days). Interment at Grangeville Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Martha Ritz.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Sharpenstein Hager (1818-1890) — also known as John S. Hager — of San Francisco, Calif. Born near Morristown, Morris County, N.J., March 12, 1818. Son of Lawrence Hager and Mary (Sharpenstein) Hager. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state senate, 1852-54, 1865-71; district judge in California, 1855-61; U.S. Senator from California, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1876 (member, Resolutions Committee); delegate to California state constitutional convention, 1879; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1885-89. Died in San Francisco, Calif., March 19, 1890 (age 72 years, 7 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1872 to Elizabeth (Lucas) Hicks.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James Kenneth Hahn (b. 1950) — also known as James K. Hahn — of San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 3, 1950. Son of Kenneth Frederick Hahn. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988, 2000, 2004; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 2001-05. Church of Christ. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Nephew of Gordon R. Hahn; son of Kenneth Frederick Hahn; brother of Janice Kay Hahn. See Hahn family of California.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Peirson Mitchell Hall (1894-1979) — also known as Peirson M. Hall — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Armour, Douglas County, S.Dak., July 31, 1894. Son of Robert A. Hall (1851-1895) and Mary M. (Cripps) Hall (1865-1937). Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932, 1940 (alternate); U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1933-37; secretary of California Democratic Party, 1936; superior court judge in California, 1939-42; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1942-66; U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, 1966-68; took senior status 1968; senior judge, 1968-79. Protestant. Member, Freemasons. Died in California, December 8, 1979 (age 85 years, 130 days). Interment at Fort Calhoun Cemetery, Fort Calhoun, Neb.
  Relatives: Married, March 1, 1930, to Gertrude May Engel.
  Cross-reference: William M. Byrne, Jr.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Vincent Hallinan (1896-1992) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., December 16, 1896. Progressive. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; innovator in courtroom tactics; defense attorney for longshoreman union leader Harry Bridges, who had been accused of being a Communist; jailed six months for contempt of court in 1952; candidate for President of the United States, 1952; indicted in 1953 on income tax evasion charges; convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison. Irish ancestry. Died in San Francisco, Calif., October 2, 1992 (age 95 years, 291 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1932 to Vivian Moore (1910-1999).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) — also known as Richard T. Hanna; "The Little Leprechaun" — of Fullerton, Orange County, Calif.; Anaheim, Orange County, Calif. Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyo., June 9, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bring about the establishment of the University of California at Irvine and California State University at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned 1974. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Lions; Elks. In the 1970s, he received payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence buying scandal; pleaded guilty; sentenced to 6-30 months in federal prison; served one year. Died in Tryon, Polk County, N.C., June 9, 2001 (age 87 years, 0 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jane Frank Harman (b. 1945) — also known as Jane F. Harman; Jane Lakes; Jane Frank — of Venice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 28, 1945. Daughter of Adolf Lakes and Lucille (Geier) Lakes. Democrat. Lawyer; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. John V. Tunney, 1972; counsel for congressional subcommittees; deputy secretary to the Cabinet in the Jimmy Carter White House, 1977-78; U.S. Representative from California 36th District, 1993-99, 2001-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996, 2004, 2008; candidate in primary for Governor of California, 1998. Female. Jewish. Polish and Russian ancestry. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Daughter of Adolf Lakes and Lucille (Geier) Lakes; married 1969 to Richard Frank (divorced 1978); married 1980 to Sidney Harman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Job Harriman (1861-1925) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Clinton County, Ind., January 15, 1861. Minister; lawyer; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of California, 1898; Socialist candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1900; Socialist candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1911, 1913. Christian; later Agnostic. Founder, in 1914, of the Llano de Rio utopian community in Antelope Valley, Calif. (relocated to Louisiana in 1918). Died, from tuberculosis, in Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 26, 1925 (age 64 years, 284 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Theodosia Gray.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Elihu Mason Harris (b. 1947) — also known as Elihu M. Harris — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 15, 1947. Son of Elihu M. Harris, Sr. and Frances Mae (Cunningham) Harris. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1978-90; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988, 1996; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1991-99. African ancestry. Member, Kappa Alpha Psi; National Bar Association. Still living as of 1999.
  Relatives: Married, August 14, 1982, to Kathy Neal.
  Benjamin Harrison (1888-1960) — of Needles, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., December 18, 1888. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1937-40; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1940. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died August 13, 1960 (age 71 years, 239 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, December 12, 1917, to Judith Barlow Hogan.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Anson E. Hayes and Mary (Folsom) Hayes; married, October 11, 1884, to Nettie Louise Porter; married, July 18, 1893, to Mary Louisa Bassett.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James A. Hayes (c.1922-2000) — also known as Jim Hayes — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Fowler, Fresno County, Calif., about 1922. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1966-72. Died, in a nursing home at Lomita, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 10, 2000 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Ray Haynes — of Temecula, Riverside County, Calif. Republican. Lawyer; member of California state assembly 66th District, 1993-94, 2003-06; member of California state senate 36th District, 1995-2002; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from California, 2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 2004. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2006.
  Henry T. Hazard (1844-1921) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., July 30, 1844. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1889-92. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 7, 1921 (age 77 years, 8 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Carrie Geller.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Russell Heath (c.1825-1911) — of Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born about 1825. Lawyer; Santa Barbara County Sheriff, 1854-58; member of California state assembly, 1858-59, 1887-89 (2nd District 1858-59, 74th District 1887-89). Died in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, Calif., December 11, 1911 (age about 86 years). Entombed at Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
  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.
  Relatives: Grandson of Lewis Rice Bradley; son of Jefferson Henderson and Sarah W. (Bradley) Henderson; married 1901 to Ethel Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Francis Joseph Heney (b. 1859) — also known as Francis J. Heney — of Fort Apache, Navajo County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., March 17, 1859. Son of Richard Heney and Julia (Schreiber) Heney. Lawyer; cattle trader; Arizona territory attorney general, 1893-94; U.S. Attorney for Oregon, 1905; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912; Progressive candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1914. Burial location unknown.
  Edward Julius Henning (b. 1868) — also known as Edward J. Henning — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Iron Ridge, Dodge County, Wis., December 28, 1868. Son of Godlove Henning and Henriette (Erdman) Henning. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1910-11. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Tau Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 7, 1898, to Eugenia Husting.
  Arthur Hathaway Hewitt (1858-1929) — of Sutter County, Calif. Born in Vermont, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1907-12; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1911-12. Protestant. Died in 1929 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Patrick Jerome Hillings (1923-1994) — also known as Patrick J. Hillings; Pat Hillings — of Arcadia, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Hobart Mills, Nevada County, Calif., February 19, 1923. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California, 1951-59 (12th District 1951-53, 25th District 1953-59); delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for California state attorney general, 1958; chair of Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1960-61. Died in Palm Desert, Riverside County, Calif., July 20, 1994 (age 71 years, 151 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Beverly Lacy Hodghead (1865-1928) — also known as Beverly L. Hodghead — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Va., March 21, 1865. Lawyer; mayor of Berkeley, Calif., 1909-11. Presbyterian. Died October 16, 1928 (age 63 years, 209 days). Burial location unknown.
  Chester Craig Hosmer (1915-1982) — also known as Craig Hosmer — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Brea, Orange County, Calif., May 6, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from California, 1953-74 (18th District 1953-63, 32nd District 1963-74); defeated, 1950; resigned 1974; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died of a heart attack, aboard the cruise ship Azure Seas, in the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, en route to Mexico, October 11, 1982 (age 67 years, 158 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Sherman Otis Houghton (1828-1914) — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 10, 1828. Son of Abijah Otis Houghton and Eliza (Farrand) Houghton. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; mayor of San Jose, Calif., 1855-56; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from California, 1871-75 (1st District 1871-73, 4th District 1873-75). Died in Compton, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 31, 1914 (age 86 years, 143 days). Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Abijah Otis Houghton and Eliza (Farrand) Houghton; married, August 23, 1859, to Mary Martha Donner (1839-1860; Donner Party survivor); married, October 10, 1861, to Eliza Poor Donner (1843-1922; first cousin of Mary, and also a Donner Party survivor).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Volney Erskine Howard (1809-1889) — also known as Volney E. Howard — of Brandon, Rankin County, Miss.; San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, October 22, 1809. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1836; candidate for U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1840; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Texas state attorney general, 1846; U.S. Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1849-53; delegate to California state constitutional convention, 1878-79; superior court judge in California, 1879. Injured in duel with Hiram G. Runnels. Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 14, 1889 (age 79 years, 204 days). Original interment at Fort Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.
  Howard County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Duncan Lee Hunter (b. 1948) — also known as Duncan L. Hunter — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif.; Alpine, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Riverside, Riverside County, Calif., May 31, 1948. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; U.S. Representative from California, 1981-2009 (42nd District 1981-83, 45th District 1983-93, 52nd District 1993-2009); candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008. Baptist. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Father of Duncan Duane Hunter.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Harry William Hutton (1853-1940) — also known as Harry W. Hutton; Harry Percy William Hillsdon — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, September 23, 1853. Lawyer; Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from California 4th District, 1928. Member, Odd Fellows. Police commissioner of San Francisco 1901-03. Died, in Mount Zion Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., December 9, 1940 (age 87 years, 77 days). Entombed at Mt. Olivet Mausoleum, Colma, Calif.

 

 


 
   
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