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Amasa Cobb (1823-1905) —
of Mineral Point, Iowa
County, Wis.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Palestine, Crawford
County, Ill., September
27, 1823.
Son of John Cobb and Nancy (Briggs) Cobb.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1855-56; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1860-61; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1863-71; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1875-76; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1878-92; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-86, 1890-92.
Member, Loyal Legion.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 5,
1905 (age 81 years, 281
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Milton John Daniels (1838-1914) —
also known as Milton J. Daniels —
of Minnesota; Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., April 18,
1838.
Son of John V. Daniels and Hester Ann (Wheeler) Daniels.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1882-89; U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1903-05.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion.
Died in Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif., December
1, 1914 (age 76 years, 227
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
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Charles Hinman Graves (1839-1928) —
also known as Charles H. Graves; Charley
Graves —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., August
14, 1839.
Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1873-76; mayor of
Duluth, Minn., 1882, 1883; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1905-13; Norway, 1905-06.
Episcopalian.
Member, Loyal Legion.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., October
7, 1928 (age 89 years, 54
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger Sherman Greene (1840-1930) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
14, 1840.
Son of Rev. David Greene and Mary (Evarts) Greene.
Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1870-79; chief
justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1879-87;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1888; Prohibition candidate for
Governor
of Washington, 1890.
Baptist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., February
17, 1930 (age 89 years, 65
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Thomas Marye, Jr. (1849-1933) —
also known as George T. Marye —
of Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
13, 1849.
Son of George Thomas Marye, Sr. and Helen (Tucker) Marye.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1888;
California
Democratic state chair, 1888-93; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1914-16.
Anglican.
Member, Loyal Legion.
Died September
2, 1933 (age 83 years, 263
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Warren Olney (1841-1921) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Davis
County, Iowa, March 11,
1841.
Son of William Olney and Eliza Ann (Green) Olney.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from California, 1896;
director, California Title
Insurance and Trust Company; president, South San Francisco Dock
Company; mayor of
Oakland, Calif., 1903-05.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal Legion.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 2,
1921 (age 80 years, 83
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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George Clement Perkins (1839-1923) —
also known as George C. Perkins —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Kennebunkport, York
County, Maine, August
23, 1839.
Son of Clement Perkins and Lucinda (Fairfield) Perkins.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
miller; steamship
business; member of California
state senate, 1869-76; Governor of
California, 1880-83; U.S.
Senator from California, 1893-1915; appointed 1893.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Loyal Legion.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., February
26, 1923 (age 83 years, 187
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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