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Politicians in Manufacturing in California
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  Bennett Archambault — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Son of Albert Joseph Archambault and May (Smales) Archambault. Republican. Manufacturer; president, Stewart-Warner Corp.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, Tau Beta Pi; Lambda Chi Alpha. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Married to Margaret Henrietta Morgan.
  Fillmore Condit (1855-1939) — of Verona, Essex County, N.J.; Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif.; Essex Fells, Essex County, N.J.; Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Roseland, Essex County, N.J., September 5, 1855. Grocer; invented and manufactured the Condit refrigerator door fastener; Essex County Freeholder; real estate business; New York representative for Union Oil Company of California; founder, Long Beach Community Hospital 1924; mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 1926-27. Methodist. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 6, 1939 (age 83 years, 123 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, N.J.
  Clifton DeBerry (1924-2006) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Union City, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss., 1924. Painter; factory worker; Socialist Workers candidate for President of the United States, 1964, 1980; Socialist Workers candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1965; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of New York, 1970. African ancestry. Died, from heart failure, in a hospital in Alameda County, Calif., March 24, 2006 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  George Watson French (1858-1934) — also known as George W. French — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, October 26, 1858. Son of George Henry French (1825-1888) and Frances Wood (Morton) French (1828-1900). Republican. Wheel manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1912, 1916. Died in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, November 27, 1934 (age 76 years, 32 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of Marcus Morton (1784-1864); nephew of Marcus Morton (1819-1891); son of George Henry French (1825-1888) and Frances Wood (Morton) French (1828-1900); married to Clara Virginia Decker (1867-1908); married 1914 to Anna Elizabeth Decker. See Morton family of Massachusetts.

 

 


 
   
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