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Jack French Kemp (1935-2009) —
also known as Jack Kemp —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1935.
Republican. Professional football
player, National and American Football Leagues, 1957-70; cofounder
and president,
American Football League Players Association; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-89 (39th District 1971-73,
38th District 1973-83, 31st District 1983-89); candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1989-93; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of cancer,
in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2009 (age 73 years, 293
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Harvey Kemp (1871-1962) —
also known as J. H. Kemp —
of Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Page
County, Va., October
6, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1913; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Nebraska, February
19, 1962 (age 90 years, 136
days).
Interment at Fullerton
Cemetery, Fullerton, Neb.
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William Kettner (1864-1930) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1864.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1913-21; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916,
1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1928
(alternate).
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., November
11, 1930 (age 65 years, 356
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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John Flint Kidder (1830-1901) —
also known as John F. Kidder —
of El
Dorado County, Calif.; Grass Valley, Nevada
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 2,
1830.
Republican. Civil
engineer; railroad
builder; member of California
state assembly 15th District, 1865-67; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1892.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Grass Valley, Nevada
County, Calif., April
10, 1901 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Original interment at Odd Fellows Masonic Cemetery, Grass Valley, Calif.; reinterment
at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Marvin Lewis Kline (1903-1974) —
also known as Marvin L. Kline —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Brunswick, Antelope
County, Neb., August
9, 1903.
Republican. Architectural
engineer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1940;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1941-45; convicted
in 1964 of grand larceny for illegally boosting
his salary as director of a rehabilitation institute, and for diverting
fundraising proceeds; sentenced
to 10 years in prison;
released after three years.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Moose;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif., April 9,
1974 (age 70 years, 243
days).
Interment at Cuming City Cemetery, Blair, Neb.
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Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) —
also known as Goodwin J. Knight —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, December
9, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1935-46; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1947-53; Governor of
California, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1956
(speaker),
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector
for California.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Order of
Ahepa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 22,
1970 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Originally entombed at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in
1971 in mausoleum at Rose
Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
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William Fife Knowland (1908-1974) —
also known as William F. Knowland —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif., June 26,
1908.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of California
state assembly, 1933-35; member of California
state senate, 1935-39; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1936
(alternate), 1940
(member, Arrangements
Committee), 1948,
1952,
1956
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1964
(delegation chair), 1968;
member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1938-42; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; U.S.
Senator from California, 1945-59; candidate for Governor of
California, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Eagles;
Moose;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound at his summer home near Guerneville, Sonoma
County, Calif., February
23, 1974 (age 65 years, 242
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Thomas Henry Kuchel (1910-1994) —
also known as Thomas H. Kuchel —
of Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif., August
15, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1936-39; member of California
state senate, 1940-43; California
Republican state chair, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1953-69; defeated in primary, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died of lung
cancer in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1994 (age 84 years, 98
days).
Interment at Anaheim
Cemetery, Anaheim, Calif.
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Oscar Lawler (b. 1875) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa, April 2,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1905-09;
director, Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Los
Angeles; director, San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railway.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Thomas Lawler and Margaret (O'Connor) Lawler; married, June 17,
1901, to Hilda Brode. |
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Ezra Mills Lawton (1864-1931) —
also known as Ezra M. Lawton —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, August
23, 1864.
Electrical
engineer;
mining
business; U.S. Consular Agent in Oaxaca, 1908-13; U.S. Consul in Tegucigalpa, 1913-17, 1919-20; Nogales, 1917-18; Guatemala City, 1918-19; Sydney, 1923-27; Sao Paulo, 1929.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 26,
1931 (age 66 years, 307
days).
Entombed at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Irving Nelson Linnell (1881-1954) —
also known as Irving N. Linnell —
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
27, 1881.
U.S. Vice Consul in Vancouver, as of 1916-17; U.S. Consul in Plymouth, as of 1920; London, as of 1922; U.S. Consul General in Ottawa, as of 1927-31; Cape Town, as of 1932-34; Canton, as of 1938.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., December
18, 1954 (age 73 years, 325
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Glenard Paul Lipscomb (1915-1970) —
also known as Glenard P. Lipscomb —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
19, 1915.
Republican. Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1947-53; U.S.
Representative from California 24th District, 1953-70; died in
office 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died, of intestinal
cancer, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
1, 1970 (age 54 years, 166
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Harold Clayton Lloyd (1893-1971) —
also known as Harold Lloyd —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Burchard, Pawnee
County, Neb., April
20, 1893.
Republican. Actor,
comedian,
film
producer; appeared in over 200 motion
pictures; one of the founders,
in 1927, of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Lost
two fingers in a 1919 accident.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 8,
1971 (age 77 years, 322
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Collins Lockwood (1875-1951) —
also known as Alfred C. Lockwood —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., July 20,
1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
superior court judge in Arizona, 1913-24; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1925-43; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1929-31, 1935-37, 1941-43.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
29, 1951 (age 76 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Thomas F. Lopez (b. 1888) —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., October
12, 1888.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944;
member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1950.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Flavel Sweeten Luther (1850-1928) —
also known as Flavel S. Luther —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Windham
County, Conn., March
26, 1850.
Republican. School
teacher; college
professor; president,
Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., 1904-19; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1907-08.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Died in 1928
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Flavel S. Luther and Jane (Lillie) Luther; married, November
2, 1871, to Isabel Blake Ely. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Legislative History and
Souvenir of Connecticut |
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Thomas Jamison MacBride (1914-2000) —
also known as Thomas J. MacBride —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., March
25, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1955-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1961-66;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 1966-79;
took senior status 1979.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Rotary.
Died in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., January
6, 2000 (age 85 years, 287
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
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James Henry MacLafferty (1871-1937) —
also known as James H. MacLafferty —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., February
27, 1871.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1922-25.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Lions.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 9,
1937 (age 66 years, 102
days).
Cremated.
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Cyril Isaac Magnin (1899-1988) —
also known as Cyril Magnin; "Mr. San
Francisco" —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 6,
1899.
Democrat. Women's
appearel business; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1948
(alternate), 1964;
Chief of Protocol for the City of San Francisco, 1964-1986; president
of the Port of
San Francisco.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., June 8,
1988 (age 88 years, 338
days).
Interment at Hills
of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Charles Taylor Manatt (1936-2011) —
also known as Charles Manatt —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 9,
1936.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; California
Democratic state chair, 1971-73, 1975-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1972,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Temporary Chair, 1984;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1976-82; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1981-85; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1999-2001.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in 2011
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles McFerson Mannon (b. 1876) —
also known as Charles M. Mannon —
of Ukiah, Mendocino
County, Calif.
Born in San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., October
12, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916
(alternate), 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Harrison Markham (1840-1923) —
also known as Henry H. Markham —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Wilmington, Essex
County, N.Y., November
16, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
gold and silver mining
business; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1885-87; Governor of
California, 1891-95.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, following a stroke,
in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
9, 1923 (age 82 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Fred William Marler Jr. (b. 1932) —
also known as Fred W. Marler, Jr. —
of Redding, Shasta
County, Calif.
Born in Auburn, Placer
County, Calif., April 6,
1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state senate, 1965-70; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1965-70; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred W. Marler and Hazel (Scott) Marler; married, June 18,
1955, to Irene E. Carlson. |
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John Cunningham Martin (1880-1952) —
also known as John C. Martin —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., April
29, 1880.
Democrat. Banker; Illinois
state treasurer, 1933-35, 1937-39; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1939-41; candidate for Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
27, 1952 (age 71 years, 273
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
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William Micajah Martin (1917-1992) —
also known as William M. Martin —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.; West Covina, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 30,
1917.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1950-53; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1952;
member of California
Republican State Executive Committee, 1952-53; municipal judge in
California, 1957-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died May 8,
1992 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alfred Martin and Caroline (Mandel) Martin; married, November
27, 1956, to Verna Jean Hill. |
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Seabury C. Mastick (b. 1871) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; near Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, Warner Chemical
Company; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1921-22;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1923-34; defeated, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Chemical Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896 to Agnes
E. Warner. |
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Louis Burt Mayer (1884-1957) —
also known as Louis B. Mayer; Lazar Meir —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.; Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Dymer, Russia (now Ukraine),
July
12, 1884.
Republican. Owned movie
theaters in New England; moved into the movie
production business starting in 1916; head of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) movie
studio, 1924-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1928,
1932;
vice-chair
of California Republican Party, 1931-32; California
Republican state chair, 1932-33.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, of leukemia
and a kidney
infection, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
29, 1957 (age 73 years, 109
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Home
of Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah (Meltzer) Mayer and Jacob Mayer; married, June 14,
1903, to Margaret
Shenberg (1883-1955) and Margaret Shenberg (divorced 1944);
married, December
4, 1948, to Lorena L. Danker; father of Edith 'Edie' Mayer (who
married William
Goetz) and Irene Gladys Mayer (who married David
Oliver Selznick). |
| | | Political family: Mayer
family of Los Angeles, California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Dore
Schary |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Louis B. Mayer: Charles
Higham, Merchant
of Dreams: Louis B. Mayer, MGM, and the Secret
Hollywood — Gary Carey, All
the stars in heaven : Louis B. Mayer's MGM — Diana
Altman, Hollywood
East: Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the Studio
System — Charles Higham, The
Merchant of Dreams: A Biography of Louis B. Mayer |
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William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) —
also known as William G. McAdoo —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., October
31, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner with William
McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads;
president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1908; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920,
1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1941 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1849) and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo;
married, November
18, 1885, to Sarah Houston Fleming; married, May 7,
1914, to Eleanor Randolph Wilson (daughter of Woodrow
Wilson and Ellen
Wilson); married, September
14, 1935, to Doris Isabel Cross; great-grandson of John
Floyd. |
| | | Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Byron
R. Newton — Nat
Rogan |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Federal
Reserve History |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine, May
1919 |
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Marshall Francis McComb (1894-1981) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Denver,
Colo., May 6,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1927; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1937-55; justice of
California state supreme court, 1956-77; director, Good Samaritan
Hospital.
Member, Delta
Chi; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Elks.
Died September
5, 1981 (age 87 years, 122
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry McComb and Estelle (Tredenick) McComb. |
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John Joseph McFall (1918-2006) —
also known as John J. McFall —
of Manteca, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
20, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Manteca, Calif., 1948-50; member of California
state assembly, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from California, 1957-79 (11th District 1957-63,
15th District 1963-75, 14th District 1975-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, Grange;
American
Legion; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Lions.
Died March 7,
2006 (age 88 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Jonathan McIntosh (1826-1909) —
also known as Jonathan McIntosh —
of Lodi, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y., November
6, 1826.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of California
state assembly 16th District, 1880-81.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Lodi, San Joaquin
County, Calif., April
19, 1909 (age 82 years, 164
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Woodbridge, Calif.
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John Howard McLean (1860-1933) —
also known as John H. McLean —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., June 6,
1860.
Republican. Mining and
railroad
executive; founder
of Iron Mountain Press newspaper;
Dickinson
County Treasurer, 1897-98; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Catholic;
later Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, of a stroke,
in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1933 (age 72 years, 334
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
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William Lawrence Merry (1842-1911) —
also known as William L. Merry —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
December
27, 1842.
Steamship
captain; wholesale
grocer; lawyer; Consul-General
for Nicaragua in San
Francisco, Calif., 1891-96; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1897-1907; Nicaragua, 1897-1908; Costa Rica, 1897-1911.
Member, Freemasons.
Advocate of Nicaraguan Canal.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
14, 1911 (age 68 years, 352
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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James R. Mills (born c.1928) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born about 1928.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1961-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1968;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Urban
League; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1971.
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor
of Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
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Robert Timothy Monagan Jr. (b. 1920) —
also known as Bob Monagan —
of Tracy, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, July 5,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; real estate
business; member of California
state assembly, 1961-72; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1969-70; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Flournoy Montgomery (1878-1954) —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., September
20, 1878.
Democrat. President, John Wildi Evaporated Milk Co.,
1914-25; chairman, International Milk Co.,
1925-33; U.S. Minister to Hungary, 1933-41.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., November
7, 1954 (age 76 years, 48
days).
Interment somewhere
in Manchester, Vt.
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Alexander Pollock Moore (1867-1930) —
also known as Alexander P. Moore —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
10, 1867.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1923-25; Peru, 1928-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
17, 1930 (age 62 years, 99
days).
Entombed at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Carlos John Moorhead (1922-2011) —
also known as Carlos J. Moorhead —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from California, 1973-97 (20th District 1973-75,
22nd District 1975-93, 27th District 1993-97); delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died November
23, 2011 (age 89 years, 201
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Nathaniel Mosier (1888-1948) —
also known as W. N. Mosier —
of Luray, Clark
County, Mo.; Kahoka, Clark
County, Mo.
Born in Luray, Clark
County, Mo., January
16, 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
loan business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Clark County, 1937-38,
1939-40; defeated, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
12, 1948 (age 60 years, 331
days).
Interment at Combs Cemetery, Luray, Mo.
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David Donald Mulford (c.1916-2000) —
also known as Don Mulford —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., about 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1957-70; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; Rotary.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March
20, 2000 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Webster Musselwhite (1868-1955) —
also known as Harry W. Musselwhite —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born near Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 23,
1868.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in San Lorenzo, Alameda
County, Calif., December
14, 1955 (age 87 years, 205
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Edward Neblett (1818-1907) —
of Weaverville, Trinity
County, Calif.; Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Prince
George County, Va., July 18,
1818.
Whig. Hatter; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Trinity
County Sheriff, 1855-57; member of California
state assembly 21st District, 1858-59; banker; hardware
business; mayor
of Santa Rosa, Calif., 1876-78.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., January
19, 1907 (age 88 years, 185
days).
Interment at Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Calif.
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Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) —
also known as Stephen S. Nisbet —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 28,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; vice-president, Gerber Baby Foods;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Phi
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Riverside
County, Calif., July 3,
1986 (age 91 years, 36
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
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Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) —
also known as Robert E. O'Brian —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Bryant, Fulton
County, Ill., July 22,
1895.
Democrat. Locomotive
fireman; automobile
mechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pastor; president,
Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;
president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of a meat packing
plant), 1944-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Freemasons; Rotary.
Killed when he was hit by a
car on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
25, 1977 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married 1920 to Mabel
Day. |
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Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) —
also known as Tasker L. Oddie —
of Nye
County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
20, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
business; mining
business; Nye
County District Attorney, 1900-02; member of Nevada
state senate, 1904-08; Governor of
Nevada, 1911-15; defeated, 1914, 1918; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1932,
1940
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
17, 1950 (age 79 years, 120
days).
Interment at Lone
Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
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Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) —
also known as Ben W. Olcott; B. W. Olcott —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Keithsburg, Mercer
County, Ill., October
15, 1872.
Republican. Miner; secretary
of state of Oregon, 1911-20; appointed 1911; resigned 1920; Governor of
Oregon, 1919-23; defeated, 1922; president, American Savings Bank, Long
Beach, 1923.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 21,
1952 (age 79 years, 280
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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Henry Zenas Osborne (1848-1923) —
also known as Henry Z. Osborne —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y., October
4, 1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of California
Republican State Executive Committee, 1890-1900; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1890-94; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1917-23; defeated,
1914; died in office 1923.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
8, 1923 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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George Elmer Outland (1906-1981) —
also known as George E. Outland —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.; San Fernando, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif., October
8, 1906.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1943-47; defeated,
1946, 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Member, American
Association of University Professors; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons.
Died in Anacortes, Skagit
County, Wash., March 2,
1981 (age 74 years, 145
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Santa
Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Calif.
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Enoch Homer Pardee (1826-1896) —
also known as Enoch H. Pardee —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y., April 1,
1826.
Republican. Physician;
member of California
state assembly 9th District, 1871-73; mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1876-78; member of California
state senate, 1880.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
21, 1896 (age 70 years, 173
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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George Cooper Pardee (1857-1941) —
also known as George C. Pardee —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 25,
1857.
Physician;
mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1893-95; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1900,
1904,
1912,
1924;
Governor
of California, 1903-07; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
1, 1941 (age 84 years, 38
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Hollis Monroe Peavey (b. 1897) —
also known as Hollis M. Peavey —
of Huntington Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Riceville, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March
27, 1897.
Republican. Mayor
of Huntington Park, Calif., 1942-44, 1947-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Musician
and leader of Peavy's Jazz Bandits, one of the first
jazz bands.
Burial location unknown.
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Cornelius Welles Pendleton (1859-1936) —
also known as Cornelius W. Pendleton —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 71st District, 1893-96, 1899-1900; member of California
state senate, 1901-04; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1907-13.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Union
League.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
17, 1936 (age 77 years, 257
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, 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.
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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Frank C. Prescott (1859-1934) —
of California.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., November
15, 1859.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of California
state assembly, 1903-06; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1905-06.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
6, 1934 (age 74 years, 52
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Claude Fouts Purkitt (1875-1930) —
also known as Claude F. Purkitt —
of Willows, Glenn
County, Calif.
Born in Fouts Springs, Colusa
County, Calif., September
7, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state senate, 1914-22; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1916;
superior court judge in California, 1921-28; California
Democratic state chair, 1922-28.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Willows, Glenn
County, Calif., January
11, 1930 (age 54 years, 126
days).
Interment at Willows
Cemetery, Willows, Calif.
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John R. Quinn (born c.1890) —
also known as "Square Shooter" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Delano, Kern
County, Calif., about 1890.
Republican. Civil
engineer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; national
commander, American Legion, 1923-24; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1929.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Quinn. |
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28, 1929 |
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