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Angela Marie Buchanan (b. 1948) —
also known as Bay Buchanan —
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1948.
Daughter of William Baldwin Buchanan (1905-1988) and Catherine
Elizabeth (Crum) Buchanan (1911-1995).
Republican. Treasurer for Ronald
Reagan's presidential campaigns, 1976-84; treasurer of the United
States, 1981-83; television
commentator; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1988;
candidate in primary for California
state treasurer, 1990.
Female.
Catholic;
later Mormon. Irish, English,
and German
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Clair Walter Burgener (1921-2006) —
also known as Clair W. Burgener —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Vernal, Uintah
County, Utah, December
5, 1921.
Son of Walter H. Burgener and Nora (Taylor) Burgener.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; realtor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
member of California
state assembly, 1963-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from California, 1973-83 (42nd District 1973-75,
43rd District 1975-83).
Mormon. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Encinitas, San Diego
County, Calif., September
9, 2006 (age 84 years, 278
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Quayle Cannon (1827-1901) —
also known as George Q. Cannon —
of Utah.
Born in Liverpool, England,
January
11, 1827.
Son of George Cannon (1794-1844) and Ann (Quayle) Cannon (1798-1842).
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member Utah
territorial council, 1865-66, 1869-72; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1873-81.
Mormon.
Had five wives and 32 children; spent six months in federal penitentiary
for cohabitation.
Died in Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif., April 12,
1901 (age 74 years, 91
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Martha Maria Hughes Cannon (1857-1932) —
also known as Martha Hughes Cannon; Mattie Cannon;
Martha Maria Hughes —
of Utah; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born near Llandudno, Wales,
July
1, 1857.
Daughter of Peter Hughes (1824-1861) and Elizabeth (Evans) Hughes
(1833-1923).
Physician;
member of Utah state
senate, 1897-1905.
Female.
Mormon.
First
woman state senator in the U.S.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 10,
1932 (age 75 years, 9
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Jason E. Chaffetz (b. 1967) —
of Alpine, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March 26,
1967.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 2008;
U.S.
Representative from Utah 3rd District, 2009-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2009.
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Delwin Morgan Clawson (1914-1992) —
also known as Del M. Clawson —
of Compton, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Downey, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Thatcher, Graham
County, Ariz., January
11, 1914.
Republican. Mayor of
Compton, Calif., 1957-63; U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-79 (23rd District 1963-75,
33rd District 1975-79).
Mormon. Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Downey, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 5,
1992 (age 78 years, 115
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Taylor Doolittle (b. 1950) —
also known as John T. Doolittle —
of Rocklin, Placer
County, Calif.; Roseville, Placer
County, Calif.
Born in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
30, 1950.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state senate, 1981-90; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2009 (14th District 1991-93,
4th District 1993-2009).
Mormon.
Still living as of 2009.
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Kenneth Warren Dyal (1910-1978) —
also known as Ken Dyal —
of California.
Born in Bisbee, Cochise
County, Ariz., July 9,
1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 33rd District, 1965-67.
Mormon. Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., May 12,
1978 (age 67 years, 307
days).
Interment at Montecito
Memorial Park, Colton, Calif.
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David Bruce Haight (1906-2004) —
also known as David B. Haight —
of Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Oakley, Cassia
County, Idaho, September
2, 1906.
Hardware
store owner; mayor
of Palo Alto, Calif., 1961-63.
Mormon.
Died July 31,
2004 (age 97 years, 333
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Walter William Herger (b. 1945) —
also known as Wally Herger —
of Roseville, Placer
County, Calif.; Marysville, Yuba
County, Calif.; Chico, Butte
County, Calif.
Born in Yuba City, Sutter
County, Calif., May 20,
1945.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1981-87; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1987-.
Mormon. Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Jefferson Hunt (1805-1879) —
of San
Bernardino County, Calif.; Weber
County, Utah.
Born in Mason County (part now in Bracken
County), Ky., January
22, 1805.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Utah
territorial House of Representatives, 1851, 1863; member of California
state assembly, 1853-58 (2nd District 1853-54, 1st District
1854-58).
Mormon.
Founder, in 1860, of Huntsville, Utah.
Died in Oxford, Bannock
County, Idaho, May 11,
1879 (age 74 years, 109
days).
Interment at Hunt
Cemetery, Red Rock, Idaho.
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Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. (b. 1960) —
also known as Jon Huntsman, Jr. —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March 26,
1960.
Son of Jon Huntsman (businessman, philanthropist).
Republican. Business
executive; U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1992-93; Governor of
Utah, 2005-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Utah, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair).
Mormon. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Youngest U.S. Ambassador of the 20th century.
Still living as of 2009.
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Rex E. Lee (1935-1996) —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
27, 1935.
Son of Rex E. Lee and Mabel (Whiting) Lee.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron
R. White, 1963-64; U.S.
Solicitor General, 1981-85; president,
Brigham Young University, 1989-95.
Mormon. Member, Rotary.
Died March 11,
1996 (age 61 years, 13
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Philip McKeon (b. 1938) —
also known as Howard P. McKeon; Buck
McKeon —
of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
9, 1938.
Republican. Mayor
of Santa Clarita, Calif., 1987-88; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1988-92; U.S.
Representative from California 25th District, 1993-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ronald C. Packard (b. 1931) —
also known as Ron Packard —
of Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif.; Oceanside, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Meridian, Ada
County, Idaho, January
19, 1931.
Son of Forrest LeRoy Packard and Esther (Carter) Packard.
Republican. Dentist; mayor
of Carlsbad, Calif., 1978-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1983-2001 (43rd District 1983-93,
48th District 1993-2001).
Mormon. Member, American
Dental Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ivy Baker Priest (1905-1975) —
also known as Ivy Baker; Ivy Baker P.
Stevens —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Kimberly, Piute
County, Utah, September
7, 1905.
Daughter of Orange D. Baker and Clara (Fernly) Baker.
Republican. Candidate for Utah state
house of representatives, 1934; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1950; Treasurer of the
United States, 1953-60; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1964,
1972;
California
state treasurer, 1967-75; Presidential Elector for California, 1968.
Female.
Mormon.
Died, of cancer, June 23,
1975 (age 69 years, 289
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Orange D. Baker and Clara (Fernly) Baker; married 1935 to Roy F.
Priest (died 1959); married 1961 to Sidney
Stevens. |
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James William Robinson (1878-1964) —
also known as J. W. Robinson —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Coalville, Summit
County, Utah, January
19, 1878.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; Utah
County Attorney, 1918-21; candidate for Utah
state attorney general, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Utah, 1928,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1933-47; defeated, 1946.
Mormon.
Died in Escondido, San Diego
County, Calif., December
2, 1964 (age 86 years, 318
days).
Interment at Provo
City Cemetery, Provo, Utah.
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Norman David Shumway (b. 1934) —
also known as Norman D. Shumway —
of Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 28,
1934.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1979-91.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert S. Stevens (c.1916-2000) —
of California.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, about 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 60th District, 1963-67; member of California
state senate 25th District, 1967-77; superior court judge in
California, 1977-83.
Mormon.
Died in Santa Monica UCLA Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
9, 2000 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas R. Stringfellow (1922-1966) —
of Utah.
Born in Draper, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
24, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 1953-55.
Mormon.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
19, 1966 (age 44 years, 25
days).
Interment at Memorial
Gardens of the Wasatch, Ogden, Utah.
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Bruce Charles Thompson (b. 1953) —
also known as Bruce Thompson —
of Fallbrook, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Weiser, Washington
County, Idaho, November
24, 1953.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1994-2000; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 2008.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2008.
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