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John Joseph Allen, Jr. (1899-1995) —
also known as John J. Allen, Jr. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; McCall, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
27, 1899.
Son of John Joseph Allen, Sr. and Cathryn (Liston) Allen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958; mayor of McCall, Idaho, 1989-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died March 7,
1995 (age 95 years, 100
days).
Cremated.
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Fred Jason Babcock (1891-1973) —
also known as Fred J. Babcock —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho, August
15, 1891.
Son of Jason Eugene Babcock and Bertha Rebecca (Peyton) Babcock.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Nez
Perce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-28; Idaho
state attorney general, 1931-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in 1973
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Nicholas Bolander (1831-1897) —
also known as Henry N. Bolander —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Schlüchtern, Hesse, Germany,
February
22, 1831.
Republican. California
superintendent of public instruction, 1871-75.
Lutheran;
later Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
State Botanist for California Geological Survey, 1864-67; discovered
many plant species.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
28, 1897 (age 66 years, 187
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Hills Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) —
of Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1950-66; Presidential Elector for California, 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Moose.
Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1967 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Arthur Monroe Free (1879-1953) —
also known as Arthur M. Free —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., July 15,
1879.
Son of George A. Free and Ellen Elizabeth (Littlefield) Free.
Republican. Lawyer; Santa
Clara County District Attorney, 1907-19; U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Kiwanis.
Suffered a skull fracture in a fall on a
flight of stairs at home, and died the next day at San Jose Hospital,
San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., April 1,
1953 (age 73 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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Harry Luther Gandy (1881-1957) —
also known as Harry L. Gandy —
of Wasta, Pennington
County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Churubusco, Whitley
County, Ind., August
13, 1881.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 40th District, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1915-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif., August
15, 1957 (age 76 years, 2
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) —
also known as Newton W. Gilbert —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 24,
1862.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned
1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from Philippine
Islands, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif., July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Circle
Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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Robert T. Hunter (1907-2000) —
of Grand Coulee, Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla., September
29, 1907.
Superior court judge in Washington, 1946; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1957-77; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1969-71.
Member, Odd Fellows; Lions.
Successfully advocated the creation of an intermediate Court of
Appeals for Washington state.
Died in Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., September
17, 2000 (age 92 years, 354
days).
Interment at Ascension
Cemetery, Lake Forest, Calif.
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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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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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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.
Son of Jess Knight and Lillie J. (Milner) Knight.
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,
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1958; Presidential Elector for
California, 1960.
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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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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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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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 Edward Raker (1863-1926) —
also known as John E. Raker —
of Alturas, Modoc
County, Calif.
Born near Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., February
22, 1863.
Son of Christian Raker and Mary E. (Rambo) Raker.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for California
state senate, 1898; superior court judge in California, 1905-10;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1908,
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); California
Democratic state chair, 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from California, 1911-26 (1st District 1911-13,
2nd District 1913-26); died in office 1926.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
22, 1926 (age 62 years, 334
days).
Interment at Susanville
Cemetery, Susanville, Calif.
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Friend William Richardson (1865-1943) —
also known as Friend W. Richardson; William
Richardson —
of California.
Born in Michigan, December
1, 1865.
Son of William Richardson and Rhoda (Dye) Richardson.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; California
state treasurer, 1915-23; Governor of
California, 1923-27.
Quaker.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., September
5, 1943 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
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George Madison Roberts (1830-1915) —
also known as George M. Roberts —
of San
Benito County, Calif.
Born in Mercer
County, Ky., June 11,
1830.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 6th District, 1875-77.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., December
26, 1915 (age 85 years, 198
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Hollister, Calif.
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Henry Elbert Stubbs (1881-1937) —
also known as Henry E. Stubbs —
of Santa Maria, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Coleman
County, Tex., March 4,
1881.
Son of Henry Harrisson Stubbs and Susie (Foreman) Stubbs.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Eagles; Redmen.
Died February
28, 1937 (age 55 years, 361
days).
Interment at Santa
Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria, Calif.
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William Isham Traeger (1880-1935) —
also known as William I. Traeger —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Porterville, Tulare
County, Calif., February
26, 1880.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 1933-35.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Died January
20, 1935 (age 54 years, 328
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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George Addison Whiting (1827-1903) —
also known as George A. Whiting —
of California.
Born in Holliston, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
20, 1827.
Member of California
state assembly 12th District, 1871-73.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, of heart
disease, in Holliston, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
14, 1903 (age 75 years, 359
days).
Interment at Lake
Grove Cemetery, Holliston, Mass.
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