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  Jobyna Dee Baggerley (b. 1926) — also known as Jobyna Baggerley; Jobyna Dee Treadway — of Edmond, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Richmond, Contra Costa County, Calif., March 15, 1926. Daughter of Dee Treadway and Koto (Kepley) Treadway. Republican. Member of Oklahoma Republican State Committee, 1971; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1972. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Eastern Star. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Married, December 30, 1963, to Robert Earl Baggerley.
  Walter Stephan Baring, Jr. (1911-1975) — also known as Walter S. Baring, Jr. — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nev., September 9, 1911. Son of Walter Stephen Baring and Emilie Louise (Froelich) Baring. Democrat. Furniture business; chair of Washoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1936-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1952, 1956. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Lions; Eagles; Sertoma. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 13, 1975 (age 63 years, 307 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
  Relatives: Married, January 31, 1942, to Alma Geraldine Buchanan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Clinton Belloni (1919-1999) — also known as Robert C. Belloni — of Myrtle Point, Coos County, Ore. Born in Riverton, Coos County, Ore., April 4, 1919. Son of John Edward Belloni and Della (Clinton) Belloni. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of Coos County Democratic Party, 1957; circuit judge in Oregon, 1957-67; U.S. District Judge for Oregon, 1967-84; took senior status 1984. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary. Died, of congestive heart failure, at a retirement home in San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif., November 3, 1999 (age 80 years, 213 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 26, 1946, to Doris A. Adams.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) — also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Fleming County, Ky., June 6, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor of Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County; elected 1948, 1952, 1954. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; American Legion. Died in June, 1967 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Pauline L. Davis (b. 1917) — of Portola, Plumas County, Calif. Born in Verdigre, Knox County, Neb., January 3, 1917. Democrat. Member of California state assembly, 1952-; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1960; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1968. Female. Member, Order of the Eastern Star. Still living as of 1968.
  Thomas H. Doran (1848-1925) — of Burwell, Garfield County, Neb. Born in County Carlow, Ireland, August 15, 1848. Son of Patrick Doran (1809-1865) and Catherine (Kealy) Doran (1819-1855). Republican. Banker; hardware and furniture business; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1905-08; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 25, 1925 (age 77 years, 10 days). Interment at Cottonwood Cemetery, Burwell, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Doran (1809-1865) and Catherine (Kealy) Doran (1819-1855); married 1880 to Ettie E. Satterlee (1857-1906); married, May 20, 1908, to Elsie Amelia (Cram) Green (1863-1927).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Augustus Ducker (b. 1870) — also known as Edward A. Ducker — of Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nev.; Carson City, Nev. Born in Visalia, Tulare County, Calif., February 26, 1870. Son of Benjamin Franklin Ducker and Augusta (Woodward) Ducker. Democrat. Lawyer; Humboldt County District Attorney, 1905-10; district judge in Nevada 6th District, 1911-18; justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1918-31; chief justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1929-31. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 30, 1903, to Dollie B. Guthrie.
  Effie Easton (b. 1869) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in New York, 1869. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924, 1928. Female. Member, Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Daniel E. F. Easton (1873-1963; physician).
  Knute Hill (1876-1963) — also known as "Little Giant" — of Prosser, Benton County, Wash. Born near Creston, Ogle County, Ill., July 31, 1876. Son of Rasmus O. Hill and Martha (Govig) Hill. Member of Washington state house of representatives, 1927-32; U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1933-43; defeated, 1920 (Farmer-Labor, 4th District), 1924 (Farmer-Labor, 4th District), 1946 (Independent Progressive, 5th District). Norwegian ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, Calif., December 3, 1963 (age 87 years, 125 days). Interment at Yakima Calvary Cemetery, Yakima, Wash.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1908, to Helen Jensen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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. Son of Thomas M. Kemp (1836-1926) and Elizabeth J. (Kibler) Kemp (1843-1896). 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.
  Relatives: Married, June 15, 1909, to Elinor Orton (1877-1959).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Cooper Pardee (1857-1941) — also known as George C. Pardee — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., July 25, 1857. Son of Enoch Homer Pardee and Mary Elizabeth (Pardee) Pardee (1830-1870). Physician; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1893-95; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1900, 1904, 1912, 1924; Governor of California, 1903-07; Presidential Elector for California, 1912; Presidential Elector for California, 1924. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis; Native Sons of the Golden West. Pardee Dam on the Mokelumne River is named for him. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., September 1, 1941 (age 84 years, 38 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Third cousin twice removed of Jared Whitfield Pardee; grandnephew and second cousin twice removed of Aaron Pardee; fourth cousin once removed of Dwight Whitfield Pardee; son of Enoch Homer Pardee and Mary Elizabeth (Pardee) Pardee (1830-1870); first cousin once removed and third cousin once removed of Don Albert Pardee; married, January 25, 1887, to Helen Newhall Penniman (1857-1947). See Pardee family of New York.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Augusta Felder.
  Cross-reference: Fletcher Bowron
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Edwin Winslow Wade (1903-1976) — also known as Edwin W. Wade — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Jamestown, Stutsman County, N.Dak., October 15, 1903. Son of Harry M. Wade and Marian A. (Eaton) Wade. Mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 1960-75. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Navy League. Died in June, 1976 (age 72 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 18, 1925, to Mary Bruce Garrick.

 

 


 
   
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