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Ferris Forman (1808-1901) —
of Vandalia, Fayette
County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born in Nichols, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
24, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Illinois, 1839-41; member of Illinois
state senate, 1845-46; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1848;
went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster; secretary of
state of California, 1858-60; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 13th District, 1870;
Fayette
County State's Attorney.
Died in Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif., February
11, 1901 (age 92 years, 171
days).
Interment at San
Joaquin Catholic Cemetery, Stockton, Calif.
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John White Geary (1819-1873) —
also known as John W. Geary —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland
County, Pa., December
30, 1819.
Civil
engineer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1849; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1850-51; Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1856-57; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1867-73.
Methodist.
Died after suffering a heart
attack, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
8, 1873 (age 53 years, 40
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Edward E. Muecke (b. 1869) —
of Aurora, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., December
11, 1869.
Merchant;
postmaster; U.S. Vice Consul in Iquique, 1900-09; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Iquique, 1909-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ada Belle Mills Nale (1882-1947) —
also known as Ada Belle Mills —
of West Plains, Howell
County, Mo.; Atlanta, Macon
County, Mo.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.; Dutch Flat, Placer
County, Calif.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ill., October
6, 1882.
Daughter of Joseph L. Mills and Lavina E. (Allyn) Mills.
Democrat. School
teacher; postmaster; member of Missouri
Democratic State Central Committee.
Female.
Died, of liver
cancer, in Sutter Hospital,
Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., March 4,
1947 (age 64 years, 149
days).
Interment at Sierra
View Memorial Patk, Marysville, Calif.
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Lewis Philip Ohliger (1843-1923) —
also known as Lewis P. Ohliger —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Rheinpfalz, Germany,
January
3, 1843.
Democrat. Wholesale
druggist; grocer; Wayne
County Treasurer, 1875-79; trustee, Wooster and Lodi Railway;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884;
postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1892-93.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., January
9, 1923 (age 80 years, 6
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio.
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Thomas More Storke (1876-1971) —
also known as Thomas M. Storke —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., November
23, 1876.
Son of Charles
A. Storke (1847-1936).
Democrat. Postmaster; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1924,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1938-39.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., October
12, 1971 (age 94 years, 323
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Frederick Douglas Vibert (1873-1954) —
also known as Fred D. Vibert —
of Cloquet, Carlton
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Gaspé, Quebec,
November
14, 1873.
Son of Robert Douglas Vibert and Ellen (Hollick) Vibert.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
editor and publisher; real estate
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1908;
mayor
of Cloquet, Minn.; postmaster; member of Minnesota
state senate 54th District, 1915-22; agricultural agent,
Minnesota Power and
Light.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 25,
1954 (age 80 years, 131
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Robert Whitney Waterman (1826-1891) —
also known as Robert W. Waterman —
of Geneva, Kane
County, Ill.; Wilmington, Will
County, Ill.; California.
Born in Fairfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
15, 1826.
Son of John Dean Waterman (1785-1837) and Mary Graves (Waldo)
Waterman (1787-1843).
Postmaster; newspaper
publisher; involved in silver and gold mining;
president, San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Railway;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1887; Governor of
California, 1887-91.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., April 12,
1891 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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