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Alfreda Helen Abbott (b. 1931) —
also known as Alfreda Abbott; Alfreda Helen
Lester —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March 8,
1931.
Daughter of Fred Alphonso Lester and Alberta (Penn) Lester.
Democrat. Probation
officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1972,
1988
(alternate); field representative for State Sen. Nicholas
Petris; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Female.
Protestant. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Married 1954
to Robert Perry Abbott. |
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Frank Pollard Adams (1908-1982) —
also known as Frank P. Adams —
of Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
25, 1908.
Son of Edson Adams and Jessie (Fox) Adams.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1968,
1972;
treasurer
of California Republican Party, 1971-73.
Protestant. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in June, 1982
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carol Mueller Alexander (1925-1998) —
also known as Carol M. Alexander; Carol
Mueller —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Hayward, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 18,
1925.
Daughter of Hans F. Mueller and Laura (Portmann) Mueller.
Democrat. College
instructor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1972.
Female.
Protestant. Member, League of Women
Voters; National
Organization for Women.
Died April 2,
1998 (age 72 years, 288
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1947
to Thomas R. Alexander. |
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Leo Ellis Anderson (1902-1993) —
also known as Leo E. Anderson —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Gettysburg, Potter
County, S.Dak., February
20, 1902.
Son of Laurits Martin Anderson and Leonora (Ellis) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936,
1940,
1944;
chair
of Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1936-40; vice-chair of
California Republican Party, 1942-44; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California, 1944;
California
Republican state chair, 1944-45.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Chi.
Died October
20, 1993 (age 91 years, 242
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Laurits Martin Anderson and Leonora (Ellis) Anderson; married, November
1, 1931, to Hollis Norris (died 1959); married, February
12, 1961, to Pauline Murray. |
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Dixon Arnett (b. 1938) —
of Redwood City, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
12, 1938.
Son of George Washington Arnett and Annabel (Dixon) Arnett.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 26th District, 1970-73; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1972.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1973.
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Nita Wentner Ashcraft —
also known as Nita Ashcraft —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Republican. Real estate
agent; insurance
broker; member of California
Republican State Executive Committee, 1966-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1968,
1972,
1992.
Female.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Married to Wayne W. Wentner and Hale Ashcraft. |
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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.
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Carl Ferdinand Bertschinger (b. 1868) —
also known as Carl Bertschinger —
of Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Winterthm, Switzerland,
February
24, 1868.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1948.
Protestant. Swiss
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest King Bramblett (1901-1966) —
also known as Ernest K. Bramblett —
of Pacific Grove, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., April 25,
1901.
Son of James Mitchell Bramblett and Bettie Frances (King) Bramblett.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Pacific Grove, Calif., 1938-46; U.S.
Representative from California, 1947-55 (11th District 1947-53,
13th District 1953-55).
Protestant. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
27, 1966 (age 65 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Margaret Martin Brock —
also known as Margaret M. Brock —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(alternate), 1972;
Presidential Elector for California, 1956,
1968,
1972.
Female.
Protestant. Member, Junior
League.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ralph Milton Brown (1908-1966) —
also known as Ralph M. Brown —
of Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., September
16, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 30th District, 1942-61; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1962-66; died in office 1966.
Protestant.
Died April 9,
1966 (age 57 years, 205
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Silas Bynon (1870-1950) —
also known as Fred S. Bynon —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; North Bend, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Brooklyn (now part of Oakland), Alameda
County, Calif., December
3, 1870.
Son of Alfred Augustus Bynon.
Republican. With his father, he founded the Hollywood (Calif.)
Sentinel newspaper,
which later became the Hollywood Citizen News; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1912.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., June 6,
1950 (age 79 years, 185
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Ken Calvert (b. 1953) —
of Corona, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Corona, Riverside
County, Calif., June 7,
1953.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California, 1993-2008 (43rd District
1993-2003, 44th District 2003-08); defeated in primary, 1982.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2008.
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Alan MacGregor Cranston (1914-2000) —
also known as Alan Cranston —
of Los Altos Hills, Santa Clara
County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 19,
1914.
Son of William Cranston and Carol (Dixon) Cranston.
Democrat. Journalist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972,
1988
(speaker);
California
state controller, 1959-67; U.S.
Senator from California, 1969-93; defeated in primary, 1964;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984.
Protestant. Member, United
World Federalists.
Sued by Adolf Hitler over his unexpurgated translation into English
of Mein Kampf. Reprimanded
by the Senate in 1991 over his dealings with Lincoln Savings and Loan
president Charles Keating.
Died in Los Altos, Santa Clara
County, Calif., December
31, 2000 (age 86 years, 195
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ronald Vernie Dellums (b. 1935) —
also known as Ronald V. Dellums —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
24, 1935.
Democrat. Social
worker; U.S.
Representative from California, 1971-98 (7th District 1971-75,
8th District 1975-93, 9th District 1993-98); arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy
in Washington, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1988,
1996,
2008.
Protestant. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2009.
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Calvin M. Dooley (b. 1954) —
also known as Cal Dooley —
of Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif.; Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., January
11, 1954.
Democrat. Farmer;
administrative assistant to State Sen. Rose
Ann Vuich, 1987-89; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2005 (17th District 1991-93,
20th District 1993-2005); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Protestant. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Dunlap (1832-1885) —
of Sutter Creek, Amador
County, Calif.
Born in West Salem, Wayne
County, Ohio, March 30,
1832.
Member of California
state assembly 16th District, 1875-80.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of consumption (tuberculosis),
in Bieber, Lassen
County, Calif., September
15, 1885 (age 53 years, 169
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, McArthur, Calif.
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Elton William Gallegly (b. 1944) —
also known as Elton Gallegly —
of Simi Valley, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Huntington Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 7,
1944.
Republican. Real estate
broker; mayor
of Simi Valley, Calif., 1980-86; U.S.
Representative from California, 1987-2008 (21st District 1987-93,
23rd District 1993-2003, 24th District 2003-08); delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1988.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clarence Edward Gauss (1887-1960) —
also known as Clarence E. Gauss —
of Connecticut; Washington,
D.C.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
12, 1887.
Son of Herman Gauss and Emile J. (Eisenman) Gauss.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1912-15; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1916; Amoy, 1916-20; Tsinan, 1920-23; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1923-24; Tsinan, 1924-26; Shanghai, 1926-27, 1935-38; Tientsin, 1927-31; Paris, 1935; U.S. Minister to Australia, 1940-41; U.S. Ambassador to China, 1941-44.
Protestant.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 8,
1960 (age 73 years, 87
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Peirson Mitchell Hall (1894-1979) —
also known as Peirson M. Hall —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Armour, Douglas
County, S.Dak., July 31,
1894.
Son of Robert A. Hall (1851-1895) and Mary M. (Cripps) Hall
(1865-1937).
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932,
1940
(alternate); U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1933-37; secretary of
California Democratic Party, 1936; superior court judge in
California, 1939-42; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1942-66;
U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1966-68;
took senior status 1968; senior judge, 1968-79.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons.
Died in California, December
8, 1979 (age 85 years, 130
days).
Interment at Fort
Calhoun Cemetery, Fort Calhoun, Neb.
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Arthur Hathaway Hewitt (1858-1929) —
of Sutter
County, Calif.
Born in Vermont, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1907-12; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1911-12.
Protestant.
Died in 1929
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael M. Honda (b. 1941) —
also known as Mike Honda —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Walnut Grove, Solano
County, Calif., June 27,
1941.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; member of California
state assembly, 1996-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 2001-; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 2008.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Stephen Horn (b. 1931) —
also known as Stephen Horn; Steve Horn —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in San Juan Bautista, San Benito
County, Calif., May 31,
1931.
Son of John Stephen Horn and Isabelle (McCaffrey) Horn.
Republican. Administrative assistant to Secretary of Labor James
P. Mitchell, 1959-60; legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Thomas
H. Kuchel, 1960-66; president,
California State University Long Beach, 1970-88; U.S.
Representative from California 38th District, 1993-2003; defeated
in primary, 1988.
Protestant. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Hyrum Rex Lee (1910-2001) —
also known as H. Rex Lee —
of Washington,
D.C.; La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Rigby, Jefferson
County, Idaho, April 8,
1910.
Son of Hyrum Lee and Eliza (Farnsworth) Lee.
Democrat. Economist;
Governor
of American Samoa, 1961-67, 1977-78; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1968-73.
Protestant.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., July 26,
2001 (age 91 years, 109
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter J. Little (1894-1960) —
of Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Indiana, 1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1925-34; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1933-34.
Protestant.
Died in 1960
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) —
also known as S. C. Masterson;
"Brick" —
of Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif.; El Sobrante, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Touchet, Walla Walla
County, Wash., December
23, 1911.
Son of S. C. Masterson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948;
municipal judge in California, 1950; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge in
California, 1960-72.
Protestant. Member, Exchange
Club; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., 1990
(age about
78 years); his body was
donated to the University of California for medical research.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Charles
W. Masterson; son of S. C. Masterson; married to Marjorie Bried
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Alfred A. McCandless (b. 1927) —
also known as Al McCandless —
of Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif.; Bermuda Dunes, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Brawley, Imperial
County, Calif., July 23,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; automobile
and truck dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1972;
Presidential Elector for California, 1972;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1975; U.S.
Representative from California, 1983-95 (37th District 1983-93,
44th District 1993-95).
Protestant. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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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 Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.
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Pat Nixon (1912-1993) —
also known as Thelma Catherine Ryan;
"Starlight" —
Born in Ely, White Pine
County, Nev., March 16,
1912.
Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan.
Republican. School
teacher; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.
Female.
Protestant. Irish and
German
ancestry.
The Pat Nixon Elementary School in Cerritos, California, is named for
her.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Park Ridge, Bergen
County, N.J., June 22,
1993 (age 81 years, 98
days).
Interment at Richard
Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
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Kent Doak Pursel (b. 1904) —
also known as Kent D. Pursel —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
7, 1904.
Republican. Pharmacist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1948.
Protestant. Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Meredith Pinxton Snyder (1859-1937) —
also known as Meredith P. Snyder; Pinky
Snyder —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., October
22, 1859.
Democrat. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1896-98, 1900-04, 1919-21.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died of bladder
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 7,
1937 (age 77 years, 167
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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John Gayer Terry (b. 1897) —
also known as John G. Terry —
of Pixley, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Rockville, Bates
County, Mo., July 12,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1946; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cameron Erskine Thom (1825-1915) —
also known as Cameron E. Thom —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Culpeper, Culpeper
County, Va., June 20,
1825.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1854-57, 1869-73, 1877-79;
member of California
state senate, 1858-59; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1882-84.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1915 (age 89 years, 227
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, 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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Jesse Marvin Unruh (1922-1987) —
also known as Jesse M. Unruh; Jess Unruh; "Big
Daddy" —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., September
30, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1955-70; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1962-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California, 1956;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1970; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973; California
state treasurer, 1975-87; died in office 1987.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August 4,
1987 (age 64 years, 308
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
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