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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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Stanley Nelson Barnes (1900-1990) —
also known as Stanley N. Barnes —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis., May 1,
1900.
Son of Rev. Charles L. Barnes and Janet (Rankin) Barnes.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1947-53; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1956-70; took senior
status 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Sigma Chi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died March 5,
1990 (age 89 years, 308
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Anson Ford (1883-1983) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill., 1883.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; chair of
Los Angeles County Democratic Party, 1937-38; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector
for California, 1956.
Member, Sigma Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in 1983
(age about
100 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Relatives:
Married to Lois Goldsmith (1884-1975). |
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Humanitarian." |
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memorial |
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John Garamendi, Jr. (b. 1945) —
of Walnut Grove, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras
County, Calif., January
24, 1945.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; member of California
state assembly 7th District, 1974-76; member of California
state senate, 1976-90 (13th District 1976-84, 5th District
1984-90); candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1982, 1994; candidate in primary for California
state controller, 1986; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member, Platform Committee, 1988;
California
insurance commissioner, 1991-95, 2003-07; Presidential Elector
for California, 1992;
U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior, 1995-98; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 2007-09; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 2009-.
Basque, Italian,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Sigma Chi.
Still living as of 2011.
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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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William Micajah Martin (1917-1992) —
also known as William M. Martin —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.; West Covina, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 30,
1917.
Son of William Alfred Martin and Caroline (Mandel) Martin.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1950-53; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1952;
member of California
Republican State Executive Committee, 1952-53; municipal judge in
California, 1957-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma Chi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died May 8,
1992 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Charles Ramser (1908-1989) —
also known as Harold C. Ramser —
of West Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ashton, Spink
County, S.Dak., February
3, 1908.
Son of Frank Charles Ramser (1865-1960) and Friedreka (Skibbe) Ramser
(1870-1944).
Republican. President, owner, Upholstery
Supply Co.; oil
producer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1960.
Member, Sigma Chi.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 15,
1989 (age 81 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Manuel Lawrence Real (b. 1924) —
also known as Manuel L. Real —
of California.
Born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
27, 1924.
Son of Francisco Jose Real and Maria (Mansano) Real.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1964-66; U.S.
Attorney for the Central District of California, 1965-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1966-90.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma Chi.
Still living as of 1990.
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Phillip Victor Sanchez (b. 1929) —
also known as Phillip V. Sanchez —
of California.
Born in 1929.
U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1973-76; Colombia, 1976.
Member, Sigma Chi.
Still living as of 1991.
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Burt Lacklen Talcott (b. 1920) —
also known as Burt L. Talcott —
of Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., February
22, 1920.
Son of Burt Breckinridge Talcott and Hester V. (Lacklen) Talcott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-77 (12th District 1963-75,
16th District 1975-77); defeated, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 1998.
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