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William Andrew Burkett (1913-1999) —
also known as William A. Burkett —
of Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Herman, Washington
County, Neb., July 1,
1913.
Son of William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for secretary of
state of Nebraska, 1936; banker;
candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1978.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Bankers Association; Amvets; Rotary.
Wrote a 500-word history of the United States which was chosen in a
contest to be inscribed at Mount Rushmore.
Died, of heart
failure, in Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif., November
12, 1999 (age 86 years, 134
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Elmore Danielson (1915-1998) —
also known as George E. Danielson —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Wausa, Knox
County, Neb., February
20, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1963-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-71; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1971-82 (29th District 1971-75,
30th District 1975-82); Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1982-92.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
Italy; Elks.
Died of heart
failure, in Monterey Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
12, 1998 (age 83 years, 204
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner)
King Ford (1892-1967).
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King
Ford (1892-1967); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962);
married, October
15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' (Bloomer) Warren (1918-2011);
half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford, Sr.. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
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T. Eugene Thornton (b. 1911) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 27,
1911.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1959-67.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Amvets.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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