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John Franklin Swift (1829-1891) —
also known as John F. Swift —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in 1829.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1888;
U.S. Minister to Japan, 1889-91, died in office 1891.
Died in Japan,
March
10, 1891 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Victor Howard Metcalf (1853-1936) —
also known as Victor H. Metcalf —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
10, 1853.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1899-1904; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1904-06; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1906-08.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., February
20, 1936 (age 82 years, 133
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Benjamin Parke Avery (1828-1875) —
also known as Benjamin P. Avery —
of California.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
11, 1828.
Son of Samuel Putnam Avery and Hannah (Parke) Avery.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to China, 1874-75, died in office 1875.
Died, of kidney
disease, in Peking (Beijing), China,
November
8, 1875 (age 46 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1861
to Mary A. Fuller. |
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Romualdo Pacheco (1831-1899) —
of San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., October
31, 1831.
Republican. Superior court judge in California, 1853-57; member of California
state senate, 1857, 1861-63, 1869-70; California
state treasurer, 1863-67; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1871-75; Governor of
California, 1875; U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1877-78, 1879-83;
U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1890-91; Salvador, 1890-91; Nicaragua, 1890-91; Guatamala, 1890-93; Honduras, 1890-93.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., January
23, 1899 (age 67 years, 84
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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George Clement Perkins (1839-1923) —
also known as George C. Perkins —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Kennebunkport, York
County, Maine, August
23, 1839.
Son of Clement Perkins and Lucinda (Fairfield) Perkins.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
miller; steamship
business; member of California
state senate, 1869-76; Governor of
California, 1880-83; U.S.
Senator from California, 1893-1915; appointed 1893.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., February
26, 1923 (age 83 years, 187
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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William McKendree Gwin (1805-1885) —
also known as W. M. Gwin —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Tennessee, October
9, 1805.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1841-43; U.S.
Senator from California, 1850-55, 1857-61.
Engaged in a duel
with J.
W. McCorkle, June 1, 1853; there were no injuries.
Died September
3, 1885 (age 79 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Henry Goode Blasdel (1825-1900) —
also known as Henry G. Blasdel —
of Nevada.
Born near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., January
29, 1825.
Republican. Miller; mining
business; Governor of
Nevada, 1864-71.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., July 22,
1900 (age 75 years, 174
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Henry Huntly Haight (1825-1878) —
also known as Henry H. Haight —
of California.
Born May 30,
1825.
Democrat. Governor of
California, 1867-71; defeated, 1871.
Died September
2, 1878 (age 53 years, 95
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Washington Montgomery Bartlett (1824-1887) —
also known as Washington Bartlett —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., February
29, 1824.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; journalist;
newspaper
publisher; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1883-87; Governor of
California, 1887; died in office 1887.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
12, 1887 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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William Fife Knowland (1908-1974) —
also known as William F. Knowland —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif., June 26,
1908.
Son of Joseph
Russell Knowland.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1933-35; member of California
state senate, 1935-39; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1964
(delegation chair); member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1938-42; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; U.S.
Senator from California, 1945-59; candidate for Governor of
California, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Moose;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound at his summer home near Guerneville, Sonoma
County, Calif., February
23, 1974 (age 65 years, 242
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Charles Clark Stevenson (1826-1890) —
also known as Charles C. Stevenson —
of Nevada.
Born in Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y., February
20, 1826.
Republican. Member of Nevada
state senate; Governor of
Nevada, 1887-90.
Died in Carson
City, Nev., September
21, 1890 (age 64 years, 213
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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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.
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Coles Bashford (1816-1878) —
of Wayne
County, N.Y.; Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born near Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y., January
24, 1816.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County District Attorney, 1847-50; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1853-55; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1856-58; defeated, 1855; Arizona
territory attorney general, 1864-66; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1867-69; secretary
of Arizona Territory, 1869-76.
Died in Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., April 25,
1878 (age 62 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Edward Stanly (1810-1872) —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., January
10, 1810.
Son of John
Stanly.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1837-43, 1849-53 (3rd
District 1837-43, 8th District 1849-53); member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1844-46, 1848-49; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1844-46; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1846-48; candidate for Governor of
California, 1857; general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 12,
1872 (age 62 years, 184
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Edward Colston Marshall (1821-1893) —
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., June 29,
1821.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1851-53; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1856; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1874; California
state attorney general, 1883-87.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 9,
1893 (age 72 years, 10
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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William Higby (1813-1887) —
of Calaveras
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Willsboro, Essex
County, N.Y., August
18, 1813.
Republican. Member of California
state senate, 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from California, 1863-69 (at-large 1863-65, 2nd
District 1865-69); U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st California District,
1876-79.
Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., November
27, 1887 (age 74 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Alexander White Baldwin (1835-1869) —
of Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in Gainesville, Sumter
County, Ala., 1835.
Son of Joseph
Glover Baldwin.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for Nevada, 1865-69; died in office 1869.
Died in Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif., November
14, 1869 (age about 34
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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John Maxwell Coghlan (1835-1879) —
also known as John M. Coghlan —
of California.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
8, 1835.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 18th District, 1865-67; U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1871-73; defeated,
1872; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1876-78.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March 26,
1879 (age 43 years, 108
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Horace Francis Page (1833-1890) —
also known as Horace F. Page —
of Placerville, El Dorado
County, Calif.
Born near Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., October
20, 1833.
Republican. Candidate for California
state senate, 1869; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1873-83; defeated,
1882; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1884.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August
23, 1890 (age 56 years, 307
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Henry Durant (1802-1875) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Massachusetts, 1802.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1873-75; died in office 1875.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., January
22, 1875 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Edward B. Pond (1833-1910) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Belleville, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
7, 1833.
Democrat. Mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1887-91; candidate for Governor of
California, 1890.
Unitarian.
Died, of a heart
attack, in San
Francisco, Calif., April 22,
1910 (age 76 years, 227
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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John Raglan Glascock (1845-1913) —
also known as John R. Glascock —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Panola
County, Miss., August
25, 1845.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California at-large, 1883-85; mayor of
Oakland, Calif., 1889-91.
Died in Woodside, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
10, 1913 (age 68 years, 77
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton (1839-1890) —
also known as P. D. Wigginton —
of Merced, Merced
County, Calif.
Born in Illinois, 1839.
U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1875-77, 1878-79;
American candidate for Governor of
California, 1886.
Died in 1890
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Joseph Glover Baldwin (c.1818-1864) —
also known as Joseph G. Baldwin —
of California.
Born about 1818.
Justice
of California state supreme court, 1858-61.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., September
30, 1864 (age about 46
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Oscar L. Shafter (c.1823-1873) —
of California.
Born about 1823.
Justice
of California state supreme court, 1864-67.
Died in Florence (Firenze), Italy,
January
22, 1873 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Henry Perrin Coon (1822-1884) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y., September
30, 1822.
Physician;
state court judge in California, 1856-60; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1863-67.
Presbyterian.
Died of heart
failure in the Palace Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., December
4, 1884 (age 62 years, 65
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Nathan W. Spaulding (1829-1903) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Maine, September
24, 1829.
Republican. Mayor of
Oakland, Calif., 1870-73; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1888.
Died in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., October
8, 1903 (age 74 years, 14
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Walter Van Dyke (d. 1905) —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 22nd District, 1853; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1873-76.
Died in 1905.
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Rowena Cooper. |
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J. P. M. Davis (d. 1864) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1860-62.
Died in 1864.
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Andrew Williams (c.1800-1876) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in New York, about 1800.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1857-59.
Died January
19, 1876 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Charles Clayton (1825-1885) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Devon, England,
October
5, 1825.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1863-67; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1873-75.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., October
4, 1885 (age 59 years, 364
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Eli W. Playter (1819-1893) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
October
6, 1819.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1885-87.
Died January
9, 1893 (age 73 years, 95
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Washburne R. Andrus (1841-1895) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Connecticut, September
23, 1841.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1878-80.
Died June 6,
1895 (age 53 years, 256
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Enoch Homer Pardee (1826-1896) —
also known as Enoch H. Pardee —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y., April 1,
1826.
Son of Wheeler Pardee (1782-1863) and Eleanor (Rose) Pardee
(1784-1864).
Republican. Physician;
member of California
state assembly 9th District, 1871-73; mayor of
Oakland, Calif., 1876-78; member of California
state senate, 1880.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
21, 1896 (age 70 years, 173
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Anson Barstow (1831-1906) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in New Hampshire, November
29, 1831.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1901-03.
Died February
5, 1906 (age 74 years, 68
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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James E. Blethen (1828-1909) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Maine, June 25,
1828.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1880-82.
Died June 23,
1909 (age 80 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Warren Olney (1841-1921) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Davis
County, Iowa, March 11,
1841.
Son of William Olney and Eliza Ann (Green) Olney.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from California, 1896;
director, California Title
Insurance and Trust Company; president, South San Francisco Dock
Company; mayor of
Oakland, Calif., 1903-05.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 2,
1921 (age 80 years, 83
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Melvin C. Chapman (1852-1936) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Illinois, December
5, 1852.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1891-93.
Died in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., May 4,
1936 (age 83 years, 151
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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George M. Blake (d. 1875) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in New York.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1862-63.
Died October
16, 1875.
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Benjamin F. Ferris (c.1806-1876) —
also known as B. F. Ferris; H. A. Johnson —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in New York, about 1806.
Justice of the Peace, 1853 to about 1860; mayor of
Oakland, Calif., 1865-66; banker.
While traveling under the pseudonym 'H. A. Johnson', aboard the
steamer Amador on the Sacramento River, he committed suicide
by taking
poison, tying his feet together, and then jumping or falling
overboard to drown in
the river, near Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., May 20,
1876 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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John Brooks Felton (1827-1877) —
also known as John B. Felton —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Massachusetts, 1827.
Presidential Elector for California, 1868;
mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1869-70; Presidential Elector for California,
1872,
1876.
Died May 2,
1877 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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William W. Crane, Jr. (1831-1883) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in New York, September
14, 1831.
Republican. Presidential Elector for California, 1864;
mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1867-68.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., July 31,
1883 (age 51 years, 320
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Edward Gibbons (1816-1886) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Delaware, 1816.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1864-65.
Died in Calistoga, Napa
County, Calif., May 30,
1886 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Charles K. Robinson (1835-1887) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in New York, January
16, 1835.
Banker;
mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1882-83.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
22, 1887 (age 52 years, 310
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Charles Campbell (c.1838-1890) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born about 1838.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1855-56.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., October
9, 1890 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Samuel Merritt (1822-1890) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Maine, 1822.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1868-69.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., August
17, 1890 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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W. H. Bovee (1823-1894) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in New York, 1823.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1863-64.
Died May 14,
1894 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Francis K. Shattuck (1823-1898) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in New York, 1823.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1859-60; member of California
state assembly 4th District, 1860-61.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., September
9, 1898 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Warren Barkley English (1840-1913) —
also known as Warren B. English —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 1,
1840.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of California
state senate, 1882; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1894-95; defeated,
1894.
Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., January
9, 1913 (age 72 years, 253
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Herbert Lafayette Beach (1876-1959) —
also known as Herbert L. Beach —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Virginia, April 14,
1876.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1945-47.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., August
30, 1959 (age 83 years, 138
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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J. West Martin (1822-1899) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Maryland, February
6, 1822.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1883-84.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., August
18, 1899 (age 77 years, 193
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Mack Weber (c.1834-1901) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Ohio, about 1834.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1875-76.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., January
6, 1901 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Ashmun C. Henry (1828-1907) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Ohio, December
6, 1828.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1884-85.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., January
15, 1907 (age 78 years, 40
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Charles Dexter Pierce (1859-1909) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1859.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1888-89.
Died in Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif., October
17, 1909 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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William R. Davis (1850-1915) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Iowa, February
26, 1850.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1887-88.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March 17,
1915 (age 65 years, 19
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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William John Cooper (1882-1935) —
of California.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., November
24, 1882.
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-29; appointed 1927;
resigned 1929.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke while
driving, and died nine days later, in a hospital
at Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., September
19, 1935 (age 52 years, 299
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Will C. Wood (c.1881-1939) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Elmira, Solano
County, Calif., about 1881.
Republican. California
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-27; resigned 1927;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., May 15,
1939 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Charles Tyler Botts (c.1808-1884) —
also known as Charles T. Botts —
of Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Spotsylvania
County, Va., about 1808.
Lawyer;
delegate
to California state constitutional convention from Monterey
District, 1849; district judge in California, 1850.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
4, 1884 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Frank D. Stringham (1871-1931) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Kansas, December
11, 1871.
Mayor
of Berkeley, Calif., 1923-27.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., December
8, 1931 (age 59 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Richard M. Stadden (1856-1918) —
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., May 27,
1856.
Civil
engineer and contractor
on railways
and harbor
projects in the U.S. and Mexico; Hawaiian consul at Manzanillo,
1886-87; U.S. Consul in Manzanillo, 1886-87; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Manzanillo, 1906-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Manzanillo, 1916-17.
Died, of influenza,
1918
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Luther Harvey Cary —
also known as Luther H. Cary —
of Greenbush, Sheboygan
County, Wis.; Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1855, 1867; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1861-62; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1864;
member of California
state assembly 14th District, 1883-85.
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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William Byron Rumford (d. 1986) —
also known as W. Byron Rumford —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1948-66; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964.
African
ancestry.
Died June 12,
1986.
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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John Coffee Hays (1817-1883) —
also known as Jack C. Hays —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Cedar Lick, Wilson
County, Tenn., January
28, 1817.
Democrat. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of
Independence; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1876.
Joined the Texas Rangers in the 1830s (later named to Texas Rangers
Hall of Fame). Sheriff of San Francisco in 1850; U.S. Surveyor
General for California, 1853; one of the founders of the city of
Oakland.
Died April 21,
1883 (age 66 years, 83
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Charles Crocker (1822-1888) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
16, 1822.
Son of Isaac Crocker and Eliza (Wright) Crocker.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant;
banker;
member of California
state assembly 9th District, 1861-62; one of the builders of the
Central Pacific Railroad;
first president of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Died in Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif., August
14, 1888 (age 65 years, 333
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Charles Goodall (1824-1899) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in England,
1824.
Member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1871-73.
Co-founded a San Francisco shipping firm; served as harbormaster
of San Francisco in 1861-65.
Died in 1899
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Frank Aleamon Leach (1846-1929) —
also known as Frank A. Leach —
of Solano
County, Calif.
Born in 1846.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1880;
member of California
state assembly 19th District, 1880-82; superintendent of the U.S.
Mint at San Francisco, 1897-1907.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 19,
1929 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Heber J. Brown (d. 1978) —
of California.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1940.
Died August
31, 1978.
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Harriet Gould Forward (1883-1980) —
also known as Mrs. Walter F. Forward, Sr. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb., February
11, 1883.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1940.
Female.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., January
31, 1980 (age 96 years, 354
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Stephen T. Gage —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 18th District, 1856-57.
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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