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Stephen Mallory White (1853-1901) —
also known as Stephen M. White —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
19, 1853.
Son of William
Francis White.
Democrat. Member of California
state senate, 1887-91; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1887-91; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1888
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1892;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1893-99.
Catholic.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
21, 1901 (age 48 years, 33
days).
Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
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Henry Tifft Gage (1852-1924) —
also known as Henry T. Gage —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born near Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., November
25, 1852.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1888;
lawyer;
Governor
of California, 1899-1903; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1910.
Died August
28, 1924 (age 71 years, 277
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at New Calvary Cemetery.
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Charles Kramer (1879-1943) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., April 18,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 13th District, 1933-43; defeated,
1942, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1936;
candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1941.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Cedar Lodge Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
20, 1943 (age 63 years, 277
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at New Calvary Cemetery.
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John Francis Dockweiler (1895-1943) —
also known as John F. Dockweiler —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
19, 1895.
Son of Isidore
Bernard Dockweiler and Gertrude (Reeve) Dockweiler.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1933-39; candidate
in primary for Governor of
California, 1938; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1940-43.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
31, 1943 (age 47 years, 134
days).
Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
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John Martin Costello (1903-1976) —
also known as John M. Costello —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
15, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 1935-45; defeated,
1932, 1944.
Catholic.
Died, of heart
failure, in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., August
29, 1976 (age 73 years, 227
days).
Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
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Peter J. Somers (1850-1924) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Esmeralda
County, Nev.
Born in Menomonee Falls, Waukesha
County, Wis., April 12,
1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1890-93; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1893-95; Nevada
Democratic state chair, 1907-09; district judge in Nevada,
1908-13.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
15, 1924 (age 73 years, 309
days).
Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
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John Harley Burke (1894-1951) —
also known as John H. Burke —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 2,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; oil
producer; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1933-35.
Died in a hospital
at Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1951 (age 56 years, 346
days).
Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
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John Steven McGroarty (1862-1944) —
of California.
Born in Foster Township, Luzerne
County, Pa., August
20, 1862.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1935-39; candidate
in primary for secretary of
state of California, 1938.
Catholic.
Elected poet
laureate of California by the state legislature in 1933.
Died, at St. Vincent's Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August 7,
1944 (age 81 years, 353
days).
Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
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William Joseph Hynes (1843-1915) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Ireland,
March
31, 1843.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1873-75.
Died April 2,
1915 (age 72 years, 2
days).
Entombed at New Calvary Cemetery.
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Edward Laurence Doheny (1856-1935) —
also known as Edward L. Doheny —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., August
10, 1856.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1920;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1920.
Indicted
in 1924 on federal bribery and
conspiracy charges;
he had given $100,000 to Secretary of the Interior Albert
B. Fall, and soon after received a valuable contract to develop
the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve in California. Though Fall was
convicted of taking a bribe, Doheny was found not guilty.
Died September
8, 1935 (age 79 years, 29
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at New Calvary Cemetery.
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Eugene S. Ives —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1885, 1887;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1888;
member of New York
state senate 11th District, 1888-91; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1894; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker).
Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
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Joseph Scott (1867-1958) —
also known as "Mr. Los Angeles" —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, Los Angeles School Board, 1904-15; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1920,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1940.
Catholic.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1958
(age about
91 years).
Interment at New Calvary Cemetery; statue at Los
Angeles County Courthouse Grounds, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Edward C. Purpus —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1936.
Entombed in mausoleum at New Calvary Cemetery.
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William French Smith (1917-1990) —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Wilton, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
26, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1968
(delegation chair), 1972,
1976;
Presidential Elector for California, 1968;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1981-85.
Member, American
Judicature Society.
Died, of cancer, October
29, 1990 (age 73 years, 64
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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William David Upshaw (1866-1952) —
also known as William D. Upshaw; "Earnest
Willie" —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga., October
15, 1866.
Son of Isaac Upshaw and Addie (Stamps) Upshaw.
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1919-27; Prohibition
candidate for President
of the United States, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1952 (age 86 years, 37
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Frank Putnam Flint (1862-1929) —
also known as Frank P. Flint —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in North Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 15,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1896
(alternate), 1920,
1928;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1897-1901; U.S.
Senator from California, 1905-11.
Flintridge, California, is named for
him.
While on a world tour, died on the ocean
liner President Polk, probably in the South China
Sea, while approaching Manila, Philippines, February
11, 1929 (age 66 years, 211
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Culbert Levy Olson (1876-1962) —
also known as Culbert L. Olson —
of Utah; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Fillmore, Millard
County, Utah, November
7, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Utah state
senate, 1916-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Utah, 1920;
member of California
state senate, 1935-39; Governor of
California, 1939-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1943; California
Democratic state chair, 1944-46.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died at a rest
home in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 13,
1962 (age 85 years, 157
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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George Edward Cryer (1875-1961) —
also known as George E. Cryer —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Douglas
County, Neb., May 13,
1875.
Son of John B. Cryer and Elizabeth (Grange) Cryer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1921-29; defeated, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died after falling
from a ladder, May 24,
1961 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Louis Westcott Myers (1872-1960) —
of California.
Born in Lake Mills, Jefferson
County, Wis., September
6, 1872.
Superior court judge in California, 1913-23; justice of
California state supreme court, 1923-26; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1924-26.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
15, 1960 (age 87 years, 162
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Kirtland Irving Perky (1867-1939) —
also known as K. I. Perky —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Smithville, Wayne
County, Ohio, February
8, 1867.
Son of John Firestone Perky and Esther (Martin) Perky.
Democrat. Idaho
Democratic state chair, 1900-02; district judge in Idaho 4th
District, 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1912-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
9, 1939 (age 71 years, 335
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Thomas Francis Ford (1873-1958) —
also known as Thomas F. Ford —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
18, 1873.
Son of Thomas Ford and Ellen (Ferris) Ford.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1933-45; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Unitarian.
Died in South Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
26, 1958 (age 85 years, 311
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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William Elmer Evans (1876-1959) —
also known as William E. Evans —
of Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., November
13, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1927-35 (9th District 1927-33,
11th District 1933-35); defeated, 1934.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
12, 1959 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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James McLachlan (1852-1940) —
of Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Scotland,
August
1, 1852.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California, 1895-97, 1901-11 (6th District
1895-97, 1901-03, 7th District 1903-11).
Died in a hospital
at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1940 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Entombed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Walter Elias Disney (1901-1966) —
also known as Walt Disney; "Uncle
Walt" —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
5, 1901.
Son of Elias Disney (1859-1941) and Flora (Call) Disney (1868-1938).
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1944.
Irish
ancestry.
Producer
or director
of several hundred films
from 1922 until the 1960s; creator and first voice of Mickey Mouse;
founder of Disney entertainment company and of Disneyland, the
world's first
theme park; recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on September 14, 1964. In honor of his
invention of the multiplane camera, he is an inductee to the National
Inventors Hall of
Fame.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
15, 1966 (age 65 years, 10
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park; statue erected 1993 at
Disneyland,
Anaheim, Calif.
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Relatives:
Married, July 13,
1925, to Lillian Marie Bounds (1899-1997). |
| | | Cross-reference: George
J. Mitchell |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Walt Disney: Richard
Schickel, The
Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of Walt
Disney — Leonard Mosley, Disney's
World: A Biography — Katherine Greene & Richard
Greene, The
Man Behind the Magic: The Story of Walt Disney — Bob
Thomas, Walt
Disney: An American Original — Jean-Pierre Isbouts, Discovering
Walt: The Magical Life of Walt Disney (for young
readers) |
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Alphonzo Edward Bell, Jr. (1914-2004) —
also known as Alphonzo Bell —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
19, 1914.
Son of Alphonso Edward Bell, Sr. (1875-1947; real estate developer,
oil millionaire, tennis champion).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
president, Bell Oil Company,
1947-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1956;
California
Republican state chair, 1956-59; member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1956-59; U.S.
Representative from California, 1961-77 (16th District 1961-63,
28th District 1963-75, 27th District 1975-77); candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1969; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1976.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in St. John's Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 25,
2004 (age 89 years, 219
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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John Donnan Fredericks (1869-1945) —
also known as John D. Fredericks —
of Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pa., September
10, 1869.
Son of James T. Fredericks and Mary (Patterson) Fredericks.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1903-15; candidate for Governor of
California, 1914; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1923-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
26, 1945 (age 75 years, 350
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Charles Hiram Randall (1865-1951) —
also known as Charles H. Randall —
of Kimball, Kimball
County, Neb.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Auburn, Nemaha
County, Neb., July 23,
1865.
Son of Rev. Elias J. Randall and Sarah F. (Schooley) Randall.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of California
state assembly, 1911-12; defeated, 1950; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1915-21; defeated,
1920 (9th District), 1921 (9th District), 1922 (9th District), 1924
(9th District), 1926 (9th District), 1932 (13th District), 1934 (13th
District), 1940 (13th District), 1944 (20th District); Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1928.
Methodist.
Died at General Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
18, 1951 (age 85 years, 210
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Thomas Gedney Patten (1861-1939) —
also known as Thomas G. Patten —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
12, 1861.
Son of Thomas Patten and Maria L. (Gedney) Patten.
Democrat. Real estate
business; president, New York and Long Branch Steamboat
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1911-17 (15th District 1911-13,
18th District 1913-17).
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
23, 1939 (age 77 years, 164
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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John White Preston, Sr. (c.1878-1958) —
also known as John W. Preston, Sr. —
of California.
Born in Tennessee, about 1878.
Democrat. Justice of
California state supreme court, 1926-35; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from California, 1938.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
18, 1958 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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James Maitland Stewart (1908-1997) —
also known as Jimmy Stewart —
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., May 20,
1908.
Son of Alexander Maitland Stewart and Ruth (Jackson) Stewart.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; one of
America's most famous film
actors; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Moose.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom, 1985.
Died, from pulmonary
embolism and cardiac
arrest, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 2,
1997 (age 89 years, 43
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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George Richard Lunn (1873-1948) —
also known as George R. Lunn —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Lenox, Taylor
County, Iowa, June 23,
1873.
Son of Martin A. Lunn and Mattie (Bratton) Lunn.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Presbyterian
minister; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1912-13, 1916-17, 1920-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1917-19; defeated
(Democratic), 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1920; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1923-24; defeated (Democratic), 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif., November
27, 1948 (age 75 years, 157
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Son of Giles William Clardy and Malvry Atkins (Harris) Clardy.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Edmund Howard Hinshaw (1860-1932) —
also known as Edmund H. Hinshaw —
of Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.
Born in Greensboro, Henry
County, Ind., December
8, 1860.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1903-11.
Died June 15,
1932 (age 71 years, 190
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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William Henry Wilson (1877-1937) —
also known as William H. Wilson —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1877.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1935-37.
Died in 1937
(age about
60 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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John Lauderdale Kennedy (1854-1946) —
also known as John L. Kennedy —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Scotland,
October
27, 1854.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1905-07; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1916.
Died August
30, 1946 (age 91 years, 307
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Dalip Singh Saund (1899-1973) —
also known as D. S. Saund —
of Westmorland, Imperial
County, Calif.
Born in Amritsar, Punjab, India,
September
20, 1899.
Son of Natha Singh Saund and Jeoni (Kaur) Saund.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; fertilizer
dealer; state court judge in California, 1952-57; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from California 29th District, 1957-63.
Indian
subcontinent ancestry. Member, Lions; Toastmasters.
First
native of India to be elected to a U.S. public office.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 22,
1973 (age 73 years, 214
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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H. Allen Smith (1909-1998) —
of Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., October
8, 1909.
Republican. FBI
agent; member of California
state assembly, 1949-56; Presidential Elector for California, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 1957-73; delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1960,
1972.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 4,
1998 (age 88 years, 239
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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George de Rue Meiklejohn (1857-1929) —
also known as George D. Meiklejohn —
of Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb.
Born in Wisconsin, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-88; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1889-91; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1893-97.
Died in 1929
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Erastus Johnson Turner (1846-1933) —
also known as Erastus J. Turner —
of Hoxie, Sheridan
County, Kan.
Born in Erie
County, Pa., December
26, 1846.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1887-91.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
10, 1933 (age 86 years, 46
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Milton K. Young (1868-1953) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill., April 7,
1868.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1908,
1912,
1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1928;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
California, 1930, 1934 (primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died at St. Vincent's Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 9,
1953 (age 85 years, 2
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Minor L. Moore (1876-1958) —
of California.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., December
5, 1876.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1928; superior court judge in
California, 1931-39; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1939-58; died in office 1958.
Suffered a stroke,
and died about two months later, in a sanitarium
in Sunland, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
4, 1958 (age 81 years, 30
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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John Frank Boyd (1853-1945) —
of Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb.
Born in Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., August 8,
1853.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1907-09.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 28,
1945 (age 91 years, 293
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Henry Stanley Benedict (1878-1930) —
also known as H. Stanley Benedict —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., February
20, 1878.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1910-14; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1916-17.
Died in London, England,
July
10, 1930 (age 52 years, 140
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Rex Bell (1903-1962) —
also known as George Anthony Beldam; George Francis
Beldam —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
16, 1903.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1944; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nevada, 1948
(alternate), 1952;
Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1954-62; died in office 1962.
Cowboy film
star who appeared in numerous movies
from 1928 to 1952.
While running
for governor, died of a heart
attack, in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., July 4,
1962 (age 58 years, 261
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Frank A. Graham (1854-1925) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Herkimer
County, N.Y., June 30,
1854.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1895-99.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 25,
1925 (age 70 years, 360
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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David C. Dunbar (1858-1938) —
of Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, February
28, 1858.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1922.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1938
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Lois Goldsmith (1884-1975). |
| | | Epitaph: "Public Servant -
Humanitarian." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edwin Wendell Pauley, Sr. (1903-1981) —
also known as Edwin W. Pauley —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Indiana, January
7, 1903.
Son of Elbert L. Pauley and Ellen (Van Petten) Pauley.
Democrat. President, Fortuna Petroleum,
and involved in other oil
companies; Regent, University of California, 1938-72; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1944,
1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1947; part owner of the Los
Angeles Rams football
team; director, Western Airlines.
The Pauley Pavilion, at the University of California Los Angeles, is
named
for him.
Died July 28,
1981 (age 78 years, 202
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Charles Clarke Chapman (1853-1944) —
also known as Charles C. Chapman; "The Orange King of
California" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Illinois, June 2,
1853.
Republican. Publishing
business; mayor
of Fullerton, Calif., 1904-06; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1916,
1924.
Disciples
of Christ.
Chapman College (now Chapman University) was named for
him in 1934.
Died in Orange
County, Calif., March 5,
1944 (age 90 years, 277
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park; statue at Chapman University Entrance, Orange, Calif.
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De Witt H. Merriam —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923-45; resigned 1945.
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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William Wrigley, Jr. (1861-1932) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
30, 1861.
Republican. Founder, Wrigley chewing
gum company; owner, Chicago Cubs baseball
team; owner, Arizona Biltmore Hotel,
Phoenix, Ariz.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928.
Owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball
team.
Died, from a stroke, in
Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
26, 1932 (age 70 years, 118
days).
Originally entombed at Wrigley Memorial and
Botanical Gardens, Avalon, Calif.; re-entombed in mausoleum at
Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Joseph Wallace (1854-1933) —
Born in 1854.
Member of Iowa state
senate.
Died in 1933
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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David Oliver Selznick (1902-1965) —
also known as David O. Selznick; Oliver
Jeffries —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 10,
1902.
Son of Lewis J. Selznick (1870-1933; movie producer) and Florence A.
(Sachs) Selznick.
Republican. Movie
producer and Hollywood
studio head; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1944.
Jewish.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 22,
1965 (age 63 years, 43
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Mary Pickford Rogers (1892-1979) —
also known as Gladys Louise Smith; Mary Pickford;
"America's Sweetheart"; "Little
Mary"; "Blondilocks" —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
April
8, 1892.
Daughter of John Charles Smith and Charlotte (Hennessy) Smith.
Republican. Professional actress
in 1908-33; appeared in more than 250 films;
co-founder (with Douglas Fairbanks, D. W. Griffith, and Charlie
Chaplin), United Artists motion
picture company; also co-founder of Motion
Picture Academy; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California, 1944.
Female.
English
and Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Santa Monica Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 29,
1979 (age 87 years, 51
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John Charles Smith and Charlotte (Hennessy) Smith;
married, January
7, 1911, to Owen Moore (director;
divorced 1920); married, March 28,
1920, to Douglas Fairbanks (actor;
divorced 1936); married, June 26,
1937, to Charles 'Buddy' Rogers (actor). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Mary Pickford: Kevin
Brownlow, Mary
Pickford Rediscovered — Eileen Whitfield, Pickford:
The Woman Who Made Hollywood |
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Henry A. Frambach (d. 1921) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1908
(alternate), 1912.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 10,
1921.
Entombed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Charles H. Baldwin (1867-1953) —
of Beaver Creek, Rock
County, Minn.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., February, 1867.
Son of William M. Baldwin and Ellen Baldwin.
Farmer;
Rock
County Commissioner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 11th District, 1915-18.
Died in 1953
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Catherine 'Kate' Whitaker (1868-1945). |
| | | Epitaph: "Lo - I Am With You
Always" |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Althea Alexander (d. 1958) —
also known as Mrs. Edgar Alexander —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1929.
Female.
Methodist.
Died, of a heart
attack, in 1958.
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Edward S. Shattuck (d. 1964) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1948,
1956,
1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1957; Presidential Elector
for California, 1960.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1964.
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Howard F. Ahmanson (1906-1968) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in 1906.
Republican. Insurance
business; financier;
philanthropist; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1956.
Died June 18,
1968 (age about 61
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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L. Thaxton Hanson (c.1920-1993) —
of Northridge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born about 1920.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1964.
Died in 1993
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Wayne Fisher —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1940,
1944.
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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James Norris Gillett (1860-1937) —
also known as James N. Gillett —
of Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif.
Born in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., September
20, 1860.
Son of Cyrus L. Gillett and Sarah J. Gillett.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state senate, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1903-06; Governor of
California, 1907-11.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., April 20,
1937 (age 76 years, 212
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.; cenotaph at Forest Lawn Memorial
Park.
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Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Poway, San Diego
County, Calif., August
13, 1887.
Son of Samuel Bowron and Martha (Hershey) Bowron.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive secretary to
Gov. Friend
Richardson, 1925-26; superior court judge in California, 1926-38,
1957-62; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1938-53.
Member, American
Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Delta
Chi.
Suffered a fatal heart
attack while driving his
car, and crashed
into a wall, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
11, 1968 (age 81 years, 29
days).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Thomas Bradley (1917-1998) —
also known as Tom Bradley —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex., December
29, 1917.
Son of Lee Thomas and Crenner (Hawkins) Thomas.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973-93; defeated, 1969; candidate for Governor of
California, 1982, 1986.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi; Urban
League; NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1984.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Kaiser Permanente Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
29, 1998 (age 80 years, 274
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Frank L. Shaw (1877-1958) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Canada,
February
1, 1877.
Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1933-38; defeated, 1941.
Removed
from office by recall in 1938.
Died January
24, 1958 (age 80 years, 357
days).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Cecil Rhodes King (1898-1974) —
also known as Cecil R. King —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Fort Niagara, Niagara
County, N.Y., January
13, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of California
state assembly, 1933-35, 1937-42; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 17th District, 1942-69.
Died of a stroke at
a convalescent
hospital in Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 17,
1974 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Julian Carey Dixon (1934-2000) —
also known as Julian C. Dixon —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August 8,
1934.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from California, 1979-2000 (28th District 1979-93,
32nd District 1993-2000); died in office 2000; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000;
chair, Rules Committee, chair, 1984.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, following a heart
attack, at a hospital
in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
8, 2000 (age 66 years, 122
days).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Joe Crail (1877-1938) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, December
25, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1927-33; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1932.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 2,
1938 (age 60 years, 67
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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George Washington Prince (1854-1939) —
also known as George W. Prince —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Tazewell
County, Ill., March 4,
1854.
Son of Myron Prince and Barbara Prince.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Knox County Republican Party, 1884; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1888-91; candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1895-1913 (10th District 1895-1903,
15th District 1903-13).
Died in 1939
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Charles Herbert Wilson (1917-1984) —
also known as Charles H. Wilson —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Magna, Salt Lake
County, Utah, February
15, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 31st District, 1963-81.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1978 for accepting a $1,000
wedding gift from a key figure in the Koreagate scandal;
censured
by the House of Representatives in 1980 for financial
misconduct; no criminal charges were filed.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Southern Maryland Hospital,
Clinton, Prince
George's County, Md., July 21,
1984 (age 67 years, 157
days).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Benigno Cárdenas Hernández
(1862-1954) —
also known as Benigno C. Hernández —
of Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Taos, Taos
County, N.M., February
13, 1862.
Republican. Rio
Arriba County Sheriff, 1904-06; Rio
Arriba County Treasurer, 1908-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Mexico, 1912,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1915-17, 1919-21; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for New Mexico, 1932.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
18, 1954 (age 92 years, 247
days).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Charles Wesley Lyon (1887-1960) —
also known as Charles W. Lyon —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in California, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1915-17, 1933-49, 1951-57; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1943-46; member of California
state senate, 1917-29; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1944.
Died, of cancer, in
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 20,
1960 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Kenneth Frederick Hahn (1920-1997) —
also known as Kenneth Hahn; Kenny Hahn —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
19, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1970.
Church
of Christ.
The Kenneth Hahn Recreation Area, the Kenneth Hahn Hall of
Administration, and the Kenneth Hahn Comprehensive Stroke and
Epilepsy Center at King/Drew Hospital, are named for
him.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1997
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980) —
also known as Paul R. Williams —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
18, 1894.
Son of C. S. Williams and Lila A. (Wright) Williams.
Republican. Architect;
first
African-American architect west of the Mississippi, and first to be
member of the American Institute of Architects; designed many
Southern California landmarks, including the homes of Hollywood
celebrities; received the Spingarn
Medal in 1953; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952,
1960;
member, California Housing Commission and California Civil Rights
Commission.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Institute of Architects; Freemasons.
Died, from diabetes,
in California Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
23, 1980 (age 85 years, 339
days).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Edward D. Roberts (1864-1920) —
of Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Cambria, Columbia
County, Wis., July 18,
1864.
Republican. California
state treasurer, 1911-15; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, three days after surgery for acute appendicitis,
at Ramona Hospital,
San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., August 4,
1920 (age 56 years, 17
days).
Entombed at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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John W. Headley (1840-1930) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Hopkins
County, Ky., 1840.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1891-96.
During the Civil War, he was a member of the Confederate Secret
Service operating from Canada.
Died in 1930
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Morton Everel Post (1840-1933) —
of Wyoming.
Born in West Henrietta, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
25, 1840.
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1885.
Died March 19,
1933 (age 92 years, 84
days).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Theodore D. Kanouse (d. 1927) —
of Wisconsin.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1881.
Died June 2,
1927.
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Ernest Rupert James (1881-1968) —
also known as Ernest R. James —
of Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born January
12, 1881.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1920; member of Missouri
state senate 2nd District, 1923-26.
Died July 5,
1968 (age 87 years, 175
days).
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Elmer E. Cox (d. 1946) —
of Huntington Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Huntington Park, Calif., 1937.
Died May 29,
1946.
Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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William Dennison Stephens (1859-1944) —
also known as William D. Stephens —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Eaton, Preble
County, Ohio, December
26, 1859.
Republican. Merchant;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909; U.S.
Representative from California, 1911-16 (7th District 1911-13,
10th District 1913-16); resigned 1916; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1912;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1916-17; Governor of
California, 1917-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in the Santa Fe Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 25,
1944 (age 84 years, 121
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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John Greg Nichols (1813-1898) —
also known as John G. Nichols —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y., 1813.
Democrat. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1852-53, 1856-59.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
22, 1898 (age about 84
years).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Arthur Cyprian Harper (1866-1948) —
also known as Arthur C. Harper —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., 1866.
Democrat. Hardware
business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1906-09; resigned 1909; resigned
from office as mayor under threat of recall
over corruption scandals.
Died in Palmdale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
25, 1948 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Ridgely Ceylon Powers (1836-1912) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Mecca, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
24, 1836.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1870-71; Governor of
Mississippi, 1871-74.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
11, 1912 (age 75 years, 323
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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George Alexander (1839-1923) —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
September
21, 1839.
Son of William Alexander and Mary Alexander.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; feed and
grain
business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909-13.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic; Moose.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August 2,
1923 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Frank Rader (1848-1897) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born April 8,
1848.
Son of Aaron Rader (1817-1892) and Sabina (Bauer) Rader (1824-1903).
Republican. Banker; real estate
business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1894-96.
Died in Lake Elsinore, Riverside
County, Calif., March 28,
1897 (age 48 years, 354
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Frederic Thomas Woodman (1872-1949) —
also known as Frederic T. Woodman —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., June 25,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1901-03; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1916-19; banker.
Died March 25,
1949 (age 76 years, 273
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Owen C. McAleer (1858-1944) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Liscard, Canada,
1858.
Republican. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1904-06.
Member, Elks.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 7,
1944 (age about 85
years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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William Hartshorn Bonsall (1846-1905) —
also known as William H. Bonsall —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
10, 1846.
Son of Samuel Bonsall and Mary (Mills) Bonsall.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1892.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in California, July, 1905
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Olin Wellborn (1843-1921) —
of Texas.
Born in Forsyth
County, Ga., June 18,
1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1879-87 (3rd District 1879-83, 6th
District 1883-87); Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1895-1915.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
6, 1921 (age 78 years, 171
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Henry Zenas Osborne (1848-1923) —
also known as Henry Z. Osborne —
of Express (unknown
county), Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y., October
4, 1848.
Son of Rev. Zenas Osborne and Juliaette (Bristol) Osborne.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of California
Republican State Executive Committee, 1890-1900; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1917-23; died in
office 1923.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
8, 1923 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Sherman Otis Houghton (1828-1914) —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 10,
1828.
Son of Abijah Otis Houghton and Eliza (Farrand) Houghton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; mayor of
San Jose, Calif., 1855-56; colonel in the Union Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from California, 1871-75 (1st District 1871-73,
4th District 1873-75).
Died in Compton, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
31, 1914 (age 86 years, 143
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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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.
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Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers (1821-1899) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Tennessee, February
14, 1821.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1869-71.
Died July 27,
1899 (age 78 years, 163
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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John Quincy Tufts (1840-1908) —
of Iowa.
Born in Indiana, 1840.
Republican. Member of Iowa state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1875-77.
Died in 1908
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Albert Joseph Wallace (c.1853-1939) —
also known as A. J. Wallace —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Wellington County, Ontario,
about 1853.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1911-15; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1920; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
23, 1939 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Matthew Thompson Allen (1848-1913) —
also known as Matthew T. Allen —
of Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, September
17, 1848.
Son of Rev. John Allen and Elizabeth (Ash) Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1892-93;
superior court judge in California, 1897-1905; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1905-07.
Died in 1913
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Frank C. Prescott (1859-1934) —
of California.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., November
15, 1859.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of California
state assembly, 1903-06; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1905-06.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
6, 1934 (age 74 years, 52
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Henry Peck Bardshar (1872-1946) —
also known as Henry P. Bardshar —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born August 6,
1872.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for New Mexico, 1909.
Died September
20, 1946 (age 74 years, 45
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Allen Allensworth (d. 1914) —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1884.
African
ancestry.
Died in 1914.
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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George Ira Cochran (b. 1863) —
also known as George I. Cochran —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Oshawa, Ontario,
July
1, 1863.
Son of Rev. George Cochran and Catherine Lynch (Davidson) Cochran.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Union
League.
Entombed at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. George Cochran and Catherine Lynch (Davidson) Cochran;
married, August 6,
1890, to Alice Maude McClung; married, April 3,
1907, to Isabelle May McClung. |
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William Starke Rosecrans (1819-1898) —
also known as William S. Rosecrans —
of Homer, Licking
County, Ohio; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Kingston, Ross
County, Ohio, September
6, 1819.
Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Minister to Mexico, 1868-69; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1881-85.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 11,
1898 (age 78 years, 186
days).
Original interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery; reinterment in 1902
at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
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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.
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Cornelius Cole (1822-1924) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Lodi, Seneca
County, N.Y., September
17, 1822.
Son of David Cole and Rachel (Townsend) Cole.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1856-60; U.S.
Representative from California at-large, 1863-65; U.S.
Senator from California, 1867-73.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
3, 1924 (age 102 years, 47
days).
Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Fountain Land Thompson (1854-1942) —
also known as Fountain L. Thompson —
of Cando, Towner
County, N.Dak.
Born near Scottsville, Macoupin
County, Ill., November
18, 1854.
Democrat. County judge in North Dakota, 1890-94; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1909-10; resigned 1910.
Died February
4, 1942 (age 87 years, 78
days).
Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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James Helmick Beatty (1836-1927) —
of Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Hailey, Blaine
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, May 8,
1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Idaho
territorial senate, 1886-88; U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1891-1907; retired 1907.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
21, 1927 (age 91 years, 166
days).
Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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William Augustus Reeder (1849-1929) —
also known as William A. Reeder —
of Logan, Phillips
County, Kan.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born near Shippensburg, Cumberland
County, Pa., August
28, 1849.
Republican. School
teacher; banker; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1899-1911.
Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
7, 1929 (age 80 years, 71
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Parrish Conrey (1860-1936) —
also known as Nathaniel P. Conrey —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Franklin
County, Ind., June 30,
1860.
Son of David La Rue Conrey and Hannah (Jameson) Conrey.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1899-1900; superior court judge in California,
1900-09; Judge,
California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1913-35; justice of
California state supreme court, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, of complications from a spinal injury suffered in a fall, in
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1936 (age 76 years, 125
days).
Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Married, November
21, 1890, to Ethelwyn Wells. |
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Russell Judson Waters (1843-1911) —
also known as Russell J. Waters —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Vermont, 1843.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1899-1901.
Died September
25, 1911 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Ernest Edward Wood (1875-1952) —
also known as Ernest E. Wood —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in California, 1875.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1905-06.
Died January
11, 1952 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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David Courtney Coates (1868-1933) —
also known as David C. Coates —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Washington.
Born in Brandon, England,
August
9, 1868.
Socialist. Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1901-02; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1910.
Member, Freemasons.
Played role at founding convention of I.W.W.
Died in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
28, 1933 (age 64 years, 172
days).
Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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William Wallace Ross (1828-1889) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Huron, Erie
County, Ohio, December
25, 1828.
Republican. Delegate to
Kansas state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1860;
mayor
of Topeka, Kan., 1865-66.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 5,
1889 (age 60 years, 162
days).
Original interment at Evergreen Cemetery;
reinterment in 1924 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Cecil Blount deMille (1881-1959) —
also known as Cecil B. deMille —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ashfield, Franklin
County, Mass., August
12, 1881.
Son of Henry Churchill deMille and Beatrice (Samuel) deMille.
Republican. Actor
and theatrical manager 1900-12; director
and producer
of over 70 films
from 1913 to 1959, including two versions of The Ten
Commandments (1923 and 1956); co-founder of the company that
became known as Paramount Pictures; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1936,
1944.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
21, 1959 (age 77 years, 162
days).
Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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William E. Ramsay (d. 1909) —
of Quebec;
Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1900.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1909.
Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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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; re-entombed in
1971 in mausoleum at Rose Hills Memorial
Park, Whittier, Calif.
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