The Political Graveyard: Santa Barbara County, Calif.

Santa Barbara County
California

Santa Barbara County information:

Population: 399,347 (2000); 369,608 (1990)
Land area 2,738 square miles.
County seat: Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County official web site.
Capital Impact: Santa Barbara County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Santa Barbara County -- census data on population, race, economics
Santa Barbara County CAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Santa Barbara County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Santa Barbara County
Politicians who were born in Santa Barbara County
Politicians who lived in Santa Barbara County
Politicians who died in Santa Barbara County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Santa Barbara County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Santa Barbara County

(not intended to be complete)

Russell Heath (Sheriff, 1854-58)

La Arcata Court
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California

Politicians who have monuments here:

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 17, 1706. Uncle of Franklin Davenport; great-grandfather of Mary Bache (who married Robert John Walker) and Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867; physicist). Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; U.S. Minister to France, 1778-85; President of Pennsylvania, 1785; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. Member, Freemasons; American Philosophical Society; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Famed for his experiments with electricity; invented bifocal glasses and the harmonica. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the U.S. $100 bill; from 1948 to 1963, his portrait also appeared on the U.S. half dollar (50 cent coin). Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 17, 1790. Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue at La Arcata Court. Franklin counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Mass., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., Vt., Va. and Wash. are named for him.
- See also Claiborne family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books by Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; An Account of the Newly Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Place (1744, out of print)
- Books about Benjamin Franklin: H. W. Brands, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin; Edmund S. Morgan, Benjamin Franklin; Stacy Schiff, A Great Improvisation : Franklin, France, and the Birth of America; Gordon S. Wood, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin; Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin : An American Life; Carl Van Doren, Benjamin Franklin; Philip Dray, Stealing God's Thunder : Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America

Santa Barbara Cemetery
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Don Lee Gevirts (1928-2001) — also known as Don L. Gevirts — of California. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., 1928. U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 1995; Nauru, 1995-97; Tonga, 1995; Tuvalu, 1995. Venture capitalist and philanthropist; the Graduate School of Education at University of California Santa Barbara is named for him. Died, of a heart attack, in Montecito, Santa Barbara County, Calif., April 22, 2001. Interment at Santa Barbara Cemetery.
Scott Cordelle Bone (1860-1936) — of Alaska. Born in Shelby County, Ind., February 15, 1860. Newspaper editor; Governor of Alaska Territory, 1921-25. Disciples of Christ. Died of a heart attack, in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., January 27, 1936. Interment at Santa Barbara Cemetery.
- See also: NNDB dossier.
Thomas More Storke (1876-1971) — also known as Thomas M. Storke — of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., November 23, 1876. Son of Charles A. Storke (1847-1936); father of Charles A. Storke (1911-1998). Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932, 1936; U.S. Senator from California, 1938-39. Died in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., October 12, 1971. Interment at Santa Barbara Cemetery.
- See also Storke family of California
- See also: congressional biography.
Walter Franklin Lineberger (1883-1943) — also known as Walter F. Lineberger — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born near Whiteville, Hardeman County, Tenn., July 20, 1883. Republican. U.S. Representative from California 9th District, 1921-27; candidate for nomination for U.S. Senator from California, 1926. Died October 9, 1943. Interment at Santa Barbara Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Walter Holden Capps (1934-1997) — also known as Walter H. Capps — of California. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., May 5, 1934. Married to Lois G. Capps. Democrat. University professor; U.S. Representative from California 22nd District, 1997; defeated, 1994; died in office 1997. Suffered a heart attack while on a flight from California to Washington, D.C., and died shortly afterward in a hospital at Reston, Fairfax County, Va., October 28, 1997. Interment at Santa Barbara Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; NNDB dossier.
Curtis Harvey Castle (1848-1928) — also known as Curtis H. Castle — of Merced, Merced County, Calif. Born in Illinois, 1848. U.S. Representative from California 7th District, 1897-99. Died July 21, 1928. Cremated; ashes interred at Santa Barbara Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles A. Storke (1847-1936) — of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born in Branchport, Yates County, N.Y., November 19, 1847. Father of Thomas More Storke; grandfather of Charles A. Storke (1911-1998). Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of California state assembly, 1883-85, 1889-91 (3rd District 1883-85, 74th District 1889-91); mayor of Santa Barbara, Calif., 1900-02. Died in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., December 6, 1936. Interment at Santa Barbara Cemetery.
- See also Storke family of California
Russell Heath (c.1825-1911) — of Santa Barbara County, Calif. Lawyer; Santa Barbara County Sheriff, 1854-58; member of California state assembly, 1858-59, 1887-89 (2nd District 1858-59, 74th District 1887-89). Died in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, Calif., December 11, 1911. Entombed at Santa Barbara Cemetery.
Charles A. Storke (1911-1998) — of California. Born July 31, 1911. Grandson of Charles A. Storke (1847-1936); son of Thomas More Storke. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932. Died December 6, 1998. Cremated; ashes interred at Santa Barbara Cemetery.
- See also Storke family of California

Santa Barbara Mission
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California

Politicians buried here:

Ygnacio Sepulveda (1842-1916) — of Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 1, 1842. Member of California state assembly 2nd District, 1863-65; superior court judge in California. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 2, 1916. Interment at Santa Barbara Mission.

Santa Maria Cemetery
Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Henry Elbert Stubbs (1881-1937) — also known as Henry E. Stubbs — of Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born in Coleman County, Tex., March 4, 1881. Son of Henry Harrisson Stubbs and Susie (Foreman) Stubbs; married 1905 to Ruby B. Hall. Democrat. Ordained minister; U.S. Representative from California 10th District, 1933-37; died in office 1937. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Redmen. Died February 28, 1937. Interment at Santa Maria Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Santa Barbara County

Politicians who were born in Santa Barbara County

Politicians who lived in Santa Barbara County

Politicians who died in Santa Barbara County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Santa Barbara County