The Political Graveyard: Santa Clara County, Calif.

Santa Clara County
California

Santa Clara County information:

Population: 1,682,585 (2000); 1,497,577 (1990)
Land area 1,291 square miles.
County seat: San Jose
Santa Clara County official web site.
Capital Impact: Santa Clara County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Santa Clara County -- census data on population, race, economics
Santa Clara County CAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Santa Clara County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: San Joaquin County; Stanislaus County
East: Merced County
Southeast: San Benito County
Southwest: Santa Cruz County
Northwest: San Mateo County; Alameda County

The Political Graveyard:

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

(not intended to be complete)

Arthur M. Free (District Attorney, 1907-19)

Masonic Cemetery
Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California

Politicians buried here:

Pleasant Britton Tully (1829-1897) — of California. Born in Tennessee, 1829. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 4th District, 1883-85. Died in 1897. Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Alta Mesa Memorial Park
Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California

Politicians buried here:

Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949) — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Boonesboro, Boone County, Iowa, April 13, 1875. Son of Dwight Locke Wilbur and Edna Maria (Lyman) Wilbur; brother of Curtis Dwight Wilbur. Republican. Physician; dean of Stanford University Medical School, 1911-16; president of Stanford University, 1916-43; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1929-33. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; Newcomen Society. Died in Stanford, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 26, 1949. Interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park.
- See also: NNDB dossier.
David Packard (1912-1996) — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., September 7, 1912. Son of Sperry Sidney Packard and Ella Lorna (Graber) Packard; married, April 8, 1938, to Lucile Salter. Republican. Co-founder and chief executive, Hewlett-Packard electronics and computer company; U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1969-71; director, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Crocker-Citizens National Bank, General Dynamics Corp., U.S. Steel Corp., Trans World Airways, Standard Oil of California, Caterpillar Tractor Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972; Presidential Elector for California, 1972; philanthropist. Member, Trilateral Commission; Alpha Delta Phi; Tau Beta Pi; Sigma Xi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, in Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif., March 26, 1996. Interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park.
- See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.

Stanford University
Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California

Politicians buried here:

Amasa Leland Stanford (1824-1893) — also known as Leland Stanford — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Watervliet, Albany County, N.Y., March 9, 1824. Son of Josiah Stanford and Elizabeth (Phillips) Stanford; brother of Charles Stanford; married to Jane Elizabeth Lathrop (1828-1903). Republican. Lawyer; merchant; builder and president, Central Pacific Railroad; founder of Stanford University; Governor of California, 1862-63; defeated, 1859; U.S. Senator from California, 1885-93; died in office 1893. Member, Freemasons. Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 21, 1893. Entombed at Stanford University.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
- Books about Leland Stanford: Norman E. Tutorow, The Governor : The Life and Legacy of Leland Stanford, a California Colossus

Oak Hill Memorial Park
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Morgan Shortridge (1861-1952) — also known as Samuel M. Shortridge — of Menlo Park, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, August 3, 1861. Son of Rev. Elias W. Shortridge and Tabitha C. Shortridge; married, August 3, 1899, to Laura Gashweiler. Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for California, 1888, 1900, 1908; U.S. Senator from California, 1921-33. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Redmen. Died January 17, 1952. Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Arthur Monroe Free (1879-1953) — also known as Arthur M. Free — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., July 15, 1879. Son of George A. Free and Ellen Elizabeth (Littlefield) Free; married, November 11, 1905, to Mabel Carolyn Boscow. Republican. Lawyer; Santa Clara County District Attorney, 1907-19; U.S. Representative from California 8th District, 1921-33; defeated, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis. Suffered a skull fracture in a fall on a flight of stairs at home, and died the next day at San Jose Hospital, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., April 1, 1953. Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Everis Anson Hayes (1855-1942) — also known as Everis A. Hayes; E. A. Hayes — of Madison, Dane County, Wis.; Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich.; San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wis., March 10, 1855. Son of Anson E. Hayes and Mary (Folsom) Hayes; married, October 11, 1884, to Nettie Louise Porter; married, July 18, 1893, to Mary Louisa Bassett. Republican. Lawyer; fruit grower; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from California, 1905-19 (5th District 1905-13, 8th District 1913-19); defeated, 1918. Died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 3, 1942. Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
John Smith Chipman (1800-1869) — also known as John S. Chipman — of Centreville, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., August 10, 1800. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1842; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1845-47. Died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., July 26, 1869. Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Paul Fenimore Clark (1861-1932) — also known as Paul F. Clark — of Nebraska; Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., 1861. Grandnephew of James Fenimore Cooper (novelist). Member of Nebraska state house of representatives; elected 1905; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1912. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 2, 1932. Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.
Joseph Aram (1810-1898) — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Oneida County, N.Y., 1810. Farmer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to California state constitutional convention from San José District, 1849; member of California state assembly from San José District, 1849-51. Died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., March 30, 1898. Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.

Mission City Memorial Park
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California
Approximate acreage: 30

Politicians buried here:

Clarence W. Upton (d. 1878) — of California. Member of California state assembly 7th District, 1877-78; died in office 1878. Died February 5, 1878. Interment at Mission City Memorial Park.

Santa Clara Cemetery
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California

Politicians buried here:

B. D. Murphy — of Santa Clara County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 7th District, 1869-71. Interment at Santa Clara Cemetery.

Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California

Politicians buried here:

Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807-1895) — also known as Peter H. Burnett — Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 15, 1807. Son of George Burnet and Dorothy (Hardeman) Burnet; married 1828 to Harriet Rogers. Banker; justice of Oregon territorial supreme court, 1848-49; Governor of California, 1849-51; justice of California state supreme court, 1857-58. Died in San Francisco, Calif., May 17, 1895. Interment at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.

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Selected officials of Santa Clara County

Politicians who were born in Santa Clara County

Politicians who lived in Santa Clara County

Politicians who died in Santa Clara County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Santa Clara County