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William A. Craven (1921-1999) —
also known as Bill Craven —
of Oceanside, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 30,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; member of
California
state assembly, 1973-79; member of California
state senate, 1979-99.
Advocated and won the creation
of a California State University campus at San Marcos, where one of
the main buildings is named for
him.
Died, of congestive
heart failure and complications of diabetes,
at the Villas de Carlsbad Health
Center, Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif., July 11,
1999 (age 78 years, 11
days).
Interment at Eternal Hills.
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Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) —
also known as Miller Dunckel —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
11, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
wholesaler; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan
state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Eagles; Moose; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died of pneumonia
in 1975
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Eternal Hills.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1939 |
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Raymond C. Ede (1907-1993) —
of Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Vinton, Plumas
County, Calif., February
13, 1907.
Mayor
of Carlsbad, Calif., 1955-56.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of heart
failure, in Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif., April 18,
1993 (age 86 years, 64
days).
Interment at Eternal Hills.
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Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) —
also known as Willis W. Bradley —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ransomville, Niagara
County, N.Y., June 28,
1884.
Son of Willis W. Bradley and Sarah Anne (Johnson) Bradley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
Guam, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; member of California
state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Received the Medal
of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.
Suffered a heart
attack during the noon recess of a legislative hearing,
and died soon after at Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
27, 1954 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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Thomas Francis Darden, Jr. (1900-1961) —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
8, 1900.
U.S. Navy officer; Governor of
American Samoa.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 17,
1961 (age 60 years, 282
days).
Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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Horacio Rivero (1910-2000) —
also known as "Rivets" —
of California.
Born in Ponce, Ponce
Municipio, Puerto Rico, May 16,
1910.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1972-74.
Puerto
Rican ancestry.
First
U.S. Navy four-star admiral of Hispanic heritage.
Died in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., September
24, 2000 (age 90 years, 131
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Hazel Rivero (1908-1997). |
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Robert Carlton Wilson (1916-1999) —
also known as Bob Wilson —
of Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Calexico, Imperial
County, Calif., April 5,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-81 (30th District 1953-63,
36th District 1963-73, 40th District 1973-75, 41st District 1975-81).
Presbyterian
or Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Elks; Jaycees.
Died August
21, 1999 (age 83 years, 138
days).
Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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John David Butler (1915-2010) —
also known as John D. Butler —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August 4,
1915.
Son of John Butler and Adeline (Lagomarsino) Butler.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1951-55.
First native of San Diego to serve as mayor.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., February
9, 2010 (age 94 years, 189
days).
Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Butler and Adeline (Lagomarsino) Butler; married 1953 to Helen
Emrick; married 1961 to
Virginia (Franklin) Egenolf. |
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memorial |
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William E. Cleator, Sr. (c.1928-1993) —
also known as Bill Cleator —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born about 1928.
Mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1983; defeated, 1983, 1986.
Caused an uproar in February 1983, during a visit by Britain's Queen
Elizabeth, when he briefly touched the queen's back as he said "This
way, Your Majesty." A British tabloid story was headlined "GET YOUR
HANDS OFF OUR QUEEN.".
Died of cancer, in
Point Loma, San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., February
10, 1993 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) —
of Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1950-66; Presidential Elector for California, 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1967 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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Cornelius Patrick Callahan II (1915-1994) —
also known as C. Patrick Callahan II —
of Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., October
17, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Coronado, Calif., 1978-84.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer, in
Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., June 12,
1994 (age 78 years, 238
days).
Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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Richard Joseph Donovan (1926-1971) —
also known as Dick Donovan —
of California.
Born in New Rochelle Hospital,
New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
24, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1965-69; municipal judge in California, 1969-71;
died in office 1971.
Catholic;
later Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis.
A California state prison was named for
him.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, at Chula Vista Community Hospital,
Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., November
21, 1971 (age 45 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Glen Abbey Memorial Park.
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Thomas Arthur Turner (1878-1943) —
also known as Arthur Turner —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., February
11, 1878.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1908-11.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 253
days).
Interment at Glen Abbey Memorial Park.
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Thomas D. Hamilton, Jr. (c.1930-1994) —
also known as Tom Hamilton —
of Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Pecos, Reeves
County, Tex., about 1930.
Pharmacist;
mayor
of Chula Vista, Calif., 1970-74.
Methodist.
Died, of diabetes
and strokes,
at Sharp Medical
Center, Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., March 26,
1994 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Glen Abbey Memorial Park.
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Phillip David Swing (1884-1963) —
also known as Phillip D. Swing; Phil Swing —
of El Centro, Imperial
County, Calif.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., November
30, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Imperial
County District Attorney, 1911-15; superior court judge in
California, 1919-21; U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1921-33.
Died at Mercy Hospital,
San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August 8,
1963 (age 78 years, 251
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
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William Kettner (1864-1930) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1864.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1913-21; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916,
1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1928
(alternate).
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., November
11, 1930 (age 65 years, 356
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
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George Burnham (1868-1939) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in London, England,
December
28, 1868.
Son of James Burnham and Maria Ann Drucilla (Steele) Burnham.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; retail shoe
business; real estate
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 28,
1939 (age 70 years, 182
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial Park.
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Charles Calhoun Dail (1909-1968) —
also known as Charles C. Dail —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., January
11, 1909.
Son of Charles Darwin Dail and Hester (Cooksey) Dail.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948;
mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1955-63.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., July 13,
1968 (age 59 years, 184
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial Park.
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Lacy D. Jennings —
Judge,
California Court of Appeal 4th District, 1931.
Entombed at Greenwood Memorial Park.
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Ulysses Simpson Grant, Jr. (1852-1929) —
also known as Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.; Buck
Grant —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bethel, Clermont
County, Ohio, July 22,
1852.
Son of Ulysses
Simpson Grant and Julia (Dent) Grant (1826-1902).
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1896
(Convention
Vice-President), 1900;
Presidential Elector for California, 1904,
1908.
Died of throat
cancer, in the Sandberg Lodge,
Sandberg, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
25, 1929 (age 77 years, 65
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
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George Edwin Rowe (1862-1950) —
also known as George E. Rowe —
of Michigan.
Born in Fowlerville, Livingston
County, N.Y., July 7,
1862.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 17th District,
1907-08.
Died in Encinitas, San Diego
County, Calif., May 9,
1950 (age 87 years, 306
days).
Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
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Dorothy B. Haskell Bradley (c.1914-1998) —
also known as Dorothy B. Bradley; Dorothy
Haskell —
of California.
Born in Whittier, Los Angeles
County, Calif., about 1914.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1976
(alternate), 1980.
Female.
Died, of complications from cancer and
strokes,
in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., December
13, 1998 (age about 84
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial Park.
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William Wallace Bowers (1834-1917) —
also known as William W. Bowers —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Whitestown, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
20, 1834.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
California
state assembly 1st District, 1873-75; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1874-79, 1902-06; member of California
state senate, 1887-89; U.S.
Representative from California, 1891-97 (6th District 1891-93,
7th District 1893-97).
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., May 2,
1917 (age 82 years, 194
days).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
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Nathan Oakes Murphy (1849-1908) —
also known as Nathan O. Murphy —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine, October
14, 1849.
Republican. Secretary
of Arizona Territory, 1889; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1892-93, 1898-1902; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1892;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1895-97; defeated, 1900.
Died in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., August
22, 1908 (age 58 years, 313
days).
Original interment at Masonic Cemetery; reinterment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Fitch Kinney (1816-1902) —
also known as John F. Kinney —
Born in New Haven, Oswego
County, N.Y., April 2,
1816.
Justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1847-54; chief
justice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1853-57, 1860-63; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1863.
Died August
16, 1902 (age 86 years, 136
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Robert Whitney Waterman (1826-1891) —
also known as Robert W. Waterman —
of Geneva, Kane
County, Ill.; Wilmington, Will
County, Ill.; California.
Born in Fairfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
15, 1826.
Son of John Dean Waterman (1785-1837) and Mary Graves (Waldo)
Waterman (1787-1843).
Postmaster;
newspaper
publisher; involved in silver and gold mining;
president, San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Railway;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1887; Governor of
California, 1887-91.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., April 12,
1891 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Benjamin Todd Frederick (1834-1903) —
of Marysville, Yuba
County, Calif.; Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Fredericktown, Columbiana
County, Ohio, October
5, 1834.
Democrat. Foundry
business; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1885-87.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., November
3, 1903 (age 69 years, 29
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Edwin Parker (c.1830-1900) —
of Contra
Costa County, Calif.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Compton, Quebec,
about 1830.
Contra
Costa County District Attorney; member of California
state assembly 1st District, 1883-85; superior court judge in
California, 1887-88.
Methodist.
Died, probably of pneumonia,
in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., June 8,
1900 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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