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Hiram Warren Johnson (1866-1945) —
also known as Hiram W. Johnson —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., September
2, 1866.
Son of Annie (DeMontfredy) Johnson and Grove
Lawrence Johnson.
Lawyer;
Governor
of California, 1911-17; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1912,
1920
(alternate); Progressive candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1912; U.S.
Senator from California, 1917-45; died in office 1945; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August 6,
1945 (age 78 years, 338
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) —
also known as "The Chief" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 29,
1863.
Son of George
Hearst and Phoebe (Apperson) Hearst.
Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1903-07; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1904;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1905 (Municipal Ownership), 1909;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
New York, 1906; Independence League candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1910.
Newspaper
publishing magnate; movie
producer in 1951-21; the film
Citizen Kane is based on his life.
Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
14, 1951 (age 88 years, 107
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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William W. Morrow (1843-1929) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born near Milton, Wayne
County, Ind., July 15,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; California
Republican state chair, 1879-82; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1885-91; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1891-97;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1897-1922.
One of the incorporators of the American Red Cross.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 24,
1929 (age 86 years, 9
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Milton Slocum Latham (1827-1882) —
also known as Milton S. Latham —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 23,
1827.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1853-55; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1856-57; Governor of
California, 1860; U.S.
Senator from California, 1860-63.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 4,
1882 (age 54 years, 285
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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George Hearst (1820-1891) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born near Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo., September
3, 1820.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1865-67; U.S.
Senator from California, 1886, 1887-91; died in office 1891.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1891 (age 70 years, 178
days).
Entombed at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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David Colbreth Broderick (1820-1859) —
also known as David C. Broderick —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 1820.
Son of Thomas Broderick and Honora (Colbert) Broderick.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1846; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state senate, 1850-52; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1851-52; U.S.
Senator from California, 1857-59; died in office 1859.
Irish
ancestry.
Mortally wounded in a duel on
September 13, 1859 with David
S. Terry, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and died
in San
Francisco, Calif., September
16, 1859 (age 39 years, 224
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1942 at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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William Sharon (1821-1885) —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in Smithfield, Jefferson
County, Ohio, January
9, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; mining
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1875-81.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
13, 1885 (age 64 years, 308
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Jewett William Adams (1835-1920) —
also known as Jewett W. Adams;
"Ironhub" —
of Carson
City, Nev.
Born in South Hero, Grand Isle
County, Vt., August 6,
1835.
Son of William Adams and Nancy (Boardman) Adams.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1874-82; Governor of
Nevada, 1883-87; defeated, 1886; superintendent, U.S. Mint at
Carson City, 1895-98.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., June 18,
1920 (age 84 years, 317
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Charles Norton Felton (1832-1914) —
also known as Charles N. Felton —
of Yuba
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
1, 1832.
Republican. Yuba
County Sheriff, 1853; member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1880-83; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1885-89; U.S.
Senator from California, 1891-93; Presidential Elector for
California, 1912.
Died in Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif., September
13, 1914 (age 82 years, 255
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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George Thomas Marye, Jr. (1849-1933) —
also known as George T. Marye —
of Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
13, 1849.
Son of George Thomas Marye, Sr. and Helen (Tucker) Marye.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1888;
California
Democratic state chair, 1888-93; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1914-16.
Anglican.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died September
2, 1933 (age 83 years, 263
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Clifton Mathews (1880-1962) —
of Arizona.
Born in Concord, Pike
County, Ga., February
12, 1880.
U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1933-35; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1935.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died September
7, 1962 (age 82 years, 207
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Franck Roberts Havenner (1882-1967) —
also known as Franck R. Havenner —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Sherwood, Baltimore
County, Md., September
20, 1882.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1937-41, 1945-53;
defeated, 1940, 1952; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1940,
1952.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 24,
1967 (age 84 years, 307
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) —
also known as J. Arthur Younger —
of San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., April 11,
1893.
Son of Charles Hardin Younger and Lena (Galbraith) Younger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,
11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, of leukemia,
at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 20,
1967 (age 74 years, 70
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Sherrod Williams (1804-1876) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Pulaski
County, Ky., 1804.
Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1829; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1835-41.
Died in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., November
1, 1876 (age about 72
years).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Timothy Guy Phelps (1824-1899) —
also known as Timothy G. Phelps —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1824.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1857-58, 1895-97 (5th District 1857-58, 52nd
District 1895-97); U.S.
Representative from California at-large, 1861-63; candidate for
Governor
of California, 1875.
Died in 1899
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Thomas Rolph (1885-1956) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
17, 1885.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1941-45; defeated,
1944.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., May 10,
1956 (age 71 years, 114
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Thomas Hansford Williams (1828-1886) —
also known as Thomas H. Williams —
of California.
Born in Monticello, Wayne
County, Ky., May 18,
1828.
Son of Sherrod
Williams.
California
state attorney general, 1858-62.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
28, 1886 (age 57 years, 286
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Ephraim Willard Burr (1809-1894) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Warren, Bristol
County, R.I., March 7,
1809.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; insurance
executive; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1856-59.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 20,
1894 (age 85 years, 135
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Harry Webster Musselwhite (1868-1955) —
also known as Harry W. Musselwhite —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born near Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 23,
1868.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in San Lorenzo, Alameda
County, Calif., December
14, 1955 (age 87 years, 205
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Joseph Lawrence Alioto (1916-1998) —
also known as Joseph L. Alioto —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., February
12, 1916.
Son of Guiseppe Alioto (1886-1961) and Domenica Mae (Lazio) Alioto
(1893-1971).
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1968-76; candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1974.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Indicted
in 1971 on federal charges
of bribery,
conspiracy, and mail fraud; acquitted in 1972.
Died, of prostate
cancer and pneumonia,
in San
Francisco, Calif., January
29, 1998 (age 81 years, 351
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park; cenotaph at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Horace Davis (1831-1916) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., March 16,
1831.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1877-81; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1884;
Presidential Elector for California, 1884.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 12,
1916 (age 85 years, 118
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Levi Richard Ellert (1857-1901) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., October
20, 1857.
Druggist;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1893-95.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 21,
1901 (age 43 years, 274
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Tallant Tubbs (1897-1969) —
of California.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 8,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of California
state senate, 1925-37; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1930; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1932.
Suffered a fall at
home, and died three weeks later, at St. Francis Memorial Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., May 17,
1969 (age 72 years, 9
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Norton Parker Chipman (1834-1924) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Milford Center, Union
County, Ohio, March 7,
1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the District of Columbia, 1871-75; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1905-22; resigned 1922.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
1, 1924 (age 89 years, 331
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Aylett Rains Cotton, Jr. (1874-1965) —
also known as Aylett R. Cotton —
of Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in De Witt, Clinton
County, Iowa, December
29, 1874.
Son of Aylett
Rains Cotton and Hattie Elizabeth (Walker) Cotton (1857-1921).
Republican. Superior court judge in California, 1947-50; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956,
1960.
Died in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., April 15,
1965 (age 90 years, 107
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Willard B. Farwell (1829-1903) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in 1829.
Member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1855-56.
Died February
10, 1903 (age about 73
years).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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William Henry Crocker (1861-1937) —
also known as William H. Crocker —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., January
13, 1861.
Son of Charles
Crocker.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1924.
Died in Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif., September
25, 1937 (age 76 years, 255
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Gertrude Atherton (1857-1948) —
also known as Gertrude Franklin Horn —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1857.
Daughter of Thomas L. Horn and Gertrude (Franklin) Horn.
Democrat. Author;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928.
Female.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., June 14,
1948 (age 90 years, 228
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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Henry Francis Grady (1882-1957) —
also known as Henry F. Grady —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., February
12, 1882.
Son of John Henry Grady and Ellen G. (Rourke) Grady.
Democrat. U.S. Ambassador to India, 1947-48; Greece, 1948-50; Iran, 1950-51; U.S. Minister to Nepal, 1948.
Member, American
Economic Association; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Delta
Sigma Pi; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Gamma Mu.
Died, of a heart
attack, on the ocean
liner President Wilson, in the Pacific
Ocean, September
14, 1957 (age 75 years, 214
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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James Alexander McDougall (1817-1867) —
also known as James A. McDougall —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Bethlehem, Albany
County, N.Y., November
19, 1817.
Democrat. Illinois
state attorney general, 1843-46; California
state attorney general, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1853-55; U.S.
Senator from California, 1861-67.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
3, 1867 (age 49 years, 288
days).
Original interment at Calvary
Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1942 at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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James Duval Phelan (1861-1930) —
also known as James D. Phelan —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 20,
1861.
Son of James Phelan and Alice (Kelly) Phelan.
Democrat. Banker; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1897-1902; custodian of the Relief and
Red Cross Funds after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire; U.S.
Senator from California, 1915-21; defeated, 1920; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1916,
1924,
1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1924,
1928.
Died in Saratoga, Santa Clara
County, Calif., August 7,
1930 (age 69 years, 109
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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James Graham Fair (1831-1894) —
also known as James G. Fair —
of Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), December
3, 1831.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1881-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
28, 1894 (age 63 years, 25
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Eugene Casserly (1820-1883) —
of California.
Born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland,
November
13, 1820.
Son of Patrick S. Casserly.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from California, 1869-73.
Died of apoplexy (stroke),
in San
Francisco, Calif., January
14, 1883 (age 62 years, 62
days).
Original interment at Calvary
Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1904 at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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John Gately Downey (1827-1894) —
also known as John G. Downey —
of Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born June 24,
1827.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 1st District, 1856-57; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1860; Governor of
California, 1860-62; defeated, 1863.
Died March 1,
1894 (age 66 years, 250
days).
Original interment at Old
Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.;
reinterment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Edmund Gerald Brown, Sr. (1905-1996) —
also known as Edmund G. Brown, Sr.; Pat
Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 21,
1905.
Son of Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown.
Lawyer;
Republican candidate for California
state assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1988;
California
state attorney general, 1951-59; Governor of
California, 1959-67; defeated (Democratic), 1966; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died of a heart
attack, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
16, 1996 (age 90 years, 301
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate
business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Matt I. Sullivan (1857-1937) —
of California.
Born in Grass Valley, Nevada
County, Calif., November
3, 1857.
Chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1914-15.
Catholic.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August 6,
1937 (age 79 years, 276
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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John Ignatius Nolan (1874-1922) —
also known as John I. Nolan —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
14, 1874.
Son of James Nolan and Sarah Nolan.
Republican. Iron molder;
officer,
International Iron Moulders Union; secretary,
San Francisco Labor Council, 1912; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1913-22; died in
office 1922.
Died November
18, 1922 (age 48 years, 308
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Samuel Williams Inge (1817-1868) —
Born in North Carolina, 1817.
Democrat. Member of Alabama state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1847-51; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1853-56.
Died in 1868
(age about
51 years).
Original interment at Calvary
Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1942 at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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John Francis Shelley (1905-1974) —
also known as John F. Shelley; Jack
Shelley —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
3, 1905.
Democrat. President,
San Francisco Labor Council, 1937-49; president,
California AFL, 1947; member of California
state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1946; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1949-64; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1964-68.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., September
1, 1974 (age 68 years, 363
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Lawrence James Flaherty (1878-1926) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., July 4,
1878.
Republican. Cement
mason; president,
San Francisco Building Trades Council; member of California
state senate, 1915-22; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1925-26; died in
office 1926.
Died, in the Hotel
Marseilles, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1926 (age 47 years, 344
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Angelo Joseph Rossi (1878-1948) —
also known as Angelo J. Rossi —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Volcano, Amador
County, Calif., January
22, 1878.
Florist;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1931-44.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., April 5,
1948 (age 70 years, 74
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Delos Rodeyn Ashley (1828-1873) —
also known as Delos R. Ashley —
of Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in Arkansas Post, Arkansas
County, Ark., February
19, 1828.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 3rd District, 1854-56; member of California
state senate, 1856-57; California
state treasurer, 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1865-69.
Died of apoplexy (stroke),
in San
Francisco, Calif., July 18,
1873 (age 45 years, 149
days).
Original interment at Calvary
Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1938 at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Tirey L. Ford (1857-1928) —
also known as T. L. Ford —
of California.
Born in Monroe
County, Mo., 1857.
California
state attorney general, 1899-1902.
Charged
with offering a
bribe; tried and
acquitted in 1907.
Died, of a heart
attack, in San
Francisco, Calif., June 26,
1928 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Eugene E. Schmitz (1864-1928) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., August
22, 1864.
Mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1902-07.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
20, 1928 (age 64 years, 90
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Mae Ella Nolan (1886-1973) —
also known as Mae E. Nolan; Mae Ella Hunt —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
20, 1886.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1923-25.
Female.
Died in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., July 9,
1973 (age 86 years, 292
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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George Richard Moscone (1929-1978) —
also known as George Moscone —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., November
24, 1929.
Son of George Joseph Moscone and Lena Moscone.
Democrat. Candidate for California
state assembly, 1960; member of California
state senate, 1966-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1972;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1976-78; died in office 1978.
Shot
and killed,
along with Supervisor Harvey Milk, by Supervisor Dan White, in his office in
San Francisco City
Hall, San
Francisco, Calif., November
27, 1978 (age 49 years, 3
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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William Joseph Wynn (1860-1935) —
of California.
Born in California, 1860.
U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1903-05.
Died in 1935
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Melvyn I. Cronin (d. 1977) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 25th District, 1929-36; municipal judge in
California, 1943-44; superior court judge in California, 1944;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944,
1948.
Died May 9,
1977.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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John Wesley Wilcox (d. 1905) —
also known as John W. Wilcox; "The Mariposa
Blacksmith" —
of California.
Born in Kentucky.
Member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1863-67, 1871-73, 1875-77.
Died, of pneumonia,
in San
Francisco, Calif., February
5, 1905.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Charles Frederick Crocker (1854-1897) —
also known as Charles F. Crocker —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in 1854.
Son of Charles
Crocker.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1884,
1888.
Died in 1897
(age about
43 years).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Augustus Daniel Splivalo (1840-1911) —
of California.
Born, of Italian and Dalmatian parents, in the South
Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, on his father's ship, the
Santa Teresa, May 24,
1840.
Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1871-73.
Catholic.
Italian
and Dalmatian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of nephritis,
in San
Francisco, Calif., December
12, 1911 (age 71 years, 202
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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James V. Coleman (c.1854-1919) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born about 1854.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1892,
1912
(speaker).
Died, of pneumonia,
1919
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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A. F. Gaynor (d. 1965) —
of California.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1940.
Died in 1965.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Lucretia del Valle Grady (1892-1972) —
also known as Lucretia del Valle —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
18, 1892.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1928,
1936,
1940
(alternate), 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937; Presidential Elector
for California, 1944.
Female.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Mills Memorial Hospital,
San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., May 23,
1972 (age 79 years, 218
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Eustace Cullinan —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1920,
1940.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Michael H. de Young —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1888,
1908,
1920.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Joseph Lawrence Alioto (1916-1998) —
also known as Joseph L. Alioto —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., February
12, 1916.
Son of Guiseppe Alioto (1886-1961) and Domenica Mae (Lazio) Alioto
(1893-1971).
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1968-76; candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1974.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Indicted
in 1971 on federal charges
of bribery,
conspiracy, and mail fraud; acquitted in 1972.
Died, of prostate
cancer and pneumonia,
in San
Francisco, Calif., January
29, 1998 (age 81 years, 351
days).
Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park;
cenotaph at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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