The Political Graveyard: San Mateo County, Calif.

San Mateo County
California

San Mateo County information:

Population: 707,161 (2000); 649,623 (1990)
Land area 449 square miles.
County seat: Redwood City
San Mateo County official web site.
Capital Impact: San Mateo County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
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San Mateo County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: San Francisco city & county
Northeast: Alameda County
East: San Francisco Bay; Santa Clara County
Southeast: Santa Cruz County
West: North Pacific Ocean

The Political Graveyard:

Politicians who were born in San Mateo County
Politicians who lived in San Mateo County
Politicians who died in San Mateo County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in San Mateo 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.

Unknown Location
Colma, San Mateo County, California

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Founded 1892
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

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; married 1886 to Minnie L. McNeal. 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. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
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; married, April 28, 1903, to Millicent Veronica Willson. 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. Entombed in mausoleum at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
- Books about William Randolph Hearst: David Nasaw, The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
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. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Milton Slocum Latham (1827-1882) — also known as Milton S. Latham — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, May 23, 1827. U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1853-55; Governor of California, 1860; U.S. Senator from California, 1860-63. Died March 4, 1882. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
George Hearst (1820-1891) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born near Sullivan, Franklin County, Mo., September 3, 1820. Father of William Randolph Hearst. Democrat. Member of California state assembly 8th District, 1865-67; U.S. Senator from California, 1886, 1887-91; died in office 1891. Died in Washington, D.C., February 28, 1891. Entombed in mausoleum at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; cousin of Andrew Kennedy and Case 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. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1942 at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also Broderick-Kennedy family of Indiana
- See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier.
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. Father of Clara Adelaide Sharon (who married Francis Griffith Newlands). 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. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Thomas Marye (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 and Helen (Tucker) Marye; married, June 28, 1904, to Marie Alice Doyle. 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 in 1933. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
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; married, June 30, 1915, to Margaret Meany (died 1945); married, December 11, 1946, to Norma Wells. 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. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Sherrod Williams (1804-1876) — of Kentucky. Born in Pulaski County, Ky., 1804. Father of Thomas Hansford Williams and George E. Williams. 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. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also Williams family of California
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Rolph (1885-1956) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 17, 1885. Brother of James Rolph, Jr.. Republican. U.S. Representative from California 4th District, 1941-45; defeated, 1944. Died in San Francisco, Calif., May 10, 1956. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; brother of George E. Williams. California state attorney general, 1858-62. Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 28, 1886. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also Williams family of California
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. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
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); married, June 2, 1941, to Angelina Genaro (divorced 1977); married 1978 to Kathleen Sullivan; father of Angela Mia Alioto; grandfather of Michela Alioto-Pier. 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. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also Alioto family of California
- See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
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. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
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. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
William Henry Crocker (1861-1937) — also known as William H. Crocker — of Hillsborough, San Mateo County, Calif.; Burlingame, San Mateo County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., January 13, 1861. Nephew of Edwin Bryant Crocker; son of Charles Crocker; brother of Charles Frederick Crocker. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920, 1924, 1932; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1924. Died in Burlingame, San Mateo County, Calif., September 25, 1937. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also Aldrich-Rockefeller-Crocker-Whitehouse family of New York
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857-1948) — also known as Gertrude Atherton — 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 June 14, 1948. Cremated; ashes interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books by Gertrude Atherton: The Sisters-in-Law; The Splendid Idle Forties : Stories of Old California; Rezanov; The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories; Conqueror : Dramatized Biography of Alexander Hamilton; Adventures of a Novelist; California, an Intimate History; Black Oxen; The Doomswoman : An Historical Romance of Old California; Aristocrats; Californians; Patience Sparhawk and Her Times; Rulers of Kings; Los Cerritos; Can Women Be Gentlemen?; Senator North; The Valiant Runaways; American Wives & English Husbands; Dormant Fires
- Books about Gertrude Atherton: Emily Wortis Leider, California's Daughter : Gertrude Atherton and Her Times; Charlotte S. McClure, Gertrude Atherton

Greek Orthodox Memorial Park
Colma, San Mateo County, California

Politicians buried here:

George Christopher (1907-2000) — also known as George Christopheles — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Arcadia, Greece, December 8, 1907. Son of James Christopheles and Mary (Koines) Christopheles; married 1936 to Tule Sarantitis. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; accountant; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956 (alternate), 1960; Presidential Elector for California, 1956; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1956-64; defeated, 1951; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1958; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California, 1962; candidate in primary for Governor of California, 1966. Greek ancestry. As mayor, was instrumental in convincing the New York Giants baseball team to move to San Francisco, as well as the construction of Candlestick Park for the team. Died, from a stroke, in San Francisco, Calif., September 14, 2000. Interment at Greek Orthodox Memorial Park.
- See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.

Greenlawn Memorial Park
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Founded 1902

Politicians buried here:

James Rolph, Jr. (1869-1934) — also known as "Sunny Jim" — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., August 23, 1869. Brother of Thomas Rolph. Republican. Banker; shipbuilder; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1912-31; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920, 1928, 1932; Governor of California, 1931-34; died in office 1934. Died in Santa Clara County, Calif., June 2, 1934. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
Eugene Francis Loud (1847-1908) — also known as Eugene F. Loud — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Abington, Plymouth County, Mass., March 12, 1847. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of California state assembly, 1884; U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1891-1903; defeated, 1902. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 19, 1908. Cremated; ashes originally interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
James George Maguire (1853-1920) — also known as James G. Maguire — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 22, 1853. Democrat. Member of California state assembly 13th District, 1875-77; superior court judge in California, 1882-88; U.S. Representative from California 4th District, 1893-99; candidate for Governor of California, 1898; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1912. Died in San Francisco, Calif., June 20, 1920. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Adam Piper (1826-1899) — of California. Born in Pennsylvania, 1826. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1875-77. Died August 5, 1899. Original interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.

Holy Cross Cemetery
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Founded 1887
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

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; married, October 18, 1917, to Lucretia del Valle. 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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: NNDB dossier.
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. Original interment at Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1942 at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1924, 1928. Died in Saratoga, Santa Clara County, Calif., August 7, 1930. Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: John St. John Irby
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 28, 1894. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Eugene Casserly (1820-1883) — of California. Born in Ireland, 1820. Democrat. U.S. Senator from California, 1869-73. Died of apoplexy (stroke), on January 14, 1883. Original interment at Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1904 at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Original interment at Old Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Edmund Gerald Brown, Sr. (1905-1996) — also known as Edmund G. Brown, Sr.; Pat Brown — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., April 21, 1905. Son of Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown; married, October 30, 1930, to Bernice Layne; brother of Harold C. Brown; father of Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. and Kathleen Brown. Lawyer; Republican candidate for California state assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1964; 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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Warren Christopher
- See also Brown family of California
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
- Books about Edmund G. Brown: Ethan Rarick, California Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown
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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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; married, March 23, 1913, to Mae Ella Hunt. Republican. 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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel Williams Inge (1817-1868) — Born in North Carolina, 1817. Nephew of William Marshall Inge. 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. Original interment at Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1942 at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Father of Kevin Francis Shelley. 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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Lawrence James Flaherty (1878-1926) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif., July 4, 1878. Republican. Member of California state senate, 1915-22; U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1925-26; died in office 1926. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., June 13, 1926. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
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. Original interment at Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1938 at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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. Married, March 23, 1913, to John Ignatius Nolan. Republican. U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1923-25. Female. Died in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., July 9, 1973. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Richard Moscone (1929-1978) — also known as George Moscone — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., November 24, 1929. 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 to death, along with Supervisor Harvey Milk, by Supervisor Dan White, in San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco, Calif., November 27, 1978. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
William Joseph Wynn (1860-1935) — of California. Born in California, 1860. U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1903-05. Died in 1935. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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.
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.
Charles Frederick Crocker (1854-1897) — also known as Charles F. Crocker — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in 1854. Nephew of Edwin Bryant Crocker; son of Charles Crocker; brother of William Henry Crocker; father of Mary Crocker (who married Francis Burton Harrison). Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1884. Died in 1897. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also Aldrich-Rockefeller-Crocker-Whitehouse family of New York
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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
James V. Coleman (c.1854-1919) — of San Francisco, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1892, 1912. Died, of pneumonia, 1919. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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.
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. Married, October 18, 1917, to Henry Francis Grady. 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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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.
Michael H. de Young — of San Francisco, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1908, 1920. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Home of Peace Cemetery
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Founded 1889
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Julius Kahn (1861-1924) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Germany, February 28, 1861. Married, March 19, 1899, to Florence Prag. Republican. Actor; lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1892; U.S. Representative from California 4th District, 1899-1903, 1905-24; died in office 1924. Jewish. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 18, 1924. Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Florence Prag Kahn (1866-1948) — also known as Florence P. Kahn; Florence Prag — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, November 9, 1866. Daughter of Conrad Prag and Mary (Goldsmith) Prag; married, March 19, 1899, to Julius Kahn. Republican. U.S. Representative from California 4th District, 1925-37. Female. Jewish. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 16, 1948. Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mt. Olivet Columbarium
Colma, San Mateo County, California

Politicians buried here:

Elias Finley Johnson (1860-1933) — also known as E. Finley Johnson — of Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Manila, Philippines. Born in Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, June 24, 1860. Son of Abel J. Johnson; married, September 6, 1883, to Clara Annis Smith; father of Eva Johnson (who married Allison D. Gibbs). Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1885-87; law professor; member of Michigan state board of education, 1898-1901; appointed 1898; resigned 1901; justice of Phillipine Islands supreme court, 1901-. Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif., July 31, 1933. Cremated; ashes interred at Mt. Olivet Columbarium.
- See also Johnson family of California
Clara Annis Smith Johnson (d. 1934) — also known as Clara Annis Smith; Mrs. E. Finley Johnson — of Manila, Philippines. Married, September 6, 1883, to Elias Finley Johnson; mother of Eva Johnson (who married Allison D. Gibbs). Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from the Philippine Islands, 1924. Female. Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif., April 22, 1934. Cremated; ashes interred at Mt. Olivet Columbarium.
- See also Johnson family of California
Allison D. Gibbs (d. 1945) — Married to Eva Johnson (daughter of Elias Finley Johnson and Clara Annis Smith Johnson). Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1920. While a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, was killed by Allied bombing of the hospital where he was held, in Baguio, Benguet Province, Philippines, March 15, 1945. Cremated; ashes interred at Mt. Olivet Columbarium.
- See also Johnson family of California

Mt. Olivet Mausoleum
Colma, San Mateo County, California

Politicians buried here:

Harry William Hutton (1853-1940) — also known as Harry W. Hutton; Harry Percy William Hillsdon — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, September 23, 1853. Lawyer; Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from California 4th District, 1928. Member, Odd Fellows. Police commissioner of San Francisco 1901-03. Died, in Mount Zion Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., December 9, 1940. Entombed at Mt. Olivet Mausoleum.

Olivet Memorial Park
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Founded 1896

Politicians buried here:

John Jefferson DeHaven (1849-1913) — also known as John J. DeHaven — of California. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., March 12, 1849. Republican. Member of California state assembly 27th District, 1869-71; member of California state senate, 1871-73; U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1889-90; justice of California state supreme court, 1890-95. Died in Yountville, Napa County, Calif., January 26, 1913. Interment at Olivet Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel Davis Woods (1845-1915) — also known as Samuel D. Woods — of Stockton, San Joaquin County, Calif. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Maury County, Tenn., September 19, 1845. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 2nd District, 1900-03. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 24, 1915. Cremated; ashes interred at Olivet Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.

Woodlawn Memorial Park
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Founded 1904

Politicians buried here:

Charles Hathaway Larrabee (1820-1883) — also known as Charles H. Larrabee — Born in Rome, Oneida County, N.Y., November 9, 1820. Democrat. Delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1847; circuit judge in Wisconsin 3rd Circuit, 1848-58; justice of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1848-53; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1859-61; delegate to Washington state constitutional convention, 1878. Was seriously injured in a railroad accident at Telechapi, Calif., which resulted in his death in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 20, 1883. Original interment at Masonic Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1931 at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Aylett Rains Cotton (1826-1912) — also known as Aylett R. Cotton — of Lyons, Clinton County, Iowa; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Austintown, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 29, 1826. Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Clinton County Judge, 1851-53; Clinton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1854; mayor of Lyons, Iowa, 1855-57; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1857; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1868-71; Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1870-71; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1871-75. Member, Freemasons. Died in San Francisco, Calif., October 30, 1912. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
Elmer Edwin Robinson (1894-1982) — also known as Elmer E. Robinson — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., October 3, 1894. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1948-56; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956. Died in Paradise, Butte County, Calif., June 7, 1982. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
James Augustus Johnson (1829-1896) — also known as James A. Johnson — of California. Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C., May 16, 1829. Democrat. Member of California state assembly 20th District, 1859-61; U.S. Representative from California 3rd District, 1867-71; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1875-80. Died May 11, 1896. Original interment at Masonic Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1931 at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Bowles Shannon (1827-1897) — also known as Thomas B. Shannon — of Quincy, Plumas County, Calif. Born in Pennsylvania, September 21, 1827. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1859-61, 1862-63, 1871-73 (14th District 1859-61, 24th District 1862-63, 8th District 1871-73); U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1863-65. Died February 21, 1897. Original interment at Masonic Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1931 at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.

Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Bruno, San Mateo County, California

Politicians buried here:

Maxwell McGaughey Hamilton (1896-1957) — also known as Maxwell M. Hamilton — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Okla., December 20, 1896. Son of Wallace Maxwell Hamilton and May Calvin (Dobson) Hamilton; married, December 20, 1924, to Julia Fisher. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Canton, 1924; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1926; U.S. Minister to Finland, 1945-47. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta. Died November 12, 1957. Interment at Golden Gate National Cemetery.
George Barnes Grigsby (1874-1962) — also known as George B. Grigsby — of Nome, Nome census area, Alaska; Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), December 2, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1908-10; mayor of Nome, Alaska, 1914; Alaska territory attorney general, 1916-19; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1920-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1924. Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif., May 9, 1962. Interment at Golden Gate National Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Leo Joseph Ryan (1925-1978) — also known as Leo J. Ryan — of San Francisco, Calif.; South San Francisco, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., May 5, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of South San Francisco, Calif., 1962; member of California state assembly, 1963-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1964; U.S. Representative from California 11th District, 1973-78; died in office 1978. Killed by followers of Jim Jones' People's Temple cult,in an ambush at the dirt airstrip of Port Kaituma, Guyana, November 18, 1978. Interment at Golden Gate National Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Jackie Speier
- See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier.

Veterans Cemetery
San Bruno, San Mateo County, California

Politicians buried here:

Philip Charles Habib (1920-1992) — also known as Philip C. Habib — of California. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 25, 1920. Son of Alexander Habib and Mary Spiridon Habib; married to Marjorie Slightam. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 1971-74; helped negotiate the 1978 Camp David accords between Egypt and Israel. Lebanese ancestry. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1982. Died, of a heart attack, in Puligny-Montrachet, France, May 25, 1992. Interment at Veterans Cemetery.

St. John's Cemetery
San Mateo, San Mateo County, California
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

John Joseph McGrath (1872-1951) — also known as John J. McGrath — of Hillsborough, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Limerick, Ireland, July 23, 1872. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 8th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936. Died at Mills Memorial Hospital, San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif., August 25, 1951. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Skylawn Memorial Park
San Mateo, San Mateo County, California

Politicians buried here:

Glen Hearst Taylor (1904-1984) — also known as Glen H. Taylor — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., April 12, 1904. Son of Pleasant John Taylor and Olive Oatman (Higgins) Taylor; married, March 31, 1931, to Dora Marie Pike. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho, 1938; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1945-51; defeated (Democratic), 1940, 1942; Progressive candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1948. Member, United World Federalists. Country-western singer. Arrested on May 1, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama, for attempting to use a door reserved for Negroes, rather than the whites-only door; convicted in 1949 of disorderly conduct. Died April 28, 1984. Interment at Skylawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Louis J. Papan (1928-2007) — also known as Lou Papan; Elias Papandricoupolos; "The Enforcer"; "Leadfoot Lou" — of Daly City, San Mateo County, Calif.; Millbrae, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., August 28, 1928. Married to Irene Damis (died 2000); father of Virginia Papan. Democrat. FBI agent; member of California state assembly, 1973-86, 1997-2002; candidate for California state senate, 1986 (Democratic), 2006. Eastern Orthodox. Greek ancestry. Died, apparently of a heart attack, in Millbrae, San Mateo County, Calif., April 28, 2007. Interment at Skylawn Memorial Park.

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