The Political Graveyard: Ventura County, Calif.

Ventura County
California

Ventura County information:

Population: 753,197 (2000); 669,016 (1990)
Land area 1,846 square miles.
County seat: Ventura
Ventura County official web site.
Capital Impact: Ventura County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Ventura County -- census data on population, race, economics
Ventura County CAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Ventura County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

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

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Selected officials of Ventura County

(not intended to be complete)

George E. Farrand (County Clerk, 1900-07)

Private or family graveyard
Ventura County, California

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Robert Bard (1841-1915) — also known as Thomas R. Bard — of Port Hueneme, Ventura County, Calif. Born in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pa., December 8, 1841. Son of Robert M. Bard and Elizabeth S. (Little) Bard; married, April 17, 1876, to Mary B. Gerberding. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1884; Presidential Elector for California, 1892; U.S. Senator from California, 1900-05. Presbyterian. Died in Port Hueneme, Ventura County, Calif., March 5, 1915. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Santa Paula Cemetery
Santa Paula, Ventura County, California

Politicians buried here:

Charles McKevett Teague (1909-1974) — also known as Charles M. Teague — of Ojai, Ventura County, Calif.; Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif. Born in Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif., September 18, 1909. Son of Charles C. Teague and Harriet (McKevett) Teague; married, April 27, 1929, to Marjorie Cowden. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from California 13th District, 1955-74; died in office 1974; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Died of a heart attack in Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif., January 1, 1974. Cremated; ashes interred at Santa Paula Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
George Elmer Outland (1906-1981) — also known as George E. Outland — of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif.; San Fernando, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif., October 8, 1906. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 11th District, 1943-47; defeated, 1946, 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944 (alternate), 1948. Died in Anacortes, Skagit County, Wash., March 2, 1981. Cremated; ashes interred at Santa Paula Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Frederick William Hinke — also known as Frederick W. Hinke — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. U.S. Vice Consul in Antilla, 1924; Canton, 1926-29; U.S. Consul in Canton, 1932; Tientsin, 1938. Interment at Santa Paula Cemetery.

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Simi Valley, Ventura County, California

Politicians buried here:

Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) — also known as Ronald Reagan; "Dutch"; "The Gipper"; "The Great Communicator"; "The Teflon President"; "Rawhide" — of Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Tampico, Whiteside County, Ill., February 6, 1911. Son of John Reagan and Nellie (Wilson) Reagan; married, January 25, 1940, to Jane Wyman (actress; divorced 1948); married, March 4, 1952, to Nancy Davis (born 1923; actress); father of Maureen Elizabeth Reagan. Republican. Worked as a sports broadcaster in Iowa in the 1930s, doing local radio broadcast of Chicago Cubs baseball games; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional actor in 1937-64; appeared in dozens of films including Kings Row, Dark Victory, Santa Fe Trail, Knute Rockne, All American, and The Winning Team; president of the Screen Actors Guild, 1947-52, 1959-60; member of California Republican State Central Committee, 1964-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964 (alternate), 1972 (delegation chair); Governor of California, 1967-75; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968, 1976; President of the United States, 1981-89; on March 30, 1981, outside the Washington Hilton hotel, he and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinkley, Jr.; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1993. Disciples of Christ. Member, Lions; American Legion; Tau Kappa Epsilon. Died, from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease, in Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 5, 2004. Interment at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
- Cross-reference: Katherine Hoffman Haley; Dana Rohrabacher; Donald T. Regan; Henry Salvatori; L. William Seidman; Christopher Cox
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books by Ronald Reagan: Ronald Reagan : An American Life
- Books about Ronald Reagan: Lou Cannon, President Reagan : The Role of a Lifetime; Lou Cannon, Governor Reagan : His Rise to Power; Peter Schweizer, Reagan's War : The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism; Lee Edwards, Ronald Reagan: A Political Biography; Paul Kengor, God and Ronald Reagan : A Spiritual Life; Mary Beth Brown, Hand of Providence: The Strong and Quiet Faith of Ronald Reagan; Edmund Morris, Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan; Peggy Noonan, When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan; Peter J. Wallison, Ronald Reagan: The Power of Conviction and the Success of His Presidency; Dinesh D'Souza, Ronald Reagan : How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader; William F. Buckley, Jr., Ronald Reagan: An American Hero; Craig Shirley, Reagan's Revolution : The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All; Richard Reeves, President Reagan : The Triumph of Imagination
- Critical books about Ronald Reagan: Haynes Johnson, Sleepwalking Through History: America in the Reagan Years

Ivy Lawn Memorial Park
Ventura, Ventura County, California
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Marion Cannon (1834-1920) — of California. Born in Virginia, 1834. U.S. Representative from California 4th District, 1893-95. Died August 27, 1920. Interment at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Richard Imbrecht (1949-2000) — also known as Charles R. Imbrecht — of Ventura, Ventura County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Ventura, Ventura County, Calif., February 4, 1949. Son of Earl Richard Imbrecht and Hazel Victoria (Berg) Imbrecht; married, September 23, 1979, to Alida Margit Bergseid. Republican. Lawyer; member of California state assembly 36th District, 1976-82; candidate for California state senate 18th District, 1982. Lutheran. Pleaded guilty in 1997 to charges of drunk driving and marijuana possession and served one month in jail. Died, of an apparent heart attack, in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 18, 2000. Interment at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park.
Katherine Hoffman Haley (1919-1999) — also known as Kay Haley; Mrs. Robert Haley — of Ventura, Ventura County, Calif. Born in Oxnard, Ventura County, Calif., August 17, 1919. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964. Female. Episcopalian. Rancher who raised champion shorthorn cattle and quarter horses; her most famous horse, Mr. Spats, was a favorite of Ronald Reagan. Died December 25, 1999. Interment at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park.

Ventura Cemetery
Ventura, Ventura County, California

Politicians buried here:

William Vandever (1817-1893) — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa; Ventura, Ventura County, Calif. Born in Maryland, March 31, 1817. Republican. U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1859-63; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from California 6th District, 1887-91. Died July 23, 1893. Interment at Ventura Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Ventura County

Politicians who were born in Ventura County

Politicians who lived in Ventura County

Politicians who died in Ventura County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Ventura County