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Earl Clinton Adams (1892-1986) —
also known as Earl C. Adams —
of San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., May 12,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1960,
1964
(alternate); treasurer of
California Republican Party, 1967.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Legion.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
31, 1986 (age 93 years, 323
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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John Joseph Allen Jr. (1899-1995) —
also known as John J. Allen, Jr. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; McCall, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958; Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation, 1959-61; mayor
of McCall, Idaho, 1989-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Kiwanis;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Cascade, Valley
County, Idaho, March 7,
1995 (age 95 years, 100
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at McCall Cemetery, McCall, Idaho.
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Glenn Malcolm Anderson (1913-1994) —
also known as Glenn M. Anderson —
of Hawthorne, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Harbor City, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
21, 1913.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Hawthorne, Calif., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1943-50; chair of
Los Angeles County Democratic Party, 1948-50; California
Democratic state chair, 1950-52; candidate for California
state senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1988;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1959-67; U.S.
Representative from California, 1969-93 (17th District 1969-73,
35th District 1973-75, 32nd District 1975-93).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Redmen;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; Toastmasters.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, at San Pedro Peninsula Hospital
Pavilion, San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
13, 1994 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Interment at Green
Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
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Stephen Emil Anderson (1895-1978) —
also known as Steve E. Anderson —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Hanska, Brown
County, Minn., August
23, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; state bank
examiner; South
Dakota state auditor, 1945-50.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
American Legion.
Died August
6, 1978 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Riverside
National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson; married to Vera M.
Capesius. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Samuel Shaw Arentz (1913-1994) —
also known as Samuel S. Arentz; Sam Arentz —
of Pioche, Lincoln
County, Nev.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 9,
1913.
Republican. Mining engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker).
Member, American Legion; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Freemasons.
Died January
6, 1994 (age 80 years, 303
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Daniel R. Arguello —
of Alhambra, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; mayor
of Alhambra, Calif., 2001.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
American Legion.
Still living as of 2001.
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Stanley Arnold (1903-1984) —
of Susanville, Lassen
County, Calif.
Born in Indiana, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lassen
County District Attorney, 1949-55; member of California
state senate, 1955-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1984
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Lassen Cemetery, Susanville, Calif.
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Warren Hendry Atherton (1891-1976) —
also known as Warren H. Atherton —
of Stockton, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., December
28, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; storage
corporation executive; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate).
Member, American Legion; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in March, 1976
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dwight C. Atherton and Elizabeth (Hendry) Atherton; married, July 7,
1917, to Anne Holt; married, August
17, 1952, to Marietta Monachino Cochran. |
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Fred Jason Babcock (1891-1973) —
also known as Fred J. Babcock —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho, August
15, 1891.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Nez
Perce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-28; Idaho
state attorney general, 1931-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in March, 1973
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jason Eugene Babcock and Bertha Rebecca (Peyton)
Babcock. |
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Leland Milton Backstrand (1899-1964) —
also known as Leland M. Backstrand —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1899.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1960;
member of California
state senate, 1961-64.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Optimist
Club; American Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in 1964
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
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Robert Edward Badham (1929-2005) —
also known as Robert E. Badham —
of Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 9,
1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hardware
business; member of California
state assembly, 1963-67; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1968,
1972
(alternate), 1980,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from California 40th District, 1977-89.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
21, 2005 (age 76 years, 134
days).
Interment at Riverside
National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
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Philip Bancroft (1881-1975) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 30,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1908,
1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1938, 1944 (primary).
Member, American Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Rotary.
Suffered a stroke
and died three days later, in Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif., August
11, 1975 (age 94 years, 42
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hubert Howe Bancroft and Matilda Cooley (Griffing) Bancroft;
married, June 30,
1905, to Nina Otis Eldred. |
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Walter Stephan Baring Jr. (1911-1975) —
also known as Walter S. Baring, Jr. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Goldfield, Esmeralda
County, Nev., September
9, 1911.
Democrat. Furniture
business; chair of
Washoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1936-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956.
Protestant.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Eagles;
Sertoma.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1975 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Howard Arthur Bowman (1894-1971) —
also known as Howard A. Bowman —
of Clyde, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Clyde, Wayne
County, N.Y., January
11, 1894.
U.S. Vice Consul in Danzig, 1921-24; Trieste, 1924-29; U.S. Consul in Trieste, 1929-31; Sault Ste. Marie, 1931-32; Mexicali, as of 1938; Cali, as of 1943; Poznan, as of 1947.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; American Legion.
Died in Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif., March 4,
1971 (age 77 years, 52
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Clyde, N.Y.
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Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Poway, San Diego
County, Calif., August
13, 1887.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive secretary to
Gov. Friend
Richardson, 1925-26; superior court judge in California, 1926-38,
1957-62; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1938-53; defeated, 1953.
Member, American Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Delta
Chi.
Suffered a fatal heart
attack while driving his
car, and crashed
into a wall, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
11, 1968 (age 81 years, 29
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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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.
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, San Diego, Calif.
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George Edward Brown Jr. (1920-1999) —
also known as George E. Brown, Jr. —
of Monterey Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Holtville, Imperial
County, Calif., March 6,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1956-58; member of California
state assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968
(alternate), 1972,
1988,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-71, 1973-99 (29th District
1963-71, 38th District 1973-75, 36th District 1975-93, 42nd District
1993-99); died in office 1999; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, Urban
League; Kiwanis;
American Legion; Amvets.
Died, of an infection
following earlier heart
valve replacement surgery, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 15,
1999 (age 79 years, 131
days).
Cremated.
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James Harvey Brown (1906-1995) —
also known as James H. Brown —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak., April
22, 1906.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; vice-chair of
California Democratic Party, 1948-58; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
municipal judge in California, 1964-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 10,
1995 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clair W. Burgener (1921-2006) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Vernal, Uintah
County, Utah, December
5, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; realtor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
member of California
state assembly, 1963-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from California, 1973-83 (42nd District 1973-75,
43rd District 1975-83).
Mormon.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Encinitas, San Diego
County, Calif., September
9, 2006 (age 84 years, 278
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) —
also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50,
1953-56.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Moose;
American Legion.
Died in June, 1967
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Camp Clark (b. 1883) —
also known as Harry C. Clark —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., June 8,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1927-31.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Kappa
Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Heman E. Clark and Melissa (Heath) Clark; married, June 6,
1911, to Georgia L. Kessinger. |
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Samuel LaFort Collins (1895-1965) —
also known as Sam L. Collins —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Fortville, Hancock
County, Ind., August
6, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 19th District, 1933-37; defeated,
1936; member of California
state assembly, 1940-52; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1947-52.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
American Legion.
Died in Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif., June 26,
1965 (age 69 years, 324
days).
Interment at Loma
Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif.
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James Charles Corman (1920-2000) —
also known as James C. Corman; Jim Corman —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Reseda, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., October
20, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1961-81 (22nd District 1961-75,
21st District 1975-81).
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
American Legion; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Floor manager in U.S. House for Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights
Act in 1960s; member of the Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders.
Died, following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in a hospital
at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., December
30, 2000 (age 80 years, 71
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edward Michael Davis (b. 1916) —
also known as Ed Davis —
of Canoga Park, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
15, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chief of
police, Los Angeles, 1969-78; member of California
state senate, 1980-83.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Leonard Davis and Lillian Fox Davis; married 1940 to
Virginia Osborne. |
| | | Cross-reference: Tom
McClintock |
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John Edward Davis (1913-1990) —
also known as John E. Davis —
of McClusky, Sheridan
County, N.Dak.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April
18, 1913.
Republican. Rancher;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker;
mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1952-56; Governor of
North Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1960;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); national
commander, American Legion, 1967-68.
Member, American Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., May 12,
1990 (age 77 years, 24
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Joseph Graham Davis Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Gray Davis —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
26, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; chief of staff for
Gov. Jerry
Brown, 1974-82; member of California
state assembly, 1983-87; California
state controller, 1987-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
1996
(delegation co-chair), 2000,
2004;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1995-99; Governor of
California, 1999-2003.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Peter Joseph De Muth (1892-1993) —
also known as Peter J. De Muth —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
1, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; real estate
business; building
contractor; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 8th
District, 1926; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1937-39.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in Orange
County, Calif., April 3,
1993 (age 101 years,
92 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Courken George Deukmejian (b. 1928) —
also known as George Deukmejian;
"Duke" —
of California.
Born in Menands, Albany
County, N.Y., June 6,
1928.
Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1963-67; member of California
state senate, 1967-79; California
state attorney general, 1979-83; Governor of
California, 1983-91.
Episcopalian.
Member, Navy
League; American Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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Frank Murray Dixon (1892-1965) —
also known as Frank M. Dixon —
of Alabama.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., July 25,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured during the war
and lost his
right leg; delegate
to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933; Governor of
Alabama, 1939-43; defeated in primary, 1934.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., October
11, 1965 (age 73 years, 78
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Robert Kenneth Dornan (b. 1933) —
also known as Bob Dornan; "B-1
Bob" —
of Garden Grove, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1933.
Republican. Broadcaster,
journalist,
television
producer; won two Emmy awards for his television
show; appeared in several movies
including The Starfighters, To The Shores of Hell, and
Hell on Wheels; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1976,
1992;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1977-83, 1985-97 (27th District
1977-83, 38th District 1985-93, 46th District 1993-97); defeated,
1996, 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1996.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2014.
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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 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 Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1939 |
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Kenneth Warren Dyal (1910-1978) —
also known as Kenneth W. Dyal; Ken Dyal —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Bisbee, Cochise
County, Ariz., July 9,
1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; postmaster at
San
Bernardino, Calif., 1947-54 (acting, 1947-49); insurance
executive; U.S.
Representative from California 33rd District, 1965-67.
Mormon.
Member, American Legion; Kiwanis.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., May 12,
1978 (age 67 years, 307
days).
Interment at Montecito
Memorial Park, Colton, Calif.
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Harry Wilson Falk Jr. (1916-1980) —
also known as Harry W. Falk, Jr. —
of Ukiah, Mendocino
County, Calif.
Born in Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif., September
12, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
American Legion.
Died in June, 1980
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Interment at Ocean
View Cemetery, Eureka, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Wilson Falk and M. E. (McLarty) Falk; married to Madge
Taylor. |
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McIntyre Faries (1896-1994) —
of South Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Wei Hsien, Shantung, China,
of American parents, April
17, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952;
member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1947-52; superior court judge
in California, 1953-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
29, 1994 (age 98 years, 165
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of William Reid Faries and Priscilla Ellen (Chittick) Faries;
married, October
7, 1922, to Margaret Lois Shorten; married to Geraldyne
Brewer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Ray Files (b. 1884) —
also known as J. Ray Files —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, December
6, 1884.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; candidate for Iowa
state attorney general, 1920; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); Iowa
Democratic state chair, 1925-27; Los Angeles Police
Commissioner, 1940-45.; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of
President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford Sr.; married, October
15, 1948, to Betty
Warren. |
| | | Political family: Ford
family of Grand Rapids, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | The Gerald R. Ford Freeway
(I-196), in Kent,
Ottawa,
and Allegan
counties, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford International
Airport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), near Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Bertrand Wesley Gearhart (1890-1955) —
also known as Bertrand W. Gearhart; Bud
Gearhart —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., May 31,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to California convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1935-49; defeated,
1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1948.
Member, Elks;
American Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Sons of
the American Revolution; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Among the founders of the American Legion.
Died in a hospital
at San
Francisco, Calif., October
11, 1955 (age 65 years, 133
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
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Harlan Francis Hagen (1914-1990) —
also known as Harlan Hagen —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Lawton, Ramsey
County, N.Dak., October
8, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (14th District 1953-63,
18th District 1963-67); defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Member, American Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Exchange
Club.
Died November
25, 1990 (age 76 years, 48
days).
Interment at Grangeville
Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
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Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) —
also known as Richard T. Hanna; "The Little
Leprechaun" —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.; Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo., June 9,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bring
about the establishment
of the University of California at Irvine and California State
University at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned
1974.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Lions; Elks.
In the 1970s, he received
payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park
in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
pleaded
guilty; sentenced
to 6-30 months in federal
prison; served one year.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., June 9,
2001 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
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George Juan Hatfield (1887-1953) —
also known as George J. Hatfield —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Stevinson, Merced
County, Calif.
Born, of American parents, in Waterloo, Ontario,
October
29, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1922-36; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1925-33; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1935-39; member of California
state senate, 1943-53; died in office 1953.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Sons of
the American Revolution; American Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., November
15, 1953 (age 66 years, 17
days).
Interment at Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery, Stevinson, Calif.
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John Henry Hoeppel (1881-1976) —
also known as John H. Hoeppel —
of Arcadia, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Tell City, Perry
County, Ind., February
10, 1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 1933-37; defeated
(Prohibition), 1946.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose;
American Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Convicted
in 1936 of conspiring to sell
an appointment to West Point; sentenced
to prison.
Died at Huntington Care
Center, Arcadia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
21, 1976 (age 95 years, 224
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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Kirby Holmes (b. 1933) —
of Shelby Township, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 9,
1933.
Republican. Supervisor
of Shelby Township, Michigan, 1967-69; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 26th District, 1973-78, 1981-82;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976,
1984
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1978; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1984-86; defeated, 1982, 1986.
Member, American Legion; Amvets;
Lions;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1986.
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John Mills Houston (1890-1975) —
also known as John M. Houston —
of Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Formoso, Jewell
County, Kan., September
15, 1890.
Democrat. Actor;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumber
dealer; mayor of
Newton, Kan., 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942;
member, National Labor Relations Board, 1943-53; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died in Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., April
29, 1975 (age 84 years, 226
days).
Entombed at Melrose
Abbey Memorial Park, Anaheim, Calif.
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Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) —
also known as Donald L. Jackson —
of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak., January
23, 1910.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member,
Interstate Commerce Commission, 1969-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association; Marine
Corps League.
Died at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 27,
1981 (age 71 years, 124
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frank Morrill Jordan (1888-1970) —
also known as Frank M. Jordan —
of California.
Born in Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif., August
6, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary
of state of California, 1943-70; died in office 1970; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1964.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died March
29, 1970 (age 81 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Leonard Kaminski (1897-1955) —
also known as Frank L. Kaminski —
of Calumet City, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Melrose Park, Cook
County, Ill., October
10, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of the
peace; mayor
of Calumet City, Ill., 1945-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Moose;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Lions; Polish
National Alliance.
Died November
23, 1955 (age 58 years, 44
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard Kaminski and Emilia (Ostrowski) Kaminski; married to
Cecilia Walczak. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Tim Kelly (b. 1944) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., August
15, 1944.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives; elected 1976; member of Alaska
state senate District K, 1979-90, 1993-.
Member, American
Association of Retired Persons; Sons of
Norway; American Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Kennedy; Bobby Kennedy;
"R.F.K." —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.; Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
20, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1961-64; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
On June 5, 1968, while running
for president, having just won the California presidential primary,
was shot and
mortally
wounded by Sirhan Sirhan, in the Ambassador Hotel,
and died the next day in in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 6,
1968 (age 42 years, 199
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter
Lawford), Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; married, June 17,
1950, to Ethel Skakel; father of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II and Kerry Kennedy (who married Andrew
Mark Cuomo); uncle of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | Cross-reference: Benjamin
Altman — John
Bartlow Martin — Frank
Mankiewicz — Paul
Schrade |
| | | The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
(opened 1935, renamed 2001), in Washington,
D.C., is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Robert F. Kennedy: Arthur
M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert
Kennedy and His Times — Evan Thomas, Robert
Kennedy : His Life — Joseph A. Palermo, In
His Own Right — Thurston Clarke, The
Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired
America — Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Some
of It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ — Bill
Eppridge, A
Time it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties |
| | | Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy:
Allen Roberts, Robert
Francis Kennedy: Biography of a Compulsive
Politician — Victor Lasky, RFK:
Myth and Man — Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince, The
Kennedys: All the Gossip Unfit for Print |
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Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) —
also known as Goodwin J. Knight —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, December
9, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1935-46; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1947-53; Governor of
California, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1956
(speaker),
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector
for California.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Order of
Ahepa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 22,
1970 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Originally entombed at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in
1971 in mausoleum at Rose
Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
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Thomas Henry Kuchel (1910-1994) —
also known as Thomas H. Kuchel —
of Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif., August
15, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1936-39; member of California
state senate, 1940-43; California
Republican state chair, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1953-69; defeated in primary, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
American Legion; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died of lung
cancer in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1994 (age 84 years, 98
days).
Interment at Anaheim
Cemetery, Anaheim, Calif.
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Robert Louis Leggett (1926-1997) —
also known as Robert L. Leggett —
of Vallejo, Solano
County, Calif.
Born in Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif., July 26,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1963-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1964,
1968
(alternate).
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Redmen;
Sons
of Italy; American Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died of a heart
attack, in Orange, Orange
County, Calif., August
13, 1997 (age 71 years, 18
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Glenard Paul Lipscomb (1915-1970) —
also known as Glenard P. Lipscomb —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
19, 1915.
Republican. Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1947-53; U.S.
Representative from California 24th District, 1953-70; died in
office 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died, of intestinal
cancer, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
1, 1970 (age 54 years, 166
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Fred B. Mack (b. 1890) —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., December
7, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; druggist; dry goods
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1948.
Member, American Legion; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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William Somers Mailliard (1917-1992) —
also known as William S. Mailliard —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Belvedere, Marin
County, Calif., June 10,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1948-49; secretary to Gov. Earl
Warren, 1949-51; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-74 (4th District 1953-63,
6th District 1963-74); defeated, 1948; resigned 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Dulles International Airport,
Chantilly, Fairfax
County, Va., June 10,
1992 (age 75 years, 0
days).
Interment at Mt.
Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.
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Stephen Malatesta (b. 1887) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
25, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
broker; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gaetano Malatesta and Assunta (Leveroni) Malatesta; married, August
29, 1945, to Mary Fitch Wilcox. |
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Seabury C. Mastick (b. 1871) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; near Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, Warner Chemical
Company; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1921-22;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1923-34; defeated, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Chemical Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896 to Agnes
E. Warner. |
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John Joseph McFall (1918-2006) —
also known as John J. McFall —
of Manteca, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
20, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Manteca, Calif., 1948-50; member of California
state assembly, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from California, 1957-79 (11th District 1957-63,
15th District 1963-75, 14th District 1975-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, Grange;
American Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Lions.
Died March 7,
2006 (age 88 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James R. Mills (born c.1928) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born about 1928.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1961-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1968;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Urban
League; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1971.
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor
of Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
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Robert Timothy Monagan Jr. (b. 1920) —
also known as Bob Monagan —
of Tracy, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, July 5,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; real estate
business; member of California
state assembly, 1961-72; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1969-70; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley Mosk (1912-2001) —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
12, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge in
California, 1943-58; California
state attorney general, 1959-64; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1960-64; justice of
California state supreme court, 1964-2001; appointed 1964; died
in office 2001.
Jewish.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., June 19,
2001 (age 88 years, 280
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.; statue at Capitol
Grounds, Sacramento, Calif.
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David Donald Mulford (c.1916-2000) —
also known as Don Mulford —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., about 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1957-70; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; Rotary.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March
20, 2000 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) —
also known as Stephen S. Nisbet —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 28,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; vice-president, Gerber Baby Foods;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Riverside
County, Calif., July 3,
1986 (age 91 years, 36
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
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Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) —
also known as Richard M. Nixon; "Tricky
Dick"; "Searchlight" —
of Whittier, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Yorba Linda, Orange
County, Calif., January
9, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 1947-50; U.S.
Senator from California, 1950-53; appointed 1950; resigned 1953;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956;
Vice
President of the United States, 1953-61; President
of the United States, 1969-74; defeated, 1960; candidate for Governor of
California, 1962; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1964.
Quaker.
Member, American Legion; Order of
the Coif.
Discredited by the Watergate scandal,
as many of his subordinates were charged with crimes; in July 1974,
the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted three articles of
impeachment against him, over obstruction
of justice, abuse
of power, and contempt
of Congress; soon after, a tape recording emerged which directly
implicated
him in the Watergate
break-in; with impeachment certain, he resigned;
pardoned
in 1974 by President Gerald
R. Ford.
Died, from a stroke,
at New York
Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
22, 1994 (age 81 years, 103
days).
Interment at Richard
Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Anthony 'Frank' Nixon and Hannah (Milhous) Nixon; married,
June
21, 1940, to Thelma
Catherine Ryan; father of Julie Nixon (daughter-in-law of John
Sheldon Doud Eisenhower; granddaughter-in-law of Dwight
David Eisenhower); second cousin of John
Duffy Alderson. |
| | | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Carroll
family of Maryland; Eisenhower-Nixon
family (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Maurice
H. Stans — John
H. Holdridge — Clark
MacGregor — Harry
L. Sears — Harry
S. Dent — Christian
A. Herter, Jr. — John
N. Mitchell — G.
Bradford Cook — Raymond
Moley — Patrick
J. Buchanan — Nils
A. Boe — Murray
M. Chotiner — Richard
Blumenthal — G.
Gordon Liddy — Robert
D. Sack — Edward
G. Latch — William
O. Mills — Meyer
Kestnbaum |
| | | Campaign slogan (1968): "Nixon's the
One!" |
| | | Epitaph: "The greatest honor history
can bestow is the title of peacemaker." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Richard M. Nixon: RN
: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (1978) — Beyond
Peace (1994) — 1999:
Victory Without War (1988) — Leaders
(1982) — Memoirs —
Six
Crises (1962) — The
Challenges We Face (1960) — In
the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal
(1990) — No
More Vietnams (1985) — The
Poetry of Richard Milhous Nixon (1974) — Real
Peace (1984) — The
Real War (1980) — Seize
The Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World
(1992) |
| | | Books about Richard M. Nixon: Melvin
Small, The
Presidency of Richard Nixon — Joan Hoff, Nixon
Reconsidered — Jonathan Aitken, Nixon
: A Life — Garry Wills, Nixon
Agonistes : The Crisis of the Self-Made Man — Thomas
Monsell, Nixon
on Stage and Screen : The Thirty-Seventh President As Depicted in
Films, Television, Plays and Opera — Stephen E.
Ambrose, Nixon
: Education of a Politician, 1913-1962 — Richard
Reeves, President
Nixon: Alone in the White House — Roger Morris, Richard
Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician —
Robert Mason, Richard
Nixon and the Quest for a New Majority — Jules
Witcover, Very
Strange Bedfellows : The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon
& Spiro Agnew |
| | | Critical books about Richard M. Nixon:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents — Lance Morrow,
The
Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:
Learning the Secrets of Power — Don Fulsom, Nixon's
Darkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most Troubled
President |
| | | Image source: United States Mint
engraving |
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Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) —
also known as Robert E. O'Brian —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Bryant, Fulton
County, Ill., July 22,
1895.
Democrat. Locomotive
fireman; automobile
mechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pastor; president,
Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;
president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of a meat packing
plant), 1944-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Killed when he was hit by a
car on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
25, 1977 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married 1920 to Mabel
Day. |
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Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) —
also known as Myles A. Paige —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., about 1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pullman
car porter; lawyer;
Republican candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;
justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge,
Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court).
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; American Legion; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
New York City's first
Black magistrate, 1936, and first
Black judge, 1940.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
30, 1983 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Phillips (1887-1983) —
of Banning, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
11, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of California
state assembly, 1932-36; member of California
state senate, 1936-42; U.S.
Representative from California, 1943-57 (22nd District 1943-53,
29th District 1953-57); delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1960.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., December
18, 1983 (age 96 years, 98
days).
Interment at Desert
Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.
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John R. Quinn (born c.1890) —
also known as "Square Shooter" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Delano, Kern
County, Calif., about 1890.
Republican. Civil
engineer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; national
commander, American Legion, 1923-24; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1929.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Quinn. |
| | | Image source: Los Angeles Times, April
28, 1929 |
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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.
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;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; 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, Screen
Actors Guild; 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 (age 93 years, 120
days).
Interment at Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of John Reagan and Nellie (Wilson) Reagan; married, January
25, 1940, to Jane Wyman; married, March 4,
1952, to Nancy Davis (born 1923; actress)
and Nancy
Davis (1921-2016); father of Maureen
Elizabeth Reagan. |
| | | Political family: Reagan
family of Bel Air and Simi Valley, California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Katherine
Hoffman Haley — Dana
Rohrabacher — Donald
T. Regan — Henry
Salvatori — L.
William Seidman — Christopher
Cox — Patrick
J. Buchanan — Bay
Buchanan — Edwin
Meese III |
| | | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
(opened 1941; renamed 1998), in Arlington,
Virginia, is named for
him. — Mount
Reagan (officially known as Mount Clay), in the White Mountains, Coos
County, New Hampshire, is named for
him. — The Ronald Reagan Building
and International Trade Center, in the Federal Triangle, Washington,
D.C., is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | 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 — Ron Reagan, My
Father at 100 — Newt & Callista Gingrich & David N.
Bossie, Ronald
Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny — William F. Buckley,
The
Reagan I Knew — Chris Matthews, Tip
and the Gipper: When Politics Worked |
| | | Critical books about Ronald Reagan:
Haynes Johnson, Sleepwalking
Through History: America in the Reagan Years — William
Kleinknecht, The
Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street
America |
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Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) —
also known as Frazier Reams —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1948,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
15, 1971 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Thomas Mankell Rees (1925-2003) —
also known as Thomas M. Rees —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
26, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly 59th District, 1954-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
member of California
state senate, 1962-65; U.S.
Representative from California, 1965-77 (26th District 1965-75,
23rd District 1975-77).
Member, American Legion.
Died in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., December
9, 2003 (age 78 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Reinecke (1924-2016) —
also known as Ed Reinecke —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., January
7, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 27th District, 1965-69; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1974; California
Republican state chair, 1983-85.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., December
24, 2016 (age 92 years, 352
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Roosevelt (1907-1991) —
also known as Jimmy Roosevelt —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
23, 1907.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1948-52; candidate for Governor of
California, 1950; U.S.
Representative from California 26th District, 1955-65; candidate
for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, from complications of a stroke
and Parkinson's
disease, in Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif., August
13, 1991 (age 83 years, 233
days).
Interment at Pacific
View Memorial Park, Newport Beach, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor
Roosevelt; brother of Elliott
Roosevelt and Franklin
Delano Roosevelt Jr.; married, June 4,
1930, to Betsey Maria Cushing (who later married John
Hay Whitney); married, April
14, 1941, to Romelle Theresa Schneider; married, July 2,
1956, to Gladys Irene Owens; married, October
3, 1969, to Mary Lena Winskill; grandnephew of Theodore
Roosevelt and Corinne
Roosevelt Robinson; great-grandnephew of Robert
Barnwell Roosevelt; second great-grandnephew of James
I. Roosevelt; third great-grandson of Edward
Hutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew of William
Bellinger Bulloch; fourth great-grandson of Archibald
Bulloch; first cousin once removed of Theodore
Douglas Robinson, Alice
Roosevelt Longworth, Warren
Delano Robbins, Corinne
Robinson Alsop, Theodore
Roosevelt Jr. and William
Sheffield Cowles; first cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth
Monroe; first cousin five times removed of Ebenezer
Huntington; first cousin seven times removed of Benjamin
Huntington; second cousin of Corinne
A. Chubb and John
deKoven Alsop; second cousin once removed of Susan
Roosevelt Weld; second cousin twice removed of Samuel
Laurence Gouverneur; second cousin four times removed of Nicholas
Roosevelt Jr., Philip
DePeyster and Jabez
Williams Huntington. |
| | | Political families: Roosevelt
family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
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Edward Ross Roybal (1916-2005) —
also known as Edward R. Roybal —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., February
10, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1954; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1988
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-93 (30th District 1963-75,
25th District 1975-93).
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Optimist
Club.
Died, from respiratory
failure and pneumonia,
in Huntington Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
24, 2005 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John George Schmitz (1930-2001) —
also known as John G. Schmitz —
of California.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
12, 1930.
Member of California
state senate, 1965-70, 1979; U.S.
Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeated
in Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independent
candidate for President
of the United States, 1972; reprimanded
by the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by his
office, which characterized a critic and her supporters with crude
slurs; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982.
Catholic.
Member, Young
Americans for Freedom; John
Birch Society; National Rifle
Association; American Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra; Toastmasters.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in the National
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
10, 2001 (age 70 years, 151
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Carlton Skinner (b. 1913) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., April 8,
1913.
Democrat. Governor of
Guam, 1949-53; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1956.
Member, American Legion; Kappa
Alpha Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Macy Millmore Skinner and Marian Weymouth (Junkins) Skinner;
married, May 1,
1943, to Jeanne Rowe. |
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Roscoe Conkling Summers (1895-1981) —
also known as Roscoe C. Summers —
of Pleasant Hill, Cass
County, Mo.; Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., January
16, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1937-42.
Christian.
Member, American Legion; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
2, 1981 (age 86 years, 320
days).
Interment at Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Mo.
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Milo W. Sutton (b. 1928) —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.; Salina, Saline
County, Kan.; Hermosa Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Hartford, Lyon
County, Kan., December
24, 1928.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-55; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1956.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2002.
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Burt Lacklen Talcott (1920-2016) —
also known as Burt L. Talcott —
of Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., February
22, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-77 (12th District 1963-75,
16th District 1975-77); defeated, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., July 29,
2016 (age 96 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Gayer Terry (b. 1897) —
also known as John G. Terry —
of Pixley, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Rockville, Bates
County, Mo., July 12,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1946; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard Samuel Thomson (b. 1911) —
also known as Leonard S. Thomson —
of Taft, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
6, 1911.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; oil company
engineer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1964.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Charles Thomson and Ernestina (Fisher) Thomson; married, June 17,
1939, to Helen Isabel Grady. |
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Jesse Marvin Unruh (1922-1987) —
also known as Jesse M. Unruh; Jess Unruh; "Big
Daddy" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Inglewood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., September
30, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; economist;
member of California
state assembly, 1955-70; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1962-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964,
1968
(speaker);
candidate for Governor of
California, 1970; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973; California
state treasurer, 1975-87; died in office 1987.
Protestant.
Member, American Legion.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
4, 1987 (age 64 years, 308
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
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Ralph Waverly Wallace (b. 1900) —
also known as Ralph W. Wallace —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla., August
27, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1935-37; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1936.
Member, American Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William McChesney Wallace and Helen (Clayton) Wallace; married 1925 to
Margaret Bowie. |
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Chesley Mathew Walter (b. 1889) —
also known as Chesley M. Walter —
of Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill., November
19, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1944.
Member, Kiwanis;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter; married 1912 to Fannie
Machen; married, May 24,
1941, to Dorothy Mills Smith. |
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Laughlin Edward Waters (b. 1914) —
also known as Laughlin E. Waters —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
16, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1946-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); vice-chair of
California Republican Party, 1950-52; California
Republican state chair, 1952; member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1952; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1953-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American Legion; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Joseph Waters and Ida Pauline (Bauman) Waters; married, August
22, 1953, to Voula Davanis. |
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Charles Herbert Wilson (1917-1984) —
also known as Charles H. Wilson —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Magna, Salt Lake
County, Utah, February
15, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 31st District, 1963-81.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1978 for accepting a $1,000
wedding gift from a key figure in the Koreagate scandal;
censured
by the House of Representatives in 1980 for financial
misconduct; no criminal charges were filed.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Southern Maryland Hospital,
Clinton, Prince
George's County, Md., July 21,
1984 (age 67 years, 157
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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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, San Diego, Calif.
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Evelle Jansen Younger (1918-1989) —
also known as Evelle J. Younger —
of California.
Born in Stamford, Harlan
County, Neb., June 19,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; FBI
agent; lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1953-58; superior court judge in
California, 1958-64; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1964-70; California
state attorney general, 1971-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerotic
cardiovascular
disease, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 4,
1989 (age 70 years, 319
days).
Interment at Los
Angeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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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.
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, Colma, Calif.
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