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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. Son of John F. Adams and Alice (Sinclair) Adams; married, October 14, 1922, to Ilse Downey. 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, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Died in 1986. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of John Joseph Allen, Sr. and Cathryn (Liston) Allen; married 1921 to Carol Cook (1904-1957); married 1957 to Sally Clement (born 1924). Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from California 7th District, 1947-59; defeated, 1958; mayor of McCall, Idaho, 1989-93. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died March 7, 1995. Cremated.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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 Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 21, 1913. Son of William Anderson; married to Lee Dutton. Democrat. Mayor of Hawthorne, Calif., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1943-50; California Democratic state chair, 1950; candidate for California state senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960; 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; Amvets; Disabled American Veterans; Elks; Kiwanis; Native Sons of the Golden West; Redmen. I-105 (Glenn Anderson Freeway Transitway) is named for him. Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, at San Pedro Peninsula Hospital Pavilion, San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 13, 1994. Interment at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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. Member, American Legion; Rotary. Still living as of 2001.
  
  
• Stanley Arnold (b. 1903) — of Susanville, Lassen County, Calif. Born in Indiana, 1903. Married to Almida Lindquist. 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, American Legion; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Leland M. Backstrand — of Riverside, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Married, July 14, 1923, to Dorothy Iversen. 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, 1961-66. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Native Sons of the Golden West; Optimist Club. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• 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. Died in Newport Beach, Orange County, Calif., October 21, 2005. Interment at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Philip Bancroft (1881-1975) — of San Francisco, Calif.; Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., June 30, 1881. Son of Hubert Howe Bancroft and Matilda Cooley (Griffing) Bancroft; married, June 30, 1905, to Nina Otis Eldred. 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, Farm Bureau; Grange; American Legion; Rotary. Suffered a stroke and died three days later, in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, Calif., August 11, 1975. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of Walter Stephen Baring and Emilie Louise (Froelich) Baring; married, January 31, 1942, to Alma Geraldine Buchanan. Democrat. Chair of Washoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1936; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture business; 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; Eagles; Sertoma. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 13, 1975. Cremated; ashes interred at Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Poway, San Diego County, Calif., August 13, 1887. Son of Samuel Bowron and Martha (Hershey) Bowron; married, September 16, 1922, to Irene Martin (died 1961); married 1961 to Albine Norton. 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. 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. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) — also known as Willis W. Bradley — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Ransomville, Niagara County, N.Y., June 28, 1884. Son of Willis W. Bradley and Sarah Anne (Johnson) Bradley; married, October 16, 1907, to Sue Worthington Cox. 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; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; 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. Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Edward Brown, Jr. (1920-1999) — also known as George 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., 1954-58; member of California state assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960 (alternate), 1972; 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 in primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1970. Methodist. Member, Urban League; American Legion; Amvets; Kiwanis. Died, of an infection following ealier heart valve replacement surgery, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., July 15, 1999. Cremated.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• James Harvey Brown (b. 1906) — 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, 1952; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960; municipal judge in California, 1964-. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Clair Walter Burgener (1921-2006) — also known as Clair W. Burgener — 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; 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. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Walter Alexander Burke (b. 1895) — 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; elected 1948, 1952, 1954. Christian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Fullerton, Orange County, Calif., June 26, 1965. Interment at Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Charles Corman (1920-2000) — also known as James C. Corman; Jim Corman — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Van Nuys, Los Angeles, 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; U.S. Representative from California, 1961-81 (22nd District 1961-75, 21st District 1975-81). Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions. Floor manager in U.S. House for Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act in 1960s; member of the Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders. The federal building in Van Nuys, Calif., was named for him in 2001. Died, following a cerebral hemorrhage, in a hospital at Arlington, Arlington County, Va., December 30, 2000. Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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. Son of James Leonard Davis and Lillian Fox Davis; married 1940 to Virginia Osborne. 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. Still living as of 1983.
  • Cross-reference: Tom McClintock
  
  
• 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. Married, February 20, 1983, to Sharon Lee Ryer. Democrat. 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; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1995-99; Governor of California, 1999-2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000, 2004. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• 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. Son of John De Muth and Barbara (Dietrich) De Muth; married, October 30, 1928, to Elizabeth Quick. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; real estate business; building contractor; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1937-39. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Eagles; Knights of Columbus; Alpha Tau Omega. Died in Orange County, Calif., April 3, 1993. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., October 11, 1965. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Robert Kenneth Dornan (b. 1933) — also known as Robert K. Dornan; Bob Dornan; "B-1 Bob" — of Garden Grove, Orange County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 3, 1933. Married 1955 to Sallie Hansen; father of Mark Dornan. 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; 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 in primary 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 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known as Miller Dunckel — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 11, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile wholesaler; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1940. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died of pneumonia in 1975. Interment at Eternal Hills, Oceanside, Calif.
  
  
• Kenneth Warren Dyal (1910-1978) — also known as Ken Dyal — of California. Born in Bisbee, Cochise County, Ariz., July 9, 1910. Descendant of George Washington Dyal. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from California 33rd District, 1965-67. Mormon. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., May 12, 1978. Interment at Montecito Memorial Park, Colton, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Son of Harry Wilson Falk and M. E. (McLarty) Falk; married to Madge Taylor. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Rotary. Died in 1980. Interment at Ocean View Cemetery, Eureka, Calif.
  
  
• McIntyre Faries (1896-1994) — of South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif.; San Marino, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Wei Hsien, Shantung, China, April 17, 1896. Son of William R. Faries and Priscilla Ellen (Chittick) Faries. 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. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta. Died September 29, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; Iowa Democratic state chair, 1925-27; Los Angeles Police Commissioner, 1940-45.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940, 1944. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962); married, October 15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann Bloomer "Betty" Warren; half-brother of Thomas G. Ford, Sr.. 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; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Humane Society; American Legion; Amvets; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. 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. Interment at Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Richard M. Nixon; L. William Seidman
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • 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
  
  
• 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. Son of John Wesley Gearhart and Mary Elizabeth (Johnson) Gearhart. 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, American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Native Sons of the Golden West; Phi Delta Phi; Zeta Psi. Among the founders of the American Legion. Died in a hospital at San Francisco, Calif., October 11, 1955. Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Son of Oluf Hagen and Carrie (Swenson) Hagen; married to Martha Ritz. 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, Farm Bureau; Grange; American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Exchange Club; Moose. Died November 25, 1990. Interment at Grangeville Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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; U.S. Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned 1974. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions. 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. Cremated; ashes scattered.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• George Juan Hatfield (b. 1887) — also known as George J. Hatfield — of San Francisco, Calif. Born, of American parents, in Waterloo, Ontario, October 29, 1887. Son of William Melancthon Hatfield and Harriet Juanita (Bingham) Hatfield; married, December 12, 1917, to Judith Barlow Hogan. 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. Episcopalian. Member, Order of the Coif; American Legion; Reserve Officers Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Married, November 11, 1907, to Annie Seitz. 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, American Legion; United Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose. 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. Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Kirby Holmes (b. 1933) — of Shelby Township, Macomb County, Mich.; Utica, 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; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1978; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1984-86; defeated, 1982, 1986. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Freemasons; Lions. Still living as of 1986.
  
  
• 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. Son of Cyrus Lester Jackson and Betina Phoebe (Ames) Jackson; married to Shirley Connell. Republican. Newspaper editor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member, U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission, 1969-72. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Marine Corps League; Reserve Officers Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks. Died at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 27, 1981. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Morrill Jordan (1888-1970) — also known as Frank M. Jordan — of California. Born in Alameda, Alameda County, Calif., August 6, 1888. Son of Frank C. Jordan. 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, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Died March 29, 1970. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; American Legion; Elks; Sons of Norway. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• 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. Grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.), 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 Cuomo); uncle of Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). 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; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. On June 5, 1968, while running for president, having just won the California presidential primary, was shot by Sirhan Sirhan, in the Ambassador Hotel, and died the next day in Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 6, 1968. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Benjamin Altman
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • 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
  • Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy: Allen Roberts, Robert Francis Kennedy: Biography of a Compulsive Politician; Victor Lasky, RFK: Myth and Man
  
  
• Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) — also known as Goodwin Knight — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Provo, Utah County, Utah, December 9, 1896. Son of Jess Knight and Lillie J. (Milner) Knight; married 1925 to Arvilla Pearl Cooley (died 1952); married, August 2, 1954, to Virginia Carlson. 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, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1958; Presidential Elector for California, 1960. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows; Order of Ahepa; Alpha Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Delta Chi. Died in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 22, 1970. Originally entombed at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in 1971 in mausoleum at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• 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. Member of California state assembly, 1936; member of California state senate, 1940; 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, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Phi Kappa Psi. Died of lung cancer in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 21, 1994. Interment at Anaheim Cemetery, Anaheim, Calif.
  • Cross-reference: Stephen Horn
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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. Son of Elmer Leggett and Victoria (Toffoli) Leggett; married, August 16, 1947, to Barbara Burnett. 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. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis; Redmen; Sons of Italy. Died of a heart attack, in Orange, Orange County, Calif., August 13, 1997. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died, of intestinal cancer, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., February 1, 1970. A U.S. Navy submarine was named for him. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• William Somers Mailliard (1917-1992) — also known as William S. Mailliard — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Belvedere, Marin County, Calif., June 10, 1917. Son of John Ward Mailliard, Jr. and Kate (Peterson) Mailliard; married, July 13, 1940, to Elizabeth Whinney; married, July 10, 1957, to Cora Millicent Fox. 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. Interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Stephen Malatesta (b. 1887) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 25, 1887. Son of Gaetano Malatesta and Assunta (Leveroni) Malatesta; married, August 29, 1945, to Mary Fitch Wilcox. 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.
  
  
• 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. Married 1896 to Agnes E. Warner. 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, American Bar Association; American Chemical Society; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; 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. Member, Grange; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Lions; Odd Fellows. Died March 7, 2006. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• James R. Mills (born c.1928) — of California. Member of California state assembly, 1961-66; member of California state senate, 1967-. Member, Urban League; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• 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, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Moose. The Thomas E. Millsop Community Center in Weirton is named for him. Died September 12, 1967. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Timothy Monagan, Jr. (b. 1920) — also known as Bob Monagan — of San Joaquin County, Calif. Born in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, July 5, 1920. Republican. Real estate business; member of California state assembly, 1961-72; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1969-70; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972; Presidential Elector for California, 1972. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• 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. 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. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Native Sons of the Golden West; Rotary; Theta Delta Chi. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., March 20, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Married, June 21, 1940, to Thelma Catherine 'Pat' Ryan (died 1993). 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, 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. 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, New York, New York County, N.Y., April 22, 1994. Interment at Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
  • Cross-reference: Maurice H. Stans; John H. Holdridge; Clark MacGregor; Harry L. Sears; Harry S. Dent; Christian A. Herter, Jr.; John N. Mitchell
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • 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, out of print); In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal (1990, out of print); No More Vietnams (1985, out of print); The Poetry of Richard Milhous Nixon (1974, out of print); Real Peace (1984, out of print); The Real War (1980, out of print); Seize The Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World (1992, out of print)
  • 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
  
  
• 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. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pullman car porter; lawyer; candidate for New York state senate 19th District, 1926; justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge, Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court). Black. Catholic. Member, Urban League; American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Alpha Phi Alpha. New York City's first black magistrate, 1936, and first black judge, 1940. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 30, 1983. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, 1960. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans. Died in Palm Springs, Riverside County, Calif., December 18, 1983. Interment at Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Born in Tampico, Whiteside County, Ill., February 6, 1911. Married, January 25, 1940, to Jane Wyman (actress; divorced 1948); married, March 4, 1952, to Nancy Davis (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; 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, American Legion; Lions; 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, Simi Valley, Calif.
  • 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; 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
  
  
• 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, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1956; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., September 15, 1971. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Mankell Rees (1925-2003) — also known as Thomas M. Rees — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 26, 1925. Son of Caradoc Rees and Millred (Melgaard) Rees; married to Leanne Gaye Boccardo. 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. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Edwin Reinecke (b. 1924) — 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 in primary for Governor of California, 1974; California Republican state chair, 1983-85. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Son of Eleanor (Roosevelt) Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt; married, June 4, 1930, to Betsey Cushing (1908-1998; divorced 1940) (who later married John Hay Whitney); married, April 14, 1941, to Romelle Theresa Schneider (divorced 1955); married, July 2, 1956, to Gladys Irene Owens (divorced 1969); married, October 3, 1969, to Mary Lena Winskill; brother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.. Democrat. 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; 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, Americans for Democratic Action; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, from complications of a stroke and Parkinson's disease, in Newport Beach, Orange County, Calif., August 13, 1991. Interment at Pacific View Memorial Park, Newport Beach, Calif.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• 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. Father of Lucille Roybal-Allard. 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; U.S. Representative from California, 1963-93 (30th District 1963-75, 25th District 1975-93). Hispanic. Catholic. Member, American Legion;