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Elks
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
in California
Politician members

• Don A. Allen, Sr. — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Iowa. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member of California state assembly, 1938-46, 1956-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1960. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Optimist Club; Order of Ahepa; United Commercial Travelers. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John Zuinglius Anderson (1904-1981) — also known as Jack Z. Anderson; "Airplane Ears" — of San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, Calif. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., March 22, 1904. Son of George Howard Anderson and Susan (Brown) Anderson; married, May 15, 1926, to Frances Giffen. Republican. Orchardist; U.S. Representative from California 8th District, 1939-53. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in Hollister, San Benito County, Calif., February 9, 1981. Cremated; ashes scattered.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Milton B. Badt (1884-1966) — of Elko, Elko County, Nev.; Carson City, Nev. Born in San Francisco, Calif., July 8, 1884. Son of Moris Badt and Lina (Posener) Badt; married, June 29, 1927, to Gertrude L. Nizze. Lawyer; district judge in Nevada, 1945-47; justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1947-66; appointed 1947; died in office 1966. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died April 2, 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Thompson Bagley (b. 1928) — also known as William T. Bagley; William Thompson Baglietto — of San Anselmo, Marin County, Calif. Born in Woodacre, Marin County, Calif., June 29, 1928. Son of Nino J. Baglietto and Rita V. (Thompson) Baglietto; married, June 20, 1965, to Diane L. Oldham. Republican. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1960-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Native Sons of the Golden West; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• Julian Beck (b. 1905) — of San Fernando, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 13, 1905. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of California state assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Phi Delta Kappa. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Philip Boland (1863-1931) — also known as William P. Boland — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in County Sligo, Ireland, January 6, 1863. Brother of Christopher G. Boland; first cousin of Patrick Joseph Boland. Progressive. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1924. Catholic. Member, Elks. Died, of a heart condition, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 27, 1931. Interment at St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
  • See also Boland family of Pennsylvania
  
  
• Amerigo Bozzani (b. 1885) — of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Modena, Italy, October 2, 1885. Democrat. Automobile dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1956. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Edward Everett Brodie (1876-1939) — of Oregon City, Clackamas County, Ore.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Fort Stevens, Clatsop County, Ore., March 12, 1876. Son of Elias Henry Brodie and Julia Matilda (Goff) Brodie; married, July 12, 1905, to Imogen Harding. Republican. Newspaper publisher; chair of Clackamas County Republican Party, 1916-21; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1921-25; Finland, 1930-33; member of Oregon Republican State Central Committee, 1928-30. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen; Sigma Delta Chi. Died June 27, 1939. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edmund Gerald Brown, Sr. (1905-1996) — also known as Edmund G. Brown, Sr.; Pat Brown — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., April 21, 1905. Son of Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown; married 1930 to Bernice Layne; brother of Harold C. Brown; father of Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. and Kathleen Brown. Lawyer; Republican candidate for California state assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944, 1948, 1956, 1960; California state attorney general, 1951-59; Governor of California, 1959-67; defeated (Democratic), 1966; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died of a heart attack, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 16, 1996. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  • Cross-reference: Warren Christopher
  • See also Brown family of California
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Edmund G. Brown: Ethan Rarick, California Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown
  
  
• Frank Henry Buck (1887-1942) — also known as Frank H. Buck — of Vacaville, Solano County, Calif. Born near Vacaville, Solano County, Calif., September 23, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; fruit grower; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928 (alternate), 1936, 1940; U.S. Representative from California 3rd District, 1933-42; died in office 1942. Presbyterian. Member, Eagles; Elks. Died, of "apoplexy" (stroke), in Washington, D.C., September 17, 1942. Interment at Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Ernest Bunnell (1878-1956) — also known as Charles E. Bunnell — of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Born in Dimock, Susquehanna County, Pa., January 12, 1878. Son of Lyman Walton Bunnell and Ruth (Tingley) Bunnell; married, July 24, 1901, to Mary Anna Kline. Democrat. Candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1914; U.S. District Judge for Alaska, 1914-21; first president of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (later University of Alaska), 1921-45. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, following a heart attack, at a nursing home in Burlingame, San Mateo County, Calif., November 1, 1956. Interment at Birch Hill Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska; statue at University of Alaska Campus, Fairbanks, Alaska.
  
  
• Lloyd Hudson Burke (1916-1988) — also known as Lloyd H. Burke — of Piedmont, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., April 1, 1916. Son of James H. Burke and Edna L. (Taylor) Burke; married, April 27, 1941, to Virginia Joan Kerchum. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1953-58; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1958-79; took senior status 1979. Member, Elks; Native Sons of the Golden West; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., March 15, 1988. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Albert Edward Carter (1881-1964) — also known as Albert E. Carter — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Tulare County, Calif., 1881. Republican. U.S. Representative from California 6th District, 1925-45; defeated, 1944. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Woodmen. Died at Providence Hospital, Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., August 8, 1964. Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery, Porterville, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Marshall Carter (b. 1904) — also known as James M. Carter — Born in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., March 11, 1904. Son of James Madison Carter and Belle Carter; married 1927 to Dorothy Freeland; married 1938 to Ruth Doty; married 1953 to Bina Cheney. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1946-49; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1949-. Member, Order of the Coif; Eagles; Elks; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) — of Inglewood, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, May 26, 1904. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1950-66; Presidential Elector for California, 1956; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964. Methodist. Member, National Rifle Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 20, 1967. Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Frank Leslie Coombs (1853-1934) — also known as Frank L. Coombs — of Napa, Napa County, Calif. Born in Napa, Napa County, Calif., December 27, 1853. Son of Nathan Coombs and Isabel (Gordon) Coombs (1831-1890); married, December 27, 1879, to Belle M. Roper; father of Nathan F. Coombs. Republican. Lawyer; Napa County District Attorney, 1879-84; member of California state assembly, 1887-89, 1891-97, 1921-23, 1925-27; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1891, 1897; U.S. Minister to Japan, 1892-93; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1899-1901; U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1901-03; defeated, 1902. Member, Elks; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died in Napa, Napa County, Calif., October 5, 1934. Interment at Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Calif.
  • See also Coombs family of California
  • 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.
  
  
• Charles Forrest Curry (1858-1930) — also known as Charles F. Curry; C. F. Curry — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Naperville, DuPage County, Ill., March 14, 1858. Father of Charles Forrest Curry, Jr.. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1887-89; secretary of state of California, 1899-1911; candidate in primary for Governor of California, 1910; U.S. Representative from California 3rd District, 1913-30; died in office 1930. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., October 10, 1930. Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; re-entombed in mausoleum at National Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Calhoun Dail (b. 1909) — also known as Charles C. Dail — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., January 11, 1909. Son of Charles Darwin Dail and Hester (Cooksey) Dail; married, June 28, 1933, to Dorothy M. Cook. Democrat. Insurance business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948; mayor of San Diego, Calif., 1955-63. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Exchange Club. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• William J. Dalton — also known as Bill Dalton — of Garden Grove, Orange County, Calif. Police officer; mayor of Garden Grove, Calif.; elected 2004; elected unopposed 2006. Member, Elks; Lions. Still living as of 2006.
  
  
• George Elmore Danielson (1915-1998) — also known as George E. Danielson — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Wausa, Knox County, Neb., February 20, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1963-66; member of California state senate, 1967-71; U.S. Representative from California, 1971-82 (29th District 1971-75, 30th District 1975-82); Judge, California Court of Appeal, 1982-92. Member, Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Sons of Italy. Died of heart failure, September 12, 1998. Entombed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clayton A. Dills (b. 1908) — of Gardena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Rosston, Cooke County, Tex., April 2, 1908. Democrat. Member of California state assembly, 1942-62; Presidential Elector for California, 1948; defeated, 1952. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Lions. Musician. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Richard Joseph Donovan (1926-1971) — also known as Dick Donovan — of California. Born in New Rochelle Hospital, New Rochelle, Westchester County, N.Y., February 24, 1926. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1965-69; municipal judge in California, 1969-71; died in office 1971. Catholic; later Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Kiwanis. A California state prison was named for him. Suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and died soon after at Chula Vista Community Hospital, Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif., November 21, 1971. Cremated; ashes interred at Glen Abbey Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Mervyn Malcolm Dymally (b. 1926) — also known as Mervyn M. Dymally — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Compton, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Cedros, Trinidad, May 12, 1926. Married to Alice Gueno. Democrat. Member of California state assembly, 1963-66, 2003-; member of California state senate, 1967-75; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1975-79; defeated, 1978; U.S. Representative from California 31st District, 1981-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2004. Black. Episcopalian. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Freemasons; Elks; Kappa Alpha Psi; Phi Kappa Phi. Still living as of 2006.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Ralph Roscoe Eltse (1885-1971) — also known as Ralph R. Eltse — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 7th District, 1933-35; defeated, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Died in 1971. Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harry Lane Englebright (1884-1943) — also known as Harry L. Englebright — of Nevada City, Nevada County, Calif. Born in Nevada City, Nevada County, Calif., January 2, 1884. Son of William Fellows Englebright and Kittie F. (Holland) Englebright; married, December 14, 1912, to Marie Grace Jackson. Republican. Mining engineer; U.S. Representative from California 2nd District, 1926-43; died in office 1943. Episcopalian. Member, Eagles; Elks; Native Sons of the Golden West; Redmen. Died, of an acute heart condition, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 13, 1943. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Nevada City, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Elmer Evans (1876-1959) — also known as William E. Evans — of Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in London, Laurel County, Ky., November 13, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924; U.S. Representative from California, 1927-35 (9th District 1927-33, 11th District 1933-35); defeated, 1934. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 12, 1959. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, 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.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Leland Merritt Ford (1893-1965) — also known as Leland M. Ford — of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Eureka, Eureka County, Nev., March 8, 1893. Son of James Green Ford and Anna L. (Ficklin) Ford; married 1914 to Elizabeth Beryl Seger. Republican. Surveyor; rancher; real estate broker; U.S. Representative from California 16th District, 1939-43; defeated, 1942. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis. Died, of a heart attack, at Santa Monica Hospital, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 27, 1965. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Arthur Monroe Free (1879-1953) — also known as Arthur M. Free — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., 1879. Son of George A. Free and Ellen Elizabeth (Littlefield) Free; married, November 11, 1905, to Mabel Carolyn Boscow. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 8th District, 1921-33; defeated, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows. Suffered a skull fracture in a fall on a flight of stairs at home, and died the next day at San Jose Hospital, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., April 1, 1953. Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Samuel Whittier Gardiner (b. 1902) — also known as Samuel W. Gardiner — of San Rafael, Marin County, Calif. Born in Larkspur, Marin County, Calif., September 28, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Charles Samuel Gubser (b. 1916) — also known as Charles S. Gubser — of Gilroy, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, Calif., February 1, 1916. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1951-52; U.S. Representative from California 10th District, 1953-74; resigned 1973. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Still living as of 1998.
  • 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.
  
  
• Ole Hanson (1874-1940) — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Racine County, Wis., January 6, 1874. Son of Thorsten Hanson and Goro (Tostofson) Hanson; married, May 12, 1895, to Nellie Rose. Progressive. Member of Washington state house of representatives, 1908-09; candidate for U.S. Senator from Washington, 1914; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1918-19; resigned 1919. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Real estate developer who created San Clemente and Twentynine Palms, California. Died July 6, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  • Books by Ole Hanson: Americanism vs. Bolshevism (1920)
  
  
• Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known as Warren G. Harding — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow County, Ohio, November 2, 1865. Married, July 8, 1891, to Florence (Kling) DeWolf. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Ohio state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904 (alternate), 1916; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1910; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923. Baptist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Phi Alpha Delta. First president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14, 1922. Died in a room at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., August 2, 1923; the claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted by historians. Original interment at Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Tomb, Marion, Ohio. Harding County, N.M. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis Russell, The Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His Times (out of print); Robert K. Murray, The Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His Administration; Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The Presidency of Warren G. Harding; Harry M. Daugherty, Inside Story of the Harding Tragedy; Charles L. Mee, The Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding (out of print); John W. Dean, Warren G. Harding; Robert H. Ferrell, The Strange Deaths of President Harding; Russell Roberts, Warren G. Harding (for young readers)
  • Critical books about Warren G. Harding: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Charles Belknap Henderson (1873-1954) — also known as Charles B. Henderson — of Elko, Elko County, Nev.; Washington, D.C. Born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 8, 1873. Grandson of Lewis Rice Bradley; son of Jefferson Henderson and Sarah W. (Bradley) Henderson; married 1901 to Ethel Smith. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1918-21; defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1928, 1936. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Phi Kappa Psi. Died November 8, 1954. Interment at Elko Cemetery, Elko, Nev.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Harold Terry Johnson (1907-1988) — also known as Harold T. Johnson; Bizz Johnson — of Roseville, Placer County, Calif. Born in Broderick, Yolo County, Calif., December 2, 1907. Democrat. Mayor of Roseville, Calif., 1941-49; member of California state senate, 1949-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952 (alternate), 1960; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1952; U.S. Representative from California, 1959-81 (2nd District 1959-75, 1st District 1975-81); member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1973. Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose; Lambda Chi Alpha. Died in a hospital at Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., March 16, 1988. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• William Kettner (1864-1930) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 20, 1864. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 11th District, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916, 1928 (alternate). Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., November 11, 1930. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• William J. Knight (1929-2004) — also known as Pete Knight — of Palmdale, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Ind., November 18, 1929. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; mayor of Palmdale, Calif., 1988-92; member of California state assembly, 1993-96; member of California state senate 17th District, 1997-2004; died in office 2004. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Air Force test pilot who holds the speed record for winged aircraft: 4,250 mph flying the Bell X-15. Pete Knight High School in Palmdale, Calif. is named for him. Died, from acute myelogenous leukemia, in City of Hope Hospital, May 7, 2004. Interment at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Palmdale, Calif.
  
  
• William Fife Knowland (1908-1974) — also known as William F. Knowland — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif.; Piedmont, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Alameda, Alameda County, Calif., June 26, 1908. Son of Joseph Russell Knowland. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1933-35; member of California state senate, 1935-39; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936 (alternate), 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1938-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Senator from California, 1945-59; candidate for Governor of California, 1958. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his summer home near Guerneville, Sonoma County, Calif., February 23, 1974. Cremated; ashes interred at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about William F. Knowland: Gayle B. Montgomery & James W. Johnson, One Step from the White House: The Rise and Fall of Senator William F. Knowland
  
  
• Charles Kramer (1879-1943) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Paducah, McCracken County, Ky., April 18, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 13th District, 1933-43; defeated, 1942, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1941. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died in Cedar Lodge Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 20, 1943. Entombed in mausoleum at New Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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 John Lagomarsino (b. 1926) — also known as Robert J. Lagomarsino — of Ojai, Ventura County, Calif. Born in Ventura, Ventura County, Calif., September 4, 1926. Son of Emilio J. LaGomarsino and Marjorie (Gates) LaGomarsino; married, November 10, 1961, to Norma Jean Mabrey. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of California state senate, 1961-74; U.S. Representative from California, 1974-93 (13th District 1974-75, 19th District 1975-93). Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Delta Sigma Phi. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Robert Frank List (b. 1936) — also known as Robert List — of Carson City, Nev.; Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Visalia, Tulare County, Calif., September 1, 1936. Son of Franklin Way List and Alice A. (Dove) List; married, July 1, 1962, to Kathryn Sue Geary. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1968, 1972; Nevada state attorney general, 1971-78; Governor of Nevada, 1979-83. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Rotary; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Still living as of 2002.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• James Henry MacLafferty (1871-1937) — also known as James H. MacLafferty — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., February 27, 1871. Son of Rev. B. S. MacLafferty and Antha (Taylor) MacLafferty. Republican. Lumber business; insurance business; U.S. Representative from California 6th District, 1922-25. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Moose. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., June 9, 1937. Cremated.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Cunningham Martin (1880-1952) — also known as John C. Martin — of Salem, Marion County, Ill. Born in Salem, Marion County, Ill., April 29, 1880. Democrat. Banker; Illinois state treasurer, 1933-35, 1937-39; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1939-41; candidate for Illinois state auditor of public accounts, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944, 1948. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 27, 1952. Interment at East Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Micajah Martin (b. 1917) — also known as William M. Martin — of Hanford, Kings County, Calif.; West Covina, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 30, 1917. Son of William Alfred Martin and Caroline (Mandel) Martin; married, November 27, 1956, to Verna Jean Hill. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Kings County Republican Party, 1950-53; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952; member of California Republican State Executive Committee, 1952-53; municipal judge in California, 1957-62. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Exchange Club; Kiwanis; Moose; Native Sons of the Golden West; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1963.
  
  
• Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) — also known as S. C. Masterson; "Brick" — of Richmond, Contra Costa County, Calif.; El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, Calif. Born in Touchet, Walla Walla County, Wash., December 23, 1911. Nephew of Charles W. Masterson; son of S. C. Masterson; married to Marjorie Bried (1911-1985). Democrat. Lawyer; member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948; municipal judge in California, 1950; member of California state assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge in California, 1960-72. Protestant. Member, Eagles; Elks; Exchange Club; Moose; Delta Sigma Rho. Died, from complications of diabetes, in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif., 1990. His body was donated to the University of California for medical research.
  
  
• Seabury C. Mastick (b. 1871) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; near Pleasantville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in San Francisco, Calif.,