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Max Radin (1880-1950) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Kempen, Poland,
March
29, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1940.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Association of University Professors.
Died, from an intestinal
obstruction, in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., June 22,
1950 (age 70 years, 85
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rabbi Adolph Moses Radin and Johanna (Theodor) Radin; married, July 2,
1909, to Rose Jaffe; married, June 30,
1922, to Dorothea Prall (sister-in-law of Sherwood
Anderson). |
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John Edward Raker (1863-1926) —
also known as John E. Raker —
of Alturas, Modoc
County, Calif.
Born near Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., February
22, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for California
state senate, 1898; superior court judge in California, 1905-10;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1908,
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); California
Democratic state chair, 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from California, 1911-26 (1st District 1911-13,
2nd District 1913-26); died in office 1926.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
22, 1926 (age 62 years, 334
days).
Interment at Susanville
Cemetery, Susanville, Calif.
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Jackson Harvey Ralston (b. 1857) —
also known as Jackson H. Ralston —
of Hyattsville, Prince
George's County, Md.; Sherwood Forest, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., February
6, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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James Lee Rankin (1907-1996) —
also known as J. Lee Rankin —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Los Gatos, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb., July 6,
1907.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General, 1956-61; general
counsel for the Warren Commission; New York City Corporation Counsel,
1966-72; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Batterson's Convalescent
Home at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., June 26,
1996 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Interment at Santa Cruz Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Calif.
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Manuel Lawrence Real (b. 1924) —
also known as Manuel L. Real —
of California.
Born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
27, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1964-66; U.S.
Attorney for the Central District of California, 1965-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1966-90.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Chi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francisco Jose Real and Maria (Mansano) Real; married, October
15, 1955, to Stella Emilia Michalik. |
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Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) —
also known as Frazier Reams —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1948,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
15, 1971 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Thomasina Reed —
of Inglewood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1996;
member, Rules Committee, 1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Rollin Raymond Rees (1865-1935) —
also known as Rollin R. Rees —
of Minneapolis, Ottawa
County, Kan.
Born in Camden, Preble
County, Ohio, January
10, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Attorney, 1895-99; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; district judge in
Kansas 30th District, 1903-10; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1911-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1935 (age 70 years, 140
days).
Interment at Fairhaven
Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif.
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Albert Lee Reeves Jr. (1906-1987) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves, Jr. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., May 31,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., April
15, 1987 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St.
Francis Church, Pauma Valley, Calif.
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Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (1912-2002) —
also known as Henry S. Reuss —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
22, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II;
candidate for mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1948, 1960; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1955-83.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in a hospital
at San Rafael, Marin
County, Calif., January
12, 2002 (age 89 years, 324
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Paul Richards II —
of Lynwood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Lawyer; mayor
of Lynwood, Calif., 2001.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Earl F. Riley (c.1921-2000) —
of California.
Born in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., about 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1958; superior court judge in California, 1971-87.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Kona, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, February
13, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard J. Riordan (b. 1930) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., May 1,
1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1993-2001; candidate for Governor of
California, 2002.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Edwin Ewing Roberts (1870-1933) —
also known as Edwin E. Roberts; E. E.
Roberts —
of Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Pleasant Grove, Sutter
County, Calif., December
12, 1870.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1911-19; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1912,
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1918; mayor of
Reno, Nev., 1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died in 1933
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Reno, Nev.
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Elmer Edwin Robinson (1894-1982) —
also known as Elmer E. Robinson —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., October
3, 1894.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1948-56; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1956.
Died in Paradise, Butte
County, Calif., June 7,
1982 (age 87 years, 247
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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James W. Robinson (1790-1857) —
Born in Hamilton
County, Ind., 1790.
Lawyer; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Nacogdoches, 1835;
Provisional
Governor of Texas, 1836; served in the Texas Army during the
Texas War of Independence.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., 1857
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James William Robinson (1878-1964) —
also known as J. W. Robinson —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Coalville, Summit
County, Utah, January
19, 1878.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; Utah
County Attorney, 1918-21; candidate for Utah
state attorney general, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Utah, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1933-47; defeated, 1946.
Mormon.
Died in Escondido, San Diego
County, Calif., December
2, 1964 (age 86 years, 318
days).
Interment at Provo
City Cemetery, Provo, Utah.
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James E. Rogan (b. 1957) —
of Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., August
21, 1957.
Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in California, 1990-94;
member of California
state assembly, 1994-96; U.S.
Representative from California 27th District, 1997-2001;
defeated, 2000.
Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, 2001.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lindsay R. Rogers (1866-1935) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Utah, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Republican
National Committee from Utah, 1896; law partner of Tillman
D. Johnson, and later of Charles
S. Zane; vineyard
owner.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, and died a month later, in a sanatarium
at Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., March 3,
1935 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher Charles Rogers and Lucinda Louise 'Lou' (Scott)
Rogers; married, April
18, 1888, to Alice Beaton. |
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memorial |
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1935 |
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Roy R. Romer (b. 1928) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., October
31, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; farm
implement dealer; helped develop Centennial Airport;
ran a flying
school; owned a ski resort; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1959-63; member of Colorado
state senate, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1966; Colorado
state treasurer, 1977-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
Governor
of Colorado, 1987-99; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1997-99; school superintendent
for Los Angeles, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2004.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Adolph Rosenthal (c.1827-1920) —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Dresden, Saxony (now Germany),
about 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Sheboygan County 1st District, 1854; Consul
for North German Confederation in Milwaukee,
Wis., 1869-71; Consul
for Germany in San
Francisco, Calif., 1874-92; Consul-General
for Germany in San
Francisco, Calif., 1892-1905.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., January
18, 1920 (age about 93
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ben Rosenthal (1898-1953) —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1898.
Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1935-40; municipal judge in California, 1940.
Jewish.
Died in 1953
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Erskine Mayo Ross (1845-1928) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., June 30,
1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; justice of
California state supreme court, 1880-86; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1887-95;
Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 9th Circuit, 1895-1911; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1895-1925; took
senior status 1925.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
10, 1928 (age 83 years, 163
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Albert J. Ruffo (1908-2003) —
also known as Al Ruffo —
of San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born July 1,
1908.
Athletic
coach; lawyer; mayor
of San Jose, Calif., 1946-48; helped found the San Francisco
49ers pro
football team; part owner of the team for 24 years.
Italian
ancestry.
Died February
10, 2003 (age 94 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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