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Alson Edward Abernethy (1900-1969) —
also known as Alson E. Abernethy —
of Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Bristol, Addison
County, Vt., December
4, 1900.
Son of Milo E. Abernethy and Ella (Wing) Abernethy.
Investment
banker; mayor
of Pasadena, Calif., 1952-53.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Died in November, 1969
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1960,
1964
(alternate); treasurer of
California Republican Party, 1967.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died in March, 1986
(age 93
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Alexander (1839-1923) —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
September
21, 1839.
Son of William Alexander and Mary Alexander.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; feed and
grain
business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909-13.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic; Moose.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August 2,
1923 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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John Joseph Allen, Jr. (1899-1995) —
also known as John J. Allen, Jr. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; McCall, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
27, 1899.
Son of John Joseph Allen, Sr. and Cathryn (Liston) Allen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958; mayor of McCall, Idaho, 1989-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died March 7,
1995 (age 95 years, 100
days).
Cremated.
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Joseph Lionel Alperson (1907-1992) —
also known as Joseph L. Alperson —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Poland,
April
10, 1907.
Son of Usher Alperson and Rochel (Weisman) Alperson.
Democrat. President, Affiliated Metal Stainless
Steel Warehousing Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died June 7,
1992 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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 (age 76 years, 324
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Leo Ellis Anderson (1902-1993) —
also known as Leo E. Anderson —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Gettysburg, Potter
County, S.Dak., February
20, 1902.
Son of Laurits Martin Anderson and Leonora (Ellis) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936,
1940,
1944;
chair
of Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1936-40; vice-chair of
California Republican Party, 1942-44; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California, 1944;
California
Republican state chair, 1944-45.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Sigma
Chi.
Died October
20, 1993 (age 91 years, 242
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Laurits Martin Anderson and Leonora (Ellis) Anderson; married, November
1, 1931, to Hollis Norris (died 1959); married, February
12, 1961, to Pauline Murray. |
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Samuel S. Arentz (1913-1994) —
also known as Sam Arentz —
of Pioche, Lincoln
County, Nev.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 9,
1913.
Son of Samuel
Shaw Arentz and Harriet (Keep) Arentz.
Republican. Mining engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1952.
Member, American
Legion; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Freemasons.
Died January
6, 1994 (age 80 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Julean Herbert Arnold (b. 1876) —
also known as Julean H. Arnold —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., July 19,
1876.
Son of Joseph Henry Arnold and Kate (Brissel) Arnold.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Dalny, 1904; Foochow, 1906; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1904-06; U.S. Consul in Tamsui, 1906-08; Amoy, 1908-12; Chefoo, 1912-14; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1914.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907
to Clara Gertrude Davis. |
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Fred Jason Babcock (1891-1973) —
also known as Fred J. Babcock —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho, August
15, 1891.
Son of Jason Eugene Babcock and Bertha Rebecca (Peyton) Babcock.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Nez
Perce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-28; Idaho
state attorney general, 1931-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in 1973
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leland Milton Backstrand (1899-1964) —
also known as Leland M. Backstrand —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1899.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1960;
member of California
state senate, 1961-64.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Optimist
Club; American
Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in 1964
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
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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.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nevada, 1945-47; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1947-66; appointed 1947; died in
office 1966; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1951-52, 1957-59.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Rotary.
Died April 2,
1966 (age 81 years, 268
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman C. Baehr (1866-1942) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, March 16,
1866.
Son of Jacob Baehr and Magdalena (Zipf) Baehr.
Republican. Brewer; Cuyahoga
County Recorder, 1904-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1910-11.
Mennonite.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
4, 1942 (age 75 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norris Conroy Bakke (1894-1973) —
also known as Norris C. Bakke —
of Sterling, Logan
County, Colo.; Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak., April 19,
1894.
Son of Ole Pederson Bakke and Karina (Erickson) Bakke.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1945-46; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died in 1973
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Pederson Bakke and Karina (Erickson) Bakke; married, August
12, 1921, to Esther Newell Banks; married, April 6,
1958, to Mrs. Guy L. Elken. |
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George Washington Ballard (b. 1904) —
also known as George W. Ballard —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Vinita, Craig
County, Indian Territory (now Okla.), February
22, 1904.
Democrat. Member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Augustus Barclay (b. 1849) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., January
17, 1849.
Son of David Barclay and Sarah Cooper (Gaskill) Barclay.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1884-88.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1892
to Lily A. Ward. |
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Bar of Southern California, 1909 |
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Walter Stephan Baring, Jr. (1911-1975) —
also known as Walter S. Baring, Jr. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Goldfield, Esmeralda
County, Nev., September
9, 1911.
Son of Walter Stephen Baring and Emilie Louise (Froelich) Baring.
Democrat. Furniture
business; chair of
Washoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1936-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Eagles; Sertoma.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1975 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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David Monroe Barnwell (1875-1935) —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Comanche
County, Tex., October
20, 1875.
Democrat. Fresno
County Clerk, 1910-33; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1932.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
U.S. Comptroller of Customs, San Francisco, 1933.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., 1935
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
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William Henry Harrison Beadle (1838-1915) —
also known as William H. H. Beadle —
of Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born, in a log
cabin at Howard, Parke
County, Ind., January
1, 1838.
Son of James Ward Beadle and Elizabeth (Bright) Beadle.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1872-;
member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1877-79; Dakota
Territory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86; president,
Madison State Normal School (now Dakota State University), 1889-1906.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
15, 1915 (age 77 years, 318
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Campbell Eben Beaumont (1883-1954) —
also known as Campbell E. Beaumont —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., August
27, 1883.
Son of Edgar Samuel Beaumont and May Viola (Wortham) Beaumont.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fresno
County District Attorney, 1918-21; superior court judge in
California, 1921-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1939-54;
died in office 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
19, 1954 (age 71 years, 84
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Julian Beck (1905-1992) —
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, Lions; Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
18, 1992 (age 87 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Calif.
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Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935) —
also known as R. Livingston Beeckman —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 15,
1866.
Son of Gilbert Livingston Beeckman and Margaret Atherton (Foster)
Beeckman.
Republican. Stockbroker;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1909-11; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1912-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1912,
1916,
1924;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1915-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1922.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of apparently of a heart
attack, in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., January
21, 1935 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Charles Webster Bell (1857-1927) —
of Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., June 11,
1857.
Son of Matthew Bell and Elizabeth Emma Bell.
Progressive. Fruit
farmer; real estate
business; Los
Angeles County Clerk, 1899-1903; member of California
state senate, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1913-15.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 19,
1927 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Robert Clinton Belloni (1919-1999) —
also known as Robert C. Belloni —
of Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Riverton, Coos
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Son of John Edward Belloni and Della (Clinton) Belloni.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of
Coos County Democratic Party, 1957; circuit judge in Oregon,
1957-67; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1967-84; took senior status 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at a retirement
home in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
3, 1999 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy Vernon Bennett (b. 1880) —
also known as G. Vernon Bennett —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa, February
17, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; university
professor; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938-40, 1948; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Phi
Delta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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David C. Berger (1896-1975) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Gretna, Pittsylvania
County, Va., July 26,
1896.
Son of Alison Berger and Susan M. (Pullen) Berger.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Changsha, 1921; Tientsin, 1922-24; U.S. Consul in Tientsin, 1924-27, 1938; Swatow, 1927-29; Tsingtao, 1932-35; Buenos Aires, 1943.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1975
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Aaron Berliner (b. 1899) —
also known as Harold Berliner —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
16, 1899.
Democrat. Member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1928-49; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bert A. Betts (b. 1923) —
of Lemon Grove, San Diego
County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
16, 1923.
Son of Bert A. Betts, Sr. and Alma (Jorgenson) Betts.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant;
California
state treasurer, 1959-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Foresters;
Eagles;
Alpha
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1983.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Lang. |
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Alan Harvey Bible (1909-1988) —
also known as Alan Bible —
of Storey
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Lovelock, Pershing
County, Nev., November
20, 1909.
Son of Jacob H. Bible and Isabel (Welsh) Bible.
Democrat. Lawyer; Storey
County District Attorney, 1935-38; Nevada
state attorney general, 1943-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1954-74; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Eagles; Rotary; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died in Auburn, Placer
County, Calif., September
12, 1988 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Richard Ely Bird (1878-1955) —
also known as Richard E. Bird —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
4, 1878.
Son of Nicholas Bird and Laura Cordelia (Wilder) Bird.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Kansas 18th District, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1955 (age 76 years, 67
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe (1874-1938) —
also known as Benjamin F. Bledsoe —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., February
8, 1874.
Son of Robert Emmett Bledsoe and Althea (Bottoms) Bledsoe.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1900-14; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1914-25;
resigned 1925; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of
the Revolution; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in Crestline, San
Bernardino County, Calif., October
30, 1938 (age 64 years, 264
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Amerigo Bozzani (1883-1964) —
of Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Modena, Italy,
October
2, 1883.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1956.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in June, 1964
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Bradley (1917-1998) —
also known as Tom Bradley —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex., December
29, 1917.
Son of Lee Thomas and Crenner (Hawkins) Thomas.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973-93; defeated, 1969; candidate for Governor of
California, 1982, 1986.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Kappa
Alpha Psi; Urban
League; NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1984.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Kaiser Permanente Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
29, 1998 (age 80 years, 274
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) —
also known as Willis W. Bradley —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ransomville, Niagara
County, N.Y., June 28,
1884.
Son of Willis W. Bradley and Sarah Anne (Johnson) Bradley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
Guam, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; member of California
state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Received the Medal
of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.
Suffered a heart
attack during the noon recess of a legislative hearing,
and died soon after at Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
27, 1954 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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William Oscar Braecklein (1920-2001) —
also known as William O. Braecklein; Bill
Braecklein —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
20, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1966-72; member of Texas
state senate 16th District, 1972-78.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, at Presbyterian Village North nursing
home, Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
14, 2001 (age 80 years, 329
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Ernest King Bramblett (1901-1966) —
also known as Ernest K. Bramblett —
of Pacific Grove, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., April 25,
1901.
Son of James Mitchell Bramblett and Bettie Frances (King) Bramblett.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Pacific Grove, Calif., 1938-46; U.S.
Representative from California, 1947-55 (11th District 1947-53,
13th District 1953-55).
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
27, 1966 (age 65 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur H. Breed, Sr. (c.1866-1953) —
of California.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., about 1866.
Member of California
state senate, 1913-35; President
pro tempore of the California State Senate, 1917-35.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., April 28,
1953 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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 (age 63 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Henry Brown (b. 1872) —
also known as Hugh H. Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 4,
1872.
Son of Robert McCutcheon Brown and Louise Christina (Smith) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Harvey Brown (1906-1995) —
also known as James H. Brown —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak., April 22,
1906.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; vice-chair of
California Democratic Party, 1948-58; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California, 1952;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
municipal judge in California, 1964-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died July 10,
1995 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lathrop Brown (1883-1959) —
of St. James, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1883.
Son of Charles S. Brown and Lucy Nevins (Barnes) Brown.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1913-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1936.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., November
28, 1959 (age 76 years, 275
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Manasota
Memorial Park, Sarasota, Fla.
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Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Willie L. Brown, Jr. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Mineola, Wood
County, Tex., March 20,
1934.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1964-96; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1981-95; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California, 1968;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1996-2004; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
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, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at a nursing
home in Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
1, 1956 (age 78 years, 294
days).
Interment at Birch
Hill Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska; statue at University
of Alaska Campus, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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John Henry Burford (1852-1922) —
also known as John H. Burford —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.
Born in Parkeville, Parke
County, Ind., February
29, 1852.
Son of Rev. James Burford.
Lawyer;
prosecuting attorney, Indiana 22nd Circuit, 1880; register, U.S. Land
Office, Oklahoma City, 1890; probate judge in Oklahoma, 1890-92; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1892-1906; chief
justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1898-1903; member
of Oklahoma
state senate, 1912-15.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1922 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) —
also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor of
Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County; elected
1948, 1952, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1967
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Burnham (1868-1939) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in London, England,
December
28, 1868.
Son of James Burnham and Maria Ann Drucilla (Steele) Burnham.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; retail shoe
business; real estate
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1936.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 28,
1939 (age 70 years, 182
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Frederick Silas Bynon (1870-1950) —
also known as Fred S. Bynon —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; North Bend, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Brooklyn (now part of Oakland), Alameda
County, Calif., December
3, 1870.
Son of Alfred Augustus Bynon.
Republican. With his father, he founded the Hollywood (Calif.)
Sentinel newspaper,
which later became the Hollywood Citizen News; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1912.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., June 6,
1950 (age 79 years, 185
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Albert Edward Carter (1881-1964) —
also known as Albert E. Carter —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born near Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., July 5,
1881.
Son of David Francis Carter and Elizabeth E. (Reeves) Carter.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1925-45; defeated,
1944.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Woodmen;
Moose;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died at Providence Hospital,
Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., August 8,
1964 (age 83 years, 34
days).
Interment at Home
of Peace Cemetery, Porterville, Calif.
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Jesse Washington Carter (1888-1959) —
also known as Jesse W. Carter —
of Redding, Shasta
County, Calif.; San Anselmo, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Carrville, Trinity
County, Calif., December
19, 1888.
Son of Asa Manning Carter and Josephine Amanda (Sweet) Carter.
Democrat. Lawyer; Shasta
County District Attorney, 1919-27; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1932;
member of California
state senate, 1939; justice of
California state supreme court, 1939; appointed 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in 1959
(age about
70 years).
Interment somewhere
in Trinity County, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa Manning Carter and Josephine Amanda (Sweet) Carter; married,
August
7, 1910, to Tiny Elva Gish; married, February
9, 1941, to Thelma H. Williams. |
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Jack Tull Casey (b. 1909) —
also known as Jack T. Casey —
of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., 1909.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1960;
member of California
state assembly, 1960-66.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons; American
Association of University Professors.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1967 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Son of Giles William Clardy and Malvry Atkins (Harris) Clardy.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Edgar Erastus Clark (1856-1930) —
also known as Edgar E. Clark —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., February
18, 1856.
Son of Henry Dean Clark and Nancy Elizabeth (Jones) Clark.
Republican. Train
conductor; Grand Senior
Conductor (1889), and Grand Chief
Conductor (1890-1906), of the Order of Railway Conductors of
America; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904;
member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1906-21; chair, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1913-14, 1918-21.
Member, Order of
Railway Conductors; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
1, 1930 (age 74 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Dean Clark and Nancy Elizabeth (Jones) Clark; married, September
1, 1880, to Lovenia Jenkins (died 1903); married, June 28,
1911, to Agnes English Barnes. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Paul Fenimore Clark (1861-1932) —
also known as Paul F. Clark —
of Nebraska; Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., 1861.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives; elected 1905; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1912.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 2,
1932 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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Relatives:
Grandnephew of James Fenimore Cooper (novelist). |
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John Hessin Clarke (1857-1945) —
also known as John H. Clarke —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Lisbon, Columbiana
County, Ohio, September
18, 1857.
Son of John Clarke and Melissa (Hessin) Clarke.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1904,
1912;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1914-16; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-22.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 22,
1945 (age 87 years, 185
days).
Interment at Lisbon
Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio.
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David Courtney Coates (1868-1933) —
also known as David C. Coates —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Washington.
Born in Brandon, England,
August
9, 1868.
Socialist. Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1901-02; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1910.
Member, Freemasons.
Played role at founding convention of I.W.W.
Died in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
28, 1933 (age 64 years, 172
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Samuel LaFort Collins (1895-1965) —
also known as Sam L. Collins —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Fortville, Hancock
County, Ind., August 6,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 19th District, 1933-37; defeated,
1936; member of California
state assembly, 1940-52; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1947-52.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif., June 26,
1965 (age 69 years, 324
days).
Interment at Loma
Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif.
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Charles Gerard Conn (1844-1931) —
of Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Manchester, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
29, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Elkhart, Ind., 1880-83; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1889; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1893-95.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
5, 1931 (age 86 years, 341
days).
Interment at Grace
Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Ind.
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Nathaniel Parrish Conrey (1860-1936) —
also known as Nathaniel P. Conrey —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Franklin
County, Ind., June 30,
1860.
Son of David La Rue Conrey and Hannah (Jameson) Conrey.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1899-1900; superior court judge in California,
1900-09; Judge,
California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1913-35; justice of
California state supreme court, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died, of complications from a spinal injury suffered in a fall, in
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1936 (age 76 years, 125
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives:
Married, November
21, 1890, to Ethelwyn Wells. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California, 1909 |
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William John Cooper (1882-1935) —
of California.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., November
24, 1882.
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-29; appointed 1927;
resigned 1929.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke while
driving, and died nine days later, in a hospital
at Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., September
19, 1935 (age 52 years, 299
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Elmer Ellsworth Corfman (1863-1950) —
also known as Elmer E. Corfman —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa, March 2,
1863.
Son of John Corfman (1814-1892) and Catherine (Hufford) Corfman
(1818-1876).
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-23; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1919-23.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1950 (age 86 years, 337
days).
Interment at Pierce
Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles,
Calif.
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Aylett Rains Cotton (1826-1912) —
also known as Aylett R. Cotton —
of Lyons, Clinton
County, Iowa; Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Austintown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, November
29, 1826.
Son of John Cotton (1791-1870) and Cathrinia (Parkhurst) Cotton
(1798-1829).
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Clinton
County Judge, 1851-53; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1854; mayor of Lyons, Iowa, 1855-57;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1857;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1868-71; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1871-75.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1912 (age 85 years, 336
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Gavin W. Craig (b. 1878) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Scotia, Greeley
County, Neb., June 22,
1878.
Son of Gavin Ralston Craig and Emma Edwards (Morse) Craig.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1926-31.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April 11,
1903, to Berdena Brownsberger. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California, 1909 |
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Thomas Owen Craven (b. 1905) —
also known as Thomas O. Craven —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Rocklin, Placer
County, Calif., August
31, 1905.
Son of Thomas Glenn Craven and Beatrice (Owens) Craven.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1936;
U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1942-45.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Edward Cryer (1875-1961) —
also known as George E. Cryer —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Douglas
County, Neb., May 13,
1875.
Son of John B. Cryer and Elizabeth (Grange) Cryer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1921-29; defeated, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died after falling
from a ladder, May 24,
1961 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Charles Lilly Culbert (1866-1943) —
also known as Charles L. Culbert —
of Jackson, Amador
County, Calif.
Born in Amador City, Amador
County, Calif., September
25, 1866.
Democrat. Amador
County Clerk, 1894-1906; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1924,
1928;
Presidential Elector for California, 1940.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons.
Died, in Sutter Hospital,
Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., April 7,
1943 (age 76 years, 194
days).
Interment at Oak
Knoll Cemetery, Amador City, Calif.
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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.
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, Elks;
Freemasons; Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
10, 1930 (age 72 years, 210
days).
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.
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Jesse William Curtis (b. 1865) —
also known as Jesse W. Curtis —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., July 18,
1865.
Son of William
Jesse Curtis and Frances Sophia (Cowles) Curtis.
Democrat. Lawyer; San
Bernardino County District Attorney, 1899-1903; superior court
judge in California, 1914-23; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1923-26; justice of
California state supreme court, 1926-31.
Baptist.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 23,
1892, to Ida Lucinda Seymour. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California, 1909 |
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