Web politicalgraveyard.com

Freemasons
in California
Politician members

• Earl Clinton Adams (1892-1986) — also known as Earl C. Adams — of San Marino, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., May 12, 1892. Son of John F. Adams and Alice (Sinclair) Adams; married, October 14, 1922, to Ilse Downey. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960, 1964 (alternate); treasurer of California Republican Party, 1967. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Died in 1986. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Alexander (1839-1923) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, September 21, 1839. Son of William Alexander and Mary Alexander; married 1862 to Annie Yeiser. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909-13. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Moose. Suffered a stroke, and died two months later, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 2, 1923. Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Joseph Lionel Alperson (b. 1907) — 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; married, March 5, 1931, to Sadie Horwitz. Democrat. President, Affiliated Metal Stainless Steel Warehousing Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960, 1964. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Leo Ellis Anderson (b. 1902) — 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; married, November 1, 1931, to Hollis Norris (died 1959); married, February 12, 1961, to Pauline Murray. 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. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; married 1907 to Clara Gertrude Davis. U.S. Vice Consul in Dalny, 1904; Foochow, 1906; 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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; married, April 22, 1899, to Rose E. Schulte. Republican. 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Walter Stephan Baring, Jr. (1911-1975) — also known as Walter S. Baring, Jr. — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nev., September 9, 1911. Son of Walter Stephen Baring and Emilie Louise (Froelich) Baring; married, January 31, 1942, to Alma Geraldine Buchanan. Democrat. Chair of Washoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1936; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture business; U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1952, 1956. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Sertoma. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 13, 1975. Cremated; ashes interred at Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
  
  
• Campbell Eben Beaumont (1883-1954) — of Fresno, Fresno County, Calif. Born in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., August 27, 1883. Son of Edgar Samuel Beaumont and May Viola (Wortham) Beaumont; married, December 6, 1915, to Lucy Madden Hughes. 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, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died November 19, 1954. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Descendant of Robert Livingston, Philip Livingston and Robert R. Livingston; son of Gilbert Livingston Beeckman and Margaret Atherton (Foster) Beeckman; married, October 8, 1902, to Eleanor Thomas (died 1920); married 1923 to Edna (Marston) Burke; uncle of Katherine Steward (who married of Hallett C. Johnson). 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, 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. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; married, May 21, 1903, to Gertrude M. Hacker. 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. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe (1874-1938) — of 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; married, December 25, 1899, to Katharine Marvin Shepler. 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, American Bar Association; Sons of the Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; Native Sons of the Golden West; Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Crestline, San Bernardino County, Calif., October 30, 1938. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Married, May 4, 1941, to Ethel Arnold. Democrat. Police officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973-93; defeated, 1969; candidate for Governor of California, 1982, 1986. Black. Member, Freemasons; Kappa Alpha Psi. 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. Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Tom Bradley: J. Gregory Payne, Tom Bradley : The Impossible Dream : A Biography
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Delta Theta. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Presbyterian Village North nursing home, Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 14, 2001. Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  
  
• Arthur H. Breed, Sr. (c.1866-1953) — of California. Born in San Francisco, Calif. Father of Arthur H. Breed, Jr.. 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• James Harvey Brown (b. 1906) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Jamestown, Stutsman County, N.Dak., April 22, 1906. Democrat. Electrical engineer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; vice-chair of California Democratic Party, 1948-58; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1952; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960; municipal judge in California, 1964-. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• 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. Married 1958 to Blanche Vitero. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1964-96; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1981-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972, 2000, 2004; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1997-; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 2004. Black. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by Willie L. Brown, Jr.: Basic Brown : My Life and Our Times (2007)
  • Books about Willie Brown: James Richardson, Willie Brown : A 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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; married, September 5, 1891, to Stella Mitchell. 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. Entombed in mausoleum at City View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Native Sons of the Golden West. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) — also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's McCarthy" — of Michigan. Born in Butler, Bates County, Mo., June 17, 1892. First cousin once removed of Martin Linn Clardy. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated, 1950, 1954, 1956. Member, Freemasons. Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 5, 1961. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Paul Fenimore Clark (1861-1932) — also known as Paul F. Clark — of Nebraska. Born in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., 1861. Grandnephew of James Fenimore Cooper (novelist). 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. Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Lisbon Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Grace Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  
  
• Aylett Rains Cotton (1826-1912) — also known as Aylett R. Cotton — of Lyons, Clinton County, Iowa; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Austintown, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 29, 1826. 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. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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, 1928; Presidential Elector for California, 1940. Member, Freemasons; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died, in Sutter Hospital, Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., April 7, 1943. Interment at Oak Knoll Cemetery, Amador City, Calif.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Frank Murray Dixon (1892-1965) — also known as Frank M. Dixon — of Alabama. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., July 25, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured during the war and lost his right leg; delegate to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933; Governor of Alabama, 1939-43; defeated in primary, 1934. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., October 11, 1965. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Thomas Dunlap (1832-1885) — of Sutter Creek, Amador County, Calif. Born in West Salem, Wayne County, Ohio, March 30, 1832. Member of California state assembly 16th District, 1875-80. Protestant. Member, Freemasons. Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in Bieber, Lassen County, Calif., September 15, 1885. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, McArthur, 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.
  
  
• John M. Eshleman (1876-1916) — also known as Jack Eshleman — of California. Born in Villa Ridge, Pulaski County, Ill., June 14, 1876. Married to Elizabeth Ledgett Eshleman. Republican. Member of California state assembly 52nd District; elected 1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1915-16; died in office 1916. Member, Freemasons. Eshleman Hall at University of California Berkeley is named for him. Died, of tuberculosis, in a train station at at Indio, Riverside County, Calif., February 28, 1916. Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• McIntyre Faries (1896-1994) — of South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif.; San Marino, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Wei Hsien, Shantung, China, April 17, 1896. Son of William R. Faries and Priscilla Ellen (Chittick) Faries. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936, 1940 (alternate), 1944, 1948, 1952; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1947-52. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta. Died September 29, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Stephen Johnson Field (1816-1899) — also known as Stephen J. Field — of Yuba County, Calif. Born in Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., November 4, 1816. Uncle of David Josiah Brewer. Member of California state assembly 14th District, 1851-52; justice of California state supreme court, 1857-63; chief justice of California state supreme court, 1859-63; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1863-97. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., April 9, 1899. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • Cross-reference: David S. Terry
  • See also Field-Brewer family
  • Books about Stephen J. Field: Paul Kens, Justice Stephen Field : Shaping Liberty from the Gold Rush to the Gilded Age
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) — also known as Newton W. Gilbert — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Born in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio, May 24, 1862. Republican. Member of Indiana state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S. Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned 1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1916. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Santa Ana, Orange County, Calif., July 5, 1939. Interment at Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Fletcher Wyche Greer (b. 1874) — also known as Fletcher W. Greer — of Brawley, Imperial County, Calif. Born in Horn Lake, DeSoto County, Miss., November 6, 1874. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928, 1936, 1944 (alternate); candidate for California state senate, 1932; member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1950. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Benjamin Harrison (1888-1960) — of Needles, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., December 18, 1888. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1937-40; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1940. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died August 13, 1960. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Augustus Freeman Hawkins (1907-2007) — also known as Augustus F. Hawkins; Gus Hawkins — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., August 31, 1907. Democrat. Member of California state assembly, 1935-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940, 1944, 1960; Presidential Elector for California, 1944; U.S. Representative from California, 1963-91 (21st District 1963-75, 29th District 1975-91). Black. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died, in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., November 10, 2007. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Knute Hill (1876-1963) — also known as "Little Giant" — of Prosser, Benton County, Wash. Born near Creston, Ogle County, Ill., July 31, 1876. Son of Rasmus O. Hill and Martha (Govig) Hill; married, June 30, 1908, to Helen Jensen. Member of Washington state house of representatives, 1927-32; U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1933-43; defeated, 1920 (Farmer-Labor, 4th District), 1924 (Farmer-Labor, 4th District), 1946 (Independent Progressive, 5th District). Norwegian ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, Calif., December 3, 1963. Interment at Yakima Calvary Cemetery, Yakima, Wash.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Kirby Holmes (b. 1933) — of Shelby Township, Macomb County, Mich.; Utica, Macomb County, Mich. Born in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., March 9, 1933. Republican. Supervisor of Shelby Township, Michigan, 1967-69; member of Michigan state house of representatives 26th District, 1973-78, 1981-82; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1978; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1984-86; defeated, 1982, 1986. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Freemasons; Lions. Still living as of 1986.
  
  
• Warren Green Hooper (1904-1945) — also known as Warren G. Hooper — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 2, 1904. Great-great-grandson of William Hooper; married, May 23, 1936, to Callienetta Cobb. Republican. Newspaper reporter; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District, 1939-44; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1945; died in office 1945. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. During a grand jury investigation, admitted to taking bribes and was given immunity from prosecution in return for his testimony against others; however, four days before the hearing, he was shot and killed in his car, alongside highway M-99, near Springport, Jackson County, Mich., January 11, 1945. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: William Green; Frank D. McKay
  
  
• Fred Clinton Jacobs (b. 1865) — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., September 13, 1865. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for Arizona, 1923. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William P. James (b. 1870) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., January 10, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1905-10; Judge, California Court of Appeal, 1910-23; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1923. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Hiram Warren Johnson (1866-1945) — also known as Hiram W. Johnson — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., September 2, 1866. Son of Annie (DeMontfredy) Johnson and Grove Lawrence Johnson; married 1886 to Minnie L. McNeal. Lawyer; Governor of California, 1911-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912, 1920 (alternate); Progressive candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1912; U.S. Senator from California, 1917-45; died in office 1945; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died, at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., August 6, 1945. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Frank Morrill Jordan (1888-1970) — also known as Frank M. Jordan — of California. Born in Alameda, Alameda County, Calif., August 6, 1888. Son of Frank C. Jordan. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of state of California, 1943-70; died in office 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Died March 29, 1970. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jack French Kemp (b. 1935) — also known as Jack Kemp — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Hamburg, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 13, 1935. Married, July 19, 1958, to Joanne Main; father of Jennifer Kemp (daughter-in-law of Thomas Coleman Andrews, Jr.). Republican. Professional football player, National and American Football Leagues, 1957-70; cofounder and president, American Football League Players Association; U.S. Representative from New York, 1971-89 (39th District 1971-73, 38th District 1973-83, 31st District 1983-89); candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1988; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1989-93; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1996. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Alpha Tau Omega. Still living as of 2003.
  • Cross-reference: Michael Carroll
  • See also Andrews-Kemp family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• 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