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Katherine Thompson Becker (1916-1996) —
also known as Katherine Thompson Brown —
of Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., October
10, 1916.
Daughter of Charles Henry Brown (1865-1935) and Annette (Thompson)
Brown (1885-1959).
Republican. Member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-50; vice-chair of
California Republican Party, 1948-50.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Danish, Dutch,
and English
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died in San Joaquin
County, Calif., February
25, 1996 (age 79 years, 138
days).
Entombed at Casa
Bonita Mausoleum, Stockton, Calif.
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Joseph Norman Bergan (1906-1968) —
also known as J. N. Bergan —
of South Shore, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Codington
County, S.Dak., October
2, 1906.
Son of Jens Nilsen Bergan (1877-1962) and Anna M. (Lunde) Bergan
(1883-1971).
Democrat. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 29th District, 1931-34.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in El Cajon, San Diego
County, Calif., July 30,
1968 (age 61 years, 302
days).
Interment at Bergen Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
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Eric Hass (1905-1980) —
of Oregon; New York.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., 1905.
Advertising
business; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1936; editor of
The Weekly People, 1938-68; Industrial Government candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1949 (Industrial Government), 1957
(Socialist Labor), 1961 (Socialist Labor), 1965 (Socialist Labor);
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950 (Industrial Government), 1958 (Socialist Labor),
1962 (Socialist Labor); Socialist Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; librarian.
German
and Danish ancestry.
Resigned or expelled from the Socialist Labor Party, 1969.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Community Hospital,
Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., October
2, 1980 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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 (age 87 years, 125
days).
Interment at Yakima
Calvary Cemetery, Yakima, Wash.
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Taft Alfred Larson (1910-2001) —
also known as T. A. 'Al' Larson —
of Wyoming.
Born near Wakefield, Dixon
County, Neb., January
18, 1910.
University
professor; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1976-84.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif., January
26, 2001 (age 91 years, 8
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
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Daniel Edward Lungren (b. 1946) —
also known as Daniel E. Lungren; Dan
Lungren —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Folsom, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Gold River, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
22, 1946.
Son of John Charles Lungren and Lorain Kathleen (Youngberg) Lungren.
Republican. Lawyer;
staff for U.S. Sens. George
Murphy and Bill
Brock; U.S.
Representative from California, 1979-89, 2005- (34th District
1979-83, 42nd District 1983-89, 3rd District 2005-10); California
state attorney general, 1991-99; candidate for Governor of
California, 1998; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 2008.
Irish
and Swedish ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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C. Norris Poulson (1895-1982) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born near Haines, Baker
County, Ore., July 23,
1895.
Republican. Accountant;
member of California
state assembly, 1938-42; U.S.
Representative from California, 1943-45, 1947-53 (13th District
1943-45, 1947-53, 24th District 1953); defeated, 1944; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1953-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1956.
Danish ancestry.
Died in Orange, Orange
County, Calif., September
25, 1982 (age 87 years, 64
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Baker City, Ore.
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Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) —
also known as Glenn Teodor Sjöberg —
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., April 19,
1912.
Son of Herman Theodore 'Ted' Seaborg and Selma Olivia (Erickson)
Seaborg.
Democrat. Physical
chemist; university
professor; received the Nobel
Prize in Chemistry, 1951; chair, U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission, 1961-71.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Alpha
Chi Sigma; American
Chemical Society.
Died in Lafayette, Contra Costa
County, Calif., February
25, 1999 (age 86 years, 312
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl Warren (1891-1974) —
also known as "Superchief" —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 19,
1891.
Son of Methias H. Warren and Chrystal (Hernlund) Warren.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Alameda
County District Attorney, 1925-39; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
Temporary Chair, 1944;
California
Republican state chair, 1934-36; member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1936-38; California
state attorney general, 1939-43; Governor of
California, 1943-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California, 1944;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1948; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1953-69; chair, President's Commission
on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi; Exchange
Club.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1981.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 9,
1974 (age 83 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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