The Political Graveyard: San Francisco city & county, Calif.

San Francisco city & county
California

San Francisco city & county information:

Population: 776,733 (2000); 723,959 (1990)
Land area 47 square miles.
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The Political Graveyard:

U.S. Consuls in San Francisco city & county
Politicians who were born in San Francisco city & county
Politicians who lived in San Francisco city & county
Politicians who died in San Francisco city & county
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in San Francisco city & county

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U.S. Consuls in San Francisco city & county

(may be incomplete!)

San Francisco: Albert M. Gilliam (Consul 1843-44)

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in San Francisco city & county

San Francisco Unknown location
San Francisco Calvary Cemetery (now gone)
San Francisco Golden Gate Cemetery (now gone)
San Francisco Golden Gate Park
San Francisco Laurel Hill Cemetery (now gone)
San Francisco Masonic Cemetery (now gone)
San Francisco Odd Fellows Cemetery (now gone)
San Francisco San Francisco Columbarium
San Francisco San Francisco National Cemetery
San Francisco Yerba Buena Cemetery (now gone)

Unknown Locations
San Francisco, California

Politicians buried here:

James David Zellerbach (1892-1963) — also known as J. D. Zellerbach — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 17, 1892. Son of Isadore Zellerbach and Jennie (Baruh) Zellerbach; married 1916 to Hannah Fuld. Executive vice president and director of Crown Zellerbach Corporation, manufacturers of paper products; director Wells Fargo Bank and Union Trust Company; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1956-60. Jewish. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died in 1963. Interment somewhere.
Louis E. Goodman (1892-1961) — of California. Born in Lemoore, Kings County, Calif., January 2, 1892. U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1942. Jewish. Died September 15, 1961. Interment somewhere.

Calvary Cemetery (now gone)
San Francisco, California
Founded 1860

Politicians formerly buried here:

James Alexander McDougall (1817-1867) — also known as James A. McDougall — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Bethlehem, Albany County, N.Y., November 19, 1817. Democrat. Illinois state attorney general, 1843-46; California state attorney general, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from California 2nd District, 1853-55; U.S. Senator from California, 1861-67. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., September 3, 1867. Original interment at Calvary Cemetery; reinterment in 1942 at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.
Eugene Casserly (1820-1883) — of California. Born in Ireland, 1820. Democrat. U.S. Senator from California, 1869-73. Died of apoplexy (stroke), on January 14, 1883. Original interment at Calvary Cemetery; reinterment in 1904 at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel Williams Inge (1817-1868) — Born in North Carolina, 1817. Nephew of William Marshall Inge. Democrat. Member of Alabama state legislature; U.S. Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1847-51; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1853-56. Died in 1868. Original interment at Calvary Cemetery; reinterment in 1942 at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.
Delos Rodeyn Ashley (1828-1873) — also known as Delos R. Ashley — of Monterey, Monterey County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in Arkansas Post, Arkansas County, Ark., February 19, 1828. Republican. Member of California state assembly 3rd District, 1854-56; member of California state senate, 1856-57; California state treasurer, 1862-63; U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1865-69. Died of apoplexy (stroke), in San Francisco, Calif., July 18, 1873. Original interment at Calvary Cemetery; reinterment in 1938 at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.

Golden Gate Cemetery (now gone)
San Francisco, California
Founded 1868

Politicians formerly buried here:

Edward Wilson McGaughey (1817-1852) — also known as Edward W. McGaughey — of Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind. Born near Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind., January 16, 1817. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839-40; member of Indiana state senate, 1842-43; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1845-47, 1849-51; defeated, 1843, 1851; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1848. Died in San Francisco, Calif., August 6, 1852. Original interment at Yerba Buena Cemetery (which no longer exists); subsequent interment at Golden Gate Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.
Patrick Watson Tompkins (1804-1853) — of Mississippi. Born in Kentucky, 1804. U.S. Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1847-49. Died in 1853. Original interment at Yerba Buena Cemetery (which no longer exists); subsequent interment at Golden Gate Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.

Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, California

Politicians formerly buried here:

Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) — of District of Columbia. Born in Carroll County, Md., August 1, 1779. Son of John Ross Key (1754-1821) and Ann (Charlton) Key; nephew of Philip Barton Key (1757-1815); married, January 19, 1802, to Mary Lloyd (sister-in-law of Joseph Hopper Nicholson); brother of Anne Phoebe Charlton Key (who married Roger Brooke Taney); father of Alice Key (who married George Hunt Pendleton) and Philip Barton Key (1818-1859). Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1833-41. During the war of 1812, while on a mission to obtain the release of a prisoner from British forces, witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry from the deck of the British ship Surprise; that night, September 13-14, 1814, he wrote a poem "The Spangled Banner". The poem was published soon afterward, rapidly gained popularity, and became the lyrics to the U.S. national anthem. Died, from pleurisy, in Baltimore, Md., January 11, 1843. Originally entombed at Old St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.; later interred in 1866 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.; memorial monument at Golden Gate Park.
- Cross-reference: John Smith
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.

Other politicians who have monuments here:

James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) — also known as James A. Garfield — of Hiram, Portage County, Ohio. Born in a log cabin near Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 19, 1831. Married, November 11, 1858, to Lucretia "Crete" Rudolph (1832-1918); father of James Rudolph Garfield. Republican. Lawyer; college professor; president, Eclectic University (now Hiram College); member of Ohio state senate, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1863-81; President of the United States, 1881; died in office 1881. Disciples of Christ. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Delta Upsilon. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20 gold certificate in about 1898-1905. Shot by Charles J. Guiteau, at the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881; died from the effects of the wound and treatment, in Elberon, Monmouth County, N.J., September 19, 1881. Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; statue erected 1887 at Garfield Circle, Washington, D.C.; statue at Golden Gate Park. Garfield counties in Colo., Mont., Neb., Okla., Utah and Wash. are named for him.
- Cross-reference: William S. Maynard
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
- Books about James A. Garfield: Allan Peskin, Garfield: A Biography; Justus D. Doenecke, The Presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur

Laurel Hill Cemetery (now gone)
(formerly Lone Mountain Cemetery)
San Francisco, California
Founded 1854

Politicians formerly buried here:

Frederick Ferdinand Low (1828-1894) — also known as Frederick F. Low — of California. Born in Winterport, Waldo County, Maine, June 30, 1828. Republican. U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1862-63; Governor of California, 1863-67; U.S. Minister to China, 1869-73. Died July 21, 1894. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Aaron Augustus Sargent (1827-1887) — also known as "The Senator for the Southern Pacific Railroad" — of Nevada City, Nevada County, Calif. Born in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., September 28, 1827. Son of Aaron Peaslee Sargent and Elizabeth (Stanwood) Sargent; married, March 14, 1852, to Ellen Clark. Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; member of California state senate, 1856; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1860; U.S. Representative from California, 1861-63, 1869-73 (at-large 1861-63, 2nd District 1869-73); U.S. Senator from California, 1873-79; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1882-84. Died in San Francisco, Calif., August 14, 1887. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment somewhere in Nevada City, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.
John B. Weller (1812-1875) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, February 22, 1812. Son-in-law of John Alexander Bryan. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1839-45; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1848; U.S. Senator from California, 1852-57; Governor of California, 1858-60; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1860-61. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., August 17, 1875. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also Bryan-Weller family
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
William Morris Stewart (1827-1909) — also known as William M. Stewart — of Virginia City, Storey County, Nev.; Carson City, Nev. Born in Galen, Wayne County, N.Y., August 9, 1827. Republican. California state attorney general, 1854-56; delegate to Nevada state constitutional convention, 1863; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1864-75, 1887-1905. Died April 23, 1909. Cremated; ashes originally interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Percival Jones (1829-1912) — also known as John P. Jones — of Gold Hill, Storey County, Nev. Born in England, January 27, 1829. Republican. Member of California state senate, 1863; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1873-1903. Died November 27, 1912. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.
Milton Slocum Latham (1827-1882) — also known as Milton S. Latham — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, May 23, 1827. U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1853-55; Governor of California, 1860; U.S. Senator from California, 1860-63. Died March 4, 1882. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
David Colbreth Broderick (1820-1859) — also known as David C. Broderick — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Washington, D.C., February 4, 1820. Son of Thomas Broderick and Honora (Colbert) Broderick; cousin of Andrew Kennedy and Case Broderick. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1846; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California state senate, 1850-52; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1851-52; U.S. Senator from California, 1857-59; died in office 1859. Irish ancestry. Mortally wounded in a duel on September 13, 1859 with David S. Terry, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and died in San Francisco, Calif., September 16, 1859. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment in 1942 at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
- See also Broderick-Kennedy family of Indiana
- See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier.
John Franklin Miller (1831-1886) — also known as John F. Miller — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., November 21, 1831. Uncle of John Franklin Miller (1862-1936). Republican. Member of Indiana state senate, 1860; Presidential Elector for California, 1872, 1876; U.S. Senator from California, 1881-86; died in office 1886. Died March 8, 1886. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment in 1913 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Sharon (1821-1885) — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, January 9, 1821. Father of Clara Adelaide Sharon (who married Francis Griffith Newlands). Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; mining business; real estate business; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1875-81. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 13, 1885. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Graham Fair (1831-1894) — also known as James G. Fair — of Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), December 3, 1831. Democrat. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1881-87. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 28, 1894. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.
Rollin Mallory Daggett (1831-1901) — also known as Rollin M. Daggett — of Nevada. Born in Richville, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., February 22, 1831. Republican. U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1879-81; U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1882-85. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 12, 1901. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.
Alvan Flanders (1825-1884) — of San Francisco, Calif.; Wallula, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, N.H., August 2, 1825. Republican. Member of California state assembly 5th District, 1861-62; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1867-69; Governor of Washington Territory, 1869-70. Died in San Francisco, Calif., March 14, 1884. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.
Aaron Harlan (1802-1868) — of Greene County, Ohio. Born in Warren County, Ohio, September 8, 1802. Cousin of Andrew Jackson Harlan. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1832; member of Ohio state senate, 1838; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Greene County, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1853-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856. Died January 8, 1868. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.
Sherrod Williams (1804-1876) — of Kentucky. Born in Pulaski County, Ky., 1804. Father of Thomas Hansford Williams and George E. Williams. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1829; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1835-41. Died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., November 1, 1876. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
- See also Williams family of California
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Hansford Williams (1828-1886) — also known as Thomas H. Williams — of California. Born in Monticello, Wayne County, Ky., May 18, 1828. Son of Sherrod Williams; brother of George E. Williams. California state attorney general, 1858-62. Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 28, 1886. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
- See also Williams family of California
Thompson Campbell (1811-1868) — of Jo Daviess County, Ill. Born in Ireland, 1811. Democrat. Secretary of state of Illinois, 1843-46; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Jo Daviess County, 1847; U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1851-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1860; member of California state assembly 8th District, 1863-65. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 6, 1868. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joseph Pendleton Hoge (1810-1891) — also known as Joseph P. Hoge — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Ohio, 1810. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1843-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1876. Died in 1891. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Augustine Thompson (1805-1876) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, 1805. Father of Thomas Larkin Thompson. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S. Representative from Virginia 14th District, 1847-49. Died in 1876. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.
Gordon Newell Mott (1812-1887) — Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, October 21, 1812. State court judge in California, 1850; justice of Nevada territorial supreme court, 1861; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Nevada Territory, 1863. Died April 27, 1887. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edward Gilbert (c.1819-1852) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N.Y. Democrat. Printer; delegate to California state constitutional convention from San Francisco District, 1849; U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1850-51. Killed in a duel with Col. James W. Denver, near Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., August 2, 1852. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Peter Van Ness (1808-1872) — also known as James P. Van Ness — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La.; San Francisco, Calif.; San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Calif. Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., 1808. Father-in-law of Frank McCoppin. Lawyer; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1855-56. Died in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Calif., December 28, 1872. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
Lorenzo Sawyer (d. 1891) — of California. Justice of California state supreme court, 1864-. Died September 7, 1891. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
Alfred J. Ellis (d. 1883) — of California. Member of California state assembly 6th District, 1852-53. Died in 1883. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
Charles Frederick Crocker (1854-1897) — also known as Charles F. Crocker — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in 1854. Nephew of Edwin Bryant Crocker; son of Charles Crocker; brother of William Henry Crocker; father of Mary Crocker (who married Francis Burton Harrison). Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1884. Died in 1897. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
- See also Aldrich-Rockefeller-Crocker-Whitehouse family of New York
Willard B. Farwell (1829-1903) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in 1829. Member of California state assembly 5th District, 1855-56. Died February 10, 1903. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
Frederick Palmer Tracy — also known as F. P. Tracy — of San Francisco, Calif. Republican. San Francisco city attorney, 1857-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1860. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.

Masonic Cemetery (now gone)
San Francisco, California
Founded 1864

Politicians formerly buried here:

Charles Hathaway Larrabee (1820-1883) — also known as Charles H. Larrabee — Born in Rome, Oneida County, N.Y., November 9, 1820. Democrat. Delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1847; circuit judge in Wisconsin 3rd Circuit, 1848-58; justice of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1848-53; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1859-61; delegate to Washington state constitutional convention, 1878. Was seriously injured in a railroad accident at Telechapi, Calif., which resulted in his death in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 20, 1883. Original interment at Masonic Cemetery; reinterment in 1931 at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Augustus Johnson (1829-1896) — also known as James A. Johnson — of California. Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C., May 16, 1829. Democrat. Member of California state assembly 20th District, 1859-61; U.S. Representative from California 3rd District, 1867-71; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1875-80. Died May 11, 1896. Original interment at Masonic Cemetery; reinterment in 1931 at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Bowles Shannon (1827-1897) — also known as Thomas B. Shannon — of Quincy, Plumas County, Calif. Born in Pennsylvania, September 21, 1827. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1859-61, 1862-63, 1871-73 (14th District 1859-61, 24th District 1862-63, 8th District 1871-73); U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1863-65. Died February 21, 1897. Original interment at Masonic Cemetery; reinterment in 1931 at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.

Odd Fellows Cemetery (now gone)
San Francisco, California
Founded 1865

Politicians formerly buried here:

Eugene Francis Loud (1847-1908) — also known as Eugene F. Loud — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Abington, Plymouth County, Mass., March 12, 1847. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of California state assembly, 1884; U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1891-1903; defeated, 1902. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 19, 1908. Cremated; ashes originally interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery; reinterment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Adam Piper (1826-1899) — of California. Born in Pennsylvania, 1826. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1875-77. Died August 5, 1899. Original interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery; reinterment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Ainslie (1838-1913) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho; Alameda, Alameda County, Calif. Born near Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., October 30, 1838. Son of John A. Ainslie; married, March 27, 1866, to Sallie Owens. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho territorial House of Representatives, 1865-66; newspaper editor; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1879-83; defeated, 1882; delegate to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1889; president, Boise Rapid Transit Co., 1890-1904; Idaho Democratic state chair, 1890-91; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1896-1900. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., May 19, 1913. Cremated; ashes originally interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery; reinterment at San Francisco Columbarium.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
David Williams Cheesman (1824-1884) — also known as D. W. Cheesman — of Oroville, Butte County, Calif. Born in Hagerstown, Wayne County, Ind., December 22, 1824. Son of Richard Williams Cheesman and Hannah (Rowand) Cheesman; married 1849 to Urania K. Macy (1828-1916). Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California, 1859; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1860; treasurer, U.S. Mint at San Francisco, 1861. Died November 24, 1884. Original interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.

San Francisco Columbarium
San Francisco, California

Politicians buried here:

George Ainslie (1838-1913) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho; Alameda, Alameda County, Calif. Born near Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., October 30, 1838. Son of John A. Ainslie; married, March 27, 1866, to Sallie Owens. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho territorial House of Representatives, 1865-66; newspaper editor; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1879-83; defeated, 1882; delegate to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1889; president, Boise Rapid Transit Co., 1890-1904; Idaho Democratic state chair, 1890-91; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1896-1900. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., May 19, 1913. Cremated; ashes originally interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists); reinterment at San Francisco Columbarium.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.

San Francisco National Cemetery
San Francisco, California
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861) — also known as Edward D. Baker — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill.; Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill.; San Francisco, Calif.; Oregon City, Clackamas County, Ore. Born in London, England, February 24, 1811. Married, April 27, 1831, to Mary A. Lee. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1837-40; member of Illinois state senate, 1841-45; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1845-46, 1849-51 (7th District 1845-46, 6th District 1849-51); resigned 1846; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1860-61; died in office 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Killed in battle at Balls Bluff, Loudoun County, Va., October 21, 1861. Interment at San Francisco National Cemetery. Baker County, Ore. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Paul Miller (1891-1982) — also known as George P. Miller — of Alameda, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 15, 1891. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of California state assembly, 1937-41; U.S. Representative from California, 1945-73 (6th District 1945-53, 8th District 1953-73); defeated, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960, 1964. Catholic. Died in Alameda, Alameda County, Calif., December 29, 1982. Interment at San Francisco National Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
Phillip Burton (1926-1983) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 1, 1926. Married to Sala Galant; brother of John Lowell Burton. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1957-64; defeated, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1968, 1972; U.S. Representative from California, 1964-83 (5th District 1964-75, 6th District 1975-83, 5th District 1983); died in office 1983. Died, from a ruptured aneurysm, in St. Francis Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., April 10, 1983. Cremated; ashes interred at San Francisco National Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Josiah H. Beeman
- See also Burton family of California
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about Phillip Burton: John Jacobs, A Rage for Justice : The Passion and Politics of Phillip Burton
Sala Galant Burton (1925-1987) — also known as Sala Burton; Sala Galant — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Bialystock, Poland, April 1, 1925. Married to Phillip Burton (brother of John Lowell Burton). Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1976, 1980, 1984; U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1983-87; died in office 1987. Female. Jewish. Died, of colon cancer, at George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., February 1, 1987. Interment at San Francisco National Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Kevin Shelley
- See also Burton family of California
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
Charles Boxton (1860-1927) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Shasta County, Calif., April 24, 1860. Dentist; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1907; resigned 1907. Died in San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif., August 29, 1927. Interment at San Francisco National Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
Charles Allen Sumner (1835-1903) — of San Francisco, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Mass., August 2, 1835. Democrat. Member of Nevada state senate, 1865-68; U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1883-85; defeated, 1884. Died in San Francisco, Calif., January 31, 1903. Interment at San Francisco National Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
C. Mason Kinne (d. 1913) — of San Francisco, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1880. Died December 25, 1913. Interment at San Francisco National Cemetery.

Yerba Buena Cemetery (now gone)
San Francisco, California
Founded 1850
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians formerly buried here:

Edward Wilson McGaughey (1817-1852) — also known as Edward W. McGaughey — of Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind. Born near Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind., January 16, 1817. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839-40; member of Indiana state senate, 1842-43; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1845-47, 1849-51; defeated, 1843, 1851; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1848. Died in San Francisco, Calif., August 6, 1852. Original interment at Yerba Buena Cemetery; subsequent interment at Golden Gate Cemetery (which no longer exists); reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.
Patrick Watson Tompkins (1804-1853) — of Mississippi. Born in Kentucky, 1804. U.S. Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1847-49. Died in 1853. Original interment at Yerba Buena Cemetery; subsequent interment at Golden Gate Cemetery (which no longer exists); reinterment to unknown location.
- See also: congressional biography.

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