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California Republican Party offices

Index of Politicians by Party Office Held

State Party Officers:

California Delegates to Republican National Conventions: very incomplete!

California Republican Party County Chairs: very incomplete!

Fresno - Kings - Los Angeles - Ventura


Republican state chairs, 1879-1985 (Incomplete!)

William W. Morrow 1879-82 Frank McLaughlin 1896 George Stone 1900 Charles L. Neumiller 1925 Marshal Hale 1931 Louis B. Mayer 1932-33 Earl Warren 1934-36 Justus F. Craemer 1937 Thomas H. Kuchel 1940-41 Leo E. Anderson 1944-45 A. Ronald Button 1953 Thomas W. Caldecott 1955 Alphonzo Bell 1956-59 Caspar W. Weinberger 1964 Ed Reinecke 1983-85

Republican state vice-chairs, 1931-50 (Incomplete!)

Louis B. Mayer 1931-32 Leo E. Anderson 1942-44 Katherine Thompson Brown 1948-50

Members of Republican National Committee, 1856-1977 (Incomplete!)

Cornelius Cole 1856-60 George C. Gorham 1868- John D. Spreckles 1896 George A. Knight 1904-08 Mrs. O. P. Clark 1924 William H. Crocker 1924 Mark L. Requa 1932 Edith W. Van de Water 1932-40 Earl Warren 1936-38 William F. Knowland 1938-42 McIntyre Faries 1947-52 Marjorie H. E. Benedict 1952-57 Truman H. DeLap 1952 Alphonzo Bell 1956-59 Edward S. Shattuck 1957 Gardiner Johnson 1964-68 William S. Banowsky 1972-73 Mike Curb 1977

Republican state party secretaries, 1937-46 (Incomplete!)

Lawrence Cobb 1937 William A. O'Brien 1946

Republican state party treasurers, 1957-73 (Incomplete!)

Joseph Martin, Jr. 1957-62 Earl C. Adams 1967 Frank P. Adams 1971-73

Members of Republican State Central Committee, 1922-92 (Incomplete!)

George J. Hatfield 1922-36 William A. O'Brien 1930-33 Gardiner Johnson 1934- Roger Arnebergh 1942-53 Mary V. Bell 1942-50 Katherine Thompson Brown 1942-50 Stephen Malatesta 1946-48 William S. Mailliard 1948-49 Raymond J. Daba 1958-60 William T. Bagley 1960 William M. Ketchum 1964-66 Ronald Reagan 1964-66 Michael D. Antonovich 1965-73 Floy Archer 1967 Frank J. Pagliaro, Jr. 1970-73 Eileen E. Padberg 1971-72 Howard P. McKeon 1988-92

Members of Republican State Committee, 1989 (Incomplete!)

David A. Linn 1989

-, 1856-96 (Incomplete!)

Francis B. Folger 1856 George W. Read 1856 Charles A. Washburn 1856 John A. Wills 1856 P. E. Conner 1868 William E. Lovett 1868 Benjamin R. Nickerson 1868 William H. Sears 1868 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. 1896 O. A. Hale 1896 Frank A. Miller 1896 Frank H. Short 1896 Charles E. Clinch 1904 George W. Reed 1904 Abraham Ruef 1904 Frank H. Short 1904 Goodwin J. Knight 1960 Glenard P. Lipscomb 1960 C. Arnholt Smith 1960 Ruth N. Watson 1960 Caspar W. Weinberger 1960 William F. Knowland 1964 Ronald Reagan 1972

-, 1964-72 (Incomplete!)

Francis B. Folger 1856 George W. Read 1856 Charles A. Washburn 1856 John A. Wills 1856 P. E. Conner 1868 William E. Lovett 1868 Benjamin R. Nickerson 1868 William H. Sears 1868 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. 1896 O. A. Hale 1896 Frank A. Miller 1896 Frank H. Short 1896 Charles E. Clinch 1904 George W. Reed 1904 Abraham Ruef 1904 Frank H. Short 1904 Goodwin J. Knight 1960 Glenard P. Lipscomb 1960 C. Arnholt Smith 1960 Ruth N. Watson 1960 Caspar W. Weinberger 1960 William F. Knowland 1964 Ronald Reagan 1972

-, 1856-1960 (Incomplete!)

Francis B. Folger 1856 George W. Read 1856 Charles A. Washburn 1856 John A. Wills 1856 P. E. Conner 1868 William E. Lovett 1868 Benjamin R. Nickerson 1868 William H. Sears 1868 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. 1896 O. A. Hale 1896 Frank A. Miller 1896 Frank H. Short 1896 Charles E. Clinch 1904 George W. Reed 1904 Abraham Ruef 1904 Frank H. Short 1904 Goodwin J. Knight 1960 Glenard P. Lipscomb 1960 C. Arnholt Smith 1960 Ruth N. Watson 1960 Caspar W. Weinberger 1960 William F. Knowland 1964 Ronald Reagan 1972

-, 1896 (Incomplete!)

Francis B. Folger 1856 George W. Read 1856 Charles A. Washburn 1856 John A. Wills 1856 P. E. Conner 1868 William E. Lovett 1868 Benjamin R. Nickerson 1868 William H. Sears 1868 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. 1896 O. A. Hale 1896 Frank A. Miller 1896 Frank H. Short 1896 Charles E. Clinch 1904 George W. Reed 1904 Abraham Ruef 1904 Frank H. Short 1904 Goodwin J. Knight 1960 Glenard P. Lipscomb 1960 C. Arnholt Smith 1960 Ruth N. Watson 1960 Caspar W. Weinberger 1960 William F. Knowland 1964 Ronald Reagan 1972

-, 1856 (Incomplete!)

Francis B. Folger 1856 George W. Read 1856 Charles A. Washburn 1856 John A. Wills 1856 P. E. Conner 1868 William E. Lovett 1868 Benjamin R. Nickerson 1868 William H. Sears 1868 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. 1896 O. A. Hale 1896 Frank A. Miller 1896 Frank H. Short 1896 Charles E. Clinch 1904 George W. Reed 1904 Abraham Ruef 1904 Frank H. Short 1904 Goodwin J. Knight 1960 Glenard P. Lipscomb 1960 C. Arnholt Smith 1960 Ruth N. Watson 1960 Caspar W. Weinberger 1960 William F. Knowland 1964 Ronald Reagan 1972

-, 1856-1960 (Incomplete!)

Francis B. Folger 1856 George W. Read 1856 Charles A. Washburn 1856 John A. Wills 1856 P. E. Conner 1868 William E. Lovett 1868 Benjamin R. Nickerson 1868 William H. Sears 1868 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. 1896 O. A. Hale 1896 Frank A. Miller 1896 Frank H. Short 1896 Charles E. Clinch 1904 George W. Reed 1904 Abraham Ruef 1904 Frank H. Short 1904 Goodwin J. Knight 1960 Glenard P. Lipscomb 1960 C. Arnholt Smith 1960 Ruth N. Watson 1960 Caspar W. Weinberger 1960 William F. Knowland 1964 Ronald Reagan 1972

-, 1904-60 (Incomplete!)

Francis B. Folger 1856 George W. Read 1856 Charles A. Washburn 1856 John A. Wills 1856 P. E. Conner 1868 William E. Lovett 1868 Benjamin R. Nickerson 1868 William H. Sears 1868 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. 1896 O. A. Hale 1896 Frank A. Miller 1896 Frank H. Short 1896 Charles E. Clinch 1904 George W. Reed 1904 Abraham Ruef 1904 Frank H. Short 1904 Goodwin J. Knight 1960 Glenard P. Lipscomb 1960 C. Arnholt Smith 1960 Ruth N. Watson 1960 Caspar W. Weinberger 1960 William F. Knowland 1964 Ronald Reagan 1972

-, 1896-1960 (Incomplete!)

Francis B. Folger 1856 George W. Read 1856 Charles A. Washburn 1856 John A. Wills 1856 P. E. Conner 1868 William E. Lovett 1868 Benjamin R. Nickerson 1868 William H. Sears 1868 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. 1896 O. A. Hale 1896 Frank A. Miller 1896 Frank H. Short 1896 Charles E. Clinch 1904 George W. Reed 1904 Abraham Ruef 1904 Frank H. Short 1904 Goodwin J. Knight 1960 Glenard P. Lipscomb 1960 C. Arnholt Smith 1960 Ruth N. Watson 1960 Caspar W. Weinberger 1960 William F. Knowland 1964 Ronald Reagan 1972

-, 1868 (Incomplete!)

Francis B. Folger 1856 George W. Read 1856 Charles A. Washburn 1856 John A. Wills 1856 P. E. Conner 1868 William E. Lovett 1868 Benjamin R. Nickerson 1868 William H. Sears 1868 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. 1896 O. A. Hale 1896 Frank A. Miller 1896 Frank H. Short 1896 Charles E. Clinch 1904 George W. Reed 1904 Abraham Ruef 1904 Frank H. Short 1904 Goodwin J. Knight 1960 Glenard P. Lipscomb 1960 C. Arnholt Smith 1960 Ruth N. Watson 1960 Caspar W. Weinberger 1960 William F. Knowland 1964 Ronald Reagan 1972

Members of Republican State Executive Committee, 1890-1973 (Incomplete!)

Henry Z. Osborne 1890-1900 Irving B. Dudley 1896 William M. Martin 1952-53 Nita Ashcraft 1966-73

"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
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