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Santa Clara County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Santa Clara County

Index to Locations Gilroy Masonic Cemetery Palo Alto Alta Mesa Memorial Park Palo Alto Stanford University San Jose Oak Hill Memorial Park Santa Clara Mission City Memorial Park Santa Clara Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery Santa Clara Santa Clara Cemetery Santa Clara Santa Clara Mission Cemetery Masonic Cemetery Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California Politicians buried here:   Pleasant Britton Tully (1829-1897) — of California. Born in Tennessee, 1829. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 4th District, 1883-85. Died in 1897 (age about 68 years). Interment at Masonic Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Alta Mesa Memorial Park Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California Politicians buried here:   Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949) — also known as Ray L. Wilbur — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Boonesborough (now Boone), Boone County, Iowa, April 13, 1875. Republican. Physician; dean of Stanford University Medical School, 1911-16; president of Stanford University, 1916-43; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1929-33. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; Newcomen Society. Died in Stanford, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 26, 1949 (age 74 years, 74 days). Interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Dwight Locke Wilbur and Edna Maria (Lyman) Wilbur; brother of Curtis Dwight Wilbur.   See also NNDB dossier   David Packard (1912-1996) — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., September 7, 1912. Republican. Co-founder and chief executive, Hewlett-Packard electronics and computer company; U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1969-71; director, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Crocker-Citizens National Bank, General Dynamics Corp., U.S. Steel Corp., Trans World Airways, Standard Oil of California, Caterpillar Tractor Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; philanthropist. Member, Trilateral Commission; Alpha Delta Phi; Tau Beta Pi; Sigma Xi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, in Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif., March 26, 1996 (age 83 years, 201 days). Interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Sperry Sidney Packard and Ella Lorna (Graber) Packard; married, April 8, 1938, to Lucile Salter.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Richard Alexander Crooks (1900-1972) — also known as Richard Crooks — Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., June 26, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; performed, Republican National Convention, 1940. Died, from cancer, in Portola Valley, San Mateo County, Calif., September 29, 1972 (age 72 years, 95 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Alta Mesa Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Alexander S. Crooks and Elizabeth (Gore) Crooks; married 1921 to Mildred Wallace Pine.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Politicians formerly buried here:   Lou Hoover (1874-1944) — also known as Lou Henry — Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, March 29, 1874. First Lady of the United States, 1929-33. Female. Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 7, 1944 (age 69 years, 284 days). Original interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park; reinterment in 1964 at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa.   Relatives: Daughter of Charles Delano Hoover and Florence Ida (Weed) Hoover; married, February 10, 1899, to Herbert Clark Hoover; mother of Herbert Clark Hoover Jr..   Political family: Hoover family of Palo Alto, California.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail Stanford University Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California Politicians buried here: Amasa Leland Stanford (1824-1893) — also known as Leland Stanford — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Watervliet, Albany County, N.Y., March 9, 1824. Republican. Lawyer; merchant; builder and president, Central Pacific Railroad; founder of Stanford University; Governor of California, 1862-63; defeated, 1859; U.S. Senator from California, 1885-93; died in office 1893. Member, Freemasons. Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 21, 1893 (age 69 years, 104 days). Entombed at Stanford University.   Relatives: Son of Josiah Stanford and Elizabeth (Phillips) Stanford; brother of Charles Stanford; married to Jane Elizabeth Lathrop.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Books about Leland Stanford: Norman E. Tutorow, The Governor : The Life and Legacy of Leland Stanford, a California Colossus   Image source: Yonkers (N.Y.) Herald-Statesman, June 22, 1893 Oak Hill Memorial Park 300 Curtner Avenue San Jose, Santa Clara County, California Politicians buried here:   Samuel Morgan Shortridge (1861-1952) — also known as Samuel M. Shortridge — of Menlo Park, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, August 3, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; U.S. Senator from California, 1921-33. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Redmen. Died January 17, 1952 (age 90 years, 167 days). Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Elias W. Shortridge and Tabitha C. Shortridge; married, August 3, 1899, to Laura Gashweiler.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Arthur Monroe Free (1879-1953) — also known as Arthur M. Free — of Mountain View, Santa Clara County, Calif.; San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., January 15, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; Santa Clara County District Attorney, 1907-19; U.S. Representative from California 8th District, 1921-33; defeated, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis. 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 (age 74 years, 76 days). Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of George A. Free and Ellen Elizabeth (Littlefield) Free; married, November 11, 1905, to Mabel Carolyn Boscow.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Everis Anson Hayes (1855-1942) — also known as Everis A. Hayes; E. A. Hayes — of Madison, Dane County, Wis.; Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich.; San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wis., March 10, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; fruit grower; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from California, 1905-19 (5th District 1905-13, 8th District 1913-19); defeated, 1918. Died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 3, 1942 (age 87 years, 85 days). Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Anson E. Hayes and Mary (Folsom) Hayes; married, October 11, 1884, to Nettie Louise Porter; married, July 18, 1893, to Mary Louisa Bassett.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   John Smith Chipman (1800-1869) — also known as John S. Chipman — of Centreville, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., August 10, 1800. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1842; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1845-47. Died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., July 26, 1869 (age 68 years, 350 days). Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Frank H. Gould (1855-1918) — of Mariposa County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Fayette County, Iowa, August 29, 1855. Democrat. Lawyer; Mariposa County Surveyor, 1883-86; member of California state assembly, 1891-95 (67th District 1891-93, 57th District 1893-95); Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1893; California Democratic state chair, 1894-96; U.S. Surveyor-General for California, 1915. Died, from heart failure, in San Francisco, Calif., January 26, 1918 (age 62 years, 150 days). Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Albert Langdon Gould and Jane Augusta (Holbrook) Gould; married 1878 to Hester Ann Farnsworth; married 1897 to Nettie Eaton.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Paul Fenimore Clark (1861-1932) — also known as Paul F. Clark — of Nebraska; Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., 1861. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives; elected 1905; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1912. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 2, 1932 (age about 70 years). Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.   Relatives: Grandnephew of James Fenimore Cooper.   Joseph Aram (1810-1898) — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Oneida County, N.Y., 1810. Farmer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to California state constitutional convention from San José District, 1849; member of California state assembly from San José District, 1849-51. Died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., March 30, 1898 (age about 87 years). Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Mission City Memorial Park 420 North Winchester Boulevard Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California Approximate acreage: 30 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Benjamin Campbell (1826-1907) — of Campbell, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Kentucky, 1826. Sawmill owner; postmaster at Campbell, Calif., 1885-88. Died in Santa Clara County, Calif., 1907 (age about 81 years). Interment at Mission City Memorial Park.   Relatives: Married to Mary Louise Rucker.   The city of Campbell, California, is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Clarence W. Upton (d. 1878) — of California. Member of California state assembly 7th District, 1877-78; died in office 1878. Died February 5, 1878. Interment at Mission City Memorial Park. Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California Politicians buried here:   Robert S. Chilton Jr. (1861-1947) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., June 19, 1861. Private secretary to Vice President Levi P. Morton, 1889-93; U.S. Consul in Toronto, 1905-13. Died, in Notre Dame Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., April 3, 1947 (age 85 years, 288 days). Interment at Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Robert S. Chilton and Mary Virginia (Brent) Chilton; married, October 12, 1898, to Mary Ellen Dooly. Santa Clara Cemetery Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California Politicians buried here:   Bernard D. Murphy — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 7th District, 1869-71; mayor of San Jose, Calif., 1873-77, 1880-82. Interment at Santa Clara Cemetery. Santa Clara Mission Cemetery Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California Politicians buried here:   Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807-1895) — also known as Peter H. Burnett — Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 15, 1807. Banker; justice of Oregon territorial supreme court, 1848-49; Governor of California, 1849-51; justice of California state supreme court, 1857-58. Died in San Francisco, Calif., May 17, 1895 (age 87 years, 183 days). Interment at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Burnet and Dorothy (Hardeman) Burnet; married 1828 to Harriet Rogers.   See also National Governors Association biography   Pedro de Alcantara Brazileiro de Saisset (1829-1902) — also known as Pedro de Saisset — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Paris, France, 1829. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Consular Agent for France in San Jose, Calif., 1886-1902. French ancestry. Died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., March 16, 1902 (age about 72 years). Entombed at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Pierre Josef Felix de Saisset.   Epitaph: "R.I.P."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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