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E. L. Abel Edward Lincoln Abel (1860-1927) — also known as E. L. Abel — of Carbondale, Jackson County, Ill.; Bridgewater, McCook County, S.Dak. Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., November 19, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; banker; livestock grower; mayor of Bridgewater, S.D.; member of South Dakota state senate 10th District, 1903-06; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1913-15. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., 1927 (age about 66 years). Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, December 25, 1883, to Ella C. Smith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Alson Edward Abernethy (1900-1969) — also known as Alson E. Abernethy — of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Bristol, Addison County, Vt., December 4, 1900. Investment banker; mayor of Pasadena, Calif., 1952-53. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Optimist Club. Died in November, 1969 (age 68 years, 0 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Milo E. Abernethy and Ella (Wing) Abernethy; married, April 18, 1925, to Charlotte Hanna.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Alvord (1833-1904) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 3, 1833. Hardware dealer; banker; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1871-73; San Francisco Police Commissioner, 1878-99. Member, Loyal Legion; American Forestry Association. Died, of heart failure due to bronchial troubles, in San Francisco, Calif., December 21, 1904 (age 71 years, 353 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Alvord and Mary Elizabeth Alvord; married to Mary Eliza McIntosh.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sheldon Andelson (1931-1987) — of Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 5, 1931. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; real estate investor; member, University of California Board of Regents, 1980-86; member, Arrangements Committee, Democratic National Convention, 1984. Jewish. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; Gay. Died, from AIDS complications, in Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 29, 1987 (age 56 years, 299 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  David Minott Anderson (1855-1935) — also known as David M. Anderson — of Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Harrison, Westchester County, N.Y., October 9, 1855. Republican. Paper manufacturer; bank director; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died, from a heart ailment, in a hospital at La Jolla, San Diego County, Calif., February 10, 1935 (age 79 years, 124 days). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of David Anderson and Carolina Minott (Mitchell) Anderson; married, December 6, 1882, to Ida M. Lydecker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stephen Emil Anderson (1895-1978) — also known as Steve E. Anderson — of Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak.; San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Hanska, Brown County, Minn., August 23, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; state bank examiner; South Dakota state auditor, 1945-50. Catholic. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; American Legion. Died August 6, 1978 (age 82 years, 348 days). Interment at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson; married to Vera M. Capesius.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Graeme Arbuckle (c.1839-1921) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Scotland, about 1839. Banker; Consul for Colombia in St. Louis, Mo., 1898-1907; Honorary Consul for Venezuela in St. Louis, Mo., 1911-18. Scottish ancestry. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 1, 1921 (age about 82 years). Cremated; ashes interred at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
John J. Bagley John Judson Bagley (1832-1881) — also known as John J. Bagley — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Medina, Orleans County, N.Y., July 24, 1832. Republican. Cigar manufacturer; president, Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1867-72; bank director; Governor of Michigan, 1873-76. Unitarian. Died, from tuberculosis, in San Francisco, Calif., July 27, 1881 (age 49 years, 3 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Bagley and Mary M. (Smith) Bagley; married, January 16, 1855, to Frances E. Newberry (daughter of Samuel Newberry); father of Margaret Bagley (who married George S. Hosmer (1855-1921)) and Frances Bagley (who married George S. Hosmer (1855-1921)).
  Political family: Bagley-Newberry family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Bagley Street, in downtown Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Albert N. Barber (1858-1940) — of Esmond, Kingsbury County, S.Dak. Born in Davis Junction, Ogle County, Ill., May 16, 1858. Republican. Grain elevator business; druggist; banker; lumber merchant; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1911-12. Died in Riverside, Riverside County, Calif., August 29, 1940 (age 82 years, 105 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson F. Barber and Jane (Brooks) Barber; married, March 16, 1882, to Amanda E. Williams.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jim Bates (b. 1941) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Denver, Colo., July 21, 1941. Democrat. Banker; aerospace business; U.S. Representative from California 44th District, 1983-91; defeated, 1990; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988; member, Arrangements Committee, 1984. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Edward Clark Bellows (1856-1929) — also known as Edward C. Bellows — of New Hartford, Butler County, Iowa; Washington; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., May 8, 1856. Republican. Banker; member of Washington state legislature, 1890; U.S. Consul General in Yokohama, as of 1900-05; California Corporation Commissioner, 1918-22. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 27, 1929 (age 73 years, 233 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Bristol Bellows and Eusebia (Dickinson) Bellows; married, August 28, 1883, to Ida Isabel Perry.
  Francis Berton (c.1830-1885) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Switzerland, about 1830. Banker; Consul for Switzerland in San Francisco, Calif., 1867-85; Consul for Portugal in San Francisco, Calif., 1869-85. Swiss ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, from "impoverishment of the blood" (anemia), in the Grand Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., April 1, 1885 (age about 55 years). Original interment at Masonic Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.
  Walter Smith Bruce (1865-1935) — also known as Walter S. Bruce — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 28, 1865. Banker; Vice-Consul for Denmark in Boise, Idaho, 1891-1907. Methodist. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, November 15, 1935 (age 70 years, 232 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of James Henderson Bruce and Sarah Louise (Cookingham) Bruce.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Andrew Burkett (1913-1999) — also known as William A. Burkett — of Pebble Beach, Monterey County, Calif. Born in Herman, Washington County, Neb., July 1, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for secretary of state of Nebraska, 1936; banker; candidate for Governor of California, 1978. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; American Bankers Association; Amvets; Rotary. Wrote a 500-word history of the United States which was chosen in a contest to be inscribed at Mount Rushmore. Died, of heart failure, in Pebble Beach, Monterey County, Calif., November 12, 1999 (age 86 years, 134 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett; married, October 5, 1940, to Juliet Ruth Johnson.
  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, Santa Clara, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of George Burnet and Dorothy (Hardeman) Burnet; married 1828 to Harriet Rogers.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  George Burnham (1868-1939) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego County, Calif. Born in London, England, December 28, 1868. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; retail shoe business; real estate business; banker; U.S. Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., June 28, 1939 (age 70 years, 182 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of James Burnham and Maria Ann Drucilla (Steele) Burnham; married, October 1, 1890, to Neva May Ashley; married, December 25, 1932, to Florence Kennett.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ephraim Willard Burr (1809-1894) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Warren, Bristol County, R.I., March 7, 1809. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; insurance executive; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1856-59. Died in San Francisco, Calif., July 20, 1894 (age 85 years, 135 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Abbie Miller.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Horace Walpole Carpentier (1824-1918) — also known as Horace W. Carpentier — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Galway, Saratoga County, N.Y., 1824. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; banker; member of California state assembly 5th District, 1853, 1853-54; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1854-55; president of telegraph companies which developed a system of telegraph lines in California and connecting to the Eastern U.S. Philanthropist; also left more than $1 million to Columbia University and to Barnard College on his death in 1918. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 31, 1918 (age about 93 years). Interment somewhere in Galway, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Carpenter and Henrietta Carpenter.
F. P. Champ Frederick Percival Champ (1896-1976) — also known as F. P. Champ — of Logan, Cache County, Utah. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, June 4, 1896. Democrat. Banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1928; director, St. Mark's Hospital. Episcopalian. Member, American Bankers Association; American Forestry Association; American Arbitration Association; Newcomen Society; Rotary. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 15, 1976 (age 79 years, 285 days). Interment at Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of George Herbert Champ and Alla Dora (Cochran) Champ; married, December 29, 1921, to Frances Elizabeth Winton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)
  Edward Craig (1896-1979) — of Orange County, Calif. Born in California, 1896. Republican. Banker; member of California state assembly, 1928-35; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1935. Died in 1979 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Charles Crocker (1822-1888) — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., September 16, 1822. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; banker; member of California state assembly 9th District, 1861-62; one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railroad; first president of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Died in Monterey, Monterey County, Calif., August 14, 1888 (age 65 years, 333 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Crocker and Eliza (Wright) Crocker; brother of Edwin Bryant Crocker; married 1852 to Mary Deming; father of Harriet Crocker (who married Charles Beatty Alexander), Charles Frederick Crocker and William Henry Crocker; uncle of Jennie Louise Crocker (who married Jacob Sloat Fassett); grandfather of Mary Alexander (who married Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965)), Mary Crocker (who married Francis Burton Harrison) and Harriet Crocker Alexander (who married Winthrop Williams Aldrich); great-grandfather of Charles Sheldon Whitehouse; second great-grandfather of Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955).
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Henry Crocker (1861-1937) — also known as William H. Crocker — of San Francisco, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo County, Calif.; Burlingame, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., January 13, 1861. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1932; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1920-24. Died in Burlingame, San Mateo County, Calif., September 25, 1937 (age 76 years, 255 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Crocker; brother of Charles Frederick Crocker; nephew of Edwin Bryant Crocker.
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  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 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1924, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons. Died, in Sutter Hospital, Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., April 7, 1943 (age 76 years, 194 days). Interment at Oak Knoll Cemetery, Amador City, Calif.
  Milton John Daniels (1838-1914) — also known as Milton J. Daniels — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn.; Riverside, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y., April 18, 1838. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 14, 1883-86; member of Minnesota state senate 14th District, 1887-90; U.S. Representative from California 8th District, 1903-05. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died in Riverside, Riverside County, Calif., December 1, 1914 (age 76 years, 227 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John V. Daniels and Hester Ann (Wheeler) Daniels; married 1869 to Jennie E. Booth.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  James D. Davis — also known as Jim Davis — of Antioch, Contra Costa County, Calif. Bank manager; mayor of Antioch, Calif., 2008-; defeated, 2000, 2004. Still living as of 2012.
  John Edward Davis (1913-1990) — also known as John E. Davis — of McClusky, Sheridan County, N.Dak. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., April 18, 1913. Republican. Rancher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker; mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of North Dakota state senate, 1952-56; Governor of North Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1960; Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); national commander, American Legion, 1967-68. Member, American Legion; Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif., May 12, 1990 (age 77 years, 24 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of James Ellsworth Davis and Helen (Wilson) Davis; married 1938 to Pauline Huntley; married 1980 to Marilyn R. Westlie.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
John A. Dix John Alden Dix (1860-1928) — also known as John A. Dix — of Thomson, Washington County, N.Y.; Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., December 25, 1860. Democrat. Banker; lumber business; paper manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1908; New York Democratic state chair, 1910; Governor of New York, 1911-12; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914. Died, from heart disease, in Harbor Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 9, 1928 (age 67 years, 106 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Lawton Dix and Laura (Stevens) Dix; married, April 24, 1889, to Gertrude Thomson; sixth great-grandnephew of Robert Treat; second cousin of Roscoe D. Dix.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Lawrence Gresser
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Empire State Notables (1914)
  Thomas H. Doran (1848-1925) — of Burwell, Garfield County, Neb. Born in County Carlow, Ireland, August 15, 1848. Republican. Banker; hardware and furniture business; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1905-08; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 25, 1925 (age 77 years, 10 days). Interment at Cottonwood Cemetery, Burwell, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Doran and Catherine (Kealy) Doran; married 1880 to Ettie E. Satterlee; married, May 20, 1908, to Elsie Amelia (Cram) Green.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Caleb Dorsey (1833-1896) — of Pike County, Mo.; Stanislaus County, Calif. Born in Patapsco, Anne Arundel County, Md., September 7, 1833. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; livestock raiser; bank director; member of California state assembly 5th District, 1877-80. Member, Freemasons. Shot and killed by his mining partner, J. T. Newcomer, at Snell Mine, near Columbia, Tuolumne County, Calif., April 21, 1896 (age 62 years, 227 days). Newcomer claimed self-defense, but was convicted of murder and sentenced to prison. Interment at Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Worthington Dorsey and Eleanor Elizabeth (Brown) Dorsey; nephew of Thomas Beale Dorsey; first cousin once removed of George Riggs Gaither Jr.; second cousin once removed of Daniel Dorsey and Andrew Dorsey; third cousin once removed of Richard Ridgely, Alexander Warfield and Clement F. Dorsey; third cousin thrice removed of Leonard Franklin Poffenbarger; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Maull, Richard Yates and Alexander Warfield Dorsey.
  Political families: Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland; Maull family of Lewes, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Millar Eason (b. 1888) — also known as George M. Eason — of San Marino, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland, April 19, 1888. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; savings and loan executive; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Eason and Georgina (Miller) Eason; married, July 26, 1913, to Amy Jane Shaffer; married, August 21, 1954, to Mildred Louise Ferry.
  Benjamin F. Ferris (c.1806-1876) — also known as B. F. Ferris; H. A. Johnson — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in New York, about 1806. Justice of the Peace, 1853 to about 1860; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1865-66; banker. While traveling under the pseudonym 'H. A. Johnson', aboard the steamer Amador on the Sacramento River, he killed himself by taking poison, tying his feet together, and then jumping or falling overboard to drown in the river, near Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., May 20, 1876 (age about 70 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Robert Mullins Fitzgerald (b. 1858) — also known as Robert M. Fitzgerald — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 7, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; president, Cubana Consolidated Copper Company; vice-president, Central National Bank; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1908, 1912, 1916 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Native Sons of the Golden West. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Fitzgerald and Catherine (Mullins) Fitzgerald; married, December 23, 1902, to Laura M. Crellin.
  Motley H. Flint (1864-1930) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., February 19, 1864. Republican. Postmaster at Los Angeles, Calif., 1904-10; banker; provided critical support for the Warner Brothers Movie studio in its early years; one of the promoters of Julian Petroleum Corporation, a Ponzi scheme which collapsed in 1927; about 40,000 investors lost their money; tainted by the scandal, he moved to Europe for a time. Member, Freemasons. Called as a witness in a civil suit involving David O. Selznick; after his testimony, as he returned to the audience section of the courtroom, in Los Angeles City Hall, he was shot and killed by Frank Keaton, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 14, 1930 (age 66 years, 145 days). Keaton, who had lost his money in Julian Petroleum, was immediately arrested, and subsequently tried, convicted, and hanged. Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Eaton Flint and Althea Louise (Hewes) Flint; brother of Frank Putnam Flint; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Dexter Sprague.
  Political families: Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York; Flint-Bache family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John F. Forward Jr. (b. 1876) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 18, 1876. Republican. Abstractor; president, Union Title Insurance Co.; president, Union Trust Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1932; mayor of San Diego, Calif., 1932-34; resigned 1934. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Ferree Forward and Ella Francis (Dillon) Forward; married, June 29, 1901, to Alberta Fairbanks; married, June 15, 1920, to Martha Thompson.
Auguste Fusenot Auguste Fusenot (1851-1907) — of San Francisco, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in France, February, 1851. Naturalized U.S. citizen; dry goods merchant; bank director; Consular Agent for France in Los Angeles, Calif., 1898-1907. French ancestry. Died, from heart failure, during stomach surgery, in Paris, France, May 27, 1907 (age 56 years, 0 days). Interment at Père la Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
  Image source: Los Angeles Evening Express, May 28, 1907
  Lyman Judson Gage (1836-1927) — also known as Lyman J. Gage — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in DeRuyter, Madison County, N.Y., June 28, 1836. Republican. Bank president; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1897-1902; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916. Methodist. Member, American Bankers Association. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., January 26, 1927 (age 90 years, 212 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Eli A. Gage and Mary (Judson) Gage; married 1864 to Sarah Etheridge; married, June 7, 1887, to Cornelia Washburn; married, November 25, 1909, to Frances Ada Ballou.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Cornelius Kingsland Garrison (1809-1885) — also known as C. K. Garrison — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; St. Louis, Mo.; San Francisco, Calif. Born near West Point, Orange County, N.Y., March 1, 1809. Banker; shipbuilder; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1853-54; railroad president. Died, of a heart attack, in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 1, 1885 (age 76 years, 61 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter A. Haas (1889-1979) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., May 11, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president (1928-56) and chairman of the Levi Strauss clothing company; director, Crocker-Anglo National Bank, National Ice and Cold Storage Co.; Pacific Gas & Electric Co.; vice-president, Mt. Zion Hospital; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952. Jewish. Died December 7, 1979 (age 90 years, 210 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Haas and Fannie (Koshland) Haas; married, October 18, 1914, to Elise Stern.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward Hellman Heller (1900-1961) — also known as Edward H. Heller — of Menlo Park, San Mateo County, Calif.; Atherton, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 15, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; financier; director, and member executive committee, Wells Fargo Bank; director, Permanente Cement Co., Bandini Petroleum Co., Olympic Radio and Television, Inc., Heller Land Co., Permanente Steamship Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1960; Regent, University of California, 1942-58. Jewish. Died in Atherton, San Mateo County, Calif., December 18, 1961 (age 61 years, 278 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Emanuel S. Heller and Clara (Hellman) Heller; married, May 26, 1925, to Elinor Raas.
  Thomas Jefferson Henley (1808-1875) — also known as Thomas J. Henley — of New Washington, Clark County, Ind.; Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Richmond, Wayne County, Ind., June 18, 1808. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1832-42; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1840; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1843-49; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California state assembly from Sacramento District, 1850-51; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; postmaster at San Francisco, Calif., 1853-54. Died in Mendocino County, Calif., May 1, 1875 (age 66 years, 317 days). Interment at Valley View Cemetery, Covelo, Calif.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  Relatives: Father of Barclay Henley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Warner Landis (1867-1925) — also known as Charles W. Landis — of Osborne, Osborne County, Kan.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Pennsylvania, October 21, 1867. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1908. Died, from tuberculosis, in Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz., May 11, 1925 (age 57 years, 202 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Landis and Christiana (Shelly) Landis; married 1892 to Eva Patterson.
  Barbara M. Lathrop (1896-1973) — also known as Barbara Isabella Mitchell — of Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, September 7, 1896. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932. Female. Scottish ancestry. Died in Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 1, 1973 (age 76 years, 206 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Alexander Mitchell and Jessie May (Pridham) Mitchell; married, June 24, 1928, to Alfred L. Lathrop (second cousin once removed of Austin Eugene Lathrop).
  Political families: Otis family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Oscar Lawler (b. 1875) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, April 2, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1905-09; director, Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Los Angeles; director, San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railway. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; American Society for International Law. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Thomas Lawler and Margaret (O'Connor) Lawler; married, June 17, 1901, to Hilda Brode.
  Charles McFerson Mannon (b. 1876) — also known as Charles M. Mannon — of Ukiah, Mendocino County, Calif. Born in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Calif., October 12, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916 (alternate), 1940. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  John Cunningham Martin (1880-1952) — also known as John C. Martin — of Salem, Marion County, Ill. Born in Salem, Marion County, Ill., April 29, 1880. Democrat. Banker; Illinois state treasurer, 1933-35, 1937-39; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1939-41; candidate for Illinois state auditor of public accounts, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944, 1948. Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 27, 1952 (age 71 years, 273 days). Interment at East Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
George T. Marye George Thomas Marye Jr. (1849-1933) — also known as George T. Marye — of Burlingame, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Baltimore, Md., December 13, 1849. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; California Democratic state chair, 1888-93; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1914-16. Anglican. Member, Loyal Legion. Died September 2, 1933 (age 83 years, 263 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of George Thomas Marye, Sr. and Helen (Tucker) Marye; married, June 28, 1904, to Marie Alice Doyle.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Dennis Duggan McMahon (b. 1945) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in 1945. Republican. Banker; candidate for Governor of California, 2003. Still living as of 2003.
  Robert Strange McNamara (1916-2009) — also known as Robert S. McNamara — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., June 9, 1916. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president, Ford Motor Company, 1960-61; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1961-68; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1968; president, World Bank, 1968-81; on September 29, 1972, an attacker tried to throw him overboard from a ferry to Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Council on Foreign Relations. Died July 6, 2009 (age 93 years, 27 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 13, 1940, to Margaret Craig; married 2004 to Diana (Masieri) Byfield.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
Eugene Meyer Eugene Isaac Meyer (1875-1959) — also known as Eugene Meyer — of Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 31, 1875. Republican. Stockbroker; banker; instrumental in the merger of five chemical companies to create Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928; Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 1930-33; bought the Washington Post newspaper in 1933, and was its publisher until 1946; president, World Bank, 1946. Jewish. Died, from heart disease and cancer, at George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., July 17, 1959 (age 83 years, 259 days). Interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married 1910 to Agnes Elizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Time Magazine, May 31, 1932
Robert J. Mitchell Robert Johnson Mitchell (1869-1955) — also known as Robert J. Mitchell — of Verona, Lawrence County, Mo.; Marionville, Lawrence County, Mo.; Aurora, Lawrence County, Mo. Born in New Palestine (now Speed), Cooper County, Mo., September 24, 1869. Democrat. School teacher; merchant; banker; Lawrence County Recorder, 1899-1902; member of Missouri state senate 18th District, 1915-18; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1924. Died, from arteriosclerotic heart disease and pulmonary edema, in Mount Zion Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., April 25, 1955 (age 85 years, 213 days). Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Mitchell and Margaret (Parrish) Mitchell; married, August 13, 1899, to Leni L. Smith.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Edward Neblett (1818-1907) — of Weaverville, Trinity County, Calif.; Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif. Born in Prince George County, Va., July 18, 1818. Whig. Hatter; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Trinity County Sheriff, 1855-57; member of California state assembly 21st District, 1858-59; banker; hardware business; mayor of Santa Rosa, Calif., 1876-78. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif., January 19, 1907 (age 88 years, 185 days). Interment at Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Calif.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George W. Neill (1877-1965) — of Madison, Morris County, N.J.; York, York County, Neb.; Lomita, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Torrance, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in New York, February 22, 1877. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1912. Died May 15, 1965 (age 88 years, 82 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William James Neill and Susan E. (Walker) Neill; married, April 19, 1904, to Jane Nobes.
Stephen S. Nisbet Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) — also known as Stephen S. Nisbet — of Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich., May 28, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; vice-president, Gerber Baby Foods; bank director; member of Michigan state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1964-70. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Phi Delta Kappa; Rotary. Died in Riverside County, Calif., July 3, 1986 (age 91 years, 36 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Laura (Black) Nisbet and James Herbert Nisbet; married, August 20, 1920, to Dorcas Sammons.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  George Stuart Nixon (1860-1912) — also known as George S. Nixon — of Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Newcastle, Placer County, Calif., April 2, 1860. Republican. President, First National Bank (Winnemucca, Nev.), Nixon National Bank (Reno, Nev.), and Tonopah Banking Corp.; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1890; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1905-12; died in office 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1908, 1912. Died June 5, 1912 (age 52 years, 64 days). Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Nixon and Mary Ann (Estill) Nixon; married 1887 to Kate Imogene Bacon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) — also known as Ben W. Olcott; B. W. Olcott — of Salem, Marion County, Ore.; Redlands, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Keithsburg, Mercer County, Ill., October 15, 1872. Republican. Miner; secretary of state of Oregon, 1911-20; appointed 1911; resigned 1920; Governor of Oregon, 1919-23; defeated, 1922; president, American Savings Bank, Long Beach, 1923. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., July 21, 1952 (age 79 years, 280 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Hiram Wallace Olcott and Mary Jane (Wilson) Olcott; married, December 25, 1912, to Lena O. Hutton.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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, Palo Alto, Calif.
  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
  George True Page (1859-1941) — also known as George T. Page — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Spring Bay, Woodford County, Ill., September 22, 1859. Lawyer; bank director; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1919-30; took senior status 1930. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in La Jolla, San Diego County, Calif., November 4, 1941 (age 82 years, 43 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Thaddeus Constantine Sobieska Page and Cordelia (Shope) Page; married, September 7, 1887, to Jessie S. Stevens.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
George C. Perkins George Clement Perkins (1839-1923) — also known as George C. Perkins — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Kennebunkport, York County, Maine, August 23, 1839. Republican. Merchant; banker; miller; steamship business; member of California state senate, 1869-76; Governor of California, 1880-83; U.S. Senator from California, 1893-1915; appointed 1893. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Loyal Legion. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., February 26, 1923 (age 83 years, 187 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Clement Perkins and Lucinda (Fairfield) Perkins; married 1864 to Ruth A. Parker.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Clement Perkins (built 1944 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
  James Duval Phelan (1861-1930) — also known as James D. Phelan — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., April 20, 1861. Democrat. Banker; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1897-1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1900, 1916, 1924, 1928; custodian of the Relief and Red Cross Funds after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire; U.S. Senator from California, 1915-21; defeated, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Died in Saratoga, Santa Clara County, Calif., August 7, 1930 (age 69 years, 109 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of James Phelan and Alice (Kelly) Phelan.
  Cross-reference: John S. Irby
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James D. Phelan (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
John R. Quinn John R. Quinn (born c.1890) — also known as "Square Shooter" — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Delano, Kern County, Calif., about 1890. Republican. Civil engineer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; national commander, American Legion, 1923-24; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928; candidate in primary for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1929. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Quinn.
  Image source: Los Angeles Times, April 28, 1929
  Frank Rader (1848-1897) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born April 8, 1848. Republican. Banker; real estate business; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1894-96. Died in Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, Calif., March 28, 1897 (age 48 years, 354 days). Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Aaron Rader and Sabina (Bauer) Rader.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Augustus Reeder (1849-1929) — also known as William A. Reeder — of Logan, Phillips County, Kan.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born near Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pa., August 28, 1849. Republican. School teacher; banker; U.S. Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1899-1911. Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 7, 1929 (age 80 years, 71 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, August 18, 1876, to Eunice H. Andrews.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Norman Dunning Rideout (1832-1907) — also known as N. D. Rideout — of Marysville, Yuba County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, January 6, 1832. Republican. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1876, 1892. Died in San Francisco, Calif., July 2, 1907 (age 75 years, 177 days). Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Rideout and Margaret (Macomber) Rideout; married 1858 to Phebe Mason Abbott.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Reuel D. Robbins — of Suisun City, Solano County, Calif. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1888, 1892. Burial location unknown.
  Charles K. Robinson (1835-1887) — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich.; Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in New York, January 16, 1835. Banker; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1882-83. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., November 22, 1887 (age 52 years, 310 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  James Rolph Jr. (1869-1934) — also known as "Sunny Jim" — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., August 23, 1869. Republican. Banker; shipbuilder; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1912-31; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1928, 1932; Governor of California, 1931-34; defeated, 1918; died in office 1934. Died in Santa Clara County, Calif., June 2, 1934 (age 64 years, 283 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Brother of Thomas Rolph; married to Annie Marshall Reid.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Rolph (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Salvatori (1901-1997) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Rome, Italy, March 28, 1901. Republican. Geophysicist; petroleum geologist; founder and chairman, Western Geophysical Corp.; director, Litton Industries; director, Transamerica Corp.; director, Citizens National Bank; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972; helped launch Ronald Reagan's political career in 1964-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Italian ancestry. Died July 7, 1997 (age 96 years, 101 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Salvatori and Francis (DiGiulio) Salvatori; married, November 22, 1937, to Grace Ford.
  See also Wikipedia article
Charles M. Sawyer Charles Manville Sawyer (1866-1950) — also known as Charles M. Sawyer — of Norton, Norton County, Kan.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Reading Township, Livingston County, Ill., September 17, 1866. Democrat. Banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1908, 1912; Kansas Banking Commissioner, 1913-14; Governor, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 1914-16. Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 26, 1950 (age 84 years, 9 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Salanda (Moon) Sawyer and Lewis Manville Sawyer; married 1889 to May Caroline Holmes.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Federal Reserve History
  Image source: Federal Reserve History
  William Warren Scranton (1917-2013) — also known as William W. Scranton — of Dalton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Madison, New Haven County, Conn., July 19, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; banker; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1961-63; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1976-77. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission; Chi Psi. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Montecito, Santa Barbara County, Calif., July 28, 2013 (age 96 years, 9 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marion Margery Scranton and Worthington Scranton; father of William Worthington Scranton III; great-grandson of Joseph Augustine Scranton.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Books about William Warren Scranton: George D. Wolf, William Warren Scranton : Pennsylvania Statesman
  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. 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 (age 64 years, 308 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Father of Clara Adelaide Sharon (who married Francis Griffith Newlands).
  Cross-reference: Francis G. Newlands — David S. Terry
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Edward F. Spence (1832-1892) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in 1832. Republican. Banker; member of California state assembly 16th District, 1861-62; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1884-86; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1892. Died in 1892 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Robert Howe Steele (b. 1913) — also known as Robert H. Steele — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Hartville, Wright County, Mo., December 28, 1913. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960, 1964. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Howe Steele and Linnie (Robertson) Steele; married, November 25, 1949, to Jean Welborn.
  Owen Paul Sutton (1821-1881) — also known as Owen P. Sutton — of California. Born in Naples, Ontario County, N.Y., August 8, 1821. Republican. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; member of California state assembly 8th District, 1863; real estate business. Member, Freemasons. Died in San Francisco, Calif., September 1, 1881 (age 60 years, 24 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1946 at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Boles Sutton and Bestsey (Parish) Sutton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Montgomery Tobin (1866-1952) — also known as Richard M. Tobin — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., April 9, 1866. Banker; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1923-29. Died in 1952 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Tobin and Mary (Regan) Tobin.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
Charles F. Van_de_Water Charles Franklin Van de Water (1872-1920) — also known as Charles F. Van de Water — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Hobart, Delaware County, N.Y., October 10, 1872. Republican. Real estate developer; bank director; elected U.S. Representative from California 9th District 1920, but died before taking office. Methodist. While driving in a dense fog, he collided with a truck parked on the road, and died soon after, in Pomona Valley Hospital, Pomona, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 20, 1920 (age 48 years, 41 days). His secretary, Janice Luebben, was also killed, and others in his car were injured. The truck driver, Carlyle Hughes, was later convicted of criminal negligence for leaving the truck on the road. Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Jane Bertha 'Jennie' (Wilde) Van de Water and Rev. Isaac Randolph Van de Water; married 1904 to Edith Weir Van de Water.
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1920)
  Robert Scadden Vessey (1858-1929) — also known as Robert S. Vessey — of Wessington Springs, Jerauld County, S.Dak.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., May 16, 1858. Republican. Merchant; banker; member of South Dakota state senate 19th District, 1905-08; Governor of South Dakota, 1909-13. Methodist. Died October 18, 1929 (age 71 years, 155 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Vessey and Jane Elizabeth (Kirkpatrick) Vessey; married 1882 to Florence Albert.
  See also National Governors Association biography
Galen H. Welch Galen H. Welch — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Banker; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th California District, 1927-32. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Los Angeles Times, February 7, 1932
  Everett Ray Wilbur (1883-1959) — also known as Everett R. Wilbur — of Gilbert, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Iowa, July 7, 1883. Farmer; automobile mechanic; welder; machinist; banker; mayor of Gilbert, Ariz., 1920-21. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 15, 1959 (age 76 years, 70 days). Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Ethelbert Willis Wilbur and Sarah Delia (Hoy) Wilbur; married to Nelly Duncan; second cousin twice removed of Julius Levi Strong.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Garrison-Fithian-Hires-Sayers family of New Jersey; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederic Thomas Woodman (1872-1949) — also known as Frederic T. Woodman — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., June 25, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1901-03; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1916-19; defeated, 1919; indicted on bribery charges, March 1919; tried and found not guilty; banker. Died March 25, 1949 (age 76 years, 273 days). Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Wright (1816-1885) — also known as George W. Wright — of San Francisco, Calif.; Washington, D.C.; Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass. Born in Concord, Middlesex County, Mass., June 4, 1816. Merchant; banker; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1850-51. Died in Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., April 7, 1885 (age 68 years, 307 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Mass.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clement Calhoun Young (1869-1947) — also known as C. C. Young — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Lisbon, Grafton County, N.H., April 28, 1869. Republican. Banker; member of California state assembly, 1909-18; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1913-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912, 1928 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); Lieutenant Governor of California, 1919-27; Governor of California, 1927-31; defeated, 1934. Congregationalist. Died in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., December 24, 1947 (age 78 years, 240 days). Interment at Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, March 15, 1902, to Lyla J. Vincent.
  Cross-reference: Anita Whitney
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  James David Zellerbach (1892-1963) — also known as J. D. Zellerbach — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 17, 1892. 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 San Francisco, Calif., August 3, 1963 (age 71 years, 198 days). Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Isadore Zellerbach and Jennie (Baruh) Zellerbach; married 1916 to Hannah Fuld.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
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