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Shirley Levoy Abbott (1924-2013) —
also known as S. L. Abbott —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Fairview, Major
County, Okla., July 23,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; optometrist;
rancher;
candidate for Texas
state senate, 1962, 1964, 1966; chair of
El Paso County Republican Party, 1965-66; candidate for Texas
state comptroller, 1970; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1972;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1977-78; U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho, 1984-86.
Catholic.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., April
23, 2013 (age 88 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alex-St. James —
also known as "Sirknight" —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Liberia.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2003.
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Angela Mia Alioto (b. 1949) —
also known as Angela Alioto —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born October
20, 1949.
Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1991, 1995, 2003.
Female.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph Lawrence Alioto (1916-1998) —
also known as Joseph L. Alioto —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., February
12, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1968-76; candidate for Governor of
California, 1974.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Indicted
in 1971 on federal charges
of bribery,
conspiracy, and mail fraud; acquitted in 1972.
Died, of prostate
cancer and pneumonia,
in San
Francisco, Calif., January
29, 1998 (age 81 years, 351
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.; cenotaph at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson; married to Vera M.
Capesius. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Floy Evelyn Archer —
also known as Floy Archer; Floy Evelyn
Brennan —
of Whittier, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1964;
member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1967.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Harold Joseph Brennan and Jean (Gates) Brennan; married,
April
12, 1947, to Edward P. Archer. |
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Stanley Arnold (1903-1984) —
of Susanville, Lassen
County, Calif.
Born in Indiana, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lassen
County District Attorney, 1949-55; member of California
state senate, 1955-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960.
Catholic. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1984
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Lassen Cemetery, Susanville, Calif.
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Arthur A. Arvizu (1927-1997) —
of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Arvin, Kern
County, Calif., February
11, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; fire
fighter; president,
Kern County Fire Fighters Union; chair of
Kern County Democratic Party, 1964-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1968,
1972
(alternate).
Catholic.
Died December
5, 1997 (age 70 years, 297
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, Bakersfield, Calif.
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James H. Ashcraft (b. 1944) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, January
15, 1944.
Republican. Marketing rep for IBM;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972.
Catholic. Member, Blue
Key; Sigma
Pi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Hale H. Ashcraft and Jean (Beach) Ashcraft. |
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Bruce Edward Babbitt (b. 1938) —
also known as Bruce Babbitt —
of Arizona.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 27,
1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; Arizona
state attorney general, 1975-78; Governor of
Arizona, 1978-87; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1993-2001.
Catholic. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Pond Baker (b. 1940) —
also known as Bill Baker —
of California.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 14,
1940.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1981-93; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1993-97; defeated,
1996.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1998.
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Hugo H. Bayona (b. 1928) —
of San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 23,
1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; laboratory
technician; nonprofit
organization executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1972.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Jose M. Bayona and Enriqueta (Herrera) Bayona; married 1950 to Alline
Aston. |
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Xavier Becerra (b. 1958) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., January
26, 1958.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1990-92; U.S.
Representative from California, 1993-2008 (30th District
1993-2003, 31st District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Mary Virginia Bell (b. 1891) —
also known as Mary V. Bell; Mary Virginia
Fisher —
of Culver City, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Hume, Bates
County, Mo., October
3, 1891.
Republican. Owner-operator, Culver City Fireworks, 1926-44; member of
California
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-50; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Thomas L. Bell. |
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John Joseph Benoit (b. 1951) —
also known as John J. Benoit —
of Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif.; Bermuda Dunes, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in 1951.
Republican. Police
officer; member of California
state assembly 64th District, 2002-.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2007.
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Brian P. Bilbray (b. 1951) —
of Imperial Beach, San Diego
County, Calif.; Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., January
28, 1951.
Republican. Mayor
of Imperial Beach, Calif., 1978-85; U.S.
Representative from California, 1995-2001, 2006- (49th District
1995-2001, 50th District 2006-08); defeated, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Philip Boland (1863-1931) —
also known as William P. Boland —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in County Sligo, Ireland,
January
6, 1863.
Progressive. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1924.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, of a heart
condition, at Clara Barton Hospital,
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
27, 1931 (age 68 years, 52
days).
Interment at St.
Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
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Sonny Bono (1935-1998) —
also known as Salvatore Philip Bono; Sonny Christie;
Ronny Sommers; Prince Carter —
of Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1935.
Republican. Songwriter,
actor,
member of the Sonny & Cher singing and
comedy
duo;; restaurant
owner; mayor
of Palm Springs, Calif., 1988-92; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1992; U.S.
Representative from California 44th District, 1995-98; died in
office 1998.
Catholic or Scientologist.
Italian
ancestry.
Killed in a skiing
accident, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado
County, Calif., January
5, 1998 (age 62 years, 323
days).
Interment at Desert
Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.
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D. Michael Boyle (b. 1944) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
19, 1944.
Mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1981-87.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Recalled
from office as mayor in 1987.
Still living as of 1997.
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Amerigo Bozzani (1883-1964) —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Modena, Italy,
October
2, 1883.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1956.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in June, 1964
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund Gerald Brown Sr. (1905-1996) —
also known as Edmund G. Brown, Sr.; Pat
Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April
21, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Republican candidate for California
state assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1988;
California
state attorney general, 1951-59; Governor of
California, 1959-67; defeated, 1966; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1960.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died of a heart
attack, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
16, 1996 (age 90 years, 301
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown; brother of Harold
C. Brown; married, October
30, 1930, to Bernice
Layne Brown; father of Edmund
Gerald Brown Jr. and Kathleen
Lynn Brown. |
| | | Political family: Brown
family of San Francisco, California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Warren
Christopher — William
K. Coblentz |
| | | The Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct,
a system of canals and pipelines that brings water to Southern
California, in Contra
Costa, Alameda,
San
Joaquin, Stanislaus,
Merced,
Fresno,
Kings,
Kern,
San
Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, and Los
Angeles counties, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Edmund G. Brown: Ethan
Rarick, California
Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown |
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Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as Edmund G. Brown, Jr.; Jerry Brown;
"Governor Moonbeam" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 7,
1938.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968;
secretary
of state of California, 1971-75; Governor of
California, 1975-83, 2011-; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1976,
1980,
1992;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982; California
Democratic state chair, 1989-91; mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1999-2007; California
state attorney general, 2007-10.
Catholic; later Buddhist.
Still living as of 2019.
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Angela Marie Buchanan (b. 1948) —
also known as Bay Buchanan —
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1948.
Republican. Treasurer for Ronald
Reagan's presidential campaigns, 1976-84; treasurer of the United
States, 1981-83; television
commentator; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1988;
candidate for California
state treasurer, 1990.
Female.
Catholic; later Mormon.
Irish,
English,
and German
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Cruz Miguel Bustamante (b. 1953) —
also known as Cruz Bustamante —
of California.
Born in Dinuba, Tulare
County, Calif., January
4, 1953.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 31st District, 1993-98; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1997-98; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1996,
2000;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1999-2007; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003; candidate for California
insurance commissioner, 2006.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2013.
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Cornelius Patrick Callahan II (1915-1994) —
also known as C. Patrick Callahan II —
of Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., October
17, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Coronado, Calif., 1978-84.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer,
in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., June 12,
1994 (age 78 years, 238
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Dana Martha Camp (b. 1952) —
of Altadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., July 18,
1952.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972.
Female.
Catholic. Member, National
Organization for Women; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Herbert Lawrence Camp and Betty Delores (Brewington)
Camp. |
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Thomas J. Campbell (b. 1952) —
also known as Tom Campbell —
of Campbell, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
14, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from California, 1989-93, 1995-2001 (12th District
1989-93, 15th District 1995-2001); Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1992 (primary), 2000; member of California
state senate, 1993-95.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Dennis A. Cardoza (b. 1959) —
of Atwater, Merced
County, Calif.
Born in Merced, Merced
County, Calif., March
31, 1959.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1996-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Raul Hector Castro (1916-2015) —
also known as Raul H. Castro; "Ambassador on
Horseback" —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Nogales, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.
Born in Cananea, Sonora,
June
12, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; Pima
County Attorney, 1954-58; superior court judge in Arizona,
1959-60; U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, 1964; Bolivia, 1968-69; Argentina, 1977-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arizona, 1972;
Governor
of Arizona, 1975-77; resigned 1977; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Arizona.
Catholic. Mexican
ancestry.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., April
10, 2015 (age 98 years, 302
days).
Interment at Sedona Community Cemetery, Sedona, Ariz.
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Eugene Albert Chappie (1920-1992) —
also known as Eugene A. Chappie; Gene Chappie;
Eugenio Alberto Chiappa —
of Chico, Butte
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., March
28, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1965-81; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1981-87 (1st District 1981-83,
2nd District 1983-87).
Catholic.
Died in Georgetown, El Dorado
County, Calif., May 31,
1992 (age 72 years, 64
days).
Interment at Pilot
Hill Cemetery, Pilot Hill, Calif.
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Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) —
also known as César Estrada Chávez —
of Delano, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz., March
31, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farm
worker; co-founded
the National Farm Workers Association, which became the United Farm
Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1968.
Catholic. Mexican
ancestry.
Awarded posthumously the Medal
of Freedom, in 1994.
Died in San Luis, Yuma
County, Ariz., April
23, 1993 (age 66 years, 23
days).
Interment at Cesar Chavez National Monument, Keene, Calif.
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William Patrick Clark (1931-2013) —
also known as William P. Clark —
Born in Oxnard, Ventura
County, Calif., October
23, 1931.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1969-71; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1971-73; justice of
California state supreme court, 1973-81; U.S. National Security
Advisor, 1982-83; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1983-85.
Catholic. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Shandon, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., August
10, 2013 (age 81 years, 291
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Forsythe Charles Clowdsley (1895-1940) —
of San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in California, 1895.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1927-34; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1934.
Catholic.
Died in 1940
(age about
45 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony Lee Coelho (b. 1942) —
also known as Tony Coelho —
of Merced, Merced
County, Calif.
Born in Los Banos, Merced
County, Calif., June 15,
1942.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 1979-89; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Martin Costello (1903-1976) —
also known as John M. Costello —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
15, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 1935-45; defeated,
1932, 1944.
Catholic.
Died, of heart
failure, in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., August
29, 1976 (age 73 years, 227
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Charles Christopher Cox (b. 1952) —
also known as Christopher Cox —
of Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
16, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk to Judge Herbert
Y. C. Choy, 1977-79; senior associate counsel to Pres. Ronald
Reagan, 1986-88; U.S.
Representative from California, 1989-2005 (40th District 1989-93,
47th District 1993-2003, 48th District 2003-05); resigned 2005;
chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2005-.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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David Christopher Crevelt (b. 1958) —
also known as David C. Crevelt —
of Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Redwood City, San Mateo
County, Calif., June 10,
1958.
Republican. Insurance
broker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1986.
Catholic. Member, Theta
Chi; Lions.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of John Theodore Crevelt and Audrey Joan (Stanford)
Crevelt. |
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Jo Anne Darcy (b. 1931) —
also known as Jo Anne Hall —
of Santa Clarita, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex., May 2,
1931.
Republican. Mayor
of Santa Clarita, Calif., 1991, 1995, 1999-2000.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Zonta.
Still living as of 2001.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Melvin C. Hall and Elleen P. (Miller) Hall; married, July 21,
1950, to Curtis Darcy. |
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Joseph Graham Davis Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Gray Davis —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
26, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; chief of staff for
Gov. Jerry
Brown, 1974-82; member of California
state assembly, 1983-87; California
state controller, 1987-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
1996
(delegation co-chair), 2000,
2004;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1995-99; Governor of
California, 1999-2003.
Catholic. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lloyd Davis (c.1915-2001) —
of South Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., about 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1967-70.
Catholic. Member, Sierra
Club.
On October 26, 1969, he stabbed
his wife, Mary Troja Davis, with a 9-inch butcher knife; she
recovered. Charged
with felony assault to commit murder;
tried
in 1970 and found not guilty by reason of insanity. Years later, he
attributed the incident to a skin cancer drug.
Died in South Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
22, 2001 (age about 86
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Joseph De Muth (1892-1993) —
also known as Peter J. De Muth —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
1, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; real estate
business; building
contractor; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 8th
District, 1926; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1937-39.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in Orange
County, Calif., April 3,
1993 (age 101 years,
92 days).
Burial location unknown.
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José de Olivares (1867-1942) —
also known as Jesse Scott Oliver —
of South Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ohio, November
26, 1867.
Republican. Newspaper
correspondent; U.S. Consul in Managua, 1906-09; Madras, 1911-14; Hamilton, 1915-24; Kingston, 1924-29; Leghorn, 1929-32.
Catholic.
Died September
30, 1942 (age 74 years, 308
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Campbell Oliver and Martha Washington (Gatch) Oliver;
married, November
2, 1896, to Berta Lillian Owen; married, February
15, 1907, to Maria Teresa Ramirez=y=Jerez. |
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Michael Henry de Young (1849-1925) —
also known as M. H. de Young —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
30, 1849.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; in 1879, his brother Charles de Young (1846-1880),
then editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, shot and wounded San
Francisco mayor Isaac
S. Kalloch; a few months later, Charles was shot to death in his
office by the mayor's son; on November 19, 1884, he was shot and
seriously wounded by Adolph
B. Spreckels, who had been angered by an article in the
Chronicle; Spreckels, who pleaded temporary insanity, was
tried and found not guilty; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1888,
1892,
1908,
1920.
Catholic. Jewish
ancestry.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
15, 1925 (age 75 years, 138
days).
Entombed at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Isidore Bernard Dockweiler (1867-1947) —
also known as Isidore B. Dockweiler —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
28, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1902; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1908,
1916
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1916-32; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1926.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in 1947
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Francis Dockweiler (1895-1943) —
also known as John F. Dockweiler —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
19, 1895.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1933-39; candidate
for Governor of
California, 1938; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1940-43.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
31, 1943 (age 47 years, 134
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Hugh Aloysius Donohoe (1905-1987) —
also known as Hugh A. Donohoe —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Stockton, San
Joaquin County, Calif.; Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 28,
1905.
Republican. Catholic
priest; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1956 ; auxiliary bishop of San Francisco, 1947-62; bishop of
Stockton, 1962-69; bishop of Fresno, 1969-80.
Catholic.
Died in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., October
26, 1987 (age 82 years, 120
days).
Interment at St. Peters Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
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Richard Joseph Donovan (1926-1971) —
also known as Richard Donovan; Dick
Donovan —
of Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in New Rochelle Hospital,
New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
24, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; police
officer; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1965-69; municipal judge in California, 1969-71;
died in office 1971.
Catholic; later Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Suffered a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, and died soon after, in a hospital
at Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., November
21, 1971 (age 45 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif.
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Robert Kenneth Dornan (b. 1933) —
also known as Bob Dornan; "B-1
Bob" —
of Garden Grove, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1933.
Republican. Broadcaster,
journalist,
television
producer; won two Emmy awards for his television
show; appeared in several movies
including The Starfighters, To The Shores of Hell, and
Hell on Wheels; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1976,
1992;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1977-83, 1985-97 (27th District
1977-83, 38th District 1985-93, 46th District 1993-97); defeated,
1996, 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1996.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Maurice Ebiner (b. 1927) —
of West Covina, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1963-68; campaign manager,
U.S. Rep. Ronald
B. Cameron, 1964.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1983.
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Relatives:
Married 1951 to Pamela
H. Van Sluyters. |
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Anna Georges Eshoo (b. 1942) —
also known as Anna G. Eshoo —
of Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., December
13, 1942.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1980-92; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996
(speaker),
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1993-; defeated,
1988.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward H. Fenlon (1905-2010) —
also known as Ned Fenlon —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich., October
7, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
studied law under Prentiss
M. Brown; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1933-38;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936;
Mackinac
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-44; circuit
judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1951-67; appointed 1951.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in California, September
19, 2010 (age 104 years,
347 days).
Interment at Fenlon
Cemetery, Mackinac County, Mich.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Fitzgerald and Catherine (Mullins) Fitzgerald; married, December
23, 1902, to Laura M. Crellin. |
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Ezola Broussard Foster (b. 1938) —
also known as Ezola B. Foster; Ezola
Broussard —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Maurice, Vermilion
Parish, La., August
9, 1938.
School
teacher; Republican candidate for California
state assembly, 1984; arrested
with others while protesting
recognition of the gay Log Cabin Republican organization, at the
California Republican state convention, 1987; Reform candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2000.
Female.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, John
Birch Society.
Still living as of 2018.
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Gabriel John Gallina (1926-2002) —
also known as Gabriel Gallina —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., March
11, 1926.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1948; auditor;
Assistant Director, Port of
San Diego.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., September
15, 2002 (age 76 years, 188
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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John J. Girimondi —
of Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa.; Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Catholic
priest; naturalized U.S. citizen; concealed his clerical
background from Congressmen who recommended him for a consular
appointment; U.S. Consul in Santos, 1900-01; removed
as consul for neglect
of duty and possible embezzlement;
went to Italy and misrepresented
himself as U.S. Consul to Persia; arrested
by Italian authorities on charges
of betraying
a young woman, and imprisoned
there.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Francis Henning (b. 1915) —
also known as John F. Henning —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., November
21, 1915.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1964;
U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1967-69.
Catholic. Member, NAACP.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Henry Hoeppel (1881-1976) —
also known as John H. Hoeppel —
of Arcadia, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Tell City, Perry
County, Ind., February
10, 1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 1933-37; defeated
(Prohibition), 1946.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Convicted
in 1936 of conspiring to sell
an appointment to West Point; sentenced
to prison.
Died at Huntington Care
Center, Arcadia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
21, 1976 (age 95 years, 224
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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Phil Jennerjahn —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 2009; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from California, 2010 (primary, 33rd District),
2012 (28th District).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2012.
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Clara Kahler (b. 1880) —
also known as Clara Felecia Goodman —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind., March 8,
1880.
Democrat. Stenographer;
actress;
candidate for California
state senate, 1946.
Female.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Benedict Goodman and Margaret (Von Hohenstein) Goodman;
married to John Kahler. |
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Frank Leonard Kaminski (1897-1955) —
also known as Frank L. Kaminski —
of Calumet City, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Melrose Park, Cook
County, Ill., October
10, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of the
peace; mayor
of Calumet City, Ill., 1945-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Catholic. Polish
ancestry. Member, Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Lions; Polish
National Alliance.
Died November
23, 1955 (age 58 years, 44
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard Kaminski and Emilia (Ostrowski) Kaminski; married to
Cecilia Walczak. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Henry Kendrick (1876-1970) —
also known as Charles H. Kendrick —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
30, 1876.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
developer; president, Schlage Lock
Company; member, San Francisco Planning Commission, 1924-30;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1940.
Catholic.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August
3, 1970 (age 93 years, 307
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Henry Kendrick and Catherine Josephine (Marron) Kendrick;
married 1905 to Mary
Louisa Canepa; married 1914 to
Kathryn Clarke; father of Lieut. Charles Warren
Kendrick. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Eminent Americans
(1954) |
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Anthony McLeod Kennedy (b. 1936) —
also known as Anthony M. Kennedy —
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., July 23,
1936.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1975-88; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1988-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Kennedy; Bobby Kennedy;
"R.F.K." —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.; Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
20, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1961-64; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1968.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
On June 5, 1968, while running
for president, having just won the California presidential primary,
was shot and
mortally
wounded by Sirhan Sirhan, in the Ambassador Hotel,
and died the next day in in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 6,
1968 (age 42 years, 199
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter
Lawford), Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; married, June 17,
1950, to Ethel Skakel; father of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II and Kerry Kennedy (who married Andrew
Mark Cuomo); uncle of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | Cross-reference: Benjamin
Altman — John
Bartlow Martin — Frank
Mankiewicz — Paul
Schrade |
| | | The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
(opened 1935, renamed 2001), in Washington,
D.C., is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Robert F. Kennedy: Arthur
M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert
Kennedy and His Times — Evan Thomas, Robert
Kennedy : His Life — Joseph A. Palermo, In
His Own Right — Thurston Clarke, The
Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired
America — Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Some
of It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ — Bill
Eppridge, A
Time it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties |
| | | Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy:
Allen Roberts, Robert
Francis Kennedy: Biography of a Compulsive
Politician — Victor Lasky, RFK:
Myth and Man — Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince, The
Kennedys: All the Gossip Unfit for Print |
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Alfred Will Klieforth (1889-1969) —
also known as Alfred W. Klieforth —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Mayville, Dodge
County, Wis., October
10, 1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Consul in Berlin, 1924-27; Riga, 1927-29; U.S. Consul General in Cologne, 1935-41; Winnipeg, 1941-45; Halifax, 1946-47; Vancouver, as of 1949; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Czechoslovakia, 1945.
Catholic.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 28,
1969 (age 79 years, 261
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Kramer (1879-1943) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., April
18, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 13th District, 1933-43; defeated,
1942, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1936;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1941.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Cedar Lodge Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
20, 1943 (age 63 years, 277
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Robert John Lagomarsino (b. 1926) —
also known as Robert J. Lagomarsino —
of Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif., September
4, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state senate, 1961-74; U.S.
Representative from California, 1974-93 (13th District 1974-75,
19th District 1975-93).
Catholic. Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Rotary;
Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jesse Dewayne Lander (1892-1960) —
also known as Jesse D. Lander —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in California, 1892.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1939-46; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1945-46.
Catholic.
Died in 1960
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Larry LaRocco (b. 1946) —
of Idaho.
Born in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
25, 1946.
Democrat. Field representative for U.S. Sen. Frank
Church, 1975-81; Oregon primary coordinator for the Church
presidential campaign in 1976; candidate for Idaho
state senate, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1991-95; defeated, 1982,
1994.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1998.
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Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924-2006) —
also known as Pat Lawford; Patricia Helen
Kennedy —
of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 6,
1924.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 2006 (age 82 years, 134
days).
Interment at Southampton
Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; sister of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.), Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; married, April
24, 1954, to Peter
Lawford; mother of Christopher Lawford; aunt of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); granddaughter of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Mildred L. Lillie (1915-2002) —
also known as Mildred Kluckhohn —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, January
25, 1915.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1947-49; superior court judge in
California, 1949-58; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1958-83.
Female.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Soroptimists.
Died October
27, 2002 (age 87 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Ottomar A. Kluckhohn and Florence E. (Martin) Kluckhohn;
married, March
18, 1947, to Cameron L. Lillie; married, August
27, 1966, to A. V. Falcone. |
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David Auen Linn (b. 1948) —
also known as David A. Linn —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
8, 1948.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1988; member of California
Republican State Committee, 1989.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of William Anthony Linn and Margaret Irene (Auen) Linn; married, September
15, 1973, to Ellen Delaney. |
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Wenceslao Y. Loaiza (1874-1921) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Born in Hermosillo, Sonora,
1874.
Maritime
shipping business; Consul
for Argentina in San
Francisco, Calif., 1898-1900.
Catholic. Mexican
ancestry.
Died in 1921
(age about
47 years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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William David Lowery (b. 1947) —
also known as Bill Lowery —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., May 2,
1947.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 41st District, 1981-93.
Catholic. Member, Urban
League; Audubon
Society; Navy
League.
Still living as of 2014.
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Clarence Hungerford Mackay (1874-1938) —
also known as Clarence H. Mackay —
of Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April
17, 1874.
Republican. Financier;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic. Irish and
English
ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1938 (age 64 years, 209
days).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John William Mackay and Marie Louise Antoinette (Hungerford)
Mackay; married, May 17,
1898, to Katherine Alexander Duer; married, July 18,
1931, to Anna Case; father of Katherine Duer Mackay (who married
Kenneth
O'Brien) and Ellin Blanca Mackay; second cousin twice removed of
Orville
Hungerford; third cousin twice removed of Amaziah
Brainard; fourth cousin once removed of Leveret
Brainard. |
| | | Political families: Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Brainard-O'Brien-Crimmins-Mackay
family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The Mackay Mountains,
in Marie Byrd
Land, Antarctica, are named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Dudley Field Malone (1882-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Westwood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 3,
1882.
Lawyer;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1913-17; resigned 1917; resigned to protest Wilson
Administration's failure to advocate Woman Suffrage Amendment;
Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of
New York, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1932;
legal counsel for Twentieth Century-Fox movie
studio; played Winston Churchill in the 1943 movie
Mission to Moscow.
Catholic.
Famed for saying, in a speech at the Scopes trial in 1925, "I have
never learned anything from any man who agreed with me." Toward the
end of his life, he appeared in movies as British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill, who he resembled.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Culver City Hospital,
Culver City, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
5, 1950 (age 68 years, 124
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
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Matthew Gilbert Martinez (1929-2011) —
also known as Matthew G. Martinez —
of Monterey Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., February
14, 1929.
Furniture
upholstery business; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1974-75, 1980; member of California
state assembly, 1981-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1982-2001 (30th District 1982-93,
31st District 1993-2001); defeated in Republican primary, 2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
National
Rifle Association.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Fredericksburg,
Va., October
15, 2011 (age 82 years, 243
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Martin Anthony Matich (1927-2008) —
also known as Martin A. Matich —
of Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Loma Linda, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
6, 1927.
Engineer;
grading
contractor; his company built over 1,000 miles of roads,
including major expressways and interchanges, as well as airport
runways, flood control channels, landfills, and major buildings; mayor of
Colton, Calif., 1958-60; director, San Bernardino Community Hospital.
Catholic. Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Navy
League; American
Arbitration Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., April
19, 2008 (age 80 years, 226
days).
Interment at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Colton, Calif.
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Mercedes McCambridge (1916-2004) —
also known as Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge —
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March
16, 1916.
Democrat. Actress;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Female.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., March 2,
2004 (age 87 years, 352
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
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Leo Tarcisius McCarthy (b. 1930) —
also known as Leo T. McCarthy —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Auckland, New
Zealand, August
15, 1930.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1969-82; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1974-80; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1983-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988
(delegation chair); candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1988.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1995.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel McCarthy and Nora (Roche) McCarthy; married, December
17, 1955, to Jacqueline Burke. |
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David John McDonald (1902-1979) —
also known as David J. McDonald —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
22, 1902.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
president,
United Steel
Workers of America, 1952-65.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer,
Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., August
8, 1979 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Interment at Desert
Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.
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Gordon Leo McDonough (1895-1968) —
also known as Gordon L. McDonough —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
2, 1895.
Republican. Candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1937; U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 1945-63; defeated,
1962.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 25,
1968 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
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Frank Edward McEnulty (b. 1956) —
also known as Frank McEnulty —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born August
31, 1956.
President and CEO of Our Castle Homes, builders
and developers;
Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 2008; Reform candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2010.
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John Steven McGroarty (1862-1944) —
of California.
Born in Foster Township, Luzerne
County, Pa., August
20, 1862.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1935-39; candidate
for secretary
of state of California, 1938.
Catholic.
Elected poet
laureate of California by the state legislature in 1933.
Died, at St. Vincent's Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
7, 1944 (age 81 years, 353
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Joseph McKenna (1843-1926) —
of Suisun City, Solano
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
10, 1843.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 19th District, 1875-77; U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1885-92; Judge of
U.S. Circuit Court for the 9th Circuit, 1892-97; resigned 1897; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1892-97; resigned
1897; U.S.
Attorney General, 1897-98; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1898-1925; retired 1925.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
21, 1926 (age 83 years, 103
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Howard McLean (1860-1933) —
also known as John H. McLean —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., June 6,
1860.
Republican. Mining and
railroad
executive; founder
of Iron Mountain Press newspaper;
Dickinson
County Treasurer, 1897-98; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Catholic; later Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of a stroke,
in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1933 (age 72 years, 334
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
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George Miller III (b. 1945) —
of Martinez, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif., May 17,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for California
state senate, 1969; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; U.S.
Representative from California, 1975-2015 (7th District
1975-2013, 11th District 2013-15); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2015.
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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 (age 91 years, 348
days).
Interment at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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Robert Moretti (1936-1984) —
also known as Bob Moretti —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 3,
1936.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1965-74; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1971-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1968,
1972.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
attack, 1984
(age about
48 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John E. Mullally (1875-1912) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in 1875.
Saloon
keeper; member of California
state assembly 30th District, 1911-12; died in office 1912.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Attacked
by three masked holdup men in his saloon,
shot,
mortally wounded, and died soon after, in Central Emergency Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., January
15, 1912 (age about 36
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Philip Murray (1886-1952) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Blantyre, Scotland,
May
25, 1886.
Democrat. Miner; president,
local union of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), 1905; district
president in 1912; vice-president
in 1917; chairman,
Steelworkers Organizing Committee (SWOC); (SWOC), 1935-42, and president of
the successor United Steelworkers of America, 1942-52 president,
Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1952.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., November
9, 1952 (age 66 years, 168
days).
Interment at St.
Ann's Cemetery, Castle Shannon, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Murray and Rose (Layden) Murray. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Grace Flores Napolitano (b. 1936) —
also known as Grace F. Napolitano —
of Norwalk, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex., December
4, 1936.
Democrat. Mayor
of Norwalk, Calif., 1989-90; member of California
state assembly, 1992-98; U.S.
Representative from California, 1999-2019 (34th District
1999-2003, 38th District 2003-13, 32nd District 2013-19); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2019.
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Gavin Christopher Newsom (b. 1967) —
also known as Gavin Newsom —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., October
10, 1967.
Democrat. Mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2004-11; resigned 2011; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2004,
2008;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 2011-19; Governor of
California, 2019-.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Devin Nunes (b. 1973) —
of Tulare, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Tulare, Tulare
County, Calif., October
1, 1973.
Republican. Farmer; business
owner; U.S.
Representative from California 21st District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Augustine O'Brien (b. 1903) —
also known as William A. O'Brien —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 26,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(alternate); secretary of
California Republican Party, 1946.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Ambrose O'Connell (1881-1962) —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born near Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, July 9,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
work; assistant to postmaster general James
A. Farley, 1933-39; Second Assistant Postmaster General, 1939-40;
First Assistant Postmaster General, 1940-43; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1944-48.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
attack, in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., October
13, 1962 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eileen E. Padberg (b. 1944) —
of Tustin, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
14, 1944.
Republican. Member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1971-72; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1972.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Caesar Badolato and Margaret (Lawther)
Badolato. |
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Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) —
also known as Myles A. Paige —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., about 1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pullman
car porter; lawyer;
Republican candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;
justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge,
Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court).
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; American
Legion; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
New York City's first
Black magistrate, 1936, and first
Black judge, 1940.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
30, 1983 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ely Eliot Palmer (1887-1977) —
also known as Ely E. Palmer —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Highland, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
29, 1887.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Paris, 1913-14; Brussels, 1914-15; U.S. Vice Consul in Brussels, 1915; U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1916-21; Bucharest, 1921-24; U.S. Consul General in Bucharest, 1924-29; Vancouver, 1929-33; Jerusalem, 1933-35; Ottawa, 1935-38; Beirut, 1938-41; Sydney, 1941-44; U.S. Minister to Afghanistan, 1945-48; U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1948-49.
Baptist;
later Catholic. Member, Zeta
Psi.
Died in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., August
12, 1977 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, Calif.
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Leon Edward Panetta (b. 1938) —
also known as Leon E. Panetta —
of Carmel Valley, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif., June 28,
1938.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Sen Thomas
H. Kuchel, 1966-69; U.S.
Representative from California, 1977-93 (16th District 1977-93,
17th District 1993); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1988
(speaker).
Catholic.
Director, Office of Management and Budget, 1993-94; White House chief
of staff, 1994-96.
Still living as of 2014.
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Nancy Pelosi (b. 1940) —
also known as Annunciata D'Alesandro —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March
26, 1940.
Democrat. California
Democratic state chair, 1981-83; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1984,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1987-2018 (5th District 1987-93,
8th District 1993-2013, 12th District 2013-18); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004-08.
Female.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2013.
Still living as of 2019.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas
Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. and Annunciata (Lombardi)
D'Alesandro; sister of Thomas
Ludwig John D'Alesandro III; married, September
7, 1963, to Paul
Francis Pelosi (brother of Ronald
Virgil Pelosi); mother of Christine
Pelosi. |
| | | Political family: Pelosi-D'Alesandro
family of San Francisco, California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Cecile
Richards |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — National
Women's Hall of Fame |
| | | Books by Nancy Pelosi: Know
Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters, with Amy Hill
Hearth (2009) |
| | | Books about Nancy Pelosi: Marc
Sandalow, Madam
Speaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to
Power — Ronald M. Peters, Speaker
Nancy Pelosi and the New American Politics — Vincent
Bzdek, Woman
of the House: The Rise of Nancy Pelosi |
| | | Critical books about Nancy Pelosi:
Rochelle Schweizer, She's
the Boss: The Disturbing Truth About Nancy Pelosi |
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Richard William Pombo (b. 1961) —
also known as Richard W. Pombo —
of Tracy, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Tracy, San Joaquin
County, Calif., January
8, 1961.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1993-2007.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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George P. Radanovich (b. 1955) —
of Mariposa, Mariposa
County, Calif.
Born in Mariposa, Mariposa
County, Calif., June 20,
1955.
Republican. Mariposa County Board of Supervisors, 1988-92; U.S.
Representative from California 19th District, 1995-2011; defeated
in primary, 1992.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Maureen Elizabeth Reagan (1941-2001) —
also known as Maureen Reagan;
"Radiant" —
of California.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
4, 1941.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 36th District, 1992.
Female.
Catholic.
Died, of malignant
melanoma, in Granite Bay, Placer
County, Calif., August
8, 2001 (age 60 years, 216
days).
Interment at Calvary
Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
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Manuel Lawrence Real (b. 1924) —
also known as Manuel L. Real —
of California.
Born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
27, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1964-66; U.S.
Attorney for the Central District of California, 1965-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1966-90.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Chi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francisco Jose Real and Maria (Mansano) Real; married, October
15, 1955, to Stella Emilia Michalik. |
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William Blaine Richardson (b. 1947) —
also known as Bill Richardson —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Huntington Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
15, 1947.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1983-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1996,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1997-98; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1998-2001; Governor of
New Mexico, 2003-10; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico, 2004; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 2008.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Edward Ross Roybal (1916-2005) —
also known as Edward R. Roybal —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., February
10, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1954; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1988
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-93 (30th District 1963-75,
25th District 1975-93).
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Optimist
Club.
Died, from respiratory
failure and pneumonia,
in Huntington Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
24, 2005 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lucille Roybal-Allard (b. 1941) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 12,
1941.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1987-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1993-2008 (33rd District
1993-2003, 34th District 2003-08).
Female.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward Randall Royce (b. 1951) —
also known as Edward R. Royce; Ed Royce —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
12, 1951.
Republican. Member of California
state senate, 1983-93; U.S.
Representative from California, 1993-2008 (39th District
1993-2003, 40th District 2003-08).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Linda T. Sánchez (b. 1969) —
of Lakewood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Orange, Orange
County, Calif., January
28, 1969.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 39th District, 2003-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Loretta Sanchez (b. 1960) —
of Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.; Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Lynwood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
7, 1960.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California, 1997-2008 (46th District
1997-2003, 47th District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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John George Schmitz (1930-2001) —
also known as John G. Schmitz —
of California.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
12, 1930.
Member of California
state senate, 1965-70, 1979; U.S.
Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeated
in Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independent
candidate for President
of the United States, 1972; reprimanded
by the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by his
office, which characterized a critic and her supporters with crude
slurs; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982.
Catholic. Member, Young
Americans for Freedom; John
Birch Society; National Rifle
Association; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra; Toastmasters.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in the National
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
10, 2001 (age 70 years, 151
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (b. 1947) —
also known as Arnold Schwarzenegger; "Arnie";
"Conan the Republican"; "The
Governator"; "The Austrian Oak" —
of Brentwood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Thal, Styria, Austria,
July
30, 1947.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; actor
in numerous movies,
including Pumping Iron, the Terminator series, Conan the
Barbarian, Predator, Total Recall, and others; Governor of
California, 2003-; he and his wife separated
in 2011 after revealing that his sexual
contact with a member of his household staff resulted in a child
ten years earlier.
Catholic. Austrian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Gustav Schwarzenegger and Aurelia (Jadrny) Schwarzenegger;
married, April
26, 1986, to Maria Owings Shriver (daughter of Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.; sister of Mark
Kennedy Shriver; niece of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy). |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Arnold Schwarzenegger: Arnold
: The Education of a Bodybuilder (1977) — Total
Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story (2012) |
| | | Books about Arnold Schwarzenegger:
Nigel Andrews, True
Myths : The Life and Times of Arnold Schwarzenegger, from Pumping
Iron to Governor of California — Susan Zannos, Arnold
Schwarzenegger — Laurence Leamer, Fantastic
: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger — Michael Blitz &
Louise Krasniewicz, Why
Arnold Matters: The Rise of a Cultural Icon — Ian
Halperin, The
Governator: From Muscle Beach to His Quest for the White House, the
Improbable Rise of Arnold Schwarzenegger — Colleen A.
Sexton, Arnold
Schwarzenegger (for young readers) |
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Joseph Scott (1867-1958) —
also known as "Mr. Los Angeles" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, Los Angeles School Board, 1904-15; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1920,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Catholic. Irish and
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1958
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.; statue at Los
Angeles County Courthouse Grounds, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Cindy Sheehan (b. 1957) —
also known as Cindy Lee Miller —
of California.
Born in Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 10,
1957.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 2008; Peace and
Freedom candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2012; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2020.
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John Francis Shelley (1905-1974) —
also known as John F. Shelley; Jack
Shelley —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
3, 1905.
Democrat. President,
San Francisco Labor Council, 1937-49; president,
California AFL, 1947; member of California
state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1946; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1949-64; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1964-68.
Catholic. Member, Eagles;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., September
1, 1974 (age 68 years, 363
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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James Shields (1806-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Rice
County, Minn.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1806.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; in 1842, when the
Springfield paper published letters from "Aunt Becca" ridiculing him,
Shields demanded to know who wrote them; Abraham
Lincoln (then a Springfield lawyer) acknowledged responsibility,
and Shields challenged him to a duel,
which was averted only through the intervention of friends; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; Commissioner of the
General Land Office, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1868; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 73 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at Courthouse Grounds, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.
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Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) —
also known as Francis Albert Sinatra; "Ol' Blue
Eyes"; "Chairman of the Board";
"The Voice";
"Swoonatra" —
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., December
12, 1915.
Democrat. Singer; actor;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1998 (age 82 years, 153
days).
Interment at Desert
Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Antonio Martino Sinatra and Natalina 'Dolly' (Garavente) Sinatra;
married, February
4, 1939, to Nancy Barbato; married, November
7, 1951, to Ava Gardner; married, July 19,
1966, to Mia Farrow; married, July 11,
1976, to Barbara (Blakeley) Marx. |
| | | Epitaph: "The best is yet to
come." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Augustus Daniel Splivalo (1840-1911) —
of California.
Born, of Italian and Dalmatian parents, in the South
Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, on his father's ship, the
Santa Teresa, May 24,
1840.
Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1871-73.
Catholic. Italian
and Dalmatian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of nephritis,
in San
Francisco, Calif., December
12, 1911 (age 71 years, 202
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Maurice Hubert Stans (1908-1998) —
also known as Maurice H. Stans —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn., March
22, 1908.
Accountant;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72.
Catholic.
Indicted
in 1973, along with John
N. Mitchell, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried
and acquitted; later pleaded
guilty to five violations of campaign
finance laws and paid a fine of
$5,000.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died five days later, at Huntington Memorial Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
14, 1998 (age 90 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ignatius Augustine Sullivan (1867-1928) —
also known as Ignatius A. Sullivan —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Canton, Norfolk
County, Mass., August
20, 1867.
Democrat. President,
Hartford Central Labor Union; president,
Connecticut Federation of Labor; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1902-04; defeated, 1904; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
11, 1928 (age 60 years, 175
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Sullivan and Catharine Sullivan; married, September
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Matt I. Sullivan (1857-1937) —
of California.
Born in Grass Valley, Nevada
County, Calif., November
3, 1857.
Chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1914-15.
Catholic.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August
6, 1937 (age 79 years, 276
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Ellen O'Kane Tauscher (b. 1951) —
also known as Ellen O. Tauscher —
of Pleasanton, Alameda
County, Calif.; Alamo, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
15, 1951.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1997-2009; resigned
2009; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International
Security, 2009-12.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Marlo Thomas (b. 1937) —
also known as Margaret Julia Thomas —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Deerfield, Lenawee
County, Mich., November
21, 1937.
Democrat. Actress
in television shows and movies; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1972.
Female.
Catholic. Lebanese
and Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Michael Thompson (b. 1951) —
also known as Mike Thompson —
of Napa Valley, Napa
County, Calif.; St. Helena, Napa
County, Calif.
Born in St. Helena, Napa
County, Calif., January
24, 1951.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member of
California
state senate 2nd District, 1990-98; U.S.
Representative from California, 1999-2018 (1st District
1999-2013, 5th District 2013-18); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2018.
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Esteban Edward Torres (b. 1930) —
also known as Esteban E. Torres —
of La Puente, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Miami, Gila
County, Ariz., January
27, 1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1983-99; defeated
in primary, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1984,
1988
(co-chair, Rules
Committee; speaker),
1996.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2014.
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Antonio Ramó Villaraigosa (b. 1953) —
also known as Antonio R. Villaraigosa; Antonio Ramón
Villar Jr. —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
23, 1953.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Speaker
of the California State Assembly, 1990; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 2005-13; defeated, 2001.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 2020.
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Diane Edith Watson (b. 1933) —
also known as Diane E. Watson —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
12, 1933.
Democrat. Psychologist;
member of California
state senate, 1978-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1988,
1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia, 1999-2000; U.S.
Representative from California, 2001-11 (32nd District 2001-03,
33rd District 2003-11); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate
business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic. Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Erik Patrick Wells (b. 1967) —
also known as Erik Wells —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
5, 1967.
Democrat. Public
relations consultant; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 2004,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 2004; member of
West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 2007-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Stephen Mallory White (1853-1901) —
also known as Stephen M. White —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
19, 1853.
Democrat. Member of California
state senate, 1887-91; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1887-91; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1888
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1892,
1900;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1893-99.
Catholic.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
21, 1901 (age 48 years, 33
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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William Francis White (born c.1821) —
also known as William F. White —
of Watsonville, Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Born in Limerick, Ireland,
about 1821.
Farmer;
delegate
to California state constitutional convention, 1878-79;
Workingmen candidate for Governor of
California, 1879.
Catholic.
Interment at Valley
Catholic Cemetery, Watsonville, Calif.
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