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Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) —
also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50,
1953-56.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1967
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Brian T. Carroll —
of Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California, 2018; American Solidarity
candidate for President
of the United States, 2020.
Evangelical Christian.
Still living as of 2020.
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Joseph Crail (1877-1938) —
also known as Joe Crail —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, December
25, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1927-33; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1932.
Christian. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 2,
1938 (age 60 years, 67
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Randall Cunningham (b. 1941) —
also known as Randy Cunningham;
"Duke" —
of Del Mar, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
8, 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2005 (44th District 1991-93,
51st District 1993-2003, 50th District 2003-05); resigned 2005; pleaded
guilty on Federal conspiracy and tax
evasion charges,
November 28, 2005; subsequently resigned
from Congress.
Christian.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Elmer Evans (1877-1959) —
also known as William E. Evans —
of Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., December
14, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1927-35 (9th District 1927-33,
11th District 1933-35); defeated, 1934.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
12, 1959 (age 81 years, 333
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Gordon R. Hahn (1919-2001) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Kindersley, Saskatchewan,
April
5, 1919.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of California
state assembly, 1947-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California.
Christian.
Died, of respiratory
failure from pneumonia,
in Torrance, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
29, 2001 (age 81 years, 358
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Janice Kay Hahn (b. 1952) —
also known as Janice Hahn —
of San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
30, 1952.
Democrat. School
teacher; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 36th District, 1998; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Christian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Job Harriman (1861-1925) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Clinton
County, Ind., January
15, 1861.
Socialist. Minister;
lawyer;
Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
California, 1898; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1900; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1911, 1913; member of Socialist National
Committee from California, 1911; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from California, 1912.
Christian; later Agnostic.
Founder, in 1914, of the Llano de Rio utopian community in Antelope
Valley, Calif. (relocated to Louisiana in 1918).
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Sierra Madre, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
26, 1925 (age 64 years, 284
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Carter Hinshaw (1830-1906) —
also known as Edward C. Hinshaw —
of Petaluma, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Yadkin
County, N.C., May 30,
1830.
Member of California
state assembly, 1871-73, 1875-80, 1881-83 (19th District 1871-73,
21st District 1875-80, 1881-83).
Christian.
Died in Sonoma
County, Calif., October
1, 1906 (age 76 years, 124
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma, Calif.
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Gary G. Miller (b. 1948) —
of Diamond Bar, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ark., October
16, 1948.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1995-99; U.S.
Representative from California, 1999-2008 (41st District
1999-2003, 42nd District 2003-08).
Christian.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Clinton Porter (1871-1959) —
also known as John C. Porter —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Leon, Decatur
County, Iowa, 1871.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; automobile
accessories business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1929-33; defeated, 1933, 1941.
Christian.
Petitions for his recall
as mayor were filed in 1932; petitioners, led by his political
adversaries on city council, charged that "the Mayor is incompetent,
inefficient
and unsatisfactory"
and that he "has brought ridicule and insult to Los Angeles and its
citizenry by his conduct." The recall, and nine candidates who sought
to replace him, was defeated.
Died, of a lung and heart
condition, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 27,
1959 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Jerry Milborne Reiss (b. 1937) —
also known as Jerry M. Reiss —
of San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born in Torrance, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
15, 1937.
Republican. Chief executive officer, Bunnell Construction;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1990.
Christian.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of James Milbourne Reiss and Emma Helen Reiss; married, August
17, 1973, to Collette Martin. |
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Wendy Scalise (1951-2007) —
also known as Wendy R. Nogle —
of Atascadero, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born January
5, 1951.
Moving and
storage business; mayor
of Atascadero, Calif., 2002, 2005.
Female.
Christian.
Died March
16, 2007 (age 56 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Archie Nogle and Barbara Nogle; married to Tony
Scalise. |
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Henry Elbert Stubbs (1881-1937) —
also known as Henry E. Stubbs —
of Santa Maria, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Coleman
County, Tex., March 4,
1881.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Redmen.
Died February
28, 1937 (age 55 years, 361
days).
Interment at Santa
Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria, Calif.
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Roscoe Conkling Summers (1895-1981) —
also known as Roscoe C. Summers —
of Pleasant Hill, Cass
County, Mo.; Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., January
16, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1937-42.
Christian. Member, American
Legion; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
2, 1981 (age 86 years, 320
days).
Interment at Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Mo.
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Thomas Arthur Turner (1878-1943) —
also known as Arthur Turner —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., February
11, 1878.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1908-11.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 253
days).
Interment at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif.
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Maxine Waters (b. 1938) —
also known as Maxine Moore Carr —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1938.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state assembly 48th District, 1977-90; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2019 (29th District 1991-93,
35th District 1993-2013, 43rd District 2013-19); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004-08.
Female.
Christian. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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