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Edward Newton Ament (1860-1949) —
also known as Edward N. Ament —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Arcata, Humboldt
County, Calif., July 30,
1860.
Furniture
business; mayor
of Berkeley, Calif., 1932-39.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist. Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Died, of heart
failure, in his dentist's
waiting room, Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., February
24, 1949 (age 88 years, 209
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
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Henry Clay Bates (1843-1909) —
also known as Henry C. Bates —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., January
29, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Caledonia
County State's Attorney, 1880-82, 1892-94; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1886-88; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1896-97; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1898-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1900;
U.S. Judge for the Philippine Islands, 1901-07.
Congregationalist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March
12, 1909 (age 66 years, 42
days).
Interment at Smithland
Cemetery, Smithland, Iowa.
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Katherine Thompson Becker (1916-1996) —
also known as Katherine Thompson Brown —
of Stockton, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., October
10, 1916.
Republican. Member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-50; vice-chair of
California Republican Party, 1948-50.
Female.
Congregationalist. Danish,
Dutch,
and English
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died in San Joaquin
County, Calif., February
25, 1996 (age 79 years, 138
days).
Entombed at Casa
Bonita Mausoleum, Stockton, Calif.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Charles Henry Brown and Annette (Thompson) Brown; married
to Howard E. Becker. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe (1874-1938) —
also known as Benjamin F. Bledsoe —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., February
8, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1900-14; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1914-25;
resigned 1925; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1925.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of
the Revolution; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in Crestline, San
Bernardino County, Calif., October
30, 1938 (age 64 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Harvey Brown (1906-1995) —
also known as James H. Brown —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak., April
22, 1906.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; vice-chair of
California Democratic Party, 1948-58; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
municipal judge in California, 1964-.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 10,
1995 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Camp Clark (b. 1883) —
also known as Harry C. Clark —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., June 8,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1927-31.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kappa
Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Heman E. Clark and Melissa (Heath) Clark; married, June 6,
1911, to Georgia L. Kessinger. |
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Elmer Ellsworth Corfman (1863-1950) —
also known as Elmer E. Corfman —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa, March 2,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-23; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1919-23.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1950 (age 86 years, 337
days).
Interment at Pierce
Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles,
Calif.
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Albert Mercer Crawford (1894-1961) —
of Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in California, 1894.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1927-28.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1961
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Thomas H. Doran (1848-1925) —
of Burwell, Garfield
County, Neb.
Born in County Carlow, Ireland,
August
15, 1848.
Republican. Banker; hardware
and furniture
business; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1905-08; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
25, 1925 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Interment at Cottonwood
Cemetery, Burwell, Neb.
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Clyde Gilman Doyle (1887-1963) —
also known as Clyde Doyle —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; South Gate, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., July 11,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1945-47, 1949-63 (18th District
1945-47, 1949-53, 23rd District 1953-63); defeated, 1946; died in
office 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948,
1960.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Kiwanis.
Died of a heart
attack in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March
14, 1963 (age 75 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Durant (1802-1875) —
of Byfield, Newbury, Essex
County, Mass.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Acton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 18,
1802.
Pastor;
founder,
College of California; first president,
University of California, 1870-72; mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1873-75; died in office 1875.
Congregationalist.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., January
22, 1875 (age 72 years, 218
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Charles Kimball Fletcher (1902-1985) —
also known as Charles K. Fletcher —
of Del Mar, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., December
15, 1902.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 23rd District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956,
1964.
Congregationalist.
Founder in 1934 of Home Federal Savings & Loan.
Died, of cancer,
at Mercy Hospital,
San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., September
29, 1985 (age 82 years, 288
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
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Houston Irving Flournoy (b. 1929) —
also known as Houston I. Flournoy —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
member of California
state assembly, 1961-66; California
state controller, 1967-; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1974.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Political Science Association.
Still living as of 1974.
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Walter Francis Frear (1863-1948) —
also known as Walter F. Frear —
of Hawaii.
Born in Grass Valley, Nevada
County, Calif., October
29, 1863.
Republican. Circuit judge in Hawaii, 1893; justice of
Hawaii Republic supreme court, 1894-98; justice of
Hawaii territorial supreme court, 1900; Governor
of Hawaii Territory, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1912.
Congregationalist.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, January
22, 1948 (age 84 years, 85
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Buell Gordon Gallagher (1904-1978) —
also known as Buell G. Gallagher —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.; Granite Springs, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Rankin, Vermilion
County, Ill., February
4, 1904.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; college
professor; president,
Talladega College, 1933-43; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1948.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in August, 1978
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Elmer David Gallagher and Elma Maryel (Poole) Gallagher;
married, September
1, 1927, to June Lucille Sampson. |
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Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) —
also known as Donald L. Jackson —
of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak., January
23, 1910.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member,
Interstate Commerce Commission, 1969-72.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association; Marine
Corps League.
Died at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 27,
1981 (age 71 years, 124
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Dan Able Kimball (1896-1970) —
also known as Dan A. Kimball —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 1,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; vice-president,
General Tire & Rubber Co.; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1951-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964;
president and chairman, Aerojet
General Corporation; director, Continental Airlines.
Congregationalist.
Died July 30,
1970 (age 74 years, 151
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Alfred Collins Lockwood (1875-1951) —
also known as Alfred C. Lockwood —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., July 20,
1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
superior court judge in Arizona, 1913-24; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1925-43; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1929-31, 1935-37, 1941-43.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
29, 1951 (age 76 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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George Albert Makinson (b. 1886) —
also known as George A. Makinson —
of San Anselmo, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March
18, 1886.
Machinist;
U.S. Consular Agent in Sorau, 1909-11; Cardenas, 1918; U.S. Vice Consul in Tampico, 1915-16; Santo Domingo, 1919-22; U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, 1922-25; Callao-Lima, 1925-29; Birmingham, as of 1932; U.S. Consul General in Osaka, as of 1938; Barcelona, as of 1943.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Henry Makinson and Mary (Saul) Makinson; married, March
29, 1921, to Mary Taft Atwater. |
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Isaac Augustus Manning (1864-1942) —
also known as Isaac A. Manning —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Abington, Wayne
County, Ind., January
14, 1864.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance
business; coffee
planter;
U.S. Consular Agent in Matagalpa, 1899-1905; U.S. Consul in Cartagena, 1907-09; La Guaira, 1909-11; Barranquilla, 1911-16.
Congregationalist.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
17, 1942 (age 78 years, 337
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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John Griffith McCullough (1835-1915) —
also known as John G. McCullough —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., September
16, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1862-63; California
state attorney general, 1863-67; member of Vermont
state senate, 1898; Governor of
Vermont, 1902-04.
Congregationalist.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1915 (age 79 years, 255
days).
Interment at Old
Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
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Selah Merrill (1837-1909) —
of Andover, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Canton Center, Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., May 2,
1837.
Clergyman;
author;
archaeologist;
U.S. Consul in Jerusalem, 1882-86, 1891-1905.
Congregationalist.
Died in Alameda
County, Calif., January
22, 1909 (age 71 years, 265
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Merrill and Lydia (Richards) Merrill; married, April
29, 1875, to Adelaide Brewster Taylor; first cousin once removed
of Greene
Carrier Bronson; first cousin thrice removed of Aaron
Kellogg; second cousin once removed of John
Russell Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Hezekiah
Case; second cousin thrice removed of Noah
Phelps; third cousin once removed of Parmenio
Adams, George
Smith Catlin, Francis
William Kellogg and Edward
Russell Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Jason
Kellogg, Jonathan
Brace, Augustus
Pettibone, Charles
Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Elisha
Phelps, Timothy
Merrill, Rufus
Pettibone, Amos
Pettibone and Daniel
Fiske Kellogg; fourth cousin of Asahel
Pierson Case, Hiram
Bidwell Case and Arthur
Tappan Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Kimberly Brace, Luther
Walter Badger, Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Chester
Ashley, Daniel
Kellogg, Theodore
Davenport, Alvan
Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, William
Alfred Buckingham, Norman
A. Phelps, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg, John
Smith Phelps, Farrand
Fassett Merrill, Augustus
Herman Pettibone, Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903), Nelson
Platt Wheeler, William
Egbert Wheeler, Joseph
Wells Holcomb and William
Lucius Case. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harry Webster Musselwhite (1868-1955) —
also known as Harry W. Musselwhite —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born near Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 23,
1868.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in San Lorenzo, Alameda
County, Calif., December
14, 1955 (age 87 years, 205
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) —
also known as Stephen S. Nisbet —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 28,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; vice-president, Gerber Baby Foods;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964-70.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Riverside
County, Calif., July 3,
1986 (age 91 years, 36
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
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Charles Pashayan Jr. (b. 1941) —
also known as Chip Pashayan —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., March
27, 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 17th District, 1979-91; defeated,
1990.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jerry Mumford Patterson (b. 1934) —
also known as Jerry M. Patterson —
of Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., October
25, 1934.
Democrat. Mayor
of Santa Ana, Calif., 1973-74; U.S.
Representative from California 38th District, 1975-85.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Lee Rankin (1907-1996) —
also known as J. Lee Rankin —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Los Gatos, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb., July 6,
1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1956-61; general counsel for the Warren
Commission; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1966-72; candidate for
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Batterson's Convalescent
Home at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., June 26,
1996 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Interment at Santa Cruz Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Calif.
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James Marion Tadlock (b. 1866) —
of Logan, Phillips
County, Kan.; Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan.; El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Monroe, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Raymond, Pacific
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif.
Born in Crawford
County, Ind., November
2, 1866.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
editor; candidate for secretary
of state of Washington, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1920;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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George Addison Whiting (1827-1903) —
also known as George A. Whiting —
of California.
Born in Holliston, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
20, 1827.
Member of California
state assembly 12th District, 1871-73.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of heart
disease, in Holliston, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
14, 1903 (age 75 years, 359
days).
Interment at Lake
Grove Cemetery, Holliston, Mass.
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Curtis Dwight Wilbur (1867-1954) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Boonesborough (now Boone), Boone
County, Iowa, May 10,
1867.
Superior court judge in California, 1903-18; justice of
California state supreme court, 1919-24; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1923-24; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1924-29; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1929-31.
Congregationalist.
Died in Los Altos, Santa Clara
County, Calif., September
8, 1954 (age 87 years, 121
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949) —
also known as Ray L. Wilbur —
of Palo Alto, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Boonesborough (now Boone), Boone
County, Iowa, April
13, 1875.
Republican. Physician;
dean of
Stanford University Medical School, 1911-16; president
of Stanford University, 1916-43; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1928;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1929-33.
Congregationalist. Member, American Medical
Association; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Stanford, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 26,
1949 (age 74 years, 74
days).
Interment at Alta
Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
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Clement Calhoun Young (1869-1947) —
also known as C. C. Young —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Lisbon, Grafton
County, N.H., April
28, 1869.
Republican. Banker;
member of California
state assembly, 1909-18; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1913-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1912,
1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1919-27; Governor of
California, 1927-31; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., December
24, 1947 (age 78 years, 240
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
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Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) —
also known as J. Arthur Younger —
of San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., April
11, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,
11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, of leukemia,
at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 20,
1967 (age 74 years, 70
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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