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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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Edward Lincoln Abel (1860-1927) —
also known as E. L. Abel —
of Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.; Bridgewater, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
19, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
livestock grower; mayor of Bridgewater, S.D.; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1903-06; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1913-15.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1927
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.
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John Zuinglius Anderson (1904-1981) —
also known as Jack Z. Anderson; "Airplane
Ears" —
of San Juan Bautista, San Benito
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March
22, 1904.
Republican. Orchardist; U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1939-53.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Hollister, San Benito
County, Calif., February
9, 1981 (age 76 years, 324
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Joseph Aram (1810-1898) —
of San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., 1810.
Farmer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate
to California state constitutional convention from San
José District, 1849; member of California
state assembly from San José District, 1849-51.
Died in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March
30, 1898 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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G. Albert Armor (1907-1979) —
of Corcoran, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., September
4, 1907.
Democrat. Farmer; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1942; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Died in December, 1979
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles H. Baldwin (1867-1953) —
of Beaver Creek, Rock
County, Minn.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., February, 1867.
Farmer; Rock
County Commissioner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 11, 1915-18.
Died in 1953
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Philip Bancroft (1881-1975) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 30,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1908,
1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Republican
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1938, 1944 (primary).
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Rotary.
Suffered a stroke
and died three days later, in Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif., August
11, 1975 (age 94 years, 42
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hubert Howe Bancroft and Matilda Cooley (Griffing) Bancroft;
married, June 30,
1905, to Nina Otis Eldred. |
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Charles Webster Bell (1857-1927) —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., June 11,
1857.
Progressive. Fruit
farmer; real estate
business; Los
Angeles County Clerk, 1899-1903; member of California
state senate, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1913-15.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
19, 1927 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Henry Goode Blasdel (1825-1900) —
also known as Henry G. Blasdel —
of Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., January
29, 1825.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
riverboat
captain; miller; mining
business; Governor of
Nevada, 1864-71.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., July 22,
1900 (age 75 years, 174
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Elam Brown (c.1797-1889) —
of Benicia, Solano
County, Calif.
Born in Herkimer
County, N.Y., about 1797.
Farmer; delegate
to California state constitutional convention from San
José District, 1849; member of California
state assembly, 1849-52 (San José District 1849-51, 5th
District 1851-52).
Died in Lafayette, Contra
Costa County, Calif., August
10, 1889 (age about 92
years).
Interment somewhere
in Lafayette, Calif.
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H. Monroe Browne (1917-2006) —
of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Wheatland, Yuba
County, Calif.
Born in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 9,
1917.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; cattle
feeding business; president, Hartman Concrete
Materials, and McCoy Tire and
Recap Company; race horse
owner; president and CEO, Institute for Contemporary Studies,
1975-81; U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1981-85; Western Samoa, 1981-85.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Wheatland, Yuba
County, Calif., June 13,
2006 (age 89 years, 35
days).
Interment at Wheatland Cemetery, Wheatland, Calif.
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Frank Henry Buck (1887-1942) —
also known as Frank H. Buck —
of Vacaville, Solano
County, Calif.
Born near Vacaville, Solano
County, Calif., September
23, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; fruit
grower; director of oil and lumber
companies; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1933-42; died in
office 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Theta
Delta Chi.
Died, of "apoplexy" (stroke),
in Washington,
D.C., September
17, 1942 (age 54 years, 359
days).
Interment at Vacaville-Elmira
Cemetery, Vacaville, Calif.
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Samuel Prescott Calef (1865-1952) —
also known as Samuel P. Calef —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.; Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
1, 1865.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1900;
rancher.
Died in Medical Lake, Spokane
County, Wash., March
12, 1952 (age 86 years, 132
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Anthony Caminetti (1854-1923) —
of Jackson, Amador
County, Calif.
Born in Jackson, Amador
County, Calif., July 30,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; mining
business; Amador
County District Attorney, 1877-82; member of California
state assembly, 1883-85, 1897-1901 (16th District 1883-85, 15th
District 1897-1901); member of California
state senate, 1885-87, 1907-13; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1891-95; defeated,
1894; proposed a bill in 1892 to eliminate Yosemite National Park;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1896;
U.S. commissioner of immigration 1913-21; he urged banning
immigration from countries he saw as the "Asian menace".
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Jackson, Amador
County, Calif., November
17, 1923 (age 69 years, 110
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Jackson, Calif.
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José A. Carillo (c.1796-1862) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., about 1796.
Farmer; delegate
to California state constitutional convention from Los Angeles
District, 1849.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., April
25, 1862 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Charles Calvin Coffey (1876-1945) —
also known as Charles Coffey —
of Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif.; near Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz.
Born in Hanford, Kings
County, Calif., August
15, 1876.
Republican. Farmer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arizona, 1932.
Died, from coronary
occlusion, in Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz., April
28, 1945 (age 68 years, 256
days).
Interment at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Yuma, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of James Coffey and Ellen (Graves) Coffey; married to Margaret A.
Coffey. |
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memorial |
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Alexander Dallas (b. 1837) —
of Moreno (now part of Moreno Valley), Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Scotland,
1837.
Farmer; postmaster at Moreno,
Calif., 1896-1905.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Edward Davis (1913-1990) —
also known as John E. Davis —
of McClusky, Sheridan
County, N.Dak.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April
18, 1913.
Republican. Rancher; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; banker;
mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1952-56; Governor of
North Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1960;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); national
commander, American Legion, 1967-68.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., May 12,
1990 (age 77 years, 24
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Calvin M. Dooley (b. 1954) —
also known as Cal Dooley —
of Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif.; Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., January
11, 1954.
Democrat. Farmer; administrative assistant to State Sen. Rose
Ann Vuich, 1987-89; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2005 (17th District 1991-93,
20th District 1993-2005); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Protestant.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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Caleb Dorsey (1833-1896) —
of Pike
County, Mo.; Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Patapsco, Anne
Arundel County, Md., September
7, 1833.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; livestock
raiser; bank
director; member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1877-80.
Member, Freemasons.
Shot
and killed by
his mining partner, J. T. Newcomer, at Snell Mine, near Columbia, Tuolumne
County, Calif., April
21, 1896 (age 62 years, 227
days). Newcomer claimed self-defense, but was convicted of murder
and sentenced to prison.
Interment at Stockton
Rural Cemetery, Stockton, Calif.
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Jonathan M. Dudley (1830-1893) —
of near Dixon, Solano
County, Calif.
Born in Oswego
County, N.Y., September
7, 1830.
School
teacher; farmer; member of California
state assembly 17th District, 1862-63; candidate for California
state senate, 1873; delegate
to California state constitutional convention, 1878.
Died in 1893
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Silveyville
Cemetery, Dixon, Calif.
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Alfred James Elliott (1895-1973) —
also known as Alfred J. Elliott —
of Tulare, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Guinda, Yolo
County, Calif., June 1,
1895.
Democrat. Farmer; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1937-49.
Died in a hospital
at Tulare, Tulare
County, Calif., January
17, 1973 (age 77 years, 230
days).
Interment at Tulare
Cemetery, Tulare, Calif.
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Eric Magnus Engelbert (1859-1937) —
also known as Eric M. Engelbert —
of Winthrop, Sibley
County, Minn.; Bronson (now Lake Bronson), Kittson
County, Minn.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Högsäter, Sweden,
April
22, 1859.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 18, 1891-92; real estate
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1916.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
24, 1937 (age 78 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John A. Fairchild (1828-1903) —
of Siskiyou
County, Calif.
Born in Mississippi, January
23, 1828.
Rancher; member of California
state assembly 28th District, 1867-69.
Died in California, June 22,
1903 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Yreka, Calif.
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Frederick Bartlett Fancher (1852-1944) —
also known as Frederick B. Fancher —
of Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., April 2,
1852.
Republican. Insurance
business; farmer; delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Stutsman
County, 1889; North
Dakota insurance commissioner, 1894-97; Governor of
North Dakota, 1899-1901; wholesale
grocer.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1944 (age 91 years, 283
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
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Leland Merritt Ford (1893-1965) —
also known as Leland M. Ford —
of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Eureka, Eureka
County, Nev., March 8,
1893.
Republican. Surveyor;
rancher; real estate
broker; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Santa Monica Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
27, 1965 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
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Ray Fox (b. 1890) —
of California.
Born in Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo., October
13, 1890.
Rancher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice
Consul in Melbourne, 1920-24; U.S. Consul in Calcutta, 1924-25; Puerto Cortes, 1925-28; Winnipeg, 1928-31; Surabaya, 1931-33; Aden, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Franklin Garner (1862-1930) —
also known as Robert F. Garner —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Illinois, 1862.
Democrat. Rancher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1904,
1912.
Died in 1930
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, Calif.
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Mariano Guadalupe=Vallejo (1808-1890) —
Born in Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif., July 7,
1808.
Rancher; member of California
state senate, 1850.
Spanish
ancestry.
Died in Sonoma, Sonoma
County, Calif., January
18, 1890 (age 81 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mountain Cemetery, Sonoma, Calif.
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Katherine Hoffman Haley (1919-1999) —
also known as Kay Haley; Katherine C. Hoffman; Mrs.
Robert Haley —
of Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Oxnard, Ventura
County, Calif., August
17, 1919.
Republican. Rancher who raised champion shorthorn cattle and
quarter horses; her most famous horse, Mr. Spats, was a favorite of
Ronald
Reagan; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1964.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died December
25, 1999 (age 80 years, 130
days).
Interment at Ivy
Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Calif.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Walter Hoffman and Edith (Hobson) Hoffman; married to
Robert G. Haley. |
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Everis Anson Hayes (1855-1942) —
also known as Everis A. Hayes; E. A. Hayes —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Jefferson
County, Wis., March
10, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; fruit
grower; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from California, 1905-19 (5th District 1905-13,
8th District 1913-19); defeated, 1918.
Died in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 3,
1942 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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Scott Springer Hendricks (1878-1960) —
also known as Scott Hendricks —
of San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Marysville, Yuba
County, Calif.
Born in Cherokee, Butte
County, Calif., April
23, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1932.
Died in Marysville, Yuba
County, Calif., February
21, 1960 (age 81 years, 304
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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William Leon Jones (b. 1949) —
also known as Bill Jones —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Coalinga, Fresno
County, Calif., December
20, 1949.
Republican. Rancher; chair of
Fresno County Republican Party, 1975; member of California
state assembly 32nd District, 1982-94; defeated, 1976; secretary
of state of California, 1995-2003; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 2008
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2008.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence William Jones and Cora (Visman) Jones; married, August
29, 1971, to Maurine Abraham. |
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William Matthew Ketchum (1921-1978) —
also known as William M. Ketchum —
of Paso Robles, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; dairy
farmer; automobile
parts business; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1964-66; member of California
state assembly 29th District, 1967-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1973-78 (36th District 1973-75,
18th District 1975-78); died in office 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Kappa Psi; Farm
Bureau.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died soon after, at Kern Medical
Center, Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., June 24,
1978 (age 56 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lorelei Kinder —
of Fallbrook, San Diego
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1992,
2004,
2008
(alternate); rancher.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Walter Knott (1889-1981) —
of Buena Park, Orange
County, Calif.
Born December
11, 1889.
Republican. Berry farmer; founder of the Knotts Berry Farm
amusement park; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1960,
1964.
Died December
3, 1981 (age 91 years, 357
days).
Interment at Loma
Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif.
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Douglas L. LaMalfa (b. 1960) —
also known as Doug LaMalfa —
of Oroville, Butte
County, Calif.
Born in Oroville, Butte
County, Calif., July 2,
1960.
Republican. Rice farmer; member of California
state assembly, 2002-08; member of California
state senate, 2010-12; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 2013-; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California.
Still living as of 2020.
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Millard Ellsworth Lane (1861-1955) —
also known as Millard E. Lane —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Muskingum
County, Ohio, November
5, 1861.
Republican. Farmer; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1920; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1926; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932;
candidate for Missouri
state senate 16th District, 1934.
Died in California, May 5,
1955 (age 93 years, 181
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
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Lewis Martin Lebus (1834-1905) —
also known as Lewis Lebus —
of Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Lisbon, Columbiana
County, Ohio, 1834.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; Harrison
County Sheriff; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1888.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
31, 1905 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Charles Bennett Ledgerwood (1906-1999) —
also known as Charles B. Ledgerwood —
of Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Alhambra, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
3, 1906.
Seed
merchant; horticulturist; mayor
of Carlsbad, Calif., 1958-60.
Died in 1999
(age about
93 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Ledgerwood and Effie (Bennett) Ledgerwood; married, June 12,
1929, to Violet Ardell Swanson. |
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Harold Orville Mackenzie (b. 1885) —
of California; New Jersey.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., April
21, 1885.
Republican. General manager, Mount Whitney Power &
Electric Co., 1914-16; rancher and fruit
grower; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1927-30.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Mads Hansen Madsen (1863-1944) —
also known as Mads H. Madsen —
of Kimballton, Audubon
County, Iowa; Solvang, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Denmark,
March
28, 1863.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; inventor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1924.
Danish
ancestry.
Patented several farm
implements, including a wagon brake (1894), a corn-husking
machine (1899), a hay-handling mechanism (1909), a manure spreader
(1914), and a corn-planter dropper mechanism (1917).
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
21, 1944 (age 81 years, 24
days).
Interment at Solvang Cemetery, Solvang, Calif.
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Epitaph:
"KÆMP FOR ALT HVAD DU HAR KÆRT" ("Fight for everything
you hold dear", from a Danish hymn) |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Guy Rudolph McHenry (1898-1977) —
also known as Guy R. McHenry —
of Glover, Iron
County, Mo.; Ironton, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Lemoore, Kings
County, Calif., October
10, 1898.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
lumber
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1943-46,
1963-64; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1956.
Died March 5,
1977 (age 78 years, 146
days).
Interment at Arcadia Valley Memorial Park, Arcadia, Mo.
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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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Michael Overacker —
of Fremont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Farmer; mayor
of Fremont, Calif., 1958-60.
Burial location unknown.
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F. A. Pierson —
of Turlock, Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Farmer; mayor
of Turlock, Calif., 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Reed (b. 1857) —
Born in Garrote (now Groveland), Tuolumne
County, Calif., June 6,
1857.
Planter; U.S. Consular Agent in Livingston, 1901-16; U.S. Vice Consul in Livingston, as of 1919.
Burial location unknown.
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Dalip Singh Saund (1899-1973) —
also known as D. S. Saund —
of Westmorland, Imperial
County, Calif.
Born in Amritsar, Punjab, India,
September
20, 1899.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; fertilizer
dealer; state court judge in California, 1952-57; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from California 29th District, 1957-63.
Indian
subcontinent ancestry. Member, Lions; Toastmasters.
First
native of India to be elected to a U.S. public office.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
22, 1973 (age 73 years, 214
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Clarence H. Savage (1869-1951) —
of Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn., September
16, 1869.
Farmer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Mansfield; elected 1902,
1908; defeated, 1912 (Progressive).
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
30, 1951 (age 81 years, 226
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Elliot Savage and Theodosia Caroline (Knapp)
Savage. |
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Frederick Richard Sawday (b. 1849) —
also known as Frederick R. Sawday —
of San
Diego County, Calif.; Ensenada, Baja
California.
Born in Sidmouth, England,
July
29, 1849.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; sheep
raiser; merchant;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Ensenada, 1911-14; U.S. Consular Agent in Ensenada, as of 1916-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Curtis L. Shaw (1888-1944) —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Union (now part of Midvale), Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 1,
1888.
Farmer; builder;
mayor
of Murray, Utah, 1942-43.
Member, Lions.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
19, 1944 (age 55 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lionel Sanford Steinberg (b. 1919) —
also known as Lionel Steinberg —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.; Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., April
20, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer;
business
executive; chair of
Fresno County Democratic Party, 1952-58; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964
(alternate).
Jewish.
Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Steinberg and Selma (Steinberg) Steinberg; married, April
10, 1949, to Mary Louise Endfield. |
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David G. Valadao (b. 1977) —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Hanford, Kings
County, Calif., April
14, 1977.
Republican. Farmer; member of California
state assembly 30th District, 2010-12; U.S.
Representative from California 21st District, 2013-.
Portugese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Henry Van Woert (1836-1916) —
of Canistota, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pompey, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
22, 1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; livestock
buyer; farmer; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1883; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1901-02.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March
27, 1916 (age 79 years, 187
days).
Interment at Canistota Cemetery, Canistota, S.Dak.
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Rose Ann Vuich (c.1927-2001) —
of Dinuba, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born about 1927.
Democrat. Accountant;
farmer; member of California
state senate, 1977-92.
Female.
Serbian
ancestry.
First
woman member of the California Senate.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease and Alzheimer's
disease, in Dinuba, Tulare
County, Calif., August
30, 2001 (age about 74
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Marion Russell Walker (b. 1915) —
also known as Marion R. Walker —
of Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif., January
7, 1915.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Ventura County Democratic Party, 1946-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1950; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Russell Walker and Lena (Cannon) Walker; married to Dorothy
Burke. |
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Stuart G. Wheeler —
of Claremont, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in La Verne, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Orange grower; mayor
of Claremont, Calif., 1946-54.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Everett Ray Wilbur (1883-1959) —
also known as Everett R. Wilbur —
of Gilbert, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Iowa, July 7,
1883.
Farmer; automobile
mechanic; welder; machinist;
banker;
mayor
of Gilbert, Ariz., 1920-21.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
15, 1959 (age 76 years, 70
days).
Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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Charles A. Winsel (c.1869-1953) —
also known as Charles Winsel —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San Gabriel, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Belgium,
about 1869.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
nurseryman; seed
merchant; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Belgium in Los
Angeles, Calif., 1916-25; Honorary
Consul for Belgium in Los
Angeles, Calif., 1934-47.
Died in San Gabriel, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 29,
1953 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Bertha Ott. |
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30, 1953 |
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Fred Langdon Woodworth (1877-1944) —
also known as Fred L. Woodworth —
of Caseville, Huron
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., January
8, 1877.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1909-12; member
of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1913-16; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Michigan, 1921-33; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1928; chair of
Wayne County Republican Party, 1934-35.
Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 4,
1944 (age 67 years, 117
days).
Burial location unknown.
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