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George Alexander (1839-1923) —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
September
21, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; feed
and grain
business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909-13.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic; Moose.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
2, 1923 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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William C. Grimes (1857-1931) —
of Sterling, Johnson
County, Neb.; Kingfisher, Kingfisher
County, Okla.
Born near New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio, November
6, 1857.
Republican. Printing
business; newspaper
editor; grocer;
implement dealer; Johnson
County Sheriff, 1885-89; chair of
Johnson County Republican Party, 1887-89; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,
Republican National Convention, 1896 ; secretary
of Oklahoma Territory, 1901; Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1901.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 8,
1931 (age 73 years, 153
days).
Interment somewhere
in Santa Monica, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Grimes and Sarah A. Grimes; married, December
24, 1878, to Mary E. Cleaver. |
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Francis Joseph Heney (b. 1859) —
also known as Francis J. Heney —
of Fort Apache, Navajo
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., March
17, 1859.
Lawyer;
cattle trader; Arizona
territory attorney general, 1893-94; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1905; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1912;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Heney and Julia (Schreiber) Heney. |
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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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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) |
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memorial |
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Roy R. Romer (b. 1928) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., October
31, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farm implement dealer; helped develop Centennial Airport;
ran a flying
school; owned a ski resort; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1959-63; member of Colorado
state senate, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1966; Colorado
state treasurer, 1977-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
Governor
of Colorado, 1987-99; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1997-99; school superintendent
for Los Angeles, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2004.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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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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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. |
| | | Image source: Los Angeles Times, June
30, 1953 |
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