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Howard F. Ahmanson (1906-1968) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in 1906.
Republican. Insurance
business; financier; philanthropist; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Died June 18,
1968 (age about 61
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935) —
also known as R. Livingston Beeckman —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
15, 1866.
Republican. Stockbroker; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1909-11; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1912-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1924;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1915-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1922.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of apparently of a heart
attack, in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., January
21, 1935 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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James Gillespie Blaine III (1888-1969) —
also known as James G. Blaine III —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Stuart, Martin
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
10, 1888.
Republican. Investment broker; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Died in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., November
3, 1969 (age 81 years, 297
days).
Interment at Fernhill Memorial Gardens, Stuart, Fla.
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Spruille Braden (1894-1978) —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elkhorn, Jefferson
County, Mont., March
13, 1894.
Mining
engineer;
financier; U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1939-42; Cuba, 1942-45; Argentina, 1945.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Arbitration Association; Navy
League; John
Birch Society.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1978 (age 83 years, 303
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Ned Romeyn Healy (1905-1977) —
also known as Ned R. Healy —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
9, 1905.
Democrat. Stock and bond salesman; office
manager; U.S.
Representative from California 13th District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946, 1948; automobile
parts business.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
10, 1977 (age 72 years, 32
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
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Edward Hellman Heller (1900-1961) —
also known as Edward H. Heller —
of Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March
15, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
financier; director, and member executive committee, Wells
Fargo Bank;
director, Permanente Cement
Co., Bandini Petroleum
Co., Olympic Radio and
Television, Inc., Heller Land
Co., Permanente Steamship
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1960;
Regent, University of California, 1942-58.
Jewish.
Died in Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif., December
18, 1961 (age 61 years, 278
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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; Republican Presidential Elector for New
York, 1916.
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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Eugene Isaac Meyer (1875-1959) —
also known as Eugene Meyer —
of Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
31, 1875.
Republican. Stockbroker; banker;
instrumental in the merger of five chemical companies to create
Allied Chemical
and Dye Corporation, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1928;
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
1930-33; bought the Washington Post newspaper
in 1933, and was its publisher
until 1946; president, World Bank, 1946.
Jewish.
Died, from heart
disease and cancer,
at George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., July 17,
1959 (age 83 years, 259
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married 1910 to Agnes
Elizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Image source: Time Magazine, May 31,
1932 |
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Joanna Rees (b. 1964) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., November
14, 1964.
Venture capitalist; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2011.
Female.
Still living as of 2011.
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Nat Rogan (c.1882-1943) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Ripley, Tippah
County, Miss., about 1882.
Democrat. Real estate
business; financier; campaign manager for U.S. Sen. William
G. McAdoo, 1932; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue at Los Angeles, California,
1935-43; resigned 1943.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Mercy Hospital,
San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
8, 1943 (age about 61
years).
Cremated.
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Image source:
Los Angeles Times, August 9, 1943 |
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Steve Westly (b. 1956) —
of Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Arcadia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
27, 1956.
Democrat. Venture capitalist; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
California
state controller, 2003-07; candidate for Governor of
California, 2006.
Still living as of 2008.
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