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Hardware Business Politicians in California
Hardware and Building Supply Dealers

  William Alvord (1833-1904) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 3, 1833. Hardware dealer; banker; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1871-73; San Francisco Police Commissioner, 1878-99. Member, Loyal Legion; American Forestry Association. Died, of heart failure due to bronchial troubles, in San Francisco, Calif., December 21, 1904 (age 71 years, 353 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Alvord and Mary Elizabeth Alvord; married to Mary Eliza McIntosh.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Edward Badham (1929-2005) — also known as Robert E. Badham — of Newport Beach, Orange County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 9, 1929. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hardware business; member of California state assembly, 1963-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1968, 1972 (alternate), 1980, 1984; U.S. Representative from California 40th District, 1977-89. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Phi Gamma Delta. Died in Newport Beach, Orange County, Calif., October 21, 2005 (age 76 years, 134 days). Interment at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Byron Jack Badham and Bess (Kissinger) Badham; married to Anne Carroll.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Doran and Catherine (Kealy) Doran; married 1880 to Ettie E. Satterlee; married, May 20, 1908, to Elsie Amelia (Cram) Green.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Bruce Haight (1906-2004) — also known as David B. Haight — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho, September 2, 1906. Hardware store owner; mayor of Palo Alto, Calif., 1961-63. Mormon. Died July 31, 2004 (age 97 years, 333 days). Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Jon Meade Huntsman Jr..
  See also Wikipedia article
  Arthur Cyprian Harper (1866-1948) — also known as Arthur C. Harper — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif. Born in Columbus, Lowndes County, Miss., 1866. Democrat. Hardware business; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1906-09; resigned 1909; resigned from office as mayor under threat of recall over corruption scandals. Died in Palmdale, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 25, 1948 (age about 82 years). Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Kanning Mott (1866-1958) — also known as Frank K. Mott; "The Mayor Who Built Oakland" — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 21, 1866. Hardware business; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1905-15. Episcopalian. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., December 16, 1958 (age 92 years, 329 days). Cremated.
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  Edward Neblett (1818-1907) — of Weaverville, Trinity County, Calif.; Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif. Born in Prince George County, Va., July 18, 1818. Whig. Hatter; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Trinity County Sheriff, 1855-57; member of California state assembly 21st District, 1858-59; banker; hardware business; mayor of Santa Rosa, Calif., 1876-78. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif., January 19, 1907 (age 88 years, 185 days). Interment at Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Calif.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fred Pruitt (c.1941-1994) — also known as "Little Bandit" — of National City, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., about 1941. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; hardware store owner; candidate for mayor of National City, Calif., 1990. Member, Jaycees. Died, at Scripps Chula Vista Hospital, Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif., September 26, 1994 (age about 53 years). Burial location unknown.
Herbert C. Schenk Herbert Christian Schenk (1880-1972) — also known as Herbert C. Schenk — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Leeds, Columbia County, Wis., June 26, 1880. Progressive. Lumber yard manager; hardware dealer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Dane County 1st District, 1935-40; candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1944. Died in Concord, Contra Costa County, Calif., April 18, 1972 (age 91 years, 297 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Schenk and Wilhelmina (Kilgust) Schenk; married to Clara Junette Sater.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  George Montgomery Scott (1835-1915) — also known as George M. Scott — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Chazy, Clinton County, N.Y., July 27, 1835. Hardware business; mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1890-92. Episcopalian. Died in San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif., November 19, 1915 (age 80 years, 115 days). Burial location unknown.
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