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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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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