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James H. Ashcraft (b. 1944) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, January
15, 1944.
Republican. Marketing rep for IBM;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Blue
Key; Sigma
Pi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Hale H. Ashcraft and Jean (Beach) Ashcraft. |
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Scott Edward Darling (b. 1949) —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
31, 1949.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 36th District, 1982.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Lions;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of Dick Darling and Marjorie Helen Darling. |
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David Timothy Dreier (b. 1952) —
also known as David Dreier; Dave Dreier —
of La Verne, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San Dimas, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 5,
1952.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1976,
1980;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1981-2008 (35th District 1981-83,
33rd District 1983-93, 28th District 1993-2003, 26th District
2003-08); defeated, 1978.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of
President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford Sr.; married, October
15, 1948, to Betty
Warren. |
| | | Political family: Ford
family of Grand Rapids, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | The Gerald R. Ford Freeway
(I-196), in Kent,
Ottawa,
and Allegan
counties, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford International
Airport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), near Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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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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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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George G. Seibels Jr. (1913-2000) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., July 16,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Birmingham, Ala., 1967-75; defeated, 1975; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1972;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1979-91; defeated, 1962;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees.
Played one season of professional football
with Richmond in the South Atlantic Professional League.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., March
28, 2000 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
Antebellum Home, Birmingham, Ala.
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James Neal Smith (1930-2000) —
of Simi Valley, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
13, 1930.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; mayor
of Simi Valley, Calif., 1974-76.
Member, Jaycees; Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Simi Valley Hospital,
Simi Valley, Ventura
County, Calif., June 11,
2000 (age 69 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Varick Tunney (1934-2018) —
also known as John V. Tunney —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 26,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 38th District, 1965-71; U.S.
Senator from California, 1971-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1972.
Member, Lions;
Jaycees.
Died January
12, 2018 (age 83 years, 200
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Richard Williams (1909-1998) —
also known as John R. Williams; Jack
Williams —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
29, 1909.
Republican. Program director, KOY radio
station; director, KetchikanUC radio
station; newspaper
columnist;
mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1956-60; Governor of
Arizona, 1967-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees.
Died August
24, 1998 (age 88 years, 299
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Carlton Wilson (1916-1999) —
also known as Bob Wilson —
of Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Calexico, Imperial
County, Calif., April 5,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-81 (30th District 1953-63,
36th District 1963-73, 40th District 1973-75, 41st District 1975-81).
Presbyterian
or Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
Elks;
Jaycees.
Died August
21, 1999 (age 83 years, 138
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Howard Eliot Wolpe III (1939-2011) —
also known as Howard E. Wolpe —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1939.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 46th District, 1973-76; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1979-93; defeated,
1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1988;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1994.
Jewish.
Member, Jaycees.
Died in Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich., October
25, 2011 (age 71 years, 357
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Edwin Young (b. 1933) —
also known as Don Young —
of Fort Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk
census area, Alaska.
Born in Meridian, Sutter
County, Calif., June 9,
1933.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1967-70; member of Alaska
state senate, 1971-73; U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1973-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
National
Education Association; Elks; Lions;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 2019.
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