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  John Joseph Allen Jr. (1899-1995) — also known as John J. Allen, Jr. — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif.; McCall, Valley County, Idaho. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., November 27, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from California 7th District, 1947-59; defeated, 1958; Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation, 1959-61; mayor of McCall, Idaho, 1989-93. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Odd Fellows; Woodmen of the World; Kiwanis; Native Sons of the Golden West; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Cascade, Valley County, Idaho, March 7, 1995 (age 95 years, 100 days). Cremated; ashes interred at McCall Cemetery, McCall, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of John Joseph Allen, Sr. and Cathryn Liston (Owen) Allen; married, June 16, 1926, to Carol Cook; married 1957 to Sally Clement.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Glenn Malcolm Anderson (1913-1994) — also known as Glenn M. Anderson — of Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Harbor City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 21, 1913. Democrat. Merchant; mayor of Hawthorne, Calif., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1943-50; chair of Los Angeles County Democratic Party, 1948-50; California Democratic state chair, 1950-52; candidate for California state senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1988; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1959-67; U.S. Representative from California, 1969-93 (17th District 1969-73, 35th District 1973-75, 32nd District 1975-93). Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Amvets; Elks; Kiwanis; Redmen; Native Sons of the Golden West; Toastmasters. Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, at San Pedro Peninsula Hospital Pavilion, San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 13, 1994 (age 81 years, 295 days). Interment at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William J. Anderson and Serene W. (Fister) Anderson; married to Patricia Arlene Hawley and Lenore Marie 'Lee' Dutton.
  The Glenn Anderson Freeway Transitway (I-105), in Los Angeles County, California, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Loved husband, father, grandfather, and public servant."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Stephen Emil Anderson (1895-1978) — also known as Steve E. Anderson — of Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak.; San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Hanska, Brown County, Minn., August 23, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; state bank examiner; South Dakota state auditor, 1945-50. Catholic. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; American Legion. Died August 6, 1978 (age 82 years, 348 days). Interment at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson; married to Vera M. Capesius.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Warren Hendry Atherton (1891-1976) — also known as Warren H. Atherton — of Stockton, San Joaquin County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., December 28, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; storage corporation executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Member, American Legion; Rotary; Kiwanis. Died in March, 1976 (age 84 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dwight C. Atherton and Elizabeth (Hendry) Atherton; married, July 7, 1917, to Anne Holt; married, August 17, 1952, to Marietta Monachino Cochran.
  John Finley Baldwin Jr. (1915-1966) — also known as John F. Baldwin, Jr. — of Martinez, Contra Costa County, Calif. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., June 28, 1915. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from California, 1955-66 (6th District 1955-63, 14th District 1963-66); died in office 1966. Member, Sierra Club; Kiwanis. Died, of cancer, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 9, 1966 (age 50 years, 254 days). Interment at Oakmont Memorial Park, Lafayette, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Finley Baldwin and Nellie (Linekin) Baldwin; married, December 20, 1944, to Mary Isaacs.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Guy Vernon Bennett (b. 1880) — also known as G. Vernon Bennett — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, February 17, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent of schools; university professor; member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1938-40, 1948; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Phi Delta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  George Edward Brown Jr. (1920-1999) — also known as George E. Brown, Jr. — of Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Colton, San Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Holtville, Imperial County, Calif., March 6, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Monterey Park, Calif., 1956-58; member of California state assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1968 (alternate), 1972, 1988, 1996; U.S. Representative from California, 1963-71, 1973-99 (29th District 1963-71, 38th District 1973-75, 36th District 1975-93, 42nd District 1993-99); died in office 1999; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1970. Methodist. Member, Urban League; Kiwanis; American Legion; Amvets. Died, of an infection following earlier heart valve replacement surgery, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., July 15, 1999 (age 79 years, 131 days). Cremated.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Delwin Morgan Clawson (1914-1992) — also known as Del M. Clawson — of Compton, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Downey, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Thatcher, Graham County, Ariz., January 11, 1914. Republican. Mayor of Compton, Calif., 1957-63; U.S. Representative from California, 1963-79 (23rd District 1963-75, 33rd District 1975-79). Mormon. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Downey, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 5, 1992 (age 78 years, 115 days). Interment at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Moses Clawson and Edna (Allen) Clawson; married to Marjorie Louella Anderson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Caswell J. Crebs Caswell Jones Crebs (1912-1988) — also known as Caswell J. Crebs — of Robinson, Crawford County, Ill. Born in Carmi, White County, Ill., January 14, 1912. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois 2nd Circuit, 1945-64; justice of Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1969-70, 1975-76. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Grange; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Died in Fountain Valley, Orange County, Calif., March 5, 1988 (age 76 years, 51 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Stewart L. Crebs and Dorothy Mary (Jones) Crebs; married 1942 to Mary Wakefield Mann; nephew of John Montgomery Crebs Jr.; grandson of John Montgomery Crebs.
  Political family: Crebs family of Carmi, Illinois.
  Image source: Illinois Supreme Court
  Frank Murray Dixon (1892-1965) — also known as Frank M. Dixon — of Alabama. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., July 25, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured during the war and lost his right leg; delegate to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933; Governor of Alabama, 1939-43; defeated in primary, 1934. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., October 11, 1965 (age 73 years, 78 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Richard Joseph Donovan (1926-1971) — also known as Richard Donovan; Dick Donovan — of Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif. Born in New Rochelle Hospital, New Rochelle, Westchester County, N.Y., February 24, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; police officer; lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1965-69; municipal judge in California, 1969-71; died in office 1971. Catholic; later Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Sons of the American Revolution. Suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and died soon after, in a hospital at Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif., November 21, 1971 (age 45 years, 270 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif.
  The Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, in San Diego County, California, is named for him.
  Clyde Gilman Doyle (1887-1963) — also known as Clyde Doyle — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif.; South Gate, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., July 11, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California, 1945-47, 1949-63 (18th District 1945-47, 1949-53, 23rd District 1953-63); defeated, 1946; died in office 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948, 1960. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Kiwanis. Died of a heart attack in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., March 14, 1963 (age 75 years, 246 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Doyle and Nettie (Gilman) Doyle; married, March 21, 1914, to Lydia Yeomans; father of Clyde G. Doyle.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Kenneth Warren Dyal (1910-1978) — also known as Kenneth W. Dyal; Ken Dyal — of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif.; Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Bisbee, Cochise County, Ariz., July 9, 1910. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; postmaster at San Bernardino, Calif., 1947-54 (acting, 1947-49); insurance executive; U.S. Representative from California 33rd District, 1965-67. Mormon. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., May 12, 1978 (age 67 years, 307 days). Interment at Montecito Memorial Park, Colton, Calif.
  Relatives: Descendant *** of George Washington Dyal.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Maurice Ebiner (b. 1927) — of West Covina, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 2, 1927. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1963-68; campaign manager, U.S. Rep. Ronald B. Cameron, 1964. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1983.
  Relatives: Married 1951 to Pamela H. Van Sluyters.
Bob Engler Bob Engler — of Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, Calif. Fire chief; mayor of Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2021-. Member, Kiwanis. Still living as of 2022.
  Image source: City of Thousand Oaks
  Frank Feldhaus — also known as "Mr. Anaheim" — of Anaheim, Orange County, Calif. Candidate for mayor of Anaheim, Calif., 2002. Member, Kiwanis. Still living as of 2002.
  Rupert Emil Flower (1896-1964) — also known as Rupert Flower — of Visalia, Tulare County, Calif. Born in Monticello, Green County, Wis., September 18, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; optometrist; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948. Member, Kiwanis. Died in 1964 (age about 67 years). Burial location unknown.
  Leland Merritt Ford (1893-1965) — also known as Leland M. Ford — of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Eureka, Eureka County, Nev., March 8, 1893. Republican. Surveyor; rancher; real estate broker; U.S. Representative from California 16th District, 1939-43; defeated, 1942. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Kiwanis; Elks; Eagles. Died, of a heart attack, at Santa Monica Hospital, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 27, 1965 (age 72 years, 264 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of James Green Ford and Anna L. (Ficklin) Ford; married 1914 to Elizabeth Beryl Seger.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Arthur Monroe Free (1879-1953) — also known as Arthur M. Free — of Mountain View, Santa Clara County, Calif.; San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., January 15, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; Santa Clara County District Attorney, 1907-19; U.S. Representative from California 8th District, 1921-33; defeated, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis. Suffered a skull fracture in a fall on a flight of stairs at home, and died the next day at San Jose Hospital, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., April 1, 1953 (age 74 years, 76 days). Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of George A. Free and Ellen Elizabeth (Littlefield) Free; married, November 11, 1905, to Mabel Carolyn Boscow.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Susan Golding (b. 1945) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla., August 18, 1945. Republican. Mayor of San Diego, Calif., 1992-2000. Female. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis; Navy League. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of Brage Golding and Hilda Fay (Wolf) Golding; married, July 22, 1984, to Richard T. Silberman.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Bill Harrison — of Fremont, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Fremont, Alameda County, Calif. Accountant; mayor of Fremont, Calif., 2012-. Member, Kiwanis. Still living as of 2014.
  Albert Wahl Hawkes (1878-1971) — also known as Albert W. Hawkes — of Montclair, Essex County, N.J. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 20, 1878. Republican. Business executive; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1943-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis; Sons of the American Revolution; Newcomen Society; Union League. Died in Palm Desert, Riverside County, Calif., May 9, 1971 (age 92 years, 170 days). Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Moses A. Hawkes and Louise Restieaux (Starrett) Hawkes; married, May 15, 1901, to Frances Olive Whitfield; father of Albert Whitfield Hawkes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Louis Leggett (1926-1997) — also known as Robert L. Leggett — of Vallejo, Solano County, Calif. Born in Richmond, Contra Costa County, Calif., July 26, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1961-62; U.S. Representative from California 4th District, 1963-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1964, 1968 (alternate). Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Redmen; Sons of Italy; American Legion; American Bar Association. Died of a heart attack, in Orange, Orange County, Calif., August 13, 1997 (age 71 years, 18 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elmer Leggett and Victoria (Toffoli) Leggett; married, August 16, 1947, to Barbara Burnett.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Glenard Paul Lipscomb (1915-1970) — also known as Glenard P. Lipscomb — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., August 19, 1915. Republican. Accountant; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1947-53; U.S. Representative from California 24th District, 1953-70; died in office 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee). Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Elks. Died, of intestinal cancer, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., February 1, 1970 (age 54 years, 166 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
  The nuclear-powered U.S. Navy submarine USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (launched 1973, scrapped 1997) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Samuel Mardian Jr. (1919-2015) — also known as Sam Mardian, Jr. — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 24, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant; construction executive; campaign manager for Gov. Howard Pyle, 1954; mayor of Phoenix, Ariz., 1960-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., November 23, 2015 (age 96 years, 152 days). Interment at Paradise Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Z. Mardian and Akabe (Lekerian) Mardian; married, December 1, 1942, to Lucy Keshian.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Micajah Martin (1917-1992) — also known as William M. Martin — of Hanford, Kings County, Calif.; West Covina, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 30, 1917. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Kings County Republican Party, 1950-53; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952; member of California Republican State Executive Committee, 1952-53; municipal judge in California, 1957-62. Presbyterian. Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis; Exchange Club. Died May 8, 1992 (age 74 years, 344 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Alfred Martin and Caroline (Mandel) Martin; married, November 27, 1956, to Verna Jean Hill.
Carroll W. Parcher Carroll Wilmot Parcher (1903-1992) — also known as Carroll W. Parcher; "Mr. Glendale" — of Tujunga, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 13, 1903. Republican. Newspaper editor-publisher, columnist; candidate for California state assembly, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952, 1956 (alternate); mayor of Glendale, Calif., 1977-78, 1979-81, 1984-85. Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis. Died, of cancer, in Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 31, 1992 (age 88 years, 200 days). Interment at Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Wilmot Parcher and Nannie (McBryde) Parcher; married, November 8, 1924, to Frances Morgan.
  Parcher Plaza, in the Glendale Civic Center, Glendale, California, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Glendale Public Library
George C. Pardee George Cooper Pardee (1857-1941) — also known as George C. Pardee — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., July 25, 1857. Physician; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1893-95; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1900, 1904, 1912, 1924; Governor of California, 1903-07; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., September 1, 1941 (age 84 years, 38 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Enoch Homer Pardee and Mary Elizabeth (Pardee) Pardee; married, January 25, 1887, to Helen Newhall Penniman; grandnephew and second cousin twice removed of Aaron Pardee; first cousin once removed and third cousin once removed of Don Albert Pardee; third cousin twice removed of Jared Whitfield Pardee; fourth cousin once removed of Dwight Whitfield Pardee.
  Political family: Pardee family of New York.
  Pardee Dam (built 1929), and the Pardee Reservoir, on the Mokelumne River between Calaveras County and Amador County, California, are named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902
  Edwin Reinecke (1924-2016) — also known as Ed Reinecke — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Medford, Jackson County, Ore., January 7, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from California 27th District, 1965-69; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972; candidate for Governor of California, 1974; California Republican state chair, 1983-85. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis. Died in Laguna Hills, Orange County, Calif., December 24, 2016 (age 92 years, 352 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Margie L. Rice — of Westminster, Orange County, Calif. Mayor of Westminster, Calif., 2001-04. Female. Baptist. Member, Kiwanis. Still living as of 2006.
  Friend William Richardson (1865-1943) — also known as Friend W. Richardson; William Richardson — of California. Born in Michigan, December 1, 1865. Republican. Newspaper publisher; California state treasurer, 1915-23; Governor of California, 1923-27. Quaker. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen; Rotary; Kiwanis; Moose. Died, of a heart ailment, in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., September 5, 1943 (age 77 years, 278 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Richardson and Rhoda (Dye) Richardson; married to Augusta Felder.
  Cross-reference: Fletcher Bowron
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Deborah Robertson — of Rialto, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in California. Mayor of Rialto, Calif., 2013-; defeated, 2008. Female. African ancestry. Member, Kiwanis. Still living as of 2014.
  Bill Sublette (b. 1963) — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, Calif., April 12, 1963. Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives 40th District, 1993-; candidate for mayor of Orlando, Fla., 2003. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Alpha Theta; Delta Tau Delta; Kiwanis. Still living as of 2003.
  George M. Vermillion — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 1954-57. Member, Kiwanis. Died of a heart attack. Burial location unknown.
  Chesley Mathew Walter (b. 1889) — also known as Chesley M. Walter — of Savanna, Carroll County, Ill.; Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Savanna, Carroll County, Ill., November 19, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 7th District, 1944. Member, Kiwanis; Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta; American Legion; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter; married 1912 to Fannie Machen; married, May 24, 1941, to Dorothy Mills Smith.
  Claude A. Watson (b. 1885) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Wexford County, Mich., June 26, 1885. Ordained minister; lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1936; Prohibition candidate for California state attorney general, 1938, 1942, 1946; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1944, 1948. Free Methodist. Member, Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph A. Watson and Emma Jane (Dove) Watson; married, December 27, 1911, to Maude L. Hagar.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Charles Herbert Wilson (1917-1984) — also known as Charles H. Wilson — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Magna, Salt Lake County, Utah, February 15, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from California 31st District, 1963-81. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Reprimanded by the House of Representatives in 1978 for accepting a $1,000 wedding gift from a key figure in the Koreagate scandal; censured by the House of Representatives in 1980 for financial misconduct; no criminal charges were filed. Died, of a heart attack, at Southern Maryland Hospital, Clinton, Prince George's County, Md., July 21, 1984 (age 67 years, 157 days). Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
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