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Knights of Columbus
Politician members in California

  Alex-St. James — also known as "Sirknight" — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Liberia. Republican. Candidate for Governor of California, 2003. Catholic. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2003.
  Stanley Arnold (1903-1984) — of Susanville, Lassen County, Calif. Born in Indiana, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; Lassen County District Attorney, 1949-55; member of California state senate, 1955-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960. Catholic. Member, Elks; American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1984 (age about 81 years). Interment at Lassen Cemetery, Susanville, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Almida Lindquist.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Joseph De Muth (1892-1993) — also known as Peter J. De Muth — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 1, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; real estate business; building contractor; candidate for Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 8th District, 1926; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1937-39. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Alpha Tau Omega; Knights of Columbus; Eagles. Died in Orange County, Calif., April 3, 1993 (age 101 years, 92 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John De Muth and Barbara (Dietrich) De Muth; married, October 30, 1928, to Elizabeth Quick.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Isidore Bernard Dockweiler (1867-1947) — also known as Isidore B. Dockweiler — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 28, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1908, 1916 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1916-32; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1926. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Native Sons of the Golden West; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died in 1947 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Dockweiler and Margaretha (Sugg) Dockweiler; married, June 30, 1891, to Gertrude Reeve; father of Henry Isidore Dockweiler and John Francis Dockweiler.
  Political family: Dockweiler family of Los Angeles, California.
  Robert Kenneth Dornan (b. 1933) — also known as Bob Dornan; "B-1 Bob" — of Garden Grove, Orange County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 3, 1933. Republican. Broadcaster, journalist, television producer; won two Emmy awards for his television show; appeared in several movies including The Starfighters, To The Shores of Hell, and Hell on Wheels; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1976, 1992; U.S. Representative from California, 1977-83, 1985-97 (27th District 1977-83, 38th District 1985-93, 46th District 1993-97); defeated, 1996, 1998; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1955 to Sallie Hansen; father of Mark Dornan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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.
  Edward H. Fenlon (1905-2010) — also known as Ned Fenlon — of St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich. Born in St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Mich., October 7, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; studied law under Prentiss M. Brown; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1933-38; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936; Mackinac County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-44; circuit judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1951-67; appointed 1951. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in California, September 19, 2010 (age 104 years, 347 days). Interment at Fenlon Cemetery, Mackinac County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James Fenlon and Anna D. (McLaughlin) Fenlon.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Leonard Kaminski (1897-1955) — also known as Frank L. Kaminski — of Calumet City, Cook County, Ill. Born in Melrose Park, Cook County, Ill., October 10, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of the peace; mayor of Calumet City, Ill., 1945-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Holy Name Society; Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Lions; Polish National Alliance. Died November 23, 1955 (age 58 years, 44 days). Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Leonard Kaminski and Emilia (Ostrowski) Kaminski; married to Cecilia Walczak.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Kramer (1879-1943) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Paducah, McCracken County, Ky., April 18, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 13th District, 1933-43; defeated, 1942, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936; candidate in primary for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1941. Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Knights of Columbus. Died in Cedar Lodge Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 20, 1943 (age 63 years, 277 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Martin A. Matich Martin Anthony Matich (1927-2008) — also known as Martin A. Matich — of Colton, San Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, Calif., September 6, 1927. Engineer; grading contractor; his company built over 1,000 miles of roads, including major expressways and interchanges, as well as airport runways, flood control channels, landfills, and major buildings; mayor of Colton, Calif., 1958-60; director, San Bernardino Community Hospital. Catholic. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers; Navy League; American Arbitration Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., April 19, 2008 (age 80 years, 226 days). Interment at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Colton, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Matich and Williamina (Davidson) Matich; married, September 3, 1964, to Evelyn Winter.
  The Martin A. Matich Highway (Route 210), from San Bernardino to Redlands, California, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Press-Enterprise, April 21, 2008
  Frank Edward McEnulty (b. 1956) — also known as Frank McEnulty — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born August 31, 1956. President and CEO of Our Castle Homes, builders and developers; Independent candidate for President of the United States, 2008; Reform candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2008. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2010.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) — also known as Myles A. Paige — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., about 1898. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pullman car porter; lawyer; Republican candidate for New York state senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge, Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court). Catholic. African ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Urban League; Alpha Phi Alpha; American Legion; Catholic Lawyers Guild. New York City's first Black magistrate, 1936, and first Black judge, 1940. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 30, 1983 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Edward Ross Roybal (1916-2005) — also known as Edward R. Roybal — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., February 10, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1988 (speaker); U.S. Representative from California, 1963-93 (30th District 1963-75, 25th District 1975-93). Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Optimist Club. Died, from respiratory failure and pneumonia, in Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 24, 2005 (age 89 years, 256 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Lucille Roybal-Allard.
  The Edward R. Roybal Infectious Disease Lab, in Atlanta, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John George Schmitz (1930-2001) — also known as John G. Schmitz — of California. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., August 12, 1930. Member of California state senate, 1965-70, 1979; U.S. Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeated in Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independent candidate for President of the United States, 1972; reprimanded by the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by his office, which characterized a critic and her supporters with crude slurs; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1982. Catholic. Member, Young Americans for Freedom; John Birch Society; National Rifle Association; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Knights of Columbus; Order of Alhambra; Toastmasters. Died, of prostate cancer, in the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 10, 2001 (age 70 years, 151 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Father of Mary Kay LeTourneau.
  Campaign slogan: "When you're out of Schmitz, you're out of gear."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Joseph Scott (1867-1958) — also known as "Mr. Los Angeles" — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in 1867. Republican. Lawyer; member, Los Angeles School Board, 1904-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Catholic. Irish and Scottish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in 1958 (age about 91 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.; statue at Los Angeles County Courthouse Grounds, Los Angeles, Calif.
  John Francis Shelley (1905-1974) — also known as John F. Shelley; Jack Shelley — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., September 3, 1905. Democrat. President, San Francisco Labor Council, 1937-49; president, California AFL, 1947; member of California state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948, 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1960; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California, 1946; U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1949-64; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1964-68. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Native Sons of the Golden West; Knights of Columbus. Died in San Francisco, Calif., September 1, 1974 (age 68 years, 363 days). Interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Father of Kevin Francis Shelley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
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