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Bruce Edward Babbitt (b. 1938) —
also known as Bruce Babbitt —
of Arizona.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 27,
1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; Arizona
state attorney general, 1975-78; Governor of
Arizona, 1978-87; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1993-2001.
Catholic.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Still living as of 2014.
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Fred Jason Babcock (1891-1973) —
also known as Fred J. Babcock —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho, August
15, 1891.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Nez
Perce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-28; Idaho
state attorney general, 1931-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in March, 1973
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jason Eugene Babcock and Bertha Rebecca (Peyton)
Babcock. |
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Milton B. Badt (1884-1966) —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 8,
1884.
Lawyer; district judge in Nevada, 1945-47; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1947-66; appointed 1947; died in
office 1966; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1951-52, 1957-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Rotary.
Died, from heart
disease and pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., April 2,
1966 (age 81 years, 268
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Moris Badt and Lina (Posener) Badt; married, June 29,
1927, to Gertrude L. Nizze. |
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William Thompson Bagley (b. 1928) —
also known as William T. Bagley; William Thompson
Baglietto —
of San Rafael, Marin
County, Calif.; San Anselmo, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Woodacre, Marin
County, Calif., June 29,
1928.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1960; member of California
state assembly, 1960-73; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Nino J. Baglietto and Rita V. (Thompson) Baglietto; married, April
23, 1949, to Doris Lorene Law; married, June 20,
1965, to Diane L. Oldham. |
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Lourdes Gillespie Baird (b. 1935) —
also known as Lourdes G. Baird —
of California.
Born in Quito, Ecuador,
May
12, 1935.
Lawyer; assistant U.S. Attorney; municipal judge in
California, 1986-88; superior court judge in California, 1988-90; U.S.
Attorney for the Central District of California, 1990-92; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1992-2004;
took senior status 2004.
Female.
Ecuadorian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Albert C. Baker (1845-1921) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Girard (now part of Phenix City), Russell
County, Ala., February
15, 1845.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arizona Territory, 1892;
chief
justice of Arizona territorial supreme court, 1893-97; delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1919-21; died in office 1921;
justice
of Arizona state supreme court, 1919-21; died in office 1921.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
31, 1921 (age 76 years, 197
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin H. Baker and Eliza Baker; married, February
2, 1881, to Mary Alexander. |
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Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861) —
also known as Edward D. Baker —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in London, England,
February
24, 1811.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1837-40; member of Illinois
state senate, 1841-45; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1845-46, 1849-51 (7th District
1845-46, 6th District 1849-51); resigned 1846; colonel in the U.S.
Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1860-61; died in office 1861; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Killed
in battle at Balls Bluff, Loudoun
County, Va., October
21, 1861 (age 50 years, 239
days).
Interment at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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Relatives:
Married, April
27, 1831, to Mary A. Lee. |
| | | Baker County,
Ore. is named for him. |
| | | The city
of Baker
City, Oregon, is named for
him. — Fort
Baker (previously, Lime Point Military Reservation; renamed Fort
Baker in 1897; now part of Golden Gate National Recreation
Area), in Marin
County, California, is named for
him. — Baker Street,
in San
Francisco, California, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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Norris Conroy Bakke (1894-1973) —
also known as Norris C. Bakke —
of Sterling, Logan
County, Colo.; Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak., April
19, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1945-46; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died in January, 1973
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Pederson Bakke and Karina (Erickson) Bakke; married, August
12, 1921, to Esther Newell Banks; married, April 6,
1958, to Mrs. Guy L. Elken. |
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Alexander White Baldwin (1835-1869) —
of Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in Gainesville, Sumter
County, Ala., 1835.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Nevada, 1865-69; died in office 1869.
Died in Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif., November
14, 1869 (age about 34
years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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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.
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Thomas Ball (1836-1917) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Northumberland
County, Va., December
10, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Texas
state senate, 1876.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 11,
1917 (age 80 years, 152
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Ball (1814-1849) and Maria Louise (Hurst) Ball; married, February
27, 1878, to Lalla Gresham. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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Philip Bancroft (1881-1975) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 30,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1908,
1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1938, 1944 (primary).
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Rotary.
Suffered a stroke
and died three days later, in Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif., August
11, 1975 (age 94 years, 42
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hubert Howe Bancroft and Matilda Cooley (Griffing) Bancroft;
married, June 30,
1905, to Nina Otis Eldred. |
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Henry Augustus Barclay (b. 1849) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., January
17, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1884-88.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Barclay and Sarah Cooper (Gaskill) Barclay; married 1892 to Lily
A. Ward. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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John All Barham (1843-1926) —
also known as John A. Barham —
of Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Cass
County, Mo., July 17,
1843.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1895-1901.
Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., January
22, 1926 (age 82 years, 189
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Calif.
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Albert Raymond Barnes (1865-1944) —
also known as A. R. Barnes —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Attica, Fountain
County, Ind., March
18, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Utah
state attorney general, 1909-17; district judge in Utah, 1925.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Epsilon.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 20,
1944 (age 79 years, 124
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Stanley Nelson Barnes (1900-1990) —
also known as Stanley N. Barnes —
of San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis., May 1,
1900.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; superior
court judge in California, 1947-53; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1956-70; took
senior status 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died March 5,
1990 (age 89 years, 308
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Arthur Bartlett (1869-1951) —
also known as George A. Bartlett —
of Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., November
30, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Eureka
County District Attorney, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1907-11.
Died in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., June 1,
1951 (age 81 years, 183
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Reno, Nev.
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Louis Bartlett (1873-1951) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Missouri, September
6, 1873.
Lawyer; mayor
of Berkeley, Calif., 1919-23.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
4, 1951 (age 77 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Washington Montgomery Bartlett (1824-1887) —
also known as Washington Bartlett —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., February
29, 1824.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; journalist;
newspaper
publisher; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1883-87; Governor of
California, 1887; died in office 1887.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
12, 1887 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Coles Bashford (1816-1878) —
of Wayne
County, N.Y.; Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born near Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y., January
24, 1816.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County District Attorney, 1847-50; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1853-55; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1856-58; defeated, 1855; Arizona
territory attorney general, 1864-66; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1867-69; secretary
of Arizona Territory, 1869-76.
Died in Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., April
25, 1878 (age 62 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Henry Clay Bates (1843-1909) —
also known as Henry C. Bates —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., January
29, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Caledonia
County State's Attorney, 1880-82, 1892-94; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1886-88; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1896-97; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1898-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1900;
U.S. Judge for the Philippine Islands, 1901-07.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March
12, 1909 (age 66 years, 42
days).
Interment at Smithland
Cemetery, Smithland, Iowa.
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William Henry Harrison Beadle (1838-1915) —
also known as William H. H. Beadle —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born, in a log
cabin at Howard, Parke
County, Ind., January
1, 1838.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S. Surveyor-General for Dakota Territory, 1869-71;
member of Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1872-;
member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1877-79; Dakota
Territory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86; president,
Madison State Normal School (now Dakota State University), 1889-1906.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
15, 1915 (age 77 years, 318
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Truxtun Beale (1856-1936) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March 6,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1891-92; Greece, 1892-93; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1912;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1920.
Died near Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., June 2,
1936 (age 80 years, 88
days).
Interment at Bruton
Parish Churchyard, Williamsburg, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward
Fitzgerald Beale and Mary (Edwards) Beale; married, April
30, 1894, to Harriet 'Hattie' Blaine (daughter of James
Gillespie Blaine); married, April
23, 1903, to Marie Oge. |
| | | Political family: Beale-Blaine-Edwards
family of Chester, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Truxtun Avenue
and Beale Avenue,
in Bakersfield,
California, are named for
him. — Beale Park,
in Bakersfield,
California, is named for
him. |
| | | See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Helmick Beatty (1836-1927) —
of Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Hailey, Blaine
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, May 8,
1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Idaho
territorial senate, 1886-88; U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1891-1907; retired 1907.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
21, 1927 (age 91 years, 166
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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William Henry Beatty (1838-1914) —
also known as William H. Beatty —
of Austin, Lander
County, Nev.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Monclova, Lucas
County, Ohio, February
18, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nevada, 1864-74; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1875-78; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1879-80; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1888-1914; died in
office 1914.
Died August
4, 1914 (age 76 years, 167
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Campbell Eben Beaumont (1883-1954) —
also known as Campbell E. Beaumont —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., August
27, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fresno
County District Attorney, 1918-21; superior court judge in
California, 1921-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1939-54;
died in office 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
19, 1954 (age 71 years, 84
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Samuel Beaumont and May Viola (Wortham) Beaumont; married,
December
6, 1915, to Lucy Madden Hughes. |
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Xavier Becerra (b. 1958) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., January
26, 1958.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1990-92; U.S.
Representative from California, 1993-2008 (30th District
1993-2003, 31st District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Julian Beck (1905-1992) —
of San Fernando, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of California
state assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
18, 1992 (age 87 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Santa Clarita, Calif.
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Anthony Charles Beilenson (1932-2017) —
also known as Anthony C. Beilenson —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
26, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1963-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-76; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968; U.S.
Representative from California, 1977-97 (23rd District 1977-93,
24th District 1993-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1988,
1996.
Jewish.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 5,
2017 (age 84 years, 130
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore Arlington Bell (1872-1922) —
also known as Theodore A. Bell —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Vallejo, Solano
County, Calif., July 25,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1903-05; defeated,
1904; candidate for Governor of
California, 1906 (Democratic), 1910 (Democratic), 1918
(Independent); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1908
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1912
(speaker).
While returning from a hunting
trip, was killed in an automobile
accident near San Rafael, Marin
County, Calif., September
4, 1922 (age 50 years, 41
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, St. Helena, Calif.
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Robert Clinton Belloni (1919-1999) —
also known as Robert C. Belloni —
of Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Riverton, Coos
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
chair
of Coos County Democratic Party, 1957; circuit judge in Oregon,
1957-67; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1967-84; took senior status 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at a retirement
home in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
3, 1999 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Edward Belloni and Della (Clinton) Belloni; married, January
26, 1946, to Doris A. Adams. |
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Michael Farrand Bennet (b. 1964) —
also known as Michael F. Bennet —
of California; Denver,
Colo.
Born in New Delhi, India,
of American parents, November
28, 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; superintendent, Denver Public Schools, 2005-09; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 2009-; appointed 2009.
Still living as of 2018.
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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.
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Frank Williamson Benson (1858-1911) —
also known as Frank W. Benson —
of Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March
20, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Oregon, 1907-11; died in office 1911; Governor of
Oregon, 1909-10.
Methodist.
Died in Douglas
County, Ore., April
14, 1911 (age 53 years, 25
days).
Interment at Roseburg
I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.
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Henry Lamdin Benson (1854-1921) —
also known as Henry L. Benson —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif., July 6,
1854.
Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 1st District, 1892-96;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1897; circuit judge in Oregon,
1898-1914; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1915-21; died in office 1921.
Methodist.
Died October
16, 1921 (age 67 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry C. Benson and Matilda M. (Williamson) Benson; married, September
7, 1876, to Susie E. Dougharty. |
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Howard Lawrence Berman (b. 1941) —
also known as Howard L. Berman —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Valley Village, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
15, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1968,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state assembly, 1973-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1983-2008 (26th District
1983-2003, 28th District 2003-08).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alan Harvey Bible (1909-1988) —
also known as Alan Bible —
of Storey
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Lovelock, Pershing
County, Nev., November
20, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; Storey
County District Attorney, 1935-38; Nevada
state attorney general, 1943-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956;
speaker, 1968;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1954-74; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died in Auburn, Placer
County, Calif., September
12, 1988 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Richard Ely Bird (1878-1955) —
also known as Richard E. Bird —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
4, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas 18th District,
1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1955 (age 76 years, 67
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Roswell Peter Bishop (1843-1920) —
also known as Roswell P. Bishop —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney, Delaware
County, N.Y., January
6, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded
during the war at Lees Mills, Va., and lost his
right arm; lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-80, 1885-86; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1883-84,
1893-94; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1895-1907; defeated,
1906; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District, 1907.
Died in Pacific Grove, Monterey
County, Calif., March 4,
1920 (age 77 years, 58
days).
Interment at El
Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Calif.
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Maurice Carey Blake (1815-1897) —
also known as Maurice C. Blake —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Otisfield, Cumberland County (now Oxford
County), Maine, October
20, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1857-58; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1881-83; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1884.
Died, of a heart
attack, in San
Francisco, Calif., September
26, 1897 (age 81 years, 341
days).
Interment at Mt.
Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.
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Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe (1874-1938) —
also known as Benjamin F. Bledsoe —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., February
8, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1900-14;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1914-25;
resigned 1925; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of
the Revolution; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in Crestline, San
Bernardino County, Calif., October
30, 1938 (age 64 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Alfred Bliss (1871-1967) —
also known as Charles A. Bliss —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Forest Home, Amador
County, Calif., September
3, 1871.
Lawyer; mayor
of Sacramento, Calif., 1920-21; member of California state
legislature, 1920.
Died October
2, 1967 (age 96 years, 29
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Bliss and Mary Barbara (Yager) Bliss; married, April
23, 1905, to Evalene Brown. |
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William Henry Bliss (1844-1932) —
also known as William H. Bliss —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, Ohio, October
7, 1844.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1876-87;
vice-president and general solicitor, St. Paul & Duluth Railroad;
associate counsel, Northern Pacific Railroad.
Died May 5,
1932 (age 87 years, 211
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Horace Boies (1827-1923) —
of Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.; Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa; Palermo Township, Grundy
County, Iowa; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y., December
7, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1857; Governor of
Iowa, 1890-94; defeated, 1893; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1892;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1902.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 4,
1923 (age 95 years, 118
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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James F. Bolger (b. 1906) —
also known as Jim Bolger —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in 1906.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1965.
Burial location unknown.
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William G. Bonelli (born c.1895) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Kingman, Mohave
County, Ariz., about 1895.
Republican. Lawyer; college
instructor; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1929, 1932; member of California
state assembly 54th District, 1931-32.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert C. Bonner (b. 1942) —
of California.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., 1942.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Central District of California, 1984-89; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1989-90;
resigned 1990; Director, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration,
1990-93; commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service, 2001.
Still living as of 2003.
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Robert Boochever (1917-2011) —
of Alaska.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
2, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; justice of
Alaska state supreme court, 1972-80; chief
justice of Alaska state supreme court, 1975-78; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1980-86; took
senior status 1986; senior judge, 1986-2011.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
9, 2011 (age 94 years, 7
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Newton Booth (1825-1892) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., December
25, 1825.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Harvey
David Scott; member of California
state senate, 1863; Governor of
California, 1871-75; U.S.
Senator from California, 1875-81.
Died in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., July 14,
1892 (age 66 years, 202
days).
Interment at Sacramento
City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
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O. Lee Boothby (b. 1933) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., March
17, 1933.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1956; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1958 (7th District), 1964 (22nd District); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962, 1976.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. Member, Lions; American Bar
Association; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Boothby and Naomi (Gillett) Boothby; married to Carole
Maxine Larson. |
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Charles Tyler Botts (c.1808-1884) —
also known as Charles T. Botts —
of Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Spotsylvania
County, Va., about 1808.
Lawyer; delegate
to California state constitutional convention from Monterey
District, 1849; district judge in California, 1850.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
4, 1884 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Debra Bowen —
Born in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 53rd District, 1993-98; member of California
state senate 28th District, 1999-2006; secretary
of state of California, 2007-.
Female.
Still living as of 2007.
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Relatives:
Married to Mark Nechodom. |
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Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Poway, San Diego
County, Calif., August
13, 1887.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; executive secretary to Gov. Friend
Richardson, 1925-26; superior court judge in California, 1926-38,
1957-62; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1938-53; defeated, 1953.
Member, American
Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Delta
Chi.
Suffered a fatal heart
attack while driving his
car, and crashed
into a wall, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
11, 1968 (age 81 years, 29
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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William Sebastian Boyle (1888-1949) —
also known as William S. Boyle —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
22, 1888.
Democrat. Brickmason;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Nevada
Democratic state chair, 1931; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1936
(secretary, Platform
Committee; speaker);
U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1939.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1949
(age about
61 years).
Interment somewhere
in Reno, Nev.
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Relatives:
Married to Myrtle Jane McGrath. |
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Thomas Bradley (1917-1998) —
also known as Tom Bradley —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex., December
29, 1917.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1968,
1972;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973-93; defeated, 1969; candidate for Governor of
California, 1982, 1986.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi; Urban
League; NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1984.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Kaiser Permanente Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
29, 1998 (age 80 years, 274
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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William Oscar Braecklein (1920-2001) —
also known as William O. Braecklein; Bill
Braecklein —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
20, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of
Texas
state house of representatives, 1966-72; member of Texas
state senate 16th District, 1972-78.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, at Presbyterian Village North nursing
home, Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
14, 2001 (age 80 years, 329
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Rudi M. Brewster (b. 1932) —
of California.
Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., 1932.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1984-98;
took senior status 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Charles R. Breyer (b. 1941) —
of California.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., 1941.
Law clerk to U.S. District Judge Oliver
Carter, 1966-67; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1997-.
Still living as of 2002.
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Stephen Gerald Breyer (b. 1938) —
also known as Stephen G. Breyer —
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., August
15, 1938.
Law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Arthur
J. Goldberg, 1964-65; lawyer; law
professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1980-94; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1994-.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2017.
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Dwight M. Britton (1886-1981) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Williamsburg, Clermont
County, Ohio, August
7, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1920; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1922 (St. Joseph County), 1948
(St. Joseph District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in Morro Bay, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., November
4, 1981 (age 95 years, 89
days).
Interment at Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ohio.
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Edmund Gerald Brown Sr. (1905-1996) —
also known as Edmund G. Brown, Sr.; Pat
Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April
21, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; Republican candidate for California
state assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1988;
California
state attorney general, 1951-59; Governor of
California, 1959-67; defeated, 1966; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died of a heart
attack, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
16, 1996 (age 90 years, 301
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown; brother of Harold
C. Brown; married, October
30, 1930, to Bernice
Layne Brown; father of Edmund
Gerald Brown Jr. and Kathleen
Lynn Brown. |
| | | Political family: Brown
family of San Francisco, California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Warren
Christopher — William
K. Coblentz |
| | | The Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct,
a system of canals and pipelines that brings water to Southern
California, in Contra
Costa, Alameda,
San
Joaquin, Stanislaus,
Merced,
Fresno,
Kings,
Kern,
San
Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, and Los
Angeles counties, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Edmund G. Brown: Ethan
Rarick, California
Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown |
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Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as Edmund G. Brown, Jr.; Jerry Brown;
"Governor Moonbeam" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 7,
1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1968;
secretary
of state of California, 1971-75; Governor of
California, 1975-83, 2011-; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1976,
1980,
1992;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982; California
Democratic state chair, 1989-91; mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1999-2007; California
state attorney general, 2007-10.
Catholic;
later Buddhist.
Still living as of 2019.
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Hugh Henry Brown (1872-1975) —
also known as Hugh H. Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 4,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; represented railroads
and mining
companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nevada, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
26, 1975 (age 102 years,
298 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Kathleen Lynn Brown (b. 1945) —
also known as Kathleen Brown —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
25, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; California
state treasurer, 1991-95; candidate for Governor of
California, 1994.
Female.
Still living as of 2022.
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Ralph Milton Brown (1908-1966) —
also known as Ralph M. Brown —
of Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., September
16, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 30th District, 1942-61; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1962-66; died in office 1966.
Protestant.
Died April 9,
1966 (age 57 years, 205
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Frederick Brown (b. 1926) —
also known as Walter F. Brown; Walt Brown —
of Oregon.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 28,
1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Oregon
state senate, 1975-86; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1998, 2000, 2002;
Socialist candidate for President
of the United States, 2004.
Still living as of 2018.
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Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Willie L. Brown, Jr. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Mineola, Wood
County, Tex., March
20, 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1964-96; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1981-95; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1968,
1972,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1996-2004; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 2018.
Still living as of 2018.
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James Robert Browning (1918-2012) —
also known as James R. Browning —
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., October
1, 1918.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1961-2000; took
senior status 2000.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in Marin
County, Calif., May 5,
2012 (age 93 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Bright Bruce (1879-1943) —
also known as Edward Bruce —
Born in Dover Plains, Dutchess
County, N.Y., April
13, 1879.
Lawyer; artist; lobbyist;
arts
administrator; member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1940-43.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., January
26, 1943 (age 63 years, 288
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Frank Henry Buck (1887-1942) —
also known as Frank H. Buck —
of Vacaville, Solano
County, Calif.
Born near Vacaville, Solano
County, Calif., September
23, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; fruit
grower;
director of oil and lumber
companies; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1933-42; died in
office 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Theta
Delta Chi.
Died, of "apoplexy" (stroke),
in Washington,
D.C., September
17, 1942 (age 54 years, 359
days).
Interment at Vacaville-Elmira
Cemetery, Vacaville, Calif.
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John Chilton Burch (1826-1885) —
also known as John C. Burch —
of Weaverville, Trinity
County, Calif.
Born in Boone
County, Mo., February
1, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer; Trinity
County Clerk; member of California
state assembly 12th District, 1857-58; U.S.
Representative from California at-large, 1859-61.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August
31, 1885 (age 59 years, 211
days).
Interment at Sacramento
City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
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Shirley Carter Burden Jr. (1941-1996) —
also known as Carter Burden —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
25, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1978; founder of
Commodore Media, owner of radio
stations.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
23, 1996 (age 54 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Henry Burford (1852-1922) —
also known as John H. Burford —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.
Born in Parkeville, Parke
County, Ind., February
29, 1852.
Lawyer; prosecuting attorney, Indiana 22nd Circuit, 1880;
register, U.S. Land Office, Oklahoma City, 1890; probate judge in
Oklahoma, 1890-92; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1892-1906; chief
justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1898-1903; member
of Oklahoma
state senate, 1912-15.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1922 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Timothy Mark Burgess (b. 1956) —
of Alaska.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., 1956.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Alaska, 2001-05; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 2006-.
Still living as of 2006.
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John Harley Burke (1894-1951) —
also known as John H. Burke —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 2,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
oil
producer; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1933-35.
Died in a hospital
at Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1951 (age 56 years, 346
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Lloyd Hudson Burke (1916-1988) —
also known as Lloyd H. Burke —
of Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., April 1,
1916.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1953-58; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1958-79;
took senior status 1979.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Union
League.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March
15, 1988 (age 71 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Burke and Edna L. (Taylor) Burke; married, April
27, 1941, to Virginia Joan Kerchum. |
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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (b. 1932) —
also known as Yvonne B. Burke; Perle Yvonne Watson;
Yvonne W. Brathwaite —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Marina del Rey, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
5, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1966-72; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1968,
1972
(alternate), 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1984;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1973-79 (37th District 1973-75,
28th District 1975-79); candidate for California
state attorney general, 1978; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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William Andrew Burkett (1913-1999) —
also known as William A. Burkett —
of Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Herman, Washington
County, Neb., July 1,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1936; banker;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1978.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Bankers Association; Amvets;
Rotary.
Wrote a 500-word history of the United States which was chosen in a
contest to be inscribed at Mount Rushmore.
Died, of heart
failure, in Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif., November
12, 1999 (age 86 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett; married, October
5, 1940, to Juliet Ruth Johnson. |
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James Montgomery Burlingame (1836-1915) —
also known as James M. Burlingame —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Connecticut, March
29, 1836.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 12, 1885-86.
Died in Napa, Napa
County, Calif., June 4,
1915 (age 79 years, 67
days).
Interment at Old Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. (b. 1947) —
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1947.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 1992-.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Clarence Monroe Burton (1853-1932) —
also known as Clarence M. Burton —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Whiskey Diggins, Sierra
County, Calif., November
18, 1853.
Lawyer; member, Detroit Board of Education, 1900-11; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1907-08.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Founder of the Burton Historical Collection at the Detroit Public
Library.
Died October
23, 1932 (age 78 years, 340
days).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Image source:
Bench & Bar of Michigan (1918) |
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John Christopher Burton —
also known as John C. Burton —
of California.
Lawyer; Independent candidate for Governor of
California, 2003; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California.
Still living as of 2020.
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John Lowell Burton (b. 1932) —
also known as John L. Burton —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
15, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1965-74, 1989-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1968,
1972,
2004;
California
Democratic state chair, 1973-74; U.S.
Representative from California, 1974-83 (6th District 1974-75,
5th District 1975-83); member of California
state senate, 1990; President
pro tempore of the California State Senate, 1998-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Phillip Burton (1926-1983) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 1,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1957-64; defeated, 1954; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1964-83 (5th District 1964-75,
6th District 1975-83, 5th District 1983); died in office 1983.
Died, from a ruptured
aneurysm, in St. Francis Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., April
10, 1983 (age 56 years, 313
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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John David Butler (1915-2010) —
also known as John D. Butler —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
4, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1951-55.
First native of San Diego to serve as mayor.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., February
9, 2010 (age 94 years, 189
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of John Butler and Adeline (Lagomarsino) Butler; married 1953 to Helen
Emrick; married 1961 to
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George Charles Butte (1877-1940) —
also known as George C. Butte —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 9,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1924; Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1925; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Society for International Law; American
Law Institute; Alpha
Tau Omega; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, following surgery for an intestinal
blockage, in American Hospital,
Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, January
18, 1940 (age 62 years, 254
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Dublin, Tex.
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A. Ronald Button (1903-1987) —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Plainview, Pierce
County, Neb., August
29, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
developer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956;
California
Republican state chair, 1953; California
state treasurer, 1956-59.
Died January
31, 1987 (age 83 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Matthew Byrne Sr. (1896-1974) —
also known as William M. Byrne, Sr. —
Born in Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., July 10,
1896.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; member of
California
state assembly, 1925-31; municipal judge in California, 1943-48;
superior court judge in California, 1948-50; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1950-66;
took senior status 1966.
Died March 9,
1974 (age 77 years, 242
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Matthew Byrne Jr. (1930-2006) —
also known as William M. Byrne, Jr. —
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
3, 1930.
Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Peirson
M. Hall; U.S.
Attorney for the Central District of California, 1967-70; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1971-98;
took senior status 1998; senior judge, 1998-2006.
Died in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
12, 2006 (age 75 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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