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Henry Clay Caldwell (1832-1915) —
of Keosauqua, Van Buren
County, Iowa; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Marshall
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
4, 1832.
Lawyer; Van
Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1856-58; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1859-61; colonel in the Union
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1864-71; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1864-90; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1890-1903; retired
1903.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
15, 1915 (age 82 years, 164
days).
Interment at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Ronald Brooks Cameron (1927-2006) —
also known as Ronald B. Cameron —
of Whittier, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
16, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 25th District, 1963-67; defeated,
1966; candidate for California
state controller, 1970.
Died in Whittier, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
1, 2006 (age 78 years, 169
days).
Cremated.
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Anthony Caminetti (1854-1923) —
of Jackson, Amador
County, Calif.
Born in Jackson, Amador
County, Calif., July 30,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; mining
business; Amador
County District Attorney, 1877-82; member of California
state assembly, 1883-85, 1897-1901 (16th District 1883-85, 15th
District 1897-1901); member of California
state senate, 1885-87, 1907-13; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1891-95; defeated,
1894; proposed a bill in 1892 to eliminate Yosemite National Park;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1896;
U.S. commissioner of immigration 1913-21; he urged banning
immigration from countries he saw as the "Asian menace".
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Jackson, Amador
County, Calif., November
17, 1923 (age 69 years, 110
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Jackson, Calif.
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Thomas J. Campbell (b. 1952) —
also known as Tom Campbell —
of Campbell, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
14, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from California, 1989-93, 1995-2001 (12th District
1989-93, 15th District 1995-2001); Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1992 (primary), 2000; member of California
state senate, 1993-95.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Benjamin Platt Carpenter (1837-1921) —
also known as B. Platt Carpenter —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Stanford, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 14,
1837.
Republican. Lawyer; Dutchess
County District Attorney, 1858; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1868,
1872,
1884;
member of New York
state senate 11th District, 1876-77; Dutchess
County Judge, 1876-83; New York
Republican state chair, 1881-82; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1882; Governor
of Montana Territory, 1885; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889.
Died in Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., December
24, 1921 (age 84 years, 224
days).
Interment somewhere
in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Morgan Carpenter and Maria (Bockee) Carpenter; married 1860 to Esther
Thorne. |
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Fred Warner Carpenter (1873-1957) —
of San Anselmo, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Sauk Centre, Stearns
County, Minn., December
12, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to William
H. Taft, when he was Governor of the Philippine Islands,
Secretary of War, and President of the United States; U.S. Minister
to Morocco, 1910-12; Siam, 1912-13.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Chi.
Died in 1957
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Horace Walpole Carpentier (1824-1918) —
also known as Horace W. Carpentier —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Galway, Saratoga
County, N.Y., 1824.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; banker;
member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1853, 1853-54; mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1854-55; president of telegraph
companies which developed a system of telegraph
lines in California and connecting to the Eastern U.S.
Philanthropist; also left more than $1 million to Columbia University
and to Barnard College on his death in 1918.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
31, 1918 (age about 93
years).
Interment somewhere
in Galway, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of James Carpenter and Henrietta Carpenter. |
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Charles Hardy Carr (b. 1903) —
also known as Charles H. Carr —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Coahoma, Coahoma
County, Miss., August
18, 1903.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1943-46.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Hardy Carr and MaiBelle (Landers) Carr; married, August
1, 1936, to Margaret (Applewhite) Cole. |
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Sterling Douglas Carr (b. 1876) —
also known as Sterling Carr —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Monterey
County, Calif., November
25, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1924-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sterling Carr and Florida Nichols Carr; married, July 18,
1927, to Mary Grayson Hinckley. |
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Albert Edward Carter (1881-1964) —
also known as Albert E. Carter —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born near Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., July 5,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1925-45; defeated,
1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
Moose;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died at Providence Hospital,
Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., August
8, 1964 (age 83 years, 34
days).
Interment at Home
of Peace Cemetery, Porterville, Calif.
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James Marshall Carter (1904-1979) —
also known as James M. Carter —
Born in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., March
11, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1946-49; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1949-67;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1967-71; took
senior status 1971; senior judge, 1971-79.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., November
18, 1979 (age 75 years, 252
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Madison Carter and Belle Carter; married 1927 to
Dorothy Freeland; married 1938 to Ruth
Doty; married 1953 to Bina
Cheney. |
| | | Cross-reference: Michael
D. Crapo |
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Jesse Washington Carter (1888-1959) —
also known as Jesse W. Carter —
of Redding, Shasta
County, Calif.; San Anselmo, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Carrville, Trinity
County, Calif., December
19, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; Shasta
County District Attorney, 1919-27; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1932;
member of California
state senate, 1939; justice of
California state supreme court, 1939; appointed 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in 1959
(age about
70 years).
Interment somewhere
in Trinity County, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa Manning Carter and Josephine Amanda (Sweet) Carter; married,
August
7, 1910, to Tiny Elva Gish; married, February
9, 1941, to Thelma H. Williams. |
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Oliver Jesse Carter (1911-1976) —
also known as Oliver Carter —
of Redding, Shasta
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 7,
1911.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state senate, 1941-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1948;
California
Democratic state chair, 1949; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1950.
Died June 14,
1976 (age 65 years, 68
days).
Cremated.
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Charles E. Cassidy (b. 1901) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
11, 1901.
Lawyer; justice of
Hawaii state supreme court, 1959-67.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cassidy and Eliza (Emmes) Cassidy; married, June 30,
1930, to Helen O. Moses. |
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Raul Hector Castro (1916-2015) —
also known as Raul H. Castro; "Ambassador on
Horseback" —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Nogales, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.
Born in Cananea, Sonora,
June
12, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; Pima
County Attorney, 1954-58; superior court judge in Arizona,
1959-60; U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, 1964; Bolivia, 1968-69; Argentina, 1977-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arizona, 1972;
Governor
of Arizona, 1975-77; resigned 1977; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Arizona.
Catholic.
Mexican
ancestry.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., April
10, 2015 (age 98 years, 302
days).
Interment at Sedona Community Cemetery, Sedona, Ariz.
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Thomas Vincent Cator (1851-1920) —
also known as Thomas V. Cator —
of Hudson
County, N.J.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., July 18,
1851.
Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1882-83;
California state election commissioner, 1901-20.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., September
20, 1920 (age 69 years, 64
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Wilder Chafin (1852-1920) —
also known as Eugene W. Chafin —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Arizona; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in East Troy, Walworth
County, Wis., November
1, 1852.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1882; Prohibition candidate for Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1886, 1900; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1898; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1902; Prohibition candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1904; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1908, 1912; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1914.
Died November
30, 1920 (age 68 years, 29
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel E. Chafin and Betsey (Pollard) Chafin; married, November
24, 1881, to Carrie A. Hunkins. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, September 1908 |
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David Williams Cheesman (1824-1884) —
also known as D. W. Cheesman —
of Oroville, Butte
County, Calif.
Born in Hagerstown, Wayne
County, Ind., December
22, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1859; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1860;
treasurer, U.S. Mint at San Francisco, 1861.
Died November
24, 1884 (age 59 years, 338
days).
Original interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment to unknown location.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Williams Cheesman and Hannah (Rowand) Cheesman; married 1849 to Urania
K. Macy. |
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Norton Parker Chipman (1834-1924) —
also known as Norton P. Chipman —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Milford Center, Union
County, Ohio, March 7,
1834.
Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the District of Columbia, 1871-75; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1905-22; resigned 1922.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
1, 1924 (age 89 years, 331
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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David Chiu (b. 1970) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 2,
1970.
Democrat. Lawyer; Democratic Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary
Committee; aide to U.S. Sen. Paul
Simon; founder and chief operating officer, Grassroots Enterprise
(online
communications company); member, San Francisco Board of
Supervisors, 2008-; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2011.
Taiwanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Erwin Ladislav Chloupek (1870-1948) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born October
8, 1870.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Consul
for Czechoslovakia in San
Francisco, Calif., 1935.
Czech
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in San
Francisco, Calif., August
28, 1948 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Chloupek and Mary (Sullivan) Chloupek. |
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Murray M. Chotiner (1909-1974) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
4, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1936,
1944,
1952,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1960.
Special counsel to President Richard
Nixon, 1970-71.
Injured in an automobile
accident on Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Va., in front of the home
of Massachusetts Sen. Edward
M. Kennedy, and died one week later, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
30, 1974 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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Warren Minor Christopher (1925-2011) —
also known as Warren Christopher; "The
Cardinal" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Scranton, Bowman
County, N.Dak., October
27, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice William
O. Douglas, 1949-50; special counsel to Gov. Edmund
G. Brown, 1959; deputy U.S. Attorney General, 1967-69; deputy
U.S. Secretary of State, 1977-81; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1964;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1993-97.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Philosophical Society.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on January 16, 1981.
Died, from kidney
and bladder cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
18, 2011 (age 85 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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David Worth Clark (1902-1955) —
also known as D. Worth Clark —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho, April 2,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1935-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1939-45; defeated, 1950.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 19,
1955 (age 53 years, 78
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
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Harry Camp Clark (b. 1883) —
also known as Harry C. Clark —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., June 8,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1927-31.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kappa
Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Heman E. Clark and Melissa (Heath) Clark; married, June 6,
1911, to Georgia L. Kessinger. |
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William Patrick Clark (1931-2013) —
also known as William P. Clark —
Born in Oxnard, Ventura
County, Calif., October
23, 1931.
Lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1969-71; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1971-73; justice of
California state supreme court, 1973-81; U.S. National Security
Advisor, 1982-83; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1983-85.
Catholic.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Shandon, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., August
10, 2013 (age 81 years, 291
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Hessin Clarke (1857-1945) —
also known as John H. Clarke —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Lisbon, Columbiana
County, Ohio, September
18, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1912;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1914-16; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-22.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March
22, 1945 (age 87 years, 185
days).
Interment at Lisbon
Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of John Clarke and Melissa (Hessin) Clarke. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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Thurmond Clarke (1902-1971) —
Born in Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif., June 29,
1902.
Lawyer; municipal judge in California, 1932-35; superior court
judge in California, 1935-55; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1955-66;
U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1966-70;
took senior status 1970.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
28, 1971 (age 68 years, 244
days).
Interment at Carpinteria Cemetery, Carpinteria, Calif.
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Ralph H. Clock (1878-1944) —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Geneva, Franklin
County, Iowa, September
3, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1908;
superior court judge in California, 1923-25; member, California Fish
and Game Commission, 1926-31; member of California
state senate 33rd District; elected 1931.
Died, in Seaside Hospital,
Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 29,
1944 (age 65 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William K. Coblentz (1922-2010) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 28,
1922.
Democrat. Lawyer; special counsel to Gov. Pat
Brown, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1964
(alternate), 1968;
member, University of California Board of Regents, 1964-80.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; NAACP.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., September
13, 2010 (age 88 years, 47
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Ira Cochran (b. 1863) —
also known as George I. Cochran —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oshawa, Ontario,
July
1, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1920
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, Union
League.
Entombed at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. George Cochran and Catherine Lynch (Davidson) Cochran;
married, August
6, 1890, to Alice Maude McClung; married, April 3,
1907, to Isabelle May McClung. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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Edward Ignatius Coffey (1875-1943) —
also known as Edward I. Coffey —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Idaho, April
22, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,
Democratic National Convention, 1904.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., June 20,
1943 (age 68 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cornelius Cole (1822-1924) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Lodi, Seneca
County, N.Y., September
17, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1856-60; U.S.
Representative from California at-large, 1863-65; U.S.
Senator from California, 1867-73.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
3, 1924 (age 102 years,
47 days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Willoughby Cole (b. 1857) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., November
20, 1857.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1890-92.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel LaFort Collins (1895-1965) —
also known as Sam L. Collins —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Fortville, Hancock
County, Ind., August
6, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 19th District, 1933-37; defeated,
1936; member of California
state assembly, 1940-52; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1947-52.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif., June 26,
1965 (age 69 years, 324
days).
Interment at Loma
Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif.
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Robert Likens Condon (1912-1976) —
also known as Robert Condon —
of Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., November
10, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of California
state assembly, 1948-52; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1954.
Died in Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif., June 3,
1976 (age 63 years, 206
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
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Edwin Hurd Conger (1843-1907) —
also known as Edwin H. Conger —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Knox
County, Ill., March 7,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Dallas
County Treasurer, 1877-81; Iowa state
treasurer, 1881-85; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1885-91; U.S. Minister to
Brazil, 1890-93, 1897-98; China, 1898-1905; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1905.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 18,
1907 (age 64 years, 72
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Nathaniel Parrish Conrey (1860-1936) —
also known as Nathaniel P. Conrey —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Franklin
County, Ind., June 30,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1899-1900; superior court judge in California,
1900-09; Judge,
California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1913-35; justice of
California state supreme court, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, of complications from a spinal injury suffered in a fall, in
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1936 (age 76 years, 125
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of David La Rue Conrey and Hannah (Jameson) Conrey; married, November
21, 1890, to Ethelwyn Wells. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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Frank Leslie Coombs (1853-1934) —
also known as Frank L. Coombs —
of Napa, Napa
County, Calif.
Born in Napa, Napa
County, Calif., December
27, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Napa
County District Attorney, 1879-84; member of California
state assembly, 1887-89, 1891-97, 1921-23, 1925-27; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1891, 1897; U.S. Minister to Japan, 1892-93; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1899-1901; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1901-03; defeated,
1902.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Elks.
Died in Napa, Napa
County, Calif., October
5, 1934 (age 80 years, 282
days).
Interment at Tulocay
Cemetery, Napa, Calif.
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Nathan F. Coombs —
of Napa, Napa
County, Calif.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel S. Cooper (b. 1930) —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
10, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 69th District, 1965-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1971-78; defeated in primary, 1978;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1978.
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Relatives:
Married to Hilda Winshall. |
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Edwin M. Cooper —
of California.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Ellsworth Corfman (1863-1950) —
also known as Elmer E. Corfman —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa, March 2,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-23; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1919-23.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1950 (age 86 years, 337
days).
Interment at Pierce
Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles,
Calif.
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John Martin Costello (1903-1976) —
also known as John M. Costello —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
15, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 1935-45; defeated,
1932, 1944.
Catholic.
Died, of heart
failure, in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., August
29, 1976 (age 73 years, 227
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Aylett Rains Cotton (1826-1912) —
also known as Aylett R. Cotton —
of Lyons, Clinton
County, Iowa; Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Austintown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, November
29, 1826.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Clinton
County Judge, 1851-53; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1854; mayor of Lyons, Iowa, 1855-57;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1857;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1868-71; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1871-75.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1912 (age 85 years, 336
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Charles Christopher Cox (b. 1952) —
also known as Christopher Cox —
of Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
16, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; law clerk to Judge Herbert
Y. C. Choy, 1977-79; senior associate counsel to Pres. Ronald
Reagan, 1986-88; U.S.
Representative from California, 1989-2005 (40th District 1989-93,
47th District 1993-2003, 48th District 2003-05); resigned 2005;
chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2005-.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Eugene St. Julien Cox (c.1835-1898) —
also known as E. St. Julien Cox —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Switzerland,
about 1835.
Lawyer; mayor
of St. Peter, Minn., 1865-67; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 34, 1873; member of Minnesota
state senate 34th District, 1874-75; district judge in Minnesota
9th District, 1877-82.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1898 (age about 63
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gavin W. Craig (b. 1878) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Scotia, Greeley
County, Neb., June 22,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1926-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gavin Ralston Craig and Emma Edwards (Morse) Craig; married, April
11, 1903, to Berdena Brownsberger. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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Joseph Crail (1877-1938) —
also known as Joe Crail —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, December
25, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1927-33; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1932.
Christian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 2,
1938 (age 60 years, 67
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Thomas Owen Craven (b. 1905) —
also known as Thomas O. Craven —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Rocklin, Placer
County, Calif., August
31, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nevada, 1936;
U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1942-45.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Glenn Craven and Beatrice (Owens) Craven; married, December
29, 1939, to Margaret Jeannette Crosby. |
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Shirley M. Crawford (1872-1917) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
5, 1872.
Republican. Actor;
newspaper
writer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; law partner of Augustus
E. Willson; Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Louisville,
Ky., 1901-07; in February 1905, amidst a controversy over the
appointment of a new Colonel, a military court of inquiry was
convened to investigate
the officers of the First Kentucky regiment, including a Major and
six Captains, for willful
disobedience; all were releived of duty, but Capt. Crawford was
singled out as "an agitator and fomenter of strife, disloyal and
insubordinate to his superior officers," and ordered court-martialed;
secretary-treasurer and director, Kentucky-Arizona Copper
Company (engaged in mining and
smelting).
Hit by
a car while crossing a street, suffered a fractured leg and pneumonia,
and died two weeks later, in German Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., September
6, 1917 (age 45 years, 32
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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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.
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Alexander Parker Crittenden (1816-1870) —
also known as Alexander P. Crittenden —
of Santa
Clara County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
14, 1816.
Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state assembly, 1849-51, 1852-53 (Los Angeles District 1849-51,
5th District 1852-53).
Shot
and mortally
wounded by his ex-lover, Laura D. Fair, on board a
ferry boat in San Francisco Bay, and died two days later, in San
Francisco, Calif., November
5, 1870 (age 54 years, 295
days). Fair was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death, but
the state supreme court ordered a new trial, and she was acquitted.
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Edwin Bryant Crocker (1818-1875) —
also known as Edwin B. Crocker —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Jamesville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., April
26, 1818.
Lawyer; justice of
California state supreme court, 1863; chief counsel, Central
Pacific Railroad,
1864-69.
Founder of the Crocker Art Museum; partially
paralyzed following an 1869 stroke.
Died in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., June 24,
1875 (age 57 years, 59
days).
Interment at Sacramento
City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
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Elisha Oscar Crosby (1818-1895) —
also known as Elisha O. Crosby —
of Vernon, Sutter
County, Calif.; New York.
Born in Tompkins
County, N.Y., 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to California state constitutional convention from Sacramento
District, 1849; member of California
state senate, 1849-51; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1861-64.
Died in Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif., June 20,
1895 (age about 76
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Coke Crow (1861-1945) —
also known as Edward C. Crow —
of Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Holt
County, Mo., December
19, 1861.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 25th Circuit, 1894-96; Missouri
state attorney general, 1897-1905.
Died in California, May 9,
1945 (age 83 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Souvenir of the Missouri Legislature 1897 |
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Maurice Edgar Crumpacker (1886-1927) —
also known as Maurice E. Crumpacker —
of Oregon.
Born in Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind., December
19, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1925-27; died in office
1927.
Came to San Francisco with Nicholas
Longworth and others; left the group and was found by police,
sitting on a curb and claiming he had been poisoned
by someone trying to murder
him; deemed paranoid, taken to a hospital, and sedated; released at
his insistence; walking near the shoreline with a friend, he yelled
"Tell everybody good-bye!", jumped
into the water, and drowned,
in San
Francisco Bay, July 24,
1927 (age 40 years, 217
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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George Edward Cryer (1875-1961) —
also known as George E. Cryer —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Douglas
County, Neb., May 13,
1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1921-29; defeated, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died after falling
from a ladder, May 24,
1961 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Eustace Cullinan —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1920,
1940.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif.
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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John Currey (b. 1814) —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Westchester
County, N.Y., October
4, 1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Anti-Lecompton Democratic
candidate for Governor of
California, 1859; justice of
California state supreme court, 1864-.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Currey and Reban (Ward) Currey; married 1845 to
Cornelia Elizabeth Scott; married 1881 to
Cornelia Ferris. |
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Jesse William Curtis (b. 1865) —
also known as Jesse W. Curtis —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., July 18,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; San
Bernardino County District Attorney, 1899-1903; superior court
judge in California, 1914-23; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1923-26; justice of
California state supreme court, 1926-31.
Baptist.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William
Jesse Curtis and Frances Sophia (Cowles) Curtis; married, June 23,
1892, to Ida Lucinda Seymour. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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Merritt Barton Curtis (1892-1966) —
also known as Merritt B. Curtis —
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., August
31, 1892.
Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps, during World War II;
lawyer; Constitution candidate for President
of the United States, 1960.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 16,
1966 (age 73 years, 258
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Jesse Curtis (b. 1838) —
also known as William J. Curtis —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind., August
2, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; San
Bernardino County District Attorney, 1873-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Israel Coleman Curtis and Lucy Mildred (Holman) Curtis; married,
November
21, 1861, to Frances S. Coles; father of Jesse
William Curtis. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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