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Thomas Jamison MacBride (1914-2000) —
also known as Thomas J. MacBride —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., March
25, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1955-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1961-66;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 1966-79;
took senior status 1979.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Rotary.
Died in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., January
6, 2000 (age 85 years, 287
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
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Julian William Mack (1866-1943) —
also known as Julian W. Mack —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; circuit judge in Illinois, 1904-05; Judge, Illinois
Appellate Court, 1905-11; Judge
of U.S. Commerce Court, 1911-13; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for
the 7th Circuit, 1911; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1911-29; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1929-30; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1929-40; took
senior status 1940; senior judge, 1940-43.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Jewish Congress; American
Jewish Committee.
Died, in his room at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
5, 1943 (age 77 years, 48
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles MacVeagh (1860-1931) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., June 6,
1860.
Lawyer; general solicitor and assistant general counsel, U.S.
Steel
Corporation, 1901-25; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1925-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Mission Canyon, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., December
4, 1931 (age 71 years, 181
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Kenneth Leon Maddy (1934-2000) —
also known as Kenneth L. Maddy; Ken Maddy —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 22,
1934.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 14th District, 1971-78; candidate for Governor of
California, 1978; member of California
state senate, 1979-98; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1992.
Member, Rotary;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of lung
cancer, at Sutter Memorial Hospital,
Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., February
19, 2000 (age 65 years, 273
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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James George Maguire (1853-1920) —
also known as James G. Maguire —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
22, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 13th District, 1875-77; superior court judge in
California, 1882-88; U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1893-99; candidate
for Governor of
California, 1898; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1900,
1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., June 20,
1920 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Dudley Field Malone (1882-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Westwood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 3,
1882.
Lawyer; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1913-17; resigned 1917; resigned to protest
Wilson Administration's failure to advocate Woman Suffrage Amendment;
Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of
New York, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1932;
legal counsel for Twentieth Century-Fox movie
studio; played Winston Churchill in the 1943 movie
Mission to Moscow.
Catholic.
Famed for saying, in a speech at the Scopes trial in 1925, "I have
never learned anything from any man who agreed with me." Toward the
end of his life, he appeared in movies as British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill, who he resembled.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Culver City Hospital,
Culver City, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
5, 1950 (age 68 years, 124
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
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Charles Taylor Manatt (1936-2011) —
also known as Charles Manatt —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 9,
1936.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; California
Democratic state chair, 1971-73, 1975-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1972,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Temporary Chair, 1984;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1976-82; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1981-85; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1999-2001.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in 2011
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Fabian Mankiewicz (1924-2014) —
also known as Frank Mankiewicz —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 16,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
California
state assembly, 1950; lawyer; author;
press secretary for Robert
F. Kennedy, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1968;
campaign manager for George
McGovern's presidential campaign, 1972; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1976; president,
National Public Radio,
1977-83.
Jewish.
Died, of heart
failure while suffering from lung
problems, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., October
23, 2014 (age 90 years, 160
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Seth Mann (b. 1860) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Randolph, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 29,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; California
Democratic state chair, 1898-1900; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Mann and Abby (Allen) Mann; married, June 24,
1890, to Maud L. Daulton. |
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Charles McFerson Mannon (b. 1876) —
also known as Charles M. Mannon —
of Ukiah, Mendocino
County, Calif.
Born in San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., October
12, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916
(alternate), 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Bruce Martin Margolin (b. 1942) —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Henry Harrison Markham (1840-1923) —
also known as Henry H. Markham —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Wilmington, Essex
County, N.Y., November
16, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; gold and silver mining
business; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1885-87; Governor of
California, 1891-95.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, following a stroke,
in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
9, 1923 (age 82 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Fred William Marler Jr. (b. 1932) —
also known as Fred W. Marler, Jr. —
of Redding, Shasta
County, Calif.
Born in Auburn, Placer
County, Calif., April 6,
1932.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state senate, 1965-70; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1965-70; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred W. Marler and Hazel (Scott) Marler; married, June 18,
1955, to Irene E. Carlson. |
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Raymond L. Marsh (1926-2000) —
of California.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
6, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; candidate
for California
state assembly, 1966; municipal judge in California, 1975-78;
superior court judge in California, 1978-96.
Died, of cancer,
at Alta Bates Medical
Center, Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March 9,
2000 (age 73 years, 185
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Martin Jr. (1915-2000) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Redwood City, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 21,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; treasurer of
California Republican Party, 1957-62; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1960.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died October
31, 2000 (age 85 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Martin and Helen (Jackson) Martin; married, July 5,
1946, to Ellen Chamberlain. |
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William Micajah Martin (1917-1992) —
also known as William M. Martin —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.; West Covina, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 30,
1917.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1950-53; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1952;
member of California
Republican State Executive Committee, 1952-53; municipal judge in
California, 1957-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died May 8,
1992 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alfred Martin and Caroline (Mandel) Martin; married, November
27, 1956, to Verna Jean Hill. |
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George Thomas Marye Jr. (1849-1933) —
also known as George T. Marye —
of Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
13, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; California
Democratic state chair, 1888-93; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1914-16.
Anglican.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died September
2, 1933 (age 83 years, 263
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Edward Louis Masry (1932-2005) —
also known as Edward L. Masry —
of Thousand Oaks, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., July 29,
1932.
Lawyer; his successful lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric,
over contamination of drinking water in the town of Hinckley,
California, was the subject of the movie Erin Brockovich
(2000); mayor
of Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2001-02.
Syrian
ancestry.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Los Robles Regional Medical
Center, Thousand Oaks, Ventura
County, Calif., December
5, 2005 (age 73 years, 129
days).
Interment at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village,
Calif.
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Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) —
also known as S. C. Masterson;
"Brick" —
of Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif.; El Sobrante, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Touchet, Walla Walla
County, Wash., December
23, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948;
municipal judge in California, 1950; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge in
California, 1960-72.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., 1990
(age about
78 years). His body was
donated to the University of California for medical research.
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Seabury C. Mastick (b. 1871) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; near Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1904;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, Warner Chemical
Company; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1921-22;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1923-34; defeated, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Chemical Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896 to Agnes
E. Warner. |
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Robert Takeo Matsui (1941-2005) —
also known as Robert T. Matsui —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., September
17, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1979-2005 (3rd District 1979-93,
5th District 1993-2005); died in office 2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004.
Methodist.
Japanese
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of pneumonia
and myelodysplastic
syndrome, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
1, 2005 (age 63 years, 106
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
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Al Matthews —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Leodis Clyde Matthews (born c.1949) —
also known as Leodis C. Matthews —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born about 1949.
Lawyer; Honorary
Consul for Liechtenstein in Los
Angeles, Calif., 2007-17.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) —
also known as William G. McAdoo —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., October
31, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with William
McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads;
president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1908; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920,
1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1941 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1849) and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo;
married, November
18, 1885, to Sarah Houston Fleming; married, May 7,
1914, to Eleanor Randolph Wilson (daughter of Woodrow
Wilson and Ellen
Wilson); married, September
14, 1935, to Doris Isabel Cross; great-grandson of John
Floyd. |
| | | Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Byron
R. Newton — Nat
Rogan |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Federal
Reserve History |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine, May
1919 |
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Matthew Hall McAllister (1800-1865) —
also known as Matthew H. McAllister —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., October
26, 1800.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Georgia, 1827-35; member of Georgia
state senate, 1835-37; mayor
of Savannah, Ga., 1837-39; resigned 1839; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1845; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the Districts of
California, 1855-63; resigned 1863.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
19, 1865 (age 65 years, 54
days).
Burial location unknown.
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H. S. McCallum —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Leo Tarcisius McCarthy (b. 1930) —
also known as Leo T. McCarthy —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Auckland, New
Zealand, August
15, 1930.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1969-82; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1974-80; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1983-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988
(delegation chair); candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1988.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1995.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel McCarthy and Nora (Roche) McCarthy; married, December
17, 1955, to Jacqueline Burke. |
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Paul Norton McCloskey Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Paul N. McCloskey, Jr.; Pete
McCloskey —
of Portola Valley, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Loma Linda, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
29, 1927.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1967-83 (11th District 1967-73,
17th District 1973-75, 12th District 1975-83); candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1972;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982; candidate for Presidential Elector
for California.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2020.
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Marshall Francis McComb (1894-1981) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Denver,
Colo., May 6,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1927; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1937-55; justice of
California state supreme court, 1956-77; director, Good Samaritan
Hospital.
Member, Delta
Chi; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died September
5, 1981 (age 87 years, 122
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry McComb and Estelle (Tredenick) McComb. |
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Joseph Walker McCorkle (1819-1884) —
also known as Joseph W. McCorkle; J. W.
McCorkle —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Sutter
County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio, June 24,
1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Dayton,
Ohio, 1845-49; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state assembly 14th District, 1851-52; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1851-53.
Engaged in a duel
with U.S. Senator W.
M. Gwin, June 1, 1853; there were no injuries.
Died in Branchville, Prince
George's County, Md., March
18, 1884 (age 64 years, 268
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Ohio.
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John Griffith McCullough (1835-1915) —
also known as John G. McCullough —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., September
16, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1862-63; California
state attorney general, 1863-67; member of Vermont
state senate, 1898; Governor of
Vermont, 1902-04.
Congregationalist.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1915 (age 79 years, 255
days).
Interment at Old
Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
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David Martin McIntosh (b. 1958) —
also known as David M. McIntosh —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 8,
1958.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1995-2001; candidate
for Governor of
Indiana, 2000.
Episcopalian.
Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph Chambers McKibbin (1824-1896) —
of Downieville, Sierra
County, Calif.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., May 14,
1824.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; member of California
state senate, 1852-53; U.S.
Representative from California at-large, 1857-59; defeated, 1858;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; general
contractor.
Died in Marshall Hall, Charles
County, Md., July 1,
1896 (age 72 years, 48
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edward P. Meany (1854-1938) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 13,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, New Mexico Central and
Southern Railway;
one of the organizers of the American Bell
Telephone Company, and counsel to American Telephone and
Telegraph Company; director, Colonial Life
Insurance Company of America; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1896,
1900;
chair
of Morris County Democratic Party, 1914.
Irish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., November
24, 1938 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Augustine Meany and Maria Lavina (Shannon) Meany; married
to Rosalie Behr; married 1923 to Andrie
Chesnal. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Edwin Meese III (b. 1931) —
also known as Ed Meese; "Reagan's
Geographer" —
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., December
2, 1931.
Lawyer; legal affairs secretary to Gov. Ronald
Reagan, 1967-68; executive assistant and chief of staff, 1969-74;
law
professor; U.S.
Attorney General, 1985-88.
Lutheran.
Member, Federalist
Society.
The independent counsel who investigated
the Wedtech scandal
reported that Meese, who had worked as a lobbyist
for Wedtech, was complicit
in the company's bribery
and fraud;
following this disclosure, he resigned
from the Cabinet.
Still living as of 2020.
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George de Rue Meiklejohn (1857-1929) —
also known as George D. Meiklejohn —
of Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb.
Born in Wisconsin, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-88; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1889-91; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1893-97.
Died in 1929
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Thomas Henry Merry (1838-1907) —
also known as Thomas H. Merry —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Hueneme (now Port Hueneme), Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 12,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of California
state assembly 10th District, 1880-81.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., October
20, 1907 (age 69 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Lawrence Merry (1842-1911) —
also known as William L. Merry —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
December
27, 1842.
Steamship
captain; wholesale
grocer; lawyer; Consul-General
for Nicaragua in San
Francisco, Calif., 1891-96; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1897-1907; Nicaragua, 1897-1908; Costa Rica, 1897-1911.
Member, Freemasons.
Advocate of Nicaraguan Canal.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
14, 1911 (age 68 years, 352
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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Isaac E. Messmore (1821-1902) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.; Washington,
D.C.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ontario,
August
21, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1861; circuit judge in Wisconsin 6th Circuit,
1861-62; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; assistant
commissioner, U.S. Revenue Bureau; real estate
developer; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1880
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1894.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
8, 1902 (age 80 years, 140
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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George Miller III (b. 1945) —
of Martinez, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif., May 17,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for California
state senate, 1969; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; U.S.
Representative from California, 1975-2015 (7th District
1975-2013, 11th District 2013-15); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2015.
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John J. Miller (1932-1985) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born July 28,
1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1967-78 (17th District 1967-74, 13th District
1975-78); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1978-85.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association; National
Lawyers Guild; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of diabetes,
on February
16, 1985 (age 52 years, 203
days).
Burial location unknown.
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M. Garet Rogers Miller (1920-1996) —
also known as M. Garet Miller —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ohio, October
26, 1920.
Lawyer; author;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1961.
Female.
Died in Ventura
County, Calif., November
24, 1996 (age 76 years, 29
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Justin Miller (1888-1973) —
also known as Justin Miller —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Crescent City, Del Norte
County, Calif., November
17, 1888.
Lawyer; Kings
County District Attorney, 1915-18; law
professor; Associate
Justice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1937-45;
resigned 1945; chairman and general counsel, National Association of
Radio and
Television Broadcasters.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Sigma Rho; Delta
Chi; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died, in a hospital
at Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
17, 1973 (age 84 years, 61
days).
Interment at Grangeville
Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
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Gideon Curtis Moody (1832-1904) —
also known as Gideon C. Moody —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
16, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1867-69, 1874-75; Speaker
of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1868-69,
1874-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Dakota
Territory Territory, 1868;
justice
of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1878-83; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1889-91.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
17, 1904 (age 71 years, 153
days).
Cremated.
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Edward E. Moore —
of Indiana; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
School
teacher; newspaper
editor; member of Indiana
state senate, 1904-12; lawyer; real estate
dealer; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1923.
Burial location unknown.
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John Brown Moore (1835-1926) —
of Anderson
County, S.C.; Colusa, Colusa
County, Calif.
Born in Anderson District (now Anderson
County), S.C., March
22, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Anderson County,
1868-70; vice-chair of
South Carolina Democratic Party, 1878; member of South
Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1882-86; involved in
a dispute over alcohol prohibition in Anderson County, which he
opposed; on September 15, 1885, in the public square of Anderson,
S.C., he shot
at Edwards
Bobo Murray, and was shot and
injured; subsequently pleaded
guilty to disturbing
the peace and to carrying a concealed
weapon; charges against Murray were dismissed.
Presbyterian.
Died in Colusa, Colusa
County, Calif., November
22, 1926 (age 91 years, 245
days).
Interment at Colusa Community Cemetery, Colusa, Calif.
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Walter Moore (born c.1960) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born about 1960.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 2005 (primary), 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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Carlos John Moorhead (1922-2011) —
also known as Carlos J. Moorhead —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from California, 1973-97 (20th District 1973-75,
22nd District 1975-93, 27th District 1993-97); delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
23, 2011 (age 89 years, 201
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William W. Morrow (1843-1929) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born near Milton, Wayne
County, Ind., July 15,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; California
Republican state chair, 1879-82; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1885-91; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1891-97;
Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 9th Circuit, 1897-1911; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1897-1923; took
senior status 1923.
One of the incorporators of the American Red Cross.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 24,
1929 (age 86 years, 9
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Charles White Mortimer (1852-1920) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Adelaide, Ontario,
April
20, 1852.
Lawyer; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Los
Angeles, Calif., 1883-97, 1900-02.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
7, 1920 (age 68 years, 170
days).
Interment at Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Thornhill, York, Ontario.
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Charles Krath Moser (b. 1877) —
also known as Charles K. Moser —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Lewinsville, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Marion, Smyth
County, Va., August
27, 1877.
Manager of a fruit
drying company in California; newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Aden, 1909-11; Colombo, 1911-14; Harbin, 1914-19; Tiflis, as of 1921.
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley Mosk (1912-2001) —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
12, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
superior court judge in California, 1943-58; California
state attorney general, 1959-64; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1960-64; justice of
California state supreme court, 1964-2001; appointed 1964; died
in office 2001.
Jewish.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., June 19,
2001 (age 88 years, 280
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.; statue at Capitol
Grounds, Sacramento, Calif.
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Dick Murphy (b. 1942) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill., December
16, 1942.
Lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1989; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 2001-05; resigned 2005.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Kevin Murray (b. 1960) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in 1960.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 47th District, 1995-98; member of California
state senate 26th District, 1999-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2004.
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