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Lawyer Politicians in California, N-P

  James Carson Needham (1864-1942) — also known as James C. Needham — of Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born, in an covered wagon en route to California, at Carson City, Nev., September 17, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for California state senate, 1890; U.S. Representative from California, 1899-1913 (7th District 1899-1903, 6th District 1903-13); superior court judge in California, 1919-34. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif., July 11, 1942 (age 77 years, 297 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Modesto, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Charles E. Needham and Olive L. (Drake) Needham; married, July 1, 1894, to Dora Deetta Parsons.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Shawn Nelson — of Fullerton, Orange County, Calif. Lawyer; mayor of Fullerton, Calif., 2004-05, 2006-. Still living as of 2007.
  Harry P. Newblatt (1926-2002) — of Genesee County, Mich.; Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born February 10, 1926. Candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1974; lawyer. Died April 10, 2002 (age 76 years, 59 days). Burial location unknown.
Francis G. Newlands Francis Griffith Newlands (1848-1917) — also known as Francis G. Newlands — of San Francisco, Calif.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born near Natchez, Adams County, Miss., August 28, 1848. Lawyer; trustee of the estate of U.S. Senator William Sharon, 1886; U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1893-1903; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1903-17; died in office 1917; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1916. Died in Washington, D.C., December 24, 1917 (age 69 years, 118 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at Chevy Chase Circle, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Birney Newlands and Jessie (Barland) Newlands; married 1874 to Clara Adelaide Sharon (daughter of William Sharon); married 1888 to Edith McAllister.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1902
  Frank Cecil Newman (1917-1996) — also known as Frank C. Newman — of California. Born in Eureka, Humboldt County, Calif., July 17, 1917. Lawyer; law professor; justice of California state supreme court, 1977-82. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. Died, of heart failure, in a hospital at Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., February 18, 1996 (age 78 years, 216 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Johnston Newman and Anna (Dunn) Newman; married, January 14, 1940, to Frances Burks.
  John Francis Neylan (1885-1960) — also known as John F. Neylan — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 6, 1885. Republican. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; newspaper publisher; counsel to, and close associate of, William Randolph Hearst; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920 (member, Resolutions Committee); member, University of California Board of Regents, 1928-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Irish ancestry. Died, from a pulmonary condition, in University Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., August 19, 1960 (age 74 years, 287 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
Richard M. Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) — also known as Richard M. Nixon; "Tricky Dick"; "Searchlight" — of Whittier, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Yorba Linda, Orange County, Calif., January 9, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from California 12th District, 1947-50; U.S. Senator from California, 1950-53; appointed 1950; resigned 1953; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1956; Vice President of the United States, 1953-61; President of the United States, 1969-74; defeated, 1960; candidate for Governor of California, 1962; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964. Quaker. Member, American Legion; Order of the Coif. Discredited by the Watergate scandal, as many of his subordinates were charged with crimes; in July 1974, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted three articles of impeachment against him, over obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress; soon after, a tape recording emerged which directly implicated him in the Watergate break-in; with impeachment certain, he resigned; pardoned in 1974 by President Gerald R. Ford. Died, from a stroke, at New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 22, 1994 (age 81 years, 103 days). Interment at Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Anthony 'Frank' Nixon and Hannah (Milhous) Nixon; married, June 21, 1940, to Thelma Catherine Ryan; father of Julie Nixon (daughter-in-law of John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower; granddaughter-in-law of Dwight David Eisenhower); second cousin of John Duffy Alderson.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Carroll family of Maryland; Eisenhower-Nixon family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Maurice H. Stans — John H. Holdridge — Clark MacGregor — Harry L. Sears — Harry S. Dent — Christian A. Herter, Jr. — John N. Mitchell — G. Bradford Cook — Raymond Moley — Patrick J. Buchanan — Nils A. Boe — Murray M. Chotiner — Richard Blumenthal — G. Gordon Liddy — Robert D. Sack — Edward G. Latch — William O. Mills — Meyer Kestnbaum
  Campaign slogan (1968): "Nixon's the One!"
  Epitaph: "The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Richard M. Nixon: RN : The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (1978) — Beyond Peace (1994) — 1999: Victory Without War (1988) — Leaders (1982) — Memoirs — Six Crises (1962) — The Challenges We Face (1960) — In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal (1990) — No More Vietnams (1985) — The Poetry of Richard Milhous Nixon (1974) — Real Peace (1984) — The Real War (1980) — Seize The Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World (1992)
  Books about Richard M. Nixon: Melvin Small, The Presidency of Richard Nixon — Joan Hoff, Nixon Reconsidered — Jonathan Aitken, Nixon : A Life — Garry Wills, Nixon Agonistes : The Crisis of the Self-Made Man — Thomas Monsell, Nixon on Stage and Screen : The Thirty-Seventh President As Depicted in Films, Television, Plays and Opera — Stephen E. Ambrose, Nixon : Education of a Politician, 1913-1962 — Richard Reeves, President Nixon: Alone in the White House — Roger Morris, Richard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician — Robert Mason, Richard Nixon and the Quest for a New Majority — Jules Witcover, Very Strange Bedfellows : The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon & Spiro Agnew
  Critical books about Richard M. Nixon: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents — Lance Morrow, The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948: Learning the Secrets of Power — Don Fulsom, Nixon's Darkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most Troubled President
  Image source: United States Mint engraving
  Samuel Frederick Noon (1879-1966) — also known as S. Fred Noon — of Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Ariz.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., November 3, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Nogales, as of 1905; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1920 (member, Resolutions Committee). English ancestry. Died September 20, 1966 (age 86 years, 321 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Adolphus Henry Noon and Emma Catherine Elizabeth (Slaughter) Noon.
  William Albert Norris (1927-2017) — also known as William A. Norris — of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Turtle Creek, Allegheny County, Pa., August 30, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; law clerk for Justice William O. Douglas, 1955-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1964, 1968, 1972; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1980-94; took senior status 1994. Died January 21, 2017 (age 89 years, 144 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Ray J. O'Brien (b. 1889) — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Mare Island, Solano County, Calif., November 2, 1889. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in Hawaii, 1922-25, 1943-45; Judge, Hawaii Territory Tax Appeal Court, 1925-41; U.S. Attorney for Hawaii, 1945-51. Member, Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John O'Brien and Katherine (Hayes) O'Brien; married 1923 to Ruth Louise True.
  William Augustine O'Brien (b. 1903) — also known as William A. O'Brien — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., June 26, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; member of California Republican State Central Committee, 1930-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952 (alternate); secretary of California Republican Party, 1946. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Ambrose O'Connell (1881-1962) — of New York; Washington, D.C.; San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif. Born near Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, July 9, 1881. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper work; assistant to postmaster general James A. Farley, 1933-39; Second Assistant Postmaster General, 1939-40; First Assistant Postmaster General, 1940-43; Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1944-48. Catholic. Died, of a heart attack, in San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif., October 13, 1962 (age 81 years, 96 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 11, 1912, to Hedwig Agnes Heide.
  John A. O'Connell (c.1920-2000) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born about 1920. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1955-63; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 6th District, 1962. Died, of pancreatic cancer, at the California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif., March 4, 2000 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
Tasker L. Oddie Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) — also known as Tasker L. Oddie — of Nye County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 20, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; real estate business; mining business; Nye County District Attorney, 1900-02; member of Nevada state senate, 1904-08; Governor of Nevada, 1911-15; defeated, 1914, 1918; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924, 1928 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1932, 1940 (alternate). Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 17, 1950 (age 79 years, 120 days). Interment at Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Meigs Oddie and Ellen Gibson (Prout) Oddie; married, November 30, 1916, to Daisy Rendall.
  Oddie Boulevard, in Reno and Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Warren Olney (1841-1921) — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Davis County, Iowa, March 11, 1841. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from California, 1896; director, California Title Insurance and Trust Company; president, South San Francisco Dock Company; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1903-05. Member, American Bar Association; Loyal Legion. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., June 2, 1921 (age 80 years, 83 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Olney and Eliza Ann (Green) Olney; married, September 11, 1865, to Mary Jane Craven; father of Warren Olney Jr..
  Warren Olney Jr. (b. 1870) — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., October 15, 1870. Lawyer; law professor; general counsel and receiver, Western Pacific Railway; justice of California state supreme court, 1919-21. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Warren Olney and Mary Jane (Craven) Olney; married, October 24, 1899, to Mary M. McLean.
  Culbert Levy Olson (1876-1962) — also known as Culbert L. Olson — of Utah; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Fillmore, Millard County, Utah, November 7, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Utah state senate, 1916-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1920; member of California state senate, 1935-39; Governor of California, 1939-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940, 1944, 1948; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1940-43; California Democratic state chair, 1944-46. Member, Phi Delta Phi. Died at a rest home in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 13, 1962 (age 85 years, 157 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Kate Jeremy.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leonard Padilla (b. 1939) — of California. Born in 1939. Lawyer; Independent candidate for Governor of California, 2003. Still living as of 2003.
  George True Page (1859-1941) — also known as George T. Page — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Spring Bay, Woodford County, Ill., September 22, 1859. Lawyer; bank director; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1919-30; took senior status 1930. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in La Jolla, San Diego County, Calif., November 4, 1941 (age 82 years, 43 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Thaddeus Constantine Sobieska Page and Cordelia (Shope) Page; married, September 7, 1887, to Jessie S. Stevens.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Thomas Nelson Page (1853-1922) — also known as Thomas N. Page — of Washington, D.C. Born in Oakland Plantation, Hanover County, Va., April 23, 1853. Lawyer; author; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1913-19. Died in Oakland Plantation, Hanover County, Va., November 1, 1922 (age 69 years, 192 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Maj. John Page and Elizabeth Burwell (Nelson) Page; married 1886 to Anne Seddon Bruce; married 1893 to Florence (Lathrop) Field.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Frank Joseph Pagliaro Jr. (b. 1940) — also known as Frank J. Pagliaro, Jr. — of San Francisco, Calif.; Burlingame, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., August 10, 1940. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for California state assembly, 1970; member of California Republican State Central Committee, 1970-73; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972; mayor of Burlingame, Calif., 1988-89, 1992-93. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Pi Delta Epsilon; Sigma Nu; Lions. Still living as of 1993.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Joseph Pagliaro and Edith (Bennett) Pagliaro; married 1969 to Bonnie Kay Dickason.
  Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) — also known as Myles A. Paige — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., about 1898. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pullman car porter; lawyer; Republican candidate for New York state senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge, Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court). Catholic. African ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Urban League; Alpha Phi Alpha; American Legion; Catholic Lawyers Guild. New York City's first Black magistrate, 1936, and first Black judge, 1940. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 30, 1983 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Ronald Jason Palmieri (b. 1950) — of Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 5, 1950. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of California, 2003. Still living as of 2003.
  Victor Henry Palmieri (b. 1930) — also known as Victor H. Palmieri — of Malibu, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 16, 1930. Democrat. Lawyer; business executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968; U.S. Ambassador to , 1979-81. Member, Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma. Still living as of 1991.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Leon Edward Panetta (b. 1938) — also known as Leon E. Panetta — of Carmel Valley, Monterey County, Calif. Born in Monterey, Monterey County, Calif., June 28, 1938. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; administrative assistant to U.S. Sen Thomas H. Kuchel, 1966-69; U.S. Representative from California, 1977-93 (16th District 1977-93, 17th District 1993); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988 (speaker). Catholic. Director, Office of Management and Budget, 1993-94; White House chief of staff, 1994-96. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1962 to Sylvia Marie Varni.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Virginia Papan — also known as Gina Papan — of Millbrae, San Mateo County, Calif. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for California state assembly 19th District, 2002. Female. Greek ancestry. Member, Lions; Sierra Club. Still living as of 2007.
  Relatives: Daughter of Louis J. Papan.
  Sean Randall Parnell (b. 1962) — also known as Sean Parnell — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Hanford, Kings County, Calif., November 19, 1962. Republican. Lawyer; member of Alaska state house of representatives; elected 1992, 1994; member of Alaska state senate District I, 1997-2000; Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, 2006-09; Governor of Alaska, 2009-14. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Pat Parnell.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Russell E. Parsons — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Pashayan Jr. (b. 1941) — also known as Chip Pashayan — of Fresno, Fresno County, Calif. Born in Fresno, Fresno County, Calif., March 27, 1941. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 17th District, 1979-91; defeated, 1990. Congregationalist. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Pashayan, Sr. and Lillie (Aghijanian) Pashayan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Paul Peek (1904-1987) — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Iowa, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1937-39; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1939; California Democratic state chair, 1939; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940; secretary of state of California, 1940-42. Methodist. Died in 1987 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Christine Pelosi (b. 1966) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in California, May 5, 1966. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 2008; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Female. Still living as of 2019.
  Relatives: Daughter of Nancy Pelosi and Paul Francis Pelosi; niece of Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro III and Ronald Virgil Pelosi; granddaughter of Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr..
  Political family: Pelosi-D'Alesandro family of San Francisco, California.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Wallace Monroe Pence (b. 1860) — of Salinas, Monterey County, Calif.; San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, Calif. Born in Rozetta Township, Henderson County, Ill., March 27, 1860. School teacher; lawyer; Prohibition candidate for California state attorney general, 1910. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert T. Pence and Elizabeth (Conger) Pence; married, January 4, 1893, to Carrie M. Beeman.
  Cornelius Welles Pendleton (1859-1936) — also known as Cornelius W. Pendleton — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 4, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; member of California state assembly 71st District, 1893-96, 1899-1900; member of California state senate, 1901-04; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1907-13. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Union League. Died in Los Angeles County, Calif., September 17, 1936 (age 77 years, 257 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Pendleton and Margaret Ann (Carothers) Pendleton; married, July 12, 1886, to Elizabeth Brower; second great-grandnephew of Nathan Pendleton (1754-1841); first cousin thrice removed of Nathan Pendleton (1779-1827); second cousin once removed of Harris Pendleton and James Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Charles Marsh Pendleton, James Monroe Pendleton and Cyrus Henry Pendleton; second cousin thrice removed of Daniel Burrows; third cousin once removed of Calvin Crane Pendleton, Edward Wheeler Pendleton, Joseph Palmer Dyer, Charles Henry Pendleton, Chauncey C. Pendleton, Nathan William Pendleton and Eckford Gustavus Pendleton; third cousin twice removed of Lorenzo Burrows; fourth cousin of Claudius Victor Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of Enoch C. Chapman.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Foster Perkins (1809-1868) — also known as Richard F. Perkins — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Mass., November 12, 1809. Lawyer; postmaster at Augusta, Maine, 1842-43; San Francisco, Calif., 1864-68; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1844-45. Died aboard the passenger ship Colorado, on a voyage from San Francisco to New York, in the North Pacific Ocean, October 13, 1868 (age 58 years, 336 days). Buried at sea in North Pacific Ocean.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Perkins and Anna (Ames) Perkins; married, December 29, 1834, to Susan Cony (daughter of Samuel Cony (1775-1835); sister of Samuel Cony (1811-1870); aunt of Daniel Albert Cony; granddaughter of Daniel Cony); married, December 11, 1843, to Emeline Page Avery.
  Political family: Sewall-Adams-Quincy family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Michael Anthony Peroutka (b. 1952) — also known as Michael Peroutka — of Millersville, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., September 7, 1952. Lawyer; Constitution candidate for President of the United States, 2004; Constitution candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2008; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Bohemian ancestry. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Son of Henry J. Peroutka and Elizabeth Peroutka.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Eric J. Perrodin (b. 1959) — of Compton, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born February 26, 1959. Police officer; lawyer; mayor of Compton, Calif., 2001-. Still living as of 2007.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Horace Garvin Platt (1852-1910) — also known as Horace G. Platt — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Selma, Dallas County, Ala., 1852. Democrat. Lawyer; orator; member of California state assembly 9th District, 1881-83; Vice-Consul for Russia in San Francisco, Calif., 1892-1903; president of a San Francisco streetcar line. Died, in Adler Sanatorium, San Francisco, Calif., August 29, 1910 (age about 58 years). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Dr. William Henry Platt and Cornelia Margaret (Cuthbert) Platt; third cousin once removed of Delos Fall; fourth cousin of Howard B. Peck.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howard Wallace Pollock (1920-2011) — also known as Howard W. Pollock — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 11, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lost his right arm in a grenade explosion; lawyer; member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1953-54; U.S. Representative from Alaska at-large, 1967-71; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1972. Died in Coronado, San Diego County, Calif., January 9, 2011 (age 90 years, 273 days). Interment at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Gotea Pressley (1833-1895) — of Kingstree, Williamsburg District (now Williamsburg County), S.C. Born in Williamsburg District (now Williamsburg County), S.C., May 24, 1833. Lawyer; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Williamsburg, 1860-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif., July 5, 1895 (age 62 years, 42 days). Interment at Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Brockington Pressley and Sarah (Gotea) Pressley; married to Julia Caroline Burckmyer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sol Price (1916-2009) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., January 23, 1916. Democrat. Lawyer; Retailer who started the "warehouse club" model copied by Sam's Club and others; his Price Club chain merged with Costco; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960; philanthropist. Jewish. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., December 14, 2009 (age 93 years, 325 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  George Washington Prince (1854-1939) — also known as George W. Prince — of Galesburg, Knox County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Tazewell County, Ill., March 4, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Knox County Republican Party, 1884; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1888-91; candidate for Illinois state attorney general, 1892; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1895-1913 (10th District 1895-1903, 15th District 1903-13). Died in 1939 (age about 85 years). Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of Myron Prince and Barbara Prince; married, April 20, 1882, to Lillie C. Ferris.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Anthony Joseph Principi (b. 1944) — also known as Anthony J. Principi — of Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., April 16, 1944. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer; staff director for U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, 1984-86; U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2001-05; resigned 2005; lobbyist for Pfizer drug company; chairman, QTC Management. Still living as of 2014.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Jay Robert Pritzker (b. 1965) — also known as J. B. Pritzker — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Atherton, San Mateo County, Calif., January 19, 1965. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1998; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008, 2016; Governor of Illinois, 2019-. Jewish. Still living as of 2019.
  Relatives: Married 1993 to Mary Kathryn Muenster (daughter of Theodore Muenster).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Claude Fouts Purkitt (1875-1930) — also known as Claude F. Purkitt — of Willows, Glenn County, Calif. Born in Fouts Springs, Colusa County, Calif., September 7, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state senate, 1914-22; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916; superior court judge in California, 1921-28; California Democratic state chair, 1922-28. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Willows, Glenn County, Calif., January 11, 1930 (age 54 years, 126 days). Interment at Willows Cemetery, Willows, Calif.
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  Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.  
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Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

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