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George Myron Sabin (1833-1890) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Treasure Hill, White Pine
County, Nev.; Pioche, Lincoln
County, Nev.; Eureka, Eureka
County, Nev.
Born in Ohio, August, 1833.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Nevada, 1882-90; died in office 1890.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., May 12,
1890 (age 56 years, 0
days).
Interment at Lone
Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
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Walter Clifford Sadler (1891-1959) —
also known as Walter C. Sadler —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., February
15, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; worked on railroad
and hydroelectric
projects; lawyer; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1937-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Methodist.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sigma
Pi; Tau Beta
Pi.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
14, 1959 (age 68 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Lincoln Sadler and Eleanore Elizabeth (Walter) Sadler;
married, July 21,
1917, to Hariette P. Jamieson. |
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article |
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Ray Phillips Saffold (1873-1918) —
also known as Ray P. Saffold —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., June 17,
1873.
Lawyer; Consul
for Liberia in San
Francisco, Calif., 1902-13; Consul
for Monaco in San
Francisco, Calif., 1903-18; served in the U.S. Army during World
War I.
Died, from gunshot
wound received in action during the Aisne-Marne
Offensive, in Paris, France,
July
27, 1918 (age 45 years, 40
days).
Interment at Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial, Suresnes, France.
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Adolphus Frederic St. Sure (1869-1949) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis., March 9,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in California,
1917-22; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1923-25; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1925-47;
took senior status 1947.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died February
5, 1949 (age 79 years, 333
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Esther Salas (b. 1968) —
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
29, 1968.
Lawyer; assistant public defender; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 2011-.
Female.
Cuban
and Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Janis Lynn Sammartino (b. 1950) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1950.
Lawyer; municipal judge in California, 1994-95; superior court
judge in California, 1995-2007; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 2007-.
Female.
Still living as of 2017.
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Linda T. Sánchez (b. 1969) —
of Lakewood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Orange, Orange
County, Calif., January
28, 1969.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 39th District, 2003-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Brian Edward Sandoval (b. 1963) —
also known as Brian Sandoval —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Redding, Shasta
County, Calif., August
5, 1963.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1994-98; Nevada
state attorney general, 2003-05; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nevada, 2004;
U.S.
District Judge for Nevada, 2005-09; resigned 2009; Governor of
Nevada, 2011-19.
Mexican
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Still living as of 2019.
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Aaron Augustus Sargent (1827-1887) —
also known as "The Senator for the Southern Pacific
Railroad" —
of Nevada City, Nevada
County, Calif.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., September
28, 1827.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of California
state senate, 1856; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1861-63, 1869-73 (at-large
1861-63, 2nd District 1869-73); U.S.
Senator from California, 1873-79; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1882-84.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August
14, 1887 (age 59 years, 320
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; Cremated; ashes
scattered; cenotaph at Pioneer Cemetery, Nevada City, Calif.
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Willis Hubbard Sargent (1896-1976) —
also known as Willis H. Sargent —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
11, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1925-33; member
of California
state assembly, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Died in Wellesley Island, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
22, 1976 (age 79 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank C. Sargent. |
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Harold Samuel Sawyer (1920-2003) —
also known as Harold S. Sawyer —
of Michigan.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March
21, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1977-85.
Died in Kent
County, Mich., April 2,
2003 (age 83 years, 12
days).
Interment at Rockford Cemetery, Rockford, Mich.
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Lorenzo Sawyer (1820-1891) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., May 23,
1820.
Lawyer; district judge in California 12th District, 1862-63;
justice
of California state supreme court, 1864-69; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1868-69; Judge of U.S.
Circuit Court for the 9th Circuit, 1870-91; died in office 1891; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1891; died in
office 1891.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., September
7, 1891 (age 71 years, 107
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment to unknown location.
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Lynn Schenk (b. 1945) —
of La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
5, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1988,
2004;
member, Credentials Committee, 2008;
U.S.
Representative from California 49th District, 1993-95; defeated,
1994.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Adam B. Schiff (b. 1960) —
of Burbank, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 20,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state senate, 1996-2001; U.S.
Representative from California, 2001-08 (27th District 2001-03,
29th District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2004,
2008
(member, Platform
Committee).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2008.
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Michael Schmier (b. 1945) —
also known as Mike Schmier —
of Emeryville, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 2000; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Edward Joseph Schwartz (1912-2000) —
of California.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., March
26, 1912.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; municipal
judge in California, 1959-63; superior court judge in California,
1964-68; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1968-82;
took senior status 1982.
Died, at Scripps Mercy Hospital,
San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March
22, 2000 (age 87 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Frank Scolinos (b. 1944) —
also known as Harry Scolinos —
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1944.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 29th District, 2004.
Greek
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Harvey David Scott (1818-1891) —
also known as Harvey D. Scott —
of Indiana.
Born in Milford Center, Union
County, Ohio, October
18, 1818.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Newton
Booth; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1855-57; state court
judge in Indiana, 1882-84.
Member, Grange.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 11,
1891 (age 72 years, 266
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Joseph Scott (1867-1958) —
also known as "Mr. Los Angeles" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; member, Los Angeles School Board, 1904-15;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Catholic.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1958
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.; statue at Los
Angeles County Courthouse Grounds, Los Angeles, Calif.
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William Warren Scranton (1917-2013) —
also known as William W. Scranton —
of Dalton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Madison, New Haven
County, Conn., July 19,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1961-63; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1963-67; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1964;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1976-77.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission; Chi Psi.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Montecito, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., July 28,
2013 (age 96 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Semple (1840-1908) —
of Oregon; Washington.
Born in Bogotá, Colombia
of American parents, June 12,
1840.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; Oregon
state printer, 1870-73; Governor
of Washington Territory, 1887-89; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1889.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a rest
home at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
28, 1908 (age 68 years, 77
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Wright
Crematory and Columbarium, Seattle, Wash.
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Mary Sessom —
of Lemon Grove, San Diego
County, Calif.
Lawyer; mayor
of Lemon Grove, Calif., 1996-.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
San Diego International Airport |
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Jacob K. Shafer (1823-1876) —
of Stockton, San
Joaquin County, Calif.; Idaho.
Born near Broadway, Rockingham
County, Va., December
26, 1823.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; mayor
of Stockton, Calif., 1852; San
Joaquin County Judge, 1853-62; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1869.
Died in Eureka, Eureka
County, Nev., November
22, 1876 (age 52 years, 332
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Eureka, Nev.
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Peter Chrystostum Shannon (1821-1899) —
also known as Peter C. Shannon —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New Alexandria, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
25, 1821.
Lawyer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1852-53; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1873-82.
Killed in a carriage
accident in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., April
12, 1899 (age 77 years, 230
days).
Interment at Calvary Pioneer Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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William Sharon (1821-1885) —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in Smithfield, Jefferson
County, Ohio, January
9, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; mining
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1875-81.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
13, 1885 (age 64 years, 308
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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John R. Sharpstein (1823-1892) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Richmond, Ontario
County, N.Y., May 23,
1823.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kenosha
County District Attorney, 1851; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1852-53 (16th District 1852, 8th District 1853); U.S.
Attorney for Wisconsin, 1853-57; postmaster at Milwaukee,
Wis., 1857-58; newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1860;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1863; law partner of Henry
L. Palmer, 1863-64; district judge in California 12th District,
1874; justice of
California state supreme court, 1880-92; died in office 1892.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
27, 1892 (age 69 years, 218
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Married to Kate Crittenden. |
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Lucien Shaw (1845-1933) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Vevay, Switzerland
County, Ind., March 1,
1845.
Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in California,
1889-1902; justice of
California state supreme court, 1903-23; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1921-23.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
19, 1933 (age 88 years, 18
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Kennedy Shearer (1931-2007) —
also known as William K. Shearer —
Born in 1931.
Lawyer; American Independent candidate for Governor of
California, 1970; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California.
Died, of cancer,
in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 3,
2007 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Marion Sheets (1854-1940) —
also known as John M. Sheets —
of Ottawa, Putnam
County, Ohio.
Born near Columbus Grove, Putnam
County, Ohio, May 26,
1854.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio,
1894-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896;
Ohio
state attorney general, 1900-04.
German
and English
ancestry.
Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., December
29, 1940 (age 86 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lionel Allen Sheldon (1828-1917) —
of Lorain
County, Ohio; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Worcester, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
30, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Ohio, 1856; general in
the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1869-75; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Louisiana; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1896.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
17, 1917 (age 88 years, 140
days).
Cremated.
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Kevin Francis Shelley (b. 1955) —
also known as Kevin Shelley —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., November
16, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; staff member for U.S. Reps. John
Burton and Sala
Burton; member of California
state assembly, 1997-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2000,
2004;
secretary
of state of California, 2003-05; resigned 2005.
Still living as of 2014.
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Bradley J. Sherman (b. 1954) —
also known as Brad Sherman —
of Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
24, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1997-2008 (24th District
1997-2003, 27th District 2003-08).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Shields (1806-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Rice
County, Minn.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1806.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; in 1842, when the
Springfield paper published letters from "Aunt Becca" ridiculing him,
Shields demanded to know who wrote them; Abraham
Lincoln (then a Springfield lawyer) acknowledged responsibility,
and Shields challenged him to a duel,
which was averted only through the intervention of friends; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; Commissioner of the
General Land Office, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1868; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 73 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at Courthouse Grounds, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.
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Frank C. Shoemaker —
of Oklahoma; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1933, 1937.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Morgan Shortridge (1861-1952) —
also known as Samuel M. Shortridge —
of Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August
3, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; U.S.
Senator from California, 1921-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died January
17, 1952 (age 90 years, 167
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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Richard J. Simmons (b. 1951) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Massachusetts, November
21, 1951.
Lawyer; Independent candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Marcus Cauffman Sloss (1869-1958) —
also known as M. C. Sloss —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
28, 1869.
Lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1900-06; justice of
California state supreme court, 1906-19.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., May 17,
1958 (age 89 years, 78
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Sloss and Sarah (Greenebaum) Sloss; married 1899 to Hattie
L. Hecht. |
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article |
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James Francis Smith (1859-1928) —
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
28, 1859.
Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; associate justice of Philippines Supreme Corut, 1901-03; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1906-09; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1910-28; died in office
1928.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 29,
1928 (age 69 years, 153
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William French Smith (1917-1990) —
of San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Wilton, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
26, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1968
(delegation chair), 1972,
1976;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; U.S.
Attorney General, 1981-85.
Member, American
Judicature Society.
Died, of cancer,
October
29, 1990 (age 73 years, 64
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Joseph Tyree Sneed III (1920-2008) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.; Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; Palo Alto, Santa
Clara County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex., July 21,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; law
professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1973-87; took
senior status 1987.
Member, Order of
the Coif.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
9, 2008 (age 87 years, 203
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Peter J. Somers (1850-1924) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Esmeralda
County, Nev.
Born in Menomonee Falls, Waukesha
County, Wis., April
12, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1890-93; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1893-95; Nevada
Democratic state chair, 1907-09; district judge in Nevada,
1908-13.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
15, 1924 (age 73 years, 309
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier (b. 1950) —
also known as Jackie Speier —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 14,
1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; staff member for U.S. Rep. Leo J.
Ryan, 1973-78; traveled on a mission to Guyana in 1978, to
investigate allegations of abuse and coercion in the People's Temple
settlement there; shot five
times by security guards, who also shot and killed Congressman
Ryan and four others; member of California
state assembly 19th District, 1986-98; member of California
state senate 8th District, 1998-2006; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 2006; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 2008-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Armenian
and Jewish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Augustus Daniel Splivalo (1840-1911) —
of California.
Born, of Italian and Dalmatian parents, in the South
Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, on his father's ship, the
Santa Teresa, May 24,
1840.
Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1871-73.
Catholic.
Italian
and Dalmatian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of nephritis,
in San
Francisco, Calif., December
12, 1911 (age 71 years, 202
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Christopher Sproul (b. 1958) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
2, 1958.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Amasa Leland Stanford (1824-1893) —
also known as Leland Stanford —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., March 9,
1824.
Republican. Lawyer; merchant;
builder and president, Central Pacific Railroad;
founder
of Stanford University; Governor of
California, 1862-63; defeated, 1859; U.S.
Senator from California, 1885-93; died in office 1893.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 21,
1893 (age 69 years, 104
days).
Entombed at Stanford
University, Palo Alto, Calif.
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Edward Stanly (1810-1872) —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., January
10, 1810.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1837-43, 1849-53 (3rd
District 1837-43, 8th District 1849-53); member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1844-46, 1848-49; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1844-46; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1846-48; in 1853, he
participated in a duel
with Rep. Samuel
W. Inge, but neither was seriously injured; candidate for Governor of
California, 1857; general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Slaveowner.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 12,
1872 (age 62 years, 184
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Ozora Pierson Stearns (1831-1896) —
also known as Ozora P. Stearns —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in DeKalb, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., January
15, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; Olmsted
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1861; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; mayor
of Rochester, Minn., 1866-68; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1871; district judge in Minnesota 11th
District, 1874-95.
Died in Pacific Beach, San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 2,
1896 (age 65 years, 139
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Elijah Steele (1817-1883) —
of Pike (unknown
county), Wis.; Yreka, Siskiyou
County, Calif.
Born near Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., November
13, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Wisconsin
state senate 16th District, 1850; superior court judge in
California, 1867; member of California
state assembly 28th District, 1867-69; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1868.
Died in 1883
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Yreka, Calif.
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Jesse Henry Steinhart (b. 1881) —
also known as Jesse H. Steinhart —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Belvedere, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 11,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Steinhart and Louise (D'Allemand) Steinhart; married, November
11, 1939, to Genevieve Tully. |
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John Jolly Stephens (b. 1875) —
also known as John J. Stephens —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1875.
Lawyer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Plymouth, 1899-1911; U.S. Vice Consul in Plymouth, as of 1919.
Burial location unknown.
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James McTucker Stevens (1873-1937) —
also known as James M. Stevens —
of Blackfoot, Bingham
County, Idaho.
Born in Oneida
County, Idaho, January
30, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1903-05; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1904.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
22, 1937 (age 64 years, 204
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Robert S. Stevens (c.1916-2000) —
of California.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, about 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 60th District, 1963-67; member of California
state senate 25th District, 1967-77; superior court judge in
California, 1977-83.
Mormon.
Died in Santa Monica UCLA Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
9, 2000 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-1965) —
also known as Adlai E. Stevenson —
of Libertyville, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
5, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Illinois, 1949-53; candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1960;
U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1961-65, died in office 1965.
Unitarian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Stricken with a heart
attack, and died soon after, in St. George's Hospital,
London, England,
July
14, 1965 (age 65 years, 159
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Lawrence Steven Strauss (b. 1966) —
of Studio City, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
25, 1966.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Bill Sublette (b. 1963) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif., April
12, 1963.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 40th District, 1993-; candidate
for mayor
of Orlando, Fla., 2003.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Theta; Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2003.
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Roscoe Conkling Summers (1895-1981) —
also known as Roscoe C. Summers —
of Pleasant Hill, Cass
County, Mo.; Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., January
16, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1937-42.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
2, 1981 (age 86 years, 320
days).
Interment at Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Mo.
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Lyman B. Sutter (1904-1963) —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, June 14,
1904.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1953-54; municipal judge in California,
1950.
Died of cancer in
August
22, 1963 (age 59 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Swallow (b. 1962) —
of Sandy, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in San Gabriel, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
10, 1962.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1996-2002; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 2002, 2004; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Utah; Utah
state attorney general, 2013-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives:
Married 1985 to
Suzanne Seader. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: John Swallow for Attorney
General |
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Eric Michael Swalwell Jr. (b. 1980) —
also known as Eric Swalwell —
of Dublin, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Sac City, Sac
County, Iowa, November
16, 1980.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 2013-.
Still living as of 2018.
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Franklin Swart (b. 1876) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Redwood City, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Indiana, June 25,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1916;
San
Mateo County District Attorney.
Dutch
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Adele Beckman. |
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Edwin Forrest Sweet (1847-1935) —
also known as Edwin F. Sweet —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Dansville, Livingston
County, N.Y., November
21, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1904-06; defeated, 1906; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1911-13; defeated,
1908, 1912; Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1913-21; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif., April 2,
1935 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Phillip David Swing (1884-1963) —
also known as Phillip D. Swing; Phil Swing —
of El Centro, Imperial
County, Calif.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., November
30, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Imperial
County District Attorney, 1911-15; superior court judge in
California, 1919-21; U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1921-33.
Died at Mercy Hospital,
San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
8, 1963 (age 78 years, 251
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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