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Orly Taitz (b. 1960) —
Born in Kishinev (now Chisinau), Moldova,
August
30, 1960.
Republican. Dentist;
lawyer; candidate for secretary
of state of California, 2010; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 2012; candidate for California
state attorney general, 2014.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi (1930-2009) —
Born in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., September
12, 1930.
Lawyer; municipal judge in California, 1973-75; superior court
judge in California, 1975-76; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1976-96;
took senior status 1996.
Japanese
ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
4, 2009 (age 78 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Burt Lacklen Talcott (1920-2016) —
also known as Burt L. Talcott —
of Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., February
22, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-77 (12th District 1963-75,
16th District 1975-77); defeated, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., July 29,
2016 (age 96 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard C. Tallman (b. 1953) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., 1953.
Lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 2000-18; took
senior status 2018.
Still living as of 2018.
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Indira Talwani (b. 1960) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
6, 1960.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 2014-.
Female.
Indian
subcontinent ancestry. Member, Order of
the Coif.
Still living as of 2021.
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Atsushi Wallace Tashima (b. 1934) —
also known as A. Wallace Tashima —
Born in Santa Maria, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., June 24,
1934.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1980-96;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1996-2004; took
senior status 2004.
Japanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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A. Lavar Taylor (b. 1957) —
of Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, November
23, 1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Edward Robeson Taylor (1838-1923) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., September
24, 1838.
Lawyer; poet; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1907-10.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 5,
1923 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nelson Taylor (1821-1894) —
of Stockton, San
Joaquin County, Calif.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., June 8,
1821.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of
California
state senate, 1850-56; lawyer; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1865-67; defeated,
1860, 1866.
Died in South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
16, 1894 (age 72 years, 222
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn.
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Charles McKevett Teague (1909-1974) —
also known as Charles M. Teague —
of Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.; Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif., September
18, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; U.S.
Representative from California 13th District, 1955-74; died in
office 1974; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1956.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died of a heart
attack in Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif., January
1, 1974 (age 64 years, 105
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Santa
Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Calif.
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Diane Beall Templin (b. 1947) —
of Escondido, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in 1947.
Lawyer; real estate
business; American Independent candidate for California
state attorney general, 1998, 2002; American Independent
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 2000; American Independent candidate for
Governor
of California, 2003; American Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 50th District, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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David Smith Terry (1823-1889) —
also known as David S. Terry —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Stockton, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Christian County (part now in Todd
County), Ky., March 8,
1823.
Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; advocated the extension of
slavery to California; justice of
California state supreme court, 1855-59; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1857-59; killed U.S.
Senator David
C. Broderick in a duel
near San Francisco in 1859; tried
for murder,
but acquitted; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate
to California state constitutional convention, 1878-79; candidate
for Presidential Elector for California; his wife Sarah Althea Hill
claimed to be the widow and heir of wealthy U.S. Senator William
Sharon; in September, 1888, when her claim was finally rejected
by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen
J. Field (acting as a Court of Appeals judge for California), she
and Terry caused an altercation in the courtroom and were jailed
six months for contempt
of court.
Five months after his release from jail, he encountered Justice Field
and slapped him in the face; he was then shot
through the heart and killed by
U.S. Deputy Marshal David Neagle, the justice's bodyguard, in the train
station dining
room at Lathrop, San Joaquin
County, Calif., August
14, 1889 (age 66 years, 159
days). Neagle was arrested by local authorities, but later
released on the demand of the U.S. government.
Interment at Stockton
Rural Cemetery, Stockton, Calif.
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Lewis Dominic Thill (1903-1975) —
also known as Lewis D. Thill —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
18, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942, 1944.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., May 6,
1975 (age 71 years, 200
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Cameron Erskine Thom (1825-1915) —
also known as Cameron E. Thom —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Culpeper, Culpeper
County, Va., June 20,
1825.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1854-57, 1869-73, 1877-79;
member of California
state senate, 1858-59; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1882-84.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1915 (age 89 years, 227
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Patricia G. Tilley (b. 1944) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Connecticut, January
31, 1944.
Lawyer; Independent candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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George Brown Tingley (1814-1862) —
also known as George B. Tingley —
of Sacramento
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Clermont
County, Ohio, August
11, 1814.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member
of California
state assembly from Sacramento District, 1849-50.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August
2, 1862 (age 47 years, 356
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Jennings Tingley and Susanna (Brown) Tingley; married 1836 to
Margaret Walker. |
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Mathew Oscar Tobriner (1904-1982) —
also known as Mathew O. Tobriner —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 2,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1956;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1959-62; justice of
California state supreme court, 1962-82.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of
the Coif.
Died, from heart
trouble, at Mt. Zion Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., April 7,
1982 (age 78 years, 5
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Roger John Traynor (b. 1900) —
also known as Roger J. Traynor —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Park City, Summit
County, Utah, February
12, 1900.
Lawyer; law
professor; justice of
California state supreme court, 1940-63; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1964-70.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Felix Traynor and Elizabeth Josephine (O'Hagan) Traynor; married,
August
23, 1933, to Madeleine Lackman. |
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Nicola S. Tsongas (b. 1946) —
also known as Niki Tsongas —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Chico, Butte
County, Calif., April
26, 1946.
Democrat. Social
worker; lawyer; dean of
external affairs, Middlesex Community College, 1997-2007; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 2007-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Walter Rayford Tucker III (b. 1957) —
also known as Walter R. Tucker III —
of Compton, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Compton, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 28,
1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; ordained
minister; mayor
of Compton, Calif., 1991-92; U.S.
Representative from California 37th District, 1993-95; resigned
1995.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Sentenced
in 1996 to 27 months in prison
for extortion
and tax
evasion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Arthur Turner (1878-1943) —
also known as Arthur Turner —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., February
11, 1878.
Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1908-11.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 253
days).
Interment at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif.
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Arch Rollin Tuthill (b. 1907) —
also known as Arch R. Tuthill —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., June 19,
1907.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James William Tuthill and Fay (Ames) Tuthill; married, November
10, 1932, to Helen Edward. |
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Elbert Parr Tuttle (1897-1996) —
also known as Elbert P. Tuttle —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 17,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1954-68; took
senior status 1968.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1981.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., June 23,
1996 (age 98 years, 342
days).
Interment at All
Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Ga.
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Samuel Untermyer (1858-1940) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., March 2,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1932,
1936;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., March
16, 1940 (age 82 years, 14
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) —
also known as James B. Utt —
of Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Tustin, Orange
County, Calif., March
11, 1899.
Republican. Appraiser;
lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-70 (28th District 1953-63,
35th District 1963-70); died in office 1970; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Izaak
Walton League; Lions; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart
attack during religious
services at a church
in Washington, D.C., and died soon after at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 1,
1970 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Santa Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Calif.
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Thomas Brodhead Van Buren (1824-1889) —
also known as Thomas B. Van Buren —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Clermont, Columbia
County, N.Y., June 20,
1824.
Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1865; U.S.
Consul General in Kanagawa, 1874-85.
Member, Union
League.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
13, 1889 (age 65 years, 115
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.; cenotaph at Ste. Marguerite Anglo-American Church, Nice, France.
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James Peter Van Ness (1808-1872) —
also known as James P. Van Ness —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; San
Francisco, Calif.; San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., 1808.
Lawyer; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1855-56; member of California
state senate, 1871.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., December
28, 1872 (age about 64
years).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment to unknown location.
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Juan Carlos Vargas (b. 1961) —
also known as Juan Vargas —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in National City, San Diego
County, Calif., March 7,
1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 79th District, 2000-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 2004;
member of California
state senate 40th District, 2010-12; U.S.
Representative from California 51st District, 2013-; defeated in
primary, 1992 (50th District), 1996 (50th District), 2006 (51st
District).
Still living as of 2018.
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Deborah A. Vollmer (b. 1948) —
of California; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born January
15, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 21st District, 1992, 1996;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1998, 2000, 2002.
Female.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 2002.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Erwin P. Vollmer and Aline Fruhauf
Vollmer. |
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Henry Vollmer (1867-1930) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, July 28,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1914-15; defeated, 1914.
Died in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., August
25, 1930 (age 63 years, 28
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
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