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Edward Newton Ament (1860-1949) —
also known as Edward N. Ament —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Arcata, Humboldt
County, Calif., July 30,
1860.
Furniture
business; mayor
of Berkeley, Calif., 1932-39.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Died, of heart
failure, in his dentist's
waiting room, Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., February
24, 1949 (age 88 years, 209
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
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Fred Jason Babcock (1891-1973) —
also known as Fred J. Babcock —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho, August
15, 1891.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Nez
Perce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-28; Idaho
state attorney general, 1931-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Lions.
Died in March, 1973
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jason Eugene Babcock and Bertha Rebecca (Peyton)
Babcock. |
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Norris Conroy Bakke (1894-1973) —
also known as Norris C. Bakke —
of Sterling, Logan
County, Colo.; Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak., April
19, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1945-46; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Lions.
Died in January, 1973
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Pederson Bakke and Karina (Erickson) Bakke; married, August
12, 1921, to Esther Newell Banks; married, April 6,
1958, to Mrs. Guy L. Elken. |
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Thomas J. Bane (1913-1999) —
also known as Tom Bane —
of Tujunga, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Tarzana, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
28, 1913.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of California
state assembly, 1959-64, 1975-92 (42nd District 1959-64, 40th
District 1975-92); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 27th District, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, Lions; Toastmasters.
Died, from a respiratory
illness, in Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
11, 1999 (age 85 years, 104
days).
Interment at Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Walter Stephan Baring Jr. (1911-1975) —
also known as Walter S. Baring, Jr. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Goldfield, Esmeralda
County, Nev., September
9, 1911.
Democrat. Furniture
business; chair of
Washoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1936-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Eagles;
Sertoma.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1975 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Julian Beck (1905-1992) —
of San Fernando, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
18, 1992 (age 87 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Santa Clarita, Calif.
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Bert A. Betts (b. 1923) —
of Lemon Grove, San Diego
County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
16, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant;
California
state treasurer, 1959-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Foresters;
Eagles;
Alpha
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bert A. Betts, Sr. and Alma (Jorgenson) Betts; married to Barbara
Lang. |
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O. Lee Boothby (b. 1933) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., March
17, 1933.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1956; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1958 (7th District), 1964 (22nd District); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962, 1976.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. Member, Lions; American Bar
Association; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Boothby and Naomi (Gillett) Boothby; married to Carole
Maxine Larson. |
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Damon Henry Clark (1873-1947) —
also known as Damon H. Clark —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
11, 1873.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1913-36 (48th District
1913-18, 46th District 1919-36).
English
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died in Perris, Riverside
County, Calif., December
9, 1947 (age 74 years, 120
days).
Interment at Perris
Valley Cemetery, Perris, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Clay Clark and Kate (Horst) Clark; married 1901 to
Katherine M. 'Kate' Pohlzon. |
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James Charles Corman (1920-2000) —
also known as James C. Corman; Jim Corman —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Reseda, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., October
20, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1961-81 (22nd District 1961-75,
21st District 1975-81).
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Floor manager in U.S. House for Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights
Act in 1960s; member of the Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders.
Died, following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in a hospital
at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., December
30, 2000 (age 80 years, 71
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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David Christopher Crevelt (b. 1958) —
also known as David C. Crevelt —
of Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Redwood City, San Mateo
County, Calif., June 10,
1958.
Republican. Insurance
broker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1986.
Catholic.
Member, Theta
Chi; Lions.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of John Theodore Crevelt and Audrey Joan (Stanford)
Crevelt. |
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William J. Dalton —
also known as Bill Dalton —
of Garden Grove, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif.
Police
officer; mayor
of Garden Grove, Calif., 2004-.
Member, Elks;
Lions.
Still living as of 2011.
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Scott Edward Darling (b. 1949) —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
31, 1949.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 36th District, 1982.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Lions; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of Dick Darling and Marjorie Helen Darling. |
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Walter Friar Dexter (1886-1945) —
also known as Walter F. Dexter —
of Whittier, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
21, 1886.
Republican. President,
Whittier College, 1923-34; secretary to Gov. Frank
F. Merriam; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1932;
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1937-45; appointed 1937;
died in office 1945.
Quaker.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions.
Died October
21, 1945 (age 58 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Dexter and Margaret (Bell) Dexter; married, August
25, 1910, to Ethel Lenore Smith. |
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Clayton A. Dills (b. 1908) —
of Gardena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Rosston, Cooke
County, Tex., April 2,
1908.
Democrat. Musician;
member of California
state assembly, 1942-62; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Vroman James Dorman (c.1909-1994) —
also known as Vroman J. Dorman —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Lemon Grove, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Parlier, Fresno
County, Calif., about 1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944,
1952.
Member, Lions.
Died, of cancer,
in Lemon Grove, San Diego
County, Calif., January
14, 1994 (age about 85
years).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Cammie Brown Haden (1902-1989) —
also known as Cammie B. Haden —
of Dinuba, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Dinuba, Tulare
County, Calif., May 16,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944-46, 1948-; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1952,
1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Delta
Chi.
Died April
23, 1989 (age 86 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) —
also known as Richard T. Hanna; "The Little
Leprechaun" —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.; Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo., June 9,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bring
about the establishment
of the University of California at Irvine and California State
University at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned
1974.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Elks.
In the 1970s, he received
payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park
in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
pleaded
guilty; sentenced
to 6-30 months in federal
prison; served one year.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., June 9,
2001 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
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Kirby Holmes (b. 1933) —
of Shelby Township, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 9,
1933.
Republican. Supervisor
of Shelby Township, Michigan, 1967-69; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 26th District, 1973-78, 1981-82;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976,
1984
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1978; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1984-86; defeated, 1982, 1986.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Lions; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1986.
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John Mills Houston (1890-1975) —
also known as John M. Houston —
of Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Formoso, Jewell
County, Kan., September
15, 1890.
Democrat. Actor;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumber
dealer; mayor of
Newton, Kan., 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942;
member, National Labor Relations Board, 1943-53; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Lions.
Died in Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., April
29, 1975 (age 84 years, 226
days).
Entombed at Melrose
Abbey Memorial Park, Anaheim, Calif.
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Robert T. Hunter (1907-2000) —
of Grand Coulee, Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla., September
29, 1907.
Superior court judge in Washington, 1946; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1957-77; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1969-71.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Successfully advocated the creation of an intermediate Court of
Appeals for Washington state.
Died in Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., September
17, 2000 (age 92 years, 354
days).
Interment at Ascension
Cemetery, Lake Forest, Calif.
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Frank Leonard Kaminski (1897-1955) —
also known as Frank L. Kaminski —
of Calumet City, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Melrose Park, Cook
County, Ill., October
10, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of the
peace; mayor
of Calumet City, Ill., 1945-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Lions; Polish
National Alliance.
Died November
23, 1955 (age 58 years, 44
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard Kaminski and Emilia (Ostrowski) Kaminski; married to
Cecilia Walczak. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ernest Eugene Kell Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as Ernie Kell —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in North Dakota, July 5,
1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; contractor;
mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1984-94.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2001.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest Eugene Kell and Katherine (Moynier) Kell. |
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James Harvey Kemp (1871-1962) —
also known as J. H. Kemp —
of Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Page
County, Va., October
6, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1913; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Nebraska, February
19, 1962 (age 90 years, 136
days).
Interment at Fullerton
Cemetery, Fullerton, Neb.
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James Henry MacLafferty (1871-1937) —
also known as James H. MacLafferty —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., February
27, 1871.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1922-25.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Lions.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 9,
1937 (age 66 years, 102
days).
Cremated.
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John Joseph McFall (1918-2006) —
also known as John J. McFall —
of Manteca, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
20, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Manteca, Calif., 1948-50; member of California
state assembly, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from California, 1957-79 (11th District 1957-63,
15th District 1963-75, 14th District 1975-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, Grange;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Lions.
Died March 7,
2006 (age 88 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor
of Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Lions; Moose; Eagles;
Rotary;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
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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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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Joseph Pagliaro and Edith (Bennett) Pagliaro; married 1969 to Bonnie
Kay Dickason. |
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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.
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Maxwell Lewis Rafferty (1917-1982) —
also known as Max Rafferty —
of La Canada (now part of La Canada Flintridge), Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Alabama.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 9,
1917.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
columnist;
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-70; defeated, 1970;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968; dean,
Education Department, Troy State University, 1971-82.
Episcopalian.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Lions; Rotary.
Drowned
when his car went
off the road into a pond, in Troy, Pike
County, Ala., June 13,
1982 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Interment at Green
Hills Cemetery, Troy, Ala.
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Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) —
also known as Ronald Reagan; "Dutch";
"The Gipper"; "The Great
Communicator"; "The Teflon President";
"Rawhide" —
of Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Tampico, Whiteside
County, Ill., February
6, 1911.
Republican. Worked as a sports
broadcaster
in Iowa in the 1930s, doing local radio broadcast
of Chicago Cubs baseball
games; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional actor
in 1937-64; appeared in dozens of films
including Kings Row, Dark Victory, Santa Fe
Trail, Knute Rockne, All American, and The Winning
Team; president of
the Screen Actors Guild, 1947-52, 1959-60; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1964-66; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1964
(alternate), 1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
California, 1967-75; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1968,
1976;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; President
of the United States, 1981-89; on March 30, 1981, outside the
Washington Hilton hotel, he and three others were shot
and wounded by John Hinkley, Jr.; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 1993.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Screen
Actors Guild; Lions; American
Legion; Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, from pneumonia
and Alzheimer's
disease, in Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 5,
2004 (age 93 years, 120
days).
Interment at Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of John Reagan and Nellie (Wilson) Reagan; married, January
25, 1940, to Jane Wyman; married, March 4,
1952, to Nancy Davis (born 1923; actress)
and Nancy
Davis (1921-2016); father of Maureen
Elizabeth Reagan. |
| | | Political family: Reagan
family of Bel Air and Simi Valley, California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Katherine
Hoffman Haley — Dana
Rohrabacher — Donald
T. Regan — Henry
Salvatori — L.
William Seidman — Christopher
Cox — Patrick
J. Buchanan — Bay
Buchanan — Edwin
Meese III |
| | | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
(opened 1941; renamed 1998), in Arlington,
Virginia, is named for
him. — Mount
Reagan (officially known as Mount Clay), in the White Mountains, Coos
County, New Hampshire, is named for
him. — The Ronald Reagan Building
and International Trade Center, in the Federal Triangle, Washington,
D.C., is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Ronald Reagan: Ronald
Reagan : An American Life |
| | | Books about Ronald Reagan: Lou Cannon,
President
Reagan : The Role of a Lifetime — Lou Cannon, Governor
Reagan : His Rise to Power — Peter Schweizer, Reagan's
War : The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph
Over Communism — Lee Edwards, Ronald
Reagan: A Political Biography — Paul Kengor, God
and Ronald Reagan : A Spiritual Life — Mary Beth
Brown, Hand
of Providence: The Strong and Quiet Faith of Ronald
Reagan — Edmund Morris, Dutch:
A Memoir of Ronald Reagan — Peggy Noonan, When
Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan — Peter
J. Wallison, Ronald
Reagan: The Power of Conviction and the Success of His
Presidency — Dinesh D'Souza, Ronald
Reagan : How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary
Leader — William F. Buckley, Jr., Ronald
Reagan: An American Hero — Craig Shirley, Reagan's
Revolution : The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It
All — Richard Reeves, President
Reagan : The Triumph of Imagination — Ron Reagan, My
Father at 100 — Newt & Callista Gingrich & David N.
Bossie, Ronald
Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny — William F. Buckley,
The
Reagan I Knew — Chris Matthews, Tip
and the Gipper: When Politics Worked |
| | | Critical books about Ronald Reagan:
Haynes Johnson, Sleepwalking
Through History: America in the Reagan Years — William
Kleinknecht, The
Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street
America |
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Ellsworth Wagner Rowell (1886-1953) —
also known as E. W. Rowell;
"Bert" —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in California, March
29, 1886.
Republican. Locomotive
engineer; printing
business; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1930-33; defeated, 1927, 1933, 1935, 1937;
candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks;
Lions.
Died, following surgery for a brain
tumor, in the Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., May 27,
1953 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married, November
2, 1906, to Daphne Cohen; married 1933 to Izetta
mae Daugaard. |
| | | Image source: Casper (Wyoming)
Tribune-Herald, November 4, 1931 |
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Dalip Singh Saund (1899-1973) —
also known as D. S. Saund —
of Westmorland, Imperial
County, Calif.
Born in Amritsar, Punjab, India,
September
20, 1899.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; fertilizer
dealer; state court judge in California, 1952-57; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from California 29th District, 1957-63.
Indian
subcontinent ancestry. Member, Lions; Toastmasters.
First
native of India to be elected to a U.S. public office.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
22, 1973 (age 73 years, 214
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Curtis L. Shaw (1888-1944) —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Union (now part of Midvale), Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 1,
1888.
Farmer;
builder;
mayor
of Murray, Utah, 1942-43.
Member, Lions.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
19, 1944 (age 55 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen P. Teale (b. 1916) —
of West Point, Calaveras
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., 1916.
Democrat. Physician;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of California
state senate, 1958-66.
Member, Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Gayer Terry (b. 1897) —
also known as John G. Terry —
of Pixley, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Rockville, Bates
County, Mo., July 12,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1946; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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John Varick Tunney (1934-2018) —
also known as John V. Tunney —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 26,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 38th District, 1965-71; U.S.
Senator from California, 1971-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1972.
Member, Lions; Jaycees.
Died January
12, 2018 (age 83 years, 200
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Marion Russell Walker (b. 1915) —
also known as Marion R. Walker —
of Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif., January
7, 1915.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Ventura County Democratic Party, 1946-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1950; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Russell Walker and Lena (Cannon) Walker; married to Dorothy
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Charles Edward Wiggins (1927-2000) —
also known as Charles E. Wiggins —
of El Monte, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; West Covina, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in El Monte, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
3, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor
of El Monte, Calif., 1964-66; U.S.
Representative from California, 1967-79 (25th District 1967-75,
39th District 1975-79); Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1984-96.
Member, Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died, of complications from diabetes
and heart
disease, at Sunrise Hospital
and Medical Center, Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 2,
2000 (age 72 years, 90
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Donald Edwin Young (b. 1933) —
also known as Don Young —
of Fort Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk
census area, Alaska.
Born in Meridian, Sutter
County, Calif., June 9,
1933.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1967-70; member of Alaska
state senate, 1971-73; U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1973-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
National
Education Association; Elks;
Lions; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2019.
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