| | 
Alson Edward Abernethy (1900-1969) —
also known as Alson E. Abernethy —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Bristol, Addison
County, Vt., December
4, 1900.
Investment
banker; mayor
of Pasadena, Calif., 1952-53.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Died in November, 1969
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
|
| |
Julius Acevez (1907-2007) —
of La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Hermosillo, Sonora,
April
30, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor of
La Mesa, Calif., 1958-60.
Mexican
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
United
Commercial Travelers; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, from congestive
heart failure and renal
failure, in Grossmont Gardens nursing
home, La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif., July 9,
2007 (age 100 years,
70 days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
|
| |
Earl Clinton Adams (1892-1986) —
also known as Earl C. Adams —
of San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., May 12,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1960,
1964
(alternate); treasurer of
California Republican Party, 1967.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
31, 1986 (age 93 years, 323
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
|
| |
George Alexander (1839-1923) —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
September
21, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; feed
and grain
business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909-13.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic; Moose.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
2, 1923 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
|
| |
John Joseph Allen Jr. (1899-1995) —
also known as John J. Allen, Jr. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; McCall, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958; Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation, 1959-61; mayor
of McCall, Idaho, 1989-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Kiwanis;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Cascade, Valley
County, Idaho, March 7,
1995 (age 95 years, 100
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at McCall Cemetery, McCall, Idaho.
|
| |
Joseph Lionel Alperson (1907-1992) —
also known as Joseph L. Alperson —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Poland,
April
10, 1907.
Democrat. President, Affiliated Metal Stainless
Steel Warehousing Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died June 7,
1992 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Burial location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of Usher Alperson and Rochel (Weisman) Alperson; married, March 5,
1931, to Sadie Horwitz. |
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Albert Alonzo Ames (1842-1911) —
also known as Albert A. Ames;
"Doc" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; California.
Born in Garden Prairie, Boone
County, Ill., January
18, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1867; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02;
resigned 1902; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888;
indicted
in 1902 on bribery
charges,
over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint his
secretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
16, 1911 (age 69 years, 302
days). His body was reportedly donated to
science.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
|
| |
John Zuinglius Anderson (1904-1981) —
also known as Jack Z. Anderson; "Airplane
Ears" —
of San Juan Bautista, San Benito
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March
22, 1904.
Republican. Orchardist;
U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1939-53.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Hollister, San Benito
County, Calif., February
9, 1981 (age 76 years, 324
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
|
| |
Leo Ellis Anderson (1902-1993) —
also known as Leo E. Anderson —
of San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Gettysburg, Potter
County, S.Dak., February
20, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Latvia in Los
Angeles, Calif., 1932-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1936,
1940,
1944;
chair
of Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1936-40; vice-chair of
California Republican Party, 1942-44; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; California
Republican state chair, 1944-45.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
20, 1993 (age 91 years, 242
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
|
| |
Andrew F. Andreasen (1879-1961) —
of Escondido, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in 1879.
Mayor
of Escondido, Calif., 1953-56.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1961
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, Calif.
|
| |
Samuel Shaw Arentz (1913-1994) —
also known as Samuel S. Arentz; Sam Arentz —
of Pioche, Lincoln
County, Nev.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 9,
1913.
Republican. Mining engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker).
Member, American
Legion; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Freemasons.
Died January
6, 1994 (age 80 years, 303
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
|
| |
Julean Herbert Arnold (b. 1876) —
also known as Julean H. Arnold —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., July 19,
1876.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Dalny, 1904; Foochow, 1906; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1904-06; U.S. Consul in Tamsui, 1906-08; Amoy, 1908-12; Chefoo, 1912-14; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1914.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Joseph Henry Arnold and Kate (Brissel) Arnold; married 1907 to Clara
Gertrude Davis. |
|
| |
Albert Douglass Ayres (1874-1944) —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Fort Bidwell, Modoc
County, Calif., June 25,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1911-13.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died October
3, 1944 (age 70 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Irvin Ayres and Annie Laura (Poore) Ayres; married to Emma
McCormick and Enola Sims. |
|
| |
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.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Jason Eugene Babcock and Bertha Rebecca (Peyton)
Babcock. |
|
| |
Leland Milton Backstrand (1899-1964) —
also known as Leland M. Backstrand —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1899.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1960;
member of California
state senate, 1961-64.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Optimist
Club; American
Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in 1964
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
|
| |
Milton B. Badt (1884-1966) —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 8,
1884.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nevada, 1945-47; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1947-66; appointed 1947; died in
office 1966; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1951-52, 1957-59.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Rotary.
Died, from heart
disease and pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., April 2,
1966 (age 81 years, 268
days).
Cremated.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Moris Badt and Lina (Posener) Badt; married, June 29,
1927, to Gertrude L. Nizze. |
|
| |
Herman C. Baehr (1866-1942) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, March
16, 1866.
Republican. Brewer;
Cuyahoga
County Recorder, 1904-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1910-11.
Mennonite.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
4, 1942 (age 75 years, 325
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
|
| |
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.
| | |
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. |
|
| |
George Washington Ballard (b. 1904) —
also known as George W. Ballard —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Vinita, Cherokee Nation County, Indian Territory (now Craig
County, Okla.), February
22, 1904.
Democrat. Member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Henry Augustus Barclay (b. 1849) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., January
17, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1884-88.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of David Barclay and Sarah Cooper (Gaskill) Barclay; married 1892 to Lily
A. Ward. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
|
| |
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.
|
| |
David Monroe Barnwell (1875-1935) —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Comanche
County, Tex., October
20, 1875.
Democrat. Fresno
County Clerk, 1910-33; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1932.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
U.S. Comptroller of Customs, San Francisco, 1933.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., 1935
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
|
| |
William Henry Harrison Beadle (1838-1915) —
also known as William H. H. Beadle —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born, in a log
cabin at Howard, Parke
County, Ind., January
1, 1838.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
U.S. Surveyor-General for Dakota Territory, 1869-71; member of
Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1872-; member of
Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1877-79; Dakota
Territory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86; president,
Madison State Normal School (now Dakota State University), 1889-1906.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
15, 1915 (age 77 years, 318
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
|
| |
Campbell Eben Beaumont (1883-1954) —
also known as Campbell E. Beaumont —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., August
27, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fresno
County District Attorney, 1918-21; superior court judge in
California, 1921-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1939-54;
died in office 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
19, 1954 (age 71 years, 84
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Edgar Samuel Beaumont and May Viola (Wortham) Beaumont; married,
December
6, 1915, to Lucy Madden Hughes. |
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935) —
also known as R. Livingston Beeckman —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
15, 1866.
Republican. Stockbroker;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1909-11; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1912-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1924;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1915-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1922.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of apparently of a heart
attack, in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., January
21, 1935 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
|
| |
Charles Webster Bell (1857-1927) —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., June 11,
1857.
Progressive. Fruit
farmer;
real
estate business; Los
Angeles County Clerk, 1899-1903; member of California
state senate, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1913-15.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
19, 1927 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
|
| |
Robert Clinton Belloni (1919-1999) —
also known as Robert C. Belloni —
of Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Riverton, Coos
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of
Coos County Democratic Party, 1957; circuit judge in Oregon,
1957-67; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1967-84; took senior status 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at a retirement
home in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
3, 1999 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John Edward Belloni and Della (Clinton) Belloni; married, January
26, 1946, to Doris A. Adams. |
|
| |
Guy Vernon Bennett (b. 1880) —
also known as G. Vernon Bennett —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa, February
17, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; university
professor; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938-40, 1948; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Phi
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
David C. Berger (1896-1975) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Gretna, Pittsylvania
County, Va., July 26,
1896.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Changsha, 1921; Tientsin, 1922-24; U.S. Consul in Tientsin, 1924-27, 1938; Swatow, 1927-29; Tsingtao, as of 1932-35; Buenos Aires, as of 1943.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1975
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Alison Berger and Susan M. (Pullen) Berger. |
|
| |
Harold Aaron Berliner (b. 1899) —
also known as Harold A. Berliner —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
16, 1899.
Democrat. Member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1928-49; U.S. Collector of
Internal Revenue for the 1st California District, 1943-44; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Francis Berton (c.1830-1885) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Switzerland,
about 1830.
Banker;
Consul
for Switzerland in San
Francisco, Calif., 1867-85; Consul
for Portugal in San
Francisco, Calif., 1869-85.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from "impoverishment of the blood" (anemia),
in the Grand Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., April 1,
1885 (age about 55
years).
Original interment at Masonic
Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment to unknown location.
|
| |
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.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Bert A. Betts, Sr. and Alma (Jorgenson) Betts; married to Barbara
Lang. |
|
| |
Alan Harvey Bible (1909-1988) —
also known as Alan Bible —
of Storey
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Lovelock, Pershing
County, Nev., November
20, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; Storey
County District Attorney, 1935-38; Nevada
state attorney general, 1943-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956;
speaker, 1968;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1954-74; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Eagles;
Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died in Auburn, Placer
County, Calif., September
12, 1988 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
|
| |
John Bidwell (1819-1900) —
of Chico, Butte
County, Calif.
Born in Chautauqua
County, N.Y., August
5, 1819.
Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of California
state senate, 1849-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1865-67; candidate
for Governor of
California, 1875 (Independent), 1890 (Prohibition); Prohibition
candidate for President
of the United States, 1892.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chico, Butte
County, Calif., April 4,
1900 (age 80 years, 242
days).
Interment at Chico
Cemetery, Chico, Calif.
|
| |
Richard Ely Bird (1878-1955) —
also known as Richard E. Bird —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
4, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Kansas 18th District, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1955 (age 76 years, 67
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
|
 |
Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe (1874-1938) —
also known as Benjamin F. Bledsoe —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., February
8, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1900-14; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1914-25;
resigned 1925; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of
the Revolution; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in Crestline, San
Bernardino County, Calif., October
30, 1938 (age 64 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Amerigo Bozzani (1883-1964) —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Modena, Italy,
October
2, 1883.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1956.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in June, 1964
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Thomas Bradley (1917-1998) —
also known as Tom Bradley —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex., December
29, 1917.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968,
1972;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973-93; defeated, 1969; candidate for Governor of
California, 1982, 1986.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Kappa
Alpha Psi; Urban
League; NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1984.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Kaiser Permanente Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
29, 1998 (age 80 years, 274
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
|
| |
Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) —
also known as Willis W. Bradley —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ransomville, Niagara
County, N.Y., June 28,
1884.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
Guam, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; member of California
state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Received the Medal
of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.
Suffered a heart
attack during the noon recess of a legislative hearing,
and died soon after at Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
27, 1954 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
|
| |
William Oscar Braecklein (1920-2001) —
also known as William O. Braecklein; Bill
Braecklein —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
20, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1966-72; member of Texas
state senate 16th District, 1972-78.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, at Presbyterian Village North nursing
home, Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
14, 2001 (age 80 years, 329
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
|
| |
Ernest King Bramblett (1901-1966) —
also known as Ernest K. Bramblett —
of Pacific Grove, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., April
25, 1901.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Pacific Grove, Calif., 1938-46; U.S.
Representative from California, 1947-55 (11th District 1947-53,
13th District 1953-55).
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Investigated
by a federal grand jury in Washington over payroll padding in his
office; he had hired his
wife, received kickbacks
from employees who did no work, and made false
statements to the House disbursing officer; indicted
on 18 counts in June 1953; pleaded not guilty; tried in
February 1954; convicted
on seven counts; his conviction was stayed pending appeal, but
ultimately upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; fined
$5,000, placed on one-year probation,
and separately required to pay restitution.
Died December
27, 1966 (age 65 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Arthur H. Breed Sr. (c.1866-1953) —
of California.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., about 1866.
Member of California
state senate, 1913-35; President
pro tempore of the California State Senate, 1917-35.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., April
28, 1953 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Dwight M. Britton (1886-1981) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Williamsburg, Clermont
County, Ohio, August
7, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1920; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1922 (St. Joseph County), 1948
(St. Joseph District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in Morro Bay, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., November
4, 1981 (age 95 years, 89
days).
Interment at Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ohio.
|
| |
Edward Everett Brodie (1876-1939) —
of Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Ore.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Fort Stevens, Clatsop
County, Ore., March
12, 1876.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; chair of
Clackamas County Republican Party, 1916-21; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1921-25; Finland, 1930-33; member of Oregon
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-30.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died June 27,
1939 (age 63 years, 107
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Hugh Henry Brown (1872-1975) —
also known as Hugh H. Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 4,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
represented railroads
and mining
companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nevada, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
26, 1975 (age 102 years,
298 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
|
| |
James Harvey Brown (1906-1995) —
also known as James H. Brown —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak., April
22, 1906.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; vice-chair of
California Democratic Party, 1948-58; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
municipal judge in California, 1964-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died July 10,
1995 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Lathrop Brown (1883-1959) —
of St. James, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1913-15; defeated,
1914, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1920,
1924,
1936.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., November
28, 1959 (age 76 years, 275
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Manasota
Memorial Park, Sarasota, Fla.
|
| |
Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Willie L. Brown, Jr. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Mineola, Wood
County, Tex., March
20, 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1964-96; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1981-95; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1968,
1972,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1996-2004; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 2018.
Still living as of 2018.
|
| |
William A. Bucknam (1849-1921) —
of Truckee, Nevada
County, Calif.
Born in Iowa, March 8,
1849.
Postmaster at Truckee,
Calif., 1896-1900.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., June 14,
1921 (age 72 years, 98
days).
Interment at Sierra Mountains Cemetery, Truckee, Calif.
|
| |
Charles Ernest Bunnell (1878-1956) —
also known as Charles E. Bunnell —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Dimock, Susquehanna
County, Pa., January
12, 1878.
Democrat. Candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1914; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1914-21; first president
of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (later
University of Alaska), 1921-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at a nursing
home in Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
1, 1956 (age 78 years, 294
days).
Interment at Birch
Hill Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska; statue at University
of Alaska Campus, Fairbanks, Alaska.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Lyman Walton Bunnell and Ruth (Tingley) Bunnell; married, July 24,
1901, to Mary Anna Kline. |
|
| |
John Henry Burford (1852-1922) —
also known as John H. Burford —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.
Born in Parkeville, Parke
County, Ind., February
29, 1852.
Lawyer;
prosecuting attorney, Indiana 22nd Circuit, 1880; register, U.S. Land
Office, Oklahoma City, 1890; probate judge in Oklahoma, 1890-92; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1892-1906; chief
justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1898-1903; member
of Oklahoma
state senate, 1912-15.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1922 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
|
| |
Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) —
also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50,
1953-56.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1967
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
George Burnham (1868-1939) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in London, England,
December
28, 1868.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; retail shoe
business; real estate
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1936.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 28,
1939 (age 70 years, 182
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
|
| |
George Charles Butte (1877-1940) —
also known as George C. Butte —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 9,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1924; Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1925; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Society for International Law; American
Law Institute; Alpha
Tau Omega; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, following surgery for an intestinal
blockage, in American Hospital,
Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, January
18, 1940 (age 62 years, 254
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Dublin, Tex.
|
| |
Frederick Silas Bynon (1870-1950) —
also known as Fred S. Bynon —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; North Bend, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Brooklyn (now part of Oakland), Alameda
County, Calif., December
3, 1870.
Republican. With his father, he founded the Hollywood (Calif.)
Sentinel newspaper,
which later became the Hollywood Citizen News; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1912.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., June 6,
1950 (age 79 years, 185
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Alfred Augustus Bynon; married, September
5, 1891, to Stella Mitchell. |
|
| |
Albert Edward Carter (1881-1964) —
also known as Albert E. Carter —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born near Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., July 5,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1925-45; defeated,
1944.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Woodmen;
Moose;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died at Providence Hospital,
Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., August
8, 1964 (age 83 years, 34
days).
Interment at Home
of Peace Cemetery, Porterville, Calif.
|
| |
Jesse Washington Carter (1888-1959) —
also known as Jesse W. Carter —
of Redding, Shasta
County, Calif.; San Anselmo, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Carrville, Trinity
County, Calif., December
19, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; Shasta
County District Attorney, 1919-27; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1932;
member of California
state senate, 1939; justice of
California state supreme court, 1939; appointed 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in 1959
(age about
70 years).
Interment somewhere
in Trinity County, Calif.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Asa Manning Carter and Josephine Amanda (Sweet) Carter; married,
August
7, 1910, to Tiny Elva Gish; married, February
9, 1941, to Thelma H. Williams. |
|
| |
Jack Tull Casey (b. 1909) —
also known as Jack T. Casey —
of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., 1909.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California; member
of California
state assembly, 1960-66.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons; American
Association of University Professors.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) —
of Inglewood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1950-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1967 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
|
| |
Erwin Ladislav Chloupek (1870-1948) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born October
8, 1870.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Consul
for Czechoslovakia in San
Francisco, Calif., 1935.
Czech
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in San
Francisco, Calif., August
28, 1948 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Cremated.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Joseph Chloupek and Mary (Sullivan) Chloupek. |
|
| |
Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
|
 |
Edgar Erastus Clark (1856-1930) —
also known as Edgar E. Clark —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., February
18, 1856.
Republican. Train
conductor; Grand Senior
Conductor (1889), and Grand Chief
Conductor (1890-1906), of the Order of Railway Conductors of
America; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1906-21; chair, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1913-14, 1918-21.
Member, Order
of Railway Conductors; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
1, 1930 (age 74 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Paul Fenimore Clark (1861-1932) —
also known as Paul F. Clark —
of Nebraska; Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., 1861.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives; elected 1905; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1912.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 2,
1932 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
| | |
Relatives:
Grandnephew of James Fenimore Cooper. |
|
| |
John Hessin Clarke (1857-1945) —
also known as John H. Clarke —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Lisbon, Columbiana
County, Ohio, September
18, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1912;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1914-16; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-22.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March
22, 1945 (age 87 years, 185
days).
Interment at Lisbon
Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John Clarke and Melissa (Hessin) Clarke. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
|
| |
Henry Vance Clymer (1865-1934) —
also known as H. Vance Clymer —
of Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz.; Fairfield, Solano
County, Calif.
Born in Marion
County, Ore., August
5, 1865.
Republican. Physician;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1912.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; American Medical
Association.
Died in Fairfield, Solano
County, Calif., October
4, 1934 (age 69 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
David Courtney Coates (1868-1933) —
also known as David C. Coates —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Washington.
Born in Brandon, England,
August
9, 1868.
Socialist. Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1901-02; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1910.
Member, Freemasons.
Played role at founding convention of I.W.W.
Died in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
28, 1933 (age 64 years, 172
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
|
| |
Nat King Cole (1919-1965) —
also known as Nathaniel Adams Coles —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March
17, 1919.
Singer;
musician;
actor;
honored guest, Republican National Convention,
1956 ; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP.
Died, from lung
cancer, in St. John's Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
15, 1965 (age 45 years, 335
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
|
| |
Samuel LaFort Collins (1895-1965) —
also known as Sam L. Collins —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Fortville, Hancock
County, Ind., August
6, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 19th District, 1933-37; defeated,
1936; member of California
state assembly, 1940-52; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1947-52.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif., June 26,
1965 (age 69 years, 324
days).
Interment at Loma
Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif.
|
| |
Alexander Kaufman Coney (1847-1930) —
also known as Alexander K. Coney —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Athens, Claiborne
Parish, La., April 1,
1847.
Consul-General
for Mexico in San
Francisco, Calif., 1886-1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from influenza,
in Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif., January
5, 1930 (age 82 years, 279
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
|
| |
Charles Gerard Conn (1844-1931) —
of Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Manchester, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
29, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Elkhart, Ind., 1880-83; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1889; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1893-95.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
5, 1931 (age 86 years, 341
days).
Interment at Grace
Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Ind.
|
 |
Nathaniel Parrish Conrey (1860-1936) —
also known as Nathaniel P. Conrey —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Franklin
County, Ind., June 30,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1899-1900; superior court judge in California,
1900-09; Judge,
California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1913-35; justice of
California state supreme court, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died, of complications from a spinal injury suffered in a fall, in
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1936 (age 76 years, 125
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of David La Rue Conrey and Hannah (Jameson) Conrey; married, November
21, 1890, to Ethelwyn Wells. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
|
| |
William John Cooper (1882-1935) —
of California.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., November
24, 1882.
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-29; appointed 1927;
resigned 1929.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke while
driving, and died nine days later, in a hospital
at Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., September
19, 1935 (age 52 years, 299
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
|
| |
Elmer Ellsworth Corfman (1863-1950) —
also known as Elmer E. Corfman —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa, March 2,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-23; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1919-23.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1950 (age 86 years, 337
days).
Interment at Pierce
Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles,
Calif.
|
| |
Aylett Rains Cotton (1826-1912) —
also known as Aylett R. Cotton —
of Lyons, Clinton
County, Iowa; Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Austintown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, November
29, 1826.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Clinton
County Judge, 1851-53; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1854; mayor of Lyons, Iowa, 1855-57;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1857;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1868-71; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1871-75.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1912 (age 85 years, 336
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
|
 |
Gavin W. Craig (b. 1878) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Scotia, Greeley
County, Neb., June 22,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1926-31.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Gavin Ralston Craig and Emma Edwards (Morse) Craig; married, April
11, 1903, to Berdena Brownsberger. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
|
| |
Thomas Owen Craven (b. 1905) —
also known as Thomas O. Craven —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Rocklin, Placer
County, Calif., August
31, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1936;
U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1942-45.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Thomas Glenn Craven and Beatrice (Owens) Craven; married, December
29, 1939, to Margaret Jeannette Crosby. |
|
| |
George Edward Cryer (1875-1961) —
also known as George E. Cryer —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Douglas
County, Neb., May 13,
1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1921-29; defeated, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died after falling
from a ladder, May 24,
1961 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
|
| |
Charles Lilly Culbert (1866-1943) —
also known as Charles L. Culbert —
of Jackson, Amador
County, Calif.
Born in Amador City, Amador
County, Calif., September
25, 1866.
Democrat. Amador
County Clerk, 1894-1906; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1924,
1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons.
Died, in Sutter Hospital,
Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., April 7,
1943 (age 76 years, 194
days).
Interment at Oak
Knoll Cemetery, Amador City, Calif.
|
| |
Charles Forrest Curry (1858-1930) —
also known as Charles F. Curry; C. F.
Curry —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Naperville, DuPage
County, Ill., March
14, 1858.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1887-89; secretary
of state of California, 1899-1911; candidate for Governor of
California, 1910; U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1913-30; died in
office 1930.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
10, 1930 (age 72 years, 210
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; re-entombed
in mausoleum at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
|
 |
Jesse William Curtis (b. 1865) —
also known as Jesse W. Curtis —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., July 18,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; San
Bernardino County District Attorney, 1899-1903; superior court
judge in California, 1914-23; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1923-26; justice of
California state supreme court, 1926-31.
Baptist.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of William
Jesse Curtis and Frances Sophia (Cowles) Curtis; married, June 23,
1892, to Ida Lucinda Seymour. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
|
|
|
![[Amazon.com]](https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)