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Steel and Metal Industry Politicians in California

  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.
  Shirley M. Crawford (1872-1917) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 5, 1872. Republican. Actor; newspaper writer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; law partner of Augustus E. Willson; Honorary Consul for Guatemala in Louisville, Ky., 1901-07; in February 1905, amidst a controversy over the appointment of a new Colonel, a military court of inquiry was convened to investigate the officers of the First Kentucky regiment, including a Major and six Captains, for willful disobedience; all were releived of duty, but Capt. Crawford was singled out as "an agitator and fomenter of strife, disloyal and insubordinate to his superior officers," and ordered court-martialed; secretary-treasurer and director, Kentucky-Arizona Copper Company (engaged in mining and smelting). Hit by a car while crossing a street, suffered a fractured leg and pneumonia, and died two weeks later, in German Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., September 6, 1917 (age 45 years, 32 days). Cremated; ashes interred at San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, September 20, 1902, to Reina Melcher.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Crawford Denson (1839-1917) — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif.; Nevada; San Francisco, Calif.; Easton (now part of Burlingame), San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Ursa, Adams County, Ill., September 23, 1839. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in California 6th District, 1876-81; superior court judge in California, 1881-83; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1885-86; Ormsby County District Attorney, 1886-88; director and general counsel, Pacific Coast Steel Company. Member, Freemasons; Union League. Died in Easton (now part of Burlingame), San Mateo County, Calif., July 26, 1917 (age 77 years, 306 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Denson and Emily Ann (Crawford) Denson; married 1866 to Mary M. Beatty (sister of William Henry Beatty); married, June 3, 1891, to Laura Mae Ames; fourth cousin once removed of William Henry Denson and Nimrod Davis Denson.
  Political family: Denson family of Opelika, Alabama.
  Robert Mullins Fitzgerald (b. 1858) — also known as Robert M. Fitzgerald — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 7, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; president, Cubana Consolidated Copper Company; vice-president, Central National Bank; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1908, 1912, 1916 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Native Sons of the Golden West. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Fitzgerald and Catherine (Mullins) Fitzgerald; married, December 23, 1902, to Laura M. Crellin.
  Benjamin Todd Frederick (1834-1903) — also known as Benjamin T. Frederick — of Marysville, Yuba County, Calif.; Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio, October 5, 1834. Democrat. Foundry business; U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1885-87. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., November 3, 1903 (age 69 years, 29 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Arthur Gamon (1883-1967) — also known as John A. Gamon — of Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Ill.; Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill., February 9, 1883. Democrat. Civil engineer; worked for railroads, 1899-1903; salesman, Jones & Laughlin Steel Co., Chicago, 1905-14; U.S. Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1914-15; Corinto, 1915-16; Guaymas, 1917; Acapulco, 1917-21; Cobh, 1921-25; U.S. Consul General in London, 1925-28; Marseille, 1928-35. Died in 1967 (age about 84 years). Interment at Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of B. H. Gamon and Jennie T. (Daniels) Gamon; married, October 1, 1907, to Minnie Moulton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles MacVeagh (1860-1931) — of Washington, D.C. Born in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., June 6, 1860. Lawyer; general solicitor and assistant general counsel, U.S. Steel Corporation, 1901-25; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1925-29. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara County, Calif., December 4, 1931 (age 71 years, 181 days). Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Wayne MacVeagh and Letitia Miner (Lewis) MacVeagh; married, June 15, 1887, to Fannie Davenport Rogers; father of Lincoln MacVeagh; nephew of Franklin MacVeagh.
  Political family: MacVeagh family of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
David McDonald David John McDonald (1902-1979) — also known as David J. McDonald — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 22, 1902. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948 (member, Credentials Committee), 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; president, United Steel Workers of America, 1952-65. Catholic. Died, of cancer, Palm Springs, Riverside County, Calif., August 8, 1979 (age 76 years, 259 days). Interment at Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of David McDonald and Mary (Kelly) McDonald; married 1937 to Emily Price; married 1950 to Rosemary McHugh.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Time Magazine, July 9, 1956
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Roy Millsop and Mary Margaret (McCormick) Millsop; married, December 1, 1918, to Lauretta Brunswick; married 1949 to Eleanor (Marwitz) Ent; married, January 17, 1955, to Frances (Lowe) Weir.
  The Weirton Millsop Community Center (opened 1952 as Weirton Community Center; renamed 1965), in Weirton, West Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Ignatius Nolan (1874-1922) — also known as John I. Nolan — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 14, 1874. Republican. Iron molder; officer, International Iron Moulders Union; secretary, San Francisco Labor Council, 1912; U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1913-22; died in office 1922. Died November 18, 1922 (age 48 years, 308 days). Interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of James Nolan and Sarah Nolan; married, March 23, 1913, to Mae Ella Hunt.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John I. Nolan (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; wrecked and scrapped 1947) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  David Packard (1912-1996) — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., September 7, 1912. Republican. Co-founder and chief executive, Hewlett-Packard electronics and computer company; U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1969-71; director, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Crocker-Citizens National Bank, General Dynamics Corp., U.S. Steel Corp., Trans World Airways, Standard Oil of California, Caterpillar Tractor Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; philanthropist. Member, Trilateral Commission; Alpha Delta Phi; Tau Beta Pi; Sigma Xi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, in Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif., March 26, 1996 (age 83 years, 201 days). Interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Sperry Sidney Packard and Ella Lorna (Graber) Packard; married, April 8, 1938, to Lucile Salter.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lawrence Cowle Phipps (1862-1958) — also known as Lawrence C. Phipps — of Denver, Colo. Born in Amityville, Berks County, Pa., August 30, 1862. Republican. Vice-president and treasurer, Carnegie Steel Corporation; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1919-31; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1920 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1924, 1928; member of Republican National Committee from Colorado, 1932. Episcopalian. Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 1, 1958 (age 95 years, 183 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. William Henry Phipps and Agnes (McCall) Phipps; married to Genevieve Chandler; father of Lawrence C. Phipps Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bobby Seale (b. 1936) — also known as Robert George Seale — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., October 22, 1936. Joined U.S. Air Force in 1955; charged with insubordination and being AWOL, and dishonorably discharged; sheet metal worker; co-founder, with Huey Newton, of the Black Panther Party, 1966; one of eight defendants charged in 1969 with crossing state lines to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago; the judge ordered him bound and gagged during the trial, and sentenced him to four years in prison for contempt of court; Peace and Freedom candidate for California state assembly 17th District, 1968; in 1970, he was charged in New Haven, Conn., with ordering the murder of Alex Rackley, a Black Panther who had confessed to being a police informant; the jury was unable to reach a verdict, and the charges were eventually dropped; candidate for mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1973. African ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Norton Winfred Simon (1907-1993) — also known as Norton Simon; Norton Glickman — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., February 5, 1907. Republican. President, Val Vita Food Products, 1931-42; subsequently president and chairman of Hunt Foods; director, Wheeling Steel Corporation, Northern Pacific Railway, and McCall's Publishing Co.; art collector; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1970. Jewish. Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 1, 1993 (age 86 years, 116 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 3, 1933, to Lucille Ellis; married 1971 to Jennifer (Isley) Jones (widow of David Oliver Selznick).
  Political family: Mayer family of Los Angeles, California.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
Carl P. Taylor Carl Plin Taylor (1884-1968) — also known as Carl P. Taylor — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo. Born in Rushford, Allegany County, N.Y., January 2, 1884. Worked on construction of the Panama Canal; steel construction business; built many oil storage tanks; candidate for mayor of Casper, Wyo., 1939. Died in Lynwood, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 25, 1968 (age 84 years, 23 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Roland Lyman Taylor and Marion (JacksoN) Taylor; married, November 29, 1905, to Mayme Alice Brokaw; married 1916 to Etta L. Porter.
  Image source: Casper (Wyoming) Star-Tribune, September 27, 1939
  Everett Ray Wilbur (1883-1959) — also known as Everett R. Wilbur — of Gilbert, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Iowa, July 7, 1883. Farmer; automobile mechanic; welder; machinist; banker; mayor of Gilbert, Ariz., 1920-21. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 15, 1959 (age 76 years, 70 days). Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Ethelbert Willis Wilbur and Sarah Delia (Hoy) Wilbur; married to Nelly Duncan; second cousin twice removed of Julius Levi Strong.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Garrison-Fithian-Hires-Sayers family of New Jersey; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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