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Methodist Politicians in California

  Althea Alexander (d. 1958) — also known as Mrs. Edgar Alexander — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Georgia, 1929. Female. Methodist. Died, of a heart attack, in 1958. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  George Edward Allen (1896-1973) — also known as George E. Allen — of Washington, D.C. Born in Booneville, Prentiss County, Miss., February 29, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; hotel business; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1933-38, 1939-40; resigned 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1936; Secretary of Democratic National Committee, 1943; speechwriter for Pres. Harry Truman; director, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1946. Methodist. Member, Kappa Sigma. Close friend of presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower. Died, following a heart attack, in the Eisenhower Medical Center, Palm Desert, Riverside County, Calif., April 23, 1973 (age 77 years, 0 days). Interment somewhere in Booneville, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Sam P. Allen and Mollie (Plaxico) Allen; married, September 10, 1930, to Mary Keane.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Hiram E. Ament; married 1889 to Florence 'Floy' Moody.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elihu Anthony (1818-1905) — of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif. Born in Greenfield, Saratoga County, N.Y., November 30, 1818. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Methodist minister; member of California state assembly 6th District, 1880-81. Methodist. Came overland to California in 1847. First postmaster of Santa Cruz; started the first foundry there; built the first wharf; founded the first Protestant church. Died in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif., August 15, 1905 (age 86 years, 258 days). Interment at Santa Cruz Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Calif.
  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.
  Frank Williamson Benson (1858-1911) — also known as Frank W. Benson — of Roseburg, Douglas County, Ore. Born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., March 20, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; secretary of state of Oregon, 1907-11; died in office 1911; Governor of Oregon, 1909-10. Methodist. Died in Douglas County, Ore., April 14, 1911 (age 53 years, 25 days). Interment at Roseburg I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.
  Cross-reference: Clifton N. McArthur
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Lamdin Benson (1854-1921) — also known as Henry L. Benson — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Stockton, San Joaquin County, Calif., July 6, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 1st District, 1892-96; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1897; circuit judge in Oregon, 1898-1914; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1915-21; died in office 1921. Methodist. Died October 16, 1921 (age 67 years, 102 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry C. Benson and Matilda M. (Williamson) Benson; married, September 7, 1876, to Susie E. Dougharty.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob H. Bible and Isabel (Welsh) Bible; married, November 17, 1939, to Loucile Jacks.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Iris Faircloth Blitch (1912-1993) — also known as Iris Blitch; Iris Faircloth; Mrs. B. E. Blitch — of Homerville, Clinch County, Ga. Born near Vidalia, Toombs County, Ga., April 25, 1912. Democrat. Member of Georgia state senate 5th District, 1947-48, 1953-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1948, 1952 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); member of Democratic National Committee from Georgia, 1948-56; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Clinch County, 1949-50; defeated, 1940, 1950; U.S. Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1955-63. Female. Methodist. Suffered a heart attack, and died in a hospital at San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., August 19, 1993 (age 81 years, 116 days). Interment somewhere in Homerville, Ga.
  Relatives: Daughter of James Louis Faircloth and Marietta (Ridgdill) Faircloth; married, October 11, 1929, to Brooks Erwin Blitch; mother of Brooks E. Blitch III (who married Peg Blitch).
  Political family: Blitch family of Georgia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Silas Walter Bond (1864-1939) — also known as Silas W. Bond — of Houghton, Allegany County, N.Y.; Miltonvale, Cloud County, Kan.; Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill.; Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif. Born in Nora, Jo Daviess County, Ill., January 13, 1864. Minister; professor, Houghton Seminary, Houghton, N.Y.; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 37th District, 1904; president, Miltonvale Wesleyan College, Miltonvale, Kan.; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1914; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Wesleyan Methodist. Died in Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif., December 3, 1939 (age 75 years, 324 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Williams Bond and Matilda (Shaw) Bond; married, August 11, 1896, to Harriet 'Hattie' West; married, November 26, 1931, to Jessie LaVinia Ward.
  Carl Boyer III (b. 1937) — of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 22, 1937. Republican. School teacher; mayor of Santa Clarita, Calif., 1990, 1996. Methodist. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Son of Carl Boyer, Jr. and Elizabeth Campbell (Timm) Boyer; married, July 28, 1962, to Ada Christine Kruse.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Lee Thomas and Crenner (Hawkins) Thomas; married, May 4, 1941, to Ethel Mae Arnold.
  Epitaph: "Beloved Husband and Father"
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Tom Bradley: J. Gregory Payne, Tom Bradley : The Impossible Dream : A Biography
  George Edward Brown Jr. (1920-1999) — also known as George E. Brown, Jr. — of Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Colton, San Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Holtville, Imperial County, Calif., March 6, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Monterey Park, Calif., 1956-58; member of California state assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1968 (alternate), 1972, 1988, 1996; U.S. Representative from California, 1963-71, 1973-99 (29th District 1963-71, 38th District 1973-75, 36th District 1975-93, 42nd District 1993-99); died in office 1999; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1970. Methodist. Member, Urban League; Kiwanis; American Legion; Amvets. Died, of an infection following earlier heart valve replacement surgery, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., July 15, 1999 (age 79 years, 131 days). Cremated.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1958 to Blanche Vitero.
  Cross-reference: Bevan Dufty
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Willie L. Brown, Jr.: Basic Brown : My Life and Our Times (2007)
  Books about Willie Brown: James Richardson, Willie Brown : A Biography
  Walter Smith Bruce (1865-1935) — also known as Walter S. Bruce — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 28, 1865. Banker; Vice-Consul for Denmark in Boise, Idaho, 1891-1907. Methodist. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, November 15, 1935 (age 70 years, 232 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of James Henderson Bruce and Sarah Louise (Cookingham) Bruce.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. James Burford; married, February 14, 1876, to Mary A. Cheek.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Daniel Choate (1828-1899) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in China, Kennebec County, Maine, September 9, 1828. Republican. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; real estate developer; postmaster at San Diego, Calif., 1876-81. Methodist. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., 1899 (age about 70 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah Wilson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Warren Minor Christopher (1925-2011) — also known as Warren Christopher; "The Cardinal" — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Scranton, Bowman County, N.Dak., October 27, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, 1949-50; special counsel to Gov. Edmund G. Brown, 1959; deputy U.S. Attorney General, 1967-69; deputy U.S. Secretary of State, 1977-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1964; U.S. Secretary of State, 1993-97. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Council on Foreign Relations; American Philosophical Society. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 16, 1981. Died, from kidney and bladder cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 18, 2011 (age 85 years, 142 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest William Christopher and Catharine (Lemen) Christopher; married, December 21, 1956, to Marie Josephine Wyllis.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Warren Christopher: Chances of a Lifetime : A Memoir (2001)
  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.
George Ira Cochran George Ira Cochran (b. 1863) — also known as George I. Cochran — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Oshawa, Ontario, July 1, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; president, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Methodist. Member, Union League. Entombed at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. George Cochran and Catherine Lynch (Davidson) Cochran; married, August 6, 1890, to Alice Maude McClung; married, April 3, 1907, to Isabelle May McClung.
  Image source: History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California (1909)
  Fillmore Condit (1855-1939) — of Verona, Essex County, N.J.; Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif.; Essex Fells, Essex County, N.J.; Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Roseland, Essex County, N.J., September 5, 1855. Grocer; invented and manufactured the Condit refrigerator door fastener; Essex County Freeholder; real estate business; New York representative for Union Oil Company of California; founder, Long Beach Community Hospital 1924; mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 1926-27. Methodist. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 6, 1939 (age 83 years, 123 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen J. Condit and Catherine Jane (Tappan) Condit; married 1881 to Ida Frances Rafter; first cousin thrice removed of Silas Condict; second cousin once removed of Alfred Henry Condict; second cousin twice removed of John Condit and Lewis Condict; third cousin once removed of Silas Condit and Israel Dodd Condit; fourth cousin of Augustus William Cutler, Albert Pierson Condit, Amzi Condit and Elias Mulford Condit; fourth cousin once removed of Simeon Harrison.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman family; Condit family of Orange, New Jersey (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Bledsoe Cooke (b. 1869) — also known as Arthur B. Cooke — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Meltons, Louisa County, Va., June 15, 1869. Democrat. College professor; U.S. Consul in Patras, 1910-19; Swansea, 1919-26; Plymouth, 1926-34. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Cooke and Sallie Farrar (Anderson) Cooke; married, September 26, 1899, to Stella Viola Crider.
  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.
  The James C. Corman Federal Building, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Charles Calhoun Dail (1909-1968) — also known as Charles C. Dail — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., January 11, 1909. Democrat. Insurance business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948; mayor of San Diego, Calif., 1955-63. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Exchange Club. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., July 13, 1968 (age 59 years, 184 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Darwin Dail and Hester (Cooksey) Dail; married, June 28, 1933, to Dorothy Mae Cook.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Morrill Ingalls Davis (1841-1930) — of Kansas. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 2, 1841. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1901-03. Methodist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Turlock, Stanislaus County, Calif., May 29, 1930 (age 89 years, 27 days). Interment at Turlock Cemetery, Turlock, Calif.
  James Edward Day (1914-1996) — also known as J. Edward Day — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., October 11, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960; U.S. Postmaster General, 1961-63. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi. Implemented the ZIP code. Died, of a heart attack, in Hunt Valley, Prince George's County, Md., October 29, 1996 (age 82 years, 18 days). Interment at Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Md.
  Relatives: Son of James Allmond Day and Frances Edna (Wilmot) Day; married, July 2, 1941, to Mary Louise Burgess.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Roosevelt F. Dorn — of Inglewood, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Checotah, McIntosh County, Okla. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1980-97; mayor of Inglewood, Calif., 1997-; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, National Bar Association; American Bar Association; NAACP. Still living as of 2006.
  James Ray Files (b. 1884) — also known as J. Ray Files — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, December 6, 1884. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Iowa state attorney general, 1920; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); Iowa Democratic state chair, 1925-27; Los Angeles Police Commissioner, 1940-45.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Floyd Harold Flake (b. 1945) — also known as Floyd H. Flake — of Rosedale, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 30, 1945. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996; U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1987-97; defeated (Unity), 1986; resigned 1997; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1992. Methodist. African ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Lyman Judson Gage (1836-1927) — also known as Lyman J. Gage — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in DeRuyter, Madison County, N.Y., June 28, 1836. Republican. Bank president; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1897-1902; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916. Methodist. Member, American Bankers Association. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., January 26, 1927 (age 90 years, 212 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Eli A. Gage and Mary (Judson) Gage; married 1864 to Sarah Etheridge; married, June 7, 1887, to Cornelia Washburn; married, November 25, 1909, to Frances Ada Ballou.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John White Geary (1819-1873) — also known as John W. Geary — of San Francisco, Calif. Born near Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pa., December 30, 1819. Civil engineer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster at San Francisco, Calif., 1849; candidate for Governor of California, 1849; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1850-51; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1856-57; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1867-73. Methodist. Died after suffering a heart attack, in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., February 8, 1873 (age 53 years, 40 days). Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
  Geary County, Kan. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Edmond William Griffith (1862-1932) — also known as E. W. Griffith — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in L'Avenir, Quebec, September 9, 1862. Republican. Oil dealer; lumber merchant; building contractor; real estate developer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1920 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1924 (alternate), 1932 (alternate); member of Nevada state senate, 1921-22; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, 1922; candidate for mayor of Las Vegas, Nev., 1925. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., October 31, 1932 (age 70 years, 52 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
  Relatives: Married 1896 to Ora Beach.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  George Richmond Grose (1869-1953) — also known as George R. Grose — of Leicester, Worcester County, Mass.; Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Lynn, Essex County, Mass.; Baltimore, Md.; Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind.; Peiping (Beijing), China; Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Nicholas County, W.Va., July 14, 1869. Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ; president, DePauw University, 1912-1924; missionary bishop in China, 1924-29; religious editor, Pasadena Star-News. Methodist. Died in Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 6, 1953 (age 83 years, 296 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Dixon Grose and Mary Estaline (Harrah) Grose; married, June 28, 1894, to Lucy Dickerson.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas D. Hamilton Jr. (c.1930-1994) — also known as Tom Hamilton — of Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Pecos, Reeves County, Tex., about 1930. Pharmacist; mayor of Chula Vista, Calif., 1970-74. Methodist. Died, of diabetes and strokes, at Sharp Medical Center, Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif., March 26, 1994 (age about 64 years). Interment at Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif.
  Augustus Freeman Hawkins (1907-2007) — also known as Augustus F. Hawkins; Gus Hawkins — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., August 31, 1907. Democrat. Member of California state assembly, 1935-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940, 1944, 1960, 1964, 1988; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; U.S. Representative from California, 1963-91 (21st District 1963-75, 29th District 1975-91). Methodist. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., November 10, 2007 (age 100 years, 71 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Edward Julius Henning (b. 1868) — also known as Edward J. Henning — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Iron Ridge, Dodge County, Wis., December 28, 1868. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1910-11. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Tau Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Godlove Henning and Henriette (Erdman) Henning; married, December 7, 1898, to Eugenia Husting.
  William Leon Jones (b. 1949) — also known as Bill Jones — of Fresno, Fresno County, Calif. Born in Coalinga, Fresno County, Calif., December 20, 1949. Republican. Rancher; chair of Fresno County Republican Party, 1975; member of California state assembly 32nd District, 1982-94; defeated, 1976; secretary of state of California, 1995-2003; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 2008 (delegation chair). Methodist. Member, Jaycees. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Son of Clarence William Jones and Cora (Visman) Jones; married, August 29, 1971, to Maurine Abraham.
  Dirk Arthur Kempthorne (b. 1951) — also known as Dirk Kempthorne — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., October 29, 1951. Republican. Mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1986-93; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1988; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1993-99; Governor of Idaho, 1999-2006; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 2006-09. Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Jay C. Kim (b. 1939) — also known as Chang-Jun Kim — of Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Seoul, South Korea, March 27, 1939. Republican. U.S. Representative from California 41st District, 1993-99; defeated in primary, 1998 (41st District), 2000 (42nd District). Methodist. Korean ancestry. Pleaded guilty in 1997 to a misdemeanor charge of accepting more than $250,000 in illegal campaign contributions; sentenced to two months of home detention. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
William F. Knowland William Fife Knowland (1908-1974) — also known as William F. Knowland — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif.; Piedmont, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Alameda, Alameda County, Calif., June 26, 1908. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of California state assembly, 1933-35; member of California state senate, 1935-39; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936 (alternate), 1940 (member, Arrangements Committee), 1948, 1952, 1956 (Temporary Chair; speaker), 1964 (delegation chair), 1968; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1938-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Senator from California, 1945-59; candidate for Governor of California, 1958. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Moose; Elks; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his summer home near Guerneville, Sonoma County, Calif., February 23, 1974 (age 65 years, 242 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Russell Knowland; married 1925 to Helen Davis Herrick; married 1972 to Ann Dickson.
  Campaign slogan (1946): "We will not surrender."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about William F. Knowland: Gayle B. Montgomery & James W. Johnson, One Step from the White House: The Rise and Fall of Senator William F. Knowland
  Image source: Official Report of the 22nd Republican National Convention (1940)
  Edwin Bruce Linney (1852-1926) — also known as Edwin B. Linney — of Danville, Boyle County, Ky. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., April 9, 1852. Republican. Postmaster at Danville, Ky., 1898-1914; grocer. Methodist. Died in Fresno, Fresno County, Calif., February 27, 1926 (age 73 years, 324 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Henderson Linney and Jan Ver Bryke Linney; married, March 27, 1877, to Sarah Belle Perry; married, November 6, 1903, to Hattie Hardesty.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Taylor Manatt (1936-2011) — also known as Charles Manatt — of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 9, 1936. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; California Democratic state chair, 1971-73, 1975-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; Temporary Chair, 1984; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1976-82; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1981-85; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1999-2001. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Kappa Phi; Delta Chi; Freemasons. Died in 2011 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Price Manatt and Lucille (Taylor) Manatt; married, December 29, 1957, to Margaret K. Klinkefus.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Samuel Mardian Jr. (1919-2015) — also known as Sam Mardian, Jr. — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 24, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant; construction executive; campaign manager for Gov. Howard Pyle, 1954; mayor of Phoenix, Ariz., 1960-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., November 23, 2015 (age 96 years, 152 days). Interment at Paradise Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Z. Mardian and Akabe (Lekerian) Mardian; married, December 1, 1942, to Lucy Keshian.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Cunningham Martin (1880-1952) — also known as John C. Martin — of Salem, Marion County, Ill. Born in Salem, Marion County, Ill., April 29, 1880. Democrat. Banker; Illinois state treasurer, 1933-35, 1937-39; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1939-41; candidate for Illinois state auditor of public accounts, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944, 1948. Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 27, 1952 (age 71 years, 273 days). Interment at East Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Robert Bruce Mathias (1930-2006) — also known as Bob Mathias — of Tulare, Tulare County, Calif.; Fresno, Fresno County, Calif. Born in Tulare, Tulare County, Calif., November 17, 1930. Republican. U.S. Representative from California 18th District, 1967-75. Methodist. Won Olympic gold medals in decathalon in 1948 and 1952; starred as himself in a 1954 movie, "The Bob Mathias Story"; inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1983. Died, of cancer, in Fresno, Fresno County, Calif., September 2, 2006 (age 75 years, 289 days). Interment at Tulare Cemetery, Tulare, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Milfred Mathias and Lillian (Harris) Mathias; married, June 17, 1953, to Melba Wiser; married 1977 to Gwendolyn (Haven) Alexander (ex-wife of William Vollie Alexander Jr.).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Robert Takeo Matsui (1941-2005) — also known as Robert T. Matsui — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., September 17, 1941. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California, 1979-2005 (3rd District 1979-93, 5th District 1993-2005); died in office 2005; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988 (speaker), 1996, 2000, 2004. Methodist. Japanese ancestry. Member, Rotary; Council on Foreign Relations. Died, of pneumonia and myelodysplastic syndrome, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 1, 2005 (age 63 years, 106 days). Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Yasuji Matsui and Alice (Nagata) Matsui; married, September 17, 1966, to Doris Kazue Okada.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Norman Yoshio Mineta (b. 1931) — also known as Norman Y. Mineta; Norm Mineta — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., November 12, 1931. Democrat. Insurance business; mayor of San Jose, Calif., 1971-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972 (alternate), 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988 (Co-Chair; speaker), 2000; U.S. Representative from California, 1975-95 (13th District 1975-93, 15th District 1993-95); resigned 1995; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 2000-01; U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 2001-06. Methodist. Japanese ancestry. Still living as of 2019.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Robert Timothy Monagan Jr. (b. 1920) — also known as Bob Monagan — of Tracy, San Joaquin County, Calif. Born in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, July 5, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; real estate business; member of California state assembly, 1961-72; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1969-70; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Alexander P. Moore Alexander Pollock Moore (1867-1930) — also known as Alexander P. Moore — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 10, 1867. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1923-25; Peru, 1928-29. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 17, 1930 (age 62 years, 99 days). Entombed at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of George K. Moore and Ann J. (Phillips) Moore; married, June 12, 1912, to Lillian Russell.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  William Nathaniel Mosier (1888-1948) — also known as W. N. Mosier — of Luray, Clark County, Mo.; Kahoka, Clark County, Mo. Born in Luray, Clark County, Mo., January 16, 1888. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate loan business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Clark County, 1937-38, 1939-40; defeated, 1938. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 12, 1948 (age 60 years, 331 days). Interment at Combs Cemetery, Luray, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Mosier and Willie Belle Mosier; married, February 14, 1914, to Ronda M. Findlay.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) — also known as Robert E. O'Brian — of Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach, Orange County, Calif. Born in Bryant, Fulton County, Ill., July 22, 1895. Democrat. Locomotive fireman; automobile mechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pastor; president, Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate for delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; secretary of state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938; president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of a meat packing plant), 1944-59; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Delta Kappa; Alpha Pi Zeta; Freemasons; Rotary. Killed when he was hit by a car on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Orange County, Calif., October 25, 1977 (age 82 years, 95 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married 1920 to Mabel Day.
  Gladys O'Donnell (b. 1904) — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Whittier, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 2, 1904. Republican. Aviation business; flight instructor; oil production; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936 (alternate), 1940, 1952, 1956 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1960 (alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Female. Methodist. Member, Soroptimists. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to George Osmer Berry.
  Edwin Parker (c.1830-1900) — of Contra Costa County, Calif.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Compton, Quebec, about 1830. Contra Costa County District Attorney; member of California state assembly 1st District, 1883-85; superior court judge in California, 1887-88. Methodist. Died, probably of pneumonia, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., June 8, 1900 (age about 70 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  Hollis Monroe Peavey (b. 1897) — also known as Hollis M. Peavey — of Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Riceville, Mitchell County, Iowa, March 27, 1897. Republican. Mayor of Huntington Park, Calif., 1942-44, 1947-48; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1948. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Musician and leader of Peavy's Jazz Bandits, one of the first jazz bands. Burial location unknown.
  Paul Peek (1904-1987) — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Iowa, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1937-39; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1939; California Democratic state chair, 1939; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940; secretary of state of California, 1940-42. Methodist. Died in 1987 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  William Anderson Pile (1829-1889) — of Monrovia, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born near Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 11, 1829. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Republican National Committee from Missouri, 1866-68; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1867-69; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1869-71; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1871-74. Methodist. Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 7, 1889 (age 60 years, 146 days). Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Monrovia, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Leon Douglas Ralph (1932-2007) — also known as Leon D. Ralph — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Richmond, Va., August 20, 1932. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; administrative assistant to California House Speaker Jess Unruh; member of California state assembly, 1967-76; defeated, 1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968, 1972; minister. African Methodist Episcopal; later Church of God. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP. Died, in Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 6, 2007 (age 74 years, 170 days). Interment at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Ralph and Leanna (Woodard) Ralph; married, September 27, 1951, to Martha Ann Morgan; married to Ruth Banda.
  Charles Hiram Randall (1865-1951) — also known as Charles H. Randall — of Kimball, Kimball County, Neb.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Auburn, Nemaha County, Neb., July 23, 1865. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of California state assembly, 1911-12; defeated, 1950; U.S. Representative from California 9th District, 1915-21; defeated, 1920 (9th District), 1921 (9th District), 1922 (9th District), 1924 (9th District), 1926 (9th District), 1932 (13th District), 1934 (13th District), 1940 (13th District), 1944 (20th District); Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1928. Methodist. Died at General Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 18, 1951 (age 85 years, 210 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Elias J. Randall and Sarah F. (Schooley) Randall; married, November 15, 1885, to May E. Stanley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) — also known as Frazier Reams — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., January 15, 1897. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928 (alternate), 1940, 1944 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1948, 1956; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., September 15, 1971 (age 74 years, 243 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Ezra Rickards (1848-1927) — also known as John E. Rickards — of Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont.; Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Delaware City, New Castle County, Del., July 23, 1848. Republican. Merchant; member Montana territorial council, 1887; delegate to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 1889-93; Governor of Montana, 1893-97. Methodist. Died in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., December 26, 1927 (age 79 years, 156 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of David Townsend Rickards and Mary (Burris) Rickards; married, June 18, 1883, to Eliza A. Ellis.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick Madison Roberts (1879-1952) — also known as Frederick M. Roberts; Fred Roberts — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, September 14, 1879. Republican. Mortician; member of California state assembly, 1919-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1932, 1940, 1944, 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 14th District, 1946. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League. First African-American state legislator in California; descendancy from Thomas Jefferson confirmed by DNA evidence in 1998. Died, from injuries received in an automobile accident the day before, in Los Angeles County General Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 19, 1952 (age 72 years, 309 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Jackson Roberts and Ellen Wayles (Hemings) Roberts; married, November 30, 1921, to Pearl W. Hinds; grandnephew of Martha Jefferson Randolph; great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson; third great-grandnephew of Richard Randolph; first cousin once removed of Francis Wayles Eppes, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph; first cousin twice removed of Dabney Carr; first cousin four times removed of Richard Bland and Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge; second cousin once removed of Dabney Smith Carr and John Gardner Coolidge; second cousin thrice removed of Theodorick Bland, Edmund Jenings Randolph, Beverley Randolph and John Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin once removed of John Jordan Crittenden, Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Robert Crittenden, Carter Henry Harrison and Edith Wilson; third cousin twice removed of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Edmund Jennings Lee, Peyton Randolph (1779-1828) and Henry St. George Tucker; fourth cousin of Alexander Parker Crittenden, Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Thomas Theodore Crittenden and Carter Henry Harrison II; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker, Edmund Randolph and Thomas Theodore Crittenden Jr..
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Walter Clifford Sadler (1891-1959) — also known as Walter C. Sadler — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Elgin, Kane County, Ill., February 15, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil engineer; worked on railroad and hydroelectric projects; lawyer; university professor; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1937-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Methodist. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Sigma Pi; Tau Beta Pi. Died in Los Angeles County, Calif., October 14, 1959 (age 68 years, 241 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Lincoln Sadler and Eleanore Elizabeth (Walter) Sadler; married, July 21, 1917, to Hariette P. Jamieson.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Eunice Noda Sato (b. 1921) — also known as Eunice N. Sato; Eunice Noda — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Livingston, Merced County, Calif., June 8, 1921. Republican. School teacher; missionary; candidate in primary for California state senate 31st District, 1979; mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 1980-82; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 31st District, 1990. Female. Methodist. Japanese ancestry. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Daughter of Bunsaku Noda and Sawa (Maeda) Noda; married, December 9, 1950, to Thomas Takashi Sato.
  Burt Lacklen Talcott (1920-2016) — also known as Burt L. Talcott — of Salinas, Monterey County, Calif. Born in Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont., February 22, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from California, 1963-77 (12th District 1963-75, 16th District 1975-77); defeated, 1976. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Elks; Rotary. Died in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., July 29, 2016 (age 96 years, 158 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Burt Breckinridge Talcott and Hester V. (Lacklen) Talcott; married, September 6, 1942, to Leona Gladys Taylor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Charles F. Van_de_Water Charles Franklin Van de Water (1872-1920) — also known as Charles F. Van de Water — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Hobart, Delaware County, N.Y., October 10, 1872. Republican. Real estate developer; bank director; elected U.S. Representative from California 9th District 1920, but died before taking office. Methodist. While driving in a dense fog, he collided with a truck parked on the road, and died soon after, in Pomona Valley Hospital, Pomona, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 20, 1920 (age 48 years, 41 days). His secretary, Janice Luebben, was also killed, and others in his car were injured. The truck driver, Carlyle Hughes, was later convicted of criminal negligence for leaving the truck on the road. Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Jane Bertha 'Jennie' (Wilde) Van de Water and Rev. Isaac Randolph Van de Water; married 1904 to Edith Weir Van de Water.
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1920)
  John Fox Vardaman (1859-1947) — also known as John F. Vardaman — of Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colo.; Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nev.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Greenwood, Leflore County, Miss. Born in Gonzales County, Tex., January 7, 1859. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1916 (member, Credentials Committee). Methodist. Died December 18, 1947 (age 88 years, 345 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Greenwood, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of William Sylvester Vardaman and Mary Ann (Fox) Vardaman; brother of James Kimble Vardaman; first cousin of Hernando De Soto Money; second cousin of William E. Spell (who married Jane Madden Cotten).
  Political family: Cockrell-South family of Kentucky.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Scadden Vessey (1858-1929) — also known as Robert S. Vessey — of Wessington Springs, Jerauld County, S.Dak.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., May 16, 1858. Republican. Merchant; banker; member of South Dakota state senate 19th District, 1905-08; Governor of South Dakota, 1909-13. Methodist. Died October 18, 1929 (age 71 years, 155 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Vessey and Jane Elizabeth (Kirkpatrick) Vessey; married 1882 to Florence Albert.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Russell Walker and Lena (Cannon) Walker; married to Dorothy Burke.
  Albert Joseph Wallace (c.1853-1939) — also known as A. J. Wallace — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Wellington County, Ontario, about 1853. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of California, 1911-15; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1920; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924. Methodist. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 23, 1939 (age about 86 years). Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Claude A. Watson (b. 1885) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Wexford County, Mich., June 26, 1885. Ordained minister; lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1936; Prohibition candidate for California state attorney general, 1938, 1942, 1946; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1944, 1948. Free Methodist. Member, Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph A. Watson and Emma Jane (Dove) Watson; married, December 27, 1911, to Maude L. Hagar.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Henry W. Wright (1868-1948) — of Los Angeles County, Calif. Born near Ionia, Chickasaw County, Iowa, March 4, 1868. Republican. Real estate business; member of California state assembly, 1915-22; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1919-22. Methodist. Died at Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 19, 1948 (age 80 years, 168 days). Burial location unknown.
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