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Politicians in Nautical and Maritime Trades in California
including Shipbuilding and Fishing

  Bernard Nadal Baker (1854-1918) — also known as Bernard N. Baker — of Catonsville, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., May 11, 1854. Democrat. Glass manufacturing business; established Atlantic Transport Line, operating steamships, shipping freight and passengers from Baltimore and Philadelphia to Europe; also had lighterage and cold storage enterprises; philanthropist; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1917; resigned 1917. Died in Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., December 20, 1918 (age 64 years, 223 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles J. Baker; married 1877 to Elizabeth Elton Livezey; married 1916 to Rosalie Barry.
  Baker Avenue, in Catonsville, Maryland, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  H. H. Birkholm (1847-1912) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Denmark, September 23, 1847. Ship captain; hotelier; Consul for Denmark in San Francisco, Calif., 1898-1910. Danish ancestry. Died in San Francisco, Calif., January 8, 1912 (age 64 years, 107 days). Interment at Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Marie Bertha Caroline Brandt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Goode Blasdel (1825-1900) — also known as Henry G. Blasdel — of Virginia City, Storey County, Nev.; Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind., January 29, 1825. Republican. Farmer; merchant; riverboat captain; miller; mining business; Governor of Nevada, 1864-71. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., July 22, 1900 (age 75 years, 174 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Blasdel and Elizabeth (Weaver) Blasdel; married 1845 to Sarah Jane Cox.
  The Blasdel state office building, in Carson City, Nevada, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS H. G. Blasdel (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1947) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gabriel John Gallina (1926-2002) — also known as Gabriel Gallina — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va., March 11, 1926. Democrat. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1948; auditor; Assistant Director, Port of San Diego. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., September 15, 2002 (age 76 years, 188 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Americo Gallina and Teresa Gallina; married 1950 to Rose Ann Tresino.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cornelius Kingsland Garrison (1809-1885) — also known as C. K. Garrison — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; St. Louis, Mo.; San Francisco, Calif. Born near West Point, Orange County, N.Y., March 1, 1809. Banker; shipbuilder; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1853-54; railroad president. Died, of a heart attack, in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 1, 1885 (age 76 years, 61 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Goodall (1824-1899) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in England, 1824. Member of California state assembly 8th District, 1871-73. Co-founded a San Francisco shipping firm; served as harbormaster of San Francisco in 1861-65. Died in 1899 (age about 75 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  William Semple Green (1832-1905) — also known as Will S. Green — of Colusa, Colusa County, Calif. Born December 26, 1832. Democrat. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; hotel-keeper; steamboat captain; newspaper editor and publisher; member of California state assembly 25th District, 1867-69; California state treasurer, 1898-99; promoter of irrigation projects. Elected to the California Newspaper Hall of Fame. Died July 2, 1905 (age 72 years, 188 days). Interment somewhere in Colusa, Calif.; memorial monument at Will S. Green Memorial, Near Hamilton City, Glenn County, Calif.
  Relatives: Married 1862 to Josephine Davis; married 1891 to Sally Morgan.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward Hellman Heller (1900-1961) — also known as Edward H. Heller — of Menlo Park, San Mateo County, Calif.; Atherton, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 15, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; financier; director, and member executive committee, Wells Fargo Bank; director, Permanente Cement Co., Bandini Petroleum Co., Olympic Radio and Television, Inc., Heller Land Co., Permanente Steamship Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1960; Regent, University of California, 1942-58. Jewish. Died in Atherton, San Mateo County, Calif., December 18, 1961 (age 61 years, 278 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Emanuel S. Heller and Clara (Hellman) Heller; married, May 26, 1925, to Elinor Raas.
Roger D. Lapham Roger Dearborn Lapham (1883-1966) — also known as Roger D. Lapham — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 6, 1883. President, American-Hawaiian Steamship Company; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1944-48. Died April 16, 1966 (age 82 years, 131 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Lewis H. Lapham.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Time Magazine, July 15, 1946
  Wenceslao Y. Loaiza (1874-1921) — of San Francisco, Calif.; Guadalajara, Jalisco. Born in Hermosillo, Sonora, 1874. Maritime shipping business; Consul for Argentina in San Francisco, Calif., 1898-1900. Catholic. Mexican ancestry. Died in 1921 (age about 47 years). Interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Wenceslao Loaiza.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Frank Lovell Frank Lovell (1913-1998) — also known as Frederick J. Lang — of San Francisco, Calif.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Ipava, Fulton County, Ill., July 24, 1913. Socialist. Seaman; automobile worker; candidate for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1953; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1954, 1958, 1964; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1960; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Socialist Workers candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th District, 1961; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1968. Member, United Auto Workers. Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 1, 1998 (age 84 years, 281 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1949 to Sarah Zucker.
  Image source: The Militant, October 27, 1958
  Knud Henry Lund (1832-1919) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Norway, October 5, 1832. Commission merchant; importer and exporter; marine insurance business; Consul for Sweden & Norway in San Francisco, Calif., 1885-1903; Consul for Norway in San Francisco, Calif., 1910-11. Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 5, 1919 (age 86 years, 123 days). Entombed at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, March 5, 1864, to Anna Maria Herkenhoener; father of Henry Lund Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cyril Isaac Magnin (1899-1988) — also known as Cyril Magnin; "Mr. San Francisco" — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., July 6, 1899. Democrat. Women's appearel business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948 (alternate), 1964; Chief of Protocol for the City of San Francisco, 1964-1986; president of the Port of San Francisco. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died in San Francisco, Calif., June 8, 1988 (age 88 years, 338 days). Interment at Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Magnin and Charlotte (Davis) Magnin; married, November 19, 1926, to Anna Smithline.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Lawrence Merry (1842-1911) — also known as William L. Merry — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, December 27, 1842. Steamship captain; wholesale grocer; lawyer; Consul-General for Nicaragua in San Francisco, Calif., 1891-96; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1897-1907; Nicaragua, 1897-1908; Costa Rica, 1897-1911. Member, Freemasons. Advocate of Nicaraguan Canal. Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., December 14, 1911 (age 68 years, 352 days). Interment at St. James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Henry Merry and Candida Isbina (Xavier) Merry; brother of Thomas Henry Merry (1838-1907); married 1866 to Blanche Hill.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Warren Olney (1841-1921) — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Davis County, Iowa, March 11, 1841. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from California, 1896; director, California Title Insurance and Trust Company; president, South San Francisco Dock Company; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1903-05. Member, American Bar Association; Loyal Legion. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., June 2, 1921 (age 80 years, 83 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Olney and Eliza Ann (Green) Olney; married, September 11, 1865, to Mary Jane Craven; father of Warren Olney Jr..
Thomas G. Patten Thomas Gedney Patten (1861-1939) — also known as Thomas G. Patten — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 12, 1861. Democrat. Real estate business; president, New York and Long Branch Steamboat Co.; U.S. Representative from New York, 1911-17 (15th District 1911-13, 18th District 1913-17); defeated, 1916; postmaster at New York City, N.Y., 1917-21. Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 23, 1939 (age 77 years, 164 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Patten and Maria L. (Gedney) Patten; married, October 31, 1890, to Henrietta Floyd.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
George C. Perkins George Clement Perkins (1839-1923) — also known as George C. Perkins — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Kennebunkport, York County, Maine, August 23, 1839. Republican. Merchant; banker; miller; steamship business; member of California state senate, 1869-76; Governor of California, 1880-83; U.S. Senator from California, 1893-1915; appointed 1893. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Loyal Legion. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., February 26, 1923 (age 83 years, 187 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Clement Perkins and Lucinda (Fairfield) Perkins; married 1864 to Ruth A. Parker.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Clement Perkins (built 1944 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
Bradstreet S. Rairden Bradstreet Stinson Rairden (1858-1944) — also known as Bradstreet S. Rairden — Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., November 7, 1858. Ship captain; insurance agent; U.S. Consul in Batavia, 1892-97, 1900-17; Riviere du Loup, 1917-20; Curaçao, 1920-24; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Batavia, 1898-1900. Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 9, 1944 (age 86 years, 2 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Bradstreet Rairden and Mary Brown (Tarbox) Rairden; married, January 12, 1887, to Elizabeth Frances Collins; father of Francis Bradstreet Rairden, Percy Wallace Rairden and David Laurence Rairden.
  Political family: Rairden family of Santa Monica, California.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1920)
  Alfred Redington (1802-1875) — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine; Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine, September 21, 1802. Mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1850-51; steamboat agent; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Died in San Francisco, Calif., May 22, 1875 (age 72 years, 243 days). Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Redington and Hannah (Miller) Redington; married, January 2, 1837, to Elizabeth G. Williams; married, September 27, 1846, to Lucy A. Kimball; first cousin of Asa Redington Jr.; first cousin once removed of Charles Harris Redington; first cousin twice removed of Frank Redington; fourth cousin once removed of John Redington.
  Political family: Redington family of Waterville, Maine.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Rolph Jr. (1869-1934) — also known as "Sunny Jim" — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., August 23, 1869. Republican. Banker; shipbuilder; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1912-31; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1928, 1932; Governor of California, 1931-34; defeated, 1918; died in office 1934. Died in Santa Clara County, Calif., June 2, 1934 (age 64 years, 283 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Brother of Thomas Rolph; married to Annie Marshall Reid.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Rolph (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lorenzo P. Sanger (1809-1875) — of Joliet, Will County, Ill. Born in Littleton, Grafton County, N.H., March 2, 1809. Contractor; built canals and railroads; member of Illinois state senate, 1840; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; stone quarry proprietor. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., March 23, 1875 (age 66 years, 21 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of David Sanger, Jr. and Mary 'Polly' (Palmer) Sanger; married, February 3, 1830, to Rachel Mary Denniston; father of Frances Louise Sanger (who married William Alexander Steel).
  Irving Murray Scott (1837-1903) — also known as Irving M. Scott — Born in Baltimore County, Md., December 25, 1837. Republican. Civil engineer; shipbuilder; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Died in San Francisco, Calif., April 28, 1903 (age 65 years, 124 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Scott and Elizabeth (Littig) Scott; married, October 7, 1863, to Laura Hord.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Irving M. Scott (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Adolph Bernard Spreckels (1857-1924) — also known as Adolph B. Spreckels — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 5, 1857. Republican. President, Spreckels Sugar Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1884; angered by an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, on November 19, 1884, he shot and badly wounded the paper's publisher, M. H. de Young; arrested and charged with attempted murder; pleaded temporary insanity; tried in 1885 and found not guilty; president, San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway; vice-president, Western Sugar Company; vice-president, Oceanic Steamship Company. German ancestry. Died, from pneumonia and syphilis, in San Francisco, Calif., June 28, 1924 (age 67 years, 175 days). Entombed at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Claus Spreckels and Anna Christina (Mangels) Spreckels; brother of John Diedrich Spreckels; married to Alma de Bretteville.
  Political family: Spreckels family of San Francisco, California.
  Spreckels Lake, in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, is named for him.  — The Spreckels Organ Pavilion, an outdoor performance venue, in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, is named for him and his brother.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Diedrich Spreckels (1853-1926) — also known as John D. Spreckels — of San Francisco, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., August 16, 1853. Republican. Founder and president, Oceanic Steamship Company; president, Western Sugar Company; owned the Hotel de Coronado, the San Diego Electric Railway, newspapers in San Francisco and San Diego; built the San Diego and Arizona Railway, from San Diego to Calexico; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1896, 1924; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1896. German ancestry. Died in Coronado, San Diego County, Calif., June 7, 1926 (age 72 years, 295 days). Entombed at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Claus Spreckels and Anna Christina (Mangels) Spreckels; brother of Adolph Bernard Spreckels; married 1877 to Lillie C. Siebein.
  Political family: Spreckels family of San Francisco, California.
  The Spreckels Theatre, in San Diego, California, is named for him.  — Spreckels Elementary School, in San Diego, California, is named for him.  — Spreckels Park, in Coronado, California, is named for him.  — The Spreckels Organ Pavilion, an outdoor performance venue, in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, is named for him and his brother.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard M. Stadden (1856-1918) — Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., May 27, 1856. Civil engineer and contractor on railways and harbor projects in the U.S. and Mexico; Hawaiian consul at Manzanillo, 1886-87; U.S. Consul in Manzanillo, 1886-87; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Manzanillo, 1906-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Manzanillo, as of 1916-17. Died, of influenza, 1918 (age about 62 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Victoria Carbajal.
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
  Ernest Untermann (1864-1956) — of Idaho; California. Born in Brandenburg, Prussia (now Germany), November 6, 1864. Socialist. Sailor; naturalized U.S. citizen; author; translator; first American translator of Das Kapital by Karl Marx; candidate for Governor of Idaho, 1908; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1914. German ancestry. Died in Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, January 5, 1956 (age 91 years, 60 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Irving Charles Velson (1913-1976) — also known as Irving C. Velson; Irving Charles Shavelson; Charles Wilson; "Nick"; "Shavey" — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., June 3, 1913. Machinist; boilermaker; shipfitter; president, Local 13, Shipbuilders Union; American Labor candidate for New York state senate 11th District, 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; in 1951 and 1953, he was brought to testify before Congressional committees about his Communist and Soviet activities, including efforts to infiltrate the U.S. military with Soviet spies; he repeatedly refused to answer questions, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination; as a result, he was "barred for life" by the Shipbuilders' union; later, served as international representative for the (West Coast) International Longshoreman's and Warehousemen's Union. Venona Project documents (decrypted Soviet messages from the World War II era), released in 1995, show that he was an agent for Soviet military intelligence under the code name "Nick". Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 18, 1976 (age 62 years, 260 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in San Francisco Bay.
  Relatives: Son of Clara Lemlich Shavelson and Joseph 'Joe' Shavelson; married, January 26, 1937, to Ruth Young Velson.
  Political family: Velson-Shavelson family of Brooklyn, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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