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Politicians in the Printing and Publishing Business in California
other than newspapers

  Samuel S. Brannan (1819-1889) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Saco, York County, Maine, March 2, 1819. Republican. Printer; founded the California Star, the first newspaper in San Francisco, 1847; member of California state senate, 1853; Republican Presidential Elector for California, 1864 (voted for Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson). Mormon. Died in Escondido, San Diego County, Calif., May 5, 1889 (age 70 years, 64 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Brannan and Sarah (Emery) Brannan; married to Harriet 'Hattie' Hatch and Ann Eliza Corwin.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Charles Clarke Chapman (1853-1944) — also known as Charles C. Chapman; "The Orange King of California" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Fullerton, Orange County, Calif. Born in Illinois, June 2, 1853. Republican. Publishing business; mayor of Fullerton, Calif., 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916, 1924. Disciples of Christ. Died in Orange County, Calif., March 5, 1944 (age 90 years, 277 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.; statue at Chapman University Entrance, Orange, Calif.
  Chapman University, in Orange, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ralph L. Criswell — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Socialist. Printer; candidate in primary for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1915. Burial location unknown.
  Edward Gilbert (c.1819-1852) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N.Y., about 1819. Democrat. Printer; newspaper editor; delegate to California state constitutional convention from San Francisco District, 1849; U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1850-51. Killed in a duel with Col. James W. Denver, near Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., August 2, 1852 (age about 33 years). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William C. Grimes (1857-1931) — of Sterling, Johnson County, Neb.; Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Okla. Born near New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, November 6, 1857. Republican. Printing business; newspaper editor; grocer; implement dealer; Johnson County Sheriff, 1885-89; chair of Johnson County Republican Party, 1887-89; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee, Republican National Convention, 1896 ; secretary of Oklahoma Territory, 1901; Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901. Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 8, 1931 (age 73 years, 153 days). Interment somewhere in Santa Monica, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Grimes and Sarah A. Grimes; married, December 24, 1878, to Mary E. Cleaver.
  Charles S. Hutson — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Republican. Publishing business; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1932; candidate in primary for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1933. Burial location unknown.
  Gloria Estela La Riva (b. 1954) — also known as Gloria E. La Riva — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., August 13, 1954. Typesetter; candidate for mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1983, 1991; Workers World candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000; candidate for President of the United States, 1992 (Workers World), 2008 (Socialism and Liberation), 2012 (Socialism and Liberation), 2016 (Socialism and Liberation), 2020 (Socialism and Liberation); Peace and Freedom candidate for Governor of California, 1994, 1998; Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 2004 (on behalf of Leonard Peltier and Janice Jordan); Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S. Representative from California 8th District, 2010; Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 2016 (on behalf of Gloria E. La Riva and Dennis Banks); Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 2024 (on behalf of Claudia De la Cruz and Karina A. Garcia). Female. Hispanic ancestry. Member, Typographical Union. Still living as of 2024.
  See also Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Edgar McKee — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Printing business; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1925. Burial location unknown.
  Martin C. Neuner — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Printing business; candidate in primary for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1933. Burial location unknown.
E. W. Rowell Ellsworth Wagner Rowell (1886-1953) — also known as E. W. Rowell; "Bert" — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo.; Anchorage, Alaska. Born in California, March 29, 1886. Republican. Locomotive engineer; printing business; mayor of Casper, Wyo., 1930-33; defeated, 1927, 1933, 1935, 1937; candidate for Governor of Wyoming, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Moose; Elks; Lions. Died, following surgery for a brain tumor, in the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., May 27, 1953 (age 67 years, 59 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, November 2, 1906, to Daphne Cohen; married 1933 to Izetta mae Daugaard.
  Image source: Casper (Wyoming) Tribune-Herald, November 4, 1931
  Jacob Yost (1853-1933) — of Staunton, Va.; Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Staunton, Va., April 1, 1853. Republican. Printer; civil engineer; mayor of Staunton, Va., 1886-87; U.S. Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1887-89, 1897-99; mining business. Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif., January 25, 1933 (age 79 years, 299 days). Interment at Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
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