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Alfreda Helen Abbott (b. 1931) —
also known as Alfreda Abbott; Alfreda Helen
Lester —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March 8,
1931.
Democrat. Probation
officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1972,
1988
(alternate); field representative for State Sen. Nicholas
Petris; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Female.
Protestant. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Fred Alphonso Lester and Alberta (Penn) Lester; married
1954 to
Robert Perry Abbott. |
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Frank Pollard Adams (1908-1982) —
also known as Frank P. Adams —
of Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
25, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1968,
1972;
treasurer
of California Republican Party, 1971-73.
Protestant. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in June, 1982
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edson Adams and Jessie (Fox) Adams; married, September
9, 1950, to Analisa Bosche. |
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Carol Mueller Alexander (1925-1998) —
also known as Carol M. Alexander; Carol
Mueller —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Hayward, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 18,
1925.
Democrat. College
instructor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1972.
Female.
Protestant. Member, League of Women
Voters; National
Organization for Women.
Died April 2,
1998 (age 72 years, 288
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Hans F. Mueller and Laura (Portmann) Mueller; married 1947 to Thomas
R. Alexander. |
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John Zuinglius Anderson (1904-1981) —
also known as Jack Z. Anderson; "Airplane
Ears" —
of San Juan Bautista, San Benito
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March
22, 1904.
Republican. Orchardist;
U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1939-53.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Hollister, San Benito
County, Calif., February
9, 1981 (age 76 years, 324
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Leo Ellis Anderson (1902-1993) —
also known as Leo E. Anderson —
of San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Gettysburg, Potter
County, S.Dak., February
20, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Latvia in Los
Angeles, Calif., 1932-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1936,
1940,
1944;
chair
of Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1936-40; vice-chair of
California Republican Party, 1942-44; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; California
Republican state chair, 1944-45.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
20, 1993 (age 91 years, 242
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Dixon Arnett (b. 1938) —
of Redwood City, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
12, 1938.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 26th District, 1970-73; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1972.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Arnett and Annabel (Dixon) Arnett; married, February
11, 1961, to Mary Pavlak. |
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Nita Wentner Ashcraft —
also known as Nita Ashcraft —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Napa, Napa
County, Calif.
Republican. Real estate
agent; insurance
broker; member of California
Republican State Executive Committee, 1966-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1968,
1972,
1992.
Female.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Married to Wayne W. Wentner and Hale Ashcraft. |
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Walter Stephan Baring Jr. (1911-1975) —
also known as Walter S. Baring, Jr. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Goldfield, Esmeralda
County, Nev., September
9, 1911.
Democrat. Furniture
business; chair of
Washoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1936-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Eagles;
Sertoma.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1975 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Carl Ferdinand Bertschinger (1868-1952) —
also known as Carl Bertschinger —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Winterthur, Switzerland,
February
24, 1868.
Democrat. Physician;
Honorary
Vice-Consul for Switzerland in Chicago,
Ill., 1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1948.
Protestant. Swiss
ancestry.
Died in El Cajon, San Diego
County, Calif., November
24, 1952 (age 84 years, 274
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, Calif.
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Ernest King Bramblett (1901-1966) —
also known as Ernest K. Bramblett —
of Pacific Grove, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., April
25, 1901.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Pacific Grove, Calif., 1938-46; U.S.
Representative from California, 1947-55 (11th District 1947-53,
13th District 1953-55).
Protestant. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Investigated
by a federal grand jury in Washington over payroll padding in his
office; he had hired his
wife, received kickbacks
from employees who did no work, and made false
statements to the House disbursing officer; indicted
on 18 counts in June 1953; pleaded not guilty; tried in
February 1954; convicted
on seven counts; his conviction was stayed pending appeal, but
ultimately upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; fined
$5,000, placed on one-year probation,
and separately required to pay restitution.
Died December
27, 1966 (age 65 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Margaret Martin Brock —
also known as Margaret M. Brock —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(alternate), 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Protestant. Member, Junior
League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Milton Brown (1908-1966) —
also known as Ralph M. Brown —
of Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., September
16, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 30th District, 1942-61; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1962-66; died in office 1966.
Protestant.
Died April 9,
1966 (age 57 years, 205
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Silas Bynon (1870-1950) —
also known as Fred S. Bynon —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; North Bend, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Brooklyn (now part of Oakland), Alameda
County, Calif., December
3, 1870.
Republican. With his father, he founded the Hollywood (Calif.)
Sentinel newspaper,
which later became the Hollywood Citizen News; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1912.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., June 6,
1950 (age 79 years, 185
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Augustus Bynon; married, September
5, 1891, to Stella Mitchell. |
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Ken Calvert (b. 1953) —
of Corona, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Corona, Riverside
County, Calif., June 7,
1953.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California, 1993-2008 (43rd District
1993-2003, 44th District 2003-08); defeated in primary, 1982.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2008.
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Alan MacGregor Cranston (1914-2000) —
also known as Alan Cranston —
of Los Altos Hills, Santa
Clara County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 19,
1914.
Democrat. Journalist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972,
1988
(speaker);
California
state controller, 1959-67; U.S.
Senator from California, 1969-93; defeated in primary, 1964;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984.
Protestant. Member, United
World Federalists.
Sued by Adolf Hitler over his unexpurgated translation into English
of Mein Kampf. Reprimanded
by the Senate in 1991 over his dealings with Lincoln Savings and Loan
president Charles Keating.
Died in Los Altos, Santa Clara
County, Calif., December
31, 2000 (age 86 years, 195
days).
Cremated.
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Ronald Vernie Dellums (1935-2018) —
also known as Ronald V. Dellums —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
24, 1935.
Democrat. Social
worker; U.S.
Representative from California, 1971-98 (7th District 1971-75,
8th District 1975-93, 9th District 1993-98); arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy
in Washington, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1988,
1996,
2008;
mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 2007-11.
Protestant. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
2018 (age 82 years, 248
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Calvin M. Dooley (b. 1954) —
also known as Cal Dooley —
of Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif.; Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., January
11, 1954.
Democrat. Farmer;
administrative assistant to State Sen. Rose
Ann Vuich, 1987-89; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2005 (17th District 1991-93,
20th District 1993-2005); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Protestant. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Dunlap (1832-1885) —
of Sutter Creek, Amador
County, Calif.
Born in West Salem, Wayne
County, Ohio, March
30, 1832.
Member of California
state assembly 16th District, 1875-80.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of consumption (tuberculosis),
in Bieber, Lassen
County, Calif., September
15, 1885 (age 53 years, 169
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, McArthur, Calif.
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Elton William Gallegly (b. 1944) —
also known as Elton Gallegly —
of Simi Valley, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Huntington Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 7,
1944.
Republican. Real estate
broker; mayor
of Simi Valley, Calif., 1980-86; U.S.
Representative from California, 1987-2008 (21st District 1987-93,
23rd District 1993-2003, 24th District 2003-08); delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1988.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2014.
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Clarence Edward Gauss (1887-1960) —
also known as Clarence E. Gauss —
of Connecticut; Washington,
D.C.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
12, 1887.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1907-12; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1912-15; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1915; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1915-16; Tientsin, 1916; Amoy, 1916-19; Tsinan, 1919-23; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1923-24; Tsinan, 1924-26; Shanghai, 1926-27, 1935-38; Tientsin, 1927-31; Paris, 1935; U.S. Minister to Australia, 1940-41; U.S. Ambassador to China, 1941-44.
Protestant.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 8,
1960 (age 73 years, 87
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Ernest Sherrill Halbert (1901-1991) —
also known as Sherrill Halbert —
of Porterville, Tulare
County, Calif.; Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Terra Bella, Tulare
County, Calif., October
17, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936;
chair
of Tulare County Republican Party, 1936-41; Stanislaus
County District Attorney, 1949; superior court judge in
California, 1949-54; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1954-66;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 1966-69;
took senior status 1969.
Protestant. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons.
Died, while suffering from stomach
problems, in Marin General Hospital,
Greenbrae, Marin
County, Calif., May 31,
1991 (age 89 years, 226
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.
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Peirson Mitchell Hall (1894-1979) —
also known as Peirson M. Hall —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Armour, Douglas
County, S.Dak., July 31,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932,
1940
(alternate); U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1933-37; secretary of
California Democratic Party, 1936; superior court judge in
California, 1939-42; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1942-66;
U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1966-68;
took senior status 1968; senior judge, 1968-79.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons.
Died in California, December
8, 1979 (age 85 years, 130
days).
Interment at Fort
Calhoun Cemetery, Fort Calhoun, Neb.
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Arthur Hathaway Hewitt (1858-1929) —
of Sutter
County, Calif.
Born in Vermont, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1907-12; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1911-12.
Protestant.
Died in 1929
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael M. Honda (b. 1941) —
also known as Mike Honda —
of San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Walnut Grove, Solano
County, Calif., June 27,
1941.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; member of California
state assembly, 1996-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 2001-; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 2008.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Stephen Horn (1931-2011) —
also known as Stephen Horn; Steve Horn —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San Juan Bautista, San Benito
County, Calif., May 31,
1931.
Republican. Administrative assistant to Secretary of Labor James
P. Mitchell, 1959-60; legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Thomas
H. Kuchel, 1960-66; president,
California State University Long Beach, 1970-88; U.S.
Representative from California 38th District, 1993-2003; defeated
in primary, 1988.
Protestant. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died February
17, 2011 (age 79 years, 262
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) —
also known as Goodwin J. Knight —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, December
9, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1935-46; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1947-53; Governor of
California, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1956
(speaker),
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector
for California.
Protestant. Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Order of
Ahepa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 22,
1970 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Originally entombed at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in
1971 in mausoleum at Rose
Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
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Hyrum Rex Lee (1910-2001) —
also known as H. Rex Lee —
of Washington,
D.C.; La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Rigby, Jefferson
County, Idaho, April 8,
1910.
Democrat. Economist;
Governor
of American Samoa, 1961-67, 1977-78; member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1968-73.
Protestant.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., July 26,
2001 (age 91 years, 109
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter J. Little (1894-1960) —
of Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Indiana, 1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1925-34; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1933-34.
Protestant.
Died in 1960
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) —
also known as S. C. Masterson;
"Brick" —
of Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif.; El Sobrante, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Touchet, Walla Walla
County, Wash., December
23, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948;
municipal judge in California, 1950; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge in
California, 1960-72.
Protestant. Member, Exchange
Club; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., 1990
(age about
78 years). His body was
donated to the University of California for medical research.
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Alfred A. McCandless (1927-2017) —
also known as Al McCandless —
of Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif.; Bermuda Dunes, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Brawley, Imperial
County, Calif., July 23,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; automobile
and truck dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; candidate for California
state assembly, 1975; U.S.
Representative from California, 1983-95 (37th District 1983-93,
44th District 1993-95).
Protestant. Member, Rotary.
Died in La Quinta, Riverside
County, Calif., August
9, 2017 (age 90 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Howard McLean (1860-1933) —
also known as John H. McLean —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., June 6,
1860.
Republican. Mining and
railroad
executive; founder
of Iron Mountain Press newspaper;
Dickinson
County Treasurer, 1897-98; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Catholic;
later Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of a stroke,
in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1933 (age 72 years, 334
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
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Pat Nixon (1912-1993) —
also known as Thelma Catherine Ryan;
"Starlight" —
of California.
Born in Ely, White Pine
County, Nev., March
16, 1912.
Republican. School
teacher; Second Lady
of the United States, 1953-61; First Lady
of the United States, 1969-74; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.
Female.
Protestant. Irish and
German
ancestry.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Park Ridge, Bergen
County, N.J., June 22,
1993 (age 81 years, 98
days).
Interment at Richard
Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan;
married, June 21,
1940, to Richard
Milhous Nixon. |
| | | Political families: Eisenhower-Nixon
family; Carroll
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The Patricia Nixon Elementary
School (opened 1973; now Nixon Academy), in Cerritos,
California, is named for
her. — Pat Nixon Park
(established 1969), in Cerritos,
California, is named for
her. |
| | | Epitaph: "Even when people can't speak
your language, they can tell if you have love in your
heart." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
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Kent Doak Pursel (1904-1967) —
also known as Kent D. Pursel —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
7, 1904.
Republican. Pharmacist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1948;
Alameda
County Supervisor, 1951-67.
Protestant. Member, Elks.
Died August
15, 1967 (age 63 years, 220
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Meredith Pinxton Snyder (1859-1937) —
also known as Meredith P. Snyder; Pinky
Snyder —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., October
22, 1859.
Democrat. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1896-98, 1900-04, 1919-21; defeated,
1898, 1904, 1917, 1921.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died of bladder
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 7,
1937 (age 77 years, 167
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Addison E. Southard (1884-1970) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
18, 1884.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Aden, as of 1917-20; Jerusalem, as of 1921-22; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, as of 1926-27; Addis Ababa, as of 1929-32; Hong Kong, 1937-42; U.S. Minister to Ethiopia, 1927-34.
Protestant. Member, American
Political Science Association.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
11, 1970 (age 85 years, 116
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Gayer Terry (b. 1897) —
also known as John G. Terry —
of Pixley, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Rockville, Bates
County, Mo., July 12,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1946; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Cameron Erskine Thom (1825-1915) —
also known as Cameron E. Thom —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Culpeper, Culpeper
County, Va., June 20,
1825.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1854-57, 1869-73, 1877-79;
member of California
state senate, 1858-59; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1882-84.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1915 (age 89 years, 227
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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William Isham Traeger (1880-1935) —
also known as William I. Traeger —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Porterville, Tulare
County, Calif., February
26, 1880.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 1933-35.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
20, 1935 (age 54 years, 328
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Jesse Marvin Unruh (1922-1987) —
also known as Jesse M. Unruh; Jess Unruh; "Big
Daddy" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Inglewood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., September
30, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; economist;
member of California
state assembly, 1955-70; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1962-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964,
1968
(speaker);
candidate for Governor of
California, 1970; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973; California
state treasurer, 1975-87; died in office 1987.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
4, 1987 (age 64 years, 308
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
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