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Robert Mitchell Allen (1877-1920) —
also known as Robert M. Allen —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
19, 1877.
Republican. Telephone
inspector; appraiser;
real estate business; candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1915.
Died, from kidney
complications, in Clara Barton Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
20, 1920 (age 42 years, 184
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Sheldon Andelson (1931-1987) —
of Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 5,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
real estate investor; member, University of California Board
of Regents, 1980-86; member, Arrangements Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 1984.
Jewish.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Gay.
Died, from AIDS
complications, in Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
29, 1987 (age 56 years, 299
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Nicholas Angelides (b. 1953) —
also known as Phil Angelides —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., June 11,
1953.
Democrat. Real estate developer; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
California
Democratic state chair, 1991-93; California
state treasurer, 1999-; defeated, 1994.
Greek
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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George L. Argyros Sr. (b. 1937) —
of Costa Mesa, Orange
County, Calif.; Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1937.
Republican. Real estate investor; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 2001-04; Andorra, 2001-04; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 2008,
2012.
Greek
ancestry.
Owner of the Seattle Mariners baseball
team, 1981-89.
Still living as of 2012.
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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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Leland Milton Backstrand (1899-1964) —
also known as Leland M. Backstrand —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1899.
Republican. Insurance
and real estate business; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1960;
member of California
state senate, 1961-64.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Optimist
Club; American
Legion; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died in 1964
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
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Louis J. Baerthel (1866-1931) —
also known as "Daddy" —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Illinois, July 24,
1866.
Real estate and insurance
business; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1928-29; defeated, 1929.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1931 (age 64 years, 211
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius E. Baerthel and Catherine (Loess) Baerthel; married to
Barbara M. Apperle. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Webster Bell (1857-1927) —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., June 11,
1857.
Progressive. Fruit
farmer;
real estate business; Los
Angeles County Clerk, 1899-1903; member of California
state senate, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1913-15.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
19, 1927 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Clair W. Burgener (1921-2006) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Vernal, Uintah
County, Utah, December
5, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; realtor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
member of California
state assembly, 1963-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from California, 1973-83 (42nd District 1973-75,
43rd District 1975-83).
Mormon.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Encinitas, San Diego
County, Calif., September
9, 2006 (age 84 years, 278
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Harley Burke (1894-1951) —
also known as John H. Burke —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 2,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; oil
producer; real estate business; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1933-35.
Died in a hospital
at Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1951 (age 56 years, 346
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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George Burnham (1868-1939) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in London, England,
December
28, 1868.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; retail shoe
business; real estate business; banker; U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 28,
1939 (age 70 years, 182
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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A. Ronald Button (1903-1987) —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Plainview, Pierce
County, Neb., August
29, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
real estate developer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956;
California
Republican state chair, 1953; California
state treasurer, 1956-59.
Died January
31, 1987 (age 83 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Everett T. Calvert —
of West Covina, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Real estate business; candidate for California
superintendent of public instruction, 1962.
Still living as of 1962.
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Albert Clark Chapin (1891-1950) —
also known as Albert C. Chapin —
of South Egremont, Egremont, Berkshire
County, Mass.; Sea Girt, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., May 14,
1891.
Interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Chefoo, 1917-18; Tientsin, 1918; Mukden, 1918; real estate broker.
Died in Mendocino
County, Calif., December
28, 1950 (age 59 years, 228
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Moon K. Choe —
of Marina, Monterey
County, Calif.
Accountant;
realtor; candidate for mayor of
Marina, Calif., 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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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.
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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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Roque de la Fuente (b. 1954) —
also known as Rocky de la Fuente —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Mercy Hospital,
San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
10, 1954.
Automobile
dealer; real estate developer; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1992;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2016; candidate for President
of the United States, 2016 (American Delta), 2020 (Alliance);
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 2018.
Still living as of 2020.
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Peter Joseph De Muth (1892-1993) —
also known as Peter J. De Muth —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
1, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; real estate
business; building
contractor; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 8th
District, 1926; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1937-39.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in Orange
County, Calif., April 3,
1993 (age 101 years,
92 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Chester Huntington Donaldson (1862-1952) —
also known as Chester Donaldson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ovid, Seneca
County, N.Y., March
28, 1862.
School
teacher and principal; engineer;
U.S. Consul in Managua, 1898-1905; Port Limon, 1905-17; Sherbrooke, 1917-18; real estate broker.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Delta
Epsilon; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
28, 1952 (age 90 years, 245
days).
Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Somers, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John Chester Donaldson and Mary McCord (Smith) Donaldson; married,
December
23, 1886, to Edith Levy Maduro. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1920) |
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Robert E. Dowling (1866-1943) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Calaveras
County, Calif., October
21, 1866.
Democrat. Real estate broker; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York; chairman, New York State Workmen's Compensation
Commission.
Member, American
Geographic Society.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1943 (age 76 years, 146
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Joseph Lander Eastland (1880-1919) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 20,
1880.
Real estate business; Consul
for Venezuela in San
Francisco, Calif., 1906-17.
Died, from apoplexy,
in his rooms at the Clift Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., March
19, 1919 (age 38 years, 242
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Eric Magnus Engelbert (1859-1937) —
also known as Eric M. Engelbert —
of Winthrop, Sibley
County, Minn.; Bronson (now Lake Bronson), Kittson
County, Minn.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Högsäter, Sweden,
April
22, 1859.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 18, 1891-92; real
estate business; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1916.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
24, 1937 (age 78 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Graham Fair (1831-1894) —
also known as James G. Fair —
of Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), December
3, 1831.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; real estate
business; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1881-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
28, 1894 (age 63 years, 25
days).
Originally entombed at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
re-entombed at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Leland Merritt Ford (1893-1965) —
also known as Leland M. Ford —
of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Eureka, Eureka
County, Nev., March 8,
1893.
Republican. Surveyor;
rancher;
real estate broker; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Santa Monica Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
27, 1965 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Santa Monica, 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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John Jewett Garland (1902-1968) —
also known as John J. Garland —
of San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
20, 1902.
Republican. Realtor; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Phi.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
30, 1968 (age 66 years, 224
days).
Interment at San
Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.; cenotaph at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, N.Y.
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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.
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Gordon R. Hahn (1919-2001) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Kindersley, Saskatchewan,
April
5, 1919.
Republican. Real estate business; member of California
state assembly, 1947-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California.
Christian.
Died, of respiratory
failure from pneumonia,
in Torrance, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
29, 2001 (age 81 years, 358
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Margie Handley (born c.1940) —
of Willits, Mendocino
County, Calif.
Born about 1940.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1992,
2004;
real estate business.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Alexis M. Hansen (b. 1960) —
also known as Alexis M. Lloyd —
of Sparks, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., 1960.
Republican. Real estate agent; member of Nevada
state house of representatives 32nd District; elected 2018, 2020.
Female.
Mormon.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2020.
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Ole Hanson (1874-1940) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Union Grove, Racine
County, Wis., January
6, 1874.
Progressive. Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1908-09; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1914; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1918-19; resigned 1919.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Real estate developer who created San Clemente and Twentynine
Palms, California.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 6,
1940 (age 66 years, 182
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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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.
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John Carl Williams Hinshaw (1894-1956) —
also known as Carl Hinshaw —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 28,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from California, 1939-56 (11th District 1939-43,
20th District 1943-56); defeated, 1936; died in office 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1948.
Died, of pneumonia
and congestive
heart failure, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August
5, 1956 (age 62 years, 8
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Duncan Duane Hunter (b. 1976) —
also known as Duncan D. Hunter —
of Lakeside, San Diego
County, Calif.; Alpine, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., December
7, 1976.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq; real estate developer; U.S.
Representative from California, 2009-20 (52nd District 2009-13,
50th District 2013-20); resigned 2020; in 2016, he was investigated
over his misuse of some $250,000 in campaign
funds for personal expenses, including family travel, overseas
hotel stays, and luxury
clothing items; he also spent campaign funds on extramarital
affairs with five women, including lobbyists and congressional
staffers; in August 2018, he and his wife were indicted
in federal court; both eventually pleaded
guilty; he was sentenced
to 11 months in prison;
in December 2020, before he was scheduled to report for
incarceration, he was pardoned
by President Donald
Trump.
Still living as of 2020.
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Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927) —
also known as Henry E. Huntington —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.; San
Francisco, Calif.; San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
27, 1850.
Republican. Owned and expanded the streetcar
and trolley system in Southern California; real estate
developer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, from kidney
disease and pneumonia,
in Lankenau Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 23,
1927 (age 77 years, 85
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Solon Huntington and Harriet (Saunders) Huntington; married 1873 to Mary
Alice Prentice; married 1913 to
Arabella Duval 'Belle' (Yarrington) Huntington. |
| | | The city
of Huntington
Beach, California, is named for
him. — The city
of Huntington
Park, California, is named for
him. — Huntington Lake,
in Fresno
County, California, is named for
him. — The Huntington Hotel
(built 1907 as Hotel Wentworth; expanded and reopened 1914 as the
Huntington Hotel; demolished 1989 and rebuilt; now Langham Huntington
hotel) in Pasadena,
California, is named for
him. — The Huntington Library,
Art
Museum, and Botanical
Gardens, on his former estate, in San
Marino, California, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Henry E. Huntington (built 1943-44 at Terminal
Island, California; scrapped 1961) was named for
him. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Henry Kendrick (1876-1970) —
also known as Charles H. Kendrick —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
30, 1876.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
developer; president, Schlage Lock
Company; member, San Francisco Planning Commission, 1924-30;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1940.
Catholic.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August
3, 1970 (age 93 years, 307
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Henry Kendrick and Catherine Josephine (Marron) Kendrick;
married 1905 to Mary
Louisa Canepa; married 1914 to
Kathryn Clarke; father of Lieut. Charles Warren
Kendrick. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Eminent Americans
(1954) |
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Howard M. Kessler —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Real estate business; candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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David Hill Keyston (1925-2016) —
also known as Dave Keyston —
of Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., August
2, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real
estate business; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1964.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died September
16, 2016 (age 91 years, 45
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Noel Keyston and Hazel (Elander) Keyston; married, December
16, 1951, to Dolly Dee Janisch; married to Jean
Hodges. |
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Lucille Kring —
of Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Real estate broker; candidate for mayor
of Anaheim, Calif., 2002; board member, Anaheim Memorial Hospital.
Female.
Member, Toastmasters;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2006.
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Ha Mach —
of Westminster, Orange
County, Calif.
Real estate broker; candidate for mayor
of Westminster, Calif., 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Isaac Augustus Manning (1864-1942) —
also known as Isaac A. Manning —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Abington, Wayne
County, Ind., January
14, 1864.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; newspaper
reporter; real estate and insurance
business; coffee
planter;
U.S. Consular Agent in Matagalpa, 1899-1905; U.S. Consul in Cartagena, 1907-09; La Guaira, 1909-11; Barranquilla, 1911-16.
Congregationalist.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
17, 1942 (age 78 years, 337
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Lee Mantle (1851-1934) —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Birmingham, England,
December
13, 1851.
Republican. Telegrapher;
newspaper
publisher; real estate and mining
business; member of Montana
territorial House of Representatives, 1882; mayor of
Butte, Mont., 1892; Montana
Republican state chair, 1892-94, 1904; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1896
(speaker),
1904,
1916
(alternate).
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
18, 1934 (age 82 years, 340
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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Frank Edward McEnulty (b. 1956) —
also known as Frank McEnulty —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born August
31, 1956.
President and CEO of Our Castle Homes, builders
and developers; Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 2008; Reform candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2010.
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Isaac E. Messmore (1821-1902) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.; Washington,
D.C.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ontario,
August
21, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1861; circuit judge in Wisconsin 6th Circuit,
1861-62; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; assistant
commissioner, U.S. Revenue Bureau; real estate developer; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1880
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1894.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
8, 1902 (age 80 years, 140
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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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.
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Edward E. Moore —
of Indiana; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
School
teacher; newspaper
editor; member of Indiana
state senate, 1904-12; lawyer;
real estate dealer; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1923.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) —
also known as Tasker L. Oddie —
of Nye
County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
20, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
real estate business; mining
business; Nye
County District Attorney, 1900-02; member of Nevada
state senate, 1904-08; Governor of
Nevada, 1911-15; defeated, 1914, 1918; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1932,
1940
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
17, 1950 (age 79 years, 120
days).
Interment at Lone
Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
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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.
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Gregory J. Pawlik (b. 1947) —
of Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in 1947.
Republican. Realtor; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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M. Penn Phillips —
of Sierra Madre, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Real estate developer; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Burial location unknown.
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Victor Ponet (1836-1914) —
of Sherman (now West Hollywood), Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Belgium,
1836.
Real estate developer; Consular
Agent for Belgium in Los
Angeles, Calif., 1894-99; Vice-Consul
for Belgium in Los
Angeles, Calif., 1900-03.
Belgian
ancestry.
Died, from prostate
cancer and liver
cancer, in Sherman (now West Hollywood), Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
8, 1914 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Frank Rader (1848-1897) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born April 8,
1848.
Republican. Banker;
real estate business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1894-96.
Died in Lake Elsinore, Riverside
County, Calif., March
28, 1897 (age 48 years, 354
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Daniel C. Reed (1847-1938) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Wisconsin, June, 1847.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1884;
mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1897-99; defeated, 1887.
Died March
12, 1938 (age 90 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank D. Riggs (b. 1950) —
of California.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
5, 1950.
Republican. Police
officer; real estate developer; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1991-93, 1995-99;
defeated, 1992.
Member, Habitat
for Humanity.
Still living as of 2014.
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Nat Rogan (c.1882-1943) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Ripley, Tippah
County, Miss., about 1882.
Democrat. Real estate business; financier;
campaign manager for U.S. Sen. William
G. McAdoo, 1932; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th
California District, 1935-43; resigned 1943.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Mercy Hospital,
San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
8, 1943 (age about 61
years).
Cremated.
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Image source:
Los Angeles Times, August 9, 1943 |
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David S. Schweikert (b. 1962) —
also known as David Schweikert —
of Fountain Hills, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 3,
1962.
Republican. Realtor; member of Arizona
state house of representatives 28th District, 1989-94; Maricopa
County Treasurer, 2004-07; U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 2011-18 (5th District 2011-13, 6th
District 2013-18); defeated in primary, 1994.
Still living as of 2018.
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John F. Seymour (b. 1937) —
of Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.; Indian Wells, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
3, 1937.
Republican. Real estate business; mayor
of Anaheim, Calif., 1978-82; member of California
state senate, 1982-90; U.S.
Senator from California, 1991-92; defeated, 1992.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Sharon (1821-1885) —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in Smithfield, Jefferson
County, Ohio, January
9, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; mining
business; real estate business; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1875-81.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
13, 1885 (age 64 years, 308
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Brian Sharp —
of Brentwood, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Real estate broker; candidate for mayor
of Brentwood, Calif., 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Harry James Stockman (b. 1919) —
of Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., May 15,
1919.
Republican. Oil company
engineer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; hotel
operator; real estate developer; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1960.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Joseph Stockman and Mary Ellen (Lewis) Stockman; married, January
15, 1943, to Betty Bill Romigh. |
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Henry Clifford Stuart (1864-1952) —
also known as Henry C. Stuart; "Stuart
X" —
of Denver,
Colo.; Washington,
D.C.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
10, 1864.
Mining
engineer;
real estate investor; author;
director-general, Guaremala Central Railroad;
U.S. Vice Consul General in Guatemala City, 1885-86; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1893.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., May 21,
1952 (age 87 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro (1830-1898) —
also known as Adolph Sutro —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in Germany,
April
29, 1830.
Cigar and
tobacco merchant; promoted and led the construction of the Sutro
Tunnel, to drain water from the silver
mines of the Comstock Lode in Nevada; real estate
investor; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1895-97.
Jewish.
German
ancestry.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August
8, 1898 (age 68 years, 101
days).
Interment at Home
of Peace Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Owen Paul Sutton (1821-1881) —
also known as Owen P. Sutton —
of California.
Born in Naples, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
8, 1821.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker;
member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1863; real estate business.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., September
1, 1881 (age 60 years, 24
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1946 at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Diane Beall Templin (b. 1947) —
of Escondido, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in 1947.
Lawyer;
real estate business; American Independent candidate for California
state attorney general, 1998, 2002; American Independent
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 2000; American Independent candidate for
Governor
of California, 2003; American Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 50th District, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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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.
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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) |
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Frederick Douglas Vibert (1873-1954) —
also known as Fred D. Vibert —
of Cloquet, Carlton
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Gaspé, Quebec,
November
14, 1873.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
editor and publisher; real estate business; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1908;
mayor
of Cloquet, Minn., 1900; postmaster at Cloquet,
Minn., 1911; member of Minnesota
state senate 54th District, 1915-22; agricultural agent,
Minnesota Power and
Light.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
25, 1954 (age 80 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Douglas Vibert and Ellen (Hollick) Vibert. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Maurice Jerome Walker (b. 1954) —
also known as Maurice J. Walker —
of San Leandro, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
3, 1954.
Green. President,
Local 616, Service Employees International Union; real estate
appraiser; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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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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