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Ned Culbertson Abbott (1874-1960) —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., March 9,
1874.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; newspaper
reporter; author;
instructor in U.S. schools in Philippine Islands, 1901-04; superintendent
of schools; candidate for Nebraska
superintendent of public instruction, 1908; superintendent,
Nebraska School for the Blind, from 1913.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks;
Rotary.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
24, 1960 (age 85 years, 352
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Julius Acevez (1907-2007) —
of La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Hermosillo, Sonora,
April
30, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor of
La Mesa, Calif., 1958-60.
Mexican
ancestry. Member, Rotary; United
Commercial Travelers; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from congestive
heart failure and renal
failure, in Grossmont Gardens nursing
home, La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif., July 9,
2007 (age 100 years,
70 days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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John Joseph Allen Jr. (1899-1995) —
also known as John J. Allen, Jr. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; McCall, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958; Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation, 1959-61; mayor
of McCall, Idaho, 1989-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Kiwanis;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Cascade, Valley
County, Idaho, March 7,
1995 (age 95 years, 100
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at McCall Cemetery, McCall, Idaho.
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Daniel R. Arguello —
of Alhambra, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; mayor
of Alhambra, Calif., 2001.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Rotary; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2001.
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Warren Hendry Atherton (1891-1976) —
also known as Warren H. Atherton —
of Stockton, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., December
28, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; storage
corporation executive; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate).
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in March, 1976
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dwight C. Atherton and Elizabeth (Hendry) Atherton; married, July 7,
1917, to Anne Holt; married, August
17, 1952, to Marietta Monachino Cochran. |
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Milton B. Badt (1884-1966) —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 8,
1884.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nevada, 1945-47; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1947-66; appointed 1947; died in
office 1966; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1951-52, 1957-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks;
Rotary.
Died, from heart
disease and pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., April 2,
1966 (age 81 years, 268
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Moris Badt and Lina (Posener) Badt; married, June 29,
1927, to Gertrude L. Nizze. |
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Philip Bancroft (1881-1975) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 30,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1908,
1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1938, 1944 (primary).
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Rotary.
Suffered a stroke
and died three days later, in Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif., August
11, 1975 (age 94 years, 42
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hubert Howe Bancroft and Matilda Cooley (Griffing) Bancroft;
married, June 30,
1905, to Nina Otis Eldred. |
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Robert Clinton Belloni (1919-1999) —
also known as Robert C. Belloni —
of Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Riverton, Coos
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of
Coos County Democratic Party, 1957; circuit judge in Oregon,
1957-67; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1967-84; took senior status 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks;
Rotary.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at a retirement
home in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
3, 1999 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Edward Belloni and Della (Clinton) Belloni; married, January
26, 1946, to Doris A. Adams. |
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John Joseph Benoit (b. 1951) —
also known as John J. Benoit —
of Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif.; Bermuda Dunes, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in 1951.
Republican. Police
officer; member of California
state assembly 64th District, 2002-.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2007.
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Alan Harvey Bible (1909-1988) —
also known as Alan Bible —
of Storey
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Lovelock, Pershing
County, Nev., November
20, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; Storey
County District Attorney, 1935-38; Nevada
state attorney general, 1943-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956;
speaker, 1968;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1954-74; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Rotary; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died in Auburn, Placer
County, Calif., September
12, 1988 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Frank Bohr (b. 1877) —
of Calexico, Imperial
County, Calif.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Wathena, Doniphan
County, Kan., October
5, 1877.
Republican. U.S. Deputy Consul General in Berlin, 1909-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1911-13; U.S. Vice Consul in Zurich, 1913-18; U.S. Consul in Cienfuegos, 1919-25; Mexicali, 1925-32; Sault Ste. Marie, 1932-35.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matthias Bohr and Agnes (Wank) Bohr; married, July 5,
1911, to Mildred E. Lombard. |
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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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H. Monroe Browne (1917-2006) —
of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Wheatland, Yuba
County, Calif.
Born in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 9,
1917.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; cattle feeding
business; president, Hartman Concrete
Materials, and McCoy Tire and
Recap Company; race horse
owner; president and CEO, Institute for Contemporary Studies,
1975-81; U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1981-85; Western Samoa, 1981-85.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Wheatland, Yuba
County, Calif., June 13,
2006 (age 89 years, 35
days).
Interment at Wheatland Cemetery, Wheatland, Calif.
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William Andrew Burkett (1913-1999) —
also known as William A. Burkett —
of Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Herman, Washington
County, Neb., July 1,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1936; banker;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1978.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Bankers Association; Amvets;
Rotary.
Wrote a 500-word history of the United States which was chosen in a
contest to be inscribed at Mount Rushmore.
Died, of heart
failure, in Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif., November
12, 1999 (age 86 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett; married, October
5, 1940, to Juliet Ruth Johnson. |
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Lionel Cade (1918-1990) —
of Compton, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Stockton, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Texas, August
14, 1918.
Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Compton, Calif., 1977-81; defeated, 1973, 1981.
African
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died, while suffering from emphysema,
April
3, 1990 (age 71 years, 232
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Jesse Washington Carter (1888-1959) —
also known as Jesse W. Carter —
of Redding, Shasta
County, Calif.; San Anselmo, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Carrville, Trinity
County, Calif., December
19, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; Shasta
County District Attorney, 1919-27; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1932;
member of California
state senate, 1939; justice of
California state supreme court, 1939; appointed 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in 1959
(age about
70 years).
Interment somewhere
in Trinity County, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa Manning Carter and Josephine Amanda (Sweet) Carter; married,
August
7, 1910, to Tiny Elva Gish; married, February
9, 1941, to Thelma H. Williams. |
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John Wheaton Casto (1879-1950) —
also known as John W. Casto —
of East Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill., August
1, 1879.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; music
composer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1926.
Member, Rotary.
Died in San Joaquin
County, Calif., May 7,
1950 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Percival Champ (1896-1976) —
also known as F. P. Champ —
of Logan, Cache
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 4,
1896.
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1928;
director, St. Mark's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Bankers Association; American
Forestry Association; American
Arbitration Association; Newcomen
Society; Rotary.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
15, 1976 (age 79 years, 285
days).
Interment at Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Herbert Champ and Alla Dora (Cochran) Champ; married, December
29, 1921, to Frances Elizabeth Winton. |
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memorial |
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(1954) |
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Charles Christopher Cox (b. 1952) —
also known as Christopher Cox —
of Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
16, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk to Judge Herbert
Y. C. Choy, 1977-79; senior associate counsel to Pres. Ronald
Reagan, 1986-88; U.S.
Representative from California, 1989-2005 (40th District 1989-93,
47th District 1993-2003, 48th District 2003-05); resigned 2005;
chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2005-.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Raymond C. Ede (1907-1993) —
of Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Vinton, Plumas
County, Calif., February
13, 1907.
Mayor
of Carlsbad, Calif., 1955-56.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of heart
failure, in Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif., April
18, 1993 (age 86 years, 64
days).
Interment at Eternal
Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.
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Harry Wilson Falk Jr. (1916-1980) —
also known as Harry W. Falk, Jr. —
of Ukiah, Mendocino
County, Calif.
Born in Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif., September
12, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1980
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Interment at Ocean
View Cemetery, Eureka, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Wilson Falk and M. E. (McLarty) Falk; married to Madge
Taylor. |
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Fred S. Farr (1910-1997) —
of Carmel, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., August
2, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state senate, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks;
Rotary.
Died June 10,
1997 (age 86 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry S. Farr and Blanche (Sharon) Farr; married, May 14,
1938, to Janet Emerson Haskins. |
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Samuel Whittier Gardiner (b. 1902) —
also known as Samuel W. Gardiner —
of San Rafael, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Larkspur, Marin
County, Calif., September
28, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
chair
of Marin County Democratic Party, 1948-51.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary; Elks; United
World Federalists.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Allen Gardiner and Adda E. (Holtz) Gardiner; married, June 26,
1927, to Susan M. Fenton. |
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Charles Samuel Gubser (1916-2011) —
also known as Charles S. Gubser —
of Gilroy, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Gilroy, Santa Clara
County, Calif., February
1, 1916.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1953-74; resigned
1973.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., August
20, 2011 (age 95 years, 200
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Henry Miller Hammond (1874-1941) —
also known as Harry M. Hammond —
of Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
5, 1874.
Republican. Streetcar
conductor; building
materials business; postmaster at Alameda,
Calif., 1916, 1921-34 (acting, 1916).
Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Killed in an automobile
accident in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., August
10, 1941 (age 66 years, 309
days). His wife was injured in the crash, and died the next day.
Cremated.
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Ray Haynes —
of Temecula, Riverside
County, Calif.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 66th District, 1993-94, 2003-06; member of California
state senate 36th District, 1995-2002; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 2000; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 2004.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2006.
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Walter William Herger (b. 1945) —
also known as Wally Herger —
of Roseville, Placer
County, Calif.; Marysville, Yuba
County, Calif.; Chico, Butte
County, Calif.
Born in Yuba City, Sutter
County, Calif., May 20,
1945.
Republican. Oil
executive; member of California
state assembly, 1981-87; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1987-2013.
Mormon.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edgar Willard Hiestand (1888-1970) —
also known as Edgar W. Hiestand —
of Altadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
3, 1888.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 21st District, 1953-63; defeated,
1962; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1960.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Rotary; John
Birch Society.
Died, of a kidney
infection and pneumonia,
at Huntington Memorial Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
19, 1970 (age 81 years, 259
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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Ronald R. James (b. 1928) —
of San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 11,
1928.
Mayor
of San Jose, Calif., 1966-70.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives: Son
of W. Ray James and Mina (Pelton) James; married, August
3, 1947, to Laurel L. Schnetz. |
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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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Robert John Lagomarsino (b. 1926) —
also known as Robert J. Lagomarsino —
of Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif., September
4, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state senate, 1961-74; U.S.
Representative from California, 1974-93 (13th District 1974-75,
19th District 1975-93).
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Rotary; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Still living as of 2014.
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Rex Edwin Lee (1935-1996) —
also known as Rex E. Lee —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
27, 1935.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron
R. White, 1963-64; U.S. Solicitor General, 1981-85; president,
Brigham Young University, 1989-95.
Mormon.
Member, Rotary.
Died March
11, 1996 (age 61 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Auen Linn (b. 1948) —
also known as David A. Linn —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
8, 1948.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1988; member of California
Republican State Committee, 1989.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of William Anthony Linn and Margaret Irene (Auen) Linn; married, September
15, 1973, to Ellen Delaney. |
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Robert Frank List (b. 1936) —
also known as Robert List —
of Carson
City, Nev.; Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., September
1, 1936.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1968,
1972
(delegation chair); Nevada
state attorney general, 1971-78; Governor of
Nevada, 1979-83.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Jamison MacBride (1914-2000) —
also known as Thomas J. MacBride —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., March
25, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1955-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1961-66;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 1966-79;
took senior status 1979.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Rotary.
Died in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., January
6, 2000 (age 85 years, 287
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
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Fred B. Mack (b. 1890) —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., December
7, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; druggist; dry goods
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1948.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth Leon Maddy (1934-2000) —
also known as Kenneth L. Maddy; Ken Maddy —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 22,
1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 14th District, 1971-78; candidate for Governor of
California, 1978; member of California
state senate, 1979-98; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1992.
Member, Rotary; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of lung
cancer, at Sutter Memorial Hospital,
Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., February
19, 2000 (age 65 years, 273
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Charles McFerson Mannon (b. 1876) —
also known as Charles M. Mannon —
of Ukiah, Mendocino
County, Calif.
Born in San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., October
12, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916
(alternate), 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred William Marler Jr. (b. 1932) —
also known as Fred W. Marler, Jr. —
of Redding, Shasta
County, Calif.
Born in Auburn, Placer
County, Calif., April 6,
1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state senate, 1965-70; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1965-70; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred W. Marler and Hazel (Scott) Marler; married, June 18,
1955, to Irene E. Carlson. |
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John Cunningham Martin (1880-1952) —
also known as John C. Martin —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., April
29, 1880.
Democrat. Banker; Illinois
state treasurer, 1933-35, 1937-39; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1939-41; candidate for Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
27, 1952 (age 71 years, 273
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
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Matthew Gilbert Martinez (1929-2011) —
also known as Matthew G. Martinez —
of Monterey Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., February
14, 1929.
Furniture
upholstery business; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1974-75, 1980; member of California
state assembly, 1981-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1982-2001 (30th District 1982-93,
31st District 1993-2001); defeated in Republican primary, 2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Rotary; National Rifle
Association.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Fredericksburg,
Va., October
15, 2011 (age 82 years, 243
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Takeo Matsui (1941-2005) —
also known as Robert T. Matsui —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., September
17, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1979-2005 (3rd District 1979-93,
5th District 1993-2005); died in office 2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004.
Methodist.
Japanese
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of pneumonia
and myelodysplastic
syndrome, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
1, 2005 (age 63 years, 106
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
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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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Clinton Dotson McKinnon (1906-2001) —
also known as Clinton D. McKinnon —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., February
5, 1906.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from California 23rd District, 1949-53; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952
(alternate), 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1952.
Member, Rotary.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., December
29, 2001 (age 95 years, 327
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mary Mendoza —
of San Fernando, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San Fernando, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Mayor
of San Fernando, Calif., 2021-.
Female.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2022.
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Image source:
San Fernando city website |
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor
of Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles;
Rotary; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
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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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David Donald Mulford (c.1916-2000) —
also known as Don Mulford —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., about 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1957-70; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; Rotary.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March
20, 2000 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) —
also known as Stephen S. Nisbet —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 28,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; vice-president, Gerber Baby Foods;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Riverside
County, Calif., July 3,
1986 (age 91 years, 36
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
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Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) —
also known as Robert E. O'Brian —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Bryant, Fulton
County, Ill., July 22,
1895.
Democrat. Locomotive
fireman; automobile
mechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pastor; president,
Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;
president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of a meat packing
plant), 1944-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Killed when he was hit by a
car on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
25, 1977 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married 1920 to Mabel
Day. |
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Sean Randall Parnell (b. 1962) —
also known as Sean Parnell —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Hanford, Kings
County, Calif., November
19, 1962.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives; elected 1992, 1994; member of Alaska
state senate District I, 1997-2000; Lieutenant
Governor of Alaska, 2006-09; Governor of
Alaska, 2009-14.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Maxwell Lewis Rafferty (1917-1982) —
also known as Max Rafferty —
of La Canada (now part of La Canada Flintridge), Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Alabama.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 9,
1917.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
columnist;
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-70; defeated, 1970;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968; dean,
Education Department, Troy State University, 1971-82.
Episcopalian.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Lions;
Rotary.
Drowned
when his car went
off the road into a pond, in Troy, Pike
County, Ala., June 13,
1982 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Interment at Green
Hills Cemetery, Troy, Ala.
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Friend William Richardson (1865-1943) —
also known as Friend W. Richardson; William
Richardson —
of California.
Born in Michigan, December
1, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; California
state treasurer, 1915-23; Governor of
California, 1923-27.
Quaker.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., September
5, 1943 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
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Hubert Baxter Scudder (1888-1968) —
also known as Hubert B. Scudder —
of Sebastopol, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Sebastopol, Sonoma
County, Calif., November
5, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of California
state assembly, 1925-41; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1949-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died at Palm Drive Hospital,
Sebastopol, Sonoma
County, Calif., July 4,
1968 (age 79 years, 242
days).
Interment at Sebastopol
Cemetery, Sebastopol, Calif.
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James Willys Silliman (1905-1976) —
also known as James W. Silliman —
of Monterey
County, Calif.
Born near Castroville, Monterey
County, Calif., August
12, 1905.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1947-55; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1953-54; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1954; candidate for California
state senate, 1955; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital,
Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif., October
21, 1976 (age 71 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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James Marion Tadlock (b. 1866) —
of Logan, Phillips
County, Kan.; Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan.; El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Monroe, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Raymond, Pacific
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif.
Born in Crawford
County, Ind., November
2, 1866.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
editor; candidate for secretary
of state of Washington, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1920;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Burt Lacklen Talcott (1920-2016) —
also known as Burt L. Talcott —
of Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., February
22, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-77 (12th District 1963-75,
16th District 1975-77); defeated, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks;
Rotary.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., July 29,
2016 (age 96 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Victor Vincent Veysey (1915-2001) —
also known as Victor V. Veysey —
of Brawley, Imperial
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
14, 1915.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1963-70; U.S.
Representative from California, 1971-75 (38th District 1971-73,
43rd District 1973-75); delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Hemet, Riverside
County, Calif., February
13, 2001 (age 85 years, 305
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Brawley, Calif.
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James Q. Wedworth (c.1919-1998) —
of Hawthorne, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Illinois, about 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Hawthorne, Calif., 1958-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-76; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; candidate for Governor of
California, 1974.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Rotary.
Died in Newcastle, Placer
County, Calif., December
22, 1998 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Carlton Wilson (1916-1999) —
also known as Bob Wilson —
of Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Calexico, Imperial
County, Calif., April 5,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-81 (30th District 1953-63,
36th District 1963-73, 40th District 1973-75, 41st District 1975-81).
Presbyterian
or Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Elks; Jaycees.
Died August
21, 1999 (age 83 years, 138
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) —
also known as J. Arthur Younger —
of San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., April
11, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,
11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, of leukemia,
at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 20,
1967 (age 74 years, 70
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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