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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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John Clinton Porter (1871-1959) —
also known as John C. Porter —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Leon, Decatur
County, Iowa, 1871.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; automobile accessories business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1929-33; defeated, 1933, 1941.
Christian.
Petitions for his recall
as mayor were filed in 1932; petitioners, led by his political
adversaries on city council, charged that "the Mayor is incompetent,
inefficient
and unsatisfactory"
and that he "has brought ridicule and insult to Los Angeles and its
citizenry by his conduct." The recall, and nine candidates who sought
to replace him, was defeated.
Died, of a lung and heart
condition, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 27,
1959 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Everett Ray Wilbur (1883-1959) —
also known as Everett R. Wilbur —
of Gilbert, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Iowa, July 7,
1883.
Farmer;
automobile mechanic; welder; machinist;
banker;
mayor
of Gilbert, Ariz., 1920-21.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
15, 1959 (age 76 years, 70
days).
Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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Gordon L. Willford (1919-2006) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., May 7,
1919.
Republican. Farmer;
automobile mechanic; school bus
driver; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Arenac District,
1961.
Died in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., May 7,
2006 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Gordon Willford and Helen (Walker) Willford; married, January
22, 1940, to Geneva Thorington. |
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