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Othman Ali Abbott Jr. (1874-1954) —
also known as O. A. Abbott, Jr. —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., September
14, 1874.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Grand Island, Neb., 1932, 1939-40.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died August
14, 1954 (age 79 years, 334
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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Milan D. Bish (1929-2001) —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born near Giltner, Hamilton
County, Neb., July 1,
1929.
Republican. Farm
implement dealer; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1971-73; U.S. Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, 1981-84; Barbados, 1981-84; Dominica, 1981-84; St. Lucia, 1981-84; St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 1981-84; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1988.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease and cancer,
at Tiffany Square care
center, Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., November
5, 2001 (age 72 years, 127
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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Bartlett E. Boyles (d. 1972) —
also known as Pat Boyles —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Terry, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1959-63.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in McAuley Lake Resort, Atikolam, Ontario,
June
7, 1972.
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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City of Lincoln |
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Robert LeRoy Cochran (1886-1963) —
also known as Roy Cochran —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Avoca, Cass
County, Neb., January
28, 1886.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Nebraska, 1935-41; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Episcopalian. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Society of Civil Engineers.
Died February
23, 1963 (age 77 years, 26
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Robert Beeman Conrad (1922-1981) —
also known as Robert B. Conrad —
of Genoa, Nance
County, Neb.
Born in Schuyler, Colfax
County, Neb., April 1,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1956;
administrative assistant to Gov. Ralph
Brooks, 1959-60; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., February
22, 1981 (age 58 years, 327
days).
Interment at Arlington
Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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Glenn Clarence Cunningham (1912-2003) —
also known as Glenn Cunningham —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
10, 1912.
Republican. Insurance
agent; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1948-54; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1948,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1957-71.
Episcopalian. Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
18, 2003 (age 91 years, 99
days).
Interment at Westlawn-Hillcrest
Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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John James Exon (1921-2005) —
also known as J. James Exon; Jim Exon —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Geddes, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak., August
9, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1964,
1972,
1976,
1988,
1992,
1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004;
member of Nebraska
Democratic State Central Committee, 1964-68; member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1968-70, 1981-83; Governor of
Nebraska, 1971-79; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1979-97.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Optimist
Club; Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., June 10,
2005 (age 83 years, 305
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of
President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian. English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford Sr.; married, October
15, 1948, to Betty
Warren. |
| | | Political family: Ford
family of Grand Rapids, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | The Gerald R. Ford Freeway
(I-196), in Kent,
Ottawa,
and Allegan
counties, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford International
Airport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), near Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Jack Robert Gage (1899-1970) —
also known as Jack R. Gage —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., January
13, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; Wyoming
superintendent of public instruction, 1935-38; postmaster;
secretary
of state of Wyoming, 1959-63; Governor of
Wyoming, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Died March
14, 1970 (age 71 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William J. Garlow (1913-1992) —
also known as "Bill Cody" —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., January
4, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948;
founded radio
station KODI.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died in Cody, Park
County, Wyo., September
18, 1992 (age 79 years, 258
days).
Interment at Old Trail Town Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Harrison Garlow and Irma Louise (Cody) Garlow; grandson
of William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody. |
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memorial |
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Herbert Elmer Gooch (b. 1878) —
also known as Herbert E. Gooch —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
19, 1878.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
President of Gooch Milling & Elevator Co.; Gooch Food Products Co.;
Lincoln Mills; and Star Publishing Co.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Francis Good (b. 1893) —
also known as Paul F. Good —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb., March
16, 1893.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1933-35.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Good and Jennie (Jensen) Good; married, September
1, 1917, to Dorothy Francis Collins. |
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Charles Timothy Hagel (b. 1946) —
also known as Chuck Hagel —
of Nebraska.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., October
4, 1946.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1997-2009.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Stanley Knapp Hathaway (1924-2005) —
also known as Stanley K. Hathaway; Stanley
Knapp —
of Torrington, Goshen
County, Wyo.
Born in Osceola, Polk
County, Neb., July 19,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Goshen
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1954-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1972
(delegation chair); Wyoming
Republican state chair, 1962-64; Governor of
Wyoming, 1967-75; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1975.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., October
4, 2005 (age 81 years, 77
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Torrington, Wyo.
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Peter D. Hoagland (1941-2007) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
17, 1941.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; law
clerk for U.S. District Judge Oliver
Gasch, 1969-70; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 6th District, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1989-95; defeated,
1994.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Common
Cause.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., October
30, 2007 (age 65 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Howard (1858-1951) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, September
16, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., July 19,
1951 (age 92 years, 306
days).
Interment at Columbus
Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
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Charles G. Irwin (b. 1892) —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Belvidere, Thayer
County, Neb., November
20, 1892.
Republican. Railway
station agent; merchant;
banker;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Wyoming
state senate from Converse County, 1957-67.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Lyle E. Jackson (b. 1885) —
of Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb.
Born in Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb., July 19,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Neligh National Bank;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee); Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1937.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson D. Jackson and Harriet (Bissel) Jackson; married 1917 to Juna
Bowen. |
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William Henry Harrison Llewellyn (b. 1854) —
also known as William H. H. Llewellyn —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Las Cruces, Dona Ana
County, N.M.
Born in Monroe, Green
County, Wis., September
9, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory,
1884,
1896
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1904;
U.S. Indian Agent for Apache Indians, 1881-85; director and attorney
for mining
companies; attorney for Western Union Telegraph
Co.; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1897, 1901-03; Speaker
of New Mexico Territory House of Representatives, 1897; major in
the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1905-07; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1912.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902) —
also known as J. Sterling Morton —
of Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y., April
22, 1832.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1855-57; secretary
of Nebraska Territory, 1858-61; Governor
of Nebraska Territory, 1858-59, 1861; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1866, 1882; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1880
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1888;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1893-97.
Episcopalian. Member, Chi Psi.
Died in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., April
27, 1902 (age 70 years, 5
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
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Morell Keith Neville (1884-1959) —
also known as M. Keith Neville —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., February
25, 1884.
Democrat. Banker; rancher; real estate
business; Governor of
Nebraska, 1917-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1920,
1932,
1956
(member, Resolutions
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Moose.
Died in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., December
4, 1959 (age 75 years, 282
days).
Interment at North
Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Neb.
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Minnie Freeman Penney (b. 1868) —
also known as Minnie Mae Freeman; Mrs. Edgar B.
Penney —
of Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb.
Born in Raymonds Corners, Potter
County, Pa., February
25, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; during a sudden, fierce blizzard on January 12, 1888,
saved the lives of seventeen children by leading them from her
schoolhouse to the nearest farm, a mile away; member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1922-28.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Pi Beta
Phi; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Sarah Lovica (Cushing) Freeman and William Elder Freeman;
married, April
22, 1891, to Edgar Byron Penney. |
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James Edward Reed (b. 1888) —
also known as James E. Reed —
of Havelock (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
6, 1888.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1931.
Episcopalian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Reed and Jane (Hornby) Reed; married, December
1, 1910, to Julia Gannon. |
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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Republican. Radio
announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist
or Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Navy
League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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Anson Hoisington Sheldon (b. 1905) —
also known as Anson H. Sheldon —
of Hollandale, Washington
County, Miss.; Avon, Washington
County, Miss.
Born in Nehawka, Cass
County, Neb., June 5,
1905.
Republican. Business
executive; farmer;
member of Mississippi
Republican State Executive Committee, 1944-67; Mississippi
Republican state chair, 1948-52; vice-chair of
Mississippi Republican Party, 1952-67; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Mississippi, 1956,
1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Jean Stothert (b. 1954) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Wood River, Madison
County, Ill., February
7, 1954.
Republican. Nurse;
candidate for Nebraska
unicameral legislature 12th District, 2006; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 2013-.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2016.
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William Grandison Utterback (1891-1944) —
also known as William G. Utterback —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb., December
8, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
agent; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1932.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Eagles.
Died December
14, 1944 (age 53 years, 6
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
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Oliver T. B. Williams (b. 1835) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.; Seward, Seward
County, Neb.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
30, 1835.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1866; postmaster at Columbus,
Neb., 1866; People's Independent candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1880.
Episcopalian. English
and Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Wright (b. 1902) —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb., November
27, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1935-37.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred A. Wright and Elizabeth (Royer) Wright; married, October
15, 1930, to Myldred Handy. |
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Evelle Jansen Younger (1918-1989) —
also known as Evelle J. Younger —
of California.
Born in Stamford, Harlan
County, Neb., June 19,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; FBI
agent; lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1953-58; superior court judge in
California, 1958-64; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1964-70; California
state attorney general, 1971-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1978.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerotic
cardiovascular
disease, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 4,
1989 (age 70 years, 319
days).
Interment at Los
Angeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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