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Richard Alatorre (b. 1943) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 15,
1943.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1972-85; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
1996;
chair, Credentials Committee, chair, 1984;
speaker, 1984.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Native Sons of the Golden West.
Still living as of 1996.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Alatorre and Mary Alatorre. |
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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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Glenn Malcolm Anderson (1913-1994) —
also known as Glenn M. Anderson —
of Hawthorne, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Harbor City, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
21, 1913.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Hawthorne, Calif., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1943-50; chair of
Los Angeles County Democratic Party, 1948-50; California
Democratic state chair, 1950-52; candidate for California
state senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1988;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1959-67; U.S.
Representative from California, 1969-93 (17th District 1969-73,
35th District 1973-75, 32nd District 1975-93).
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Redmen;
Native Sons of the Golden West; Toastmasters.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, at San Pedro Peninsula Hospital
Pavilion, San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
13, 1994 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Interment at Green
Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
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John Zuinglius Anderson (1904-1981) —
also known as Jack Z. Anderson; "Airplane
Ears" —
of San Juan Bautista, San Benito
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March
22, 1904.
Republican. Orchardist;
U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1939-53.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Hollister, San Benito
County, Calif., February
9, 1981 (age 76 years, 324
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Michael Dennis Antonovich (b. 1939) —
also known as Michael D. Antonovich —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
12, 1939.
Republican. School
teacher; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1965-73; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
member of California
state assembly 43rd District, 1973-78.
Lutheran.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Kappa; Elks;
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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William Thompson Bagley (b. 1928) —
also known as William T. Bagley; William Thompson
Baglietto —
of San Rafael, Marin
County, Calif.; San Anselmo, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Woodacre, Marin
County, Calif., June 29,
1928.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1960; member of California
state assembly, 1960-73; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks;
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Nino J. Baglietto and Rita V. (Thompson) Baglietto; married, April
23, 1949, to Doris Lorene Law; married, June 20,
1965, to Diane L. Oldham. |
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Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe (1874-1938) —
also known as Benjamin F. Bledsoe —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., February
8, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1900-14; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1914-25;
resigned 1925; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of
the Revolution; Native Sons of the Golden West.
Died in Crestline, San
Bernardino County, Calif., October
30, 1938 (age 64 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Poway, San Diego
County, Calif., August
13, 1887.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive secretary to
Gov. Friend
Richardson, 1925-26; superior court judge in California, 1926-38,
1957-62; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1938-53; defeated, 1953.
Member, American
Legion; Native Sons of the Golden West; Delta
Chi.
Suffered a fatal heart
attack while driving his
car, and crashed
into a wall, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
11, 1968 (age 81 years, 29
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Edmund Gerald Brown Sr. (1905-1996) —
also known as Edmund G. Brown, Sr.; Pat
Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April
21, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Republican candidate for California
state assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1988;
California
state attorney general, 1951-59; Governor of
California, 1959-67; defeated, 1966; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Died of a heart
attack, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
16, 1996 (age 90 years, 301
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown; brother of Harold
C. Brown; married, October
30, 1930, to Bernice
Layne Brown; father of Edmund
Gerald Brown Jr. and Kathleen
Lynn Brown. |
| | | Political family: Brown
family of San Francisco, California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Warren
Christopher — William
K. Coblentz |
| | | The Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct,
a system of canals and pipelines that brings water to Southern
California, in Contra
Costa, Alameda,
San
Joaquin, Stanislaus,
Merced,
Fresno,
Kings,
Kern,
San
Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, and Los
Angeles counties, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Edmund G. Brown: Ethan
Rarick, California
Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown |
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Lloyd Hudson Burke (1916-1988) —
also known as Lloyd H. Burke —
of Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., April 1,
1916.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1953-58; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1958-79;
took senior status 1979.
Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Union
League.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March
15, 1988 (age 71 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Burke and Edna L. (Taylor) Burke; married, April
27, 1941, to Virginia Joan Kerchum. |
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Albert Edward Carter (1881-1964) —
also known as Albert E. Carter —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born near Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., July 5,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1925-45; defeated,
1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
Moose;
Elks;
Native Sons of the Golden West; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died at Providence Hospital,
Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., August
8, 1964 (age 83 years, 34
days).
Interment at Home
of Peace Cemetery, Porterville, Calif.
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Jack Tull Casey (b. 1909) —
also known as Jack T. Casey —
of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., 1909.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California; member
of California
state assembly, 1960-66.
Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons;
American
Association of University Professors.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Leslie Coombs (1853-1934) —
also known as Frank L. Coombs —
of Napa, Napa
County, Calif.
Born in Napa, Napa
County, Calif., December
27, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Napa
County District Attorney, 1879-84; member of California
state assembly, 1887-89, 1891-97, 1921-23, 1925-27; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1891, 1897; U.S. Minister to Japan, 1892-93; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1899-1901; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1901-03; defeated,
1902.
Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Elks.
Died in Napa, Napa
County, Calif., October
5, 1934 (age 80 years, 282
days).
Interment at Tulocay
Cemetery, Napa, Calif.
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Charles Lilly Culbert (1866-1943) —
also known as Charles L. Culbert —
of Jackson, Amador
County, Calif.
Born in Amador City, Amador
County, Calif., September
25, 1866.
Democrat. Amador
County Clerk, 1894-1906; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1924,
1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons.
Died, in Sutter Hospital,
Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., April 7,
1943 (age 76 years, 194
days).
Interment at Oak
Knoll Cemetery, Amador City, Calif.
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Jesse William Curtis (b. 1865) —
also known as Jesse W. Curtis —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., July 18,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; San
Bernardino County District Attorney, 1899-1903; superior court
judge in California, 1914-23; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1923-26; justice of
California state supreme court, 1926-31.
Baptist.
Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William
Jesse Curtis and Frances Sophia (Cowles) Curtis; married, June 23,
1892, to Ida Lucinda Seymour. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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Scott Edward Darling (b. 1949) —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
31, 1949.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 36th District, 1982.
Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Lions; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of Dick Darling and Marjorie Helen Darling. |
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Isidore Bernard Dockweiler (1867-1947) —
also known as Isidore B. Dockweiler —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
28, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1902; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1908,
1916
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1916-32; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1926.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Native Sons of the Golden West; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in 1947
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick S. Eaton (1855-1934) —
also known as Fred Eaton —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
23, 1855.
Republican. Engineer;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1898-1900.
Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons.
Died in Bishop, Inyo
County, Calif., March
12, 1934 (age 78 years, 170
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Big
Pine Cemetery, Big Pine, Calif.
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Harry Lane Englebright (1884-1943) —
also known as Harry L. Englebright —
of Nevada City, Nevada
County, Calif.
Born in Nevada City, Nevada
County, Calif., January
2, 1884.
Republican. Mining engineer;
U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1926-43; died in
office 1943.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Died, of an acute heart
condition, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 13,
1943 (age 59 years, 131
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Nevada City, Calif.
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Robert Mullins Fitzgerald (b. 1858) —
also known as Robert M. Fitzgerald —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
7, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Cubana Consolidated Copper
Company; vice-president, Central National Bank;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1908,
1912,
1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Native Sons of the Golden West.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Fitzgerald and Catherine (Mullins) Fitzgerald; married, December
23, 1902, to Laura M. Crellin. |
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Bertrand Wesley Gearhart (1890-1955) —
also known as Bertrand W. Gearhart; Bud
Gearhart —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., May 31,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to California convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1935-49; defeated,
1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1948.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Native Sons of the Golden West; Sons of
the American Revolution; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Among the founders of the American Legion.
Died in a hospital
at San
Francisco, Calif., October
11, 1955 (age 65 years, 133
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
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Ernest Sherrill Halbert (1901-1991) —
also known as Sherrill Halbert —
of Porterville, Tulare
County, Calif.; Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Terra Bella, Tulare
County, Calif., October
17, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936;
chair
of Tulare County Republican Party, 1936-41; Stanislaus
County District Attorney, 1949; superior court judge in
California, 1949-54; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1954-66;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 1966-69;
took senior status 1969.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Native Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons.
Died, while suffering from stomach
problems, in Marin General Hospital,
Greenbrae, Marin
County, Calif., May 31,
1991 (age 89 years, 226
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.
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Hiram Warren Johnson (1866-1945) —
also known as Hiram W. Johnson —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., September
2, 1866.
Lawyer;
Governor
of California, 1911-17; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1912,
1920
(alternate); Progressive candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1912; U.S.
Senator from California, 1917-45; died in office 1945; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1920,
1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August
6, 1945 (age 78 years, 338
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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William Fife Knowland (1908-1974) —
also known as William F. Knowland —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif., June 26,
1908.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of California
state assembly, 1933-35; member of California
state senate, 1935-39; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1936
(alternate), 1940
(member, Arrangements
Committee), 1948,
1952,
1956
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1964
(delegation chair), 1968;
member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1938-42; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; U.S.
Senator from California, 1945-59; candidate for Governor of
California, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Moose;
Elks;
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound at his summer home near Guerneville, Sonoma
County, Calif., February
23, 1974 (age 65 years, 242
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Thomas Henry Kuchel (1910-1994) —
also known as Thomas H. Kuchel —
of Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif., August
15, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1936-39; member of California
state senate, 1940-43; California
Republican state chair, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1953-69; defeated in primary, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Native Sons of the Golden West.
Died of lung
cancer in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1994 (age 84 years, 98
days).
Interment at Anaheim
Cemetery, Anaheim, Calif.
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William Micajah Martin (1917-1992) —
also known as William M. Martin —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.; West Covina, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 30,
1917.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1950-53; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1952;
member of California
Republican State Executive Committee, 1952-53; municipal judge in
California, 1957-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died May 8,
1992 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alfred Martin and Caroline (Mandel) Martin; married, November
27, 1956, to Verna Jean Hill. |
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Martin Anthony Matich (1927-2008) —
also known as Martin A. Matich —
of Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Loma Linda, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
6, 1927.
Engineer;
grading
contractor; his company built over 1,000 miles of roads,
including major expressways and interchanges, as well as airport
runways, flood control channels, landfills, and major buildings; mayor of
Colton, Calif., 1958-60; director, San Bernardino Community Hospital.
Catholic.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Navy
League; American
Arbitration Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Died in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., April
19, 2008 (age 80 years, 226
days).
Interment at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Colton, Calif.
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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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Carroll Wilmot Parcher (1903-1992) —
also known as Carroll W. Parcher; "Mr.
Glendale" —
of Tujunga, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
13, 1903.
Republican. Newspaper
editor-publisher, columnist;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1952,
1956
(alternate); mayor
of Glendale, Calif., 1977-78, 1979-81, 1984-85.
Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis.
Died, of cancer,
in Glendale Adventist Medical
Center, Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
31, 1992 (age 88 years, 200
days).
Interment at Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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George Cooper Pardee (1857-1941) —
also known as George C. Pardee —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 25,
1857.
Physician;
mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1893-95; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1900,
1904,
1912,
1924;
Governor
of California, 1903-07; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
1, 1941 (age 84 years, 38
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Harry E. Reynolds (b. 1903) —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., August
13, 1903.
Democrat. Advertising
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948;
chair
of San Bernardino County Democratic Party, 1946; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1946-50; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California.
Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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John Francis Shelley (1905-1974) —
also known as John F. Shelley; Jack
Shelley —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
3, 1905.
Democrat. President,
San Francisco Labor Council, 1937-49; president,
California AFL, 1947; member of California
state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1946; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1949-64; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1964-68.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
Native Sons of the Golden West; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., September
1, 1974 (age 68 years, 363
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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James Francis Smith (1859-1928) —
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
28, 1859.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; associate
justice of Philippines Supreme Corut, 1901-03; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1906-09; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1910-28; died in office
1928.
Member, Native Sons of the Golden West.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 29,
1928 (age 69 years, 153
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) —
also known as James B. Utt —
of Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Tustin, Orange
County, Calif., March
11, 1899.
Republican. Appraiser;
lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-70 (28th District 1953-63,
35th District 1963-70); died in office 1970; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Izaak
Walton League; Lions;
Native Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart
attack during religious
services at a church
in Washington, D.C., and died soon after at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 1,
1970 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Santa Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Calif.
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Will C. Wood (c.1881-1939) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Elmira, Solano
County, Calif., about 1881.
Republican. California
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-27; resigned 1927;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., May 15,
1939 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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