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California Delegation to the 1940 Republican National Convention Delegates (may be incomplete!) At-Large: Leo E. Anderson, San Marino - Bradford M. Melvin, Hillsborough - Edith W. Van de Water, Long Beach - Ruth Comfort Young, Los Gatos 1st District: Harry Lutgens, San Rafael - Charles M. Mannon, Ukiah 2nd District: Robert A. Peers, Colfax - Charles H. Segerstrom, Sonora 3rd District: Virgil A. Chapman, North Sacramento - Arthur B. Eddy, Woodland 4th District: Arthur B. Dunne, San Francisco - Walter McGovern, San Francisco 5th District: Julia F. Bode, San Francisco - Frank J. Perry, San Francisco 6th District: Thomas M. Carlson, Richmond - William F. Knowland, Oakland 7th District: James H. Phillips, Oakland - Jessie S. Williamson, Berkeley 8th District: Worth A. Brown, Capitola - F. E. Dayton, Salinas 9th District: Gertrude Collins, Fresno - Gilbert H. Jertberg, Fresno 10th District: C. L. Preisker, Santa Maria - Winifred Switzer, Visalia 11th District: Saydee A. Hoopes, Glendale - Willis H. Sargent, Pasadena 12th District: Lee T. Bashore, Glendora - Preston Hotchkis, San Marino 13th District: L. D. Galloway, Los Angeles - Julius C. Knoblauch, Huntington Park 14th District: William D. Campbell, Los Angeles - John G. Mott, Los Angeles 15th District: Betty Hill, Los Angeles - Olivia M. Redwine, Hollywood, Los Angeles 16th District: Luther C. Anderson, West Los Angeles - Michael F. Shannon, Los Angeles 17th District: Adele Arbo, Los Angeles - Clifton A. Hix, San Pedro, Los Angeles 18th District: Frank F. Merriam, Long Beach - Gladys O'Donnell, Long Beach 19th District: Charles E. Brouse, Riverside - Justus F. Craemer, Orange 20th District: F. T. Cook, Westmorland - Kathryn T. Neihouse, San Diego Alternates (may be incomplete!) At-Large: Herbert W. Clark, San Francisco - William M. Garland, Los Angeles - Mrs. William L. Honnold, Bel Air, Los Angeles - Mrs. A. C. Mattei, San Francisco 1st District: G. M. Fuller, Chico - May M. Pettingill, Eureka 2nd District: Marjorie Oaks, Redding - Alex F. Ross, Jackson 3rd District: Mrs. H. R. Baird, Sacramento - Julius Goodman, St. Helena 4th District: George T. Cameron, San Francisco - Charles H. Kendrick, San Francisco 5th District: Eustace Cullinan, San Francisco - Chester McPhee, San Francisco 6th District: Mrs. A. F. Bray, Martinez - Harriet Gould Forward, Oakland 7th District: Gardiner Johnson - William F. Reichel, Oakland 8th District: Hugh S. Center, San Jose - Samuel F. B. Morse, Pebble Beach 9th District: Grace Arnold, Madera - Hugh H. Griswold, Merced 10th District: Arthur S. Crites, Bakersfield - Richard Harris, San Luis Obispo 11th District: Mrs. Charles W. Paddock, Pasadena - Henry G. Westphal, Glendale 12th District: Richard Carroll, Los Angeles - McIntyre Faries 13th District: Mildred V. Biddick, Los Angeles - William J. Hanlon, Los Angeles 14th District: Geraldine Hadsell, Los Angeles - Frederick M. Roberts, Los Angeles 15th District: Mildred Ferguson, Los Angeles - Edward S. Shattuck, Los Angeles 16th District: Rena Brewster, Los Angeles - Leo V. Youngworth, Los Angeles 17th District: Wayne Fisher, Los Angeles - Jean W. Haley, San Pedro, Los Angeles 18th District: Mrs. A. W. Vasey, Long Beach - Floyd L. Wohlwend, South Gate 19th District: Leland B. Davidson, Ontario - Mrs. J. Clark Smith, San Bernardino 20th District: William F. LaMonte, San Diego - Mrs. Thomas S. Whitlock, San Diego

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