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	Relatives: Sonof Richard Barkell and Amelia (Hoffenbacher) Barkell; married1939 to EuniceHelena Force.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here:William Fife Knowland (1908-1974) — also known asWilliam F. Knowland — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 26,1908.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1933-35; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1935-39; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1936(alternate),1940(member,ArrangementsCommittee),1948,1952,1956(TemporaryChair;speaker),1964(delegation chair),1968;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1938-42; served in the U.S.Army during World War II;U.S.Senator from California, 1945-59; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1958.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Eagles;Moose;Elks;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died from aself-inflictedgunshotwound at his summer home near Guerneville,SonomaCounty, Calif.,February23, 1974 (age65 years, 242days).Cremated;ashes interred atChapel of Memories;cenotaph at Mountain View Cemetery.

	Relatives:Step-son ofEmelynWest Knowland; son ofJosephRussell Knowland and Ella Johnson (Fife) Knowland; married,December31, 1927, toHelenDavis Herrick; married,April29, 1972, to Ruth Ann Dickson.
		Political family:Knowlandfamily of Oakland, California.
		Campaign slogan (1946): "We will notsurrender."
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
		Books about William F. Knowland: GayleB. Montgomery & James W. Johnson,OneStep from the White House: The Rise and Fall of Senator William F.Knowland
		Image source: Official Report of the22nd Republican National Convention (1940)

Patrick William McDonough (1888-1951) — also known asPatrick W. McDonough — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.BornFebruary20, 1888.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940,1944,1948;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 7th District, 1946; DemocraticPresidential Elector for California,1948(voted forHarryS. Truman andAlbenW. Barkley).Died in Wellington,NewZealand, August,1951(age63years, 0 days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

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