Index to Locations BerkeleyUnknown locationDecotoCypress CemeteryFremontIrvington MemorialCemeteryHaywardHoly Sepulchre CemeteryOaklandUnknown locationOaklandChapel of MemoriesOaklandChapel of the ChimesOaklandEvergreen CemeteryOaklandMountain View CemeteryOaklandSt. Mary's Cemetery UnknownLocation Berkeley, Alameda County, California
CypressCemetery Decoto, Alameda County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Fitch (1838-1923) — ofElDorado County, Calif.; Belmont,NyeCounty, Nev.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1838.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 15th District, 1863;delegateto Nevada state constitutional convention, 1864; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Nevada Territory, 1864;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1869-71; defeated, 1870.Died in Decoto,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,November12, 1923 (age85 years, 289days).Interment at Cypress Cemetery.
IrvingtonMemorial Cemetery 41001 Chapel Way Fremont, Alameda County, California See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Holy SepulchreCemetery Hayward, Alameda County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Harvey Tolan (1877-1947) — also known asJohn H. Tolan — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Minnesota,1877.Democrat.U.S.Representative from California 7th District, 1935-47.Suffered aheartattack when his 2-year-old granddaughter disappeared from thefamily's summer vacation home; she was found unharmed, one mile fromthe cabin, but he died the next day at Westwood GeneralHospital,Westwood,LassenCounty, Calif.,June 30,1947 (ageabout 69years).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Edward Richard Stackable (1864-1945) — also known asEdward R. Stackable — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Hamburg Township,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,November4, 1864.Republican.U.S.Collector of Customs at Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawaii, 1903-13.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,July 4,1945 (age80 years, 242days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Wallace B. Colthurst (c.1904-1978) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born about 1904. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1936.DiedJanuary2, 1978 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
UnknownLocation Oakland, Alameda County, California
Chapel ofMemories Oakland, Alameda County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | 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 at Chapel of Memories; cenotaph atMountain View Cemetery. | | William J. McCracken (1878-1949) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,January31, 1878.Dentist;mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1933-41.DiedDecember3, 1949 (age71 years, 306days).Cremated;ashes interred at Chapel of Memories. | | Joseph Russell Knowland (1873-1966) — also known asJoseph R. Knowland — of Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,August5, 1873.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1899-1903; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1903-04;U.S.Representative from California, 1904-15 (3rd District 1904-13,6th District 1913-15); candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1914; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1916(alternate),1920,1928,1932,1944.Died ofpneumoniain Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,February1, 1966 (age92 years, 180days).Cremated;ashes interred at Chapel of Memories.
Chapel of theChimes (formerly Chapel of Memories) Oakland, Alameda County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Ezra Rickards (1848-1927) — also known asJohn E. Rickards — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.; Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Delaware City,New CastleCounty, Del.,July 23,1848.Republican.Merchant;memberMontana territorial council, 1887;delegateto Montana state constitutional convention, 1889;LieutenantGovernor of Montana, 1889-93;Governor ofMontana, 1893-97.Methodist.Died in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,December26, 1927 (age79 years, 156days).Cremated;ashes interred at Chapel of the Chimes. | | James Norris Gillett (1860-1937) — also known asJames N. Gillett — of Eureka,HumboldtCounty, Calif.Born in Viroqua,VernonCounty, Wis.,September20, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1897-1901;U.S.Representative from California 1st District, 1903-06;Governor ofCalifornia, 1907-11.Died in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,April20, 1937 (age76 years, 212days).Cremated;ashes interred at Chapel of the Chimes; cenotaph atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Friend William Richardson (1865-1943) — also known asFriend W. Richardson;WilliamRichardson —of California. Born in Michigan,December1, 1865.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;Californiastate treasurer, 1915-23;Governor ofCalifornia, 1923-27.Quaker. Member,Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;OddFellows;ModernWoodmen;Rotary;Kiwanis;Moose.Died, of aheartailment, in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September5, 1943 (age77 years, 278days).Cremated;ashes interred at Chapel of the Chimes. | | Henry Vollmer (1867-1930) — of Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa.Born in Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa,July 28,1867.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Davenport, Iowa, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Iowa,1912(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker);U.S.Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1914-15; defeated, 1914.Died in Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,August25, 1930 (age63 years, 28days).Cremated;ashes interred at Chapel of the Chimes. | | Marvin Birkett Sherwin — also known asMarvin Sherwin — of Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 16th District, 1949-51; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1952;superior court judge in California, 1959.Cremated;ashes interred at Chapel of the Chimes.
EvergreenCemetery Oakland, Alameda County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Otto Godfrey Foelker (1875-1943) — also known asOtto G. Foelker — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Mainz,Germany,December29, 1875.Republican.Baker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1905-06; member ofNewYork state senate 4th District, 1907-08;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1908-11.Germanancestry. Member,RoyalArcanum.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,January18, 1943 (age67 years, 20days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
Mountain ViewCemetery 5000 Piedmont Avenue Oakland, Alameda County, California Founded 1863
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Franklin Swift (1829-1891) — also known asJohn F. Swift — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in1829.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1888;U.S. Minister toJapan, 1889-91, died in office 1891.Died inJapan,March10, 1891 (ageabout 61years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Victor Howard Metcalf (1853-1936) — also known asVictor H. Metcalf — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1853.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 3rd District, 1899-1904;U.S.Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1904-06;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1906-08.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,February20, 1936 (age82 years, 133days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Benjamin Parke Avery (1828-1875) — also known asBenjamin P. Avery — of California. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1828.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;newspapereditor; U.S. Minister toChina, 1874-75, died in office 1875.Died, ofkidneydisease, in Peking (Beijing),China,November8, 1875 (age46 years, 362days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Washington Montgomery Bartlett (1824-1887) — also known asWashington Bartlett — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,February29, 1824.Democrat.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;lawyer;journalist;newspaperpublisher;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1883-87;Governor ofCalifornia, 1887; died in office 1887.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September12, 1887 (age63 years, 196days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Henry Perrin Coon (1822-1884) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1822.Physician;state court judge in California, 1856-60;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1863-67.Presbyterian.Died ofheartfailure in the PalaceHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,December4, 1884 (age62 years, 65days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Edward B. Pond (1833-1910) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Belleville,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1833.Democrat.Mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1887-91; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1890.Unitarian.Died, of aheartattack, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,April22, 1910 (age76 years, 227days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Romualdo Pacheco (1831-1899) — of San Luis Obispo,San LuisObispo County, Calif.Born in Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,October31, 1831.Republican. Superior court judge in California, 1853-57; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1857, 1861-63, 1869-70;Californiastate treasurer, 1863-67;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1871-75;Governor ofCalifornia, 1875;U.S.Representative from California 4th District, 1877-78, 1879-83;U.S. Minister toCosta Rica, 1890-91;Salvador, 1890-91;Nicaragua, 1890-91;Guatemala, 1890-93;Honduras, 1890-93.Hispanicancestry.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,January23, 1899 (age67 years, 84days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.  | George Clement Perkins (1839-1923) — also known asGeorge C. Perkins — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Kennebunkport,YorkCounty, Maine,August23, 1839.Republican.Merchant;banker;miller;steamshipbusiness; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1869-76;Governor ofCalifornia, 1880-83;U.S.Senator from California, 1893-1915; appointed 1893.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;LoyalLegion.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,February26, 1923 (age83 years, 187days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | William McKendree Gwin (1805-1885) — also known asW. M. Gwin — of Mississippi;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born near Gallatin,SumnerCounty, Tenn.,October9, 1805.Democrat.Physician;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1841-43;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;delegateto California state constitutional convention, 1849;U.S.Senator from California, 1850-55, 1857-61.Engaged in aduelwithJ.W. McCorkle, June 1, 1853; there were no injuries; twicearrestedfor allegeddisloyaltyduring the Civil War.Slaveowner. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1885 (age79 years, 329days).Entombed at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Henry Goode Blasdel (1825-1900) — also known asHenry G. Blasdel — of Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born near Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,January29, 1825.Republican.Farmer;merchant;riverboatcaptain;miller;miningbusiness;Governor ofNevada, 1864-71.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,July 22,1900 (age75 years, 174days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Henry Huntly Haight (1825-1878) — also known asHenry H. Haight — of California. BornMay 30,1825.Democrat.Governor ofCalifornia, 1867-71; defeated, 1871.DiedSeptember2, 1878 (age53 years, 95days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.  | George Cooper Pardee (1857-1941) — also known asGeorge C. Pardee — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 25,1857.Physician;mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1893-95; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1900,1904,1912,1924;Governorof California, 1903-07; Progressive Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1913;Republican Presidential Elector for California,1925.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Kiwanis;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September1, 1941 (age84 years, 38days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Charles Clark Stevenson (1826-1890) — also known asCharles C. Stevenson — of Nevada. Born in Phelps,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1826.Republican. Member ofNevadastate senate, 1880;Governor ofNevada, 1887-90.Died inCarsonCity, Nev.,September21, 1890 (age64 years, 213days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Henry Durant (1802-1875) — of Byfield, Newbury,EssexCounty, Mass.; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Acton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 18,1802.Pastor;founder,College of California; firstpresident,University of California, 1870-72;mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1873-75; died in office 1875.Congregationalist.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,January22, 1875 (age72 years, 218days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Anson Barstow (1831-1906) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in New Hampshire,November29, 1831.Republican.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1901-03.DiedFebruary5, 1906 (age74 years, 68days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Warren Olney (1841-1921) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inDavisCounty, Iowa,March11, 1841.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from California, 1896;director, CaliforniaTitleInsurance and Trust Company; president, South San FranciscoDockCompany;mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1903-05.Member,American BarAssociation;LoyalLegion.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 2,1921 (age80 years, 83days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Coles Bashford (1816-1878) — ofWayneCounty, N.Y.; Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.Born near Cold Spring,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,January24, 1816.Republican.Lawyer;WayneCounty District Attorney, 1847-50; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1853-55;Governor ofWisconsin, 1856-58; defeated, 1855;Arizonaterritory attorney general, 1864-66;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1867-69;secretaryof Arizona Territory, 1869-76.Died in Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,April25, 1878 (age62 years, 91days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Nathan W. Spaulding (1829-1903) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Maine,September24, 1829.Republican.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1870-73; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1888.Died in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.,October8, 1903 (age74 years, 14days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | J. P. M. Davis (d. 1864) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1860-62.Died in1864.Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Andrew Williams (c.1800-1876) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in New York, about 1800.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1857-59.DiedJanuary19, 1876 (ageabout 76years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Eli W. Playter (1819-1893) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Toronto,Ontario,October6, 1819.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1885-87.DiedJanuary9, 1893 (age73 years, 95days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Washburne R. Andrus (1841-1895) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Connecticut,September23, 1841.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1878-80.DiedJune 6,1895 (age53 years, 256days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Enoch Homer Pardee (1826-1896) — also known asEnoch H. Pardee — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Greece,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1826.Republican.Physician;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 9th District, 1871-73;mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1876-78; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1880.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September21, 1896 (age70 years, 173days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | James E. Blethen (1828-1909) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Maine,June 25,1828.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1880-82.DiedJune 23,1909 (age80 years, 363days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | John Raglan Glascock (1845-1913) — also known asJohn R. Glascock — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inPanolaCounty, Miss.,August25, 1845.Democrat.U.S.Representative from California at-large, 1883-85;mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1889-91.Died in Woodside,San MateoCounty, Calif.,November10, 1913 (age68 years, 77days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Melvin C. Chapman (1852-1936) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Illinois,December5, 1852.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1891-93.Died in Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,May 4,1936 (age83 years, 151days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | George M. Blake (d. 1875) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in New York.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1862-63.DiedOctober16, 1875.Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Benjamin F. Ferris (c.1806-1876) — also known asB. F. Ferris;H. A. Johnson — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in New York, about 1806. Justice of the Peace, 1853 to about 1860;mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1865-66;banker.While traveling under the pseudonym 'H. A. Johnson',aboard thesteamerAmador on the Sacramento River, hekilledhimself bytakingpoison, tying his feet together, and then jumping or fallingoverboard todrownin the river, near Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,May 20,1876 (ageabout 70years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | John Brooks Felton (1827-1877) — also known asJohn B. Felton — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Massachusetts,1827.Union Presidential Elector for California,1868(voted forUlyssesS. Grant andSchuylerColfax);mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1869-70; Republican Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1872(voted forUlyssesS. Grant andHenryWilson); Republican Presidential Elector for California,1876(voted forRutherfordB. Hayes andWilliamA. Wheeler).DiedMay 2,1877 (ageabout 49years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | William W. Crane Jr. (1831-1883) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in New York,September14, 1831.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for California,1864(voted forAbrahamLincoln andAndrewJohnson);mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1867-68.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,July 31,1883 (age51 years, 320days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Edward Stanly (1810-1872) — of Washington,BeaufortCounty, N.C.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,January10, 1810.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1837-43, 1849-53 (3rdDistrict 1837-43, 8th District 1849-53); member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1844-46, 1848-49;Speaker ofthe North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1844-46;NorthCarolina state attorney general, 1846-48; in 1853, heparticipated in aduelwith Rep.SamuelW. Inge, but neither was seriously injured; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1857; general in the Union Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner. Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 12,1872 (age62 years, 184days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Edward Gibbons (1816-1886) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Delaware,1816.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1864-65.Died in Calistoga,NapaCounty, Calif.,May 30,1886 (ageabout 69years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Charles K. Robinson (1835-1887) — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in New York,January16, 1835.Banker;mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1882-83.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,November22, 1887 (age52 years, 310days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Charles Campbell (c.1838-1890) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born about 1838.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1855-56.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,October9, 1890 (ageabout 52years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Samuel Merritt (1822-1890) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Maine,1822.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1868-69.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,August17, 1890 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | W. H. Bovee (1823-1894) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in New York,1823.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1863-64.DiedMay 14,1894 (ageabout 70years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Francis K. Shattuck (1823-1898) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in New York,1823.Republican.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1859-60; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 4th District, 1860-61; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1872.Died in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September9, 1898 (ageabout 75years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | J. West Martin (1822-1899) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Maryland,February6, 1822.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1883-84.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,August18, 1899 (age77 years, 193days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Mack Weber (c.1834-1901) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Ohio, about 1834.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1875-76.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January6, 1901 (ageabout 67years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Ashmun C. Henry (1828-1907) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Ohio,December6, 1828.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1884-85.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,January15, 1907 (age78 years, 40days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Herbert Lafayette Beach (1876-1959) — also known asHerbert L. Beach — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Virginia,April14, 1876.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1945-47.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,August30, 1959 (age83 years, 138days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Charles Dexter Pierce (1859-1909) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Pennsylvania,1859.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1888-89.Died in Stockton,San JoaquinCounty, Calif.,October17, 1909 (ageabout 50years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | William R. Davis (1850-1915) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Iowa,February26, 1850.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1887-88.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,March17, 1915 (age65 years, 19days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | March Fong Eu (1922-2017) — also known asMarch Kong;March K. Fong — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Oakdale,StanislausCounty, Calif.,March29, 1922.Democrat.Dentalhygenist; supervisor of dental health education, Alameda County;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 15th District, 1967-74; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1968,1988;secretaryof state of California, 1975-94; resigned 1994; defeated, 2002;U.S. Ambassador toMicronesia, 1994-96.Female.Chineseancestry. Member,DeltaKappa Gamma.Died, following afall, inIrvine,OrangeCounty, Calif.,December21, 2017 (age95 years, 267days). The California Secretary of State building in Sacramentoisnamed forher.Cremated;ashes interred at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Edward Colston Marshall (1821-1893) — Born inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,June 29,1821.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Representative from California 1st District, 1851-53; candidateforU.S.Senator from California, 1856; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1874;Californiastate attorney general, 1883-87.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 9,1893 (age72 years, 10days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | William Higby (1813-1887) — ofCalaverasCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Willsboro,EssexCounty, N.Y.,August18, 1813.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1862-63;U.S.Representative from California, 1863-69 (at-large 1863-65, 2ndDistrict 1865-69);U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at San Francisco, California,1876-79.Died in Santa Rosa,SonomaCounty, Calif.,November27, 1887 (age74 years, 101days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Alexander White Baldwin (1835-1869) — of Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.Born in Gainesville,SumterCounty, Ala.,1835.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for Nevada, 1865-69; died in office 1869.Died in Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,November14, 1869 (ageabout 34years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | John Maxwell Coghlan (1835-1879) — also known asJohn M. Coghlan — of California. Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,December8, 1835.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 18th District, 1865-67;U.S.Representative from California 3rd District, 1871-73; defeated,1872;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1876-78.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,March26, 1879 (age43 years, 108days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Horace Francis Page (1833-1890) — also known asHorace F. Page — of Placerville,El DoradoCounty, Calif.Born near Medina,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1833.Republican. Candidate forCaliforniastate senate, 1869;U.S.Representative from California 2nd District, 1873-83; defeated,1882; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1884.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August23, 1890 (age56 years, 307days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton (1839-1890) — also known asP. D. Wigginton — of Merced,MercedCounty, Calif.Born in Illinois,1839.U.S.Representative from California 4th District, 1875-77, 1878-79;American candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1886.Died in1890(ageabout51 years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Joseph Glover Baldwin (c.1818-1864) — also known asJoseph G. Baldwin — of California. Born about 1818.Justiceof California state supreme court, 1858-61.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,September30, 1864 (ageabout 46years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Oscar L. Shafter (c.1823-1873) — of California. Born about 1823.Justiceof California state supreme court, 1864-67.Died in Florence (Firenze),Italy,January22, 1873 (ageabout 50years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Warren Barkley English (1840-1913) — also known asWarren B. English — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Charles Town,JeffersonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),May 1,1840.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofCaliforniastate senate, 1882; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1884;U.S.Representative from California 3rd District, 1894-95; defeated,1892, 1894, 1896; candidate formayorof Oakland, Calif., 1901.Died in Santa Rosa,SonomaCounty, Calif.,January9, 1913 (age72 years, 253days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Walter Van Dyke (d. 1905) — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 22nd District, 1853;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1873-76.Died in1905.Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.| |  Relatives:Married to Rowena Cooper. |
| | Frank M. Otis (1852-1932) — also known asFrank Otis — of Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,November18, 1852.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1907; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1910;mayorof Alameda, Calif., 1919-25.Member,Elks.Died, fromperitonitis,at AlamedaSanatorium,Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,January7, 1932 (age79 years, 50days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Frank D. Stringham (1871-1931) — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Kansas,December11, 1871.Mayorof Berkeley, Calif., 1923-27.Died in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,December8, 1931 (age59 years, 362days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Charles Clayton (1825-1885) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Devon,England,October5, 1825.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 8th District, 1863-67;U.S.Representative from California 1st District, 1873-75.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,October4, 1885 (age59 years, 364days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | William John Cooper (1882-1935) — of California. Born in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,November24, 1882.Californiasuperintendent of public instruction, 1927-29; appointed 1927;resigned 1929.Member,Freemasons.Suffered astrokewhiledriving, and died nine days later, in ahospitalat Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.,September19, 1935 (age52 years, 299days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Will C. Wood (c.1881-1939) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Elmira,SolanoCounty, Calif., about 1881.Republican.Californiasuperintendent of public instruction, 1919-27; resigned 1927;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1928.Member,Freemasons;Elks;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died, of aheartailment, in Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,May 15,1939 (ageabout 58years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | John Coffee Hays (1817-1883) — also known asJack C. Hays — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Cedar Lick,WilsonCounty, Tenn.,January28, 1817.Democrat. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War ofIndependence; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1876.Joined the Texas Rangers in the 1830s (later named to Texas RangersHall of Fame). Sheriff of San Francisco in 1850; U.S. SurveyorGeneral for California, 1853; one of the founders of the city ofOakland.DiedApril21, 1883 (age66 years, 83days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Charles Crocker (1822-1888) — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1822.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;merchant;banker;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 9th District, 1861-62; one of the builders of theCentral PacificRailroad;first president of the Southern PacificRailroad.Died in Monterey,MontereyCounty, Calif.,August14, 1888 (age65 years, 333days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Selah Merrill (1837-1909) — of Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Canton Center, Canton,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 2,1837.Clergyman;author;archaeologist;U.S. Consul inJerusalem, 1882-86, 1891-1905.Congregationalist.Died inAlamedaCounty, Calif.,January22, 1909 (age71 years, 265days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Daniel Merrill and Lydia (Richards) Merrill; married,April29, 1875, to Adelaide Brewster Taylor; first cousin once removedofGreeneCarrier Bronson; first cousin thrice removed ofAaronKellogg; second cousin once removed ofJohnRussell Kellogg; second cousin twice removed ofHezekiahCase; second cousin thrice removed ofNoahPhelps; third cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,GeorgeSmith Catlin,FrancisWilliam Kellogg andEdwardRussell Kellogg; third cousin twice removed ofJasonKellogg,JonathanBrace,AugustusPettibone,CharlesKellogg (1773-1842),OrsamusCook Merrill,ElishaPhelps,TimothyMerrill,RufusPettibone,AmosPettibone andDanielFiske Kellogg; fourth cousin ofAsahelPierson Case,HiramBidwell Case andArthurTappan Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasKimberly Brace,LutherWalter Badger,SilasDewey Kellogg,ChesterAshley,DanielKellogg,TheodoreDavenport,AlvanKellogg,AlvahNash,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,WilliamAlfred Buckingham,NormanA. Phelps,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,JohnSmith Phelps,FarrandFassett Merrill,AugustusHerman Pettibone,CharlesKellogg (1839-1903),NelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler,JosephWells Holcomb andWilliamLucius Case. | | |  | Political family:Merrill#1 family of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Joseph Lander Eastland (1880-1919) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 20,1880.Realestate business;Consulfor Venezuela inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1906-17.Died, fromapoplexy,in his rooms at the CliftHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,March19, 1919 (age38 years, 242days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Frank Aleamon Leach (1846-1929) — also known asFrank A. Leach — of Vallejo,SolanoCounty, Calif.Born in1846.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1880;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 19th District, 1880-82; postmaster atVallejo,Calif., 1882-85; superintendent of the U.S. Mint at SanFrancisco, 1897-1907.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 19,1929 (ageabout 82years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Charles Tyler Botts (c.1808-1884) — also known asCharles T. Botts — of Monterey,MontereyCounty, Calif.Born inSpotsylvaniaCounty, Va., about 1808.Lawyer;delegateto California state constitutional convention from MontereyDistrict, 1849; district judge in California, 1850.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,October4, 1884 (ageabout 76years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Sherman Day (1806-1884) — Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,February11, 1806.Engineer;historian;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1855-56; U.S. Surveyor General of California,1868-71.Died in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,December14, 1884 (age78 years, 307days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Richard M. Stadden (1856-1918) — Born in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,May 27,1856.Civilengineer andcontractoronrailwaysandharborprojects in the U.S. and Mexico; Hawaiian consul at Manzanillo,1886-87; U.S. Consul inManzanillo, 1886-87; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inManzanillo, 1906-14; U.S. Vice Consul inManzanillo, as of 1916-17.Died, ofinfluenza,1918(ageabout62 years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.| |  Relatives:Married to Victoria Carbajal. |
| | George J. G. Marsily (1855-1946) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inNetherlands,1855.Consulfor Netherlands inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1903.Dutchancestry.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 17,1946 (ageabout 90years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Luther Harvey Cary — also known asLuther H. Cary — of Greenbush,SheboyganCounty, Wis.; Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1855, 1867; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1861-62; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1864;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 14th District, 1883-85.Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Stephen T. Gage — of California; Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 18th District, 1856-57;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Virginia City, Nevada, 1867.Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Wellesley Moore (1854-1915) — of Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inEngland,January8, 1854.Vice-Consulfor Great Britain inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1891-1914.Englishancestry.Died in Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 1,1915 (age61 years, 144days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | William Byron Rumford (d. 1986) — also known asW. Byron Rumford — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1948-66; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1956,1960,1964.Africanancestry.DiedJune 12,1986.Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Charles Goodall (1824-1899) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inEngland,1824.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 8th District, 1871-73.Co-founded a San Francisco shipping firm; served asharbormasterof San Francisco in 1861-65.Died in1899(ageabout75 years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Charles William Wendte (1844-1931) — also known asC. W. Wendte — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 11,1844.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;minister;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1880.Unitarian.Germanancestry.Injured in afall, anddied two weeks later in PeraltaHospital,Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September9, 1931 (age87 years, 90days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Emelyn West Knowland (1884-1950) — also known asEmelyn Knowland;Emelyn West;Mrs.Joseph R. Knowland —of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Craddockville,AccomackCounty, Va.,January9, 1884.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1932.Female.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,July 14,1950 (age66 years, 186days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Kent Doak Pursel (1904-1967) — also known asKent D. Pursel — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January7, 1904.Republican.Pharmacist;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1948;AlamedaCounty Supervisor, 1951-67.Protestant.Member,Elks.DiedAugust15, 1967 (age63 years, 220days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Heber J. Brown (d. 1978) — of California. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1940.DiedAugust31, 1978.Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Harriet Gould Forward (1883-1980) — also known asMrs. Walter F. Forward, Sr. — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Hebron,ThayerCounty, Neb.,February11, 1883.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1940.Female.Died in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,January31, 1980 (age96 years, 354days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Helen Davis Whyte (1907-1981) — also known asHelen Davis Herrick;Helen DavisKnowland —of Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Nevada,July 12,1907.Republican.Honored guest, Republican National Convention,1956.Female.Died inAlamedaCounty, Calif.,March 8,1981 (age73 years, 239days).Cremated;ashes interred at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Robert Sargent Barkell (1903-1985) — also known asRobert S. Barkell — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Hancock,HoughtonCounty, Mich.,April14, 1903.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1952(alternate),1956,1964.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,February14, 1985 (age81 years, 306days).Cremated;ashes interred at Mountain View Cemetery.| |  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.
St. Mary'sCemetery Oakland, Alameda County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | 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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