Contra Costa County
California
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Contra Costa County
California
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Contra Costa County
Index to Locations Sunset ViewCemetery El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California
|  William Harrison Waste — also known asWilliam H. Waste — of California.Chiefjustice of California state supreme court, 1926-40.Cremated;ashes interred at Sunset View Cemetery. | Rodger Paul Davies (1921-1974) — Born in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,May 7,1921.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador toCyprus, 1974, died in office 1974.AssassinatedinCyprus,August19, 1974 (age53 years, 104days).Interment at Sunset View Cemetery.
| Duncan E. McKinlay (1862-1914) — of Santa Rosa,SonomaCounty, Calif.Born in Orillia,Ontario,October6, 1862.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for California,1897(voted forWilliamMcKinley andGarretA. Hobart);U.S.Representative from California 2nd District, 1905-11;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at San Francisco, Calif., California, 1911.Died in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,December30, 1914 (age52 years, 85days).Interment at Sunset View Cemetery.
| Edward Newton Ament (1860-1949) — also known asEdward N. Ament — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Arcata,HumboldtCounty, Calif.,July 30,1860.Furniturebusiness;mayorof Berkeley, Calif., 1932-39.Methodist;laterCongregationalist.Member,Lions;Freemasons.Died, ofheartfailure, in hisdentist'swaiting room, Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,February24, 1949 (age88 years, 209days).Interment at Sunset View Cemetery.
| Ralph Roscoe Eltse (1885-1971) — also known asRalph R. Eltse — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Oskaloosa,MahaskaCounty, Iowa,September13, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from California 7th District, 1933-35; defeated,1940.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;American BarAssociation.Died in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,March18, 1971 (age85 years, 186days).Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset View Cemetery.
| Henry Carl Luckey (1868-1956) — also known asHenry C. Luckey — of Nebraska. Born near East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,November22, 1868.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1935-39; defeated,1940.DiedDecember31, 1956 (age88 years, 39days).Interment at Sunset View Cemetery.
| John Morton Eshleman (1876-1916) — also known asJohn M. Eshleman;JackEshleman —of California. Born in Villa Ridge,PulaskiCounty, Ill.,June 14,1876.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 52nd District; elected 1906; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1912;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1915-16; died in office 1916.Member,Freemasons.Died, oftuberculosis,in atrainstation at at Indio,RiversideCounty, Calif.,February28, 1916 (age39 years, 259days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Sunset ViewCemetery.
| Elizabeth Ledgett Eshleman (d. 1961) — also known asMrs. John M. Eshleman — of California. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for California,1925.Female.Died in1961.Interment at Sunset View Cemetery.
UnknownLocation Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California
Oakmont MemorialPark 2099 Reliez Valley Road Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
AlhambraCemetery Martinez, Contra Costa County, California
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