Marin County
California
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Marin County
California
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Marin County
Index to Locations Point ReyesNational Seashore Park Point Reyes, Marin County, California
Mt. OlivetCatholic Cemetery San Rafael, Marin County, California
|  James Clyde Strouss (1882-1946) — also known asJames C. Strouss — of Mill Valley,MarinCounty, Calif.Born inBeaverCounty, Pa.,January18, 1882.Democrat. Postmaster atMillValley, Calif., 1936-46 (acting, 1936).Died inMarinCounty, Calif.,March29, 1946 (age64 years, 70days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery.
Mt. TamalpaisCemetery 2500 5th Avenue San Rafael, Marin County, California
| William Somers Mailliard (1917-1992) — also known asWilliam S. Mailliard — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Belvedere,MarinCounty, Calif.,June 10,1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1948-49; secretary to Gov.EarlWarren, 1949-51;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-74 (4th District 1953-63,6th District 1963-74); defeated, 1948; resigned 1974.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, of aheartattack, at Dulles InternationalAirport,Chantilly,FairfaxCounty, Va.,June 10,1992 (age75 years, 0days).Interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery.
| Ernest Sherrill Halbert (1901-1991) — also known asSherrill Halbert — of Porterville,TulareCounty, Calif.; Modesto,StanislausCounty, Calif.Born in Terra Bella,TulareCounty, Calif.,October17, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1936;chairof Tulare County Republican Party, 1936-41;StanislausCounty District Attorney, 1949; superior court judge inCalifornia, 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;NativeSons of the Golden West;Freemasons.Died, while suffering fromstomachproblems, in Marin GeneralHospital,Greenbrae,MarinCounty, Calif.,May 31,1991 (age89 years, 226days).Cremated;ashes interred at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery.
| Alfred W. Taliaferro (d. 1885) — of San Rafael,MarinCounty, Calif.Born inGloucesterCounty, Va.Physician;druggist;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 19th District, 1852-53; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1860.Died, ofpneumonia,1885.Interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery.
| William Clayton Pickersgill (1846-1901) — also known asW. Clayton Pickersgill — of San Rafael,MarinCounty, Calif.Born in Lancashire,England,1846.Consul-Generalfor Great Britain inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1899-1901.Died, from "Africanfever", in asanitariumat Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,July 19,1901 (ageabout 55years).Interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery.
TalmalpaisCemetery San Rafael, Marin County, California
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