Index to Locations Unknown locationAnaheimAnaheim CemeteryAnaheimDisneylandAnaheimMelrose Abbey MemorialParkCorona Del MarPacific View MemorialParkFullertonLoma Vista Memorial ParkLake ForestAscension CemeteryNewport BeachPacific View MemorialParkOrangeChapman University EntranceSanta AnaFairhaven Memorial ParkSanta AnaSanta Ana CemeteryWestminsterUnknown locationWestminsterWestminster MemorialParkYorba LindaRichard Nixon Library andBirthplace
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Orange County, California
AnaheimCemetery
1400 East Sycamore Street
Anaheim, Orange County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Thomas Henry Kuchel (1910-1994) — also known asThomas H. Kuchel — of Anaheim,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Anaheim,OrangeCounty, Calif.,August15, 1910.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1936-39; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1940-43;CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1952(alternate),1956(speaker),1960;U.S.Senator from California, 1953-69; defeated in primary, 1968.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;AmericanLegion;PhiKappa Psi;PhiDelta Phi;PhiKappa Phi;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died oflungcancer in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November21, 1994 (age84 years, 98days).Interment at Anaheim Cemetery.
Disneyland
Anaheim, Orange County, California
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | Walter Elias Disney (1901-1966) — also known asWalt Disney;"UncleWalt" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December5, 1901.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1944.Irishancestry.Producerordirectorof several hundredfilmsfrom 1922 until the 1960s; creator and first voice of Mickey Mouse;founder of Disney entertainment company and of Disneyland, theworld'sfirsttheme park; recipient of thePresidentialMedal of Freedom on September 14, 1964. In honor of hisinvention of the multiplane camera, he is an inductee to the NationalInventorsHall ofFame.Died, oflungcancer, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December15, 1966 (age65 years, 10days).Cremated;ashes interred atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.; statue erected 1993 atDisneyland.| |  Relatives: Sonof Elias Disney and Flora (Call) Disney; married,July 13,1925, to Lillian Marie Bounds. | | | | Cross-reference:GeorgeJ. Mitchell | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Walt Disney: RichardSchickel,TheDisney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of WaltDisney — Leonard Mosley,Disney'sWorld: A Biography — Katherine Greene & RichardGreene,TheMan Behind the Magic: The Story of Walt Disney — BobThomas,WaltDisney: An American Original — Jean-Pierre Isbouts,DiscoveringWalt: The Magical Life of Walt Disney (for youngreaders) | | | | Image source: Boy Scouts ofAmerica |
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Melrose AbbeyMemorial Park
2303 South Manchester
Anaheim, Orange County, California
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Mills Houston (1890-1975) — also known asJohn M. Houston — of Newton,HarveyCounty, Kan.; Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.;Washington,D.C.Born near Formoso,JewellCounty, Kan.,September15, 1890.Democrat.Actor;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lumberdealer;mayor ofNewton, Kan., 1927-31;U.S.Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942;member, National Labor Relations Board, 1943-53; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kansas,1944.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Lions.Died in Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,April29, 1975 (age84 years, 226days).Entombed at Melrose Abbey Memorial Park. | | Rex Bennett Goodcell (1880-1968) — also known asRex B. Goodcell — of San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.,September15, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;SanBernardino County District Attorney, 1911; superior court judgein California, 1918-21; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1920;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Los Angeles, California,1921-25; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1924.Englishancestry. Member,Lions;Eagles;Elks;Freemasons.Died, in ahospitalat Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,October11, 1968 (age88 years, 26days).Interment at Melrose Abbey Memorial Park.
Pacific ViewMemorial Park
Corona Del Mar, Orange County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Peter J. Pitchess (1912-1999) — of Arcadia,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,February26, 1912.Republican.LosAngeles County Sheriff, 1958-82; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1960,1964.EasternOrthodox.Died in Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,April 4,1999 (age87 years, 37days).Interment at Pacific View Memorial Park. | | Edward Mills (c.1906-2000) — also known asEd Mills — of Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich., about 1906.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1968,1972,1976,1980,1984;Republican Presidential Elector for California,1968(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew); Republican Presidential Elector for California,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Member,SigmaNu.Died in Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,March19, 2000 (ageabout 94years).Interment at Pacific View Memorial Park.
Loma VistaMemorial Park
Fullerton, Orange County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Donald R. Wright (1907-1985) — of California. Born in Placentia,OrangeCounty, Calif.,February2, 1907.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; municipal judge inCalifornia, 1953; superior court judge in California, 1960;chiefjustice of California state supreme court, 1970-77.Died in1985(ageabout78 years).Interment at Loma Vista Memorial Park. | | Samuel LaFort Collins (1895-1965) — also known asSam L. Collins — of Fullerton,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Fortville,HancockCounty, Ind.,August6, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from California 19th District, 1933-37; defeated,1936; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1940-52;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1947-52.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons;Elks;AmericanLegion.Died in Fullerton,OrangeCounty, Calif.,June 26,1965 (age69 years, 324days).Interment at Loma Vista Memorial Park. | | Bert Alexander Annin (1872-1938) — also known asBert A. Annin — of Fullerton,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Illinois,1872.Mayorof Fullerton, Calif., 1928-30.Member,OddFellows.Died in1938(ageabout66 years).Interment at Loma Vista Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Alexander B. Annin and Elizabeth A. Annin; married to MarySparks. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Walter Knott (1889-1981) — of Buena Park,OrangeCounty, Calif.BornDecember11, 1889.Republican.Berryfarmer; founder of the Knotts Berry Farm amusement park; delegateto Republican National Convention from California,1960,1964.DiedDecember3, 1981 (age91 years, 357days).Interment at Loma Vista Memorial Park.
AscensionCemetery
Lake Forest, Orange County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert T. Hunter (1907-2000) — of Grand Coulee,GrantCounty, Wash.Born in Lawton,ComancheCounty, Okla.,September29, 1907.Superior court judge in Washington, 1946;justice ofWashington state supreme court, 1957-77;chiefjustice of Washington state supreme court, 1969-71.Member,OddFellows;Lions.Successfully advocated the creation of an intermediate Court ofAppeals for Washington state.Died in Laguna Hills,OrangeCounty, Calif.,September17, 2000 (age92 years, 354days).Interment at Ascension Cemetery.
Pacific ViewMemorial Park
Newport Beach, Orange County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Roosevelt (1907-1991) — also known asJimmy Roosevelt — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1907.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1936;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1948,1952(alternate),1956,1960,1964;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1948-52; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1950;U.S.Representative from California 26th District, 1955-65; candidateformayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1965.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, from complications of astrokeandParkinson'sdisease, in Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,August13, 1991 (age83 years, 233days).Interment at Pacific View Memorial Park.| | Relatives: SonofFranklinDelano Roosevelt andEleanorRoosevelt; brother ofElliottRoosevelt andFranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr.; married,June 4,1930, to Betsey Maria Cushing (who later marriedJohnHay Whitney); married,April14, 1941, to Romelle Theresa Schneider; married,July 2,1956, to Gladys Irene Owens; married,October3, 1969, to Mary Lena Winskill; grandnephew ofTheodoreRoosevelt andCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; great-grandnephew ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; second great-grandnephew ofJamesI. Roosevelt; third great-grandson ofEdwardHutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; fourth great-grandson ofArchibaldBulloch; fourth great-grandnephew ofJabezHuntington; first cousin ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson; first cousin once removed ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,AliceRoosevelt Longworth,WarrenDelano Robbins,CorinneAlsop Cole,TheodoreRoosevelt Jr. andWilliamSheffield Cowles; first cousin thrice removed ofElizabethMonroe; first cousin five times removed ofJedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; first cousin seven times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin ofCorinneAlsop Chubb andJohndeKoven Alsop; second cousin once removed ofSusanRoosevelt Weld; second cousin twice removed ofSamuelLaurence Gouverneur; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.,PhilipDePeyster andJabezWilliams Huntington; third cousin ofFrancisHolden Aspinwall. | | | | Political families:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York;Wadsworth-Whitney-Symingtonfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
ChapmanUniversity Entrance
Orange, Orange County, California
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Charles Clarke Chapman (1853-1944) — also known asCharles C. Chapman;"The Orange King ofCalifornia" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Fullerton,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Illinois,June 2,1853.Republican.Publishingbusiness;mayorof Fullerton, Calif., 1904-06; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1916,1924.Disciplesof Christ.Died inOrangeCounty, Calif.,March 5,1944 (age90 years, 277days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.; statue at ChapmanUniversity Entrance.
FairhavenMemorial Park
Santa Ana, Orange County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Howard Morrow (1910-2000) — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.; New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.; Fountain Valley,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.,1910.U.S. Ambassador toGuinea, 1959-61.Africanancestry.Died, ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Fountain Valley,OrangeCounty, Calif.,January11, 2000 (ageabout 89years).Interment at Fairhaven Memorial Park. | | Rollin Raymond Rees (1865-1935) — also known asRollin R. Rees — of Minneapolis,OttawaCounty, Kan.Born in Camden,PrebleCounty, Ohio,January10, 1865.Republican.Lawyer;OttawaCounty Attorney, 1895-99; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1899-1902; district judge inKansas 30th District, 1903-10;U.S.Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1911-13.Member,Freemasons.DiedMay 30,1935 (age70 years, 140days).Interment at Fairhaven Memorial Park. | | Mary Elizabeth Coon (1881-1973) — also known asMary Elizabeth Lesher;Mrs. Byron M.Coon —of Estherville,EmmetCounty, Iowa; Takoma Park,MontgomeryCounty, Md.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Iowa,August6, 1881.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1920.Female.Died inOrangeCounty, Calif.,September24, 1973 (age92 years, 49days).Interment at Fairhaven Memorial Park.
Santa AnaCemetery
1919 East Santa Clara Avenue
Santa Ana, Orange County, California
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) — also known asJames B. Utt — of Santa Ana,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Tustin,OrangeCounty, Calif.,March11, 1899.Republican.Appraiser;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1933-36;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-70 (28th District 1953-63,35th District 1963-70); died in office 1970; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1956.Presbyterian.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;IzaakWalton League;Lions;NativeSons of the Golden West;Freemasons;Shriners.Suffered aheartattack duringreligiousservices at achurchin Washington, D.C., and died soon after atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 1,1970 (age70 years, 355days).Interment at Santa Ana Cemetery. | | Ulysses Simon Fitzpatrick (1887-1938) — also known asUlysses S. Fitzpatrick — of Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born in Orange,OrangeCounty, Calif.,September2, 1887.Lawyer;U.S. Vice Consul inSan Jose, 1916-19.ManxandGermanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in California,January12, 1938 (age50 years, 132days).Interment at Santa Ana Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Westminster, Orange County, California
WestminsterMemorial Park
Westminster, Orange County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Forrest Curry Jr. (1893-1972) — also known asCharles F. Curry, Jr. — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August13, 1893.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 3rd District, 1931-33; defeated,1932.Died in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October7, 1972 (age79 years, 55days).Interment at Westminster Memorial Park. | | James Z. Lopp (1863-1943) — of Lincoln,BentonCounty, Mo.Born inBentonCounty, Mo.,January17, 1863.Republican.Merchant;BentonCounty Associate Judge, 1910-17; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Benton County, 1921-22.Died in1943(ageabout80 years).Interment at Westminster Memorial Park.
Richard NixonLibrary and Birthplace
Yorba Linda, Orange County, California
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) — also known asRichard M. Nixon;"TrickyDick";"Searchlight" —of Whittier,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Yorba Linda,OrangeCounty, Calif.,January9, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from California 12th District, 1947-50;U.S.Senator from California, 1950-53; appointed 1950; resigned 1953;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1956;VicePresident of the United States, 1953-61;Presidentof the United States, 1969-74; defeated, 1960; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1962; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1964.Quaker. Member,AmericanLegion;Order ofthe Coif.Discredited by the Watergatescandal,as many of his subordinates were charged with crimes; in July 1974,the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted threearticles ofimpeachment against him, overobstructionof justice,abuseof power, andcontemptof Congress; soon after, a tape recording emerged which directlyimplicatedhim in theWatergatebreak-in; with impeachment certain, heresigned;pardonedin 1974 by PresidentGeraldR. Ford.Died, from astroke,atNew YorkHospital/Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1994 (age81 years, 103days).Interment at Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis Anthony 'Frank' Nixon and Hannah (Milhous) Nixon; married,June21, 1940, toThelmaCatherine Ryan; father of Julie Nixon (daughter-in-law ofJohnSheldon Doud Eisenhower; granddaughter-in-law ofDwightDavid Eisenhower); second cousin ofJohnDuffy Alderson. | | | | Political family:Eisenhowerfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:MauriceH. Stans —JohnH. Holdridge —ClarkMacGregor —HarryL. Sears —HarryS. Dent —ChristianA. Herter, Jr. —JohnN. Mitchell —G.Bradford Cook —RaymondMoley —PatrickJ. Buchanan —NilsA. Boe —MurrayM. Chotiner —RichardBlumenthal —G.Gordon Liddy —RobertD. Sack —EdwardG. Latch —WilliamO. Mills —MeyerKestnbaum —ArchibaldCox —CharlesK. McWhorter | | | | Campaign slogan (1968): "Nixon's theOne!" | | | | Epitaph: "The greatest honor historycan bestow is the title of peacemaker." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Richard M. Nixon:RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (1978) —BeyondPeace (1994) —1999:Victory Without War (1988) —Leaders(1982) —Memoirs —SixCrises (1962) —TheChallenges We Face (1960) —Inthe Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal(1990) —NoMore Vietnams (1985) —ThePoetry of Richard Milhous Nixon (1974) —RealPeace (1984) —TheReal War (1980) —SeizeThe Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World(1992) | | | | Books about Richard M. Nixon: MelvinSmall,ThePresidency of Richard Nixon — Joan Hoff,NixonReconsidered — Jonathan Aitken,Nixon: A Life — Garry Wills,NixonAgonistes : The Crisis of the Self-Made Man — ThomasMonsell,Nixonon Stage and Screen : The Thirty-Seventh President As Depicted inFilms, Television, Plays and Opera — Stephen E.Ambrose,Nixon: Education of a Politician, 1913-1962 — RichardReeves,PresidentNixon: Alone in the White House — Roger Morris,RichardMilhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician —Robert Mason,RichardNixon and the Quest for a New Majority — JulesWitcover,VeryStrange Bedfellows : The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon& Spiro Agnew — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Richard M. Nixon:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents — Lance Morrow,TheBest Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:Learning the Secrets of Power — Don Fulsom,Nixon'sDarkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most TroubledPresident | | | | Image source: United States Mintengraving |
| | Pat Nixon (1912-1993) — also known asThelma Catherine Ryan;"Starlight" —of California. Born in Ely,White PineCounty, Nev.,March16, 1912.Republican.Schoolteacher;Second Ladyof the United States, 1953-61;honored guest, Republican National Convention,1956 ;First Ladyof the United States, 1969-74;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.Female.Protestant.IrishandGermanancestry.Died, fromlungcancer, in Park Ridge,BergenCounty, N.J.,June 22,1993 (age81 years, 98days).Interment at Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace.| | Relatives:Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan;married,June 21,1940, toRichardMilhous Nixon. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | The Patricia NixonElementarySchool (opened 1973; now Nixon Academy), inCerritos,California, isnamed forher. — Pat NixonPark(established 1969), inCerritos,California, isnamed forher. | | | | Epitaph: "Even when people can't speakyour language, they can tell if you have love in yourheart." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
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