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Placer County
California

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Placer County

John Henry Martin Van Buren Wisker (1836-1910) — also known asVan B. Wisker — of Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.Born inEngland,December27, 1836.Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri, 1888 (12th District), 1890 (12thDistrict), 1894 (7th District); Prohibition candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Pettis County, 1892.Died inPlacerCounty, Calif.,January6, 1910 (age73 years, 10days).Interment at Old Auburn Cemetery.

Index to Locations

AuburnOld Auburn Cemetery

ColfaxColfax Cemetery

NewcastleNewcastle Cemetery

Old AuburnCemetery
Auburn, Placer County, California

Boutwell Dunlap (1877-1930) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,November14, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;historian;nominated forU.S.Representative from California 1st District 1904, but withdrewbefore election;Vice-Consulfor Argentina inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1909-30.Member,KappaSigma;DeltaChi;Societyof Colonial Wars;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanHistorical Association.Died in his room at the GraystoneHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,December22, 1930 (age53 years, 38days).Cremated;ashes interred at Old Auburn Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Relatives: Sonof William Dunlap and Sarah Jane (Robinson) Dunlap.

	Presumably namedfor:MartinVan Buren
		Relatives: Married,August18, 1883, to Lucy Ella Moore.
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William Abel Shepard (1868-1944) — also known asWill A. Shepard;"Mr.Shep" —of Auburn,PlacerCounty, Calif.Born in Mirabile,CaldwellCounty, Mo.,October20, 1868.Democrat. Postmaster atAuburn,Calif., 1896-1900, 1934-44 (acting, 1934-35);EastAuburn, Calif., 1919 (acting, 1919);newspapereditor; secretary to U.S. Rep.JohnE. Raker, 1911-22.Died inPlacerCounty, Calif.,February12, 1944 (age75 years, 115days).Interment at Old Auburn Cemetery.

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ColfaxCemetery
Colfax, Placer County, California

Patrick Munday — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 17th District, 1861-62.Interment at Colfax Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

NewcastleCemetery
850 Taylor Road
Newcastle, Placer County, California
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Frank Kellogg Richardson (1914-1999) — also known asFrank K. Richardson — of California. Born in St. Helena,NapaCounty, Calif.,February13, 1914.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Judge,California Court of Appeal, 1971-74;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1974-83.Died, of complications fromParkinson'sdisease, in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,October5, 1999 (age85 years, 234days).Interment at Newcastle Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Jessie (Kellogg) Richardson and Channing AlonzoRichardson.
		Epitaph: "Loving husband andfather."
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