| |  Earl Clinton Adams (1892-1986) — also known asEarl C. Adams — of San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in San Jose,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,May 12,1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1960,1964(alternate);treasurer ofCalifornia Republican Party, 1967.Episcopalian.Member,PhiDelta Phi;DeltaTau Delta;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;American Legion.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March31, 1986 (age93 years, 323days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | John Joseph Allen Jr. (1899-1995) — also known asJohn J. Allen, Jr. — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; McCall,ValleyCounty, Idaho.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,November27, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from California 7th District, 1947-59; defeated,1958; Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation, 1959-61; mayorof McCall, Idaho, 1989-93.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Elks;Moose;Eagles;OddFellows;Woodmen ofthe World;Kiwanis;NativeSons of the Golden West;American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Cascade,ValleyCounty, Idaho,March 7,1995 (age95 years, 100days).Cremated;ashes interred atMcCall Cemetery, McCall, Idaho. | | Glenn Malcolm Anderson (1913-1994) — also known asGlenn M. Anderson — of Hawthorne,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Harbor City, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; San Pedro, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February21, 1913.Democrat.Merchant;mayorof Hawthorne, Calif., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1943-50;chair ofLos Angeles County Democratic Party, 1948-50;CaliforniaDemocratic state chair, 1950-52; candidate forCaliforniastate senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1956,1960,1964,1988;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1959-67;U.S.Representative from California, 1969-93 (17th District 1969-73,35th District 1973-75, 32nd District 1975-93).Episcopalian.Member,American Legion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets;Elks;Kiwanis;Redmen;NativeSons of the Golden West;Toastmasters.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, at San Pedro PeninsulaHospitalPavilion, San Pedro, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December13, 1994 (age81 years, 295days).Interment atGreenHills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. | | Stephen Emil Anderson (1895-1978) — also known asSteve E. Anderson — of Pierre,HughesCounty, S.Dak.; San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Hanska,BrownCounty, Minn.,August23, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;state bankexaminer;SouthDakota state auditor, 1945-50.Catholic.Member,Elks;Kiwanis;American Legion.DiedAugust6, 1978 (age82 years, 348days).Interment atRiversideNational Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.| |  Relatives: Sonof Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson; married to Vera M.Capesius. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Samuel Shaw Arentz (1913-1994) — also known asSamuel S. Arentz;Sam Arentz — of Pioche,LincolnCounty, Nev.; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 9,1913.Republican.Miningengineer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker).Member,American Legion;LambdaChi Alpha;Freemasons.DiedJanuary6, 1994 (age80 years, 303days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Daniel R. Arguello — of Alhambra,LosAngeles County, Calif.Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;mayorof Alhambra, Calif., 2001.Hispanicancestry. Member,Rotary;American Legion.Still living as of 2001. | | Stanley Arnold (1903-1984) — of Susanville,LassenCounty, Calif.Born in Indiana,1903.Democrat.Lawyer;LassenCounty District Attorney, 1949-55; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1955-66; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1960.Catholic.Member,Elks;American Legion;Knightsof Columbus.Died in1984(ageabout81 years).Interment atLassen Cemetery, Susanville, Calif. | | Warren Hendry Atherton (1891-1976) — also known asWarren H. Atherton — of Stockton,SanJoaquin County, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,December28, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;storagecorporation executive; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1944,1948,1952(alternate).Member,American Legion;Rotary;Kiwanis.Died in March,1976(age84years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dwight C. Atherton and Elizabeth (Hendry) Atherton; married,July 7,1917, to Anne Holt; married,August17, 1952, to Marietta Monachino Cochran. |
| | Fred Jason Babcock (1891-1973) — also known asFred J. Babcock — of Lewiston,Nez PerceCounty, Idaho; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho; Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.Born in Coeur d'Alene,KootenaiCounty, Idaho,August15, 1891.Republican.School teacherand principal; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;NezPerce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-28;Idahostate attorney general, 1931-33.Presbyterian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;American Legion;PhiAlpha Delta;SigmaNu;Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Lions.Died in March,1973(age81years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jason Eugene Babcock and Bertha Rebecca (Peyton)Babcock. |
| | Leland Milton Backstrand (1899-1964) — also known asLeland M. Backstrand — of Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,1899.Republican.Insuranceandrealestate business; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1953-60; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1960;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1961-64.Member,Freemasons;Elks;OptimistClub;American Legion;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died in1964(ageabout65 years).Interment atEvergreenMemorial Park, Riverside, Calif. | | Robert Edward Badham (1929-2005) — also known asRobert E. Badham — of Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 9,1929.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;hardwarebusiness; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1963-67; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1968,1972(alternate),1980,1984;U.S.Representative from California 40th District, 1977-89.Lutheran.Member,American Legion;PhiGamma Delta.Died in Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,October21, 2005 (age76 years, 134days).Interment atRiversideNational Cemetery, Riverside, Calif. | | Philip Bancroft (1881-1975) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Walnut Creek,ContraCosta County, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 30,1881.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1908,1936;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;farmer;Republican candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1938, 1944 (primary).Member,American Legion;FarmBureau;Grange;Rotary.Suffered astrokeand died three days later, in Walnut Creek,ContraCosta County, Calif.,August11, 1975 (age94 years, 42days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Hubert Howe Bancroft and Matilda Cooley (Griffing) Bancroft;married,June 30,1905, to Nina Otis Eldred. |
| | Walter Stephan Baring Jr. (1911-1975) — also known asWalter S. Baring, Jr. — of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Goldfield,EsmeraldaCounty, Nev.,September9, 1911.Democrat.Furniturebusiness;chair ofWashoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1936-42; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Nevada,1952,1956.Protestant.Member,American Legion;Freemasons;Shriners;Order of theEastern Star;Lions;Eagles;Sertoma.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 13,1975 (age63 years, 307days).Cremated;ashes interred atMasonicMemorial Gardens, Reno, Nev. | | Howard Arthur Bowman (1894-1971) — also known asHoward A. Bowman — of Clyde,WayneCounty, N.Y.Born in Clyde,WayneCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1894.U.S. Vice Consul inDanzig, 1921-24;Trieste, 1924-29; U.S. Consul inTrieste, 1929-31;Sault Ste. Marie, 1931-32;Mexicali, as of 1938;Cali, as of 1943;Poznan, as of 1947.Member,BetaGamma Sigma;American Legion.Died in Monterey,MontereyCounty, Calif.,March 4,1971 (age77 years, 52days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Clyde, N.Y. | | Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Poway,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,August13, 1887.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive secretary toGov.FriendRichardson, 1925-26; superior court judge in California, 1926-38,1957-62;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1938-53; defeated, 1953.Member,American Legion;NativeSons of the Golden West;DeltaChi.Suffered a fatalheartattack whiledriving hiscar, andcrashedinto a wall, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September11, 1968 (age81 years, 29days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) — also known asWillis W. Bradley — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Ransomville,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1884.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;Governor ofGuam, 1929-31;U.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.Member,American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose.Received theMedalof Honor, for action on U.S.S.Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.Suffered aheartattack during the noon recess of a legislativehearing,and died soon after at CottageHospital,Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,August27, 1954 (age70 years, 60days).Interment atFortRosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif. | | George Edward Brown Jr. (1920-1999) — also known asGeorge E. Brown, Jr. — of Monterey Park,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Colton,SanBernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Holtville,ImperialCounty, Calif.,March 6,1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Monterey Park, Calif., 1956-58; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1960(alternate),1964,1968(alternate),1972,1988,1996;U.S.Representative from California, 1963-71, 1973-99 (29th District1963-71, 38th District 1973-75, 36th District 1975-93, 42nd District1993-99); died in office 1999; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1970.Methodist.Member,UrbanLeague;Kiwanis;American Legion;Amvets.Died, of aninfectionfollowing earlierheartvalve replacement surgery, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 15,1999 (age79 years, 131days).Cremated. | | James Harvey Brown (1906-1995) — also known asJames H. Brown — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Jamestown,StutsmanCounty, N.Dak.,April22, 1906.Democrat.Electricalengineer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;vice-chair ofCalifornia Democratic Party, 1948-58; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for California,1952;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1960(alternate),1964;municipal judge in California, 1964-.Congregationalist.Member,American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners.DiedJuly 10,1995 (age89 years, 79days).Burial location unknown. | | Clair W. Burgener (1921-2006) — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Rancho Santa Fe,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Vernal,UintahCounty, Utah,December5, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; servedin the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;realtor;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1960,1964;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1963-66; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1967-72;U.S.Representative from California, 1973-83 (42nd District 1973-75,43rd District 1975-83).Mormon. Member,American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Encinitas,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,September9, 2006 (age84 years, 278days).Burial location unknown. | | Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) — also known asW. A. 'Gene' Burke — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born inFlemingCounty, Ky.,June 6,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;mayorof Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50,1953-56.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Elks;Moose;American Legion.Died in June,1967(ageabout71 years).Burial location unknown. | | Harry Camp Clark (b. 1883) — also known asHarry C. Clark — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.,June 8,1883.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayorof San Diego, Calif., 1927-31.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;American Legion;KappaSigma.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Heman E. Clark and Melissa (Heath) Clark; married,June 6,1911, to Georgia L. Kessinger. |
| | 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;American Legion.Died in Fullerton,OrangeCounty, Calif.,June 26,1965 (age69 years, 324days).Interment atLomaVista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif. | | James Charles Corman (1920-2000) — also known asJames C. Corman;Jim Corman — of Van Nuys, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Reseda,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Galena,CherokeeCounty, Kan.,October20, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; servedin the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from California, 1961-81 (22nd District 1961-75,21st District 1975-81).Methodist.Member,Lions;American Legion;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation.Floor manager in U.S. House for Civil Rights Act and Voting RightsAct in 1960s; member of the Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders.Died, following acerebralhemorrhage, in ahospitalat Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,December30, 2000 (age80 years, 71days).Cremated;ashes interred atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Edward Michael Davis (b. 1916) — also known asEd Davis — of Canoga Park, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November15, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chief ofpolice, Los Angeles, 1969-78; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1980-83.Episcopalian.Member,American Legion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Leonard Davis and Lillian Fox Davis; married1940 toVirginia Osborne. | | | | Cross-reference:TomMcClintock |
| | John Edward Davis (1913-1990) — also known asJohn E. Davis — of McClusky,SheridanCounty, N.Dak.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,April18, 1913.Republican.Rancher;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;banker;mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member ofNorthDakota state senate, 1952-56;Governor ofNorth Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom North Dakota,1960;Republican candidate forU.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); nationalcommander, American Legion, 1967-68.Member,American Legion;Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;BetaTheta Pi.Died in Rancho Mirage,RiversideCounty, Calif.,May 12,1990 (age77 years, 24days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak. | | Joseph Graham Davis Jr. (b. 1942) — also known asGray Davis — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1942.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; chief of staff forGov.JerryBrown, 1974-82; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1983-87;Californiastate controller, 1987-95; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1988,1996(delegation co-chair),2000,2004;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1995-99;Governor ofCalifornia, 1999-2003.Catholic.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;American Legion.Still living as of 2014. | | Peter Joseph De Muth (1892-1993) — also known asPeter J. De Muth — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January1, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;real estatebusiness;buildingcontractor; candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 8thDistrict, 1926;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1937-39.Catholic.Member,American Legion;AlphaTau Omega;Knightsof Columbus;Eagles.Died inOrangeCounty, Calif.,April 3,1993 (age101 years,92 days).Burial location unknown. | | Courken George Deukmejian (b. 1928) — also known asGeorge Deukmejian;"Duke" —of California. Born in Menands,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1928.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1963-67; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1967-79;Californiastate attorney general, 1979-83;Governor ofCalifornia, 1983-91.Episcopalian.Member,NavyLeague;American Legion;Elks.Still living as of 2014. | | Frank Murray Dixon (1892-1965) — also known asFrank M. Dixon — of Alabama. Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,July 25,1892.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured during the warandlost hisright leg;delegateto Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933;Governor ofAlabama, 1939-43; defeated in primary, 1934; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Alabama,1960(voted forHarryF. Byrd andStromThurmond).Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;KappaAlpha Order;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Kiwanis.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,October11, 1965 (age73 years, 78days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala. | | Robert Kenneth Dornan (b. 1933) — also known asBob Dornan;"B-1Bob" —of Garden Grove,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1933.Broadcaster,journalist,televisionproducer; won two Emmy awards for histelevisionshow; appeared in severalmoviesincludingThe Starfighters,To The Shores of Hell, andHell on Wheels; candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1973; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1976,1992;U.S.Representative from California, 1977-83, 1985-97 (27th District1977-83, 38th District 1985-93, 46th District 1993-97); defeated(Republican), 1996, 1998, 2004; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from California, 1982; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1996;American Independent candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,2016(on behalf ofDonaldTrump andMikePence).Catholic.Member,American Legion;Knightsof Columbus.Still living as of 2016.  | Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known asMiller Dunckel — of Three Rivers,St. JosephCounty, Mich.Born in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,February11, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;automobilewholesaler; member ofMichiganstate senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932;Michiganstate treasurer, 1939-40; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1940.Member,Elks;Freemasons;American Legion;Eagles;Moose;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died ofpneumoniain1975(ageabout76 years).Interment atEternalHills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.| | Image source:Michigan Manual 1939 |
| | Kenneth Warren Dyal (1910-1978) — also known asKenneth W. Dyal;Ken Dyal — of San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Bisbee,CochiseCounty, Ariz.,July 9,1910.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; postmaster atSanBernardino, Calif., 1947-54 (acting, 1947-49);insuranceexecutive;U.S.Representative from California 33rd District, 1965-67.Mormon. Member,American Legion;Kiwanis.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,May 12,1978 (age67 years, 307days).Interment atMontecitoMemorial Park, Colton, Calif. | | Harry Wilson Falk Jr. (1916-1980) — also known asHarry W. Falk, Jr. — of Ukiah,MendocinoCounty, Calif.Born in Eureka,HumboldtCounty, Calif.,September12, 1916.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1956.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;Elks;American Legion.Died in June,1980(age63years, 0 days).Interment atOceanView Cemetery, Eureka, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry Wilson Falk and M. E. (McLarty) Falk; married to MadgeTaylor. |
| | McIntyre Faries (1896-1994) — of South Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.; San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Wei Hsien, Shantung,China,of American parents,April17, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1936,1940(alternate),1944,1948,1952;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1947-52; superior court judgein California, 1953-66.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;American Legion;PhiBeta Kappa;American BarAssociation;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September29, 1994 (age98 years, 165days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof William Reid Faries and Priscilla Ellen (Chittick) Faries;married,October7, 1922, to Margaret Lois Shorten; married to GeraldyneBrewer. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Ray Files (b. 1884) — also known asJ. Ray Files — of Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa,December6, 1884.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa, 1916; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I; candidate forIowastate attorney general, 1920; candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee);IowaDemocratic state chair, 1925-27; Los AngelesPoliceCommissioner, 1940-45.; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1940,1944(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;American Legion.Burial location unknown.  | Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) — also known asGerald R. Ford;Jerry Ford;LeslieLynch King Jr.;"Passkey" —of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; Rancho Mirage,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,July 14,1913.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1948,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination ofPresident KNDY, 1963-64;VicePresident of the United States, 1973-74;Presidentof the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.Episcopalian.EnglishandScottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Sonsof the American Revolution;Forty andEight;Jaycees;DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;HumaneSociety;Elks;American BarAssociation.Shotat in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975. On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cultleader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loadedpistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired. On September 22, Sara Jane Moorefired ashot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women wereconvicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received theMedalof Freedom in 1999.Died in Rancho Mirage,RiversideCounty, Calif.,December26, 2006 (age93 years, 165days).Interment atGeraldR. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.| | Relatives:Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr.and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother ofThomasG. Ford Sr.; married,October15, 1948, toBettyWarren. | | | | Political family:Fordfamily of Grand Rapids, Michigan. | | | | Cross-reference:RichardM. Nixon —L.William Seidman | | | | The Gerald R. FordFreeway(I-196), inKent,Ottawa,andAllegancounties, Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The Gerald R. FordInternationalAirport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), nearGrandRapids, Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The Gerald R. FordFederalBuilding andU.S.Courthouse, inGrandRapids, Michigan, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Gerald R. Ford:ATime to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford(1983) | | | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John RobertGreene,ThePresidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,GeraldR. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —James Cannon,Timeand Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —Douglas Brinkley,GeraldR. Ford — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | | Bertrand Wesley Gearhart (1890-1955) — also known asBertrand W. Gearhart;BudGearhart —of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,May 31,1890.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;delegateto California convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;U.S.Representative from California 9th District, 1935-49; defeated,1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1948.Member,Elks;American Legion;NativeSons of the Golden West;Sons ofthe American Revolution;ZetaPsi;PhiDelta Phi.Among the founders of the American Legion. Died in ahospitalatSanFrancisco, Calif.,October11, 1955 (age65 years, 133days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Fresno, Calif. | | Harlan Francis Hagen (1914-1990) — also known asHarlan Hagen — of Hanford,KingsCounty, Calif.Born in Lawton,RamseyCounty, N.Dak.,October8, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1949-52;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-67 (14th District 1953-63,18th District 1963-67); defeated, 1966; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1956(alternate),1960,1964.Member,American Legion;FarmBureau;Grange;Elks;Eagles;Moose;ExchangeClub.DiedNovember25, 1990 (age76 years, 48days).Interment atGrangevilleCemetery, Armona, Calif. | | Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) — also known asRichard T. Hanna;"The LittleLeprechaun" —of Fullerton,OrangeCounty, Calif.; Anaheim,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Kemmerer,LincolnCounty, Wyo.,June 9,1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bringabout theestablishmentof the University of California at Irvine and California StateUniversity at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned1974.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;American Legion;Lions;Elks.In the 1970s, hereceivedpayments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Parkin what became known as the "Koreagate"influencebuyingscandal;pleadedguilty;sentencedto 6-30 months infederalprison; served one year.Died in Tryon,PolkCounty, N.C.,June 9,2001 (age87 years, 0days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean. | | George Juan Hatfield (1887-1953) — also known asGeorge J. Hatfield — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Stevinson,MercedCounty, Calif.Born, of American parents, in Waterloo,Ontario,October29, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1922-36;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1925-33;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1935-39; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1943-53; died in office 1953.Episcopalian.Member,Order ofthe Coif;Sons ofthe American Revolution;American Legion;ReserveOfficers Association;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Moose.Died, from aheartattack, in Palo Alto,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,November15, 1953 (age66 years, 17days).Interment atStevinson Sunnyside Cemetery, Stevinson, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof William Melancthon Hatfield and Harriet Juanita (Bingham)Hatfield; married,December12, 1917, to Judith Barlow Hogan; third cousin twice removed ofAbrahamHatfield. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Henry Hoeppel (1881-1976) — also known asJohn H. Hoeppel — of Arcadia,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Tell City,PerryCounty, Ind.,February10, 1881.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from California 12th District, 1933-37; defeated(Prohibition), 1946.Catholic.Member,Elks;Moose;American Legion;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Convictedin 1936 of conspiring tosellan appointment to West Point;sentencedtoprison.Died at HuntingtonCareCenter, Arcadia,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September21, 1976 (age95 years, 224days).Interment atResurrectionCemetery, San Gabriel, Calif. | | Kirby Holmes (b. 1933) — of Shelby Township,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,March 9,1933.Republican.Supervisorof Shelby Township, Michigan, 1967-69; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 26th District, 1973-78, 1981-82;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1976,1984(alternate); candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1978; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Michigan,1980(voted forRonaldReagan andGeorgeBush); member ofMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1984-86; defeated, 1982, 1986.Member,American Legion;Amvets;Lions;Freemasons.Still living as of 1986. | | 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,American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Lions.Died in Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,April29, 1975 (age84 years, 226days).Entombed atMelroseAbbey Memorial Park, Anaheim, Calif. | | Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) — also known asDonald L. Jackson — of Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;Washington,D.C.Born in Ipswich,EdmundsCounty, S.Dak.,January23, 1910.Republican.Newspapereditor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member,Interstate Commerce Commission, 1969-72.Congregationalist.Member,Elks;Eagles;American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;ReserveOfficers Association;MarineCorps League.Died atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 27,1981 (age71 years, 124days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Frank Morrill Jordan (1888-1970) — also known asFrank M. Jordan — of California. Born in Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,August6, 1888.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;secretaryof state of California, 1943-70; died in office 1970; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1964.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedMarch29, 1970 (age81 years, 235days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank Leonard Kaminski (1897-1955) — also known asFrank L. Kaminski — of Calumet City,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Melrose Park,CookCounty, Ill.,October10, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of thepeace;mayorof Calumet City, Ill., 1945-53; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1948.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,Moose;American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus;HolyName Society;Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen;Lions;PolishNational Alliance.DiedNovember23, 1955 (age58 years, 44days).Interment atFortRosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Leonard Kaminski and Emilia (Ostrowski) Kaminski; married toCecilia Walczak. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Tim Kelly (b. 1944) — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Born in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,August15, 1944.Republican. Member ofAlaskastate house of representatives; elected 1976; member ofAlaskastate senate District K, 1979-90, 1993-.Member,AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons;Sons ofNorway;American Legion;Elks.Still living as of 1999. | | Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) — also known asRobert F. Kennedy;Bobby Kennedy;"R.F.K." —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.; Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November20, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1956,1960;U.S.Attorney General, 1961-64;U.S.Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1968.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American Legion.On June 5, 1968, whilerunningfor president, having just won the California presidential primary,wasshot andmortallywounded by Sirhan Sirhan, in the AmbassadorHotel,and died the next day in in Good SamaritanHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 6,1968 (age42 years, 199days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: SonofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),PatriciaKennedy Lawford (who marriedPeterLawford),JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; married,June 17,1950, to Ethel Skakel; father ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr. and Kerry Kennedy (who marriedAndrewMark Cuomo); uncle ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929) andJohnFrancis Fitzgerald. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:BenjaminAltman —JohnBartlow Martin —FrankMankiewicz —PaulSchrade | | | | The Robert F. Kennedy Department of JusticeBuilding(opened 1935, renamed 2001), inWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Robert F. Kennedy: ArthurM. Schlesinger Jr.,RobertKennedy and His Times — Evan Thomas,RobertKennedy : His Life — Joseph A. Palermo,InHis Own Right — Thurston Clarke,TheLast Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That InspiredAmerica — Nicholas deB. Katzenbach,Someof It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ — BillEppridge,ATime it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties — MikeResnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy:Allen Roberts,RobertFrancis Kennedy: Biography of a CompulsivePolitician — Victor Lasky,RFK:Myth and Man — Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince,TheKennedys: All the Gossip Unfit for Print |
| | Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) — also known asGoodwin J. Knight — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Provo,UtahCounty, Utah,December9, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;superior court judge in California, 1935-46;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1947-53;Governor ofCalifornia, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1956(delegation chair;speaker),1960(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1958; Republican Presidential Electorfor California,1960(voted forRichardM. Nixon andHenryCabot Lodge, Jr.).Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American Legion;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Eagles;Elks;OddFellows;Order ofAhepa;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiAlpha Delta;SigmaDelta Chi;DeltaSigma Rho.Died in Inglewood,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 22,1970 (age73 years, 164days).Originally entombed atHollywoodForever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in1971 in mausoleum atRoseHills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif. | | 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;American Legion;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 atAnaheimCemetery, Anaheim, Calif. | | Robert Louis Leggett (1926-1997) — also known asRobert L. Leggett — of Vallejo,SolanoCounty, Calif.Born in Richmond,ContraCosta County, Calif.,July 26,1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1961-62;U.S.Representative from California 4th District, 1963-79; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1964,1968(alternate).Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Redmen;Sonsof Italy;American Legion;American BarAssociation.Died of aheartattack, in Orange,OrangeCounty, Calif.,August13, 1997 (age71 years, 18days).Burial location unknown. | | Glenard Paul Lipscomb (1915-1970) — also known asGlenard P. Lipscomb — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August19, 1915.Republican.Accountant;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1947-53;U.S.Representative from California 24th District, 1953-70; died inoffice 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1956,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Baptist.Member,American Legion;Freemasons;Kiwanis;Elks.Died, ofintestinalcancer, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February1, 1970 (age54 years, 166days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Fred B. Mack (b. 1890) — of San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Logansport,CassCounty, Ind.,December7, 1890.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;druggist;dry goodsmerchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1948.Member,American Legion;Rotary.Burial location unknown. | | 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,American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, of aheartattack, at Dulles InternationalAirport,Chantilly,FairfaxCounty, Va.,June 10,1992 (age75 years, 0days).Interment atMt.Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif. | | Stephen Malatesta (b. 1887) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September25, 1887.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;insurancebroker; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1946-48; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1948(alternate),1952.Member,American Legion. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Gaetano Malatesta and Assunta (Leveroni) Malatesta; married,August29, 1945, to Mary Fitch Wilcox. |
| | Seabury C. Mastick (b. 1871) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; near Pleasantville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 19,1871.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1904;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, WarnerChemicalCompany; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1921-22;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1923-34; defeated, 1934.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;American Legion;Freemasons;Elks;American BarAssociation;AmericanChemical Society.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1896 to AgnesE. Warner. |
| | John Joseph McFall (1918-2006) — also known asJohn J. McFall — of Manteca,SanJoaquin County, Calif.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor ofManteca, Calif., 1948-50; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1951-56;U.S.Representative from California, 1957-79 (11th District 1957-63,15th District 1963-75, 14th District 1975-79); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1960,1964.Member,Grange;American Legion;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;OddFellows;Eagles;Lions.DiedMarch 7,2006 (age88 years, 15days).Burial location unknown. | | James R. Mills (born c.1928) — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born about 1928. Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1961-66; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1967-; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1968;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1968(on behalf ofHubertH. Humphrey andEdmundS. Muskie).Member,American Legion;Freemasons;UrbanLeague;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Still living as of 1971. | | Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) — also known asThomas E. Millsop — of Weirton,HancockCounty, W.Va.Born in Sharon,MercerCounty, Pa.,December4, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;steelexecutive;mayorof Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for West Virginia,1948;delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1952.Scottishancestry. Member,American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Jesters;Lions;Moose;Eagles;Rotary;SigmaPhi Epsilon.Died, following aheartattack, in Weirton,HancockCounty, W.Va.,September12, 1967 (age68 years, 282days).Interment atChestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa. | | Robert Timothy Monagan Jr. (b. 1920) — also known asBob Monagan — of Tracy,SanJoaquin County, Calif.Born in Ogden,WeberCounty, Utah,July 5,1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;real estatebusiness; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1961-72;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1969-70; Republican PresidentialElector for California,1968(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew); delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1972;Republican Presidential Elector for California,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Methodist.Member,American Legion;Freemasons;Rotary.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Stanley Mosk (1912-2001) — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,September12, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1943-58;Californiastate attorney general, 1959-64; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1960,1964;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1960-64;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1964-2001; appointed 1964; diedin office 2001.Jewish. Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American Legion;PhiAlpha Delta;B'naiB'rith.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 19,2001 (age88 years, 280days).Entombed in mausoleum atHillsideMemorial Park, Culver City, Calif.; statue atCapitolGrounds, Sacramento, Calif. | | David Donald Mulford (c.1916-2000) — also known asDon Mulford — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif., about 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1957-70; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1960(alternate),1964;Republican Presidential Elector for California,1968(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Member,ThetaDelta Chi;American Legion;Freemasons;Shriners;NativeSons of the Golden West;Rotary.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,March20, 2000 (ageabout 84years).Burial location unknown.  | Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) — also known asStephen S. Nisbet — of Fremont,NewaygoCounty, Mich.Born in Tawas City,IoscoCounty, Mich.,May 28,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;school teacherand principal;superintendentof schools; vice-president, GerberBaby Foods;bankdirector; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee);delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62; member ofMichiganState University board of trustees, 1964-70.Congregationalist.Member,American Legion;Freemasons;PhiDelta Kappa;Rotary.Died inRiversideCounty, Calif.,July 3,1986 (age91 years, 36days).Interment atMaple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Laura (Black) Nisbet and James Herbert Nisbet; married,August20, 1920, to Dorcas Sammons. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
 | 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,American Legion;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 atRichardNixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.| | 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 families:FourThousand 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 |
| | Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) — also known asRobert E. O'Brian — of Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Bryant,FultonCounty, Ill.,July 22,1895.Democrat.Locomotivefireman;automobilemechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;pastor;president,Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate fordelegateto Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;secretaryof state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of ameat packingplant), 1944-59; candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.Methodist.Member,American Legion;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;PhiDelta Kappa;AlphaPi Zeta;Freemasons;Rotary.Killed when he washit by acar on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,October25, 1977 (age82 years, 95days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married1920 to MabelDay. |
| | Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) — also known asMyles A. Paige — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala., about 1898.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Pullmancar porter;lawyer;Republican candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge,Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court).Catholic.Africanancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;UrbanLeague;AlphaPhi Alpha;American Legion;CatholicLawyers Guild.New York City'sfirstBlack magistrate, 1936, andfirstBlack judge, 1940.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March30, 1983 (ageabout 85years).Burial location unknown. | | John Phillips (1887-1983) — of Banning,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September11, 1887.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1932-36; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1936-42;U.S.Representative from California, 1943-57 (22nd District 1943-53,29th District 1953-57); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1944,1948(alternate),1952,1956(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1960.Member,American Legion;DisabledAmerican Veterans.Died in Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.,December18, 1983 (age96 years, 98days).Interment atDesertMemorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.  | John R. Quinn (born c.1890) — also known as"Square Shooter" — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Delano,KernCounty, Calif., about 1890.Republican.Civilengineer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; nationalcommander, American Legion, 1923-24;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1928;candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1929.Member,American Legion;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry Quinn. | | | | Image source: Los Angeles Times, April28, 1929 |
| | | Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) — also known asRonald Reagan;"Dutch";"The Gipper";"The GreatCommunicator";"The Teflon President";"Rawhide" —of Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Bel Air, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Tampico,WhitesideCounty, Ill.,February6, 1911.Republican. Worked as asportsbroadcasterin Iowa in the 1930s, doing localradiobroadcastof Chicago Cubsbaseballgames; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professionalactorin 1937-64; appeared in dozens offilmsincludingKings Row,Dark Victory,Santa FeTrail,Knute Rockne, All American, andThe WinningTeam;president ofthe Screen Actors Guild, 1947-52, 1959-60; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1964-66; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1964(alternate),1972(delegation chair);Governor ofCalifornia, 1967-75; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1968,1976;Republican Presidential Elector for California,1968(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew);Presidentof the United States, 1981-89; on March 30, 1981, outside theWashington Hilton hotel, he and three others wereshotand wounded by John Hinkley, Jr.; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom, 1993.Disciplesof Christ. Member,ScreenActors Guild;Lions;American Legion;TauKappa Epsilon.Died, frompneumoniaandAlzheimer'sdisease, in Bel Air, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 5,2004 (age93 years, 120days).Interment atRonaldReagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof John Reagan and Nellie (Wilson) Reagan; married,January25, 1940, to Jane Wyman; married,March 4,1952, to Nancy Davis (born 1923;actress)andNancyDavis (1921-2016); father ofMaureenElizabeth Reagan. | | | | Political family:Reaganfamily of Bel Air and Simi Valley, California. | | | | Cross-reference:KatherineHoffman Haley —DanaRohrabacher —DonaldT. Regan —HenrySalvatori —L.William Seidman —ChristopherCox —PatrickJ. Buchanan —BayBuchanan —EdwinMeese III | | | | Ronald Reagan Washington NationalAirport(opened 1941; renamed 1998), inArlington,Virginia, isnamed forhim. —MountReagan (officially known as Mount Clay), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. — The Ronald ReaganBuildingand International Trade Center, in the Federal Triangle,Washington,D.C., isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Ronald Reagan:RonaldReagan : An American Life | | | | Books about Ronald Reagan: Lou Cannon,PresidentReagan : The Role of a Lifetime — Lou Cannon,GovernorReagan : His Rise to Power — Peter Schweizer,Reagan'sWar : The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final TriumphOver Communism — Lee Edwards,RonaldReagan: A Political Biography — Paul Kengor,Godand Ronald Reagan : A Spiritual Life — Mary BethBrown,Handof Providence: The Strong and Quiet Faith of RonaldReagan — Edmund Morris,Dutch:A Memoir of Ronald Reagan — Peggy Noonan,WhenCharacter Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan — PeterJ. Wallison,RonaldReagan: The Power of Conviction and the Success of HisPresidency — Dinesh D'Souza,RonaldReagan : How an Ordinary Man Became an ExtraordinaryLeader — William F. Buckley, Jr.,RonaldReagan: An American Hero — Craig Shirley,Reagan'sRevolution : The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started ItAll — Richard Reeves,PresidentReagan : The Triumph of Imagination — Ron Reagan,MyFather at 100 — Newt & Callista Gingrich & David N.Bossie,RonaldReagan: Rendezvous with Destiny — William F. Buckley,TheReagan I Knew — Chris Matthews,Tipand the Gipper: When Politics Worked — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Ronald Reagan:Haynes Johnson,SleepwalkingThrough History: America in the Reagan Years — WilliamKleinknecht,TheMan Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main StreetAmerica |
| | Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) — also known asFrazier Reams — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,January15, 1897.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1928(alternate),1940,1944(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1948,1956;U.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;American Legion;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September15, 1971 (age74 years, 243days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Toledo, Ohio. | | Thomas Mankell Rees (1925-2003) — also known asThomas M. Rees — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March26, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 59th District, 1954-62; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1956,1960,1964,1968;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1962-65;U.S.Representative from California, 1965-77 (26th District 1965-75,23rd District 1975-77).Member,American Legion. Died in Santa Cruz,Santa CruzCounty, Calif.,December9, 2003 (age78 years, 258days).Burial location unknown. | | Edwin Reinecke (1924-2016) — also known asEd Reinecke — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Medford,JacksonCounty, Ore.,January7, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from California 27th District, 1965-69;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1969-74; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1972;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1974;CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1983-85.Lutheran.Member,American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kiwanis.Died in Laguna Hills,OrangeCounty, Calif.,December24, 2016 (age92 years, 352days).Burial location unknown. | | 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,American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, from complications of astrokeandParkinson'sdisease, in Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,August13, 1991 (age83 years, 233days).Interment atPacificView Memorial Park, Newport Beach, Calif.| | 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:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Edward Ross Roybal (1916-2005) — also known asEdward R. Roybal — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.,February10, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of California, 1954; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1956,1960,1964,1988(speaker);U.S.Representative from California, 1963-93 (30th District 1963-75,25th District 1975-93).Catholic.Hispanicancestry. Member,American Legion;Knightsof Columbus;OptimistClub.Died, fromrespiratoryfailure andpneumonia,in HuntingtonHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October24, 2005 (age89 years, 256days).Burial location unknown. | | John George Schmitz (1930-2001) — also known asJohn G. Schmitz — of California. Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August12, 1930.Member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1965-70, 1979;U.S.Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeatedin Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independentcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1972;reprimandedby the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by hisoffice, which characterized a critic and her supporters withcrudeslurs; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from California, 1982.Catholic.Member,YoungAmericans for Freedom;JohnBirch Society;National RifleAssociation;American Legion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Knightsof Columbus;Orderof Alhambra;Toastmasters.Died, ofprostatecancer, in theNationalNaval Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January10, 2001 (age70 years, 151days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Carlton Skinner (b. 1913) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Palo Alto,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,April 8,1913.Democrat.Governor ofGuam, 1949-53; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1956.Member,American Legion;KappaAlpha Society.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Macy Millmore Skinner and Marian Weymouth (Junkins) Skinner;married,May 1,1943, to Jeanne Rowe. |
| | Roscoe Conkling Summers (1895-1981) — also known asRoscoe C. Summers — of Pleasant Hill,CassCounty, Mo.; Harrisonville,CassCounty, Mo.Born in Harrisonville,CassCounty, Mo.,January16, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cass County, 1937-42.Christian.Member,American Legion;DeltaTau Delta.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,December2, 1981 (age86 years, 320days).Interment atOrient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Mo. | | Milo W. Sutton (b. 1928) — of Emporia,LyonCounty, Kan.; Salina,SalineCounty, Kan.; Hermosa Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Hartford,LyonCounty, Kan.,December24, 1928.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1951-55; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kansas,1956.Lutheran.Member,American Legion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Still living as of 2002. | | Burt Lacklen Talcott (1920-2016) — also known asBurt L. Talcott — of Salinas,MontereyCounty, Calif.Born in Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.,February22, 1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from California, 1963-77 (12th District 1963-75,16th District 1975-77); defeated, 1976.Methodist.Member,American Legion;SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi;Elks;Rotary.Died in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,July 29,2016 (age96 years, 158days).Burial location unknown. | | John Gayer Terry (b. 1897) — also known asJohn G. Terry — of Pixley,TulareCounty, Calif.Born in Rockville,BatesCounty, Mo.,July 12,1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in theU.S. Army during World War II; candidate forU.S.Representative from California 10th District, 1946; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1948.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American Legion;Lions.Burial location unknown. | | Leonard Samuel Thomson (b. 1911) — also known asLeonard S. Thomson — of Taft,KernCounty, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,October6, 1911.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;oil companyengineer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1964.Member,American Legion;DisabledAmerican Veterans.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Charles Thomson and Ernestina (Fisher) Thomson; married,June 17,1939, to Helen Isabel Grady. |
| | Jesse Marvin Unruh (1922-1987) — also known asJesse M. Unruh;Jess Unruh;"BigDaddy" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Inglewood,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Newton,HarveyCounty, Kan.,September30, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;economist;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1955-70;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1962-68; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for California,1956;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1960,1964,1968(speaker);candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1970; candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1973;Californiastate treasurer, 1975-87; died in office 1987.Protestant.Member,American Legion.Died, ofprostatecancer, in Marina del Rey,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August4, 1987 (age64 years, 308days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Santa Monica, Calif. | | Ralph Waverly Wallace (b. 1900) — also known asRalph W. Wallace — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in El Reno,CanadianCounty, Okla.,August27, 1900.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1935-37; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1936.Member,American Legion;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William McChesney Wallace and Helen (Clayton) Wallace; married1925 toMargaret Bowie. |
| | Chesley Mathew Walter (b. 1889) — also known asChesley M. Walter — of Savanna,CarrollCounty, Ill.; Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Savanna,CarrollCounty, Ill.,November19, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forU.S.Representative from California 7th District, 1944.Member,Kiwanis;Order ofthe Coif;PhiAlpha Delta;American Legion;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter; married1912 to FannieMachen; married,May 24,1941, to Dorothy Mills Smith. |
| | Laughlin Edward Waters (b. 1914) — also known asLaughlin E. Waters — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August16, 1914.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1946-53; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);vice-chair ofCalifornia Republican Party, 1950-52;CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1952; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1952;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1953-61.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;American Legion;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;PhiAlpha Delta.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Joseph Waters and Ida Pauline (Bauman) Waters; married,August22, 1953, to Voula Davanis. |
| | Charles Herbert Wilson (1917-1984) — also known asCharles H. Wilson — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Magna,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,February15, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from California 31st District, 1963-81.Member,American Legion;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Kiwanis.Reprimandedby the House of Representatives in 1978 for accepting a$1,000wedding gift from a key figure in the Koreagatescandal;censuredby the House of Representatives in 1980 forfinancialmisconduct; no criminal charges were filed.Died, of aheartattack, at Southern MarylandHospital,Clinton,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,July 21,1984 (age67 years, 157days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Robert Carlton Wilson (1916-1999) — also known asBob Wilson — of Chula Vista,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Calexico,ImperialCounty, Calif.,April 5,1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-81 (30th District 1953-63,36th District 1963-73, 40th District 1973-75, 41st District 1975-81).PresbyterianorBaptist.Member,American Legion;Rotary;Elks;Jaycees.DiedAugust21, 1999 (age83 years, 138days).Interment atFortRosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif. | | Evelle Jansen Younger (1918-1989) — also known asEvelle J. Younger — of California. Born in Stamford,HarlanCounty, Neb.,June 19,1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;FBIagent;lawyer;municipal judge in California, 1953-58; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1958-64;LosAngeles County District Attorney, 1964-70;Californiastate attorney general, 1971-79; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1972;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1978.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;American Legion;AlphaTau Omega;Elks.Died, ofarterioscleroticcardiovasculardisease, in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 4,1989 (age70 years, 319days).Interment atLosAngeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) — also known asJ. Arthur Younger — of San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.,April11, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1956.Congregationalist.Member,American Legion;Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;NewcomenSociety;DeltaUpsilon.Died, ofleukemia,atWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,June 20,1967 (age74 years, 70days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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