| |  Albert Alonzo Ames (1842-1911) — also known asAlbert A. Ames;"Doc" —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; California.Born in Garden Prairie,BooneCounty, Ill.,January18, 1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 5, 1867;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02;resigned 1902; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1888;indictedin 1902 onbriberycharges,over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint hissecretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias.Died, in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November16, 1911 (age69 years, 302days). His body was reportedlydonated toscience.Cremated;ashes interred atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Albert Douglass Ayres (1874-1944) — of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Fort Bidwell,ModocCounty, Calif.,June 25,1874.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1911-13.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Knights of Pythias;Elks.DiedOctober3, 1944 (age70 years, 100days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Irvin Ayres and Annie Laura (Poore) Ayres; married to EmmaMcCormick and Enola Sims. |
| | Campbell Eben Beaumont (1883-1954) — also known asCampbell E. Beaumont — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Mayfield,GravesCounty, Ky.,August27, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;FresnoCounty District Attorney, 1918-21; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1921-39;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1939-54;died in office 1954.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;Knights of Pythias.DiedNovember19, 1954 (age71 years, 84days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edgar Samuel Beaumont and May Viola (Wortham) Beaumont; married,December6, 1915, to Lucy Madden Hughes. |
| | Edward Clark Bellows (1856-1929) — also known asEdward C. Bellows — of New Hartford,ButlerCounty, Iowa; Washington; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.,May 8,1856.Republican.Banker;member of Washington state legislature, 1890; U.S. Consul General inYokohama, as of 1900-05; California Corporation Commissioner,1918-22.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Knights of Pythias.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December27, 1929 (age73 years, 233days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Bristol Bellows and Eusebia (Dickinson) Bellows; married,August28, 1883, to Ida Isabel Perry. |
 | Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe (1874-1938) — also known asBenjamin F. Bledsoe — of San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.,February8, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;superior court judge in California, 1900-14;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1914-25;resigned 1925; candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1925.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knights of Pythias;American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaUpsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Sons ofthe Revolution;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died in Crestline,SanBernardino County, Calif.,October30, 1938 (age64 years, 264days).Burial location unknown. | | Dwight M. Britton (1886-1981) — of Sturgis,St. JosephCounty, Mich.Born in Williamsburg,ClermontCounty, Ohio,August7, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;St.Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1920; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1922 (St. Joseph County), 1948(St. Joseph District); candidate in primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knights of Pythias;Moose;PhiKappa Tau;PhiSigma Kappa.Died in Morro Bay,San LuisObispo County, Calif.,November4, 1981 (age95 years, 89days).Interment atWilliamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ohio. | | Jesse Washington Carter (1888-1959) — also known asJesse W. Carter — of Redding,ShastaCounty, Calif.; San Anselmo,MarinCounty, Calif.Born in Carrville,TrinityCounty, Calif.,December19, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;ShastaCounty District Attorney, 1919-27; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1932;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1939;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1939; appointed 1939.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Knights of Pythias;Rotary.Died in1959(ageabout70 years).Intermentsomewherein Trinity County, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Asa Manning Carter and Josephine Amanda (Sweet) Carter; married,August7, 1910, to Tiny Elva Gish; married,February9, 1941, to Thelma H. Williams. |
| | Edward Augustus Ducker (b. 1870) — also known asEdward A. Ducker — of Winnemucca,HumboldtCounty, Nev.;CarsonCity, Nev.Born in Visalia,TulareCounty, Calif.,February26, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;HumboldtCounty District Attorney, 1905-10; district judge in Nevada 6thDistrict, 1911-18;justice ofNevada state supreme court, 1918-31;chiefjustice of Nevada state supreme court, 1929-31.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;RoyalArch Masons;Order of theEastern Star;Knights of Pythias;Eagles.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Franklin Ducker and Augusta (Woodward) Ducker; married,March30, 1903, to Dollie B. Guthrie. |
| | Harry Luther Gandy (1881-1957) — also known asHarry L. Gandy — of Wasta,PenningtonCounty, S.Dak.; Rapid City,PenningtonCounty, S.Dak.Born in Churubusco,WhitleyCounty, Ind.,August13, 1881.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofSouthDakota state senate 40th District, 1911-12;U.S.Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1915-21; defeated,1920.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias.Died in Los Gatos,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,August15, 1957 (age76 years, 2days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak. | | Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) — also known asNewton W. Gilbert — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Worthington,FranklinCounty, Ohio,May 24,1862.Republican. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1901-05;U.S.Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned1906;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1913; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Philippine Islands,1916.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;AncientOrder of United Workmen;PhiKappa Psi.Died in Santa Ana,OrangeCounty, Calif.,July 5,1939 (age77 years, 42days).Interment atCircleHill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.  | Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known asWarren G. Harding — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Blooming Grove,MorrowCounty, Ohio,November2, 1865.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofOhiostate senate 13th District, 1901-03;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1904(alternate),1912,1916(TemporaryChair;PermanentChair;speaker);candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1910;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1915-21;Presidentof the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.Baptist.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Knights of Pythias;PhiAlpha Delta.Firstpresident ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,1922.Died, probably from aheartattack, in a room at the PalaceHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August2, 1923 (age57 years, 273days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not acceptedby historians.Originally entombed atMarionCemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 atHardingMemorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) atWoodland Park, Seattle, Wash.| | Relatives: Sonof Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;married,July 8,1891, toFlorenceDeWolfe. | | | | Harding County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | HardingHighSchool, inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingHighSchool, inWarren,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingMiddleSchool, inFrankford,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — ThecommunityofHardingTownship, New Jersey (created 1922) isnamed forhim. — WarrenStreet,GStreet,and HardingStreet(now Boardwalk), inKetchikan,Alaska, were allnamed forhim. — HardingMountain,inChelanCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. —MountHarding, inSkagway,Alaska, isnamed forhim. | | | | Personal motto: "Remember there are twosides to every question. Get both." | | | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back tonormalcy with Harding." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Warren G. Harding: FrancisRussell,TheShadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In HisTimes — Robert K. Murray,TheHarding Era : Warren G. Harding and HisAdministration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson,ThePresidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,InsideStory of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee,TheOhio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.Dean,WarrenG. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell,TheStrange Deaths of President Harding — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Russell Roberts,WarrenG. Harding (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | William Kettner (1864-1930) — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November20, 1864.Democrat.U.S.Representative from California 11th District, 1913-21; delegateto Democratic National Convention from California,1916,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker),1928(alternate).Member,OddFellows;Elks;Knights of Pythias;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,November11, 1930 (age65 years, 356days).Interment atGreenwoodMemorial Park, San Diego, Calif. | | 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;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Knights of 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. | | Ira David Landrith (1865-1941) — also known asIra Landrith — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Winona Lake,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Milford,EllisCounty, Tex.,March23, 1865.Presbyterianminister;president,Belmont College, Nashville, 1904-12;president,Ward-Belmont College, 1913-15; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1916; president, IntercollegiateProhibition Association, 1920-27; president, National TemperanceCouncil, 1928-31.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Anti-SaloonLeague;Knights of Pythias.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October11, 1941 (age76 years, 202days).Entombed in mausoleum atMountainView Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.  | George Cooper Pardee (1857-1941) — also known asGeorge C. Pardee — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 25,1857.Physician;mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1893-95; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1900,1904,1912,1924;Governorof California, 1903-07; Progressive Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1913;Republican Presidential Elector for California,1925.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Knights of Pythias;Kiwanis;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September1, 1941 (age84 years, 38days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Meredith Pinxton Snyder (1859-1937) — also known asMeredith P. Snyder;PinkySnyder —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.,October22, 1859.Democrat.Mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1896-98, 1900-04, 1919-21; defeated,1898, 1904, 1917, 1921.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knights of Pythias;Elks.Died ofbladdercancer, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 7,1937 (age77 years, 167days).Interment atHollywoodForever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 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,Knights of 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 atSanta Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Calif.
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