Very incomplete list! | |  Richard Alatorre (b. 1943) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 15,1943.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1972-85; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1988,1996;chair, Credentials Committee, chair,1984;speaker,1984.Hispanicancestry. Member,Native Sons of the Golden West.Still living as of 1996.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joseph Alatorre and Mary Alatorre. |
| | 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;Native Sons of the Golden West;AmericanLegion;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,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets;Elks;Kiwanis;Redmen;Native Sons 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. | | John Zuinglius Anderson (1904-1981) — also known asJack Z. Anderson;"AirplaneEars" —of San Juan Bautista,San BenitoCounty, Calif.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,March22, 1904.Republican.Orchardist;U.S.Representative from California 8th District, 1939-53.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Native Sons of the Golden West.Died of aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in Hollister,San BenitoCounty, Calif.,February9, 1981 (age76 years, 324days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Michael Dennis Antonovich (b. 1939) — also known asMichael D. Antonovich — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August12, 1939.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1965-73; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from California,1972;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 43rd District, 1973-78.Lutheran.Member,SigmaNu;PhiDelta Kappa;Elks;Native Sons of the Golden West.Still living as of 2014. | | 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;AmericanLegion;Native Sons of the Golden West.Died in1964(ageabout65 years).Interment atEvergreenMemorial Park, Riverside, Calif. | | William Thompson Bagley (b. 1928) — also known asWilliam T. Bagley;William ThompsonBaglietto —of San Rafael,MarinCounty, Calif.; San Anselmo,MarinCounty, Calif.Born in Woodacre,MarinCounty, Calif.,June 29,1928.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1960; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1960-73; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1972.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;Elks;Native Sons of the Golden West.Still living as of 1973.| | Relatives: Sonof Nino J. Baglietto and Rita V. (Thompson) Baglietto; married,April23, 1949, to Doris Lorene Law; married,June 20,1965, to Diane L. Oldham. |
 | 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;Knightsof Pythias;American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaUpsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Sons ofthe Revolution;Native Sons of the Golden West.Died in Crestline,SanBernardino County, Calif.,October30, 1938 (age64 years, 264days).Burial location unknown. | | 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,AmericanLegion;Native Sons 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. | | Edmund Gerald Brown Sr. (1905-1996) — also known asEdmund G. Brown, Sr.;PatBrown —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,April21, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;Republican candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1944,1948,1956,1960,1964,1988;Californiastate attorney general, 1951-59;Governor ofCalifornia, 1959-67; defeated, 1966; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1960.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Native Sons of the Golden West.Died of aheartattack, in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February16, 1996 (age90 years, 301days).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown; brother ofHaroldC. Brown; married,October30, 1930, toBerniceLayne; father ofEdmundGerald Brown Jr. andKathleenLynn Brown. | | | | Political family:Brownfamily of San Francisco, California. | | | | Cross-reference:WarrenChristopher —WilliamK. Coblentz | | | | The Edmund G. Brown CaliforniaAqueduct,a system of canals and pipelines that brings water to SouthernCalifornia, inContraCosta,Alameda,SanJoaquin,Stanislaus,Merced,Fresno,Kings,Kern,SanLuis Obispo,SantaBarbara, andLosAngeles counties, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Edmund G. Brown: EthanRarick,CaliforniaRising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown |
| | Lloyd Hudson Burke (1916-1988) — also known asLloyd H. Burke — of Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,April 1,1916.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1953-58;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1958-79;took senior status 1979.Member,Native Sons of the Golden West;PhiDelta Phi;Elks;UnionLeague.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,March15, 1988 (age71 years, 349days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James H. Burke and Edna L. (Taylor) Burke; married,April27, 1941, to Virginia Joan Kerchum. |
| | Albert Edward Carter (1881-1964) — also known asAlbert E. Carter — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born near Visalia,TulareCounty, Calif.,July 5,1881.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from California 6th District, 1925-45; defeated,1944.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Woodmen;Moose;Elks;Native Sons of the Golden West;PhiAlpha Delta.Died at ProvidenceHospital,Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,August8, 1964 (age83 years, 34days).Interment atHomeof Peace Cemetery, Porterville, Calif. | | Jack Tull Casey (b. 1909) — also known asJack T. Casey — of Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,1909.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1960;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1960-66.Member,Native Sons of the Golden West;Freemasons;AmericanAssociation of University Professors.Burial location unknown. | | Frank Leslie Coombs (1853-1934) — also known asFrank L. Coombs — of Napa,NapaCounty, Calif.Born in Napa,NapaCounty, Calif.,December27, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;NapaCounty District Attorney, 1879-84; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1887-89, 1891-97, 1921-23, 1925-27;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1891, 1897; U.S. Minister toJapan, 1892-93;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1899-1901;U.S.Representative from California 1st District, 1901-03; defeated,1902.Member,Native Sons of the Golden West;Elks.Died in Napa,NapaCounty, Calif.,October5, 1934 (age80 years, 282days).Interment atTulocayCemetery, Napa, Calif. | | Charles Lilly Culbert (1866-1943) — also known asCharles L. Culbert — of Jackson,AmadorCounty, Calif.Born in Amador City,AmadorCounty, Calif.,September25, 1866.Democrat.AmadorCounty Clerk, 1894-1906;banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1924,1928;Democratic Presidential Elector for California,1940(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andHenryA. Wallace).Member,Native Sons of the Golden West;Freemasons.Died, in SutterHospital,Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,April 7,1943 (age76 years, 194days).Interment atOakKnoll Cemetery, Amador City, Calif.  | Jesse William Curtis (b. 1865) — also known asJesse W. Curtis — of San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.,July 18,1865.Democrat.Lawyer;SanBernardino County District Attorney, 1899-1903; superior courtjudge in California, 1914-23;Judge,California Court of Appeal, 1923-26;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1926-31.Baptist.Member,Native Sons of the Golden West;American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe Revolution;PhiDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofWilliamJesse Curtis and Frances Sophia (Cowles) Curtis; married,June 23,1892, to Ida Lucinda Seymour. | | | | Image source: History of the Bench andBar of Southern California (1909) |
| | Scott Edward Darling (b. 1949) — of Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December31, 1949.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 36th District, 1982.Member,Native Sons of the Golden West;Lions;Jaycees.Still living as of 1990.| | Relatives: Sonof Dick Darling and Marjorie Helen Darling. |
| | Isidore Bernard Dockweiler (1867-1947) — also known asIsidore B. Dockweiler — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December28, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of California, 1902; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1908,1916(alternate),1936,1940,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1916-32; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1926.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Native Sons of the Golden West;Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died in1947(ageabout79 years).Burial location unknown. | | Frederick S. Eaton (1855-1934) — also known asFred Eaton — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September23, 1855.Republican.Engineer;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1898-1900.Member,Native Sons of the Golden West;Freemasons.Died in Bishop,InyoCounty, Calif.,March12, 1934 (age78 years, 170days).Cremated;ashes interred atBigPine Cemetery, Big Pine, Calif. | | Harry Lane Englebright (1884-1943) — also known asHarry L. Englebright — of Nevada City,NevadaCounty, Calif.Born in Nevada City,NevadaCounty, Calif.,January2, 1884.Republican.Miningengineer;U.S.Representative from California 2nd District, 1926-43; died inoffice 1943.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Eagles;Redmen;Native Sons of the Golden West.Died, of an acuteheartcondition, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 13,1943 (age59 years, 131days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Nevada City, Calif. | | Robert Mullins Fitzgerald (b. 1858) — also known asRobert M. Fitzgerald — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January7, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;president, Cubana ConsolidatedCopperCompany; vice-president, Central NationalBank;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1908,1912,1916(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1928;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1928.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Native Sons of the Golden West.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Fitzgerald and Catherine (Mullins) Fitzgerald; married,December23, 1902, to Laura M. Crellin. |
| | 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;AmericanLegion;Native Sons 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. | | Ernest Sherrill Halbert (1901-1991) — also known asSherrill Halbert — of Porterville,TulareCounty, Calif.; Modesto,StanislausCounty, Calif.Born in Terra Bella,TulareCounty, Calif.,October17, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1936;chairof Tulare County Republican Party, 1936-41;StanislausCounty District Attorney, 1949; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1949-54;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1954-66;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 1966-69;took senior status 1969.Protestant.Member,Rotary;Elks;Native Sons of the Golden West;Freemasons.Died, while suffering fromstomachproblems, in Marin GeneralHospital,Greenbrae,MarinCounty, Calif.,May 31,1991 (age89 years, 226days).Cremated;ashes interred atMt.Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.  | Hiram Warren Johnson (1866-1945) — also known asHiram W. Johnson — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,September2, 1866.Lawyer;Governorof California, 1911-17; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1912,1920(alternate); Progressive candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1912;U.S.Senator from California, 1917-45; died in office 1945; candidatefor Republican nomination for President,1920,1924.Episcopalian.Member,Native Sons of the Golden West;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, at theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August6, 1945 (age78 years, 338days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.  | William Fife Knowland (1908-1974) — also known asWilliam F. Knowland — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 26,1908.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1933-35; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1935-39; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1936(alternate),1940(member,ArrangementsCommittee),1948,1952,1956(TemporaryChair;speaker),1964(delegation chair),1968;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1938-42; served in the U.S.Army during World War II;U.S.Senator from California, 1945-59; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1958.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Eagles;Moose;Elks;Native Sons of the Golden West.Died from aself-inflictedgunshotwound at his summer home near Guerneville,SonomaCounty, Calif.,February23, 1974 (age65 years, 242days).Cremated;ashes interred atChapelof Memories, Oakland, Calif.; cenotaph atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, 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;AmericanLegion;PhiKappa Psi;PhiDelta Phi;PhiKappa Phi;Native Sons of the Golden West.Died oflungcancer in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November21, 1994 (age84 years, 98days).Interment atAnaheimCemetery, Anaheim, Calif. | | William Micajah Martin (1917-1992) — also known asWilliam M. Martin — of Hanford,KingsCounty, Calif.; West Covina,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 30,1917.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofKings County Republican Party, 1950-53; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1952;member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1952-53; municipal judge inCalifornia, 1957-62.Presbyterian.Member,Native Sons of the Golden West;Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;SigmaChi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Elks;Moose;Kiwanis;ExchangeClub.DiedMay 8,1992 (age74 years, 344days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Alfred Martin and Caroline (Mandel) Martin; married,November27, 1956, to Verna Jean Hill. |
 | Martin Anthony Matich (1927-2008) — also known asMartin A. Matich — of Colton,SanBernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Loma Linda,SanBernardino County, Calif.,September6, 1927.Engineer;gradingcontractor; his company built over 1,000 miles of roads,including major expressways and interchanges, as well asairportrunways, flood control channels, landfills, and major buildings;mayor ofColton, Calif., 1958-60; director, San Bernardino CommunityHospital.Catholic.Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;NavyLeague;AmericanArbitration Association;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Native Sons of the Golden West.Died in San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.,April19, 2008 (age80 years, 226days).Interment atOur Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Colton, 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;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Native Sons of the Golden West;Rotary.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,March20, 2000 (ageabout 84years).Burial location unknown.  | Carroll Wilmot Parcher (1903-1992) — also known asCarroll W. Parcher;"Mr.Glendale" —of Tujunga, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Glendale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September13, 1903.Republican.Newspapereditor-publisher,columnist;candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1936; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1952,1956(alternate);mayorof Glendale, Calif., 1977-78, 1979-81, 1984-85.Member,Native Sons of the Golden West;SigmaDelta Chi;Kiwanis.Died, ofcancer,in Glendale AdventistMedicalCenter, Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March31, 1992 (age88 years, 200days).Interment atGrand View Memorial Park, Glendale, 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;Knightsof Pythias;Kiwanis;Native Sons of the Golden West.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September1, 1941 (age84 years, 38days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Harry E. Reynolds (b. 1903) — of San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August13, 1903.Democrat.Advertisingbusiness; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1944,1948;chairof San Bernardino County Democratic Party, 1946; member ofCaliforniaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1946-50; DemocraticPresidential Elector for California,1948(voted forHarryS. Truman andAlbenW. Barkley).Member,Native Sons of the Golden West;Eagles;Freemasons;Shriners;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown. | | John Francis Shelley (1905-1974) — also known asJohn F. Shelley;JackShelley —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,September3, 1905.Democrat.President,San Francisco Labor Council, 1937-49;president,California AFL, 1947; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948,1952(alternate),1956,1960;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of California, 1946;U.S.Representative from California 5th District, 1949-64;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1964-68.Catholic.Member,Eagles;Native Sons of the Golden West;Knightsof Columbus.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,September1, 1974 (age68 years, 363days).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | James Francis Smith (1859-1928) — Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January28, 1859.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; associatejustice of Philippines Supreme Corut, 1901-03;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1906-09;AssociateJudge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1910-28; died in office1928.Member,Native Sons of the Golden West. Died inWashington,D.C.,June 29,1928 (age69 years, 153days).Burial location unknown. | | 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;Native Sons 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. | | Will C. Wood (c.1881-1939) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Elmira,SolanoCounty, Calif., about 1881.Republican.Californiasuperintendent of public instruction, 1919-27; resigned 1927;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1928.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Native Sons of the Golden West.Died, of aheartailment, in Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,May 15,1939 (ageabout 58years).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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