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Frank
Finley Merriam, was an American politician who served
as the 28th governor of California
Campbell Eben Beaumont (1883-1954) — also known as
Campbell E. Beaumont — of Fresno, Fresno County, Calif. Born
in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., August 27, 1883. Democrat.
Lawyer; Fresno County District Attorney, 1918-21; superior
court judge in California, 1921-39; U.S. District Judge for
the Southern District of California, 1939-54; died in office
1954. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Alpha
Delta; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias. Died November 19, 1954 (age 71 years,
84 days). Burial location unknown. Relatives: Son of Edgar
Samuel Beaumont and May Viola (Wortham) Beaumont; married,
December 6, 1915, to Lucy Madden Hughes.
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Edward Clark Bellows (1856-1929) — also known as Edward
C. Bellows — of New Hartford, Butler County,
Iowa; Washington; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., May 8, 1856. Republican.
Banker; member of Washington state legislature; U.S. Consul
General in Yokohama, 1900-05;
California Corporation Commissioner, 1918-22. Member, Sons
of the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December
27, 1929 (age 73 years, 233 days). Burial location unknown.
Relatives: Son of Charles Bristol Bellows (born 1822; disappeared
1870) and Eusebia (Dickinson) Bellows; married, August 28,
1883, to Ida Isabel Perry (1859-1952).
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Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe (1874-1938) — also known
as Benjamin F. Bledsoe — of San Bernardino, San Bernardino
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born
in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., February
8, 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 for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1925. Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias;
American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of the Revolution; Native Sons of the Golden
West. Died in Crestline,
San Bernardino County, Calif., October 30, 1938 (age 64 years,
264 days). Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Washington Carter (1888-1959) — also known as
Jesse W. Carter — of Redding, Shasta County, Calif.;
San Anselmo, Marin County, Calif. Born in Carrville, Trinity
County, Calif., December 19, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; Shasta
County District Attorney, 1919-27; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1932; member of California
state senate, 1939; justice of California state supreme court,
1939; appointed 1939. Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in 1959 (age about 70 years). Interment somewhere in
Trinity County, Calif. Relatives: Son of Asa Manning Carter
and Josephine Amanda (Sweet) Carter; married, August 7, 1910,
to Tiny Elva Gish; married, February 9, 1941, to Thelma H.
Williams.
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Edward Augustus Ducker (b. 1870) — also known as Edward
A. Ducker — of Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nev.; Carson City,
Nev. Born in Visalia, Tulare County, Calif., February 26,
1870. Democrat. Lawyer; Humboldt County District Attorney,
1905-10; district judge in Nevada 6th District, 1911-18; justice
of Nevada state supreme court, 1918-31; chief justice of Nevada
state supreme court, 1929-31. Member, American Bar Association;
Freemasons; Knights Templar; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Eagles. Burial location
unknown. Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Ducker and Augusta
(Woodward) Ducker; married, March 30, 1903, to Dollie B. Guthrie.
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Harry
Luther Gandy (1881-1957) — also known as Harry L. Gandy
— of Wasta, Pennington County, S.Dak.;
Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Churubusco,
Whitley County, Ind., August 13, 1881. Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of South Dakota state senate
40th District, 1911-12; U.S. Representative from South Dakota
3rd District, 1915-21; defeated, 1920. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Los Gatos,
Santa Clara County, Calif., August 15, 1957 (age 76 years,
2 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City,
S.Dak. Relatives: Married, October 30, 1909, to Frances Keiser.
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Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) — also known as
Newton W. Gilbert — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Born
in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio, May 24, 1862. Republican.
Member of Indiana state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; Lieutenant Governor
of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S. Representative from Indiana 12th
District, 1905-06; resigned 1906; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Philippine Islands, 1916. Episcopalian. Member,
Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Santa Ana,
Orange County, Calif., July 5, 1939 (age 77 years, 42 days).
Interment at Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind. See also congressional
biography
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William
Kettner (1864-1930) — of San Diego, San Diego County,
Calif. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November
20, 1864. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 11th
District, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1916, 1924 (member, Committee on Permanent
Organization; speaker), 1928 (alternate). Member, Odd Fellows;
Elks; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Knights Templar.
Died
in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., November 11, 1930
(age 65 years, 356 days). Interment at Greenwood Memorial
Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Goodwin
Jess Knight (1896-1970) — also known as Goodwin J. Knight
— of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Provo,
Utah County, Utah, December 9, 1896. Republican. Served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; superior court judge
in California, 1935-46; Lieutenant Governor of California,
1947-53; Governor of California, 1953-59; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1956, 1960 (member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S. Senator from
California, 1958; Presidential Elector for California, 1960.
Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Odd Fellows; Order of
Ahepa; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Delta Chi;
Delta Sigma Rho. Died in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, Calif.,
May 22, 1970 (age 73 years,
164 days). Originally entombed at Hollywood Forever Cemetery,
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in 1971 in mausoleum
at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif. Relatives: Son
of Jess Knight and Lillie J. (Milner) Knight; married 1925
to Arvilla Pearl Cooley (died 1952); married, August 2, 1954,
to Virginia (Piergue) Carlson.
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Meredith Pinxton Snyder (1859-1937) — also known as
Meredith P. Snyder; Pinky Snyder — of Los Angeles,
Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., October 22, 1859. Democrat. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1896-98, 1900-04, 1919-21. Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks. Died of bladder cancer, in Los Angeles,
Los Angeles County, Calif., April 7, 1937
(age 77 years, 167 days). Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery,
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif. Relatives:
Son-in-law of William Wallace Ross (1828-1889); married to
May Ross; father of Capt. Ross Snyder (killed in
World War I); nephew by marriage of Edmund Gibson Ross.
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James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) — also known as James B.
Utt — of Santa Ana, Orange County, Calif. Born in
Tustin, Orange County, Calif., March 11, 1899. Republican.
Appraiser; lawyer; member of California state
assembly, 1933-37; U.S. Representative from California, 1953-70
(28th District 1953-63, 35th District 1963-70); died in office
1970; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of
Pythias; Elks; Izaak Walton League; Lions; Native Sons
of the Golden West; Freemasons; Shriners. Suffered a heart
attack during religious services at a church in Washington,
D.C., and died soon after
at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md.,
March 1, 1970 (age 70 years, 355 days).
Interment at Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif. Relatives:
Son of Charles Edward Utt and
Mary M. (Sheldon) Utt; married, May 7, 1921, to Charlene Elizabeth
Drips.
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