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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: California Delegation to 1944 Democratic National Convention</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Frank Burke</a>, Pasadena - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#479.62.50">Helen Gahagan Douglas</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy-kensey.html#022.87.00">Robert W. Kenny</a>, San Francisco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malloy-malone.html#629.36.76">William M. Malone</a>, San Francisco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdonell-mcdougle.html#346.00.18">Patrick W. McDonough</a>, Oakland - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olson.html#168.93.64">Culbert L. Olson</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patty-payn.html#875.37.37">Edwin W. Pauley</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#611.91.25">A. W. Robertson</a>, Santa Barbara - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheldrick-shenk.html#650.99.72">John F. Shelley</a>, San Francisco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/theaker-thom.html#657.70.84">James G. Thimmes</a>, Maywood <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keathley-keena.html#724.14.62">Thomas F. Keating</a>, San Rafael - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#034.25.96">Paul E. Mudgett</a>, Fortuna <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carr.html#029.60.02">Francis Carr</a>, Redding - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/piercecchi-pierse.html#875.39.78">A. L. Pierovich</a>, Jackson <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradley5.html#792.79.23">John J. Bradley</a>, Vallejo - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oneall-oneil.html#884.98.89">Joseph B. O'Neil</a>, Sacramento <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris4.html#671.20.00">George B. Harris</a>, San Francisco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/porter5.html#744.01.45">Julia B. Porter</a>, San Francisco <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown3.html#567.74.03">Edmund G. Brown, Sr.</a>, San Francisco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reilly.html#729.56.84">George R. Reilly</a>, San Francisco <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/irvine-irving.html#395.25.46">Gordon F. Irvine</a>, Alameda - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sauner-sawtelle.html#072.00.10">Harold F. Sawallisch</a>, Richmond <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ermentrout-erving.html#536.60.24">Herbert W. Erskine</a>, Piedmont - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/higginson-hilger.html#179.00.85">Clifton Hildebrand</a>, Oakland <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#259.20.26">Mervyn Rathbone</a>, San Carlos - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/youngblood-yulee.html#871.59.01">Donald R. Younger</a>, Santa Cruz <li>9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donnelly.html#821.46.94">Hugh P. Donnelly</a>, Turlock - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/looney-lorch.html#318.51.20">Thomas F. Lopez</a>, Fresno <li>10th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kendall.html#238.31.91">Donald G. Kendall</a>, Bakersfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#050.03.12">J. Claude Nelson</a>, Porterville <li>11th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cronen-crosbie.html#441.49.12">Fred H. Crone</a>, Santa Paula - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dorn-dorsett.html#794.82.37">Horace Dormody</a>, Monterey <li>12th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fergusson-ferrington.html#188.70.29">James G. Ferrell</a>, Pomona - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#196.65.89">Vernelle R. Long</a>, Baldwin Park <li>13th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haggerty.html#491.67.54">Cornelius J. Haggerty</a>, San Francisco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yadkin-yarrow.html#165.55.66">Helen Yankwich</a>, Los Angeles <li>14th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ford.html#976.93.13">Thomas F. Ford</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hawkins.html#268.72.74">Augustus F. Hawkins</a>, Los Angeles <li>15th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixson-doctrine.html#049.07.43">Isidore B. Dockweiler</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simpson.html#047.22.75">Maurine Simpson</a>, Los Angeles <li>16th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fiero-finan.html#221.61.31">J. Ray Files</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perky-perrizzo.html#356.24.65">William Perlberg</a>, Beverly Hills <li>17th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hawkins.html#744.94.47">Isaac H. Hawkins</a>, Redondo Beach - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king2.html#349.02.10">Cecil R. King</a>, Los Angeles <li>18th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andochick-andrew.html#990.24.22">Milton H. Andrew</a>, Compton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#426.64.07">Oscar E. Houston</a>, Long Beach <li>19th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holder-hollan.html#653.28.07">Chet Holifield</a>, Montebello - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rosenthal.html#159.02.69">William H. Rosenthal</a>, Los Angeles <li>20th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beckham-bedel.html#534.05.27">Louise Beckwith</a>, Pasadena - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnett.html#808.23.07">Emily Burnett</a>, Glendale <li>21st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carras-carrigg.html#344.30.01">Tom C. Carrell</a>, San Fernando - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheppard.html#664.87.25">Harry R. Sheppard</a>, Yucaipa <li>22nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aubert-austen.html#080.04.53">Charles Aubrey</a>, Riverside - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woody-worthey.html#056.40.05">Claudia Worswick</a>, Santa Ana <li>23rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danielson-darke.html#051.76.12">H. Louise Darby</a>, San Diego - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ivey-izlar.html#089.58.05">Edouard V. M. Izac</a>, San Diego </ul> Alternates (may be incomplete!) <ul> <li>At-Large: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyles-bradburn.html#000.95.30">Amerigo Bozzani</a>, Pasadena - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohn-cokayne.html#082.29.81">Morris Cohn</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#526.10.41">Michael D. Fanning</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freye-frimodig.html#005.77.15">Monroe Friedman</a>, Oakland - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gallagher.html#471.73.18">Daniel Gallagher</a>, San Francisco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hutchins.html#656.38.58">Bart Hutchins</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lind-lindquist.html#891.70.05">Samson A. Lindauer</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray3.html#259.49.28">Esther Murray</a>, Santa Monica - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillips.html#568.48.98">Wendell Phillips</a>, San Francisco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#779.82.36">James P. Smith</a>, Oakland <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gard-gardlock.html#032.31.93">Samuel W. Gardiner</a>, San Rafael <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smyth.html#114.84.73">James G. Smyth</a>, San Francisco <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/klinedinst-knaggs.html#752.78.58">Floyd A. Klinger</a>, Stockton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanger-sargeant.html#870.75.40">Stanley Sapp</a>, Vallejo <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/choate-chrisman.html#141.47.90">Albert K. Chow</a>, San Francisco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heisel-hellyer.html#797.08.37">Elinor R. Heller</a>, San Francisco <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/delay-delwin.html#489.10.84">Daniel F. Del Carlo</a>, San Francisco <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hollander-holley.html#379.91.79">William H. Hollander</a>, Oakland <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kilguss-kim.html#009.50.94">Edward J. Kilmartin</a>, Oakland - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yatron-yontes.html#014.78.37">Frank Yoell</a>, Oakland <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/iacino-ingerman.html#811.89.42">Albert Ichelson</a>, Redwood City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcduffee-mcfarlan.html#492.13.43">John P. McEnery</a>, San Jose <li>9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams3.html#426.15.00">Elbert G. Adams</a>, Livingston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnquist-burns.html#175.13.09">Hugh M. Burns</a>, Fresno <li>10th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archibald-armstead.html#959.83.28">G. Albert Armor</a>, Corcoran - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris2.html#567.28.17">Daniel Harris</a>, Bakersfield <li>11th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/otjen-overstolz.html#858.74.01">George E. Outland</a>, Santa Barbara - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/power.html#884.71.46">Michael Power</a>, Salinas <li>12th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter1.html#907.33.46">Alan J. Carter</a>, Claremont - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirksey-kittleman.html#616.60.13">T. C. Kistner</a>, San Marino <li>13th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pelfrey-pendery.html#733.28.54">Frank G. Pellett</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sacks-saintaubin.html#563.40.41">Maurice Saeta</a>, Los Angeles <li>14th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/russell2.html#112.06.50">Clayton D. Russell</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/small.html#923.59.48">Lou Small</a>, Los Angeles <li>15th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doi-donahower.html#814.48.70">Arthur Donaher</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mayne-mcallen.html#619.67.78">Welburn Mayock</a>, Los Angeles <li>16th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foy-franchot.html#008.08.29">Bryan Foy</a>, Bel Air, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmillan.html#392.26.67">Lester A. McMillan</a>, Los Angeles <li>17th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#737.76.41">Lawrence A. Harvey</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woody-worthey.html#420.99.72">Alma R. Wortham</a>, Redondo Beach <li>18th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayt-hayward.html#060.26.87">Cleveland Hayter</a>, Long Beach <li>19th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lane.html#127.06.90">Harold W. Lane</a>, Los Angeles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilcoxon-wiles.html#671.16.18">Margaret Wildrick</a>, Bell Gardens <li>20th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#894.35.69">Opal Alexander</a>, Glendale - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#633.66.77">Rollin L. McNitt</a>, Flintridge <li>21st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtis.html#936.29.70">Jesse W. Curtis, Jr.</a>, San Bernardino - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#253.83.41">Harry E. Reynolds</a>, San Bernardino <li>22nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#539.06.44">H. R. Brinckerhoff</a>, Santa Ana - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/greenip-greff.html#610.07.82">Fletcher W. Greer</a>, Brawley <li>23rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cramer.html#596.39.91">Henry B. Cramer</a>, San Diego - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cramer.html#855.45.32">Madelyn A. Cramer</a>, San Diego </ul> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. 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Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. 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