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Santa Cruz County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Santa Cruz County

Index to Locations Santa Cruz Evergreen Cemetery Santa Cruz Home of Peace Cemetery Santa Cruz Oakwood Memorial Park Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Memorial Park Watsonville Unknown location Watsonville Valley Catholic Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California Politicians buried here:   Hiram Abiff Imus Jr. (c.1804-1876) — also known as Hiram A. Imus — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill.; Santa Cruz County, Calif. Born in Cayuga, Cayuga County, N.Y., about 1804. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California state assembly 3rd District, 1859-60. Died in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif., October 4, 1876 (age about 72 years). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   William Blackburn — of Santa Cruz County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 3rd District, 1856-57. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. Home of Peace Cemetery Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California Politicians buried here:   Emerson Hugh De Lacy (1910-1986) — also known as Hugh De Lacy — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., May 9, 1910. Democrat. College instructor; machinist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1940; U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; carpenter. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; International Association of Machinists. Died, from prostate cancer, in Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif., August 19, 1986 (age 76 years, 102 days). Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Byron De Lacy and Abigail Anna 'Abbie' (Green) De Lacy; married, December 23, 1932, to Betty Marie Jorgensen; married 1949 to Hester Holm Sondergaard; married, June 23, 1961, to Dorothy Rose Baskin.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Oakwood Memorial Park 3301 Paul Sweet Road Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   William Vincent Lucas (1835-1921) — also known as William V. Lucas — of Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born near Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., July 3, 1835. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Bremer County Treasurer, 1866-72; mayor of Mason City, Iowa, 1879-80; Iowa state auditor, 1881-82; Commandant, Soldier's Home, Hot Springs, S.D., 1890-94, 1901-03; U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1893-95. Died in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif., November 10, 1921 (age 86 years, 130 days). Interment at Oakwood Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Parker Lucas and Nancy (Moore) Lucas; married to Sophronia Maria Lowe and Amanda Louise Lucas; father of Aaron Briney Lucas.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Santa Cruz Memorial Park 1927 Ocean Street Extension Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   James Lee Rankin (1907-1996) — also known as J. Lee Rankin — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Weston, Fairfield County, Conn.; Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Hartington, Cedar County, Neb., July 6, 1907. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General, 1956-61; general counsel for the Warren Commission; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1966-72; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Delta Phi. Died, following a series of strokes, in Batterson's Convalescent Home at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif., June 26, 1996 (age 88 years, 356 days). Interment at Santa Cruz Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Herman Primm Rankin and Lois Cornelia (Gable) Rankin; married 1931 to Gertrude Louise Carpenter.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Elihu Anthony (1818-1905) — of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif. Born in Greenfield, Saratoga County, N.Y., November 30, 1818. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Methodist minister; member of California state assembly 6th District, 1880-81. Methodist. Came overland to California in 1847. First postmaster of Santa Cruz; started the first foundry there; built the first wharf; founded the first Protestant church. Died in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif., August 15, 1905 (age 86 years, 258 days). Interment at Santa Cruz Memorial Park. Unknown Location Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California Valley Catholic Cemetery 2401 East Lake Avenue Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California Politicians buried here:   William Francis White (born c.1821) — also known as William F. White — of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Calif. Born in Limerick, Ireland, about 1821. Farmer; delegate to California state constitutional convention, 1878-79; Workingmen candidate for Governor of California, 1879. Catholic. Interment at Valley Catholic Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Frances 'Fannie' Russell; father of Stephen Mallory White; cousin by marriage of Stephen Russell Mallory.   Political family: Mallory-White family of California and Florida.

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