The Political Graveyard: Contra Costa County, Calif.

Contra Costa County
California

Contra Costa County information:

Population: 948,816 (2000); 803,732 (1990)
Land area 720 square miles.
County seat: Martinez
Contra Costa County official web site.
Capital Impact: Contra Costa County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Contra Costa County -- census data on population, race, economics
Contra Costa County CAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Contra Costa County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Contra Costa County
Politicians who were born in Contra Costa County
Politicians who lived in Contra Costa County
Politicians who died in Contra Costa County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Contra Costa County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Contra Costa County

(not intended to be complete)

Edwin Parker (District Attorney)

Politicians who were born in Contra Costa County

Antioch: Jerome R. Waldie 1925
Richmond: David D. Newsom 1918 Robert L. Leggett 1926 Jobyna Baggerley 1926 George Miller 1945
Walnut Creek: Bill Sublette 1963
See also Calif. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Politicians who lived in Contra Costa County

No city given: Warren Brown - James Foster - Benjamin S. Hines - A. Inman - Aaron R. Meloney - Edwin Parker - Napoleon B. Smith - F. M. Warmcastle
Alamo: Jeremiah Hallisey - Vishwas More - Ellen O. Tauscher
Antioch: William R. Beasley, Jr. - James D. Davis - Constance Esters - Donald P. Freitas - Marc LeDuc - Jerome R. Waldie - Carolina Zamora
Brentwood: Gertrude Allen - Brian Sharp - Brian Swisher
Clayton: Kris Lesher-Aring
Concord: Thomas Coll - Gary Cortes - Joe Duffel - William W. Fjellbo - John L. Garaventa - Sue Grabowski - Alymer B. Hussey - Elizabeth McCormac - James Sheehan
Danville: Arthur W. Carlson - Darryl L. Mobley - Pete Stark
El Cerrito: Maria Blanco - M. E. Bostock - Truman H. DeLap - Melvin C. Heinkel - Lewis C. Keading
El Sobrante: S. C. Masterson - Tanisha Sandhu
Hercules: Kranti A. Kapre
Lafayette: Morris Browning - Donald D. Doyle - Stephen A. Hamill - Kathleen R. Klein - Luther H. Lincoln - Jack Pedder - Kay Valory - William B. Vaughn - Ernest Winslow - Laura Winslow
Martinez: John F. Baldwin, Jr. - Bryan Berthiaume - Mrs. A. F. Bray - Eric E. Carter - Raymond P. Chapot - Jack O. Fries - James F. Hoey - Lynda C. Kilday - Paul Mariano - George Miller - George Miller, Jr. - C. A. Ricks - Cliff Souza - W. M. Veale - George H. Weise
Moraga: Rochelle Bird - Charles Couric - Sandra Ruliffson
Oakley: Ana Marie G. Bustos
Orinda: Viola Krotz - Arthur A. Pennebaker
Pinole: Maria L. Alegria
Pittsburg: Sumner Crosby - Leo Hosier - W. W. King - Martin E. Rothenberg
Port Costa: George H. Ward
Richmond: Gust J. Allen - Clifford C. Anglim - Lucinda Brown - Thomas M. Carlson - Bert Coffey - Sue Jelonek - John T. Knox - S. C. Masterson - Ed J. J. McKeegan - Mary McKeown - George Miller, Jr. - David Pierce - Nagaraja R. Rao - Harpreet S. Sandhu - Harold F. Sawallisch - Tony K. Thurmond - F. E. Tiller - J. B. Willis - Lee D. Windrem
San Pablo: Palmer S. Myhre - R. W. Pelletreau
San Ramon: Patricia A. Baran - Harlan S. Geldermann - Kyle Vallone
Walnut Creek: Archibald B. Allison - Philip Bancroft - James E. Boman - Robert D. Camacho - Jacqueline Camp - Robert Condon - George Opacic - Lou E. Paulson - Betty L. Reid - Ken Richard - David M. Seaborg
See also Calif. areas not assigned to counties.

Politicians who died in Contra Costa County

Brentwood: W. S. Van Dyke 1943
El Cerrito: Clark Kerr 2003
Lafayette: Elam Brown 1889
Martinez: Paul Shirley 1895
Orinda: Donald R. Heath 1981
Walnut Creek: Philip Bancroft 1975 Robert Condon 1976 Elbridge Durbrow 1997
See also Calif. deathplaces not assigned to counties.

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Contra Costa County

El Cerrito Sunset View Cemetery
Lafayette Unknown location
Martinez Alhambra Cemetery
Pleasant Hill Oakmont Memorial Park

Sunset View Cemetery
El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Clement Calhoun Young (1869-1947) — also known as C. C. Young — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Lisbon, Grafton County, N.H., April 28, 1869. Married, March 15, 1902, to Lyla J. Vincent. Republican. Banker; member of California state assembly, 1909-18; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1913-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912, 1928; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1919-27; Governor of California, 1927-31; defeated, 1934. Congregationalist. Died in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., December 24, 1947. Interment at Sunset View Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
William Harrison Waste — also known as William H. Waste — of California. Chief justice of California state supreme court, 1926-40. Cremated; ashes interred at Sunset View Cemetery.
Rodger Paul Davies (1921-1974) — Born in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., May 7, 1921. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, 1974, died in office 1974. Assassinated in Cyprus, August 19, 1974. Interment at Sunset View Cemetery.
- See also: NNDB dossier.
Duncan E. McKinlay (1862-1914) — of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif. Born in Orillia, Ontario, October 6, 1862. Republican. Presidential Elector for California, 1896; U.S. Representative from California 2nd District, 1905-11. Died in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., December 30, 1914. Interment at Sunset View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Ralph Roscoe Eltse (1885-1971) — also known as Ralph R. Eltse — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, September 13, 1885. Son of John J. Eltse and Jennie Sarah (West) Eltse; married, August 16, 1915, to Oma Almona Davies. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 7th District, 1933-35; defeated, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; American Bar Association. Died in 1971. Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Henry Carl Luckey (1868-1956) — also known as Henry C. Luckey — of Nebraska. Born near East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., November 22, 1868. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1935-39; defeated, 1940. Died December 31, 1956. Interment at Sunset View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John M. Eshleman (1876-1916) — also known as Jack Eshleman — of California. Born in Villa Ridge, Pulaski County, Ill., June 14, 1876. Married to Elizabeth Ledgett Eshleman. Republican. Member of California state assembly 52nd District; elected 1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1915-16; died in office 1916. Member, Freemasons. Eshleman Hall at University of California Berkeley is named for him. Died, of tuberculosis, in a train station at at Indio, Riverside County, Calif., February 28, 1916. Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Sunset View Cemetery.
Edward Newton Ament (1860-1949) — also known as Edward N. Ament — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Arcata, Humboldt County, Calif., July 30, 1860. Mayor of Berkeley, Calif., 1932-39. Methodist; later Congregationalist. Member, Lions. Died, of heart failure, in his dentist's waiting room, Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., February 24, 1949. Interment at Sunset View Cemetery.
Elizabeth Ledgett Eshleman (d. 1961) — also known as Mrs. John M. Eshleman — of California. Married to John M. Eshleman. Republican. Presidential Elector for California, 1924. Female. Died in 1961. Interment at Sunset View Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California

Politicians buried here:

Elam Brown (c.1797-1889) — of Benicia, Solano County, Calif. Born in Herkimer County, N.Y. Farmer; delegate to California state constitutional convention from San José District, 1849; member of California state assembly, 1849-52 (San José District 1849-51, 5th District 1851-52). Died in Lafayette, Contra Costa County, Calif., August 10, 1889. Interment somewhere.

Alhambra Cemetery
Martinez, Contra Costa County, California

Politicians buried here:

Paul Shirley (1828-1895) — of Solano County, Calif. Born in Glasgow, Barren County, Ky., 1828. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Solano County Sheriff, 1851-57; member of California state senate, 1875-78; warden, San Quentin prison, 1884-88. Died in Martinez, Contra Costa County, Calif., December 11, 1895. Interment at Alhambra Cemetery.

Oakmont Memorial Park
Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa County, California
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

John Finley Baldwin, Jr. (1915-1966) — also known as John F. Baldwin, Jr. — of Martinez, Contra Costa County, Calif. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., June 28, 1915. Son of John Finley Baldwin and Nellie (Linekin) Baldwin; married, December 20, 1944, to Mary Isaacs. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from California, 1955-66 (6th District 1955-63, 14th District 1963-66); died in office 1966. Member, Sierra Club; Kiwanis. Died, of cancer, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 9, 1966. Interment at Oakmont Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.

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