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William Fife Knowland

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William Fife Knowland Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Alameda, Alameda County, California, USA
Death
23 Feb 1974 (aged 65)
Guerneville, Sonoma County, California, USA
Burial
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Mausoleum, First Floor, Section 8, "M8J", Tier 1, Right.
Memorial ID
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US Senator. A United States Army veteran of World War II, he was elected as a Senator from California to the United States Senate, serving from 1945 to 1959. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of California in 1958. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his summer home near Guerneville, California.
US Senator. A United States Army veteran of World War II, he was elected as a Senator from California to the United States Senate, serving from 1945 to 1959. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of California in 1958. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his summer home near Guerneville, California.


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  • Added: Jul 16, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3191/william_fife-knowland: accessed ), memorial page for William Fife Knowland (26 Jun 1908–23 Feb 1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3191, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.