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John Downey Works

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John Downey Works

Birth
Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana, USA
Death
6 Jun 1928 (aged 81)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Capistrano Gardens [unmarked crypt; non-visitation area]
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US Senator. Born in Ireland, he served during the Civil War as a Private in Company D, 125th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. After the war he served as a member of the Indiana State House of Representatives in 1879, He then relocated to California, where he served first as a California State Court Judge from 1886 to 1887, then as a Justice of the California State Supreme Court from 1888 to 1891. In 1911 he was elected as a Senator from California to the United States Senate, serving from 1911 to 1917.
US Senator. Born in Ireland, he served during the Civil War as a Private in Company D, 125th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. After the war he served as a member of the Indiana State House of Representatives in 1879, He then relocated to California, where he served first as a California State Court Judge from 1886 to 1887, then as a Justice of the California State Supreme Court from 1888 to 1891. In 1911 he was elected as a Senator from California to the United States Senate, serving from 1911 to 1917.

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7124851/john_downey-works: accessed ), memorial page for John Downey Works (29 Mar 1847–6 Jun 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7124851, citing Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.