Saint Mary Cemetery (often called Saint Mary's Cemetery) is a Catholic

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, adjacent to Mountain View Cemetery.Interment.net start page for St. Mary's
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Notable burials

Juan Bautista Alvarado Juan Bautista Valentín Alvarado y Vallejo (February 14, 1809 – July 13, 1882) usually known as Juan Bautista Alvarado, was a Californio politician that served as governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1842. Prior to his term as governor, Al ...

(1809–1882), Mexican governor of California * John A. Benson (1846–1910), figure in the General Land Office scandals 1890–1910. * Delilah L. Beasley (1871–1934), historian and ''

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'' columnist * John Walter Ehle (1873–1927),

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veteran,

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recipient * George Hyde (1819–1890), Mayor (

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) of San Francisco (as a U.S. city) prior to California statehood *

Slip Madigan Edward Patrick "Slip" Madigan (November 18, 1896 – October 10, 1966) was an American college football player and coach of college football, college basketball, and college baseball. He served as the head football coach at Saint Mary's College ...

(1896–1966), football coach *

Joseph A. Sheridan Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic count ...

(1909–1962), putative inventor of Irish Coffee Other noteworthy burials * There is one British Commonwealth war grave, of Leading Aircraftsman James Leslie Kane,

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(died 1941 aged 30).Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Casualty Record.

References

External links

Saint Mary Cemetery website
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