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{{Short description|American politician}}
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#REDIRECT [[California's 39th State Assembly district]]
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Justus S. Wardell
|image = Justus S. Wardell LCCN2014710163 Crop.jpg
|caption = Wardell in 1916
|office1 = Chairman of the<br/>[[California Democratic Party]]
|term_start1 = July 1931
|term_end1 = September 1932
|predecessor1 = Zachary T. Malaby
|successor1 = Maurice Harrison
|state_assembly2 = California
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|district2 = [[California's 39th State Assembly district|39th]]
|term_start2 = January 2, 1899
|term_end2 = January 1, 1901
|predecessor2 = [[Leon E. Jones]]
|successor2 = [[Frank D. MacBeth]]
|birth_name = Justus Struver Wardell
|birth_date = {{birth date|1872|06|30}}
|birth_place = [[San Francisco, California]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1945|09|24|1872|06|30}}
|death_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.
|resting_place = [[Woodlawn Memorial Park (Colma, California)|Woodlawn Memorial Park]]
|nationality =
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse = {{marriage|Clara Louise Kellogg|July 9, 1895}}
| children = {{flatlist|
* Benjamin
* Virginia
}}
|occupation = Journalist, businessman, politician
}}
'''Justus Struver Wardell''' (June 30, 1872 &ndash; September 24, 1945) was an American journalist, businessman and politician who served one term in the [[California State Assembly]] from 1899 to 1901.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/6573 |title=Justus S. Wardell |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=JoinCalifornia |publisher= |access-date=1 October 2024 |quote=}}</ref> He also served as Surveyor of Customs for the [[Port of San Francisco]] from 1913 to 1917, Collector of [[Internal Revenue Service|Internal Revenue]] in [[San Francisco]] from 1917 to 1920, and Chairman of the [[California Democratic Party]] from 1931 to 1932.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://goldennuggetlibrary.sfgenealogy.org/sfbward2.htm |title=History of San Francisco 3 Vols |volume=2 |chapter=Justus S. Wardell |last=Byington |first=Lewis Francis |publisher=[[S. J. Clarke Publishing Company]] |place=Chicago |pages=173–175 |date=1931 |access-date=2024-12-31 |via=Golden Nugget's San Francisco Biographies}}</ref>

Wardell made several failed bids for higher office. He ran for [[San Francisco Sheriff's Office|Sheriff of San Francisco]] in 1901, losing to incumbent John Lackmann.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=6 October 1901 |title=Ticket named by Democratic city convention |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19011006.2.26.1&srpos=3&e=------190-en--20--1--txt-txIN-Wardell+sheriff------- |work=[[San Francisco Call]] |location=San Francisco |access-date=1 October 2024 |via=California Digital Newspaper Collection}}</ref> He was the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate for [[Governor of California]] in [[1926 California gubernatorial election|1926]], losing to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[C. C. Young]].<ref name=TribObit>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=25 September 1945 |title=Justus Wardell Dies in S.F. |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19450925.1.11&srpos=2&e=------194-en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22justus+s+wardell%22----1945--- |newspaper=[[Oakland Tribune]] |access-date=2024-12-31 |via=California Digital Newspaper Collection}}</ref> In [[1932 United States Senate election in California|1932]] he ran for [[U.S. Senate]] and in [[1934 California gubernatorial election|1934]] he again ran for Governor, losing both primaries.

He died at [[St. Luke's Hospital (San Francisco, California)|St. Luke's Hospital]] in San Francisco on September 24, 1945, and was buried at [[Woodlawn Memorial Park (Colma, California)|Woodlawn Memorial Park]] in Colma.<ref name=TribObit/>

[[File:Justus Wardell 1899.jpg|thumb|left|Wardell in the [[California State Assembly|State Assembly]]]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/6573 Join California Justus S. Wardell]

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[[Category:20th-century California politicians]]
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[[Category:Burials at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery (Colma, California)]]


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Latest revision as of 20:14, 31 December 2024

Justus S. Wardell
Wardell in 1916
Chairman of the
California Democratic Party
In office
July 1931 – September 1932
Preceded byZachary T. Malaby
Succeeded byMaurice Harrison
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 39th district
In office
January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901
Preceded byLeon E. Jones
Succeeded byFrank D. MacBeth
Personal details
Born
Justus Struver Wardell

(1872-06-30)June 30, 1872
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 24, 1945(1945-09-24) (aged 73)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Memorial Park
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Clara Louise Kellogg
​
​
(m. 1895)​
Children
  • Benjamin
  • Virginia
OccupationJournalist, businessman, politician

Justus Struver Wardell (June 30, 1872 – September 24, 1945) was an American journalist, businessman and politician who served one term in the California State Assembly from 1899 to 1901.[1] He also served as Surveyor of Customs for the Port of San Francisco from 1913 to 1917, Collector of Internal Revenue in San Francisco from 1917 to 1920, and Chairman of the California Democratic Party from 1931 to 1932.[2]

Wardell made several failed bids for higher office. He ran for Sheriff of San Francisco in 1901, losing to incumbent John Lackmann.[3] He was the Democratic candidate for Governor of California in 1926, losing to Republican C. C. Young.[4] In 1932 he ran for U.S. Senate and in 1934 he again ran for Governor, losing both primaries.

He died at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco on September 24, 1945, and was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Colma.[4]

Wardell in the State Assembly

References

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  1. ^ "Justus S. Wardell". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Byington, Lewis Francis (1931). "Justus S. Wardell". History of San Francisco 3 Vols. Vol. 2. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 173–175. Retrieved December 31, 2024 – via Golden Nugget's San Francisco Biographies.
  3. ^ "Ticket named by Democratic city convention". San Francisco Call. San Francisco. October 6, 1901. Retrieved October 1, 2024 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  4. ^ a b "Justus Wardell Dies in S.F." Oakland Tribune. September 25, 1945. Retrieved December 31, 2024 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
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