Native Sons of the Golden West

The Native Sons of the Golden West is a fraternal service organization founded in 1875, dedicated to historic preservation, documentation of historic structures and places in the state, the placement of historic plaques and other charitable functions within California. In 1890 they placed the first historical marker in the state to honor the discovery of gold which gave rise to the state nickname "Golden State" and "Golden West." Former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and former Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren were both past presidents of the NSGW. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Notable Members

• Richard M. Nixon (1913–1994), 37th President of the United States
• Edmund G. Brown (1905–1996), Attorney General and Governor of California
• Earl Warren (1891–1974), Governor of California, Chief Justice of the United States
• Stephen M. White (1853-1901), U.S. Senator 1893-1899
• James Francis Smith (1859-1928), Brigadier General, Governor-General Philippines 1906–1909
• Lloyd G. Davies (1914–1957), Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–1951
• Howard E. Dorsey (1904–1937), Los Angeles City Council member, 1937
• Earl C. Gay (1902–1975), Los Angeles City Council member, 1933–1945
• Leroy Milton Grider (1854–1919), California real-estate developer
• William J. Hunsaker (1855–1933), San Diego mayor 1887–1888 and prominent attorney
• Joe Oeschger (1892–1986), major league baseball pitcher
• Angelo J. Rossi (1878–1948) Mayor of San Francisco 1931–1944
• Lewis Francis Byington (1869-1943) District Attorney and San Francisco Supervisor