Herschel L. Carnahan

Herschel L. Carnahan
30th Lieutenant Governor of California
In office
December 4, 1928 – January 6, 1931
Governor C. C. Young
Preceded by Buron Fitts
Succeeded by Frank Merriam
Personal details
Born (1879-08-31)August 31, 1879
Aledo, Illinois, U.S.
Died March 31, 1941(1941-03-31) (aged 61)
Los Angeles, U.S.
Resting place Evergreen Cemetery (Riverside, California)
33°58′48″N 117°23′13″W / 33.9799°N 117.3869°W / 33.9799; -117.3869
Political party Republican
Alma mater Monmouth College

Herschel L. Carnahan (August 31, 1879 – March 31, 1941)[1][2] was the 30th Lieutenant Governor of California, 1928–1931, serving under Governor C. C. Young. He was a Republican. Following a suicide attempt at his office, he died at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital in Los Angeles. He was interred at the mausoleum at Evergreen Cemetery in Riverside, California.

References

  1. ↑ "Carnahan Kills Himself". Los Angeles Times. April 1, 1941.
  2. ↑ "Regents of the University of California Biographies (C)". University of California History: Digital Archives. University of California at Berkeley. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  • Holmes, Elmer Wallace (1912). History of Riverside County, California. Riverside County: Historic Record Company. pp. 588–589. OCLC 7951260.
  • This article incorporates facts obtained from: Lawrence Kestenbaum, The Political Graveyard
Political offices
Preceded by
Buron Fitts		 Lieutenant Governor of California
1928—1931		 Succeeded by
Frank Merriam
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