ORGANIZATION

"The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, bringing together its 16,000 members for over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy. Founded in 1903, The Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Erin Brockovich in 2001."

Official Website:
http://www.commonwealthclub.org/

Location:
San Francisco, CA

Founding Date:
3-Feb-1903

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
H. Jesse Arnelle	Attorney	30-Dec-1933		Partner, Arnelle & Hastie
Stephen D. Bechtel	Business	24-Sep-1900	14-Mar-1989	Ran Bechtel from 1936-60
Warren A. Bechtel	Business	12-Sep-1872	28-Aug-1933	Founder of Bechtel Corporation
Melvin Belli	Attorney	29-Jul-1907	9-Jul-1996	The King of Torts
Pat Brown	Politician	21-Apr-1905	16-Feb-1996	Governor of California, 1959-67
Ming W. Chin	Judge	31-Aug-1942		Justice, California Supreme Court
Charles B. Johnson	Business	6-Jan-1933		Billionaire, Franklin Resources
Laurence W. Lane, Jr.	Publisher	7-Nov-1919	31-Jul-2010	US Ambassador to Australia, 1986-89
Robert A. McDonald	Business	20-Jun-1953		US Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Toni Rembe	Attorney	c. 1938		Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop, 1971-2004
Glenn Seaborg	Physicist	19-Apr-1912	25-Feb-1999	Co-Discoverer of Plutonium
G. Craig Sullivan	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Clorox, 1992-2003
James N. Sullivan	Business	1937		Vice Chairman of Chevron, 1989-2000

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