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Acheson, Alexander W.
(1842-1934) —
also known as Sandie Acheson —
of Denison, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., October
12, 1842.
Son of Alexander Wilson Acheson and Jane (Wishart) Acheson.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1916; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died September
7, 1934 (age 91 years, 330
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Denison, Tex.
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Acheson, Charles L. V. —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Acheson, David Campion (b.
1921) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
4, 1921.
Son of Dean Gooderham Acheson and Alice
(Stanley) Acheson (1895-1996).
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1961-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1996.
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Acheson, Dean Gooderham
(1893-1971) —
also known as Dean Acheson —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., April 11,
1893.
Son of Edward Campion Acheson (1858-1934; Episcopal bishop of
Connecticut) and Eleanor Gertrude (Gooderham) Acheson (1870-1958).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
private secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis
D. Brandeis, 1919-21; undersecretary of treasury, 1933; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1949-53.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1964; received a Pulitzer
Prize in History, 1970, for his book Present At The Creation:
My Years In The State Department.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, over his desk in his study,
Sandy Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., October
12, 1971 (age 78 years, 184
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Acheson, Ernest Francis
(1855-1917) —
also known as Ernest F. Acheson —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., September
19, 1855.
Son of Judge Alexander Wilson Acheson and Jane (Wishart) Acheson.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884,
1896;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1895-1909;
defeated, 1908.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., May 16,
1917 (age 61 years, 239
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Acheson, James M. —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Acheson, Marcus Wilson
(1828-1906) —
also known as Marcus W. Acheson —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., June 7,
1828.
Son of David Acheson (1769-1851) and Mary Cunningham (Wilson) Acheson
(1787-1872).
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1880-91;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1891-1906; died in
office 1906.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 21,
1906 (age 78 years, 14
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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| | Acheson,
Sandie See Alexander W.
Acheson |
| | ACKER:
See also
David
Emmert Brumbaugh —
Donald
Macnaughtan, Jr. —
Edmund
Rice —
Harold
William Worzel |
| |
Acker, A. Lincoln (b.
1865) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
25, 1865.
Son of Rev. James D. Acker and Emeline (Kinsley) Acker.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908;
Philadelphia Director of Public Works, 1905-06; purchasing agent,
1920-22; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1922-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Acker, A. Richard III —
of Texas.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| | Acker, Adelbert
Leigh See Bert Leigh
Acker |
| |
Acker, Alexandra —
of New York.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
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Acker, Bert Leigh
(1882-1960) —
also known as Bert L. Acker; Adelbert Leigh
Acker —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
21, 1882.
Son of Oscar J. Acker and Sarah E. Acker.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Florida, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1940, 1942; candidate
for Governor of
Florida, 1944, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Actor
in two silent
movies, 1919-20.
Died in 1960
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Acker, Bruce R. —
of California.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 25th District, 1996, 1998, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Acker, Caryn —
of Huntington Woods, Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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| |
Acker, Ephraim Leister
(1827-1903) —
also known as Ephraim Acker —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Marlboro Township, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
11, 1827.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1871-73; defeated,
1872.
Died in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 12,
1903 (age 76 years, 121
days).
Interment at Norris
City Cemetery, Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa.
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Acker, Fred A. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Acker, Fred D. —
of Allegany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Allegany County, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Acker, Gerald —
of Huntington Woods, Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Acker, Henry —
of Jackson
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County, 1839-40; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1840.
Burial
location unknown.
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Acker, Henry —
of Ramsey
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1859-61 (2nd District 1859-60,
1st District 1861).
Burial
location unknown.
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Acker, John —
of Edom, Rockingham
County, Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Acker,
Lincoln See A. Lincoln
Acker |
| |
Acker, Margaret M. —
of West Norriton Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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| |
Acker, Marjorie P. —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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Acker, Milo M. (b. 1853) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hartsville, Steuben
County, N.Y., October
3, 1853.
Son of Hugh J. Acker and Huldah (Call) Acker.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, First National Bank of
Hornell; vice-president, Urbana Wine Co.;
member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1888-91; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 27th District, 1894;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Acker, Neal —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| | Acker, Richard
III See A. Richard Acker
III |
| |
Acker, Robert Harold (b.
1928) —
of Weidman, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Morenci, Lenawee
County, Mich., February
13, 1928.
Son of Harold E. Acker and Hazel C. (Miller) Acker.
Republican. Insurance
agent; chair of
Isabella County Republican Party, 1972-75; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Powell. |
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Acker, Ural Stebbins
(1879-1950) —
also known as Ural S. Acker —
of Cooper Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., May 28,
1879.
Son of Benjamin Acker and Marie (Thornton) Acker.
Republican. Papermaker;
deputy
sheriff; Kalamazoo
County Treasurer, 1919-22; Kalamazoo
County Clerk, 1925-28; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1939-50; died in office 1950.
Died June 18,
1950 (age 71 years, 21
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Acker, Virgil D. —
of Galeton, Potter
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Acker, Walter, Sr. (born
c.1845) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Mississippi, about 1845.
Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1883, 1925-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Acker, William —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Socialist. Member of Illinois Socialist State Central Committee,
1919.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Acker, William C. —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Republican. Chair of
Steuben County Republican Party, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Acker, William H. (b.
1851) —
of Richmond, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Portage, Livingston
County, N.Y., 1851.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District,
1907-08; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Acker, William Marsh, Jr. (b.
1927) —
also known as William M. Acker, Jr. —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., October
25, 1927.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1972;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1982-96;
took senior status 1996.
Still living as of 2001.
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Acker, Willis E. —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Social Democratic candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 5th District, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | ACKERMAN:
See also
William
Henri Adams —
Earl
D. Bloom —
Robert
Lewis Buell —
Ackerman
Carroll —
Abram
Bennett Macardell —
John
S. Rilling —
Melvin
A. Zurn —
Everett
F. Zurn |
| | Ackerman,
Ajax See Gerald Steven
Ackerman |
| |
Ackerman, Al —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
United candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ackerman, Annie
(1914-1989) —
also known as "The Condo Queen" —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in 1914.
Democrat.
Female.
Jewish.
Political leader among retirees from the North who live in
condominiums in southeast Florida; inducted 1986 into the Florida
Women's Hall of Fame.
Died in 1989
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ackerman, B. Donald —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980,
1984,
1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Ackerman, Bernard B. —
of Belmont, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1929-39.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ackerman, Clinton D. —
of Passaic
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ackerman, D. L. —
of Fremont, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944,
1952
(alternate).
Still living as of 1952.
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Ackerman, Debra L. —
of Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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| |
Ackerman, Delbert R.
(1910-1968) —
of Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, May 27,
1910.
Son of Edwin Oliver Ackerman and Gertrude (Carpenter) Ackerman.
Partner, Ackerman-Brizes Tire
Service; mayor
of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 1966-67.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Kiwanis.
Died in November, 1968
(age 58
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ackerman, Dick (born
c.1943) —
of Irvine, Orange
County, Calif.
Born about 1943.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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| |
Ackerman, Donald —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for mayor of
Ionia, Mich., 1949.
Still living as of 1949.
|
| | Ackerman,
Donald See B. Donald
Ackerman |
| |
Ackerman, Ernest Robinson
(1863-1931) —
also known as Ernest R. Ackerman —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1863.
Son of James Harvey Ackerman.
Republican. President, Lawrence Portland
Cement Company; banker;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1896;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Union County, 1906-11; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1908,
1916;
member of New Jersey
state board of education, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1919-31; died in
office 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union
League.
He was elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of
Fame in 2000.
Died, of heart
disease, in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., October
18, 1931 (age 68 years, 123
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Plainfield, N.J.
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Ackerman, Gary Leonard (b.
1942) —
also known as Gary L. Ackerman —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica Estates, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
19, 1942.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New York
state senate 12th District, 1979-83; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (7th District 1983-93,
5th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ackerman, Gerald Steven (b.
1956) —
also known as Gerald Ackerman; Ajax
Ackerman —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born August 5,
1956.
Mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1997-99; resigned 1999.
Arraigned
in April 1999 on 14 counts of criminal
sexual conduct involving children; tried in
October 1999 and convicted
only of the indecent
exposure charges, with the jury unable to agree on the others; sentenced
to one year imprisonment;
retried
in May 2000 and convicted
on 10 felony counts of criminal
sexual conduct; sentenced
to 18 to 38 years imprisonment.
Still living as of 2007.
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| |
Ackerman, Glen —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Ackerman, Harold Arnold (b.
1928) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
15, 1928.
Lawyer;
district judge in New Jersey, 1965-70; county judge in New Jersey,
1970-73; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1973-79; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1979-94; took senior status 1994.
Still living as of 2000.
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| |
Ackerman, Harry —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Arizona
state senate, 1957-58.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ackerman, Henry (b. 1875) —
of Herreid, Campbell
County, S.Dak.
Born September
30, 1875.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 41st District, 1923-26.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Ackerman, Henry A. —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Ackerman, Irving —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Ackerman, J. H. —
of Oregon.
Republican. Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1899-1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Ackerman, James Nils
(1912-1994) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Pleasant Dale, Seward
County, Neb., March 16,
1912.
Son of Albert Ferdinand Ackerman and Irma Marie (Berlet) Ackerman.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and general counsel, Bankers Life
Insurance Company; counsel, Nebraska Insurance
Federation; chair of
Lancaster County Republican Party, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died July 14,
1994 (age 82 years, 120
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ackerman, James Waldo
(1926-1984) —
of Illinois.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., January
1, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1971-76; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1976-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 1979-84;
died in office 1984.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
23, 1984 (age 58 years, 327
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Ackerman, Johann S. —
of Illinois.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Ackerman, John, Jr. —
of Bergen
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1848-49.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Ackerman, John L. —
of Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Burgess
of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1933-37.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Ackerman, John M. (born
c.1858) —
of Navasota, Grimes
County, Tex.
Born in New York, about 1858.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1901, 1929.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Ackerman, Joseph —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1923, 1924, 1927.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Ackerman, Joseph N. (b.
1889) —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Austria-Hungary,
April
8, 1889.
Son of David Ackerman and Sally (Sickerman) Ackerman.
Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1927-32; elected (Wet) delegate to
Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not serve.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Ackerman, Karen —
of New York.
Democrat. Member, Rules Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| | Ackerman,
Lee See Leonard Ackerman
II |
| |
Ackerman, Leonard II (b.
1921) —
also known as Lee Ackerman —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
29, 1921.
Son of Melville Ackerman and Ruth (Corday) Ackerman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; airplane
pilot; newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; real estate
investor; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1951-52.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Ackerman, Luther H. —
of Pennsylvania.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
|
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Ackerman, Ralph Henry
(1892-1957) —
also known as Ralph H. Ackerman —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in West Hoboken (now part of Union City), Hudson
County, N.J., July 23,
1892.
Son of Alva Scott Ackerman and Grace (Knox) Ackerman.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1948-52.
Died, in Colleton County Hospital,
Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., January
12, 1957 (age 64 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Ackerman, Richard C. —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.
Republican. Mayor
of Fullerton, Calif., 1982-83, 1986-88.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Ackerman, Rita G. —
of Jamaica Estates, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
|
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Ackerman, Sam (b. 1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
23, 1934.
Son of Joseph Ackerman and Regina (Marmorstein) Ackerman.
Democrat. Personnel director, Continental Coffee;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1970
to Martha Sue Gordon. |
|
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Ackerman, Walter —
of Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1924
(alternate), 1936.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ackerman, Walter Douglas, Jr.
(1913-1967) —
also known as Walter D. Ackerman, Jr. —
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, March 17,
1913.
Son of Walter Douglas Ackerman and Lucy (Woods) Ackerman.
Lawyer;
Hawaii
territory attorney general, 1947-52.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died December
1, 1967 (age 54 years, 259
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Ackerman, Walter H. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 20th District, 1879.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Ackerman, Walter H. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
|
| |
Ackerson, Cecil S. —
of Keyport, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Democrat. Chair of
Monmouth County Democratic Party, 1945.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ackerson, Charles W. —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1912,
1916
(alternate).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ackerson, Donald R. (b.
1921) —
of Tappan, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
8, 1921.
Son of William Garfield Ackerson and Ada (Patmos) Ackerson.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of New York
state senate 38th District, 1973-74.
Member, Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Married 1945
to Eleanor Mae Hayes. |
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Ackerson, Edward —
of Sussex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ackerson, Garret G., Jr.
(1904-1992) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.; Lexington, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., May 13,
1904.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Cape Town, 1928-29; U.S. Consul in Havana, 1943.
Died, from kidney
failure and Parkinson's
disease, in Lexington, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
15, 1992 (age 88 years, 125
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Rhodita Ellen Edwards and Suzanne Addor. |
|
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Ackerson, Garrett, Jr. —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1876.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ackerson, Henry Elijah, Jr.
(1880-1970) —
also known as Henry E. Ackerson, Jr. —
of Keyport, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Holmdel, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
15, 1880.
Democrat. Bank clerk;
lawyer;
bank
director; member of New Jersey
state senate from Monmouth County, 1915-19; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1924-47; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1948-52.
Member, American Bar
Association; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, in the Arnold Walter Nursing
Home, Holmdel, Monmouth
County, N.J., December
9, 1970 (age 90 years, 55
days).
Interment at Holmdel
Cemetery, Holmdel, N.J.
|
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Ackerson, Jon W. —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 30th District, 1976-77; member of
Kentucky
state senate 34th District, 1978-83.
Still living as of 1983.
|
| | ACKLEY:
See also
Ralph
W. Muncy |
| |
Ackley, Albert J. —
of Chinchilla, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Ackley, Chester —
of Washington, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Washington, 1829.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Ackley, Donald C. —
of Hancock
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Ackley, Edward F. —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1913-15.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Ackley, Francis (b. 1826) —
of Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1826.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 3rd District,
1873-74.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Ackley, G. F. —
of Dakota
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 7th District, 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Ackley,
Gardner See Hugh Gardner
Ackley |
| | Ackley, H.
Gardner See Hugh Gardner
Ackley |
| |
Ackley, Henry —
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Ackley, Henry M. —
of Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1882-83.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Ackley, Hugh Gardner
(1915-1998) —
also known as H. Gardner Ackley —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 30,
1915.
Son of Hugh M. Ackley and Margaret (McKenzie) Ackley.
University
professor; economist;
chair, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, 1964-68; U.S. Ambassador to
Italy, 1968-69.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi; Trilateral
Commission; American
Economic Association; American
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods nursing
home, Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
12, 1998 (age 82 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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Ackley, John A.
(1854-1933) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Absecon, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 14,
1854.
Democrat. Auctioneer;
real
estate appraiser; justice of the peace; member of New Jersey
state senate from Cumberland County, 1914-16.
Died in 1933
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Siloam Cemetery, Vineland, N.J.
|
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Ackley, Jonathan M. —
of Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 1st District, 1862.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Ackley, Mrs. Levi —
of Ada, Pontotoc
County, Okla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| | Ackley, Pat
See Patricia A. Ackley |
| |
Ackley, Patricia A. —
also known as Pat Ackley —
of Sunriver, Deschutes
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Ackley, William M. —
of Alco (unknown
county), Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Acuff, Coram (1846-1931) —
of Maynardville, Union
County, Tenn.
Born in Tennessee, August
23, 1846.
Member of Tennessee
state senate.
Died in Maynardville, Union
County, Tenn., January
30, 1931 (age 84 years, 160
days).
Interment at Carr
Cemetery, Union County, Tenn.
|
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Acuff, Guy D. —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Acuff, Judd
See Juddson Thomas Acuff |
| |
Acuff, Juddson Thomas
(1888-1972) —
also known as Judd Acuff —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Grainger
County, Tenn., January
22, 1888.
Son of Fannie M. (Kidwell) Acuff (1848-1931) and James Thomas Acuff
(1856-1915).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1932.
Died in October, 1972
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Interment at Lynnhurst
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Acuff, Roy Claxton
(1903-1992) —
also known as Roy Acuff; "The King of Country
Music" —
of Tennessee.
Born in Maynardville, Union
County, Tenn., September
15, 1903.
Son of Simon E. Neill Acuff and Ida (Carr) Acuff.
Republican. Country
musician; co-founder of Acuff-Rose Publication Company, the first
country music publishing
house; appeared in seven Hollywood movies
in the 1940s; owner and operator of Dunbar Cave Hotel
near Nashville; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1948.
Elected to Country Music Hall of
Fame, 1962.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., November
23, 1992 (age 89 years, 69
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Acuff, Vicki —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Candidate for mayor
of Roseville, Mich., 1993.
Female.
Still living as of 1993.
|
| | ADAIR:
See also
William
Breckinridge Ardery —
Evan
Adair Calfee —
James
R. Fleming —
Noah
E. Floyd —
Adair
Gossett —
William
Adair Gossett —
Arthur
Adair Hartman —
Frank
Joseph Hogan —
Adair
Margo —
Adair
O'Reilly —
Adair
Wilson |
| |
Adair, Carl M. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Republican. Candidate in primary for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1999.
Still living as of 1999.
|
| | Adair,
Carlton See J. Carlton
Adair |
| |
Adair, Charles R.
(1868-1949) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Logan
County, Ill., March 11,
1868.
Son of James Madison Adair (1848-1934) and Sarah Jane (Barr) Adair
(1851-1937).
Democrat. Lawyer;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1922, 1932 (primary),
1936 (primary), 1938 (primary), 1940; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1944.
Methodist.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 18,
1949 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adair, Charles Wallace, Jr.
(1914-2006) —
also known as Charles W. Adair, Jr. —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.; Florida.
Born in Xenia, Greene
County, Ohio, January
26, 1914.
Son of Charles Wallace Adair and Sarah Torrence (Goulard) Adair.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Nogales, 1940-41; Mexico City, 1941; Bombay, 1942-46; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, 1965-69; Uruguay, 1969-72.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Falls
Church, Va., January
22, 2006 (age 91 years, 361
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Adair, E.
Ross See Edwin Ross
Adair |
| |
Adair, Edwin Ross
(1907-1983) —
also known as E. Ross Adair —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., December
14, 1907.
Son of Edwin L. Adair and Alice (Prickett) Adair.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1951-71; defeated,
1970; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1971-74.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Amvets; Delta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 5,
1983 (age 75 years, 142
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Wayne, Ind.
|
| |
Adair, George F. —
of Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Progressive candidate for mayor
of Lynbrook, N.Y., 1929.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Adair, Hugh —
of Montana.
Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1937-41.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Adair, J. Carlton —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,
1960
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Adair, J. H. —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Adair, J.
Leroy See Jackson Leroy
Adair |
| |
Adair, Jackson Leroy
(1887-1956) —
also known as J. Leroy Adair; Jefferson Leroy
Adair —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Clayton, Adams
County, Ill., February
23, 1887.
Son of Henry L. Adair and Sarah Emily (Pevehouse) Adair.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1916-20, 1924-28; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1937-56;
died in office 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., January
19, 1956 (age 68 years, 330
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Clayton, Ill.
|
| | Adair,
Jefferson Leroy See Jackson Leroy
Adair |
| |
Adair, John (1757-1840) —
of Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky.
Born in Chester District (now Chester
County), S.C., January
9, 1757.
Son of Baron William Adair.
Democrat. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1793-95, 1798, 1800-03, 1817; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1802-03; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1805-06; general in the U.S. Army during
the War of 1812; Governor of
Kentucky, 1820-24; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1831-33.
Died in Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky., May 19,
1840 (age 83 years, 131
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1872 at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
|
| |
Adair, John —
of Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1854.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Adair, John Alfred McDowell
(1864-1938) —
also known as John A. M. Adair —
of Portland, Jay
County, Ind.
Born near Portland, Jay
County, Ind., December
22, 1864.
Son of James G. Adair and Sarah A. (Hutson) Adair.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
manufacturer;
Jay
County Clerk, 1891-95; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1907-17; defeated,
1924; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1916.
Methodist.
Died in Portland, Jay
County, Ind., October
5, 1938 (age 73 years, 287
days).
Interment at Green
Park Cemetery, Portland, Ind.
|
| |
Adair, John S. —
of Hawesville, Hancock
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Adair, Larry —
of Stilwell, Adair
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | Adair,
Leroy See Jackson Leroy
Adair |
| |
Adair, R. H. —
of Wood
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1895-96.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Adair, Ross
See Edwin Ross Adair |
| |
Adair, William
(1815-1895) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born near Glasgow, Scotland,
1815.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1861-66, 1869-70, 1875-78.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 19,
1895 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Adair, William —
of Nebraska.
Member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1873-82.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Adair, William —
of Carroll
County, Ohio.
Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Carroll County, 1873.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | ADAM:
See also
William
Perrin Walker |
| |
Adam, Mrs. Bidwell —
of Pass Christian, Harrison
County, Miss.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Adam, Bidwell —
of Pass Christian, Harrison
County, Miss.; Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1948
(alternate), 1960;
Mississippi
Democratic state chair, 1958.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| | Adam,
Black: See
Adam
Mattice |
| |
Adam, G. Gordon —
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1869-70.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Adam,
Gordon See G. Gordon
Adam |
| |
Adam, Hector C., Jr. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Son of Hector C. Adam and Caroline (Meyer) Adam.
U.S. Vice Consul in Managua, 1935; Ciudad Juarez, 1936; Montevideo, 1936-41; Hamilton, 1941; Havana, 1944; La Paz, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Adam, Iris —
of California.
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 47th District, 1996; Natural Law
candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Female.
Still living as of 2003.
|
| |
Adam, James Noble
(1842-1912) —
also known as James N. Adam —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Peebles, Scotland,
March
1, 1842.
Son of Thomas Adam and Isabella (Borthwick) Adam.
Democrat. Dry goods
merchant; mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1906-09.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
9, 1912 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Adam, Jane E. —
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 47th District, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Adam, John J. (1807-1888) —
of Clinton, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Paisley, Scotland,
October
30, 1807.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1835;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1837-40; resigned 1840; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives, 1839, 1847, 1871-72 (Lenawee
County 1839, 1847, Lenawee County 2nd District 1871-72); member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1840-41; Michigan
state treasurer, 1842-45; Michigan
state auditor general, 1845-46, 1848-50.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 4,
1888 (age 80 years, 248
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Adam, Karl —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Republican. South Dakota
Republican state chair, 2008; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Adam, Nathaniel E. —
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 43rd District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Adam, Prudence —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Adam, Robert R. —
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Berks County 3rd District;
elected 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
|
| |
Adam, Samuel F. —
of Canaan, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Canaan, 1825, 1827-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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