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BARBOUR (Soundex B616) — See also BARBER, BARBIER, BARBOA, BARBONE, BARBOSA, BARBOURA, BERBER, BOUR, CLARBOUR, HARBOUR, OTTERBOURG, SHERBOURNE.

  BARBOUR: See also Thomas Barbour Crawford — Barbour Lewis — Loran Ludowick Lewis — Thomas Barbour Paxton — Thomas Barbour Paxton — William Barbour Pedigo
  Barbour, Al — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
  Barbour, Alfred Madison (1829-1866) — also known as Alfred M. Barbour — of Jefferson County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Culpeper County, Va., April 17, 1829. Delegate to Virginia secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died April 4, 1866 (age 36 years, 352 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Barbour, Ann — of Farmington, Oakland County, Mich. Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Barbour, Aubrey — of Newport, Campbell County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936; member of Kentucky state senate 25th District, 1938-39. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, Charles A. — of Bristol, Bristol County, R.I. U.S. Collector of Customs, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, Cromwell W. — of Vigo County, Ind. Whig. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, Dorothy — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Barbour, Edward A., Jr. — Member of Missouri state senate 20th District, 1935-42. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, George H. — of Maple Shade, Burlington County, N.J. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly 7th District, 1976; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1980. Still living as of 1980.
  Barbour, Haley Reeves (b. 1947) — also known as Haley Barbour — of Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss. Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss., October 22, 1947. Son of Jeptha Fowlkes Barbour, Jr. and Grace LeFlore (Johnson) Barbour. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1982; lobbyist; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1993-97; Governor of Mississippi, 2004-; delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2004, 2008 (delegation chair). Presbyterian. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married 1971 to Marsha Dickson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Barbour, Henry — of Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Mississippi, 2008; delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Barbour, Henry Ellsworth (1877-1945) — also known as Henry E. Barbour — of Fresno, Fresno County, Calif. Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., March 8, 1877. Son of William J. Barbour and Mary M. (Houston) Barbour. Republican. U.S. Representative from California 7th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Phi. Died in Fresno, Fresno County, Calif., March 21, 1945 (age 68 years, 13 days). Interment at Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, October 29, 1907, to Mary D. Meux.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Barbour, Henry P. — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, Henry S. — of Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 15th District, 1870. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, James (1775-1842) — of Barboursville, Orange County, Va. Born near Gordonsville, Orange County, Va., June 10, 1775. Son of Col. Thomas Barbour and Mary (Thomas) Barbour. Whig. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1798-1812; Speaker of the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1809; Governor of Virginia, 1812-14; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1815-25; U.S. Secretary of War, 1825-28; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1828-29; delegate to Whig National Convention from Virginia, 1839 (Convention President; speaker). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Barboursville, Orange County, Va., June 7, 1842 (age 66 years, 362 days). Interment at Barboursville Vineyards and Winery, Barboursville, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Thomas Barbour and Mary (Thomas) Barbour; married 1792 to Lucy Johnson; brother of Philip Pendleton Barbour; cousin of John Strode Barbour. See Barbour family of Virginia.
  Barbour County, Ala. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Barbour, James (1828-1895) — of Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Va. Born in Catalpa, Culpeper County, Va., February 26, 1828. Son of John Strode Barbour and Ella A. (Byrne) Barbour. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1860; delegate to Virginia secession convention, 1861; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Jeffersonton, Culpeper County, Va., October 29, 1895 (age 67 years, 245 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Fanny T. Beckham. See Barbour family of Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Barbour, James H. — of Falmouth, Pendleton County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, James J. (b. 1869) — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., December 28, 1869. Son of Rev. Heman H. Barbour and Frances Emma Barbour. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate 6th District, 1917-37; defeated, 1936; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1922. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 1, 1891, to Lillian Clayton.
  Barbour, John B. — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, John Carlyle (b. 1895) — also known as John C. Barbour — of Clifton, Passaic County, N.J. Born in Haledon, Passaic County, N.J., April 18, 1895. Son of William J. Barbour and Anna Barbour. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1929-32; member of New Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1933-36. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Shriners; Junior Order; Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, John L. — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, John N. — of Hays, Ellis County, Kan. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1984. Still living as of 1984.
  Barbour, John Strode (1790-1855) — of Culpeper, Culpeper County, Va. Born in Culpeper County, Va., August 7, 1790. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1813-16, 1820-23, 1833-34; U.S. Representative from Virginia 15th District, 1823-25, 1827-33; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1852. Died in Culpeper County, Va., January 12, 1855 (age 64 years, 158 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Culpeper County, Va.
  Relatives: Cousin of James Barbour (1775-1842) and Philip Pendleton Barbour; father of John Strode Barbour, Jr. and James Barbour (1828-1895). See Barbour family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Barbour, John Strode, Jr. (1820-1892) — also known as John S. Barbour, Jr. — of Virginia. Born in Culpeper County, Va., December 29, 1820. Son of John Strode Barbour and Eliza A. (Byrne) Barbour. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1847-51; president, Orange & Alexandria Railroad, 1852; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1881-87; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1884-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1888; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1889-92; died in office 1892. Died in Washington, D.C., May 14, 1892 (age 71 years, 137 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
  Relatives: Married 1865 to Susan Daingerfield. See Barbour family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Barbour, Joseph L. — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1897-98. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, Levi Lewis (1840-1925) — also known as Levi L. Barbour — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Monroe, Monroe County, Mich., August 14, 1840. Member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1892-98, 1902-08; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1907-08. Died in 1925 (age about 84 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Barbour, Lionel R. — of Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, Livingston — of New Jersey. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, Lois Ray — of Monroe County, N.Y. Law Preservation candidate for New York state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1932. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, Lucien (1811-1880) — of Indiana. Born in Canton, Hartford County, Conn., March 4, 1811. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1848-50; U.S. Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1855-57. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., July 19, 1880 (age 69 years, 137 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Barbour, Lucien — of Winfield, Cowley County, Kan. Mayor of Winfield, Kan., 1982, 1985. Still living as of 1985.
  Barbour, Marsha Dickson (born c.1949) — also known as Marsha Barbour; Marsha Dickson — of Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss. Born about 1949. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Married 1971 to Haley Reeves Barbour.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Barbour, Maurice — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
  Barbour, Maurice A. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 10th District, 1962. Still living as of 1962.
  Barbour, O. A. — of Benson, Johnston County, N.C. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate 14th District, 1911-13. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, Patt — of Kingman, Mohave County, Ariz. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Barbour, Perley E. — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, Philip Pendleton (1783-1841) — of Lucketsville (unknown county), Va. Born near Gordonsville, Orange County, Va., May 25, 1783. Son of Col. Thomas Barbour and Mary (Thomas) Barbour. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1812-14; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1814-25, 1827-30 (10th District 1814-15, 11th District 1815-25, 1827-30); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1821-23; state court judge in Virginia, 1825-27; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1830-36; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-41; died in office 1841. Episcopalian. Died in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1841 (age 57 years, 276 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Thomas Barbour and Mary (Thomas) Barbour; brother of James Barbour; married 1804 to Frances Johnson; cousin of John Strode Barbour. See Barbour family of Virginia.
  Barbour County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Barbour, Robert E. (b. 1927) — of Tennessee. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 23, 1927. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Suriname, 1984-87. Still living as of 1991.
  Barbour, Rosemary Ramirez — of Jackson, Hinds County, Miss. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Barbour, W. M. — of Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Neb. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1919-29. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, W. Warren See William Warren Barbour
  Barbour, Walworth (1908-1982) — of Lexington, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., June 4, 1908. Son of Samuel Lewis Barbour and Clara (Hammond) Barbour. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Naples, 1932; Athens, 1933-36; Baghdad, 1936-39; Sofia, 1939-41; Cairo, 1942-44; U.S. Consul in Athens, 1944-45; U.S. Ambassador to Israel, 1961-73. Died, in a hospital at Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., July 25, 1982 (age 74 years, 51 days). Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, Warren See William Warren Barbour
  Barbour, William — of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1900, 1904. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, William — of Fair Haven, Monmouth County, N.J. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, William H. (1914-1999) — of Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss. Born June 26, 1914. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1940, 1948 (alternate). Died January 1, 1999 (age 84 years, 189 days). Interment somewhere in Yazoo City, Miss.
  Relatives: Father of William H. Barbour, Jr..
  Barbour, William H., Jr. (b. 1941) — of Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss. Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss., February 4, 1941. Son of William H. Barbour. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1983-. Still living as of 2000.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Barbour, William J. — of Passaic County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1914-15. Burial location unknown.
  Barbour, William Warren (1888-1943) — also known as W. Warren Barbour; "The Champ" — of Rumson, Monmouth County, N.J.; Locust, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Monmouth Beach, Monmouth County, N.J., July 31, 1888. Son of William J. Barbour and Adelaide (Sprague) Barbour. Republican. Manufacturer; business executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1931-37, 1938-43; appointed 1931; defeated, 1936; died in office 1943. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Moose; Society of Colonial Wars. Amateur heavyweight boxing champion of the U.S. and Canada in 1910-11. Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Washington, D.C., November 22, 1943 (age 55 years, 114 days). Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
  Relatives: Married, December 1, 1921, to Elysabeth C. Carrere.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page



 

 


 
   
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