| |  BLACKBURN:
See also
John
Baylis —
Alexander
Blackburn Bradford —
Blackburn
Barrett Dovener —
Jennifer
Blackburn Dunn —
Wade
H. Ellis —
Eugene
Blackburn Gary —
Augustine
Blackburn Hardin —
E.
Blackburn Moore —
Francis
Blackburn Posey —
Jonathan
E. Taylor |
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Blackburn, Angela —
of Huber Heights, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| | Blackburn, Ben
B. See Benjamin Bentley
Blackburn |
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Blackburn, Benjamin Bentley (b.
1927) —
also known as Benjamin B. Blackburn; Ben B.
Blackburn —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., February
14, 1927.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1967-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 1998.
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Blackburn, Brenda —
Reform candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 2002.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
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Blackburn, Cash —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, Charles Franklin (b.
1925) —
also known as Charles F. Blackburn —
of Henderson, Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Cleveland, Bradley
County, Tenn., April 30,
1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Sigma.
Still living as of 1959.
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Blackburn, Charles Milton
(1912-1982) —
also known as Charles Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., May 31,
1912.
Son of Smith Alford Blackburn and Laura (Browning) Blackburn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Woodford County Democratic Party, 1952-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in August, 1982
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Interment at Coral Ridge Cemetery, Cape Coral, Fla.
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Blackburn, D. R. N. —
of Oregon.
Republican. Oregon
state attorney general, 1899-1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, DeVon —
of Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.
Mayor
of Huntington, Ind., 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| | Blackburn, E.
Spencer See Edmond Spencer
Blackburn |
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Blackburn, Edmond Spencer
(1868-1912) —
also known as E. Spencer Blackburn —
of Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C.
Born near Boone, Watauga
County, N.C., September
22, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1896-97; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1901-03,
1905-07; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1904.
Died in Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn., March 10,
1912 (age 43 years, 170
days).
Interment at Old
Hopewell Cemetery, Boone, N.C.
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Blackburn, F. G. —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Jacksonville, Ill., 1935-38.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, Francis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, G. R. —
of Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, J. E. —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County; elected
1954.
Still living as of 1954.
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Blackburn, James L. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1980-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Blackburn, James M. —
of Florida.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 20th District, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
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Blackburn, James W. —
of Kentucky.
Secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1880-83.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, John —
of Fordsville, Ohio
County, Ky.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Kentucky
state house of representatives 17th District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Blackburn, John C. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1861-62.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, John C. —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, John W. —
Republican. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, John W. —
Justice
of Utah territorial supreme court, 1889-93.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, John W. —
of Malta Bend, Saline
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, Joseph Clay Stiles
(1838-1918) —
also known as Joseph C. S. Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born near Spring Station, Woodford
County, Ky., October
1, 1838.
Son of Edward M. Blackburn and Lavinia S. (Bell) Blackburn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1875-85; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1885-97, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1896,
1900,
1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
12, 1918 (age 79 years, 346
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Blackburn, Joseph Ellis
(1860-1928) —
also known as Joseph E. Blackburn —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in a log
cabin in Farmington, Belmont
County, Ohio, June 30,
1860.
Republican. Glass mold
maker; organizer, president,
and secretary,
mold-maker's union; druggist;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1895; Ohio dairy
and food commissioner, 1897-1901.
Died in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, 1928
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Masonic Home Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
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Blackburn, Leslie F. —
of Everett, Bedford
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924
(alternate), 1964.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, Luke Pryor
(1816-1887) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., June 16,
1816.
Son of Edward M. Blackburn and Lavinia S. (Bell) Blackburn.
Physician;
member of Kentucky state legislature, 1843; Governor of
Kentucky, 1879-83.
Baptist.
In 1865, he was tried and
acquitted in a Toronto court for violating Canadian neutrality, in
connection with a Confederate
scheme to spread yellow fever in Northern cities.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., September
14, 1887 (age 71 years, 90
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Blackburn, Marsha (b.
1952) —
of Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Laurel, Jones
County, Miss., June 6,
1952.
Republican. Member of Tennessee
state senate, 1998-2002; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 2003-; defeated,
1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Blackburn, Michael P. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 42nd District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Blackburn, Mike —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Blackburn, Robert —
of Longview, Cowlitz
County, Wash.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Washington, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Blackburn, Robert E. Lee
(1870-1935) —
also known as Robert Blackburn —
of Stanton, Powell
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Furnace, Estill
County, Ky., April 9,
1870.
Son of James B. Blackburn and Sarah (Hardwick) Blackburn.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant;
insurance
business; stockbroker;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1904-05; Powell
County Clerk, 1906-10; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1929-31; defeated,
1930 (7th District), 1932 (at-large).
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Junior
Order; United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., September
20, 1935 (age 65 years, 164
days).
Interment at Stanton
Cemetery, Stanton, Ky.
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Blackburn, S. A. —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 46th District, 1930-33.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, S. D. —
of Warren
County, Ky.
Delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, Sharon Lovelace (b.
1950) —
of Alabama.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 7,
1950.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1991-.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
|
| | Blackburn,
Spencer See Edmond Spencer
Blackburn |
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Blackburn, Walter A.
(1874-1949) —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Fredonia, Caldwell
County, Ky., October
1, 1874.
Son of Rev. Elisha Bell Blackburn and Mary Jane (McGough) Blackburn.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in Kentucky, 1906-10; president, People's National Bank,
Paducah, 1926-31; candidate in primary for mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936.
Baptist.
Died, in Illinois Central Hospital,
Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., October
30, 1949 (age 75 years, 29
days).
Interment at Maplelawn
Park Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married 1898
to Cora C. Hurley. |
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Blackburn, William —
of Santa
Cruz County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 3rd District, 1856-57.
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Calif.
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Blackburn, William C. —
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blackburn, William Jasper
(1820-1899) —
of Minden, Webster
Parish, La.; Homer, Claiborne
Parish, La.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Randolph
County, Ark., July 24,
1820.
Republican. Delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1867; county judge in
Louisiana; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1868-69; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1874-78.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
10, 1899 (age 79 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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