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Brookshire, Elijah Voorhees
(1856-1936) —
of Indiana.
Born near Ladoga, Montgomery
County, Ind., August
15, 1856.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1889-95.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., April 14,
1936 (age 79 years, 243
days).
Interment at Harshbarger
Cemetery, Near Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind.
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Brookshire, Homer —
of North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| | Brookshire,
Stan See Stanford R.
Brookshire |
| |
Brookshire, Stanford R. —
also known as Stan Brookshire —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Troutmans, Iredell
County, N.C.
Newspaper
reporter; dealer in industrial belts; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1961-69.
Still living as of 1969.
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Brookshire, Tom —
of Kingsville, Kleberg
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1948,
1956
(alternate).
Still living as of 1956.
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Brookshire, Van (b. 1967) —
of Coldspring, San Jacinto
County, Tex.
Born May 9,
1967.
Republican. Builder;
rancher;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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| |
Brookshire, W. A. —
of Missouri.
Member of Missouri
state senate 26th District, 1923-26.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Broom:
See
William
Hall |
| |
Broom, Jacob (1752-1810) —
of Delaware.
Born in 1752.
Member of Delaware state legislature, 1784-88; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 25,
1810 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Broom, Jacob (1808-1864) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 25,
1808.
Son of James Madison Broom.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1855-57.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1864 (age 56 years, 126
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Broom, James Madison
(1776-1850) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born near Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., 1776.
Son of Jacob Broom (1752-1810).
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1805-07; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1824.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
15, 1850 (age about 73
years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Broomall, Harman Luther (b.
1897) —
also known as Harman L. Broomall —
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
9, 1897.
U.S. Vice Consul in Yokohama, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Broomall, John Martin
(1816-1894) —
also known as John M. Broomall —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware
County, Pa., January
19, 1816.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1851-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1863-69;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1872;
delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1874; county
judge in Pennsylvania, 1874-75.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 3,
1894 (age 78 years, 135
days).
Interment at Media
Cemetery, Media, Pa.
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Broomall, John Martin III (b.
1878) —
also known as John M. Broomall III —
of Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., June 26,
1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1926-29.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Broome, Frank M. —
of Alliance, Box Butte
County, Neb.; Antioch, Sheridan
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1915, 1923.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Broome, James E. —
of Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla.
Son of James Emilius Broome.
Member of Florida
state senate, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Broome, James Emilius
(1808-1883) —
also known as James E. Broome; "The Veto
Governor" —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamburg, Aiken
County, S.C., December
15, 1808.
Son of John Broome and Jeanette (Witherspoon) Broome.
Democrat. Merchant;
planter;
lawyer;
probate judge in Florida, 1843-48; Governor of
Florida, 1853-57; member of Florida
state senate, 1861.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., November
23, 1883 (age 74 years, 343
days).
Original interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, DeLand, Fla.; reinterment in 1897 somewhere
in Quincy, Fla.
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| |
Broome, James J. —
Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1943-45.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Broome, John (1738-1810) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in 1738.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1777; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1800-02; member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1803-04; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1804-10; died in office 1810.
Died in 1810
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Broome, John Dozier (d.
1898) —
also known as John D. Broome —
of DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Son of James Emilius Broome.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; circuit judge
in Florida, 1887-98; died in office 1898.
Died, apparently due to a stroke and
Bright's
disease, in Sewanee, Franklin
County, Tenn., November
4, 1898.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Broome, Milton —
also known as Sam Broome —
of Kansas City, Clay
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Clay County 1st District,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| | Broome, Sam
See Milton Broome |
| |
Broomfield, Archibald (b.
1875) —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Isabella
County, Mich., 1875.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 25th District,
1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Broomfield,
Bill See William S.
Broomfield |
| |
Broomfield, Charles S. —
of Kansas City, Clay
County, Mo.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Clay County 1st District;
elected 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Broomfield, Robert Cameron (b.
1933) —
also known as Robert C. Broomfield —
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 18,
1933.
Son of David Campbell Broomfield and Mabel (Van Deventer) Broomfield.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Arizona, 1971-85; U.S.
District Judge for Arizona, 1985-99; took senior status 1999.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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Broomfield, William S. (b.
1922) —
also known as Bill Broomfield —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April 28,
1922.
Son of Dr. S. C. Broomfield and Fern Broomfield.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1949-54; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73,
19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93).
Methodist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Lions; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Brophy, George B. —
of Madison
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1921.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brophy, Ira N. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984.
Still living as of 1984.
|
| |
Brophy, J. M. —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brophy, James F. —
of Rhine, Dodge
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Brophy, James M. —
of Rhine, Dodge
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1956
(alternate), 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Brophy, John Charles
(1901-1976) —
also known as John C. Brophy —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Eagle, Walworth
County, Wis., October
8, 1901.
Son of John R. Brophy and Sarah (Howard) Brophy.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948, 1950.
Catholic.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
26, 1976 (age 75 years, 79
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
|
| |
Brophy, John M. —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Brophy, Joseph A. —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1932;
mayor
of Elizabeth, N.J., 1935-37; secretary of
state of New Jersey.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brophy, Leo J. —
of Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn.
Warden
of Naugatuck, Connecticut, 1941.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brophy, Marguerite K. —
of West Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Brophy, Michael J. —
of East Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1912,
1916
(alternate), 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brophy, Stephan —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Brophy, Thomas C. —
Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1896, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brophy, W. H. —
of Bisbee, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona
Territory, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brophy, Walter —
of Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brophy, William J. —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1908,
1916
(alternate).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brosius, Cal M. —
of Seward, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Republican. Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brosius, Craig A. —
Republican. Candidate for Florida
state house of representatives 44th District, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
|
| |
Brosius, Enos H. —
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brosius, George K. —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1947-52.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Brosius, Joseph P. —
of Lancaster
County, Pa.
Prohibition candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brosius, Marriott
(1843-1901) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Colerain Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 7,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1889-1901;
defeated, 1882; died in office 1901.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 16,
1901 (age 58 years, 9
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
|
| |
Brosius, W. L. —
of Braxton
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brostuen, Anna
(1895-1985) —
also known as Mrs. John Brostuen —
of Alexander, McKenzie
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ringebu, Norway,
October
8, 1895.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Dakota, 1940.
Female.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., December, 1985
(age 90
years, 0 days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Williston, N.Dak.
|
| | Brostuen,
Johannes Kristensen See John
Kristensen Brostuen |
| | Brostuen, Mrs.
John See Anna Brostuen |
| |
Brostuen, John Kristensen
(1884-1938) —
also known as John K. Brostuen; Johannes Kristensen
Brostuen —
of Alexander, McKenzie
County, N.Dak.
Born near Ringebu, Norway,
August
28, 1884.
Republican. Farmer; rancher; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of North
Dakota state senate; North Dakota
Republican state chair, 1937-38.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in an airplane
crash near Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1938
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Williston, N.Dak.
|
| |
Brothers, Edith —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Brothers, Edward —
of California.
Candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1962.
Still living as of 1962.
|
| |
Brothers, Gladys S. —
of Great Barrington, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brothers, Harry F. —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
America First candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brothers, Lyman R. —
of Suffolk,
Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brothers, Richard —
of Tilton, Belknap
County, N.H.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Brothers, Stacey —
of Auburn, King
County, Wash.
Candidate for mayor of
Auburn, Wash., 2001.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
|
| |
Brotherton, Bill —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Elected Arizona
state house of representatives 20th District 1998; member of Arizona
state senate 14th District; elected 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Brotherton, Edward B. —
of Milford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Milford, 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brotherton, Hugh J. —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Tisch Independent Citizens candidate for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1982.
Still living as of 1982.
|
| |
Brotherton, James R. —
of Jackson
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
|
| | Brotherton,
Lila M. See Lila
Merry |
| |
Brotherton, P. C. H. —
of Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1846.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brotherton, Ralph —
of Arlington, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| | Brotherton,
Suey See W. T.
Brotherton |
| |
Brotherton, W. J. —
of Pennsylvania.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brotherton, W. T.
(1892-1961) —
also known as Suey Brotherton —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Goldtown, Jackson
County, W.Va., September
4, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-40;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in December, 1961
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Brotherton, W.
T., Jr. See William T. Brotherton,
Jr. |
| |
Brotherton, Wilber —
Single Tax candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brotherton, Mrs. Wilbur —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1919.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brotherton, Wilbur V. (b.
1922) —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1922.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1975-88 (64th District 1975-82,
69th District 1983-88).
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Brotherton, William T., Jr. (b.
1926) —
also known as W. T. Brotherton, Jr. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April 17,
1926.
Son of W. T. Brotherton and Kathryn (Slack)
Brotherton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-64;
member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1965-80; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1985-.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Lions; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1987.
|
| |
Brough, Alexander (b.
1863) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
January
25, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1907; member
of New
York state senate 18th District, 1909-10.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Brough, Bernard F.
(1871-1926) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born February
28, 1871.
Republican. Mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1922-25.
Died January
14, 1926 (age 54 years, 320
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
|
| |
Brough, Charles Hillman
(1876-1935) —
also known as Charles H. Brough —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clinton, Hinds
County, Miss., July 9,
1876.
Son of Charles Milton Brough and Flora M. (Thompson) Brough.
Democrat. College
professor; Governor of
Arkansas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen of America; Columbian
Woodmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died, from a heart
attack, December
26, 1935 (age 59 years, 170
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
|
| |
Brough, Frank E. —
of Michigan.
Socialist Workers candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
|
| |
Brough, John (1811-1865) —
of Ohio.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, September
17, 1811.
Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1838-39; Ohio auditor
of state, 1839-45; Governor of
Ohio, 1864-65; died in office 1865.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
29, 1865 (age 53 years, 346
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
|
| |
Brough, John A. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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