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Compton to Comrie

	COMPTON: See also Reinhold Niebuhr — Compton C. Pakenham — James John Joseph Walker — Compton Ignatius White — Compton Ignatius White, Jr.
	Compton, Anna L. — of Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Compton, B. A. — of Iowa. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1950, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
	Compton, Barnes (1830-1898) — of Laurel, Prince George's County, Md. Born in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md., November 16, 1830. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1860-61; member of Maryland state senate, 1867-72; Maryland state treasurer, 1874-85; U.S. Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1885-90, 1891-94. Episcopalian. Died in Laurel, Prince George's County, Md., December 2, 1898 (age 68 years, 16 days). Interment at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.   Relatives: Great-grandson of Philip Key. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Compton, Benson B. — of Iowa. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
	Compton, Boyd M. — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Compton, C. H. Ranulf (1878-1974) — also known as Ranulf Compton — of Madison, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Poe, Allen County, Ind., September 16, 1878. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1943-45; defeated, 1940, 1944. Died in Madison, New Haven County, Conn., January 26, 1974 (age 95 years, 132 days). Interment at West Cemetery, Madison, Conn.   Relatives: Married to Florence Jane Mabee (1885-1983).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Compton, C. M., Jr. — of Portales, Roosevelt County, N.M. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Compton, Donna — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1986. Female. Still living as of 1986.
	Compton, George (b. 1869) — of Hillside, Union County, N.J. Born in Scotland, July 1, 1869. Republican. General contractor; lumber dealer; real estate developer; bank director; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1923-29. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
	Compton, George E. — of Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1924. Burial location unknown.
	Compton, Harry C. — of Taylor County, W.Va. Republican. Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Compton, Henry — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Democrat. Supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1836-38, 1857-58; village president of Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1837-38; member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1843-44; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1845. Burial location unknown.
	Compton, Hugh — of Vermillion, Clay County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Member Dakota territorial council, 1863-65. Burial location unknown.
	Compton, J. C. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1884. Burial location unknown.
	Compton, J. C. — of Clovis, Curry County, N.M. Democrat. Chief justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
	Compton, John Brooks (1835-1898) — also known as John B. Compton — Born in Mead Township, Crawford County, Pa., November 17, 1835. Republican. School teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Crawford County Prothonotary, 1864-65; lawyer; chair of Crawford County Republican Party, 1872; candidate for Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1874. Presbyterian. Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in 1898 (age about 62 years). Interment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.   Relatives: Married, November 12, 1863, to Fannie E. Kingsley (1835-1900).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Compton, Karen — of Anchorage, Alaska. Democrat. Member, Platform Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
	Compton, Les — of Monroe County, Ind. Republican. Chair of Monroe County Republican Party, 2011. Still living as of 2011.
	Compton, Levi — of Edwards County, Ill. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Edwards County, 1818. Burial location unknown.
	Compton, Lewis — of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J. Mayor of Perth Amboy, N.J., 1851. Burial location unknown.
	Compton, Mary Pearl — also known as Mary P. Compton — of Union, Monroe County, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
	Compton, Maurice E. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
	Compton, Perry — of New Florence, Montgomery County, Mo. Republican. Candidate for Missouri state treasurer, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
	Compton, Ranulf See C. H. Ranulf Compton
	Compton, Richard P. — of Berkeley, St. Louis County, Mo. Republican. Candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis County 3rd District, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
	Compton, Robert — of Tioga County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Tioga County, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Compton, Sarah — of Concord, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
	Compton, Warren F. — of Doddridge County, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1946. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Comrie, Leroy — of St. Albans, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

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