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Delany to Delawarr

	Delany, Edmund J. (1906-1959) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 9, 1906. Son of John A. Delany and Estelle M. Delany. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1937-42; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1938. Catholic. Member, Tammany Hall; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 16, 1959 (age 53 years, 7 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
	Delany, Elmer P. — of San Francisco, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
	Delany, Frederic, Jr. — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Democrat. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1962. Still living as of 1962.
	Delany, H. H. — of Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau County, Fla. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1880. Burial location unknown.
	Delany, John J. (1860-1915) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1904-06; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-15; died in office 1915. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall; Knights of Columbus. Died, from uremic poisoning, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 14, 1915 (age about 55 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
	Delany, Marie G. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.
	Delany, Richard J. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920. Burial location unknown.
	Delany, Robert E. — of Scarsdale, Westchester County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
	Delany, Sharp (c.1739-1799) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born about 1739. U.S. Collector of Customs, 1789-92. Died May 13, 1799 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.

De La O, William — of Brownsville, Cameron County, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

de la Ossa, Jose L. — of Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Ariz. Mayor of Nogales, Ariz., 1989-90. Still living as of 1990.

	DELAP: See also Levi Horace Bancroft
	DeLap, E. M. — Nonpartisan candidate for South Dakota commissioner of school and public lands, 1920. Burial location unknown.
	DeLap, Truman H. — of El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1948, 1952, 1956; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1952. Still living as of 1956.

de la Parte, Louis, Jr. — of Florida. Member of Florida state senate, 1966-74. Still living as of 1974.   Relatives: Cousin of Robert Henriquez.

	Delaplaine, Isaac Clason (1817-1866) — of New York. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 27, 1817. U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1861-63. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 17, 1866 (age 48 years, 263 days). Entombed at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Delaplaine, Louis S., Jr. (born c.1863) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born about 1863. U.S. Consul in Demerara, 1893. French ancestry. Burial location unknown.

Delaporte, Augustus W. — of Oakland County, Mich. Communist. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

de la Portilla, Alex Diaz (b. 1964) — of Florida. Born in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., August 25, 1964. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives 115th District, 1995-. Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Member, Jaycees. Still living as of 1999.

DeLapp, Sim A. See Simeon Alexander DeLapp, Sr.

DeLapp, Simeon Alexander, Sr. (1897-1976) — also known as Sim A. DeLapp — of Lexington, Davidson County, N.C. Born December 21, 1897. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1960 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); North Carolina Republican state chair, 1945. Died August 9, 1976 (age 78 years, 232 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, N.C.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Delardas, William — of Monongalia County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1962, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

de la Reintrie, Henry Roy — of California. U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Mexico, 1860. Burial location unknown.

De Large, Robert Carlos (1842-1874) — also known as Robert C. De Large — of Charleston County, S.C. Born in Aiken, Aiken County, S.C., March 15, 1842. Republican. Delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston County, 1868; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1868-70; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1871-73. African ancestry. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 14, 1874 (age 31 years, 336 days). Interment at Brown Fellowship Graveyard, Charleston, S.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

De La Rocha, Jose J. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 28th District, 1997. Still living as of 1997.

DELAROCHE: See also William de la Roche Anderson

	De la Rosa, Mitzyn — of Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
	De La Rosa, Roberto — of Porterville, Tulare County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
	De La Rosa, Stephen — of Illinois. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1996. Still living as of 1996.

Delarose, Lawrence M. — Democrat. Candidate for New York state senate 39th District, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

Delas, Charles E. — of Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. Mayor of Thibodaux, La., 1950-54. Still living as of 1954.

DELASELLE: See also James Gordon Lowenstein

Delashmutt, Van B. — of Mahaska County, Iowa. Delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Mahaska County, 1844. Burial location unknown.

	DELATORRE: See also Felix Garcia-de la Torre — José de la Torre Muñiz
	De La Torre, Hector — of South Gate, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
	De La Torre, Laura Elias — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

	Delauder, Charles Ray — also known as Charlie Delauder — of Middlebourne, Tyler County, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates 6th District, 2010. Still living as of 2010.
	Delauder, Charlie See Charles Ray Delauder

DeLaunay, Alfonso — of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla. Mayor of Tampa, Fla., 1856-57. Burial location unknown.

DeLaura, Dorothy — of New Jersey. Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.

DeLaurentis, Susan — of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.

DeLaurier, James — of Hammond, Lake County, Ind. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

DeLauro, Rosa L. (b. 1943) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., March 2, 1943. Democrat. Campaign manager, administrative assistant, and chief of staff for U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd; executive director of EMILY'S List, 1989-90; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1991-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 (speaker). Female. Catholic. Still living as of 2012.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

	DELAVAN: See also Delavan B. Reed — Alfred Delavan Thomas — Michael Delavan Ward
	Delavan, Charles H. (c.1810-1892) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester County, N.Y., about 1810. Hardware business; insurance broker; U.S. Consul in Sydney, 1842-48; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in SAINT Thomas, 1849-50. French Huguenot ancestry. Member, Sons of the Revolution. Died, of heart failure, in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 9, 1892 (age about 82 years). Entombed at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.   Relatives: Cousin of Chauncey Mitchell Depew. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
	Delavan, Charles L. — of Alma, Gratiot County, Mich. Mayor of Alma, Mich., 1905-06. Burial location unknown.

de la Vara, Lydia — of Tempe, Maricopa County, Ariz. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.

DELAVEGA: See also Gaspar de la Vega y Calderón

de la Vega y Calderón, Gaspar — of Norfolk, Va. Honorary Consul for Cuba at Norfolk, Va., 1909. Burial location unknown.

de la Vergne, Hugues J. — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1960, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

DELAWARE: See also Delaware S. Wright

DELAWARR: See also Henry De La Warr Flood

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