| | DENTON:
See also
John
Bright —
C.
Denton Gibbes, Jr. —
James
Denton Hancock —
Denton
D. Lake —
Samuel
Bell Maxey —
Denton
Pearsall, Jr. —
Denton
H. Smith —
Denton
F. Thayer |
| |
Denton, A. N. —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Mayor of
Waco, Tex., 1944.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| |
Denton, Albert H. —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Denton,
Brady See E. Brady
Denton |
| |
Denton, C. A. —
of Butler, Bates
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Denton, Charles Eugene —
of Attica, Harper
County, Kan.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Kansas, 1907-11.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Denton, E. Brady —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1976.
Still living as of 2001.
|
| |
Denton, Edgar —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Elmira, N.Y., 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Denton, Florence G. —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Denton, George Kirkpatrick
(1864-1926) —
also known as George K. Denton —
of Indiana.
Born near Sebree, Webster
County, Ky., November
17, 1864.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1917-19; candidate for
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1924.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., January
4, 1926 (age 61 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
|
| |
Denton, Isaac —
of Queens
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County, 1799-1800.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Denton, James —
of Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Denton, Jeremiah Andrew, Jr. (b.
1924) —
also known as Jeremiah Denton —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., July 15,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1981-87; defeated, 1986.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Denton, Joshua —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Hampshire, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Denton, Julie (b. 1960) —
of Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born June 9,
1960.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state senate 36th District, 1995-.
Female.
Christian.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Denton, Kenneth Michael (born
c.1958) —
also known as Mike Denton —
of Abingdon, Washington
County, Va.
Born about 1958.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Denton, Lester —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Denton,
Mike See Kenneth Michael
Denton |
| |
Denton, O. A. —
of Leitchfield, Grayson
County, Ky.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Denton, Partee —
of Marks, Quitman
County, Miss.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Denton, Phil —
of Florida.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 6th District, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Denton, Samuel
(c.1803-1860) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1803.
Member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1837-40; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1845-48.
Died in 1860
(age about
57 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Denton, Samuel —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 32nd District, 1897-98.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Denton, Vachel —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Mayor
of Annapolis, Md., 1722-26, 1727-45.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Denton, Winfield Kirkpatrick
(1896-1971) —
also known as Winfield K. Denton —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., October
28, 1896.
Son of George Kirkpatrick Denton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Vanderburgh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-36; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1949-53, 1955-67 (8th District
1949-53, 1955-63, 1st District 1963-65, 8th District 1965-67);
defeated, 1946, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1952,
1956,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi; Kiwanis.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
2, 1971 (age 75 years, 5
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
|
| |
Denver, James William
(1817-1892) —
also known as James W. Denver —
Born near Winchester, Frederick
County, Va., October
23, 1817.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of California
state senate, 1852-53; secretary of
state of California, 1853-55; U.S.
Representative from California at-large, 1855-57; secretary
of Kansas Territory, 1857-58; Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1857-58, 1858, 1858; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1866.
Killed newspaper editor Edward Gilbert in a duel
on August 2, 1852.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 9,
1892 (age 74 years, 291
days).
Interment at Sugar
Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
|
| | Denver, M.
R. See Matthew Rombach
Denver |
| |
Denver, Matthew Rombach
(1870-1954) —
also known as Matthew R. Denver; M. R.
Denver —
of Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, December
21, 1870.
Son of James William Denver.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1896,
1908,
1912,
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Ohio
Democratic State Central Committee, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1907-13; delegate to
Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died of coronary
thrombosis, in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, May 13,
1954 (age 83 years, 143
days).
Interment at Sugar
Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
|
| | DEPEW:
See also
Julius
Alonzo Churchill —
Edgar
M. Heafer |
| |
Depew, Allin —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1919, 1920, 1921,
1923, 1925, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1926, 1928; candidate
for New
York state senate 30th District, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Depew, Chauncey Mitchell
(1834-1928) —
also known as Chauncey M. Depew —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 23,
1834.
Son of Isaac Depew (1800-1869) and Martha Minot (Mitchell) Depew
(1810-1885).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1862-63; secretary of
state of New York, 1864-65; Westchester
County Clerk, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1868,
1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
Liberal Republican candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1872; president, later chairman, New York
Central Railroad;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1888;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1899-1911.
French
Huguenot, Dutch,
and English
ancestry. Member, Union
League; Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 5,
1928 (age 93 years, 348
days).
Entombed at Hillside
Cemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.
|
| |
Depew, Daniel D. —
of Bergen
County, N.J.
Member of New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1854-56.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
DePew, James R. —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Depew, Joel —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Depew, Milton E. —
of Michigan.
Socialist. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1916; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
DePew, Pierre H. —
of Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1922; defeated, 1922;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1944.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
DePriest, Darryl —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
De Priest, Oscar Stanton
(1871-1951) —
also known as Oscar De Priest —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., March 9,
1871.
Son of Alexander R. De Priest and Mary (Karsner) De Priest.
Republican. Painter;
real
estate broker; Cook
County Commissioner, 1894-1904; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934, 1936, 1938.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 12,
1951 (age 80 years, 64
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
|
| |
DePriest, Sandra —
of Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | DERBY:
See also
Emmet
Derby Boyle —
Diana
Derby Chapin —
Benjamin
Williams Crowninshield |
| |
Derby, (need first name) —
of Passaic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Derby, Charles Yeager —
U.S. Consular Agent in Salaverry, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Derby, Chauncey —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Derby, Frank —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Derby, Harry L. —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Derby, John H. —
of Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls), Washington
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1892-93.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Derby, Mabel —
of Woodside, Kent
County, Del.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Delaware, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Derby, Marlyn A. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1988, 1990.
Still living as of 1990.
|
| | Derby, The
Brown: See
Alfred
Emanuel Smith |
| |
Derham, C. S. —
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Philippine Islands, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
de Rham, Henry C. —
of Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Chair of
Putnam County Democratic Party, 1927.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Derham, J. T. —
of South Carolina.
South
Carolina state comptroller general, 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Derham, John S. —
of Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Derham, Ray (1888-1957) —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., September
3, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1933-34; defeated in primary, 1934;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1947.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., November
27, 1957 (age 69 years, 85
days).
Interment at Pine
Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
|
| |
Derham, Tim —
Green. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Dermody, Debra H. —
of Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Dermody, Doug —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Democrat. Chair of
Madison County Democratic Party, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
|
| |
Dermody, Eugene T. —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Republican. Candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 11th District, 1954, 1958; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1956.
Still living as of 1958.
|
| |
Dermody, James —
of Lake Andes, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Dakota, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dermody, Joseph —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
American Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1938; American Labor
candidate for New York
state senate 6th District, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dermody, William J. —
of Opa-Locka, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Opa-locka, Fla., 1951-52.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Dern, Doug —
of Hartland, Livingston
County, Mich.
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Dern, George Henry
(1872-1936) —
also known as George H. Dern —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Dodge
County, Neb., September
8, 1872.
Son of John Dern and Elizabeth (Dern) Dern.
Democrat. General Manager of the Mercur Gold Mining and
Milling Company; joint inventor,
with Theodore P. Holt, of the Holt-Dern ore roaster; member of Utah state
senate, 1915-23; Governor of
Utah, 1925-33; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1933-36; died in office 1936; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital,
of influenza
and kidney
failure, August
27, 1936 (age 63 years, 354
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
|
| |
Dern, Henry C. —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.
Chief
burgess of Altoona, Pennsylvania, 1866.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dern, John —
of Hooper, Dodge
County, Neb.
Democrat. Member of Nebraska
state senate, 1889; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dern, John —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dern, Katherine —
of Hartland, Livingston
County, Mich.
Natural Law candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
De Rosa, Anthony —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
American Labor candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1940; American Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 11th District, 1946.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
De Rosa, Joseph F. —
of California.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
De Rosa, Kathy —
of Cathedral City, Riverside
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Cathedral City, Calif.; elected 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | DeRosa,
Michael See S. Michael
DeRosa |
| |
DeRosa, Nancy Y. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
DeRosa, S. Michael —
Green. Candidate for Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
DeRosa, Tony —
of Delhi Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
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