| | DICKSON:
See also
Marsha
Dickson Barbour —
William
Bewley —
Edwin
B. Boyle —
James
Osborn Carr —
Francis
Beauregard Carter —
Walter
Dickson Corrigan, Sr. —
Betty
Dickson Cross —
Clarence
Cleveland Dill —
James
Edward Drake —
Jonathan
M. Dudley —
Michael
Stanley Dukakis —
Thomas
Dickson Finletter —
Henry
E. Goss —
Marie
M. Dickson Low —
James
Dickson Phillips, Jr. —
Frederick
Augustus Sims —
David
Dickson Terry —
Andrew
Dickson White |
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Dickson, A. B. —
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Canal Zone, 1944.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| |
Dickson, Alexander W. —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Almar F. —
U.S. Consul in Gaspé, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Andrea R. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
|
| | Dickson, Mrs.
Andrew See Norinne Seaker
Dickson |
| |
Dickson, Andrew —
of Cortland
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1832.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Angie —
of Colleyville, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Dickson, Annie —
of Garland, Dallas
County, Tex.
Candidate for mayor of
Garland, Tex., 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Dickson, Archibald S. (b.
1834) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born near Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., August 8,
1834.
Son of Joseph Dickson (born 1790) and Mary (Frazier) Dickson (born
1800).
Druggist;
mayor
of Meadville, Pa., 1871-72; president, Missouri & Pacific Railroad,
1878-79; president, Meadville Railroad,
1883.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Dickson, Ashby C. —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1928,
1948
(alternate).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, C. A. —
of Cleburne, Johnson
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Carl —
of Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo.
Democrat. Chair of
Vernon County Democratic Party, 1949.
Still living as of 1949.
|
| |
Dickson, Charles H. —
of New Jersey.
Capitalist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1992, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
|
| |
Dickson, Clarence —
of Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, David (d. 1836) —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Georgia.
Physician;
delegate
to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1817, 1832;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1820-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1821; secretary of
state of Mississippi, 1835; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1835-36; died in office
1836.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., 1836.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
|
| | Dickson, E.
E. See Elias Evander
Dickson |
| |
Dickson, Edgar F. —
of Monroe
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Chair of
Monroe County Democratic Party, 1929.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Edward A. —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1912
(alternate), 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Elbert H. —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 50th District, 1897-99.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Elias Evander
(1832-1909) —
also known as Elias E. Dickson; E. E.
Dickson —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Sumter
County, S.C., December
21, 1832.
Son of Joihn LeGrande Dickson and Mary Ann (Huggins) Dickson.
Farmer;
delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Clarendon
County, 1868.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C., January
22, 1909 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Interment somewhere
in Manning, S.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary McGill Plowden. |
|
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Dickson, Frank Stoddard
(1876-1953) —
also known as Frank S. Dickson —
of Ramsey, Fayette
County, Ill.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., October
6, 1876.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1905-07; Adjutant
General of Illinois, 1910-22; appointed 1910.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
24, 1953 (age 76 years, 141
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
|
| |
Dickson, Fred N. —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
District judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Harold —
of California, Moniteau
County, Mo.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Moniteau County; elected 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Dickson, Henry —
U.S. Consular Agent in Aguadulce, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Henry M. —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1867.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Hugh L. —
of California.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, J. L. —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, J. M. —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, J. W. —
of Lexington, Lee
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state senate 19th District, 1893-94.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, James —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.; Wayne
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1821-22, 1824 (Seneca County 1821-22, Wayne
County 1824).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, James, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, James R. —
of Orange
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, John —
of Cumberland
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Cumberland County, 1800-02; member
of North
Carolina state senate from Cumberland County, 1803, 1808, 1811,
1815.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Dickson, John (1783-1852) —
of West Bloomfield, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., June 1,
1783.
Member of New York state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1831-35.
Died in West Bloomfield, Ontario
County, N.Y., February
22, 1852 (age 68 years, 266
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, West Bloomfield, N.Y.
|
| |
Dickson, John D. —
of Wellsville, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Joseph
(1745-1825) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., April, 1745.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1788-95; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1801; member of
Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1807-11; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1809-11.
Died in Rutherford
County, Tenn., April 14,
1825 (age about 80
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Rutherford County, Tenn.
|
| |
Dickson, L. H. —
of Longmont, Boulder
County, Colo.
Mayor
of Longmont, Colo., 1881-85.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Lewis McCay
(1910-1979) —
also known as Lewis Dickson —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born February
10, 1910.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1940;
candidate for Texas
state senate, 1948; district judge in Texas 125th District,
1957-79.
Died December
29, 1979 (age 69 years, 322
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Lillian —
of Napa, Napa
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Dickson, Marie M. —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1940,
1944.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Dickson,
Marsha See Marsha
Dickson Barbour |
| |
Dickson, Matthew —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Dickson, Molton
(c.1775-1835) —
of Tennessee.
Born in North Carolina, about 1775.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1823-25.
Died November
4, 1835 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Norinne Seaker
(1919-1997) —
also known as Norinne Seaker; Mrs. Andrew
Dickson —
of Gouverneur, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in 1919.
Republican. Member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1961.
Female.
Died in 1997
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Gouverneur, N.Y.
|
| |
Dickson, Robert —
of Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1874.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Robert R.
(1863-1941) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Rock
County, Wis., November
21, 1863.
Son of John Dickson and Margaret (McElroy) Dickson.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 15th District, 1912-41; died in office
1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1941
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, S. C. —
of Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Samuel
(1807-1858) —
of New York.
Born in New Scotland, Albany
County, N.Y., March 29,
1807.
Physician;
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1855-57.
Died in New Scotland, Albany
County, N.Y., May 3,
1858 (age 51 years, 35
days).
Interment at New
Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Scotland, N.Y.
|
| |
Dickson, Samuel Augustus
(1852-1916) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Bossier
Parish, La., 1852.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1908-10, 1914-16; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1916.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., 1916
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
|
| |
Dickson, Samuel S. —
U.S. Consul in Vancouver, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, Thomas —
of Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 3rd District, 1886.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Dickson, Tom —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from North Dakota, 2004; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Dickson, Warren —
of Armstrong
County, Pa.
Socialist. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Armstrong County, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Dickson, William
(1770-1816) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., May 5,
1770.
Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1799-1803; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1799-1803; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1801-07.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., February
21, 1816 (age 45 years, 292
days).
Interment somewhere
in Davidson County, Tenn.
|
| |
Dickson, William —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1884,
1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; member, Credentials
Committee).
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Dickson, William Alexander
(1861-1940) —
also known as William A. Dickson —
of Centreville, Wilkinson
County, Miss.
Born in Centreville, Wilkinson
County, Miss., July 20,
1861.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 7th District, 1909-13.
Died in Centreville, Wilkinson
County, Miss., February
25, 1940 (age 78 years, 220
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Centreville, Miss.
|
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Dickson, William H. —
U.S.
Attorney for Utah, 1884-87.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, William H. —
of Colorado.
Colorado
state attorney general, 1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dickson, William L. —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| | DIEHL:
See also
Newton
Diehl Baker —
Anthony
Cavalcante —
Henry
John Heinz III —
James
McClellan Robinson |
| |
Diehl, Barney (b. 1871) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1871.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County, 1917-18.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Diehl, C. O. —
of Chesterhill, Morgan
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Diehl, Conrad (b. 1843) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 17,
1843.
Physician;
Erie
County Coroner, 1867-70; mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1898-1901.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Diehl, Cynthia —
of Wilton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Diehl, David D. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1968, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
|
| |
Diehl, Eleanor —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Diehl, Harry L.
(1893-1968) —
of Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in 1893.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1935-38;
defeated, 1938, 1940.
Died in 1968
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Diehl, Harry T.
(1924-1983) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born April 28,
1924.
Mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1957-61.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., January
9, 1983 (age 58 years, 256
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Diehl, Harry T. —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1999-2001.
Still living as of 2001.
|
| |
Diehl, Howard F. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Barranquilla, 1929.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Diehl, John A. —
of Pennsylvania.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1916,
1928.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Diehl, Milly Hudson —
also known as Milly H. Diehl —
of Fort Mitchell, Kenton
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1996,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Diehl, Nancy M. —
of Greenville, Mercer
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Diehl, Patrick —
Green. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Diehl, Russel B. —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Mayor
of Cambridge, Ohio, 1952-55.
Still living as of 1955.
|
| |
Diehl, Theobald —
of Manila, Philippines.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Philippine Islands, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Diehl, William J.
(1845-1929) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
22, 1845.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1899-1901.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
22, 1929 (age 84 years, 243
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
|
| | DIETRICH:
See also
Peter
Joseph De Muth —
Vellie S. Dietrich-Hall —
N.
David Flagg —
George
Nicholas Ifft II —
Lawrence
Kestenbaum —
Dietrich
Conrad Smith |
| |
Dietrich, Andrew —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dietrich, Arthur A. —
of Wisconsin.
Independent Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Dietrich, Charles Elmer
(1889-1942) —
of Tunkhannock, Wyoming
County, Pa.
Born in Tunkhannock, Wyoming
County, Pa., July 30,
1889.
Son of Charles H. Dietrich (1859-1929) and Ida Irene (Rhodes)
Dietrich (1859-1925).
Democrat. Movie
theater business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1935-37.
Died in Tunkhannock, Wyoming
County, Pa., May 20,
1942 (age 52 years, 294
days).
Entombed at Sunnyside
Cemetery, Tunkhannock, Pa.
|
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Dietrich, Charles Henry
(1853-1924) —
also known as Charles H. Dietrich —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., November
26, 1853.
Son of Leonard Dietrich and Wilhelmina Dietrich.
Republican. Banker; Governor of
Nebraska, 1901; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1901-05.
German
ancestry.
Died in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., April 10,
1924 (age 70 years, 136
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
|
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Dietrich, Clayton A. —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 6th
District; elected 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dietrich, Clement J. —
U.S. Consul in Nantes, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dietrich, Emory M. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984.
Still living as of 1984.
|
| |
Dietrich, Henry E. —
of Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Hazleton, Pa., 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
|
| |
Dietrich, Herman Rudolph
(1862-1938) —
also known as Herman R. Dietrich —
of Utica, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born in Utica, Livingston
County, Mo., January
6, 1862.
Son of Martin Anthony Dietrich (1825-1884) and Wilhelmina M. (Kurth)
Dietrich (1836-1911).
Farmer;
merchant;
postmaster;
newspaper
editor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S. Consul General in
Guayaquil, 1903-12.
German
ancestry.
Died in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., January
21, 1938 (age 76 years, 15
days).
Interment at Catholic
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
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Relatives:
Married to Cora Helena Boschert (1873-1904). |
|
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Dietrich, John —
of Texas.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Dietrich, John K. —
of Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
|
| |
Dietrich, Karl W. —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 49th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Dietrich, Robert —
of House Springs, Jefferson
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Jefferson County 1st
District, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Dietrich, Theresa —
of California.
American Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982.
Female.
Still living as of 1982.
|
| |
Dietrich, William R. —
of Colorado.
Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | DIETZ:
See also
John
C. Zimmerman, Sr. |
| |
Dietz, Arthur —
of Michigan.
Progressive. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Dietz, Cyrus E. (d. 1929) —
of Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 33rd District,
1920-22; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court, 1928-29; died in office 1929.
Died in 1929.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dietz, Edward C. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rd
District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
|
| |
Dietz, Elmer C. —
of Ludlow, Kenton
County, Ky.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 66th District; elected 1973;
elected unopposed 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
|
| |
Dietz, Fred —
of Wrightsville, York
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dietz, Gould —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1916,
1920,
1936,
1940.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dietz, Henry M. (b. 1892) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 26,
1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1924-26.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Moose; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dietz, Herbert J. —
of Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1960;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Dietz, J. Thomas —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
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Dietz, Johan Jost —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County, 1813-14.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dietz, John J. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1916,
1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dietz, Karl Soden —
also known as Karl S. Dietz —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dietz, Nan —
of Balboa, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Canal Zone, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
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Dietz, Peter W. —
of McHenry
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention McHenry County, 1847.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Dietz,
Thomas See J. Thomas
Dietz |
| |
Dietz, William
(1778-1848) —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y., June 28,
1778.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1813-15, 1823; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1825-27; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1830-33.
Died in Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y., August
24, 1848 (age 70 years, 57
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Schoharie, N.Y.
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Dietz, William A. —
of Fayette
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Dietz, William L. —
of Le
Sueur County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 17th District; elected 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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See also
Hannah
Diggs Atkins |
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Diggs, Anna —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
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Diggs, Bertha J. —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
|
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Diggs, Charles Coles, Sr.
(1894-1967) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Sr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tallula, Issaquena
County, Miss., January
2, 1894.
Mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1937-44; defeated in Democratic
primary, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
in a different bribery
case in 1945; tried and
convicted;
charged
again on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1948 (Republican
primary), 1952 (Democratic primary).
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1967
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Detroit
Memorial Park, Warren, Mich.
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Diggs, Charles Coles, Jr.
(1922-1998) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
2, 1922.
Son of Charles Coles Diggs, Sr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1955-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
First
chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; charged
in March 1978 with taking kickbacks
from staff whose salaries he raised; convicted,
October 7, 1978, on eleven counts of mail fraud and filing false
payroll forms; insisted he had done nothing wrong, and was re-elected
while awaiting sentencing; censured
by the House on July 31, 1979; sentenced
to three years in prison
and served 14 months.
Died, of a stroke, at
Greater Southwest Community Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1998 (age 75 years, 265
days).
Interment at Detroit
Memorial Park, Warren, Mich.
|
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Diggs, Charles H. —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Diggs, Charles M.
(1899-1959) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., September
13, 1899.
Democrat. Minister; grocer;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1948, 1950; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District,
1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1958
(Wayne County 9th District).
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1959
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Hawkins. |
|
| | Diggs,
Daniel See J. Daniel
Diggs |
| |
Diggs, Douglass —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Diggs, E. E. —
of Childress, Childress
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Diggs, George O. —
of Portsmouth,
Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Diggs, J. Daniel —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Diggs, John W. —
of New Paris, Preble
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Diggs, Josiah —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Diggs, Louise —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 7th District, 1970.
Female.
Still living as of 1970.
|
| |
Diggs, Melvin —
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1965-68.
Still living as of 1968.
|
| | Diggs, O.
Roosevelt See Oliver Roosevelt
Diggs |
| |
Diggs, Oliver Roosevelt
(1926-1985) —
also known as O. Roosevelt Diggs —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 9,
1926.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District,
1959-62.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
7, 1985 (age 59 years, 121
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Diggs,
Roosevelt See Oliver Roosevelt
Diggs |
| |
Diggs, Sylvester —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1956; Republican candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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