| |  DOWNER:
See also
James
F. Carens —
Henry
Ide Eager —
L.
Downer Hazen |
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Downer, Ava —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Downer, Avery —
of Preston, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Preston, 1830.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downer, Charles —
of Sharon, Windsor
County, Vt.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downer, Frank M. —
of Longmont, Boulder
County, Colo.
Mayor
of Longmont, Colo., 1898-99.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Downer,
Hunt See Huntington Blair Downer,
Jr. |
| |
Downer, Huntington Blair, Jr. (b.
1946) —
also known as Hunt Downer —
of Houma, Terrebonne
Parish, La.
Born April 28,
1946.
Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1975-2004;
Republican candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 2003; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 2010.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2010.
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Relatives:
Married to Linda Faye Lee. |
|
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Downer, J. W. —
of Sierra
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 22nd District, 1867-69.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downer, Jason —
of Wisconsin.
Justice
of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1864-67; circuit judge in
Wisconsin 2nd Circuit, 1869.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downer, John B. —
of Wabasha
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 10th District, 1865.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downer, John E. —
of Poland, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downer, John M. —
of Ourtown, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1897-98.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downer, Laura Jane —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Downer, Sylvester S. —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
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Downer, William A., Jr. —
of Glassboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Republican. Mayor
of Glassboro, N.J.; elected 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downes, Edward —
U.S. Consul in Amsterdam, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downes, Gary W. —
of Delaware.
Democrat. Candidate for Delaware
state senate 18th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
Downes, George —
of Calais, Washington
County, Maine.
Mayor
of Calais, Maine, 1850-51, 1859; resigned 1859.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downes, John P. —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1957-65, 1965-67, 1967-73.
Still living as of 1973.
|
| |
Downes, Joseph B.
(1906-1955) —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., August
30, 1906.
Democrat. Accountant;
organist;
piano
teacher; member of Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1937-40; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1944.
Died in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., December
20, 1955 (age 49 years, 112
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
|
| |
Downes, L. G. —
of Calais, Washington
County, Maine.
Republican. Mayor of
Calais, Maine, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downes, Mary K. —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1996,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | Downes,
Michael See W. Michael
Downes |
| |
Downes, W. Michael —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Candidate for mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1999, 2001.
Still living as of 2001.
|
| |
Downes, Walter M. —
of Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Glastonbury; elected 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Downes, Yvonne —
of Eden, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| | DOWNEY:
See also
Earl
Clinton Adams —
Virginia
M. Adkins —
Andrew
Downey Orrick —
Joseph
T. St. Lawrence —
John
Downey Works |
| |
Downey, A. M. —
of Glendo, Platte
County, Wyo.
Democrat. Member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
|
| |
Downey, Charles J. —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downey, Christine —
of near Inman, Harvey
County, Kan.
Democrat. Member of Kansas
state senate 31st District; elected 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Downey, Edward —
of North Carolina.
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Downey, Edward L., Jr. —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Marquette, Mich., 1965, 1968.
Still living as of 1971.
|
| |
Downey, Ellen —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1920,
1924.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downey, Francis W. —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
5th Ward, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Downey, Frank X. —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1957-65, 1965-67.
Still living as of 1967.
|
| | Downey,
Harold See J. Harold
Downey |
| |
Downey, J. Harold —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 41st District, 1945-55.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downey, James B. —
of New York.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 44th District, 1946.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downey, Mrs. James N. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downey, John F. —
of Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wallingford; elected 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downey, John Gately
(1827-1894) —
also known as John G. Downey —
of Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born June 24,
1827.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 1st District, 1856-57; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1860; Governor of
California, 1860-62; defeated, 1863.
Died March 1,
1894 (age 66 years, 250
days).
Original interment at Old
Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.;
reinterment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
|
| |
Downey, John J. —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downey, John J. —
of Orange
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downey, John M. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downey, John V. —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1937-43; member
of New
York state senate, 1944-46 (3rd District 1944, 6th District
1945-46); defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Downey, Joseph H. —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936
(alternate), 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downey, Joseph J. —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Candidate for mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1999.
Still living as of 1999.
|
| |
Downey, Norma Rita
Morgillo —
also known as Norma Morgillo Downey —
of New York.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Downey, O. H. —
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downey, Patrick M. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 25th District, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
|
| |
Downey, R. F. —
of Bryan, Brazos
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Downey, Robert F. —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downey, Sheridan
(1884-1961) —
of Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Claremont, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., March 11,
1884.
Son of Stephen Wheeler Downey.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from California, 1939-50.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
25, 1961 (age 77 years, 228
days); body
donated to the University of California Medical Center.
|
| |
Downey, Stephen Wheeler
(1839-1902) —
of Wyoming.
Born in Western Port, Allegany
County, Md., July 25,
1839.
Treasurer
of Wyoming Territory, 1872; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1879; member of Wyoming
territorial House of Representatives, 1887; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1893.
Died in Denver,
Colo., August 3,
1902 (age 63 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
|
| |
Downey, Thomas Joseph (b.
1949) —
also known as Thomas J. Downey —
of West Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
28, 1949.
Son of Norma Rita Morgillo Downey.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1984,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1975-93; defeated,
1992.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Mu; Sons of
Italy.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| | Downey,
Virginia See Virginia
M. Adkins |
| |
Downey, William G. —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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