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Faunce, Benjamin Alden
(1874-1941) —
also known as Benjamin A. Faunce —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., March 3,
1874.
Son of Daniel Myron Faunce (1840-1910) and Samantha Lucretia (Alton)
Faunce (1844-1913).
Real
estate broker; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1929-31; postmaster.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
25, 1941 (age 67 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Faunce, Jennifer —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 29th District; elected 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
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Faunce, John M. —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1996,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Faust, Charles Lee
(1879-1928) —
also known as Charles L. Faust —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born near Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio, April 24,
1879.
Son of Wilson S. Faust and Ellen May Faust.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1921-28; died in
office 1928.
Died at U.S. Naval Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
17, 1928 (age 49 years, 237
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Highland, Kan.
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Faust, Howard —
of Lenawee
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lenawee County,
1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Faust, John (d. 1925) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1917; recorder's court judge in
Michigan, 1920-25; died in office 1925.
Died in 1925.
Interment at Vermontville
Cemetery, Vermontville, Mich.
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Faust, John Bernard (b.
1898) —
also known as John B. Faust —
of Denmark, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Otranto Plantation (now part of Hanahan), Berkeley
County, S.C., September
18, 1898.
Son of John S. J. Faust and Blanche (Walker) Faust.
Chemical
engineer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Buenos Aires, 1927; Asuncion, 1929; Paris, 1932; U.S. Consul in Santiago, 1936-38.
Burial
location unknown.
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Faust, Joseph —
of New Braunfels, Comal
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state senate 21st District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Faust, Mary Jane —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
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Faust, Philip E. —
of Pennsylvania.
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Faust, William H. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Faust, William Paul
(1929-1995) —
also known as William Faust —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, March 29,
1929.
Son of Paul Joseph Faust and Teresa (Johnson) Faust.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; supervisor
of Nankin Township, Michigan, 1963-65; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state senate, 1967-94 (13th District 1967-82, 12th District
1983-94).
Catholic.
Member, Civitan.
Died in 1995
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Faville, Frederick F.
(1865-1954) —
of Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa; Storm Lake, Buena Vista
County, Iowa; Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 5,
1865.
Son of Amos S. Faville (1825-1900) and Esther D. (Crary) Faville
(1831-1902).
Republican. Lawyer; Buena
Vista County Attorney, 1895-99; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1907-13; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1921-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
19, 1954 (age 88 years, 259
days).
Interment at Storm
Lake Cemetery, Storm Lake, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Oran Faville; son of Amos S.
Faville (1825-1900) and Esther D. (Crary) Faville (1831-1902);
married, December
22, 1891, to Cora Thornburg (1866-1919); married, January
1, 1925, to Josephine Creelman (1877-1963). |
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Faville, Oran (1817-1872) —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio; Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa.
Born in Manheim, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
13, 1817.
Son of Thomas Faville (1788-1860) and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (West)
Faville (1794-1877).
College
professor; president,
Wesleyan Female College, Delaware, Ohio, 1853-55; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1858-60; Iowa
superintendent of public instruction, 1864-67.
Died in Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa, November
2, 1872 (age 55 years, 20
days).
Interment at Harlington
Cemetery, Waverly, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Faville (1788-1860) and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (West) Faville
(1794-1877); married to Maria M. Peck (1815-1903); uncle of Frederick F. Faville. |
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Favrot, George Kent
(1868-1934) —
also known as George K. Favrot —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., November
26, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district attorney, 22nd District, 1892-96, 1900-04; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898; district judge
in Louisiana, 1904-06, 1926-34 (22nd District 1904-06, 19th District
1926-34); died in office 1934; on November 6, 1906, he shot
and killed Dr. Robert H. Aldrich, because the latter had insulted
his wife; arrested
and imprisoned
for five months awaiting indictment and trial; however, the grand
jury refused to indict him, and he was released in April, 1907.; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1907-09, 1921-25;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1912-16.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., December
26, 1934 (age 66 years, 30
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
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See also
Albert
Fawcett Polk —
Daniel
Fawcett Tiemann |
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Fawcett, David B. —
of Pennsylvania.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Fawcett, Howard B. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fawcett, Jacob (b. 1847) —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Benton, Lafayette
County, Wis., April 9,
1847.
Son of Joshua Fawcett and Margaret (Nicholson) Fawcett.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Jo
Daviess County Judge, 1886-87; district judge in Nebraska,
1896-1904; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-17; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fawcett, James C. —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Mayor
of Grafton, W.Va., 1971-74.
Still living as of 1974.
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Fawcett, James H. —
of Tarentum, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Socialist. Candidate for burgess
of Tarentum, Pennsylvania, 1933; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fawcett, James M. —
of New York.
Republican. Candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Fawcett, Lewis L. (b.
1872) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
23, 1872.
Son of James Mark Fawcett and Elizabeth Anne (Hale) Fawcett.
Republican. Chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1901-06; judge, Kings County
Court, 1906-17; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1918-40; defeated, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Royal
Arcanum; Redmen; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fawcett, Susan —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Green. Candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 2002.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
|
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See also
E.
Faxon Bishop —
Faxon
Bowen —
Faxon
Nichols |
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Faxon, Elijah, Jr. —
of Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stonington, 1829.
Burial
location unknown.
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Faxon, Elisha —
of Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stonington, 1822-23.
Burial
location unknown.
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Faxon, George —
of Illinois.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Faxon, Jack (b. 1936) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 9,
1936.
Son of Morris Faxon and Pauline (Krimsky) Faxon.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 5th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 15th District, 1965-70; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1971-94 (7th District 1971-82, 15th District
1983-94); defeated in primary, 1962.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American
Federation of Teachers; American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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Faxon, James —
of New York.
U.S. Consul in Curacao, 1864-70.
Burial
location unknown.
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Faxon, Thomas J. —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1847.
Burial
location unknown.
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Faxon, Walter A. —
of Warren
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
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Faxon, William H. —
U.S. Consul in Curacao, 1874.
Burial
location unknown.
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Faxon, William Henry
(1846-1939) —
also known as William H. Faxon —
of Chestertown, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Chestertown, Warren
County, N.Y., August
18, 1846.
Son of Charles Henry Faxon and Caroline A. (Smith) Faxon.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1916,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1922.
Died, probably from pyelonephritis,
August
21, 1939 (age 93 years, 3
days).
Interment at Leggett
Cemetery, Chestertown, N.Y.
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Faxon, William O. —
of Stoughton, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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