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HARDING (Soundex H635) — See also DING, HARD, HARDIN, HARDINGER, HARDINGHAM, HARING, HARTING, WARDINGLEY.

  HARDING: See also Harding Allen — Clarence Alfred Barnes — Edward Everett Brodie — Alwin Harding Chesmore — Isaac Harding Duval — George Harding Edson — Winfield Scott Hammond — Howell Edmunds Jackson — Harding L. Lawrence — Alfred Hennen Morris — Harding Noblitt — Richard Harding Poff — Daniel Richard Randall — George Hamlin Shaw — Harding Showers — Sanford Willard Smith — James Harding Southard — Laura Harding Stewart — Harding A. Wichert
  Harding, A. J. — of Nebraska. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1868. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Aaron (1805-1875) — of Greensburg, Green County, Ky. Born near Campbellsville, Taylor County, Ky., February 20, 1805. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1849; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1861-67. Died December 24, 1875 (age 70 years, 307 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Ky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harding, Abner Clark (1807-1874) — also known as Abner C. Harding — of Monmouth, Warren County, Ill. Born in East Hampton, Middlesex County, Conn., February 10, 1807. Republican. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Warren County, 1847; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1848; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1856; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1865-69. Died July 19, 1874 (age 67 years, 159 days). Interment at Monmouth Cemetery, Monmouth, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harding, Benjamin — of Gloucester County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1843-46. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Benjamin Franklin (1823-1899) — also known as Benjamin F. Harding — of Oregon. Born near Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pa., January 4, 1823. Republican. Member of Oregon territorial legislature, 1852; U.S. Attorney for Oregon, 1853-54; secretary of Oregon Territory, 1855-59; Governor of Oregon Territory, 1856; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1858-62; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1862-65. Died in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Ore., June 16, 1899 (age 76 years, 163 days). Interment at Cottage Grove Cemetery, Cottage Grove, Ore.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harding, Brent — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1887. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, C. H. — of Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Chester (1866-1936) — of Washington, D.C.; Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Mass. Born in Enterprise, Clarke County, Miss., December 31, 1866. Son of Horace Harding and Eliza Procter (Gould) Harding. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1913-14; Governor of Panama Canal Zone, 1917-21. Unitarian. Member, Sons of the Revolution. Died November 11, 1936 (age 69 years, 316 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 15, 1895, to Flora Krum.
  Harding, Daniel L. — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Mayor of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1889-93. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Mrs. E. H. — of Crookston, Polk County, Minn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944 (alternate), 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.
  Harding, Edward P. — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1972 (delegation chair); Presidential Elector for Maine, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Harding, Elizabeth — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Harding, Eugene See John Eugene Harding
  Harding, Eva — of Kansas. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1918. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, F. C. — of Greenville, Pitt County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, F. D. B. See Franklin Daniel Boone Harding
  Harding, Frank F. — of Rockland, Knox County, Maine. Maine state attorney general, 1955-58. Still living as of 1958.
  Harding, Franklin Daniel Boone (1904-1978) — also known as F. D. B. Harding — of Yadkinville, Yadkin County, N.C. Born in Yadkinville, Yadkin County, N.C., June 29, 1904. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1944; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-50, 1961-64; member of North Carolina state senate, 1965-66; member of North Carolina Republican State Central Committee, 1966. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Yadkin County, N.C., January 31, 1978 (age 73 years, 216 days). Interment at Yadkinville Town Cemetery, Yadkinville, N.C.
  Presumably named for: Daniel Boone
  Harding, Fred M. — of Broome County, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Broome County, 1910, 1911. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Fred W. (1876-1966) — of Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Michigan, 1876. Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1929-32; defeated, 1932. Died in 1966 (age about 90 years). Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Fred W. — of Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 1st District, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
  Harding, French See Joseph French Harding
  Harding, G. Homer (b. 1925) — of South Dakota. Born December 7, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of South Dakota state senate, 1971-88; South Dakota state treasurer, 1991-; defeated, 1994. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Elks; Izaak Walton League. Still living as of 1994.
  Harding, George F. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916, 1920, 1928, 1932, 1936; delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1937. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Mrs. George R. — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.
  Harding, Grant — of Owings Mills, Baltimore County, Md. Republican. Candidate for Maryland state house of delegates District 11, 1998. Still living as of 1998.
  Harding, Guy — of Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1937-42 (26th District 1937-38, 25th District 1939-42). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, H. Stanley — of Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Harold H. — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Henry — of Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Homer See G. Homer Harding
  Harding, Isaac I. — of Bergen County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1848-49. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, J. Eugene See John Eugene Harding
  Harding, J. H. — of Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, James F. — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
  Harding, James W. — of California. Member of California state assembly 10th District, 1875-77. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, John — of Saranac Lake, Franklin County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Franklin County, 1910; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, John Eugene (1877-1959) — also known as J. Eugene Harding — of Excello, Butler County, Ohio. Born in Excello, Butler County, Ohio, June 27, 1877. Member of Ohio state senate, 1902; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1907-09; defeated (Independent), 1908. Died July 26, 1959 (age 82 years, 29 days). Interment at Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harding, John L. — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md. Mayor of Frederick, Md., 1823-26. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, John L. — Independence candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, John M. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Independence League candidate for New York state senate 17th District, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, John P. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932; delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Jordan L. — of New Carrollton, Prince George's County, Md. Mayor of New Carrollton, Md., 1970-84. Still living as of 1984.
  Harding, Joseph French — also known as French Harding — of Randolph County, W.Va. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1887, 1895. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
  Harding, Justin Woodward (b. 1888) — also known as Justin W. Harding — of Franklin, Warren County, Ohio; Juneau, Alaska. Born in Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, December 19, 1888. Son of Clarence H. Harding and Lilly (Woodward) Harding. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1921-27; U.S. Attorney for the 1st District of Alaska Territory, 1927-29; U.S. District Judge for Alaska, 1929-33. Protestant. Member, Kappa Sigma; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 4, 1912, to May Gaynor.
  Harding, Leonard F. — of Gloucester County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1869-70. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Louis F. — of Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1955-58. Still living as of 1958.
  Harding, Lyman — of Adams County, Miss. Mississippi territory attorney general, 1799-1803; member of Mississippi territorial House of Representatives, 1804. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Major B. — of Florida. Justice of Florida state supreme court, 1991-. Still living as of 1997.
  Harding, Marie — of Ottawa, Franklin County, Kan. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Marklet H. — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1933; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 42nd District, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Maurice (b. 1901) — of Provo, Utah County, Utah. Born in 1901. Mayor of Provo, Utah, 1941-45; appointed 1941. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Nat Reed (born c.1982) — of Norman, Cleveland County, Okla. Born about 1982. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Harding, Neal — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Republican. Candidate for Kentucky state house of representatives 28th District, 1973. Still living as of 1973.
  Harding, Nolan B. — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1897-98. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Ralph Ray (b. 1929) — also known as Ralph R. Harding — of Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho. Born in Malad City, Oneida County, Idaho, September 9, 1929. Son of Ralph W. Harding and Kathryn (Olson) Harding. Democrat. Accountant; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1955-56; U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1961-65; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1966. Mormon. Member, American Legion; Lions. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Married, August 11, 1954, to Willa Conrad.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harding, Ray L. — of Lyme, New London County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Lyme; elected 1926, 1930. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Raymond B. — of New York. Democrat. Presidential Elector for New York, 1992, 1996, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Harding, Reed — of New York. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 38th District, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  Harding, Robert William — also known as Robert W. Harding — U.S. Vice Consul in Toronto, 1932-43. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Rose — of Colton, San Bernardino County, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
  Harding, Stanley See H. Stanley Harding
  Harding, Stephen Selwyn (1808-1891) — Born in Ontario County, N.Y., February 24, 1808. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1842; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1846; Governor of Utah Territory, 1862-63; justice of Colorado territorial supreme court, 1863-65. Died in Milan, Ripley County, Ind., February 12, 1891 (age 82 years, 353 days). Interment at Old Milan Cemetery, Near Milan, Ripley County, Ind.
  Harding, Victor H. — of California. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, W. A. — of Oakland, Burt County, Neb. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1889. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, Warren G. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 8th District, 1974. Still living as of 1974.
  Harding, Warren G. — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 1st District, 1985. Still living as of 1985.
  Harding, Warren Gamaliel (1865-1923) — also known as Warren G. Harding — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow County, Ohio, November 2, 1865. Son of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding (1843-1910) and George Tryon Harding (1844-1928). Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Ohio state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904 (alternate), 1912, 1916 (Temporary Chair; Permanent Chair; speaker); candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1910; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923. Baptist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Phi Alpha Delta. First president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14, 1922. Died in a room at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., August 2, 1923 (age 57 years, 273 days); the claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted by historians. Original interment at Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Tomb, Marion, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, July 8, 1891, to Florence Mabel Kling (1860-1924).
  Harding County, N.M. is named for him.
  Personal motto: "Remember there are two sides to every question. Get both."
  Campaign slogan (1920): "Back to normalcy with Harding."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis Russell, The Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His Times (out of print) — Robert K. Murray, The Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His Administration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The Presidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty, Inside Story of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee, The Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding (out of print) — John W. Dean, Warren G. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell, The Strange Deaths of President Harding — Russell Roberts, Warren G. Harding (for young readers)
  Critical books about Warren G. Harding: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  Harding, William F. — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Superior court judge in North Carolina 14th District, 1921-35. Burial location unknown.
  Harding, William Lloyd (1877-1934) — also known as William L. Harding — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa, October 3, 1877. Son of O. B. Harding and Emalyn (Moyer) Harding. Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1907-13; Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1913-17; Governor of Iowa, 1917-21. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Censured by legislature over pardons scandal, and left office in disgrace in 1921. Died December 17, 1934 (age 57 years, 75 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
  Relatives: Married, January 7, 1907, to Carrie M. Lamoreux.
  See also National Governors Association biography



 

 


 
   
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