| | 
Jay, Albert —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jay, Austin —
of Warren (now part of Bisbee), Cochise
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Jay, Charles (b. 1960) —
of Indiana.
Born in New Jersey, 1960.
Boxing
publicist, writer and manager; candidate for President
of the United States, 2004 (Personal Choice), 2008 (Boston Tea
Party).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Jay, Christopher —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alaska, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Jay, Ferris —
of Jonesboro, Grant
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jay, Frederick —
of New
York County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1777-83.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jay, George —
of Warren (now part of Bisbee), Cochise
County, Ariz.; Douglas, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 1924,
1940.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jay, Jacob —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state senate 25th District, 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jay, James —
of New York.
Member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1778-82.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jay, John (1745-1829) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
12, 1745.
Lawyer;
law partner of Robert
R. Livingston; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-76, 1778-79; state
court judge in New York, 1777; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1779-82; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New-York
County, 1788; received 9 electoral votes, 1789;
received 5 electoral votes, 1796;
received one electoral vote, 1800;
Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-95; resigned 1795; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1790; Governor of
New York, 1795-1801; defeated, 1792.
Episcopalian.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 17,
1829 (age 83 years, 156
days).
Interment at Jay
Family Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
|
| |
Jay, John II (1817-1894) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 23,
1817.
Son of William Jay.
Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Austria, 1869-75; historian.
Member, American
Historical Association.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1894 (age 76 years, 316
days).
Interment at Jay
Family Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
|
| |
Jay, Lester Lewis —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jay, Peter Augustus
(1776-1843) —
also known as Peter A. Jay —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex
County, N.Y., January
24, 1776.
Son of John Jay.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1815-16; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; president, New
York Hospital,
1827-33.
Died February
20, 1843 (age 67 years, 27
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jay, Peter Augustus
(1877-1933) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
23, 1877.
Son of Augustus Jay and Emily Astor (Kane) Jay.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1909-13; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1920-21; Romania, 1921-25; U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1925-26.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
18, 1933 (age 56 years, 56
days).
Interment at Jay
Family Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
|
| |
Jay, Robert —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 21st District, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Jay, Robert M. —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Arkansas City, Kan., 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
|
| |
Jay, Stephen H. —
of Scott
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 18th District, 1865-66.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jay, W. —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1856.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jay, William (1789-1858) —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 16,
1789.
Son of John Jay.
Lawyer;
Westchester
County Judge, 1820-42.
Anti-slavery activist.
Died in Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
14, 1858 (age 69 years, 120
days).
Interment at Jay
Family Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
|
| | JAYNE:
See also
Jayne
M. Bilberry —
Stanley
Robert Brunges —
Jayne
Ham —
David
Jayne Hill —
Jayne
Kim —
Jayne
Menssen —
Jayne
Millerick —
E.
Jayne Mockler —
Jayne
H. Plank —
A.
Jayne Powers —
Jayne
E. Price —
Jayne
M. Solimine —
Lyman
Trumbull |
| |
Jayne, Edward M. —
of Missouri.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jayne, Edward R. —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Democrat. Chair of
Adair County Democratic Party, 1949.
Still living as of 1949.
|
| |
Jayne, Henry La Barre —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jayne, Ira Waite (b.
1882) —
also known as Ira W. Jayne —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., June 16,
1882.
Son of Daniel G. Jayne and Alice (Waite) Jayne.
Republican. Law
professor; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-56; defeated, 1917; resigned
1956; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928.
Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Foresters;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives:
Married 1911
to Jean Bilton. |
|
| |
Jayne, James A. —
of Cortland
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jayne, Joey —
of Arlee, Lake
County, Mont.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Montana
state senate 8th District, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
|
| |
Jayne, Samuel, Jr. —
of Yates
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Yates County, 1851.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jayne, Wilfred H., Jr. —
of Ocean
County, N.J.
Member of New Jersey
state senate from Ocean County, 1932-33; resigned 1933; circuit
judge in New Jersey, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jayne, William
(1826-1916) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., October
8, 1826.
Mayor
of Springfield, Ill., 1859-61; member of Illinois
state senate, 1860-61; Governor of
Dakota Territory, 1861-63; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1863-64.
Died, of apoplexy (stroke),
in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., March 20,
1916 (age 89 years, 164
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
|
| | JEFFERS:
See also
James
A. Allen |
| | Jeffers, Ben
L. See Benjiman Lee
Jeffers |
| |
Jeffers, Benjiman Lee —
also known as Ben L. Jeffers —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 1992,
1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Jeffers, Burton H. —
of Wayne
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Wayne County, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jeffers, Clyde G. (b.
1881) —
Born in Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa, July 2,
1881.
Son of Byron Jeffers and Edith (Day) Jeffers.
Lawyer;
Grant
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-17; superior court judge in
Washington, 1923-39; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1939-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jeffers, Dixie —
of Lavon, Collin
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Jeffers, Edward A. —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1924,
1932.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jeffers, Fahari —
of California.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Jeffers, Frank —
of Minnesota.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Jeffers, Fred
A. See Frederick Albert
Jeffers |
| |
Jeffers, Frederick Albert (b.
1869) —
also known as Fred A. Jeffers —
of Painesdale, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Farmington, Belmont
County, Ohio, July 24,
1869.
Son of Isaac Jeffers.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1915-33; defeated, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jeffers, Henry —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Jeffers, Henry W. —
of Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Republican. New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1937; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1940,
1948
(alternate).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jeffers, Lamar
(1888-1983) —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., April 16,
1888.
Son of William Henry Jeffers and Anna Frances (Jenkins) Jeffers.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1921-35.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., June 1,
1983 (age 95 years, 46
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
|
| |
Jeffers, Leroy —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Jeffers, Sherrill Lackey
(1938-1997) —
also known as Sherry Jeffers —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., June 23,
1938.
Daughter of Bonnie (Bessire) Lackey and Frederick
Ernest Lackey.
Mayor
of Hopkinsville, Ky., 1982-86.
Female.
Died May 9,
1997 (age 58 years, 320
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Jeffers,
Sherry See Sherrill Lackey
Jeffers |
| |
Jeffers, William —
of Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Jeffers, William N. —
of Salem
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1827, 1829.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | JEFFERSON:
See also
Dabney
Carr —
Jalila Jefferson-Bullock —
Thomas
P. Revelle |
| |
Jefferson, (need first
name) —
of Delaware.
Candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1862.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jefferson, Andrea Green —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Jefferson, Anna V. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1983-84.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
|
| |
Jefferson, Benjamin Lafayette
(1871-1950) —
also known as Benjamin L. Jefferson —
of Steamboat Springs, Routt
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., October
26, 1871.
Son of Rollin Jefferson (1849-1912) and Matta Virgina (Harp)
Jefferson (1853-1928).
Democrat. Physician;
dentist;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1898-1900; member of Colorado
state senate, 1900-08; Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1908;
U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1913-21; candidate in primary for Governor of
Colorado, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Colorado, 1950
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Steamboat
Springs Cemetery, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Rollin Jefferson (1849-1912) and Matta Virgina (Harp) Jefferson
(1853-1928); married, December
21, 1898, to Clorinte B. Duquette (1878-1921); married 1923 to
Virginia (Lowe) Kemble. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Jefferson, Bennie —
of Louisiana.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Jefferson, Betty L. —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Jefferson, Charles —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1996,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Jefferson, Donald C. —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Jefferson, Doris —
of Mascoutah, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Jefferson, Erma F. —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Jefferson, Frank A. —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1925-28; appointed 1925.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jefferson, G. L. —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Jefferson, George (d.
1812) —
of Richmond,
Va.
U.S. Consul in Lisbon, 1811-12, died in office 1812.
Died at sea in the North
Atlantic Ocean, July 20,
1812.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jefferson, George —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Utah.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Utah, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jefferson, J. Ruppert —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1932;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937.
African
ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jefferson, Jamila E. —
of Louisiana.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| | Jefferson
Jim: See
James
Falconer Wilson |
| |
Jefferson, John —
of Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 1988.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Jefferson, John G. —
of Michigan.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1928 (Republican primary, 13th
District), 1934 (Democratic primary, 1st District).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jefferson, Kimani (born
c.1977) —
of Coon Rapids, Anoka
County, Minn.
Born about 1977.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Jefferson, Lawrence M. —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Jefferson, Leah M. —
of Suffolk
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly 3rd District, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Jefferson, M. V. B. —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jefferson, Marcus —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Jefferson, Nancy B. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Jefferson, Paul —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Jefferson, ReNita Michon —
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Jefferson, Richard —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Candidate in Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary for mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1993.
Still living as of 1993.
|
| | Jefferson,
Ruppert See J. Ruppert
Jefferson |
| |
Jefferson, Shirley —
of Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Jefferson, Shirley A. —
of Liverpool, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
 |
Jefferson, Thomas
(1743-1826) —
also known as "Apostle of Liberty"; "Sage of
Monticello"; "Friend of the People";
"Father of the University of Virginia" —
of Albemarle
County, Va.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., April 13,
1743.
Son of Peter Jefferson and Jane (Randolph) Jefferson.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-76, 1783-84; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of
Virginia, 1779-81; member of Virginia state legislature, 1782;
U.S. Minister to France, 1785-89; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1790-93; Vice
President of the United States, 1797-1801; President
of the United States, 1801-09; defeated (Democratic-Republican),
1796.
English
ancestry. Member, American
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He was elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the
U.S. nickel
(five
cent coin) since 1938, and on the $2
bill since the 1860s.
Died near Charlottesville, Albemarle
County, Va., July 4,
1826 (age 83 years, 82
days).
Interment at Monticello
Graveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va.; cenotaph
at University
of Missouri Quadrangle, Columbia, Mo.; memorial monument at West
Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Peter Jefferson and Jane (Randolph) Jefferson; married, January
1, 1772, to Martha Wayles Skelton (died 1782); third cousin once
removed of John
Marshall; father-in-law of Thomas
Mann Randolph and John
Wayles Eppes; uncle of Dabney
Carr; great-granduncle of John
Jordan Crittenden; second cousin once removed of William
Segar Archer; granduncle of Dabney
Smith Carr; grandfather of Virginia Jefferson Randolph (who
married Nicholas
Philip Trist), Meriwether
Lewis Randolph and George
Wythe Randolph; great-grandfather of Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge and Frederick
Madison Roberts; second great-grandfather of John
Gardner Coolidge; ancestor of Lloyd
Lee Gravely. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Jefferson
M. Levy — Joshua
Fry |
| | | Jefferson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Mont., Neb., N.Y., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa., Tenn., Tex., Wash., W.Va. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Thomas
Jefferson Campbell
— Thomas
Jefferson Kennard
— Thomas
J. Gazley
— Thomas
Jefferson Word
— Thomas
J. Drake
— Thomas
Jefferson Heard
— Thomas
Jefferson Green
— Thomas
Jefferson Rusk
— Thomas
Jefferson Withers
— Thomas
J. Parsons
— Thomas
J. Dryer
— Thomas
J. Foster
— Thomas
J. Henley
— Thomas
J. Barr
— Thomas
Jefferson Jennings
— Thomas
J. Henderson
— Thomas
Jefferson Van Alstyne
— Thomas
Jefferson Cason
— Thomas
Jefferson Buford
— T.
Jefferson Coolidge
— Thomas
J. Megibben
— Thomas
J. Bunn
— Thomas
J. Hardin
— Thomas
J. Brown
— Thomas
Jefferson Speer
— Thomas
J. Boynton
— Thomas
J. Hudson
— Thomas
J. Selby
— Thomas
Jefferson Deavitt
— Thomas
Jefferson Majors
— Thomas
Jefferson Wood
— Thomas
Jefferson Nunn
— Thomas
J. Strait
— Thomas
J. Humes
— T.
J. Appleyard
— Thomas
J. Clunie
— Thomas
J. Steele
— Thomas
J. Boynton
— Thomas
J. Halsey
— Thomas
Jefferson Lilly
— Thomas
J. Randolph
— Tom
J. Terral
— T.
Jeff Busby
— Thomas
Jefferson Murphy
— Thomas
J. Hamilton
— Thomas
J. Ryan
— Tom
J. Murray
— Tom
Steed
— Thomas
J. Anderson
— Thomas
Jefferson Roberts
— Thomas
J. Barlow III
|
| | | Personal motto: "Rebellion to tyrants
is obedience to God." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about Thomas Jefferson: Joseph J.
Ellis, American
Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson — Willard
Sterne Randall, Thomas
Jefferson : A Life — R. B. Bernstein, Thomas
Jefferson — Joyce Appleby, Thomas
Jefferson — Gore Vidal, Inventing
A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling,
Adams
vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — Susan
Dunn, Jefferson's
Second Revolution : The Election Crisis of 1800 —
Andrew Burstein, Jefferson's
Secret: Death and Desire at Monticello — Christopher
Hitchens, Thomas
Jefferson : Author of America |
| | | Critical books about Thomas Jefferson:
Joseph Wheelan, Jefferson's
Vendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and the
Judiciary |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
|
| |
Jefferson, Thomas F. —
of Nevada.
Independent American candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nevada 2nd District, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
|
| |
Jefferson, Thomas J.
(1799-1880) —
of Rutherford
County, N.C.; Yellville, Marion
County, Ark.
Born in Amelia
County, Va., June 6,
1799.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1836-42; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1844; county judge in Arkansas, 1848-50,
1852-54.
Presbyterian.
Died February
14, 1880 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Marion County, Ark.
|
| |
Jefferson, W. B. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jefferson, Warren —
of Delaware.
Candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1840.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jefferson, William —
of Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Jefferson, William —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Jefferson, William Jennings (b.
1947) —
also known as William J. Jefferson —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Lake Providence, East Carroll
Parish, La., March 14,
1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1979-90; candidate for mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1982, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1999; named as unindicted
co-conspirator by prosecutors in connection with Brent Pfeffer's
guilty plea to bribery
charges.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jefferson, Woodrow G. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
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See also
Hubert
Horatio Humphrey III —
Hubert
Horatio Humphrey IV |
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Jeffrey, A. C. —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeffrey, Christina (born
c.1947) —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born about 1947.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Jeffrey, Dominick J. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Jeffrey, Frank Rumer (b.
1889) —
also known as Frank R. Jeffrey —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
22, 1889.
Son of Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Wesley
L. Jones; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1921-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeffrey, George —
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1929-33.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeffrey, Harry Palmer
(1901-1997) —
also known as Harry P. Jeffrey —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
26, 1901.
Son of Samuel E. Jeffrey and Grace (Wilson) Jeffrey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1943-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Co-author of G.I. Bill of Rights.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, January
4, 1997 (age 95 years, 9
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Jeffrey, Mildred
(1910-2004) —
also known as Millie Jeffrey; Mildred
McWilliams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alton, Sioux
County, Iowa, December
29, 1910.
Democrat. Organizer for
the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers in the 1930s; director,
Women's Bureau, and later the community relations and consumer
affairs departments, United Automobile
Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1980;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1957-61; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1961-69; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1974.
Female.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 2000.
Died, in a nursing
home at Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 24,
2004 (age 93 years, 86
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Jeffrey,
Millie See Mildred
Jeffrey |
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Jeffrey, Robert (d. 1967) —
of Wagoner, Wagoner
County, Okla.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1956.
Died in 1967.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jeffrey, Robert H. —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1903-05.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jeffrey, Mrs. William H. —
of Groton, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| |
Jeffrey, William Howard —
of Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Jeffrey, William R. —
of Luzerne
County, Pa.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Luzerne County, 1891-96.
Burial
location unknown.
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