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LANDON (Soundex L535) — See also ANDON, BRANDON, CANDON, DONLAN, ERLANDO, ESCANDON, FELANDO, GLANDON, GRANDON, LAND, LANDEN, LANDOE, LANDOLT, LANDOWSKI, LANGDON, LANSDON, LANTON, LAUNDON, LENDON, LINDON, LONDON, LYNDON, NOLAND, ORLANDO, RANDON, SANDON, SHANDON.

  LANDON: See also David Josiah Brewer — George Landon Browning — Joseph Landon Evins — Blake C. Fisk — Landon Carter Haynes — Daniel Phoenix Ingraham — George Landon Ingraham — Nancy Landon Kassebaum — Charles Landon Knight — Landon Knight — Landon B. Lane — Landon Lowry — Landon C. Sexton — Charlotte Landon Shaw — J. Landon Smith — Landon Whitaker — Landon R. Wyatt
  Landon, Albert B. (d. 1933) — of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Salisbury, 1921-26. Died February 12, 1933. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, Alf M. See Alfred Mossman Landon
  Landon, Alfred Mossman (1887-1987) — also known as Alf M. Landon — of Independence, Montgomery County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in West Middlesex, Mercer County, Pa., September 9, 1887. Son of John Manuel Landon and Anne (Mossman) Landon. Republican. Oil producer; Governor of Kansas, 1933-37; candidate for President of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1940, 1944, 1948. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., October 12, 1987 (age 100 years, 33 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of John Manuel Landon and Anne (Mossman) Landon; married, January 9, 1915, to Margaret Fleming; married, January 15, 1930, to Theo Cobb; father of Nancy Josephine Landon (who married Howard Henry Baker, Jr.). See Baker-Landon-Dirksen-Kassebaum family of Tennessee.
  Cross-reference: Frederick Andrew Seaton
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Alfred M. Landon: America at the Crossroads
  Books about Alfred M. Landon: Donald R. McCoy, Landon of Kansas (out of print)
  Landon, Charles C. — of Michigan. Candidate for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1902. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, Dan See Daniel Landon
  Landon, Daniel — also known as Dan Landon — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Progressive. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1912; candidate for mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1922. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, Edward R. — of Guilford, New Haven County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 6th District, 1856. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, Francis G. — of Staatsburg, Dutchess County, N.Y. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1901-03, 1915. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, G. W. H. — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1860. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, George — of Guilford, New Haven County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Guilford, 1830, 1836-37; member of Connecticut state senate 6th District, 1850. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, George — Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1860-62, 1866-68 (9th District 1860-62, 11th District 1866-68). Burial location unknown.
  Landon, George M. — of Monroe County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for circuit judge in Michigan, 1887 (Democratic, 22nd Circuit), 1905 (38th Circuit). Burial location unknown.
  Landon, George M. — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, Henry — of Suffolk County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County, 1847. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, Howard — of Bristol, Hartford County, Conn. Prohibition candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Bristol, 1910. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, Jared — of Suffolk County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County, 1789-90, 1795-97, 1798-1802, 1804-06. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, John M. — of Independence, Montgomery County, Kan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, Jonathan — of New York. Member of New York state senate Middle District, 1777-79. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, Judson Stuart (1832-1905) — also known as Judson S. Landon — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., December 16, 1832. Lawyer; Schenectady County District Attorney, 1857; Justice of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1874-1901; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department, 1900. Died September 7, 1905 (age 72 years, 265 days). Burial location unknown.
  Landon, Merle — of Michigan. Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980. Still living as of 1980.
  Landon, Merritt M. — of New York. Democrat. Candidate for New York state senate 43rd District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, Nancy Josephine See Nancy Landon Kassebaum
  Landon, Palmer (1873-1953) — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Chippewa Township, Isabella County, Mich., February 5, 1873. Republican. Farmer; cheesemaker; Isabella County Sheriff, 1907-10, 1921-24, 1933-34; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Isabella County 1939-44, Isabella District 1945-48); defeated in primary, 1948. Member, Gleaners. Died in 1953 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1891 to Mary Hall.
  Landon, Reynolds (b. 1818) — of Michigan. Born in 1818. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Antrim District, 1891-92. Burial location unknown.
  Landon, Rufus W. — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Postmaster; real estate business; Berrien County Treasurer, 1842-52; mayor of Niles, Mich., 1860-62, 1865; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1863-64. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Margaret Gray and Linda Vought (librarian; namesake of Landon Hall at Michigan State University).
  Landon, Stevie — of Lake City, Columbia County, Fla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Landon, Thomas H. — of Guilford, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Guilford, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.



 

 


 
   
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