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See also
Alfreda
Helen Abbott —
J.
Paul England —
Henry
Lawrence Hinkley —
William
Larrabee —
William
R. Sharpe, Jr. |
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Lester, Albert —
of New York.
Member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1844-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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Helen See Alfreda
Helen Abbott |
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Lester, Bruce —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
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Lester, Carroll —
of DeWitt, Arkansas
County, Ark.
Republican. Chair of
Arkansas County Republican Party, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Lester, Catherine H. —
of East Hampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Lester, Charles C. —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 20th District, 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Charles F. —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwich, 1830.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Chauncey —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1853.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Claude E., Jr. —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lester, Claude N. —
of St. Georges, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Lester, E. F. (b. 1871) —
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., August 7,
1871.
Son of Preston S. Lester and Elizabeth (Crutchfield) Lester.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Oklahoma 5th District, 1918-24; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1924-31; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1931.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Elijah —
of Griswold, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Griswold, 1822.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Erastus —
of Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainfield, 1827, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Felix H. (d.
1912) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Democrat. Mayor
of Albuquerque, N.M., 1908-10.
Died in 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, George Nelson
(1824-1892) —
of Georgia.
Born in Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C., March 13,
1824.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1858; served in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; Georgia
state attorney general, 1890-92; died in office 1892.
Wounded during the Civil War, in Kentucky, 1862, and lost an
arm.
Died March 30,
1892 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Marietta, Ga.
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Lester, H. D. —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Wichita, Kan., 1956; resigned 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Lester, Harry E. —
of Rockwood, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1984
(alternate; member, Rules
Committee), 1996,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lester, Helen M. —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District, 1965.
Female.
Still living as of 1965.
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Lester, Henry —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1847.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Herman W. —
of Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Kentucky
state house of representatives 93rd District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Lester, Hiram J. —
of Bethany, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
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Lester, Horace N. —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Isaac —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Mayor
of Murray, Utah, 1924-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, J. G. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Mayor
of Canton, Ohio, 1850-52.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, J. M. —
of Cassville, Barry
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1950, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
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Lester, James —
of Oskaloosa, Jefferson
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, James Seaton —
of Texas.
Delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Mina, 1835; member
of Texas
Republic Senate, 1836-38, 1839-41 (District of Mina and Gonzales
1836-38, District of Fayette, Bastrop and Gonzales 1839-41).
Interment at City
Cemetery, La Grange, Tex.
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Lester, Joan —
of New York.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lester, Mrs. Joseph —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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Lester, Kenna —
of Pink, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1917-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Laura —
of Georgia.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lester, Maxwell, Jr. —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Republican. Mayor of
Summit, N.J.; elected 1945.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Nat O. —
of Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1923.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Nicholas L. —
of Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Groton, 1822.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Posey Green
(1850-1929) —
of Virginia.
Born near Floyd, Floyd
County, Va., March 12,
1850.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1889-93.
Died February
9, 1929 (age 78 years, 334
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Roanoke, Va.
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Lester, R. L. —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
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Lester, Richard A. —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Lester, Rufus —
of Wayne
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1933-36.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Rufus Ezekiel
(1837-1906) —
also known as Rufus E. Lester —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born near Waynesboro, Burke
County, Ga., December
12, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Georgia
state senate, 1870; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1876;
mayor
of Savannah, Ga., 1883-89; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1889-1906; died in
office 1906.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 16,
1906 (age 68 years, 186
days).
Interment at Bonaventure
Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Lester, Sessions —
of Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainfield, 1820, 1822,
1824-25, 1837.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, Shirley S. —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Liberal. Candidate for New York
state senate 6th District, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Lester, Thomas S. —
of Suffolk
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County, 1807-08, 1810-11, 1813-14,
1816-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester, W. O. —
of Hecla, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 40th District, 1891-92.
Burial
location unknown.
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