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See also
Major
Boughton —
Major
Bouton —
Major
C. Brown —
Major
B. Coxson —
Charles
Major Dorsey —
Major
L. Dunham —
Alfred
Theodore Goodwin —
Major
B. Harding —
Major
M. Hilliard —
Major
Robert Odell Owens —
James
Burriss Pruitt —
Major
L. Rodd —
Major
W. Seery |
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Major, Alan S. —
of Lehman, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Major, Alphonse —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920;
Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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Major, Benjamin Porter (born
c.1815) —
of Missouri.
Born about 1815.
Member of Missouri
state senate.
Burial
location unknown.
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Major, Bobby —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Major, Conley R. —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Major, Deborah D. —
of Amherst, Erie
County, N.Y.; Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Major, E. P. —
of New Roads, Pointe
Coupee Parish, La.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Major, Earl
See James Earl Major |
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Major, Elliot Woolfolk
(1864-1949) —
of Pike
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Edgewood, Lincoln
County, Mo., October
20, 1864.
Son of James Reed Major and Sarah T. (Woolfolk) Major.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 11th District, 1897-1901; Missouri
state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of
Missouri, 1913-17.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Eureka, St. Louis
County, Mo., July 9,
1949 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Mo.
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Major, Erwin —
of Standish, Arenac
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Major, Guy G. (1859-1912) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born October
19, 1859.
Republican. Mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1893-97.
Died January
30, 1912 (age 52 years, 103
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Major, J.
Earl See James Earl
Major |
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Major, James —
of Monticello, White
County, Ind.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Major, James Earl
(1887-1972) —
also known as J. Earl Major —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Donnellson, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
5, 1887.
Son of Charles R. Major and Emma (Jones) Major.
Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1923-25, 1927-29,
1931-33; defeated, 1920, 1924, 1928; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1933-37; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1937-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose.
Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
4, 1972 (age 84 years, 364
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
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Major, John C. —
of Oklahoma.
Delegate
to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1907.
Interment at Mulhall
City Cemetery, Mulhall, Okla.
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Major, O. G. —
of Hope, Steele
County, N.Dak.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Major, Sam
C. See Samuel Collier
Major |
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Major, Samuel Collier
(1840-1894) —
of Missouri.
Born November
24, 1840.
Member of Missouri
state senate.
Died April 12,
1894 (age 53 years, 139
days).
Interment at Fayette
City Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.
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Major, Samuel Collier
(1869-1931) —
also known as Samuel C. Major; Sam C.
Major —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., July 2,
1869.
Son of Samuel Collier Major (1840-1894).
Democrat. Lawyer; Howard
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Missouri
state senate, 1907-11; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1919-21, 1923-29;
defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1928.
Died in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., July 28,
1931 (age 62 years, 26
days).
Interment at Fayette
City Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.
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Major, Stan —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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Major, Stanley E. —
of Solvay, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Solvay, N.Y., 1959.
Still living as of 1959.
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Major, W. S. —
of near Wessington, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state senate 23rd District, 1891-94, 1897-98.
Burial
location unknown.
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