| | MEAGHER:
See also
Samuel
S. Arentz —
Ann
Meagher Northrup —
Anne
Meagher Northup |
| |
Meagher, John F. —
of Blue
Earth County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 17th District, 1864, 1870-71;
member of Minnesota
state senate 14th District, 1872-73.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meagher, John F. —
of Bay
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
|
| |
Meagher, Leo P. —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1958; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1960; candidate in
primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
4th District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
|
| |
Meagher, Michael —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 12th District, 1867-69.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meagher, Richard M. —
of San Bruno, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Meagher, Stephen J. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meagher, Thomas C. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meagher, Thomas Francis
(1823-1867) —
of Montana.
Born in Ireland,
August
3, 1823.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary
of Montana Territory, 1865; Governor of
Montana Territory, 1865-66.
Fell from a steamboat
into the Missouri River and presumably drowned,
at Fort Benton, Chouteau
County, Mont., July 1,
1867 (age 43 years, 332
days); his body was never
found.
Statue at State
Capitol Grounds, Helena, Mont.
|
| | MEANS:
See also
James
Addison Baker III —
Preston
Smith Brooks —
Daphne
Means Curtis —
Alexander
Samuel Diven —
Robert
Fulwood Ligon, Jr. —
John
Means Pomeroy |
| |
Means, Augustus G. —
of Essex, Essex
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952,
1960;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 5th District; elected 1958.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Means, B. F. —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, Bertha —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Means, Charles T. —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state senate 18th District, 1889-90; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, Cottsworth P. —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, George E. —
of Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, H. B. —
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, H. B. —
of Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, Harry G. —
of Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, J. W. —
of Troy, Miami
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, J. W. —
of Lake Worth, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
President, Lake Worth Bank; mayor
of Lake Worth, Fla., 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, John (1770-1837) —
of Ohio.
Born in Union
County, S.C., March 14,
1770.
Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1824-25.
Died near Manchester, Adams
County, Ohio, March 15,
1837 (age 67 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, John (1829-1910) —
of Kentucky.
Born in West Union, Adams
County, Ohio, September
21, 1829.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1874.
Presbyterian.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., February
14, 1910 (age 80 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, John F. —
of Pennsylvania.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, John Hugh
(1812-1862) —
of South Carolina.
Born August
18, 1812.
Governor
of South Carolina, 1850-52.
Died August
29, 1862 (age 50 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, John L. —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Jefferson County; elected 1897; mayor
of Steubenville, Ohio; elected 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, M. I. —
of Kittanning, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, Mark A. —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1928,
1932,
1944
(alternate).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, Paul B. —
of North Carolina.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, Paul E. —
of Stoneham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Means, Raphus P. —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Means, Rice William
(1877-1949) —
also known as Rice W. Means —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
16, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Adams
County Judge, 1902-04; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1924-27.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
30, 1949 (age 71 years, 75
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
|
| |
Means, Robert —
of Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1786-87; member of New
Hampshire state senate from Hillsborough County, 1787-88,
1789-90, 1791.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, S. W. —
of Cumberland
County, Pa.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1875-76.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, Thomas —
U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, W. B. —
of Valier, Jefferson
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| |
Means, William Chauncey —
also known as William C. Means —
of Bellevue, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Burgess
of Bellevue, Pennsylvania, 1933-37.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Means, William F. —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1881-83.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Mebane, Alexander
(1744-1795) —
of North Carolina.
Born in North Carolina, 1744.
Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1793-95.
Died in 1795
(age about
51 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Mebane, Alexander W. —
of Bertie
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1829-30.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Mebane, B. F. —
of Alamance
County, N.C.; Shray (unknown
county), N.C.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Alamance County,
1879; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina,
1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Mebane, Charles V. —
of North Carolina.
North
Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Mebane, David C. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1974-77.
Still living as of 1977.
|
| |
Mebane, Giles —
of Alamance
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Alamance County,
1854, 1860; member of North
Carolina state senate 31st District, 1862-64.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Mebane, James —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from North Carolina, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Mebane, W. G. —
of Beaufort, Carteret
County, N.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | MECHEM:
See also
Benjamin
Atwood Smith II |
| |
Mechem, C. Stanley —
of Nelsonville, Athens
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956,
1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Mechem, Edwin —
of Arkansas.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Mechem, Edwin Leard
(1912-2002) —
also known as Edwin L. Mechem; "Big
Ed" —
of New Mexico.
Born in Alamogordo, Otero
County, N.M., July 2,
1912.
Son of Edwin Mechem and Eunice (Leard) Mechem.
Republican. Surveyor;
FBI
agent; lawyer;
member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of
New Mexico, 1951-55, 1957-59, 1961-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Mexico, 1952;
U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1962-64; defeated, 1964; U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1970.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., November
27, 2002 (age 90 years, 148
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
|
| |
Mechem, Horace M. —
of Calhoun
County, Mich.
Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1950.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Mechem, Merrit Cramer
(1870-1946) —
of Socorro, Socorro
County, N.M.
Born in Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan., October
10, 1870.
Son of Homer Clark Mechem and Martha Shannon (Davenport) Mechem.
Republican. Lawyer; member New
Mexico territorial council, 1909; district judge in New Mexico,
1911-20; Governor of
New Mexico, 1921-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Woodmen.
Died May 24,
1946 (age 75 years, 226
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Mechem,
Stanley See C. Stanley
Mechem |
| | MEDILL:
See also
Edward
Keating —
Joseph
Medill McCormick —
Joseph
Medill Patterson |
| |
Medill, Joseph
(1823-1899) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near St. John, New
Brunswick, April 6,
1823.
Editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribune newspaper;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 59th District,
1869-70; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1871-73.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 16,
1899 (age 75 years, 344
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
|
| |
Medill, Lillian —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Medill, Thomas J., Jr. —
of Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Rock Island, Ill., 1893-95, 1897-99.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Medill, William
(1802-1865) —
of Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Born in Delaware, 1802.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1839-43; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Fairfield County,
1850-51; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1852-53; Governor of
Ohio, 1853-56; defeated, 1855.
Died September
2, 1865 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.
|
| | MEDINA:
See also
Rhonda
Adams-Medina —
Polito
Martinez, Jr. |
| |
Medina, Andy —
of Sugar City, Crowley
County, Colo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Medina, Eliseo V. —
of Bonita, San Diego
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1996,
2000,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Medina, Harold Raymond
(1888-1990) —
also known as Harold R. Medina —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
16, 1888.
Son of Joaquin A. Medina and Elizabeth (Fash) Medina.
Lawyer;
law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1947-51; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1951-58; took senior
status 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., March 14,
1990 (age 102 years, 26
days).
Interment at Westhampton
Cemetery, Westhampton Beach, Long Island, N.Y.
|
| |
Medina, James R. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
|
| |
Medina, Jose —
of Bonita, San Diego
County, Calif.; Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1996,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Medina, Kim V. —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Medina, Nancy —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Medina, Rafael —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Medina, Ramon —
U.S. Consular Agent in Adra, 1884; Malaga, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Medina, Victor —
of New York.
American Labor candidate for New York
state senate 41st District, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Medley, Beverly M. —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Medley, Lee —
of Santa Fe, Galveston
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Medley, Leila —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 2008; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Medley, Luke —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee); mayor
of Cookeville, Tenn., 1963.
Still living as of 1963.
|
| |
Medley, T. W. —
of Socorro, Socorro
County, N.M.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Medley, W. C. —
of Hampton, Calhoun
County, Ark.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Medley, Z. A. —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1944.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| | MEEHAN:
See also
Clare
Hayes Timberlake |
| |
Meehan, Arthur —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Mayor
of Spokane, Wash., 1953-55.
Still living as of 1955.
|
| |
Meehan, Austin (d. 1961) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1932
(alternate), 1952,
1960;
Philadelphia
County Sheriff.
Catholic.
Died in 1961.
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
|
| | Meehan,
Billy See William Austin
Meehan |
| |
Meehan, Charles J. —
Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Meehan, Dennis M. —
of Bergen
County, N.J.
Republican. Candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly 37th District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
|
| |
Meehan, Edward T. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meehan, Francis Joseph (b.
1924) —
also known as Francis J. Meehan —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in 1924.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, 1979-80; Poland, 1980-83; East Germany, 1985.
Still living as of 1997.
|
| |
Meehan, George E. —
of Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Meehan, Gerald M. —
of Hart, Oceana
County, Mich.
Republican. Oceana
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meehan, Gwen —
of Kentucky.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Meehan, James Philip (b.
1893) —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., June 25,
1893.
Democrat. Painter and
decorator; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1929-34; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fifth Essex District, 1935-36.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meehan, John T. —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1925, 1926, 1927,
1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1964;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1950; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1952,
1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meehan, Leo J. —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Meehan, Mrs. Lou C. —
of Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meehan, Martin Thomas (b.
1956) —
also known as Martin T. Meehan; Marty
Meehan —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
30, 1956.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1993-2007;
resigned 2007; chancellor,
University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 2007.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| | Meehan,
Marty See Martin Thomas
Meehan |
| |
Meehan, Mary E. —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meehan, Patrick J. —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1928
(alternate), 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meehan, Paula —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Meehan, Susan —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Meehan, Thomas G., Jr. —
of Long Island (unknown
county), N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 3rd District, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
|
| |
Meehan, William Austin
(1924-1994) —
also known as Billy Meehan —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
4, 1924.
Son of Austin Meehan.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956;
general counsel and Republican political boss of Philadelphia,
1961-94.
Died, from heart
disease, while playing
golf in Royersford, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
13, 1994 (age 69 years, 283
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | MEEK:
See also
Erle
Roy Dickover —
Owen
Joseph Donley —
Meek
Kelly —
Jacob
Meek Lewis —
Alice
Mayo —
Benjamin
Meek Miller —
John
Meek Whitehead |
| |
Meek, Alexander A. —
U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1818-21.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meek, Alexander Beaufort
(1814-1865) —
also known as Alexander B. Meek —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., July 17,
1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Alabama
state attorney general; county judge in Alabama, 1842-44; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1846-50; member of
Alabama
state house of representatives, 1853, 1859; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1859; Presidential
Elector for Alabama, 1856;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860.
Died in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., November
30, 1865 (age 51 years, 136
days).
Interment at Friendship
Cemetery, Columbus, Miss.
|
| | Meek, Alice
Alka See Alice
Mayo |
| |
Meek, Bert B. —
of Oroville, Butte
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1920
(alternate), 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meek, Carrie P. (b. 1926) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., April 29,
1926.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-83; member of Florida
state senate, 1983-92; U.S.
Representative from Florida 17th District, 1993-2003; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
First
black women elected to Congress from Florida; inducted 1992 into the
Florida Women's Hall of
Fame.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Meek, Cecil —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Meek, Mrs. Charles, Jr. —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Meek, Fannie L. —
of Jackson
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives 10th District, 1966.
Female.
Still living as of 1966.
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Meek, Forrest B. —
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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Meek, Fred —
of Idana, Clay
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1956
(alternate), 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Meek, George K. —
of Plainfield Township, Kent
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Plainfield Township, Michigan, 2007-09.
Still living as of 2009.
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See P. Gray Meek |
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Meek, James M. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1883-85.
Burial
location unknown.
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Meek, Jerry —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 2004; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2004,
2008;
North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Meek, John B. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1946; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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Meek, John H. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Meek, Joseph T. —
also known as "Mr. Retailing" —
of Western Springs, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1954; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District, 1969-70.
Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi Mu
Alpha.
Still living as of 1970.
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Meek, Kendrick B. (b.
1966) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., September
6, 1966.
Son of Carrie P. Meek.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1994-98; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Florida
state senate, 1998-2002; U.S.
Representative from Florida 17th District, 2003-.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Meek, Marvin D. —
of Plainview, Hale
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Meek, P. Gray —
of Centre
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Centre County, 1868-69,
1871-72; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1891-94.
Burial
location unknown.
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