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PORTERFIELD: See also
Donley
C. Kennard —
George
Porterfield McCallum —
Jay
M. Terbush, Jr. |
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Porterfield, Erwin L. —
of Burlington, Alamance
County, N.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Porterfield, Eugene E. —
of Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1989-96.
Still living as of 1996.
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Porterfield, James —
of Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Fayetteville, 1791.
Burial
location unknown.
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Porterfield, John F. —
of Fremont
County, Iowa.
Delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Fremont County,
1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Porterfield, Lee —
of Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Porterfield, Morris —
of Indiana.
Communist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Porterfield,
Phillip See W. Phillip
Porterfield |
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Porterfield, W. P. —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Porterfield, W. Phillip —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate in primary for West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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| | POSEY:
See also
Eaton
Jackson Bowers —
William
Posey Edwards —
Posey
Green Lester —
William
P. A. Nicely |
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Posey, Adrian —
of Port Tobacco, Charles
County, Md.; La Plata, Charles
County, Md.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Charles County, 1888; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1888,
1912;
member of Maryland
state senate from Charles County, 1890-92.
Burial
location unknown.
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Posey, Bill (b. 1947) —
of Rockledge, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
18, 1947.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1993-; member of Florida
state senate, 2001-.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2009.
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Posey, Carnot —
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1859-66.
Burial
location unknown.
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Posey, Francis Blackburn
(1848-1915) —
also known as Francis B. Posey —
of Poseyville, Posey
County, Ind.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Indiana, 1848.
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1889; defeated
(Republican), 1910; U.S.
Surveyor of Customs, 1909.
Died in 1915
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Walnut
Hills Cemetery, Petersburg, Ind.
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Posey, Frank E. —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Posey, Frederick S. —
of Charles
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Charles County, 1912-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Posey, J. Sydney —
of Charles
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Charles County, 1916-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Posey, John A. (d. 1960) —
of Alabama.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 10th District, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1944.
Died, from complication of a hip fracture resulting from an automobile
accident, September
14, 1960.
Interment at Haleyville
Cemetery, Haleyville, Ala.
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Relatives:
Married to Willie Shelnutt. |
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Posey, John B. —
of Wilkinson
County, Miss.
Member of Mississippi
territorial House of Representatives, 1813.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Posey, Lawrence —
of Charles
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Charles County, 1816, 1820.
Burial
location unknown.
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Posey, Michael E. —
of Braxton
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1944, 1968.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Posey, Robert B. —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Mayor
of Henderson, Ky., 1938-42, 1946-50, 1962-66.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Posey, Shawn —
of Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | Posey,
Sydney See J. Sydney
Posey |
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Posey, Thomas (1750-1818) —
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., July 9,
1750.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1805-06; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1812-13; Governor of
Indiana Territory, 1813-16; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1816.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of typhus
fever in Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill., March 19,
1818 (age 67 years, 253
days).
Interment at Westwood
Cemetery, Shawneetown, Ill.
|
| | POSNER:
See also
Theodore
Christian Ruff |
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Posner, Edith —
of Bellerose, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Posner, Herbert A. (b.
1925) —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
member of New York
state assembly 19th District; elected 1966.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1966.
|
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Posner, Paul M. —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Posner, Seymour (b. 1925) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 21,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; social
worker; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-75 (Bronx County 2nd District 1965, 85th
District 1966, 76th District 1967-75).
Jewish.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; AFSCME.
Still living as of 1975.
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Posner, William N. —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Penfield, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Chair of
Monroe County Democratic Party, 1955; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1956.
Still living as of 1964.
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