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Proffit, George H.
(1807-1847) —
of Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
7, 1807.
Merchant;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1836-39; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1839-43; U.S. Minister
to Brazil, 1843-44.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
7, 1847 (age 40 years, 0
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hills Cemetery, Petersburg, Ind.
|
| | Proffit,
Greene See S. Greene
Proffit |
| |
Proffit, Joseph Edwin
(1876-1958) —
also known as Joseph E. Proffit —
of Floyd, Floyd
County, Va.
Born in Floyd, Floyd
County, Va., March 24,
1876.
Son of Joseph Patterson Proffit (1837-1913) and Mary Anne 'Polly'
(Via) Proffit (1840-1887).
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
U.S. Consul in Pretoria, 1904-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Virginia, 1928,
1940,
1956;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1944-47, 1952-57.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kappa
Sigma.
Died February
27, 1958 (age 81 years, 340
days).
Interment at Jacksonville
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Va.
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Relatives:
Married, April 26,
1916, to Anne Weston Simmons (1891-1974). |
|
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Proffit, S. Greene —
of Floyd, Floyd
County, Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Prosser, Audrey —
of Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Prosser, David T., Jr. (b.
1942) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
24, 1942.
Republican. Lawyer;
administrative aide to U.S. Rep. Harold
V. Froelich, 1973-74; Outagamie
County District Attorney, 1977-78; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1979-96; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1995-96; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1996; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1998-; appointed 1998.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Prosser, Earl W. —
of Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1947.
Still living as of 1947.
|
| |
Prosser, George Henry (b.
1867) —
Born in Australia,
April
25, 1867.
Not U.S. citizen; U.S. Consular Agent in Adelaide, 1907-11.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Prosser, Paul P. —
of Colorado.
Colorado
state attorney general, 1933-36.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Prosser, William Farrand
(1834-1911) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1834.
Republican. Member of Tennessee state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1869-71.
Died September
23, 1911 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
|
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Prosser, William H. —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.
Republican. Mayor of
Altoona, Pa., 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Proulx, Agnes —
of Middlebury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Proulx, Arthur A. —
of Union, Tolland
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Union; elected 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Proulx, Arthur W. —
of Somersworth, Strafford
County, N.H.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Proulx, Gedeon P. —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
5th Ward, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Proulx, Henry J. —
of Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1940,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1942; vice-chair of
New Hampshire Democratic Party, 1945.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Proulx, Kathi —
of Bedford, Trimble
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Proulx, Kenneth P. —
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Proulx, Verner W. —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Republican. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Nashua 4th Ward,
1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | PROUTY:
See also
Stephen
B. Grummond |
| |
Prouty, Carlton —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Prouty, Charles Azro
(1853-1921) —
also known as Charles A. Prouty —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., October
9, 1853.
Son of John Azro Prouty and Hannah Barker
(Lamb) Prouty (1834-1865).
Lawyer;
Orleans
County State's Attorney, 1882-86; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Newport, 1888; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1896-1914; Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1914.
Died in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., July 8,
1921 (age 67 years, 272
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Prouty, Charles Newton
(1842-1916) —
of Spencer, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Spencer, Worcester
County, Mass., October
6, 1842.
Son of Isaac Prouty (1798-1872) and Mary Ann (Newton) Prouty
(1813-1875).
Republican. Boot and shoe
manufacturer; director, Spencer National Bank;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1916
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Prouty (1798-1872) and Mary Ann (Newton) Prouty (1813-1875);
third cousin of John Azro Prouty; married,
May
25, 1864, to Jane Azuba 'Jennie' Richardson. See Prouty
family of Vermont. |
|
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Prouty, Cheney R. —
of Indianola, Calhoun
County, Tex.
Born in Massachusetts.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1873-79.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Prouty, George Herbert
(1862-1918) —
also known as George H. Prouty —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., March 4,
1862.
Son of John Azro Prouty and Hannah Barker
(Lamb) Prouty (1834-1865).
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1896-97; member of Vermont
state senate, 1904; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1906-08; Governor of
Vermont, 1908-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Killed when the car in
which he was riding was hit by a
train, in dense
fog, at a grade crossing near Waterville, Quebec,
August
19, 1918 (age 56 years, 168
days).
Interment at East
Main Street Cemetery, Newport, Vt.
|
| |
Prouty, John Azro
(1826-1900) —
also known as John A. Prouty —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., December
26, 1826.
Son of Arnold Prouty (1796-1881) and Sarah (Adams) Prouty
(1797-1881).
Lumber and
timber business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1858-59, 1884.
Died in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., January
6, 1900 (age 73 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Prouty, S. S. —
of Kansas.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1868.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Prouty, Solomon Francis
(1854-1927) —
also known as Solomon F. Prouty —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, January
17, 1854.
Republican. Member of Iowa state legislature, 1879; district judge in
Iowa 9th District, 1899-1902; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1911-15.
Died in 1927
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
|
| |
Prouty, Willard Robert (b.
1872) —
also known as Willard R. Prouty —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., December
22, 1872.
Son of John Azro Prouty and Sarah Hannah
(Wood) Prouty (1834-1889).
Lumber
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1917; member of Vermont
state senate from Orleans County, 1927.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Prouty, Winston Lewis
(1906-1971) —
also known as Winston L. Prouty —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., September
1, 1906.
Son of Willard Robert Prouty and Margaret
(Lockhart) Prouty.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1941, 1945-47; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1947; U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1951-59; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1959-71; died in office 1971.
Congregationalist.
Died, of gastric
cancer, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
10, 1971 (age 65 years, 9
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Newport, Vt.
|
| |
Prouty, Winston R. —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | PROVOST:
See also
Felix
Hébert |
| |
Provost, Andrew J. —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1861-62.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Provost, Clara B. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Provost, Frank —
of Anaconda, Deer Lodge
County, Mont.
Mayor
of Anaconda, Mont., 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Provost, George W. —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1942, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Provost, Lewis (d. 1919) —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Canaan, 1919; died in
office 1919.
Died March 17,
1919.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Provost, Paul E.
(1915-1998) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
5, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state senate 18th District; elected 1956.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in St. Raphael Hospital,
New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 2,
1998 (age 83 years, 117
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
|
| |
Provost, Ruth W. —
of Sandwich, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Democrat. Candidate for Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fifth Barnstable District, 2002.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| | PRUDEN:
See also
Leonard
Paul Howland |
| |
Pruden, Andrew J. —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate 1st District, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Pruden, Gary —
of Mt. Sterling, Brown
County, Ill.
Republican. Chair of
Brown County Republican Party, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Pruden, Keen —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1845-46.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Pruden, Thomas W. —
of Monroe
County, Mich.
Candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 38th Circuit, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
|
| |
Pruden, W. H. —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., 1953-56.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Pruden, Wes, Jr. —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| | PRUETT:
See also
Elizabeth
Pruett Farrington —
James
Weir |
| |
Pruett, Fred —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Pruett, Homer L. —
of Higginsville, Lafayette
County, Mo.
Democrat. Chair of
Lafayette County Democratic Party, 1949; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Lafayette County, 1950;
Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Pruett, James —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Pruett, Kim —
of Grass Valley, Nevada
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| | Pruett, Mary
Elizabeth See Elizabeth
Pruett Farrington |
| |
Pruett, R. H. —
of Baytown, Harris
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Baytown, Tex., 1954-55.
Still living as of 1955.
|
| |
Pruett, Robert L. —
of Gardnerville, Douglas
County, Nev.
Republican. Member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
|
| | PRUITT:
See also
Frank
P. Lockhart |
| |
Pruitt, Carl E. —
of Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga.
Mayor
of Griffin, Ga., 1955.
Still living as of 1955.
|
| | Pruitt,
Drayton, Jr. See I. Drayton Pruitt,
Jr. |
| |
Pruitt, Fred
(c.1941-1994) —
also known as "Little Bandit" —
of National City, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., about 1941.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; hardware store
owner; candidate for mayor
of National City, Calif., 1990.
Member, Jaycees.
Died, at Scripps Chula Vista Hospital,
Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., September
26, 1994 (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Pruitt, Hugh A. —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Pruitt, I. Drayton, Jr. —
of Livingston, Sumter
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Pruitt, James Burriss (b.
1902) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Starr, Anderson
County, S.C., March 30,
1902.
Son of John C. Pruitt and Anna (Major) Pruitt.
Secretary to U.S. Rep. Fred
H. Dominick; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives; elected 1924; member of
South
Carolina state senate; elected 1934.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Pruitt, Kenneth P. (b.
1957) —
of St.
Lucie County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
24, 1957.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 81st District, 1991-.
Disciples
of Christ.
Still living as of 1999.
|
| |
Pruitt, Leslie O. —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Pruitt, Norman T., Jr. —
Democrat. Candidate for Oklahoma
state house of representatives 80th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Pruitt, Thomas W. —
of Pomona, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Pruitt, Mrs. Tom —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Pruitt, Vivian —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Pruitt, Wallace Powell, Jr. (b.
1911) —
also known as Wallace Pruitt, Jr. —
of Chatom, Washington
County, Ala.
Born in Chatom, Washington
County, Ala., June 14,
1911.
Democrat. Printer;
lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1934; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1936
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1964
(alternate); candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1946; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1948.
Baptist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Prunty, A. D. —
of Wood
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1937-38;
appointed 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Prunty, Felix —
of Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1872.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Prunty, L. W. —
of Ponca City, Kay
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1944.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| |
Prunty, Lew —
of Ponca City, Kay
County, Okla.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1948,
1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Prunty, Paul E. —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1972; defeated, 1974
(26th District).
Still living as of 1974.
|
| |
Prunty, Roger —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Mayor
of Brookings, S.Dak., 1980-85.
Still living as of 1985.
|
| |
Prunty, S. O. —
Republican. Circuit judge in West Virginia for the 3rd Judicial
Circuit, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | PRUYN:
See also
Pruyn
M. Brandow —
Marshall
Field —
Charles
Sumner Hamlin —
William
Gorham Rice |
| |
Pruyn, Erving —
of Colebrook, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Pruyn, John Van Schaick Lansing
(1811-1877) —
also known as John V. L. Pruyn —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1811.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 13th District, 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1863-65, 1867-69.
Died in 1877
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
|
| |
Pruyn, Robert Hewson
(1815-1882) —
also known as Robert H. Pruyn —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in 1815.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1848-50, 1854; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1850; U.S. Minister to Japan, 1861.
Died in 1882
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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