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See also
George
Landon Browning |
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Ransom, Clara —
of Montello, Marquette
County, Wis.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, D. C. —
Democrat. Candidate for Ohio state
house of representatives from Geauga and Lake counties, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, David Michael (b.
1938) —
also known as David M. Ransom —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
23, 1938.
Son of Clifford Fredic Ransom and Inez Natalie (Green) Ransom.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, 1994-97.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2001.
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Relatives:
Married to Marjorie Ann Marilley. |
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Ransom, Earl —
of Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1936,
1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, Elias —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, Elton T. —
of Ransomville, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County, 1893.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, Epaphroditus
(1787-1859) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Shelburne Falls, Shelburne, Franklin
County, Mass., 1787.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1836-48; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1843-48; Governor of
Michigan, 1848-50; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1850-51; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1853-54.
Died in Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan., November
9, 1859 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Ransom, F. B. (b. 1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Grenada, Grenada
County, Miss., July 13,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, Fletcher —
of Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1845-46.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ford See J. Ford Ransom |
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Ransom, Frank A. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1867.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, Gene III —
of Grasonville, Queen
Anne's County, Md.
Democrat. Member, Credentials Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Ransom, Harry —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, Harry B. —
of Grand Island, Erie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1875.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, Horace U. —
of Meredith, Belknap
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Meredith,
1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Ransom, J. Ford —
of Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Tobacco grower;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1939-42.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, J. R. —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, J. R. —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, Jessie M. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 21st District, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ransom, John S. —
of Salem, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Salem, 1827.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, Kim —
of Littleton, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
2004,
2008
(alternate).
Still living as of 2008.
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Ransom, Lawrence B. —
of Hartland, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartland, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, Matt Whitaker
(1826-1904) —
also known as Matt W. Ransom —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.; Weldon, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Warren
County, N.C., October
8, 1826.
Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1852;
North
Carolina state attorney general, 1853-55; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1858-60; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1872-95; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1876; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1895-97.
Died near Garysburg, Northampton
County, N.C., October
8, 1904 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Halifax County, N.C.
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Ransom, Perry M. —
of Hartland, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartland; elected 1946, 1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ransom, Robert M. —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1977-2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Ransom, William Lynn (b.
1883) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Harmony town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., June 20,
1883.
Son of Nelson Fullam Ransom and Rose (Wiltsie) Ransom.
Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1916.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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