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Roane, Archibald
(c.1755-1819) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Derry, Lancaster
County, Pa., about 1755.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; Governor of
Tennessee, 1801-03; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1811-14; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1815-18.
Died in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
18, 1819 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Pleasant
Forest Cemetery, Farragut, Tenn.
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Roane, Francis J. —
of Massachusetts.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1938, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roane, James M. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 6th District, 1859-60.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roane, John (1766-1838) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1766.
Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1809-15, 1827-31, 1835-37 (11th
District 1809-15, 12th District 1827-31, 18th District 1835-37).
Died in 1838
(age about
72 years).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Roane, John Jones
(1794-1869) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1794.
Son of John Roane.
Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 12th District, 1831-33.
Died in 1869
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Roane, John Selden
(1817-1867) —
of Arkansas.
Born January
8, 1817.
Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1844; Governor of
Arkansas, 1849-52; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War.
Died April 17,
1867 (age 50 years, 99
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Roane, Samuel C. —
of Arkansas.
U.S.
Attorney for Arkansas, 1820-36.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roane, William Henry
(1787-1845) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1787.
Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 22nd District, 1815-17; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1837-41.
Died in 1845
(age about
58 years).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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| | ROARK:
See also
Charles
Hillman Brough —
Clyde
Roark Hoey |
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Roark, Bradley T. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1988, 1990.
Still living as of 1990.
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Roark, Charles Wickliffe
(1887-1929) —
also known as Charles W. Roark —
of Greenville, Muhlenberg
County, Ky.
Born in Greenville, Muhlenberg
County, Ky., January
22, 1887.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1929; died in office
1929.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April 5,
1929 (age 42 years, 73
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Greenville, Ky.
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Roark, Clarence N. —
of Roggen, Weld
County, Colo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Roark, Keith —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Democrat. Idaho
Democratic state chair, 2008; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Roark, Lester D. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Roark, T. L. —
of Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | ROBB:
See also
William
Robinson Barrington —
Francis
Edward Barron —
William
Robb Eaton —
Harry
Robb Welty |
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Robb, Mrs. Abe —
Nonpartisan candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1920.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robb, Alexander —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1896;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robb, Alfred (d. 1862) —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1860;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Mortally
wounded in the battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, and died soon
after, in Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn., 1862.
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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Robb, Charles —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Robb, Charles Spittal (b.
1939) —
also known as Charles S. Robb; Chuck Robb —
of McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 26,
1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1978-82; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1980,
1996
(delegation chair), 2000;
Governor
of Virginia, 1982-86; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1989-2001; defeated, 2000.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Still living as of 2009.
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| | Robb, Chuck
See Charles Spittal Robb |
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Robb, Clarke T. —
of Virginia.
Socialist candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1946; Social Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1950.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robb, David —
of Indiana.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robb, David A. —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Republican. Candidate for Maryland
state attorney general, 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robb, Dean (b. 1924) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1924.
Progressive candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1948; Democratic candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Robb, Edward (1857-1934) —
of Perryville, Perry
County, Mo.
Born in Missouri, March 19,
1857.
Democrat. Member of Missouri state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1897-1905; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1912.
Died March 13,
1934 (age 76 years, 359
days).
Interment at Home
Cemetery, Perryville, Mo.
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Robb, Elden A. —
of Greenfield, Hancock
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robb, F. W. —
of Wyoming, Otoe
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1877.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robb, George —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Republican. Kansas state
auditor, 1935-61; appointed 1935.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Robb,
Hampden See J. Hampden
Robb |
| |
Robb, Holland L. —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Robb, J. Hampden —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1882; member
of New
York state senate 10th District, 1884-85; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robb, James —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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| |
Robb, James A. —
of Livingston
County, Mich.
Candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 44th Circuit, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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| |
Robb, John —
of Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1848-50.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robb, Judson B. (d. 1996) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 18th District,
1962.
Died in 1996.
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
|
| | Robb, Lyle
See N. Lyle Robb |
| |
Robb, N. Lyle (b. 1881) —
Born in Galva, McPherson
County, Kan., May 11,
1881.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Catania, 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robb, R. J. —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Robb, Randy —
of Clay
County, Mo.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives 20th District; elected 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Robb, Richard A. —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Republican. Mayor
of South Charleston, W.Va., 1975, 1996-97.
Still living as of 1997.
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| |
Robb, Shirley
(c.1929-2005) —
of Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.
Born about 1929.
Democrat. Mayor
of Princeton, Ind., 2000-05; died in office 2005.
Female.
Died in 2005
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Robb, T. P. —
of Georgia.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Robb, Thomas M. —
of Allen
County, Ohio.
Member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Allen County, 1874-75.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Robb, Walter L. —
of Multnomah
County, Ore.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Robb, Washington —
of Talmadge, Otoe
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1889.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robb, Winfred E. —
of Iowa.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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