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See also
Elisha
Rockwell Bitgood —
Ezra
Brainerd, Jr. —
William
Rockwell Clough —
Rockwell
T. Gust, Jr. —
Rockwell
Kent —
Rockwell
Marietta —
Rockwell
Anthony Schnable —
James
Rockwell Sheffield —
James
Beach Wakefield |
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Rockwell, Albert F. —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol; elected 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Almon F. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Brussels, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Bradley L. —
Citizens candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1982.
Still living as of 1982.
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Rockwell, Charles —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwich, 1822.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Charles F. —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Charles W. —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwich, 1834, 1836; member
of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1844.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, David L. —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, David Ladd —
also known as David L. Rockwell —
of Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916
(alternate), 1928;
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Delos —
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 23rd District, 1875-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Delvyn J. —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Rockwell, E. A. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1869-71.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Eli —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Francis Williams
(1844-1929) —
also known as Francis W. Rockwell —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 26,
1844.
Son of Julius Rockwell.
Republican. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1873; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1879; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1881; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1884-91;
defeated, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1900.
Died June 26,
1929 (age 85 years, 31
days).
Interment at Pittsfield
Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass.
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Rockwell, Frank W. —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Mayor
of Akron, Ohio, 1912-15.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, G. W. —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 39th District, 1872-73.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, George —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Midland, Mich.; elected 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, George H. —
of Brookfield, Carroll
County, N.H.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Rockwell, George L. (b.
1869) —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
20, 1869.
Shoe
manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Montreal, 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, George Lincoln
(1918-1967) —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., March 9,
1918.
Son of George Lovejoy 'Doc' Rockwell (vaudeville and radio comedian)
and Claire (Schade) Rockwell.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; founder, in 1959, of the National
Committee to Free America from Jewish
Domination (later known as the American Nazi
Party); arrested
at various demonstrations
during the 1960s; American Nazi candidate for Governor of
Virginia, 1965.
Shot
and killed by
a sniper, later identified as John Patler, while driving his
car in the parking lot of Dominion Hills Shopping
Center, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., August
25, 1967 (age 49 years, 169
days); Patler was convicted of the murder and sentenced to 20
years in prison. Rockwell's funeral procession was not allowed into
Culpeper National Cemetery because of Nazi emblems worn by his
supporters.
Cremated.
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Rockwell, Gordon
(1915-1991) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
23, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1967-74; defeated, 1952 (13th
District), 1954 (13th District), 1964 (25th District), 1974 (25th
District); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1960-64.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Died in 1991
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, H. C. —
of Berrien
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan National
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, H. T. —
of St. Charles, Kane
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Hosea Hunt
(1840-1918) —
also known as Hosea H. Rockwell —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, N.Y., May 31,
1840.
Son of Samuel Rockwell and Johanna (Hunt) Rockwell.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1877; U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1891-93; candidate
for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1918
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Rockwell, Irvin Elmer
(1862-1952) —
also known as Irvin E. Rockwell;
"Rock" —
of Bellevue, Blaine
County, Idaho.
Born in Sun Prairie, Dane
County, Wis., December
25, 1862.
Republican. Member of Idaho
state senate, 1915-19, 1929-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1916
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(alternate).
Christian
Scientist. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Successfully advocated for the American Falls dam project on the
Snake River.
Died in Bellevue, Blaine
County, Idaho, September
22, 1952 (age 89 years, 272
days).
Cremated.
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Rockwell, J. Leland —
of Arbutus, Baltimore
County, Md.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Jeremy —
of Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1810-11, 1824.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, John Arnold
(1803-1861) —
also known as John A. Rockwell —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., August
27, 1803.
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1839; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1845-49.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
10, 1861 (age 57 years, 167
days).
Interment at Yantic
Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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Rockwell, Julius
(1805-1888) —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Colebrook, Litchfield
County, Conn., April 26,
1805.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1834; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1843-51; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1854-55; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1855; state court judge in Massachusetts, 1859.
Died May 19,
1888 (age 83 years, 23
days).
Interment at Lenox
Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.
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Rockwell, Kleber P.
(1868-1921) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich., November
8, 1868.
Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1918-21; died in office 1921.
Died in 1921
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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Leland See J. Leland
Rockwell |
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Rockwell, Leonard —
of Mt. Pleasant, Titus
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Rockwell, Lewis —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County 1st District, 1851.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Lewis C. —
U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1870-73.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Margaret A. —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Arizona, 1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
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Rockwell, Nathan —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County, 1780-82, 1786-87,
1788-90, 1799-1800.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Philo G. —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1866-67.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Rena —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Reuben —
of Colebrook, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 15th District, 1858.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Robert Fay
(1886-1950) —
also known as Robert F. Rockwell —
of Paonia, Delta
County, Colo.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., February
11, 1886.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1917-21; member of Colorado
state senate, 1921-23, 1939-41; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1923-25; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1941-49; defeated,
1948.
Member, Grange.
Died in Paonia, Delta
County, Colo., September
28, 1950 (age 64 years, 229
days).
Interment at Hornell
Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Rockwell, Samuel —
of Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stafford, 1823.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Samuel —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1865.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Solomon —
of Winchester, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Winchester, 1820.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Stuart Wesson (b.
1917) —
also known as Stuart W. Rockwell —
of Radnor, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
15, 1917.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Panama, 1941-43; U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, 1970-73.
Still living as of 1991.
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Rockwell, Theron —
of Colebrook, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 15th District, 1834-35; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Colebrook, 1838.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, Willard F. —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Rockwell, William —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1896
(alternate), 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rockwell, William W. —
of Hadley, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County 2nd District, 1849; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868;
member of New York
state senate, 1878-81 (16th District 1878-79, 19th District
1880-81).
Burial
location unknown.
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