| |
Sigler, Daniel —
of Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1856.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sigler, Harold Allen —
also known as Pete Sigler —
of Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 35th District; elected 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
|
| | Sigler, Kim
See Kimber Cornellus Sigler |
| |
Sigler, Kimber Cornellus
(1894-1953) —
also known as Kim Sigler; "The White
Knight" —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Schuyler, Colfax
County, Neb., May 2,
1894.
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1928; candidate in Republican primary for
Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1942; Governor of
Michigan, 1947-48; defeated (Republican), 1948; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Member, Rotary.
While flying his airplane on a foggy
night, collided
with a television broadcast tower; he and three passengers died in
the crash, near Augusta, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
30, 1953 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
|
| | Sigler,
Pete See Harold Allen
Sigler |
| |
Sigler, Thomas A. —
of Indiana.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1946.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sigler, William N. —
Delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Augustine,
1835.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | SIKES:
See also
Udolpha
Sikes Underwood |
| |
Sikes, Alfred C. —
of Missouri.
Republican. Member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1989-93.
Still living as of 1993.
|
| | Sikes, Bill
See William Sikes |
| |
Sikes, E. O. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Sikes, J.
C. See John Cuthbert
Sikes |
| |
Sikes, John Cuthbert (b.
1880) —
also known as J. C. Sikes —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Union
County, N.C., August
31, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Union County,
1911-13.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sikes, Kendall —
of Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo.
Democrat. Mayor
of Sikeston, Mo., 1965-67.
Still living as of 1967.
|
| |
Sikes, Robert Lee Fulton
(1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Sikes and Clara Ophelia (Ford) Sikes.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Alpha
Gamma Rho; Elks.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1976 over conflicts
of interest.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
|
| |
Sikes, Stephen W. —
of Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo.
Mayor
of Sikeston, Mo., 1981.
Still living as of 1981.
|
| |
Sikes, Susan —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1992.
Female.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Sikes, William —
also known as Bill Sikes —
of Florida.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 10th District, 1972, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
|
| | SILER:
See also
Salima
Siler Marriott |
| |
Siler, A. T. —
of Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1924,
1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Siler, Ernie —
of Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky.
Republican. Elected Kentucky
state house of representatives 82nd District 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
|
| |
Siler, Eugene (1900-1987) —
of Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, 1900.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1951; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1955-65 (8th District 1955-63, 5th
District 1963-65).
Died in 1987
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Siler, Eugene E., Jr. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1970-75.
Still living as of 1975.
|
| |
Siler, James W. —
U.S. Consul in Cape Town, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Siler, Samuel —
of Sicklerville, Camden
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| | SILL:
See also
Joseph
Sill Clark, Jr. —
James
Hoyt Sterrett |
| |
Sill, Allan P. —
of Massena, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-56 (St. Lawrence County 2nd District
1941-44, St. Lawrence County 1945-56); alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, Charles A. —
of Erie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1854.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, David —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1830.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, David I. —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Washington County 1st District, 1850.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, Dolos E. —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, E. C. —
of Winona
County, Minn.
Republican. Candidate for Minnesota
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, Earl B. —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1926; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, Elisha —
of Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Saybrook, 1824.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, Elisha N. —
of Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1824.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, Frederick O. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 50th District, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Sill, George G. —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1873-77; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1888-92.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, George W. —
of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, Henry —
of Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1827-28, 1838.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, J. A. —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1881.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, James —
of Erie
County, Pa.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 49th District, 1881-84.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, John Mahelm Berry
(1831-1901) —
also known as John M. B. Sill —
of Michigan.
Born in 1831.
U.S. Minister to Korea, 1894-97; U.S. Consul General in Seoul, 1894-97.
Died in 1901
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, Richard —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County, 1789-91.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, Richard —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1829.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, S. J. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, Theodore —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County, 1813-15, 1826-27.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, Theodore —
of Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1842.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sill, Thomas Hale
(1783-1856) —
also known as Thomas H. Sill —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Connecticut, 1783.
Burgess
of Erie, Pennsylvania, 1816-17, 1829, 1833-34, 1843-44; member of
Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1826-27, 1829-31.
Died in 1856
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
|
| |
Sill, William N. —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County, 1828.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sillers, Walter, Jr.
(1888-1966) —
of Rosedale, Bolivar
County, Miss.
Born in Rosedale, Bolivar
County, Miss., April 13,
1888.
Son of Walter Sillers and Florence (Warfield) Sillers.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1916-44; Speaker of
the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1916,
1924,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died September
24, 1966 (age 78 years, 164
days).
Interment at Beulah
Cemetery, Beulah, Miss.
|
| |
Sillers, Mrs. Walter —
of Rosedale, Bolivar
County, Miss.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| | SILLIMAN:
See also
William
Burke Belknap —
Silliman
Evans —
Silliman
Evans —
Evelyn
Silliman Malone |
| |
Silliman, Benjamin
(1779-1864) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in North Stratford (now Trumbull), Fairfield
County, Conn., August 8,
1779.
Son of Gold Selleck Silliman (1732-1790) and Mary (Fish) Silliman.
Republican. Lawyer; chemist;
university
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1856.
The mineral sillimanite was named for
him in 1850.
Died November
24, 1864 (age 85 years, 108
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
|
| |
Silliman, Benjamin Douglas
(1805-1901) —
also known as Benjamin D. Silliman —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., September
14, 1805.
Son of Gold Selleck Silliman (1777-1868).
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County, 1838; delegate to Whig National
Convention from New York, 1839 (speaker); Whig candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1843; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-66; delegate to
New York state constitutional convention, 1872; Republican
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1873.
At the time of his death, he was the oldest practicing lawyer in New
York State, and the oldest graduate of Yale University.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
24, 1901 (age 95 years, 132
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
|
| |
Silliman, Dwight A. —
of Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Silliman, Edward S. —
of Pennsylvania.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Silliman, Edward S. —
of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Silliman,
Evelyn See Evelyn
Silliman Malone |
| |
Silliman, Frederick W. (d.
1932) —
of Chester, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Chester, 1929-30.
Died November
18, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Silliman, Hiram Emory (d.
1929) —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1907.
Died in 1929.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Silliman, James Willys
(1905-1976) —
also known as James W. Silliman —
of Monterey
County, Calif.
Born near Castroville, Monterey
County, Calif., August
12, 1905.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1947-55; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1953-54; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1954; candidate for California
state senate, 1955; Presidential Elector for California, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital,
Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif., October
21, 1976 (age 71 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Silliman, John Reid
(1855-1919) —
also known as John R. Silliman —
Born in Greene
County, Ala., December
7, 1855.
Insurance
agent; farmer; U.S.
Vice & Deputy Consul in Saltillo, 1907-14; U.S. Consul in Saltillo, 1916; Guadalajara, 1917.
Died January
17, 1919 (age 63 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Silliman, Joseph —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Canaan, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Silliman, Joseph E. —
of Chester, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1880-81.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Silliman, Keith G. —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984.
Still living as of 1984.
|
| |
Silliman, Samuel —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Burgess
of Titusville, Pennsylvania, 1852.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | SILLS:
See also
John
Sills Jones |
| |
Sills, A. K. —
of Monticello, White
County, Ind.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1888,
1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sills, Arthur J. —
of Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Sills, James H., Jr. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Sills, Kenneth C. —
of Maine.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sills, Robert —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Republican. Chair of
St. Joseph County Republican Party, 2007.
Still living as of 2007.
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