| | SPERRY:
See also
William
Lamont Abbott —
Harry
Francis Farnham |
| |
Sperry, A. O. —
of Florida.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, Albert L. —
of Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodbridge; elected 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, Carlos A. —
of Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1872; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1872.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, Charles —
of Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodbridge, 1827-28.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, E. Frank
(1843-1916) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born June 18,
1843.
Mayor
of Orlando, Fla., 1913-16; died in office 1916.
Died August
13, 1916 (age 73 years, 56
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, Francis C. —
of Illinois.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| | Sperry,
Frank See E. Frank
Sperry |
| |
Sperry, Frank —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1889.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, Franklyn M. —
of Avon, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Avon, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, Gamaliel —
of Avon, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Avon, 1838.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, J. A. —
Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Connecticut, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, John —
of Thayer, Neosho
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, Lester G. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
|
| |
Sperry, Lewis (1848-1922) —
of South Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., January
23, 1848.
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1876; Hartford
County Coroner, 1883-91; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1891-95; delegate
to Gold Democrat National Convention from Connecticut, 1896; delegate to
Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902.
Died in East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., June 22,
1922 (age 74 years, 150
days).
Interment at East
Windsor Hill Cemetery, East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, Conn.
|
| |
Sperry, Lucien W. —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1867; member of Connecticut
state senate 4th District, 1869-70.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, Nehemiah Day
(1827-1911) —
also known as Nehemiah D. Sperry —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn., July 10,
1827.
Republican. Postmaster;
secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1855-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1864,
1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1895-1911.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
13, 1911 (age 84 years, 126
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
|
| |
Sperry, Philo —
of Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1828.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, W. A. —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, W. L. —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, Walter N. —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Derby, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, Watson Robertson
(1842-1926) —
also known as Watson R. Sperry —
of Delaware.
Born in 1842.
U.S. Minister to Persia, 1892-93.
Died in 1926
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, William H. —
of Sherman, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sperry, William J. —
of Cavendish, Windsor
County, Vt.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Cavendish, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | SPICER:
See also
Charles
Spicer Bellamy —
Clark
MacGregor —
Spicer
Patrick —
Kenneth
Spicer Wherry |
| |
Spicer, Anton J. —
of Upper Peninsula (unknown
county), Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron District, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| | Spicer,
Barclay See R. Barclay
Spicer |
| |
Spicer, Edward E. —
of Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Groton, 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spicer, Henry —
of Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1877.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spicer, J. M. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1888.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spicer, John —
of Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Groton, 1832-33.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spicer, Mary —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Spicer, Mary Ann (born
c.1951) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born about 1951.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Spicer, Micah D. —
of Wingo, Graves
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Spicer, R. Barclay —
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spicer, Ulysses H. —
of Long Island (unknown
county), N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 5th District, 1984.
Still living as of 1984.
|
| |
Spicer, Willis H. —
of Preston, New London
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Preston, 1906, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spiegel, Albert —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Spiegel, Andrew B. —
of Illinois.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Spiegel, Charlotte —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Spiegel, Edwin —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Communist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972,
1976,
1980,
1984.
Still living as of 1984.
|
| |
Spiegel, Elliot —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Spiegel, Frank E. —
of Broome
County, N.Y.
American Labor candidate for New York
state senate 45th District, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
|
| |
Spiegel, Frederick S.
(1855-1925) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Germany,
November
20, 1855.
Republican. Common pleas court judge in Ohio 1st District, 1897; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1914-15.
Died January
23, 1925 (age 69 years, 64
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spiegel, Hubert —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1950.
Still living as of 1950.
|
| |
Spiegel, Jacob J. (b.
1901) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
24, 1901.
Son of Israel Spiegel and Mollie (Greenbaum) Spiegel.
Lawyer;
legislative secretary to U.S. Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge, Jr., 1937; municipal judge in Massachusetts,
1939-60; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1961-72.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spiegel, Moe —
of Orange
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spiegel, Samuel A. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1957-62; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
|
| |
Spiegel, Suzanne —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Spink, Cyrus (1793-1859) —
of Ohio.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., March 24,
1793.
Member of Ohio state legislature; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1844;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1859; died in office 1859.
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, May 31,
1859 (age 66 years, 68
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
|
| |
Spink, George T. —
of Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1843.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spink, Solomon Lewis
(1831-1881) —
of Illinois.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., March 20,
1831.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1864; secretary
of Dakota Territory, 1865-69; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1869-71; defeated, 1870.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., September
22, 1881 (age 50 years, 186
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
|
| |
Spink, Thomas D. —
of Texas.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1993.
Still living as of 1993.
|
| |
Spink, Walter E. —
of Coventry, Kent
County, R.I.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | SPIRO:
See also
Spiro
Theodore Agnew —
David
A. Wallach |
| |
Spiro, Harold —
of Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spiro, Herbert John (b.
1924) —
also known as Herbert Spiro —
of Washington,
D.C.; Texas.
Born in Hamburg, Germany,
September
7, 1924.
Son of Albert John Spiro and Marianne (Stiefel) Spiro.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; university
professor; U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon, 1975; Equatorial Guinea, 1975; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1992; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1993.
Member, American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 1993.
| |  |
Relatives:
Married, June 7,
1958, to Elizabeth Anna Petersen. |
|
| |
Spiro, Nathan (born
c.1867) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Poland,
about 1867.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury; elected 1932; member
of Connecticut
state senate, 1935.
Pleaded
guilty in June 1938 to accepting a
bribe while State Senator, and fined
$1,500.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Spiro T.
Eggplant: See
Spiro
Theodore Agnew |
| |
Spiro, Theodore C. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
|
| |
Spiro, Timothy —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.
Candidate for mayor
of East Detroit, Mich., 1979.
Still living as of 1979.
|
| | SPITLER:
See also
Lawrence
Yates Sherman |
| | Spitler,
Carl See H. Carl Spitler |
| |
Spitler, Downs C. —
of Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Spitler, Emmett V. —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spitler, H. Carl (b.
1892) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Nashville, Barry
County, Mich., November
22, 1892.
Son of H. Spitler and Fronia (Clever) Spitler.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Emmet District,
1961-62.
Burial
location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives:
Married to Gladys Dressander. |
|
| |
Spitler, Merrill —
of New Madrid, New Madrid
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1942; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944;
chair
of New Madrid County Republican Party, 1949.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spitler, Raymond —
of Pleasantville, Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| | SPITZER:
See also
Ervin
Bader |
| |
Spitzer, A. T. —
of Medina, Medina
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spitzer, Eliot Laurence (b.
1959) —
also known as Eliot Spitzer; "Steamroller";
"Client No. 9" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 10,
1959.
Son of Bernard Spitzer.
Democrat. New York
state attorney general, 1999-2006; defeated, 1994; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004;
Presidential Elector for New York, 2000;
Governor
of New York, 2007-08; resigned 2008.
Resigned
as Governor following disclosure that he had paid
a prostitution ring for sex.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Spitzer, Jack —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Liberal. Candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spitzer, Jack —
of Washington.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Spitzer, Jack J. —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Spitzer, Louis —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spitzer, Marc —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Elected Arizona
state senate 18th District 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
Spitzer, Robert —
of Burlington, Racine
County, Wis.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Spitzer, Sam —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Liberal. Candidate for New York
state senate 9th District, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Spitzer, W. J. —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1963.
Still living as of 1963.
|
| | SPOONER:
See also
Freeman
Daniel Dearth —
Blaine
Spooner Viles |
| |
Spooner, Alden —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives from New Bedford; elected 1801,
1806, 1808, 1809.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, Clapp —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1863-64.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, Ellsworth D. —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Republican. Supervisor
of Waterford Township, Michigan; elected 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, Henry Joshua
(1839-1918) —
also known as Henry J. Spooner —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August 6,
1839.
Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1879-81; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1881-91.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
9, 1918 (age 78 years, 187
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
|
 |
Spooner, John Coit
(1843-1919) —
also known as John C. Spooner; "The Tinker of
Legislation" —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., January
6, 1843.
Son of Philip L. Spooner (judge) and Lydia (Coit) Spooner.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
private and military secretary to Gov. Lucius
Fairchild; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1872; general solicitor, Omaha Railroad,
1880; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1885-91, 1897-1907; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1888
(delegation chair), 1892
(delegation chair); candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1892.
Died, of pneumonia
and apoplexy,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 11,
1919 (age 76 years, 156
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
|
| |
Spooner, L. R. —
of DeSmet, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state senate 21st District, 1889-90.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, Lewis C. (born
c.1851) —
of Morris, Stevens
County, Minn.
Born in Erie
County, N.Y., about 1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1907-10, 1915-16 (57th District
1907-10, 48th District 1915-16); candidate in primary for Governor of
Minnesota, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, Paul (1746-1789) —
of Hartland, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Hardwick, Worcester
County, Mass., March 20,
1746.
Justice
of Vermont state supreme court, 1779-88; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1782-87.
Died in Hartland, Windsor
County, Vt., September
4, 1789 (age 43 years, 168
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, Philip L., Jr.
(1847-1918) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born January
13, 1847.
Wisconsin
insurance commissioner, 1878-87; mayor of
Madison, Wis., 1880-81.
Died January
2, 1918 (age 70 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, Seth —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives from New Bedford; elected 1794,
1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1804, 1806, 1808,
1809, 1810, 1811.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, Thomas —
of Reading, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856
(speaker),
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, W. A. —
of Lodi, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Mayor of
Lodi, Calif., 1924-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, Walter —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives from New Bedford; elected 1788,
1789, 1790, 1790, 1792.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, William —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, William R. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Spooner, Wyman —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.
Republican. Circuit judge in Wisconsin 1st Circuit, 1853; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1864-70.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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