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See also
Jesse
Washington Carter —
Harry
Franklin Hawley |
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Sweet, A. George III —
of Virginia.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
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Sweet, B. J. —
of Illinois.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Bernatt —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Socialist Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Burton Erwin
(1867-1957) —
also known as Burton E. Sweet —
of Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa.
Born in Bremer
County, Iowa, December
10, 1867.
Son of Alpheus E. Sweet and Isabelle (Lyon) Sweet.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1900-04; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1902-06; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1915-23; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922, 1924.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
3, 1957 (age 89 years, 24
days).
Interment at Harlington
Cemetery, Waverly, Iowa.
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Sweet, C. A. —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Sweet, C.
D. See Charles Dennison
Sweet |
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Sweet, C. W. —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Mayor
of Bozeman, Mont., 1919-21.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Charles C. —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Sweet, Charles Dennison (b.
1858) —
also known as C. D. Sweet —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born July 16,
1858.
Mayor
of Orlando, Fla., 1881-82.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Charles E. —
of Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Charles F. —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Republican. Candidate for mayor of
Bangor, Maine, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Charles G. —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Sweet, Charles T. —
of Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1919, 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Clarence J. —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Cigar
dealer; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Cornelius —
of Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Minister;
Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, E. F. —
of Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, E. T. —
of Menno, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 7th District, 1897-98, 1901-02.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Edith Mohler —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Edwin Forrest
(1847-1935) —
also known as Edwin F. Sweet —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Dansville, Livingston
County, N.Y., November
21, 1847.
Son of Sidney Sweet and Hannah (Redmond) Sweet.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1904-06; defeated, 1906; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1911-13; defeated,
1908, 1912; Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1913-21; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif., April 2,
1935 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Sweet, Elnathan —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1884-87.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Ezra S. —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1849.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, G. W. —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 20th District, 1859-60.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Sweet, George
III See A. George Sweet
III |
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Sweet, George A. —
of Dansville, Livingston
County, N.Y.
National Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Sweet,
Glenn See W. Glenn Sweet |
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Sweet, Gouverneur M. —
of Phoenix, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County 2nd District, 1884-85.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Griffin —
of Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County 1st District, 1863.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Halsted —
of New York.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Henry W. —
of Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944,
1948
(alternate).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, J. Manley —
of Holden, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County (10th),
1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, James —
of Otoe
County, Neb.
Delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1864; Nebraska
state treasurer, 1869-71.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, James R. —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1855-56, 1859-62.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Jeremiah —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 4th District, 1862.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, John —
of California.
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1863-67.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, John —
of Michigan.
Prohibition candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1898; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, John —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Socialist. Candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1929; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1930; candidate for Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, John C. —
Member of Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1923-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, John Hyde
(1880-1964) —
also known as John H. Sweet —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Milford, Otsego
County, N.Y., September
1, 1880.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1940-41.
Died in Community Hospital,
Wickenburg, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 4,
1964 (age 83 years, 216
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
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Sweet, John S. —
of Michigan.
American candidate for Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1935; American candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Joseph J. —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984.
Still living as of 1984.
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Sweet, Leona —
Communist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Leonard —
of Illinois.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Lucien F. —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1947-67; appointed 1947.
Still living as of 1967.
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Sweet, M. P. —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1856.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Sweet,
Manley See J. Manley
Sweet |
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Sweet, Martin L. —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Republican. Mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1860-61.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Newton —
of Greene
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1896-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Ossian Haven —
also known as Ossian H. Sweet —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1932 (2nd District), 1934 (3rd District); candidate
in Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1950, 1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Peter —
Democrat. Member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1846-48, 1862-64.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Rufus —
of Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 3rd District, 1882-83.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, S. S. —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Samuel —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 4th District, 1928; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1960.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Sidney —
of Dansville, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1856-57.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Silas —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1870-71.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Sylvanus H. —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1874-75.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Thaddeus Campbell
(1872-1928) —
also known as Thaddeus C. Sweet —
of Phoenix, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Phoenix, Oswego
County, N.Y., November
16, 1872.
Son of Anthony Wayne Sweet and Sarah Elizabeth (Campbell) Sweet.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1910-20; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1914-20; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1916,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1923-28; died in
office 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
The Sweet Memorial Building (village hall), in Phoenix, N.Y., is named for
him.
Died as result of an airplane
accident in Whitney Point, Broome
County, N.Y., May 1,
1928 (age 55 years, 167
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, Phoenix, N.Y.
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Sweet, W. Glenn —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1932-33.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, William D. —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Mayor
of Fargo, N.Dak., 1902-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, William Ellery
(1869-1942) —
also known as William E. Sweet —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
27, 1869.
Son of Channing Sweet.
Democrat. Investment
banker; Governor of
Colorado, 1923-25; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1926, 1936 (primary).
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 9,
1942 (age 73 years, 102
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Sweet, William H. —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1853-54; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1870-71, 1872-73.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, William L. —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1887.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sweet, Willis (1856-1925) —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Alburg Springs, Alburg, Grand Isle
County, Vt., January
1, 1856.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1889-90; district judge in Idaho, 1889-90; justice of
Idaho territorial supreme court, 1889-90; U.S.
Representative from Idaho at-large, 1890-95; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1896;
Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1903-05; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1903-05.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 9,
1925 (age 69 years, 189
days).
Interment at Santurce
Cemetery, Santurce, Puerto Rico.
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