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See also
Dee
Vance Benson —
Charles
Brand —
Vance
A. Browning —
Willard
Donald Campbell —
J.
Vance Clayton —
Edmund
Vance Cooke —
Robert
Vance Davidson —
Vance
D. Day —
Vance
Drum —
John
Edward Erickson —
Vance
Hansen —
Rupert
Vance Hartke —
Columbus
Vance Henkel —
Max
Vance Krebs —
Belford
Vance Lawson —
Vance
Mallory —
Aaron
Vance McAlvay —
Vance
Criswell McCormick —
Vance
McGirt —
David
Vance Melton —
Vance
Muse —
Vance
N. Nelson —
Vance
Oakes —
Vance
D. Peacock —
Vance
Phillips —
Vance
Gabriel Plauché —
Vance
Sencindiver —
Robert
Vance Somers —
Lloyd
Vance Stone, Jr. —
Vance
Terry —
Willard
Duncan Vandiver —
Vance
M. Wheelock |
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Vance, Arthur St. Clair
(1801-1849) —
of Indiana.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 20,
1801.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49.
Methodist.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
28, 1849 (age 48 years, 100
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Vance, Bob
See Robert Vance |
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Vance, Burton —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1888;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Charles N. —
of North Carolina.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Chris (born
c.1962) —
of Auburn, King
County, Wash.
Born about 1962.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 9th District, 2000; Washington
Republican state chair, 2004; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Washington, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Vance, Claude E. —
of West Virginia.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Clay —
of Mackay, Custer
County, Idaho.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Cyrus Roberts
(1917-2002) —
also known as Cyrus R. Vance —
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 27,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1977-80.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1969.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, at Mt. Sinai Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
12, 2002 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Vance, David (1795-1856) —
of Indiana.
Born in Butler
County, Ohio, July 26,
1795.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-34; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1834.
Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., January
7, 1856 (age 60 years, 165
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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Vance, David C. —
of Adams
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Don M. —
of Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Monmouth, Ill., 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
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Vance, Dwight Dale —
of Flatwoods, Greenup
County, Ky.
Republican. Candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 98th District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Vance, E. H. —
of Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Abstractor;
member of South
Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Elijah —
of Butler
County, Ohio.
Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Butler County,
1850-51.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Elizabeth —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
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Vance, Enoch H.
(1848-1921) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Mississippi, February
18, 1848.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1900.
Died in Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
8, 1921 (age 73 years, 232
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Malvern, Ark.
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Vance, Fred V. —
of Bristol, Sullivan
County, Tenn.
Mayor
of Bristol, Tenn., 1953.
Still living as of 1953.
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Vance, George A. —
of McMechen, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1968;
candidate in primary for West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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Vance, Gordon —
also known as Gordy Vance —
of Gallatin
County, Mont.
Republican. Member of Montana
state house of representatives 67th District; elected 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Gordy See Gordon Vance |
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Vance, Harry —
of Dandridge, Jefferson
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Howard —
of Sedgwick, Lawrence
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1960,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Vance, Mrs. Howard —
of Sedgwick, Lawrence
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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Vance, J. A. —
of Torrington, Goshen
County, Wyo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, J. Madison —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1896
(speaker),
1908,
1912,
1916.
African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, J. Paul —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Vance, John Luther
(1839-1921) —
of Ohio.
Born in Ohio, 1839.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1875-77.
Died in 1921
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Pine
Street Cemetery, Gallipolis, Ohio.
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Vance, John V. —
of Vermilion
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Vermilion County,
1847.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Johnstone —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1912,
1916;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Joseph (1786-1852) —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, March 21,
1786.
Son of Joseph C. Vance.
Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1821-35, 1843-47 (5th District 1821-23,
4th District 1823-33, 10th District 1833-35, 4th District 1843-47);
Governor
of Ohio, 1836-38; defeated, 1838; delegate to Whig National
Convention from Ohio, 1848; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Champaign County,
1850-51.
Died August
24, 1852 (age 66 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oak
Dale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio.
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Vance, Joseph W. —
of Edgar
County, Ill.
Republican. Adjutant
General of Illinois, 1884-91; appointed 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Vance,
Madison See J. Madison
Vance |
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Vance, Marshall M. —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Colombo, 1922; Fort William, 1926-27; Port Arthur, 1926-27; Windsor, 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Nathan —
of Houston
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 13th District, 1870.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Patrick —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| | Vance, Paul
See J. Paul Vance |
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Vance, R. F. C. —
Republican. Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Vance, Ralph R. (b. 1869) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Ripley, Brown
County, Ohio, November
27, 1869.
Son of James R. Vance and Hattie G. (Denning) Vance.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
adjuster; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1919-23; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Robert —
also known as Bob Vance —
of Mountain Brook, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Democrat. Alabama
Democratic state chair, 1966-77; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1972.
Still living as of 1977.
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Vance, Robert Brank
(1793-1827) —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., 1793.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1823-25.
Mortally wounded in a duel with
Samuel
P. Carson, who had defeated him for Congress; died the next day
at a hotel in
Henderson
County, N.C., 1827
(age about
34 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Buncombe County, N.C.
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Vance, Robert Brank
(1828-1899) —
of North Carolina.
Born in North Carolina, April 24,
1828.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1873-85; member
of North Carolina state legislature.
Died November
28, 1899 (age 71 years, 218
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Vance, Robert D. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Robert Johnstone
(1854-1902) —
also known as Robert J. Vance —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 15,
1854.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1886; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1887-89; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1888,
1892;
Connecticut labor commissioner, 1893-95; mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 1896-97; delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Connecticut, 1896; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902.
Died in Montreat, Buncombe
County, N.C., June 15,
1902 (age 48 years, 92
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, New Britain, Conn.
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Vance, Samuel B. H.
(c.1814-1890) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1814.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1874.
Member, Union
League.
Died in Douglaston, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
10, 1890 (age about 76
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Samuel W. (d.
1900) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1892-1900; died in office 1900.
Died, from an ear
abscess, in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., April 3,
1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Sheldon Baird
(1917-1995) —
also known as Sheldon B. Vance —
of Minnesota.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., January
18, 1917.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Chad, 1967-69; Congo (Kinshasa), 1969-74.
Died in 1995
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Thomas —
of Sammamish, King
County, Wash.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Vance, Vern —
of Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Republican. Candidate for Hawaii
state house of representatives 5th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Vance, William —
of Belmont
County, Ohio.
Member of Ohio state
senate from Belmont County, 1803-05.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, William
(c.1793-c.1848) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fayette
County, Ohio, about 1793.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1837-39.
Unitarian.
Died in Adams
County, Ind., about 1848 (age about 55
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, William R.
(1806-1885) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in 1806.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; member of Kentucky
state senate; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1847-50.
Died in 1885
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vance, Zebulon Baird
(1830-1894) —
also known as Zebulon B. Vance —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., May 13,
1830.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1854; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1858-61; colonel
in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of
North Carolina, 1862-65, 1877-79; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1879-94; died in office 1894.
Died April 14,
1894 (age 63 years, 336
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.; statue at Union
Square, Raleigh, N.C.
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