| |  WAIT:
See also
Wait
Clark —
Sylvester
Jones Conklin —
Wait
Leavenworth |
| |
Wait, Aaron E. —
Justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1859-62; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1859-62.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, Addison —
of Nebraska.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Nebraska, 1911-15.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, Albert S. —
of Newport, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Wait, Benjamin
W. See Benjamin W. Waite |
| |
Wait, David —
of Delhi Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1847-49, 1852-53, 1864-65.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, Frank W. —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, George E. —
of Henry
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 46th District,
1869-70.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, George W. —
of St. Charles, Kane
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1856.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, H. C. —
of Minnesota.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1863; member of Minnesota
state senate 3rd District, 1870-71.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, Henry L. —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1863.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, I. G. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, J. Paul —
of Michigan.
Candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.
Still living as of 1953.
|
| |
Wait, John —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 41st District, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, John Turner
(1811-1899) —
also known as John T. Wait —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., August
27, 1811.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1865-66; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1876-87.
Died in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., April 21,
1899 (age 87 years, 237
days).
Interment at Yantic
Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
|
| |
Wait, Jonathan G.
(1811-1873) —
of Michigan.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., November
22, 1811.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1851-52;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-68 (16th District 1863-66, 14th District
1867-68).
Founder, editor, and publisher of the Sturgis Journal.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., October
24, 1873 (age 61 years, 336
days).
Interment at Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, Mich.
|
| |
Wait, Lucien A. —
U.S. Consul in Asuncion, 1874.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, Marcellus —
of Pennsylvania.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Wait, Paul
See J. Paul Wait |
| |
Wait, Sheridan —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Decatur, Ill., 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, T. B. —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Mayor
of Salem, Ore., 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, Wells —
of Chenango
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1834.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, William Cushing
(1860-1935) —
of Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., December
18, 1860.
Son of Elijah Smith Wait and Eliza Ann (Hadley) Wait.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1902-23; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1923-34.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in 1935
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wait, William H. —
of Watkins (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1892-93.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | WAITE:
See also
Carroll
Waite Abbott —
Virginia
Brown-Waite —
Ralph
Chandler Harrison —
Ira
Waite Jayne —
Waite
Lowrey —
Charles
Waite Thomas —
Evan
Erastus Young |
| |
Waite, Albert E. —
of Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn.
Mayor
of Rockville, Conn., 1930-33.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, Benjamin, Jr. —
of Scio Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Scio Township, Michigan, 1882-83.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, Benjamin W. —
also known as Benjamin W. Wait —
of Scio Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Scio Township, Michigan, 1843-44, 1845-47, 1848-49, 1850-51;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, Buddy L. —
of Ludlow, Kenton
County, Ky.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Kentucky
state house of representatives 66th District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
|
| |
Waite, Byron S. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899-1900; appointed 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, Charles P. —
Justice
of Utah territorial supreme court, 1862-64.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, D. E. —
of Scio Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Supervisor
of Scio Township, Michigan; elected 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, Davis Hanson
(1825-1901) —
also known as Davis H. Waite; "Bloody
Bridles" —
of Princeton, Green Lake
County, Wis.; Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; Larned, Pawnee
County, Kan.; Aspen, Pitkin
County, Colo.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., April 9,
1825.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1857; member of Kansas state legislature, 1879;
Governor
of Colorado, 1893-95.
Died November
27, 1901 (age 76 years, 232
days).
Interment at Red
Butte Cemetery, Aspen, Colo.
|
| |
Waite, Edwin G. —
of Nevada
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 16th District, 1855-56.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, Edwin G.
(c.1827-1894) —
of California.
Born about 1827.
Secretary
of state of California, 1891-94; died in office 1894.
Died October
30, 1894 (age about 67
years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
|
| |
Waite, Esther B. —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1953; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1961.
Female.
Still living as of 1961.
|
| |
Waite, Ezra —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1811-12.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, F. H. —
of Blue
Earth County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 14th District, 1878.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Waite,
Harvey See John Harvey
Waite |
| |
Waite, Henry Matson —
also known as Henry M. Waite —
of Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lyme, 1825-26; member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1830-31; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1834-57.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Waite, J.
Harvey See John Harvey
Waite |
| |
Waite, J. Paul —
of St.
Joseph County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, John D. —
of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Montana, 1904; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Montana, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, John Harvey —
also known as J. Harvey Waite —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1900-01; defeated,
1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, Luther I. —
of Broome
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, Morrison Remick
(1816-1888) —
also known as Morrison R. Waite —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Lyme, New London
County, Conn., November
29, 1816.
Son of Henry Matson Waite.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1849-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1862; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Lucas County, 1873;
Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1874-88.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 23,
1888 (age 71 years, 115
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
|
| | Waite, Paul
See J. Paul Waite |
| |
Waite, Ralph (b. 1928) —
of California.
Born in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 22,
1928.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California, 1990 (37th District), 1998 (44th
District), 1998 (44th District).
Professional actor,
best known for his role as the father in the 1972-81 television
series "The Waltons"; also appeared in movies
such as Cool Hand Luke and Five Easy Pieces.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Waite, Silas W. —
of Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1842.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, Smith B. —
of Hyde Park, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, T. B., Jr. —
of McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Mayor
of McAllen, Tex., 1947-49.
Still living as of 1949.
|
| |
Waite, W. W. —
of Mound City, Pulaski
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, Wesley L. —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Republican. Chair of
Jefferson County Republican Party, 1939.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, Will A. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Speaker, Republican National Convention, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Waite, William B. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | WAKEFIELD:
See also
Samuel
Wakefield Canan —
Wakefield
Dort —
Donald
Wakefield Smith |
| |
Wakefield, Albert Gallatin (b.
1804) —
also known as Albert G. Wakefield —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., November
1, 1804.
Son of Rufus Wakefield (1767-1813) and Hannah (Boyden) Wakefield.
Republican. Mayor of
Bangor, Maine, 1866-67.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakefield, C. L. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakefield, Edgar Charles
(1866-1920) —
also known as Edgar C. Wakefield —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, April 25,
1866.
Son of Charles E. Wakefield (1838-1921) and Louise (Wentworth)
Wakefield (1838-1919).
Lumber
dealer; U.S. Consular Agent in North Bay, 1906-11.
Died, from chronic
interstitial nephritis, in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, May 25,
1920 (age 54 years, 30
days).
Burial
location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of Charles E. Wakefield (1838-1921) and Louise (Wentworth) Wakefield
(1838-1919); married to Flora Beulah Wight; brother of Ernest Alonzo Wakefield. |
|
| |
Wakefield, Ernest Alonzo (b.
1868) —
also known as Ernest A. Wakefield —
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
4, 1868.
Son of Charles E. Wakefield (1838-1921) and Louise (Wentworth)
Wakefield (1838-1919).
Life
insurance business; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Orillia, 1898-1900; U.S. Consul in Orillia, 1900-08; Rangoon, 1908-10; Port Elizabeth, 1910-17; Prince Rupert, 1919-26; Ensenada, 1927-29; Nuevitas, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Charles E. Wakefield (1838-1921) and Louise (Wentworth) Wakefield
(1838-1919); brother of Edgar Charles
Wakefield; married to Josephine Ware. |
|
| |
Wakefield, Floyd L. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
|
| |
Wakefield, George N.
(1806-1877) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, 1806.
Mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1872.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1877
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
|
| |
Wakefield, George W. —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Circuit judge in Iowa 4th District, 1885-86.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakefield, James Beach
(1825-1910) —
also known as James B. Wakefield —
of Blue Earth, Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Winsted, Litchfield
County, Conn., March 21,
1825.
Son of Dr. Luman Wakefield (1787-1850) and Betsey (Rockwell)
Wakefield.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1857-58, 1863, 1866 (14th
District 1857-58, 20th District 1863, 1866); Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1866; member of Minnesota
state senate 20th District, 1867-69; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1868;
Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1876-80; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1883-87.
Died in Blue Earth, Faribault
County, Minn., August
25, 1910 (age 85 years, 157
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Painesville, Ohio.
|
| |
Wakefield, James W. —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Republican. Mayor of
Bath, Maine, 1885-89, 1894-95.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakefield, Laureda —
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1932.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakefield, Lawrence
(1854-1940) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., November
7, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1913.
Died December
6, 1940 (age 86 years, 29
days).
Interment at Belleview
Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
|
| |
Wakefield, Luman —
of Winchester, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Winchester, 1826-27.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakefield, Margie —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Wakefield, Mary —
of Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from North Dakota, 2004; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 2004,
2008;
vice-chair
of North Dakota Democratic Party, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Wakefield, Paul L. —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakefield, Ray C. —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1932;
member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1941-47.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakefield, Richard C. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1956, 1960.
Still living as of 1962.
|
| |
Wakefield, Richard C. —
of Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1962.
Still living as of 1962.
|
| |
Wakefield, V. L. —
of Grubville, Jefferson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1967.
Still living as of 1967.
|
| |
Wakefield, William C. —
of Bills Place, Fulton
County, Pa.; Breezewood, Bedford
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Wakeman, Abram
(1824-1889) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 31,
1824.
Son of Clara (Wakeman) Wakeman (1784-1850) and Jonathan Wakeman (died
1867).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1855-57; postmaster;
organized railroads
on Long Island, N.Y.
Died June 29,
1889 (age 65 years, 29
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
|
| |
Wakeman, Eli —
of Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Weston; elected 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakeman, F. B. —
of Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Fairfield, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakeman, Jesse —
of Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Weston, 1833-35.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakeman, Jesup —
of Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Fairfield, 1820, 1823.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakeman, Nathan —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1838.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakeman, Seth (1811-1880) —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin, Franklin
County, Vt., January
15, 1811.
Son of Nathan Wakeman (killed 1813 in War of 1812) and Phoebe
(Johnston) Wakeman.
Republican. Lawyer; Genesee
County District Attorney, 1850-56; member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County 1st District, 1856-57; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1871-73.
Died in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., January
4, 1880 (age 68 years, 354
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
|
| |
Wakeman, Wilbur F. —
of New York.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1920, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wakeman, William T. —
of Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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