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Westover, Frank L. (b.
1853) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
17, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; postmaster;
insurance
business; Bay
County Clerk, 1895-98; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Westover, Harry C. —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 6th California District, 1946-47.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Westover, Herman —
of Ord, Valley
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1889.
Burial
location unknown.
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Westover, Ira J. (d.
1836) —
Delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Goliad, 1835;
served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence.
Following the Battle of Coleto, during the Texas
War of Independence, he was among those taken prisoner by the
Mexican Army; a few days later, he and almost 400 other prisoners
were shot to
death, an incident now known as the Goliad Massacre, in Goliad, Goliad
County, Tex., March 27,
1836.
Cremated.
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Westover, J. H. —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Member
Dakota territorial council, 1885-86; President
of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1885-86.
Burial
location unknown.
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Westover, John —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County 2nd District, 1853.
Burial
location unknown.
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Westover, Luther (b.
1817) —
of Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., April 24,
1817.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1869-70.
Burial
location unknown.
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Westover, Mona —
of Whites (unknown
county), Wash.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Westover, William H. (d.
1926) —
of Rushville, Sheridan
County, Neb.
Democrat. District judge in Nebraska, 1896-1926; died in office 1926;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1912.
Died December
5, 1926.
Burial
location unknown.
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Westphal, Charles —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1956;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
16th District, 1961; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Westphal, Donald J. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1990.
Still living as of 1990.
|
| | Westphal, Fred
A. See Frederick August
Westphal |
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Westphal, Frederick August (b.
1895) —
also known as Fred A. Westphal —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., June 15,
1895.
Son of Peter John C. Westphal and Anna W. (Glesmann) Westphal.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
steel
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Navy
League; Military
Order of the World Wars; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 24,
1922, to Olive Mitchell M. Blackman. |
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Westphal, H. C. —
of Gettysburg, Potter
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 38th District, 1929-34.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Westphal, Henry G. —
of Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Westphal, J. I. —
of Hardin, Big Horn
County, Mont.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
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Westphal, W. W. —
of Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | WESTWOOD:
See also
William
Westwood Lockyer —
Thomson
Mason |
| |
Westwood, Herman J. —
of Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 51st District, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Westwood,
Jack See John D.
Westwood |
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Westwood, Jean
(1923-1997) —
also known as Jean Miles —
of West Jordan, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Price, Carbon
County, Utah, November
22, 1923.
Daughter of Francis Marion Miles and Nettie (Potter) Miles.
Democrat. Mink raiser;
writer;
staff member for U.S. Rep. David
S. King, 1965-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Utah, 1972;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1972; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 1996.
Female.
Died, of pituitary
cancer, in American Fork Hospital,
American Fork, Utah
County, Utah, August
18, 1997 (age 73 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Westwood, John D. (b.
1944) —
also known as Jack Westwood —
of Crescent Springs, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born March 6,
1944.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Kentucky
state senate 23rd District, 1997-.
Church
of Christ.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | WETHERBY:
See also
Edward
DeWitt Kinne —
Harrison
Gray Otis |
| |
Wetherby, Edmund —
of Salem
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1776, 1786,
1789.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wetherby, Judson P. —
of Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
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Wetherby, L. P. —
of Wisconsin.
Circuit judge in Wisconsin 8th Circuit, 1860-66.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wetherby, Lawrence Winchester
(1908-1994) —
also known as Lawrence W. Wetherby —
of Anchorage, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Middletown, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
2, 1908.
Son of Samuel David Wetherby and Fanny (Yenowine) Wetherby.
Democrat. Lawyer;
juvenile court judge in Kentucky, 1943-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
secretary
of Kentucky Democratic Party, 1948-51; Governor of
Kentucky, 1950-55; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1956; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1965-66.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu
Phi; Rotary.
Died at King's Daughters Memorial Hospital,
Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March 27,
1994 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
|
| | WETMORE:
See also
Israel
Coe —
Lyman
Wetmore Coe —
Sumner
Ely Wetmore Kittelle —
Elijah
Sells —
Joseph
Story —
Charles
Beecher Warren |
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Wetmore, Frank E. —
of Hart, Oceana
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wetmore, Fred C.
(1867-1953) —
of Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
23, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1910-14, 1930-33,
1937.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in 1953
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Wetmore, George Peabody
(1846-1921) —
also known as George P. Wetmore —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in London, England,
August
2, 1846.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1880,
1884;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1885-87; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1895-1907, 1908-13.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
11, 1921 (age 75 years, 40
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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Wetmore, Henry C. —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 11th District, 1859.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Wetmore,
Howard See J. Howard
Wetmore |
| |
Wetmore, J. Howard —
U.S. Vice Consul in Dublin, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wetmore, M. C. —
Republican. Member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wetmore, Maude K. —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Wetmore, R.
S. See Royal Seger
Wetmore |
| |
Wetmore, Robert C. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839
(speaker).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wetmore, Royal Seger (b.
1856) —
also known as R. S. Wetmore —
of Chittenden, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., 1856.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Chittenden, 1910.
Protestant.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wetmore, Samuel —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County, 1823.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | WETZEL:
See also
Wetzel
C. Adkins —
Wetzel
G. Harness —
Wetzel
Corky Harvey —
Wetzel
M. Lewis —
Wetzel
Lusher |
| |
Wetzel, Darrell —
of Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Wetzel, G. W. —
of Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Macomb, Ill., 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wetzel, Gus S. —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Republican. Mayor of
Clinton, Mo., 1966-73.
Still living as of 1973.
|
| |
Wetzel, Janet —
of Offerle, Edwards
County, Kan.
Republican. Chair of
Edwards County Republican Party, 2011.
Female.
Still living as of 2011.
|
| |
Wetzel, Joseph —
of Oregon.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Wetzel, Karl H. —
of Missouri.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1996, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
Wetzel, Linda —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Montana
state senate 25th District, 2010.
Female.
Still living as of 2010.
|
| |
Wetzel, Ruth B. —
of Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Wexler, Daniel —
of Sanibel, Lee
County, Fla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Wexler, Edmund —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1948,
1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Wexler, Jacob —
of Michigan.
Socialist. Candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wexler, Jacob K. —
of Rockland
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wexler, Robert (b. 1961) —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
2, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state senate, 1990-96; U.S.
Representative from Florida 19th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| | WEYMOUTH:
See also
Willfred
Weymouth Lufkin —
Weymouth
Rymer |
| |
Weymouth, Carl R. —
of Newport, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Member of Maine
state senate 10th District, 1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Weymouth, Mrs. F. F. —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Weymouth, George T. —
of Greenville, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Weymouth, George Warren
(1850-1910) —
also known as George W. Weymouth —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Merrimac, Essex
County, Mass., August
25, 1850.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1896; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1897-1901.
Killed in an automobile
accident near Bingham, Somerset
County, Maine, September
7, 1910 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fairhaven, Mass.
|
| |
Weymouth, Harry A. (b.
1858) —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Maine, 1858.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor of
Saco, Maine, 1907-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maine, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Burial
location unknown.
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Weymouth, Philip H. —
of Farmington, Strafford
County, N.H.
Republican. Elected New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Farmington 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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