| | WILLCOX:
See also
Mark
Wilson Buyck, Jr. —
David
Parmalee Kelsey |
| | Willcox, Mrs.
Blake See Mrs. O. Blake
Willcox |
| |
Willcox, Breckinridge L. —
of Maryland.
U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1986-91.
Still living as of 1991.
|
| |
Willcox, Julius A. —
Vermont
secretary of civil and military affairs, 1921; resigned 1921.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Willcox, Lyman G. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willcox, Mrs. O. Blake —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Willcox, Washington Frederick
(1834-1909) —
also known as Washington F. Willcox —
of Chester, Middlesex
County, Conn.; Deep River, Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Killingworth, Middlesex
County, Conn., August
22, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1862-63; member of Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1875-76; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1889-93.
Died in Chester, Middlesex
County, Conn., March 8,
1909 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Interment at Fountain
Hill Cemetery, Deep River, Conn.
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| |
Willems, Chad —
of Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Willems, Frank John
(1919-2000) —
of Paris, Logan
County, Ark.
Born in Paris, Logan
County, Ark., June 23,
1919.
Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1973-99.
Catholic.
Died, of a stroke, in
Paris, Logan
County, Ark., July 14,
2000 (age 81 years, 21
days).
Interment at St.
Benedict Cemetery, Subiaco, Ark.
|
| |
Willems, Lulu G. E. —
of Steuben
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Steuben County, 1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| |
Willems, Paul F. —
of Wisconsin.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1984, 1986; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| | WILLETT:
See also
Willett
Jenkins —
Willett
B. Johnston —
Burley
B. Mitchell, Jr. —
Willett
Pottinger —
Paul
Black Wallace —
Willett
Wilson |
| |
Willett, C. C. —
Farmer-Labor candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willett, Edward S. —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willett, Francis —
of North Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I.
Speaker
of the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1736, 1737, 1739.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willett, Jason —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Willett, Joseph L. —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Mayor
of Haverhill, Mass., 1953.
Still living as of 1953.
|
| |
Willett, Lewis E. —
of Lackawanna, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willett, Phyllis —
Communist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Willett, Robert —
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1819-22.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willett, Robert J. —
of Tinley Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Candidate for village
president of Tinley Park, Illinois, 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Willett, Thurman —
of Missouri.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state senate 23rd District, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Willett, William Forte, Jr.
(1869-1938) —
also known as William Willett, Jr. —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1869.
Son of William Willett and Marion Willett.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1907-11; defeated,
1904; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1911; indicted
in 1912 on charges
that he bought
the nomination for Supreme Court justice; tried and
convicted
in 1914, sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$1,000; released on parole in 1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Hotel
McAlpin, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1938 (age 68 years, 77
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
|
| | WILLEY:
See also
Willey
Richard Broaddus, Jr. —
Frank
Willey Clancy —
Willey
L. Kingsley —
Orrin
Willey Locke —
Willey
Pritchard —
Willey
Washburn |
| |
Willey, Agnes K. —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, Arthur C. —
of Newmarket, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Republican. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Newmarket, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, Asa —
of Ellington, Tolland
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ellington, 1820, 1822,
1825-26, 1828-29, 1834, 1836-37.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, Calvin
(1776-1858) —
of Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn.; Tolland, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., September
15, 1776.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Tolland, 1820-21; member of
Connecticut
state senate at-large, 1823-24; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1825-31.
Died in Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., August
23, 1858 (age 81 years, 342
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Tolland, Conn.
|
| |
Willey, Chauncey M. —
of Barre, Washington
County, Vt.
Mayor
of Barre, Vt., 1953-54.
Still living as of 1954.
|
| |
Willey, Clifford M., Jr. —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state senate 14th District, 1945.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, Earle Dukes
(1889-1950) —
also known as Earle D. Willey —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, 1889.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Delaware, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1943-45; defeated, 1944;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1944.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in 1950
(age about
61 years).
Interment at St.
Johnstown Cemetery, Greenwood, Del.
|
| |
Willey, Edward H. —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, Fred M. (b. 1874) —
of Cambridge, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Cambridge, Lamoille
County, Vt., December
22, 1874.
Republican. Grocer; meat merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Cambridge, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, George —
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1870-77.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, George N. —
of Newmarket, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Newmarket; elected
1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, Hiram —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1859; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, John A. —
U.S. Consular Agent in Matagalpa, 1932-47.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, John Wheelock
(1797-1841) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in New Hampshire, 1797.
Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1827-30; member of Ohio state
senate, 1830-32; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1836-38; district judge in Ohio, 1840-41;
died in office 1841.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 9,
1841 (age about 44
years).
Original interment at Erie
Street Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; reinterment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
|
| |
Willey, Linda S. (b.
1964) —
of Melvindale, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, June 30,
1964.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
Willey, Norman Bushnell
(1838-1921) —
also known as Norman B. Willey —
of Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Guilford, Chenango
County, N.Y., March 25,
1838.
Republican. Member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1872-78; Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1890; Governor of
Idaho, 1890-93.
Died near Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
20, 1921 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Auburn
Cemetery, Auburn, Kan.
|
| |
Willey, O. F. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1861-62.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, Philip S. —
of Campton, Grafton
County, N.H.
Republican. Elected New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Campton 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Willey, Richard R. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Dublin, 1922; Calcutta, 1926-29; U.S. Consul in Calcutta, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, S. J. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, S. W. —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, Seth —
of Buena Vista Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Buena Vista Township, Michigan, 1862-65.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Willey, Waitman Thomas
(1811-1900) —
also known as Waitman T. Willey —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongalia County, Va. (part now in Marion
County, W.Va.), October
18, 1811.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1861; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1863-71.
Died in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 2,
1900 (age 88 years, 196
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
|
| |
Willey, Warner E. —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Mayor
of Sioux Falls, S.Dak., 1889-90.
Burial
location unknown.
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