| | WOLFF:
See also
Barney
Diehl —
Paul
Howard Douglas —
Bernard
Gotlieb —
Arthur
Levitt —
Arthur
Levitt, Jr. |
| |
Wolff, Barnet —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Candidate for New York
state assembly, 1909 (Socialist, Kings County 23rd District),
1940 (American Labor, Sullivan County); Socialist candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1921; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1922 (1st District), 1924 (2nd
District), 1928 (2nd District); Socialist candidate for New York
state senate 2nd District, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wolff, Carl A. —
of Evergreen Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Village
president of Evergreen Park, Illinois, 1925.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wolff, Charles P. —
of Elgin, Kane
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Wolff, Fred A. —
of North Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Socialist. Candidate for burgess
of North Braddock, Pennsylvania, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wolff, George L. —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Conservative. Candidate for New York
state assembly 25th District, 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
|
| |
Wolff, George W. —
of Rhine, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1895-97; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1901-07.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Wolff, J.
Scott See Joseph Scott
Wolff |
| |
Wolff, Jeanne —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 1st
District, 1961.
Female.
Still living as of 1961.
|
| |
Wolff, Joseph —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wolff, Joseph C. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1893; member
of New
York state senate 11th District, 1894-95.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wolff, Joseph Scott
(1878-1958) —
also known as J. Scott Wolff —
of Festus, Jefferson
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born near Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., June 14,
1878.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; dentist; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1913-15; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1923-25.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., February
27, 1958 (age 79 years, 258
days).
Interment at Gamel
Cemetery, Festus, Mo.
|
| |
Wolff, Kevin —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Candidate for mayor
of Chapel Hill, N.C., 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Wolff, Lester Lionel (b.
1919) —
also known as Lester L. Wolff —
of New York.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
4, 1919.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (3rd District 1965-73, 6th
District 1973-81).
Jewish.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
Wolff, Lyle R. —
of Baker City, Baker
County, Ore.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oregon, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Wolff, Marci —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Wolff, Nathan —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wolff, Nelson W. (b.
1940) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in 1940.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1971-73; member of Texas
state senate, 1973-75; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 21st District, 1978; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1991-95; owner of grocery stores.
Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, in San Antonio, is named for
him.
Still living as of 1997.
|
| |
Wolff, Oscar —
of Cook
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 13th District,
1920-22.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wolff, Raymond A. —
of Elgin, Kane
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| | Wolff,
Scott See Joseph Scott
Wolff |
| |
Wolff, Sherrie —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1996,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Wolff, Teresa —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Wolff, Walter M. —
of Easton, Grafton
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Easton,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Wolff, William F., Jr. —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 31st District, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
|
| |
Wollman, Ellias —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wollman, Eric —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Wollman, Harvey L. (b.
1935) —
of South Dakota.
Born May 14,
1935.
Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1975-78; Governor of
South Dakota, 1978-79.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Wollman, Henry —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Wollman,
Herman See K. Herman
Wollman |
| |
Wollman, K. Herman (born
c.1872) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hirshfelde, Saxony, Germany,
about 1872.
Son of Karl B. Wollman (1839-1914) and Juliana (Muench) Wollman (born
1842).
Republican. Blacksmith;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1911-12.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wollman, Roger L. —
of South Dakota.
Judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1971-73; justice of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1973-85.
Still living as of 1985.
|
| |
Wollman, Russell —
of North Carolina.
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| | WOLVERTON:
See also
Henry
John Hyde |
| |
Wolverton, Charles Anderson
(1880-1969) —
also known as Charles A. Wolverton —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., October
24, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1915-18; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1918; Camden
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1918-23; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1927-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Union
League.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., May 16,
1969 (age 88 years, 204
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
|
| |
Wolverton, Charles E. —
Justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1894-1905; resigned 1905; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1899-1900, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wolverton, James H., Sr. —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.; Piedmont, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Republican. Chair of
Mineral County Republican Party, 1942-46.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wolverton, John Marshall
(1872-1944) —
also known as John M. Wolverton —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Bigbend, Calhoun
County, W.Va., January
31, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Richwood, W.Va., 1918-19; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1925-27, 1929-31;
defeated, 1926, 1936.
Died in 1944
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Richwood, W.Va.
|
| |
Wolverton, Lloyd B. —
of Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wolverton, Simon Peter
(1837-1910) —
also known as Simon P. Wolverton —
of Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1837.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1879-88; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1891-95.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in 1910
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Pomfret-Manor
Cemetery, Sunbury, Pa.
|
| |
Wolverton, Walter —
of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| | WOMACK:
See also
William
Womack Heath |
| |
Womack, A., Sr. —
of Terrell, Kaufman
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Terrell, Tex., 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
|
| |
Womack, Charles R. —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Womack, Deana —
of Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga.; Kennesaw, Cobb
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| | Womack,
Della See Della
Wills |
| |
Womack, Don —
of Alabama.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1994, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Womack, Douglas —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
|
| |
Womack, Fannie Campbell —
of Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1928,
1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Womack, Francis III —
of North Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Mayor
of North Brunswick Township, N.J., 2007.
Still living as of 2007.
|
| |
Womack, Joel —
of Liberty, Clay
County, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1996
(alternate), 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Womack, L. E. —
of Florida.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Womack, Lucille —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | WONG:
See also
Krista
Lieberg-Wong —
Emma
Wong Mar —
Dania
E. Torres-Wong |
| |
Wong, Alice —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member, Rules Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Wong, Barry —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Elected Arizona
state house of representatives 18th District 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
Wong, Benjamin S. —
of California.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Wong, Bing —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Wong, Daniel —
of South El Monte, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Candidate for mayor
of South El Monte, Calif., 2005.
Still living as of 2005.
|
| |
Wong, Jack C. —
U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1993.
Still living as of 1993.
|
| |
Wong, James —
of Eleele, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Hawaii, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Wong, Joseph Y. —
of Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Wong, Julie —
of Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Wong, Leslee —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Wong, Lisa —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 2011.
Female.
Still living as of 2011.
|
| |
Wong, Lloyd —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Hawaii Territory, 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Wong, Margaret —
of Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Wong, Mary —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Wong, Ronald W. —
of California.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Wong, Solomon —
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
|
| |
Wong, Thomas D. —
of Maspeth, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1996,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Wong, William —
also known as Willie Wong —
of Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Mayor of
Mesa, Ariz., 1992-96.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Wong, William K. —
of California.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for California, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| | Wong,
Willie See William Wong |
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