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Yorty, Andrew J. —
of Brandon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1872.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Yorty, Sam
See Samuel William Yorty |
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Yorty, Samuel William
(1909-1998) —
also known as Samuel W. Yorty; Sam Yorty;
"Traveling Sam" —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., October
1, 1909.
Son of Frank Patrick Yorty and Johanna (Egan) Yorty.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1936, 1948; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1940 (primary), 1954; served in the U.S.
Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from California, 1951-55 (14th District 1951-53,
26th District 1953-55); mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1961-73; defeated, 1973, 1981; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1972;
talk
show host.
Died of pneumonia,
following a stroke, in
Studio City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 5,
1998 (age 88 years, 247
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
|
| | YOST:
See also
Burton
Yost Berry —
George
W. Dober —
William
Yost Morgan |
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Yost, Albert J. (d. 1907) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Allentown, Pa., 1905-07; died in office 1907.
Died April 16,
1907.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Yost, Andrew —
of Baker, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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| |
Yost, Bartley F. —
of Osborne, Osborne
County, Kan.
U.S. Consul in Torreon, 1924-26; Sault SAINTE Marie, 1927-29; Nogales, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Yost, Charles Woodruff
(1907-1981) —
also known as Charles W. Yost —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., November
6, 1907.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Alexandria, 1932; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Thailand, 1946; U.S. Minister to Laos, 1954-55; U.S. Ambassador to Laos, 1955-56; Syria, 1957-58; Morocco, 1958-61; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1969-71.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in 1981
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Irena Oldakowska (1915-2006). |
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Yost, Chester L. —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1884-86.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Yost, D. E. —
of Woodsfield, Monroe
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Yost, E. H. —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Republican. Chair of
Wetzel County Republican Party, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, Eber W. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, Eric R. —
of Kansas.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Yost, Frank K. —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Mayor
of Hopkinsville, Ky., 1913-16; resigned 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Yost, George —
of Fort Plain, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1854-55.
Burial
location unknown.
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Yost, George E. —
of Theresa, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1875.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, George W. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
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Yost, Jacob (1853-1933) —
of Staunton,
Va.; Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Staunton,
Va., April 1,
1853.
Republican. Printer;
civil
engineer; mayor
of Staunton, Va., 1886-87; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1887-89, 1897-99; mining
business.
Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., January
25, 1933 (age 79 years, 299
days).
Interment at Thornrose
Cemetery, Staunton, Va.
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Yost, Jacob Senewell
(1801-1872) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1843-47.
Died in 1872
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Pottstown, Pa.
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| |
Yost, John H. —
of Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Vernon; elected 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, Joseph R. —
of Blacksburg, Montgomery
County, Va.
Republican. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates 12th District; elected 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
|
| |
Yost, Lenna Lowe
(1878-1972) —
also known as Lenna L. Yost —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Basinettville, Marion
County, W.Va., 1878.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1924-32.
Female.
Died in Washington,
D.C., 1972
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Yost, Robert Lloyd
(1922-1990) —
of Washington.
Born in 1922.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Burundi, 1972; Dominican Republic, 1978-82.
Died in 1990
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Yost, Robert W. —
of Mercer
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Yost, S. M. —
of Staunton,
Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, William —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Salina, Kan., 1968-69.
Still living as of 1969.
|
| | YOUMANS:
See also
Albert
Sydney Herlong, Jr. |
| |
Youmans, Clarion A. —
of Neillsville, Clark
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1895-97.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, E. S. —
of Winona
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 11th District, 1863-64.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, F. A. —
of Arkansas.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, F. W. —
of Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Youmans, Frank —
of Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Youmans, George W. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1892.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, Henry A. —
of Mukwonago, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Youmans, Henry Melville
(1832-1920) —
also known as Henry M. Youmans —
of Michigan.
Born in Otsego, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 15,
1832.
Democrat. Mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1886-88; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1891-93; defeated,
1892, 1902; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1897-98.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., July 8,
1920 (age 88 years, 54
days).
Interment at Brady
Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
|
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Youmans, Laurel E. —
of Mukwonago, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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 |
Youmans, Leroy Franklin (b.
1834) —
also known as Leroy F. Youmans —
of South Carolina.
Born in Beaufort District (now Hampton
County), S.C., November
14, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1884;
U.S.
Attorney for South Carolina, 1885-89.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884) |
|
| |
Youmans, William —
of Delaware
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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