The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: B to Babchin

Index to Politicians: B to Babchin

B 1 Bob See Robert Kenneth Dornan

BAACK (Soundex B200) — See also BACH, BACHE, BACK, BAKKE, BARACK, BAUCH, HAACK, ISAACKS, MAACK, SCHAACK, VANSCHAACK.

BAACK: See also Joseph I. Berry.

BAADAN (Soundex B350) — See also ADAN, ADANTI, BANDA, CADAN, KADANS, MERCADANTE, RADANOVICH, SPADANUDA.

Baadan, Casper A. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state senate 6th District, 1876-77. Burial location unknown.

BAALS (Soundex B420) — See also BAAS, BAHLS, BALZ, BEALS, BLAS, BLASS.

Baals, Harry William (1886-1954) — also known as Harry W. Baals — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Born in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., November 16, 1886. Republican. Postmaster; lumber business; mayor of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1934-47, 1951-54; died in office 1954. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, from a kidney infection, in Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., May 9, 1954. Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
- See also: Wikipedia article.

BAAR (Soundex B600) — See also BAARSVIK, BAEHR, BAER, BAHR, BAIER, BAIR, BARE, BARR, BARRE, BASAR, BAUER, BAUR, BAYER, BEAR, BEHR, BIAR, BRAA, DAAR, RAAB, RABB.

BAAR: See also Emanuel Celler; Judy Baar Topinka.

BAARSVIK (Soundex B621) — See also AARSAND, BAAR, BARICEVIC, CORSVILLE, ELDERSVELD, NORSVIG.

Baarsvik, Richard Per (b. 1952) — also known as Richard Baarsvik — of New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Acushnet, Bristol County, Mass., December 11, 1952. Son of Berit (Swenson) Baarsvik. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Still living as of 1973.

BAAS (Soundex B200) — See also BAALS, BAASEN, BAES, BAEZ, BAISE, BAIZE, BANAS, BASS, BAYES, BAYS, BIAS, BYAS, ELENBAAS, TOEBAAS.

Baas, Gordon D. — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Candidate for mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 2007. Still living as of 2007.
Baas, Marc Allen (b. 1948) — Born in 1948. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1992. Still living as of 1992.

BAASEN (Soundex B250) — See also AASEN, BAAS, ELENBAAS, FAASEN, HAASE, TOEBAAS.

Baasen, Francis — of New Ulm, Brown County, Minn. Secretary of state of Minnesota, 1858-60. Burial location unknown.
Baasen, Francis — Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 34th District, 1873. Burial location unknown.

BABALAS (Soundex B142) — See also BALABAN, BALAKIER, BALANCE, BALANOFF, BALART, BUBOLZ, CABALDON, CABALLERO, CABALONA, CARABALLO, GABALDON, IZABAL, VABALAS.

Babalas, Peter K. — of Norfolk, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Still living as of 1980.

BABB (Soundex B100) — See also BABBAGE, BABBIDGE, BABBISH, BABBIT, BABBITT, BABBUSH, BEBB, BEEBE, BIBB, BOB, BOBE, BUBB.

BABB: See also Donald G. Batchelor; Jennings Randolph.
Babb, Edward C. (1834-1899) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, February 1, 1834. Republican. Mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1889-91. Died March 9, 1899. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
Babb, George — of Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Mayor of Champaign, Ill., 1923-27, 1944-50. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Babb, George H. — of Sebago, York County, Maine. Republican. Member of Maine state senate 2nd District, 1919-22. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Babb, H. A. — of Hugo, Choctaw County, Okla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Babb, H. A. — of Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Babb, James G., Jr. — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
Babb, John E. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Babb, N. J. — of South Norfolk (now part of Chesapeake), Va. Mayor of South Norfolk, Va., 1954. Still living as of 1954.
Babb, Washington Irving (1844-1925) — of Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa; Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Born in Des Moines County, Iowa, October 2, 1844. Son of Miles Babb and Mary (Moyer) Babb; married, October 9, 1873, to Alice Bird. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1884; district judge in Iowa, 1891-95; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1895. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died September 4, 1925. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
Babb, William J. (1846-1923) — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in South Carolina, October 28, 1846. Populist candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas 7th District, 1903; mayor of Wichita, Kan., 1913-14. Died June 15, 1923. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.

BABBAGE (Soundex B120) — See also BABB, BABBIDGE, BABBISH, BABBIT, BABBITT, BABBUSH, BAGERT.

Babbage, Bob — of Kentucky. Democrat. Kentucky auditor of public accounts; elected 1987. Still living as of 1987.
Babbage, John Davis — of Riverside, Riverside County, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Babbage, Rober A., Jr. — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980. Still living as of 1980.

BABBIDGE (Soundex B132) — See also ABBI, ABBINGTON, ABBITT, BABB, BABBAGE, BABBISH, BABBIT, BABBITT, BABBUSH, GABBIANELLI, LABBIE, RABBIT, RABBITT.

Babbidge, Christopher — of Kennebunk, York County, Maine. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 2000, 2008; Presidential Elector for Maine, 2000. Still living as of 2008.

BABBISH (Soundex B120) — See also ABBI, ABBINGTON, ABBITT, BABB, BABBAGE, BABBIDGE, BABBIT, BABBITT, BABBUSH, BISH, CUBBISON, GABBIANELLI, LABBIE, RABBIT, RABBITT, SIBBISON.

Babbish, Walter J. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th District, 1961. Still living as of 1961.

BABBIT (Soundex B130) — See also ABBI, ABBINGTON, ABBITT, BABB, BABBAGE, BABBIDGE, BABBISH, BABBITT, BABBUSH, BEBOUT, BOBBITT, BUBBETT, GABBIANELLI, LABBIE, RABBIT, RABBITT.

Babbit, Jacob — of Bristol, Bristol County, R.I. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860. Burial location unknown.

BABBITT (Soundex B130) — See also ABBI, ABBINGTON, ABBITT, BABB, BABBAGE, BABBIDGE, BABBISH, BABBIT, BABBUSH, BEBOUT, BOBBITT, BUBBETT, GABBIANELLI, HIBBITTS, LABBIE, RABBIT, RABBITT, TIBBITTS, TRIBBITT.

Babbitt, Arthur — of Livingston, Park County, Mont. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Babbitt, Bruce Edward (b. 1938) — also known as Bruce Babbitt — of Arizona. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 27, 1938. Nephew of John George Babbitt; brother of Paul Babbitt. Democrat. Lawyer; Arizona state attorney general, 1975-78; Governor of Arizona, 1978-87; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1988; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1993-2001. Catholic. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission. Still living as of 2009.
- See also Babbitt family of Arizona
- See also: National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
Babbitt, Clinton (1831-1907) — of Wisconsin. Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H., November 16, 1831. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1891-93. Died in Beloit, Rock County, Wis., March 11, 1907. Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Beloit, Wis.
- See also: congressional biography.
Babbitt, Elijah (1795-1887) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., July 29, 1795. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1836-37; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1843-46; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1859-63. Died in Erie, Erie County, Pa., January 9, 1887. Interment at Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
- See also: congressional biography.
Babbitt, Florence S. — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Democrat. Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1919. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Babbitt, Fred H. See Frederick Herbert Babbitt
Babbitt, Frederick Herbert (b. 1859) — also known as Fred H. Babbitt — of Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham County, Vt. Born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., November 23, 1859. Republican. Paper manufacturer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Rockingham, 1910; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1916. Universalist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
Babbitt, George — of Jefferson County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Jefferson County 1st District, 1858. Burial location unknown.
Babbitt, George — of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Ariz. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1916. Burial location unknown.
Babbitt, Harriet C. — Democrat. Member, Arrangements Committee, Democratic National Convention, 1984. Female. Still living as of 1984.
Babbitt, John George (1908-1993) — also known as John G. Babbitt — of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Ariz. Born in Flagstaff, Coconino County, Ariz., May 19, 1908. Son of Charles J. Babbitt and Mary (Verkamp) Babbitt; married, September 16, 1933, to Elizabeth Quimby; uncle of Bruce Edward Babbitt. Rancher; director, Valley National Bank; member of Arizona state senate, 1944-49. Died August 5, 1993. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Flagstaff, Ariz.
- See also Babbitt family of Arizona
Babbitt, Marion Barney — of Rockingham, Windham County, Vt. Republican. Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Babbitt, Paul — Brother of Bruce Edward Babbitt. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
- See also Babbitt family of Arizona
Babbitt, Wayne H. (1928-1994) — of North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Macedonia, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, April 21, 1928. Son of Darwin Merritt Babbitt and Francis (Charron) Babbitt; married, July 16, 1946, to Eleanor Joan Timmerman. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1964; vice-chair of Arkansas Republican Party, 1967; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1972. Lutheran. Member, Rotary. Died August 6, 1994. Burial location unknown.

BABBUSH (Soundex B120) — See also BABB, BABBAGE, BABBIDGE, BABBISH, BABBIT, BABBITT, BUSH.

Babbush, Howard E. (b. 1941) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 8, 1941. Democrat. Member of New York state senate, 1976-93 (16th District 1976-82, 17th District 1983-93, 19th District 1993). Jewish. Member, Knights of Pythias; B'nai B'rith; Jewish War Veterans. Still living as of 1993.

BABCHIN (Soundex B125) — See also BABCOCK, CHIN.

Babchin, Hyman — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Member of New York American Labor Party Executive Committee, 1945. Still living as of 1945.

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