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B (Soundex B000)

  B 1 Bob: See Robert Kenneth Dornan


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

  BAACK: See also Joseph I. Berry


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

  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 (age 67 years, 174 days). Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial


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
  Baar, Emil N. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1951. Still living as of 1951.


BAARSVIK (Soundex B621) — See also AARSAND, BAAR, BARICEVIC, CORSVILLE, EBERSVILLER, 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, BAIZ, BAIZE, BANAS, BASE, BASS, BAUS, BAYES, BAYS, BIAS, BOAS, BYAS, ELENBAAS, ELLENBAAS, 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.
  Baas, Rick — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 2008. Still living as of 2008.


BAASEN (Soundex B250) — See also AASEN, AASETH, BAAS, ELENBAAS, ELLENBAAS, FAASEN, HAASE, HAASER, 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 BABATUNDE, BALABAN, BALAKIER, BALANCE, BALANOFF, BALART, BUBOLZ, VABALAS.

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


BABATUNDE (Soundex B135) — See also BABALAS, BATUYIOUS, LIATUNICK, MATUNA, OMOTUNDE, ROTUNDITY, ROTUNDO.

  BABATUNDE: See also Babatunde Deinbo


BABB (Soundex B100) — See also BABBAGE, BABBIDGE, BABBISH, BABBITT, BABBUSH, BEBB, BEEBE, BIBB, BOB, BOBB, 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 (age 65 years, 36 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Babb, George — of Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Mayor of Champaign, Ill., 1923-27, 1944-50. Burial location unknown.
  Babb, George H. — of Sebago, York County, Maine. Republican. Member of Maine state senate 2nd District, 1919-22. 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., 1954-56. Still living as of 1956.
  Babb, T. C. — of Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Republican. Chair of Perquimans County Republican Party, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
  Babb, W. I. See Washington Irving Babb
  Babb, Washington Irving (1844-1925) — also known as W. I. Babb — 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. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1884; district judge in Iowa 2nd District, 1891-94; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1895. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Union League. Died September 4, 1925 (age 80 years, 337 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
  Presumably named for: Washington Irving
  Relatives: Married, October 9, 1873, to Alice Bird.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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 (age 76 years, 230 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial


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

  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, Robert A., Jr. — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980, 1996. Still living as of 1996.


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

  Babbidge, Christopher — of Kennebunk, York County, Maine. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1996, 2000, 2008; Presidential Elector for Maine, 2000. Still living as of 2008.


BABBISH (Soundex B120) — See also ABBI, ABBINGTON, ABBITT, BABB, BABBAGE, BABBIDGE, 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.


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

  BABBITT: See also Henry Babbitt Albright — Walter Samuel Fenton — Helen Stafford
  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. Son of Paul J. Babbitt (1898-1988). 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 2011.
  Relatives: Son of Paul J. Babbitt (1898-1988); nephew of John George Babbitt; second cousin of Mary Eleanore Babbitt (1921-2000; who married Ralph Mansfield Bilby); married, August 9, 1969, to Harriet 'Hattie' Coons (born 1947); brother of Paul Babbitt. See Babbitt-Bilby family of Arizona.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — 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 (age 75 years, 115 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Beloit, Wis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Babbitt, David B. — of Parker, Yuma County (now La Paz County), Ariz. Democrat. Member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1955-56. Still living as of 1956.
  Babbitt, Don C. — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Democrat. Member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1912-13. Burial location unknown.
  Babbitt, Elijah (1795-1887) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., July 29, 1795. Whig. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1836-37; member of Pennsylvania state senate 27th District, 1844-45; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1859-63. Died in Erie, Erie County, Pa., January 9, 1887 (age 91 years, 164 days). Interment at Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Babbitt, Florence S. (1847-1929) — also known as Florence Lewis Smalley — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Friendship, Allegany County, N.Y., March 19, 1847. Daughter of Mortimer C. Smalley (1821-1899) and Nancy Maria (Lewis) Smalley (1821-1887). Democrat. Antique dealer; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1919. Female. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 3, 1929 (age 82 years, 229 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, August 2, 1866, to John Willard Babbitt (1836-1901).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Babbitt, Francis Sanford (1843-1917) — also known as Francis S. Babbitt — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., December 22, 1843. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1882-83; mayor of Taunton, Mass., 1891-93; defeated (Democratic), 1889. Died in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., August 22, 1917 (age 73 years, 243 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Babbitt, Fred H. See Frederick Herbert Babbitt
  Babbitt, Frederick Herbert (1859-1931) — 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. Died in 1931 (age about 71 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Vt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee). Burial location unknown.
  Babbitt, George H. — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass. Mayor of Taunton, Mass., 1874-76. Burial location unknown.
  Babbitt, Harriet C. — Democrat. Member, Arrangements Committee, Democratic National Convention, 1984. Female. Still living as of 1984.
  Babbitt, Jacob (1809-1862) — of Bristol, Bristol County, R.I. Born in Bristol, Bristol County, R.I., May 9, 1809. Son of Jacob Babbitt (1769-1850) and Bathsheba (Stoddard) Babbitt (1773-1852). Democrat. Banker; cotton manufacturer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860; major in the Union Army during the Civil War. Shot and wounded (in a "friendly fire" accident) during the Civil War battle of Fredericksburg, Va., and died ten days later, in Mansion House Hospital, Alexandria, Va., December 23, 1862 (age 53 years, 228 days). Interment at Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
  Relatives: Married, October 7, 1826, to Abby Eliza Briggs (1808-1882).
  Epitaph: "Know this, if I fall, it will be in defense of our beloved Constitution."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Babbitt, James E. — also known as Jimmy Babbitt — of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Ariz. Democrat. Member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1933-36; member of Arizona state senate, 1937-44. Burial location unknown.
  Babbitt, Jimmy See James E. Babbitt
  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. Rancher; director, Valley National Bank; member of Arizona state senate, 1945-48. Died August 5, 1993 (age 85 years, 78 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Flagstaff, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Charles J. Babbitt and Mary (Verkamp) Babbitt; married, September 16, 1933, to Elizabeth Quimby; uncle of Bruce Edward Babbitt. See Babbitt-Bilby family of Arizona.
  Babbitt, Marcus — of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1875. Burial location unknown.
  Babbitt, Marion Barney — of Rockingham, Windham County, Vt. Republican. Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Babbitt, Paul — Son of Paul J. Babbitt (1898-1988). Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona 1st District, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Relatives: Son of Paul J. Babbitt (1898-1988); second cousin of Mary Eleanore Babbitt (1921-2000; who married Ralph Mansfield Bilby); brother of Bruce Edward Babbitt. See Babbitt-Bilby 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. 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 (age 66 years, 107 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 16, 1946, to Eleanor Joan Timmerman.


BABBUSH (Soundex B120) — See also BABB, BABBAGE, BABBIDGE, BABBISH, 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, LUBCHANSKY.

  Babchin, Hyman — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Member of New York American Labor Party Executive Committee, 1945. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.



 

 


 
   
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