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Beneke, Mrs. George, Sr. —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1955.
Female.
Still living as of 1955.
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Beneke, George C. —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1923-24;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1931-34; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1949-52.
Burial
location unknown.
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Beneke, George F.
(1914-2001) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., January
19, 1914.
Son of George C. Beneke and Nada C.
(Peterson) Beneke.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-56,
1967-68, 1971-74; defeated, 1940; resigned 1974; chair of
Ohio County Republican Party, 1961-62.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died September
11, 2001 (age 87 years, 235
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benford, Blanche —
of Zephyrhills, Pasco
County, Fla.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Benford, Dorothy —
also known as Dot Benford —
of Mississippi.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1988 (Independent),
1990 (Republican), 1992 (Republican).
Female.
Still living as of 1992.
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| | Benford,
Dot See Dorothy Benford |
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Benford, Harry C. —
of Rockwood, Somerset
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benford, John W. —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1938-39.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bengston, Gary L. —
of Danville,
Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Bengston, H. P. —
of Granite Falls, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bengston, Joan Romero —
of Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
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Bengston, John A. —
of Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Rock Island, Ill., 1935-37.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bengston, Larry —
Democrat. Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1979-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Bengston, Thure —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Britain, 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | BENHAM:
See also
Stoddard
Benham Bates —
Henry
Benham Hendershott —
Sadie
Reid-Benham |
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Benham, Bambia G. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th
District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Benham, Calhoun —
of California.
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1850-53,
1860-61.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benham, Frost L. —
also known as Frosty Benham —
of Jerome, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1929-31.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Benham,
Frosty See Frost L.
Benham |
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Benham, George C. —
of Louisiana.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Benham, Guy M. —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
New Alliance candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Benham, James —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Benham, John Samuel
(1863-1935) —
also known as John S. Benham —
of Benham, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born near Benham, Ripley
County, Ind., October
24, 1863.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1919-23; defeated, 1922.
Died in Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind., December
11, 1935 (age 72 years, 48
days).
Interment at Benham
Church Cemetery, Near Benham, Ripley County, Ind.
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Benham, Joseph S. —
U.S.
Attorney for Ohio, 1823-29.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Benham, Lent —
of Hartland, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartland, 1820.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Benham, Murray —
of Hopewell Center, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benham, Robert (b. 1946) —
of Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga.
Born in Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga., September
25, 1946.
Son of Clarence Benham and Jesse (Knox) Benham.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1984-89; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1990-94, 2001-; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1995-2001.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benham, Susan M. —
of California.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Benham, Vincent M. —
Secretary
of state of Alabama, 1852-56.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Benham, Walter C. —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Canandaigua, N.Y., 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Benham, Warren —
of Cheshire, New Haven
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Cheshire, 1820.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Benham, William J. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916
(alternate), 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benham, William J. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1960 (Democratic primary, 15th
District), 1962 (Republican primary, 15th District), 1964 (Democratic
primary, 1st District); candidate in Democratic primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| | BENITEZ:
See also
Jaime Benitez Rexach —
Teresa Benitez Thompson |
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Benitez, Celeste —
of Rio Piedras, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico secretary of education, 1991; member of Democratic
National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1996; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996;
Popular Democratic candidate for Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1996.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| | Benitez,
Jaime See Jaime Benitez
Rexach |
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Benitez, Jose —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1952,
1956;
Puerto Rico Democratic Party chair, 1955-58.
Still living as of 1958.
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| |
Benitez, Ramon —
of St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Independent candidate for Virgin
Islands legislature from St. Croix, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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