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Bilbo, Theodore Gilmore
(1877-1947) —
also known as Theodore G. Bilbo —
of Poplarville, Pearl River
County, Miss.
Born near Poplarville, Pearl River
County, Miss., October
13, 1877.
Son of James Oliver Bilbo and Beedy (Wallace) Bilbo.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; farmer;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1908-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1912-16; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1916-20, 1928-32; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1935-47; died in office 1947.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Author
of the book Take Your Choice: Separation or Mongrelization,
which advocated deportation of all American blacks to Africa. During
the 1946 campaign, in a radio address, he called on "every
red-blooded Anglo-Saxon man in Mississippi to resort to any means to
keep hundreds of Negroes from the polls in the July 2 primary. And if
you don't know what that means, you are just not up to your
persuasive measures." After he won re-election, the Senate, appalled
at his racist
views and tactics, refused to
seat him, and started an investigation.
Died, of mouth
cancer, in a hospital
at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August
21, 1947 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Juniper
Grove Cemetery, Near Poplarville, Pearl River County, Miss.
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Bilbray, Brian P. (b.
1951) —
of Imperial Beach, San Diego
County, Calif.; Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., January
28, 1951.
Republican. Mayor
of Imperial Beach, Calif., 1978-85; U.S.
Representative from California, 1995-2001, 2006- (49th District
1995-2001, 50th District 2006-08); defeated, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Bilbray, James —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nevada, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Bilbray, James Hubert (b.
1938) —
also known as James H. Bilbray —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., May 19,
1938.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nevada
state senate, 1980-86; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1987-95; defeated, 1972,
1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Bilby, Ralph Mansfield
(1917-1981) —
also known as Ralph M. Bilby —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz.
Born in Arizona, June 18,
1917.
Son of Ralph Willard Bilby and Marguerite
(Mansfield) Bilby.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona,
1948,
1964.
Died April 1,
1981 (age 63 years, 287
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bilby, Ralph Willard
(1891-1987) —
also known as Ralph W. Bilby —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Concho, Apache
County, Ariz., September
15, 1891.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona,
1928.
Died in February, 1987
(age 95
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bilby, Richard M. —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bilby, Richard Mansfield
(1931-1998) —
also known as Richard M. Bilby —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., May 29,
1931.
Son of Ralph Willard Bilby and Marguerite
(Mansfield) Bilby.
Law clerk for Judge Richard
H. Chambers, 1958-59; lawyer;
member, board of directors, St. Joseph Hospital,
Tucson, Ariz., 1969-77; U.S.
District Judge for Arizona, 1979-96; took senior status 1996.
Died in Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz., August
11, 1998 (age 67 years, 74
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St.
Philips in the Hills Church, Tucson, Ariz.
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| | BILL:
See also
Charles
Phelps |
| |
Bill, Albert S. —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Executive
secretary of Connecticut Republican Party, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Bill,
Alfalfa: See
William
Henry David Murray |
| | Bill,
Banjo: See
Bill
Cornett |
| | Bill, Bard
See James Bard Bill |
| | Bill,
Barefoot: See
William
Gahres |
| | Bill, Big:
See
William
Hale Thompson —
William
Howard Taft |
| | Bill Bob:
See
William
Barbour Pedigo |
| | Bill,
Bolivia: See
William
Henry David Murray |
| | Bill,
Cocklebur: See
William
Henry David Murray |
| |
Bill, Daniel W. —
of New Hampshire.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state senate 13th District, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Bill,
Dollar: See
William
Warren Bradley |
| |
Bill, Earl —
of Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Bill, Francis W. H. —
of Somers, Tolland
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Somers; elected 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bill, Gardner —
of Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Groton, 1828.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Bill,
Governor: See
William
Partlow Daniel |
| |
Bill, Gregory D. —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1972;
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Bill, Henry —
of Preston, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1853.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Bill, J.
Bard See James Bard Bill |
| |
Bill, James —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County, 1796-97, 1798-1800.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bill, James Alexander
(1817-1880) —
also known as James A. Bill —
of Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Groton, New London
County, Conn., March 30,
1817.
Son of Elizabeth (Geer) Bill (1781-1868) and Lodowick Bill.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1852-53.
He was pro-Southern in his political sympathies, and named three of
his sons "Jefferson Davis Bill", "Kansas Nebraska Bill", and
"Lecompton Constitution Bill".
Died in Lyme, New London
County, Conn., 1880
(age about
63 years).
Interment somewhere
in Lyme, Conn.
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Bill, James Bard
(1888-1954) —
also known as J. Bard Bill —
of North Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., April 12,
1888.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from North Stonington, 1941-44.
Died in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., September
14, 1954 (age 66 years, 155
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Ashaway, Hopkinton, R.I.
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Bill, Jepthah Greer
(1823-1924) —
of Griswold, New London
County, Conn.
Born September
7, 1823.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives.
Died December
5, 1924 (age 101 years, 89
days).
Interment at Rixtown
Cemetery, Griswold, Conn.
|
| | Bill,
Little: See
W.
H. Richardson |
| |
Bill, Lodowick
(1784-1871) —
of Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Groton, New London
County, Conn., October
9, 1784.
Son of Benajah Bill (1760-1842) and Content (Park) Bill (1761-1845).
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lyme, 1836.
Died in Groton, New London
County, Conn., August
17, 1871 (age 86 years, 312
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lyme, Conn.
|
| | Bill of Rights,
Father of the Constitution and the: See
James
Madison |
| |
Bill, Peter, Sr. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
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| |
Bill, Peter —
of Michigan.
American Independent candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
|
| | Bill,
Pistol: See
William
S. Johnson |
| | Bill,
Plain: See
William
Sulzer |
| | Bill, Wild:
See
William
Joseph Donovan —
William
Langer |
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