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BILLINGS (Soundex B452) — See also BILL, BILLI, BILLINGER, BILLINGFELT, BILLINGHAM, BILLINGHURST, BILLINGSLEA, BILLINGSLEY, BILLINGSLY, BILLINGTON, GILLINGS, HILLINGS, INGS, KILLINGSWORTH, STILLINGS, WALDBILLING.

  BILLINGS: See also Billings T. Avery — Edward D. Black — Billings Brown — Billings Brown — Henry Billings Brown — Frederick Farnsworth — Billings Learned Hand — Frank Billings Kellogg — Horace Billings Packer — James William Robinson
  Billings, Alpheus — of Somers, Tolland County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Somers, 1836. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Andrew — of Oneida County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County, 1845. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Arthur Goodwin — also known as Arthur G. Billings — of Kansas. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Atherton H. (b. 1872) — of Vershire, Orange County, Vt. Born in Thetford, Orange County, Vt., October 1, 1872. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1906-07; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Vershire, 1910. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, B. E. — also known as Nig Billings — of Stanton, Powell County, Ky. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives 73rd District, 1964-67; member of Kentucky state senate 28th District, 1970-73; defeated in primary, 1973. Still living as of 1973.
  Billings, Benjamin F. — of Griswold, New London County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 1856. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Claude — Republican. Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Billings, Claude E., Jr. — of Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
  Billings, Coddington — of New London, New London County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New London, 1833, 1835; member of Connecticut state senate 7th District, 1836. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Cynthia — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 4th District, 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
  Billings, Donald B. — of Idaho. Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1984. Still living as of 1984.
  Billings, E. S. — U.S. Consul in Acapulco, 1853. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Edward Coke (1829-1893) — of Louisiana. Born in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass., December 3, 1829. U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1876-93; died in office 1893. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., December 1, 1893 (age 63 years, 363 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Billings, Elisha — of Washington County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Washington County 1st District, 1852. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Estella — of Torrance, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Billings, Franklin Swift (1862-1935) — also known as Franklin S. Billings — of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., May 11, 1862. Son of Franklin Noble Billings and Nancy (Swift) Billings. Republican. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1910-12, 1910, 1921-23; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1921-23; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1923-25; Governor of Vermont, 1925-27; delegate to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Episcopalian. Died, of a heart attack, in Joseph Carbino's repair shop, Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., January 16, 1935 (age 72 years, 250 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Noble Billings and Nancy (Swift) Billings; married, July 12, 1892, to Bessie Hewitt Vail (died 1917); married 1919 to Gertrude (Curtis) Todd.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Billings, Franklin Swift, Jr. (b. 1922) — also known as Franklin S. Billings, Jr. — of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., June 5, 1922. Lawyer; municipal judge in Vermont, 1955-62; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1961-66; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1963-66; superior court judge in Vermont, 1966-75; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1975-83; chief justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1983-84; U.S. District Judge for Vermont, 1984-94; took senior status 1994. Episcopalian. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association. Still living as of 2001.
  Relatives: Married to Pauline R. Gillingham.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Billings, Frederick — Vermont secretary of civil and military affairs, 1846-48. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Gilbert — of Griswold, New London County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Griswold, 1820. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Henry M. — of Highland, Iowa County, Wis. Democrat. Member of Wisconsin state senate, 1848. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Henry W. (d. 1870) — of Illinois. Democrat. Member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1860-62; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 16th District, 1869-70; died in office 1870. Died April 19, 1870. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Mrs. James V. — of Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1944, 1948 (alternate). Female. Still living as of 1948.
  Billings, John — of Salem, New London County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Salem, 1825. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, John — of Oneida County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County, 1827. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Joseph D. — of Orleans County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Orleans County, 1876-77. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Josh — Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1998, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Billings, Leon G. — of Kensington, Montgomery County, Md. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates District 18; elected 1998. Still living as of 1998.
  Billings, Lewis K. (born c.1956) — of Provo, Utah County, Utah. Born about 1956. Republican. Mayor of Provo, Utah, 1998-; Presidential Elector for Utah, 2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Billings, Lucy — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District; elected 2009. Female. Still living as of 2009.
  Billings, Melvin H. (b. 1845) — of Barnard, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Barnard, Windsor County, Vt., March 2, 1845. Republican. Farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Barnard, 1910. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Nig See B. E. Billings
  Billings, Noyes — of New London, New London County, Conn. Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1843; member of Connecticut state senate 7th District, 1844; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1846-47. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Oscar W. — of Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Westmoreland, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
  Billings, Paul — of Bryant Pond, Oxford County, Maine. Republican. Chair of Oxford County Republican Party, 2003. Still living as of 2003.
  Billings, Ray B. — of Wayne County, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1921. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Raymond L. — of San Leandro, Alameda County, Calif. Mayor of San Leandro, Calif., 1937. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, Robert F. — of Colorado. Peace candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, S. O. — of Parsons, Tucker County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia state senate 14th District, 1915-18. Burial location unknown.
  Billings, William F. — of Virginia. Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.



 

 


 
   
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