The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Blackwill to Blaine

Index to Politicians: Blackwill to Blaine

BLACKWILL (Soundex B424) — See also BECKWITH, BLACK, BLACKWELL, BLACKWOOD, DUCKWITZ, HACKWORTH, JACKWAY, PACKWOOD, PRECKWINKLE, SHONKWILER, TUCKWILLER, WICKWIRE.

Blackwill, Robert D. (b. 1939) — Born in 1939. U.S. Ambassador to India, 2001. Still living as of 2001.

BLACKWOOD (Soundex B423) — See also BLACK, BLACKWELL, BLACKWILL, BRICKWOOD, HACKWORTH, JACKWAY, KIRKWOOD, LOCKWOOD, PACKWOOD, ROCKWOOD.

BLACKWOOD: See also Miguel Antonio Otero II; James Blackwood Pearson.
Blackwood, Andrew J. — U.S. Consular Agent in Christiansted, 1897-1906. Burial location unknown.
Blackwood, Curtis — of North Carolina. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1996. Still living as of 1996.
Blackwood, Edmund J. — of Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont. Delegate to Montana convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Blackwood, Harold — of Oakland County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Blackwood, Ibra Charles (1878-1936) — also known as Ibra C. Blackwood — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born in Blackwood (unknown county), S.C., November 21, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1903-05; Governor of South Carolina, 1931-35; member of Democratic National Committee from South Carolina, 1932. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died February 12, 1936. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.C.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Blackwood, J. Leslie See Joel Leslie Blackwood
Blackwood, Joel Leslie (1861-1947) — also known as J. Leslie Blackwood — of Cabell County, W.Va. Born June 4, 1861. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1915. Died April 29, 1947. Interment at Milton Cemetery, Milton, W.Va.
Blackwood, John A. — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1913-14. Burial location unknown.
Blackwood, John C. — of Kanawha County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1923-24. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Blackwood, Kristine — of Washington, D.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
Blackwood, Leslie See Joel Leslie Blackwood
Blackwood, Lloyd — of Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Blackwood, Robert — of Wisconsin. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1944. Still living as of 1944.
Blackwood, W. J. — of Clarke County, Va. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1860. Burial location unknown.

BLADEN (Soundex B435) — See also BADEN, BALDEN, BANDEL, BEELAND, BELAND, BLADES, BLAGDEN, LADENBURG, LADENDORF, LADENSON, YOUNGBLADE.

BLADEN: See also W. Bladen Lowndes.

BLADES (Soundex B432) — See also ADES, ADESKO, BALDUS, BLADEN, BLEDSO, BLEDSOE, BOWLDS, EADES, LADESIC, MELQUIADES, MILTIADES, RHOADES, SEBALD, SPADES, STAMATIADES, SWADESH, YOUNGBLADE.

BLADES: See also John Blades Clarke.
Blades, Anthony O. — of Monkton, Baltimore County, Md. Democrat. Candidate for Maryland state senate 9th District, 1998. Still living as of 1998.
Blades, Franklin — of Illinois. Republican. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1864. Burial location unknown.
Blades, Ray — of Paris, Monroe County, Mo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1972. Still living as of 1972.

BLADO (Soundex B430) — See also BLOODY, DABOLL, FILADORA, LADISLADO, LADOUCEUR, LADOW, ODDBALL.

Blado, Erma Belle — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.

BLAFFER (Soundex B416) — See also BALFOUR, CLAFFEY, FRABLE, LAFFER, LAFFERTY, LAFFEY, MACLAFFERTY, MCCLAFFERTY.

Blaffer, John H. — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1952 (alternate), 1956. Still living as of 1956.

BLAGDEN (Soundex B423) — See also BLADEN, BLAGG, BLAGO, BLAGOJEVICH, BROGDEN, HODGDEN, MAGDELEAN, MIGDEN, OGDEN, SUGDEN.

Blagden, Samuel P. — Progressive. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1912. Burial location unknown.

BLAGG (Soundex B420) — See also BAGG, BLAGDEN, BLAGO, BLAGOJEVICH, BLOGG, CLAGGETT, FLAGG, FLAGGE, GLAAB, LAGGER, SLAGG.

Blagg, James William — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1996. Still living as of 1996.

BLAGO (Soundex ) — See also BLAGDEN, BLAGG, BLAGOJEVICH, BLOGG, GALBO, GALLOB, GOLBA, LAGO, LAGODNA, LAGOFAATASI, LAGOMARSINO, LAGONA.

Blago See Rod R. Blagojevich

BLAGOJEVICH (Soundex B422) — See also BLAGDEN, BLAGG, BLAGO, GOJACK, JEVNE, JEVNING, JOJENE, LAGO, LAGODNA, LAGOFAATASI, LAGOMARSINO, LAGONA, MATIJEVICH, MOJE, OJEN, ROJELIO.

Blagojevich, Rod R. (b. 1956) — also known as "Blago" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 10, 1956. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1993-96; U.S. Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1997-2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2000, 2004, 2008; Governor of Illinois, 2003-. Serbian ancestry. Still living as of 2009.
- Cross-reference: Daniel Lipinski
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.

BLAHA (Soundex B400)

Blaha, Julie — of Ramsey, Anoka County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

BLAIKIE (Soundex B420) — See also AIKIN, BLACKIE, BLAIN, BLAINE, BLAIR, BLAIS, BLAISDELL, BLAISE, BLAKEY, CHAIKIN, PIKIEL, RZEZNIKIEWICZ, SAIKI.

Blaikie, Robert Blair (1906-1992) — also known as Robert B. Blaikie; "Battling Bob" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 17, 1906. Son of Robert Blaikie and Mary (Loughlin) Blaikie. Democrat. Insurance business; candidate in primary for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1953; candidate in primary for borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1965. Irish and Scottish ancestry. Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 26, 1992. Burial location unknown.

BLAIN (Soundex B450) — See also ALBIN, BAIN, BLAIKIE, BLAINE, BLAIR, BLAIS, BLAISDELL, BLAISE, BLAN, BLANE, BLIN, NABIL, PLAIN.

BLAIN: See also Brad Henry; David Blain Shaw.
Blain, Al — of California. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 14th District, 1954. Still living as of 1954.
Blain, Bethune D. — of Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Blain, Jay — of West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1996. Still living as of 1996.
Blain, Ralph P. — of Canaan, Grafton County, N.H. Republican. Candidate for New Hampshire state house of representatives from Canaan, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Blain, Richard K. — of Ohio. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1996. Still living as of 1996.
Blain, Roger A. — of California. American Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from California 14th District, 1974. Still living as of 1974.
Blain, Samuel — of Seneca County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1830. Burial location unknown.
Blain, William W. — Member of Missouri state senate 15th District, 1945-48. Still living as of 1948.

BLAINE (Soundex B450) — See also BAILEN, BAINE, BELLANI, BLAIKIE, BLAIN, BLAIR, BLAIS, BLAISDELL, BLAISE, BLAN, BLANE, CHAPDELAINE, DELAPLAINE, DESPLAINES, JAASKELAINEN, LABINE, LAINE, MACLAINE, MCLAINE, WETALAINEN.

BLAINE: See also Winston Churchill.
Blaine, Belshazzar See James Gillespie Blaine
Blaine, Bob — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Democrat. Chair of Saginaw County Democratic Party, 2007. Still living as of 2007.
Blaine, E. F. — of Granger, Yakima County, Wash. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Blaine, Henry — of Michigan. Prohibition candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd District, 1954. Still living as of 1954.
Blaine, James G. III — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Blaine, James G. (b. 1945) — also known as Jamie Blaine — of Pennsylvania. Born in Washington, D.C., April 26, 1945. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1996. Still living as of 1996.
Blaine, James Gillespie (1830-1893) — also known as James G. Blaine; "The Plumed Knight"; "Belshazzar Blaine"; "Magnetic Man" — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in West Brownsville, Washington County, Pa., January 31, 1830. Son of Ephraim Blaine and Maria (Gillespie) Blaine; nephew of Ellen Blaine (who married John Hoge Ewing); married, June 30, 1850, to Harriet Stonwood; father of Harriet Blaine (who married Truxtun Beale). Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1859-62; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1861-62; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1863-76; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1869-75; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1876, 1880; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1876-81; U.S. Secretary of State, 1881, 1889-92; candidate for President of the United States, 1884. Congregationalist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., January 27, 1893. Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1920 at Blaine Memorial Park, Augusta, Maine. Blaine counties in Idaho, Mont., Neb. and Okla. are named for him.
- Cross-reference: Robert G. Ingersoll
- See also Beale-Blaine family of Pennsylvania
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
- Books about James G. Blaine: Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum, Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President, 1884; Edward P. Crapol, James G. Blaine : Architect of Empire; Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History
Blaine, Jamie See James G. Blaine
Blaine, John James (1875-1934) — also known as John J. Blaine — of Boscobel, Grant County, Wis. Born in Wingville town, Grant County, Wis., May 4, 1875. Son of James F. Blaine and Elizabeth Blaine; married, August 23, 1904, to Anna C. McSpaden. Lawyer; vice-president, Boscobel Telephone Company; mayor of Boscobel, Wis., 1901-04, 1906-07; member of Wisconsin state senate 16th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912 (alternate), 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932; Wisconsin state attorney general, 1919-21; Governor of Wisconsin, 1921-27; defeated (Independent), 1914; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1927-33. Died in Boscobel, Grant County, Wis., April 16, 1934. Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Boscobel, Wis.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Blaine, S. A. — of Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Mayor of Champaign, Ill., 1906-09. Burial location unknown.
Blaine, T. R. — of Oklahoma. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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