The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Cho to Christenberry

Index to Politicians: Cho to Christenberry

CHO (Soundex C000) — See also CHA, CHEW, CHOE, CHOI, CHOU, CHOW, CHOY, CHU, CHUA, COE, COEY, COOEY, COY, COYA, COYE, KOOI, KOUW, KUH.

CHO: See also Herbert Young Cho Choy; Soo Lee-Cho.

CHOATE (Soundex C300) — See also CHOATES, CHUTE, COATE, COATES, COIT, COITE, COT, COTE, COTT, CUITE, KOHTE, KOTH, KOTHE, KOTT, MOATE, OATES, OCHOA, PASCHOAL, SCHOALES.

CHOATE: See also James Franklin Battin; Frank H. Flood; Augustus Choate Hamlin.
Choate, Charles — of Hancock County, Ill. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Hancock County, 1847. Burial location unknown.
Choate, Clyde L. (1920-2001) — of Anna, Union County, Ill. Born in West Frankfort, Franklin County, Ill., June 28, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1947-79 (50th District 1947-57, 58th District 1957-67, 59th District 1967-79); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956 (alternate), 1964, 1972. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Purple Heart; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose. Received the Medal of Honor for action near Bruyeres, France, October 25, 1944. The state mental hospital in Anna, Illinois was named for him. Died in 2001. Interment at Anna City Cemetery, Anna, Ill.
Choate, Emerson — of Monroe County, Mich. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850. Burial location unknown.
Choate, Emmett C. — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Choate, George — of Ipswich, Essex County, Mass. Married to Susanna Choate; father of George Choate (1796-1880); grandfather of Joseph Hodges Choate. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1814-17, 1819. Burial location unknown.
- See also Choate family of Massachusetts
Choate, George (1796-1880) — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., 1796. Son of George Choate (1760?-?); brother of Rufus Choate; father of Joseph Hodges Choate. Physician; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives. Died in 1880. Burial location unknown.
- See also Choate family of Massachusetts
Choate, Joseph H., Jr. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Choate, Joseph Hodges (1832-1917) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., January 24, 1832. Grandson of George Choate (1760?-?); son of George Choate (1796-1880) and Margaret Manning (Hodges) Choate; nephew of Rufus Choate; brother of William Gardner Choate; married, October 16, 1861, to Caroline Dutcher Sterling. Lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1899-1905. English ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Philosophical Society; Union League. Died, of a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 14, 1917. Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
- Cross-reference: William Phillips
- See also Choate family of Massachusetts
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Choate, Rufus (1799-1859) — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Hog Island, Ipswich, Essex County, Mass., October 1, 1799. Brother of George Choate; uncle of Joseph Hodges Choate. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1831-35; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1841-45; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1853-54; resigned 1854. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1915. Died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 13, 1859. Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
- See also Choate family of Massachusetts
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Choate, William Gardner (b. 1830) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., August 30, 1830. Son of George Choate and Margaret Manning (Hodges) Choate; married, June 29, 1870, to Mary Lyman Atwater; brother of Joseph Hodges Choate. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1878-81. Burial location unknown.
- See also Choate family of Massachusetts
Choate, Winfield S. — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Republican. Mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1896-97. Burial location unknown.

CHOATES (Soundex C320) — See also CATES, CAUTIOUS, CHOATE, COATE, COATES, COTES, KATES, KEATES, MOATE, OATES, OCHOA, PASCHOAL, SCHOALES.

Choates, Darryl Lee — of Seaside, Monterey County, Calif. Candidate for mayor of Seaside, Calif., 2004. Still living as of 2004.

CHOBY (Soundex C100) — See also CHOY, CHUBBY, COBEY, COBY, KOBI, SCHOB, WACHOB.

Choby, Bill See William Anthony Choby
Choby, William Anthony (b. 1951) — also known as Bill Choby — of Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., April 23, 1951. Son of Dr. Andrew R. Choby and Helen L. Choby. Republican. Dentist; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

CHOCKLEY (Soundex C240) — See also CACKLEY, CHECKLEY, CHOCKY, COAKLEY, HOCKLEY, KECKLEY, KUKLA, LOCKLEY, MACHOCKY, MUSCHOCK, SCHOCK, SHOCKLEY, STOCKLEY, SUCHOCKI, TRECHOCK.

Chockley, Marlene — of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for supervisor of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 2000; chair of Washtenaw County Republican Party, 2001; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

CHOCKY (Soundex C200) — See also CHOCKLEY, COCHEO, COCHEU, COCKEY, COCKEYE, CUCCI, LOCKYEAR, LOCKYER, MACHOCKY, MUSCHOCK, ROCKY, SCHOCK, SUCHOCKI, TRECHOCK.

Chocky, Barbara — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984. Female. Still living as of 1984.

CHOCOLA (Soundex C240) — See also COCCHIOLA, CROCOLL, HOCOTT, KAKALIA, KUKULA, MASTRIOCOLA.

Chocola, Chris (b. 1962) — of Bristol, Elkhart County, Ind. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., February 24, 1962. Republican. U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 2003-. Still living as of 2006.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.

CHOE (Soundex C000) — See also CHEW, CHLOE, CHO, CHOI, CHOU, CHOW, CHOY, CHU, CHUA, COE, COEY, COHEE, COOEY, COY, COYA, COYE, ECHO, KOOI, KOUW, KUH.

Choe, Martha — of Washington. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
Choe, Moon K. — of Marina, Monterey County, Calif. Accountant; realtor; candidate for mayor of Marina, Calif., 2004. Still living as of 2004.

CHOI (Soundex C000) — See also CHEW, CHO, CHOE, CHOICE, CHOINERE, CHOINSKI, CHOISSEUR, CHOU, CHOW, CHOY, CHU, CHUA, COE, COEY, COOEY, COUCHOIS, COY, COYA, COYE, KOOI, KOUW, KUH, MELCHOIR, VANSCHOICK.

Choi, Casey — Republican. Candidate for Hawaii state senate 11th District, 2002. Still living as of 2002.
Choi, John — of Minnesota. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
Choi, Jun H. (b. 1971) — of Edison, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Seoul, South Korea, May 17, 1971. Democrat. Mayor of Edison, N.J., 2006-. Korean ancestry. Still living as of 2008.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Choi, Michael — of Newtown Square, Delaware County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Choi, Ted (born c.1936) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

CHOICE (Soundex C200) — See also BOICE, CHOI, CHOINERE, CHOINSKI, CHOISSEUR, COSCIA, COUCHOIS, COZZI, CUSEY, DEBOICE, JOICE, LANOICE, MELCHOIR, VANSCHOICK, VOICE.

CHOICE: See also Choice Boswell Randell.

CHOINERE (Soundex C560) — See also ANTHOINE, CHOI, CHOICE, CHOINSKI, CHOISSEUR, COINER, CONNER, COUCHOIS, COYNER, HENEREY, HOINESS, JEANNERETTE, JENNERETTE, JOINER, MELCHOIR, NEREIM, NEREY, VANSCHOICK.

Choinere, Paul H. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District, 1950. Still living as of 1950.

CHOINSKI (Soundex C520) — See also ANTHOINE, CHOI, CHOICE, CHOINERE, CHOISSEUR, COUCHOIS, GOINS, HOINESS, KANOWSKY, KINSKY, KYNSAK, MELCHOIR, OKONSKI, POINSETT, VANSCHOICK.

Choinski, Edmund J. — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Republican. Candidate for Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 5th District, 1948. Still living as of 1948.

CHOISSEUR (Soundex C260) — See also BOISSEAU, BOISSON, BOISSY, CHOI, CHOICE, CHOINERE, CHOINSKI, COUCHOIS, COUSER, COZIER, HOISINGTON, KOSER, KOSIER, KOZER, KUSER, MELCHOIR, MOISSAYE, POISSANT, RAMSEUR, SEU, SEUFERT, SEUM, SEUTER, SEUZENEAU, SOISSON, VANSCHOICK.

Choisseur, W. V. — of Harrisburg, Saline County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912. Burial location unknown.

CHOLAND (Soundex C453) — See also CALLAND, CANCHOLA, COLOND, EKLUND, HOLAND, KALENDA, KELLAND, KIELLAND, LAND, MCNICHOLAS, MICHOLAS, NICHOLAS, OLAND, SHOLANDER.

Choland, Edward E. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state senate 5th District, 1930. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

CHOLEWINSKI (Soundex C452) — See also CZERWINSKI, DERWINSKI, EWINS, FEWINS, GAWINSKI, HEWINS, HOLEWINSKI, HOLOWINSKI, KLAWANSKY, KONKOLEWSKI, KOWINSKI, LEWIN, LEWINE, LEWINTER, NEWINSKI, NICHOLE, NOWINSKI, PACHOLEK, PAUSWINSKI, ROPOLEWSKI, SCHOLEFIELD, SCHOLES, SCHOLEY, STROWINSKI, WINSKILL.

Cholewinski, Anthony J. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

CHOLWELL (Soundex C440) — See also COLWELL, ELWELL, ELWELYN, FOLWELL, HOLWELL, HOLWERDA, HOLWILL, STILLWELL, STILWELL.

CHOLWELL: See also Cholwell Knox.

CHOMA (Soundex C500) — See also CAMHI, CAMMIE, COMEAU, CUOMO, KAMHI, KAUMA, KIMIE, KIMMEY, KIMO, SCHOMBERG.

Choma, John, Jr. — of Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

CHONG (Soundex C520) — See also BUSHONG, CHANG, CHING, CHUNG, CONG, DISHONG, HONG, HONGISTO, KONG, PESCHONG, SCHONGAR, SHONGOOD.

CHONG: See also Daniel Kahikina Akaka.
Chong, Charlie — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Candidate for mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1997, 2001 (primary). Still living as of 2001.
Chong, Judy — of Barrington, Bristol County, R.I. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
Chong, Pono — Democrat. Candidate for Hawaii state senate 24th District, 2002. Still living as of 2002.
Chong, Tzyali — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984. Still living as of 1984.

CHOQUETTE (Soundex C230) — See also ARQUETTE, CHITTOQUE, COQUAT, DUQUETTE, ELOQUENT, JACQUETT, MARQUETTE, NIQUETTE, PAQUETTA, PAQUETTE, ROQUE, ROQUES.

Choquette, Elzear H. — of New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916. Burial location unknown.

CHORBA (Soundex C610) — See also CARBAUGH, CARBEE, CARBO, CORBY, CURBY, KEARBY, KERBY, KIRBY, RHORBACKER, ROBACH, SCHNORBACH, SHORB, THORBJORN, THORBURN, ZORBAUGH.

Chorba, Thomas A. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1986. Still living as of 1986.
Chorba, Timothy A. (b. 1946) — of Washington, D.C. Born in 1946. U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1994-98. Still living as of 1998.

CHORIKI (Soundex C620) — See also CARRICO, CHIERICI, CHIERICO, DEHORITY, HORIGAN, HORINE, HORIUCHI, MIRIKITANI, PETRIKIN, THORINGTON.

Choriki, Hiromu — of Waimea, Island of Kauai, Kauai County, Hawaii. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960. Still living as of 1960.

CHORMAK (Soundex C652) — See also CARMACK, CARMOUCHE, CERMAK, CHORMANN, CORMACK, CROOKHAM, GHORMELEY, HAMROCK, HORMANN, HORMEL, KRIMKE, THORMODSON.

Chormak, Frank — of Wisconsin. Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin state senate 1st District, 1950. Still living as of 1950.

CHORMANN (Soundex C655) — See also BORMANN, CARMAN, CARMEN, CARMINE, CHORMAK, CHROMAN, CORMAN, GHORMELEY, HORMANN, HORMEL, KARMEN, KERMEN, KIRMAN, KORMAN, MANN, MONARCH, ROCHMAN, THORMODSON.

Chormann, Frederick — of Niagara Falls, Niagara County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916. Burial location unknown.

CHORN (Soundex C650) — See also CORN, HORN, KORN, WATCHORN.

CHORN: See also James Thomas Blair, Jr..

CHOROVER (Soundex C616) — See also CARVER, CRAVER, GROVER, HOROVITZ, KOREVAAR, MOHOROVIC, MYROVER, OVER, ROVER, ROVERUD, SHEROVER.

Chorover, Aaron — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. American Labor candidate for New York state assembly from Bronx County 9th District, 1954. Still living as of 1954.

CHOTINER (Soundex C356) — See also HENROTIN, HOTINE, KETTNER, NOTING, PETTINER, STINER, TICHENOR.

Chotiner, Murray M. (1909-1974) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 4, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936, 1944, 1952, 1956. Special counsel to the President, 1970-71. Injured in an automobile accident on Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Va., in front of the home of Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, and died one week later, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 30, 1974. Burial location unknown.

CHOU (Soundex C000) — See also CHEW, CHIU, CHO, CHOE, CHOI, CHOUTEAU, CHOW, CHOY, CHU, CHUA, COE, COEY, COOEY, COY, COYA, COYE, KOOI, KOUW, KUH, PECHOUS, SCHOUTEN, SCHOUW, SCHOUWEILER, TEACHOUT.

Chou, Edith — of Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 2000, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

CHOUTEAU (Soundex C300) — See also CHOU, COTIE, COTTY, HOUTENBRINK, KUTHY, PECHOUS, SCHOUTEN, SCHOUW, SCHOUWEILER, TEACHOUT, TENHOUTEN, VANHOUTEN.

Chouteau, Henri — of St. Louis, Mo. Republican. Candidate for Missouri state senate 3rd District, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Chouteau, Pierre, Jr. — of Missouri. Delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Louis County, 1820. Burial location unknown.

CHOW (Soundex C000) — See also CHEW, CHO, CHOE, CHOI, CHOU, CHOWEN, CHOWING, CHOWNING, CHOY, CHU, CHUA, COE, COEY, COOEY, COY, COYA, COYE, DECHOW, GANSCHOW, GARCHOW, KOOI, KOUW, KUH, MALCHOW, NUCHOW, ROCHOW, SCHOW, TUCHOW, WISCHOW.

Chow, Albert K. — of San Francisco, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Chow, Benjamin — Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1906. Burial location unknown.
Chow, Jack See William Jack Chow
Chow, Valerie — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
Chow, W. Jack See William Jack Chow
Chow, William Jack — also known as W. Jack Chow — of San Francisco, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960. Still living as of 1960.

CHOWEN (Soundex C500) — See also BYCHOWER, CHOW, COWEN, COWIN, KEWIN, OWEN, SUCHOWESKY.

Chowen, Will See William Streeter Chowen
Chowen, William Streeter — also known as William S. Chowen; Will Chowen — of Hennepin County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1857-58. Interment at Groveland Cemetery, Minnetonka Mills, Minn.

CHOWING (Soundex C520) — See also BORUCHOWITZ, CHOW, CHOWNING, COWING, GOWING, HOWIE, HOWIESON, HOWISON, MUCHOWISKI, OWINGS, STACHOWIAK, WING.

Chowing, Mrs. M. L. — of Ashland, Boyd County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Female. Still living as of 1936.

CHOWNING (Soundex C552) — See also BROWNING, CHEWNING, CHOW, CHOWING, CROWNINSHIELD, DOWNIE, DOWNING, KONING, NING.

Chowning, Vonne S. — of Nevada. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

CHOY (Soundex C000) — See also CHEW, CHO, CHOBY, CHOE, CHOI, CHOU, CHOW, CHU, CHUA, COE, COEY, COOEY, COY, COYA, COYE, KOOI, KOUW, KUH.

Choy, Herbert Young Cho (1916-2004) — also known as Herbert Y. C. Choy — Born in Makaweli, Island of Kauai, Kauai County, Hawaii, January 6, 1916. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; law partner of Hiram Fong; Hawaii territory attorney general, 1957-58; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1971-84; took senior status 1984. Korean ancestry. First person of Korean ancestry to be admitted to the practice of law in the United States; first Asian-American federal judge. Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, March 10, 2004. Burial location unknown.
- Cross-reference: Christopher Cox
- See also: federal judicial profile.

CHRETIEN (Soundex C635) — See also BEETIE, CRAYTON, CREATON, EHRET, ETIENNE, ETIER, HERETICK, PELLETIER, RETILLA, SCHRETLER, TEICHNER, TIEN.

Chretien, Alfred J. — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Republican. Vice-chair of New Hampshire Republican Party, 1939; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Chretien, Marc — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1988. Still living as of 1988.

CHRISCO (Soundex C620) — See also BRISCO, BRISCOE, CRISCO, CROSKEY, DRISCOLL, GRISCO, GRISCOM, KRESKY, MARISCO, ODRISCOLL, PRISCO.

Chrisco, Carla — of Louisiana. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.

CHRISMAN (Soundex C625) — See also CHRISTMAN, CREASMAN, CRISMAN, CRISMON, CRISSMAN, KREISMAN, KRISMAN.

CHRISMAN: See also Martin Luther Davey.
Chrisman, Frank W. — of Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y. Republican. Chair of Cortland County Republican Party, 1937-39. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Chrisman, Ira J. — of Visalia, Tulare County, Calif. Mayor of Visalia, Calif., 1954. Still living as of 1954.
Chrisman, J. W. — of Unionville, Putnam County, Mo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Chrisman, James Stone (1818-1881) — of Kentucky. Born in Monticello, Wayne County, Ky., September 14, 1818. Democrat. Delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1853-55; Representative from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1869-71. Died in Monticello, Wayne County, Ky., July 29, 1881. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Wayne County, Ky.
- See also: congressional biography.
Chrisman, Kim L. — of Kent County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 94th District, 1980. Still living as of 1980.
Chrisman, M. L. — of Murray, Calloway County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Chrisman, Marshall — of Franklin County, Ark. Republican. Candidate in primary for Governor of Arkansas, 1980. Still living as of 1980.
Chrisman, S. B. — of Sand Gap, Jackson County, Ky. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives 80th District, 1940-41. Still living as of 1941.
Chrisman, William — of Missouri. Delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 14th District, 1875. Burial location unknown.
Chrisman, William — of Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

CHRIST (Soundex C623) — See also CHRISTAL, CHRISTEL, CHRISTELLA, CHRISTESON, CHRISTGAN, CHRISTGAU, CHRISTIAN, CHRISTIANA, CHRISTIANI, CHRISTIANO, CHRISTIE, CHRISTIN, CHRISTISON, CHRISTLEY, CHRISTMAN, CHRISTMAS, CHRISTO, CHRISTOF, CHRISTOFA, CHRISTOPH, CHRISTY, CHRYST, CRIST, GILCHRIST, MILCHRIST, SECHRIST, STRICH, TRISCH.

Christ, Ernest W. — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Christ, Lenna — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Christ, Marcus C. — of New York. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Christ, Marcus G. — of New Hyde Park, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Republican. Justice of New York Supreme Court 10th District, 1958-60; candidate for judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1962. Still living as of 1962.

CHRISTAL (Soundex C623) — See also ARISTA, CHRIST, CHRISTEL, CHRISTELLA, CHRISTLEY, CHRYSTAL, CRESITELLO, CRISTAUDO, CRYSTAL, FORRISTAL, KRISTAL, KRISTALSKY, KRYSTAL, PRISTAS, TRISTA.

CHRISTAL: See also Christal Olivia Wood.

CHRISTEL (Soundex C623) — See also BEISTEL, CHRIST, CHRISTAL, CHRISTELLA, CHRISTENBERRY, CHRISTENSEN, CHRISTENSON, CHRISTESON, CHRISTLEY, CHRYSTAL, CRESITELLO, CRYSTAL, KRISTAL, KRYSTAL, MISTELE, MISTELI, PISTELLA, TISCHLER.

CHRISTEL: See also Christel E. Marquardt.

CHRISTELLA (Soundex C623) — See also BEISTEL, CASTELLANA, CASTELLANI, CASTELLANO, CHRIST, CHRISTAL, CHRISTEL, CHRISTENBERRY, CHRISTENSEN, CHRISTENSON, CHRISTESON, CHRISTLEY, CHRYSTAL, CRESITELLO, CRYSTAL, FLORESTELLA, KRISTAL, KRYSTAL, MISTELE, MISTELI, MOSTELLAR, PISTELLA, STELLA, STELLAR, STELLATO.

CHRISTELLA: See also Christella Baldwin.

CHRISTENBERRY (Soundex C623) — See also CHRISTEL, CHRISTELLA, CHRISTENSEN, CHRISTENSON, CHRISTESON, CRISENBERRY, CRISTENFELD, DUSENBERRY, EDMISTEN, EIKENBERRY, FASTENBERG, FORTENBERRY, GERSTENBUGER, GRANBERRY, KASTENBAUM, KESTENBAUM, KRISTENSEN, LUSTENBERGER, QUISENBERRY, RODDENBERRY, ROSENBERRY, STANBERRY, THORNBERRY.

Christenberry, Herbert William (1897-1975) — also known as Herbert W. Christenberry — Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 11, 1897. Son of Herbert Aden Christenberry and Anna (Schmitt) Christenberry; married, August 5, 1924, to Anna Born. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1942-47; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1947-75; died in office 1975. Died, from a heart attack, in Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, La., October 5, 1975. Burial location unknown.
- See also: federal judicial profile.
Christenberry, Robert Keaton (1899-1973) — also known as Robert K. Christenberry — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla. Born in Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tenn., January 27, 1899. Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton) Christenberry; married, August 14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in Vladivostok, 1919; hotel manager and executive; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters. Suffered a stroke, and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 13, 1973. Burial location unknown.

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