| |  DAVISON:
See also
Alex
Davison Bailey —
John
Davison Bennett —
Charles
Begole Cumings —
Stanley
Morton Doyle —
Simeon
Davison Fess —
Charles
August Ficke —
John
Hathaway Reed —
John
Davison Rockefeller IV —
John
D. Rue —
Hugh
Williamson |
| |
Davison, A. G. —
of Morgan
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1938, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, A. L. —
of Lesterville, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, Archibald T. —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, Arwilla —
of Laurel, Jones
County, Miss.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Davison, C. W. —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Mayor
of San Jose, Calif., 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, Charles (b.
1858) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Lake
County, Ill., January
13, 1858.
Son of Peter Davison and Martha Maria (Whedon) Davison.
Physician;
medical
school professor; University
of Illinois trustee; elected 1904.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, Charles S. —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, David —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Village
president of Des Plaines, Illinois, 1871-72.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, David A. —
of Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.
Republican. Mayor
of Princeton, Ind., 1910-14.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, Donna —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Davison, Emmett C. —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Mayor
of Alexandria, Va., 1934-37.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Davison, F.
Trubee See Frederick Trubee
Davison |
| |
Davison, Frederick Trubee
(1896-1974) —
also known as F. Trubee Davison —
of Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1896.
Son of Henry Pomeroy Davison (1867-1922; banker, philanthropist) and
Kate (Trubee) Davison (1871-1962).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1922-26;
Assistant Secretary of War for Air, 1926-32; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1932; president, American Museum of Natural
History, 1933-51; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; personnel
director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1951-52.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Skull
and Bones; American
Legion.
Died in Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
14, 1974 (age 78 years, 280
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, George —
of Arnett, Ellis
County, Okla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1932,
1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, George Mosby
(1855-1912) —
also known as George M. Davison —
of Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky.
Born in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., March 23,
1855.
Son of Edward M. Davison and Martha (Vaughn) Davison.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1897-99; defeated,
1898.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., December
18, 1912 (age 57 years, 270
days).
Interment at Buffalo
Springs Cemetery, Stanford, Ky.
|
| |
Davison, George Willets (b.
1872) —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 25,
1872.
Son of Robert A. Davison and Emeline (Sealey) Davison.
Republican. Lawyer; Queens
County District Attorney, 1899; vice-president, Central Trust Co.;
director, Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Co., New York Municipal Railways
Co., Third Avenue Railway
Co., Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
Co., American Eagle Fire
Insurance Co.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, Harold King (b.
1893) —
also known as Harold K. Davison —
of Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H., April 12,
1893.
Son of Lewis E. Davison and Anna (King) Davison.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1921-28; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1927-28; member
of New
Hampshire state senate, 1929-30; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 1st District, 1939-40; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1940;
municipal judge in New Hampshire, 1940; New Hampshire
Republican state chair, 1943-44.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, Irene C. —
of East Rockaway, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, James —
of Sussex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1812-15.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, John —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan People's Party State Central Committee, 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, John D. —
of Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County, 1847.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, John R. —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Mayor
of Centerville, Iowa, 1950-53.
Still living as of 1953.
|
| |
Davison, John S. (b.
1933) —
of Maryland.
Born in 1933.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Niger, 1993-96.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Davison, Kenneth —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
19th District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
|
| |
Davison, Lewis E. —
of Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Haverhill,
1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Davison, Mary —
of La Grande, Union
County, Ore.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oregon, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Davison, Mathew —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1885-86.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, Maurice E. —
of Camby, Marion
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Davison, Norman —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, R. L. —
of Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, Renee Forgensi —
of New York.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1994.
Female.
Still living as of 1994.
|
| |
Davison, Sanford A. —
of Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, Septimus —
of Brooklyn, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Brooklyn, 1834.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davison, Sid I. —
of Howard, Miner
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1951-54 (17th District
1951-52, 15th District 1953-54).
Still living as of 1954.
|
| | Davison,
Trubee See Frederick Trubee
Davison |
| |
Davison, W. Ward (born
c.1905) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Kansas, about 1905.
Republican. Appliance
dealer; member of Washington
state senate 32nd District, 1943-47.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Davison,
Ward See W. Ward Davison |
| |
Davison, William (b.
1850) —
of Danby Four Corners, Danby, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in 1850.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Danby, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | DAVY:
See also
Davy
Mayer |
| |
Davy, Albert —
of Pennsylvania.
U.S. Consul in Kingston-on-Hull, 1827-42; Leeds, 1843-62.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davy, H. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1858.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davy, H. D. —
of Miami
County, Ohio.
People's candidate for Ohio state
house of representatives from Miami County, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davy, Henry H. —
of Otsego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County 1st District, 1855.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davy, John J. —
of Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 48th District, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davy, John Madison
(1835-1909) —
also known as John M. Davy —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario,
June
29, 1835.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Monroe
County District Attorney, 1868-71; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1872-75; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1875-77; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1889-1903.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., April 21,
1909 (age 73 years, 296
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
|
| |
Davy, Mrs. John W. —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1932.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davy, Josiah —
U.S. Vice Consul in Leeds, 1853.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Davy, Kady-Ann —
of Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Davy, Ron —
of Hull, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| | Davy, V. R.
See Vernal Rosecranz Davy |
| |
Davy, Vernal Rosecranz
(1862-1959) —
also known as V. R. Davy —
of Evart, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Warren, Macomb
County, Mich., August
17, 1862.
Son of Isaiah Josiah Davy (1822-1891) and Sophronia (Denison) Davy
(1827-1920).
Republican. Merchant;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Died, of a cerebral
embolism, April 19,
1959 (age 96 years, 245
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Evart, Mich.
|
| |
Davy, William (d. 1827) —
of Pennsylvania.
U.S. Consul in Kingston-on-Hull, 1816-27, died in office 1827.
Died in Kingston-on-Hull, England,
1827.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | DAWES:
See also
Maurice
Victor Barnhill —
Dawes
E. Brisbine —
Thomas
Dawes Eliot |
| |
Dawes, A. C. —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawes, Beman Gates
(1870-1953) —
also known as Beman G. Dawes —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; near Newark, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, January
14, 1870.
Son of Rufus R. Dawes and Mary Beman (Gates)
Dawes.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1905-09; oil
executive.
Died in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, May 15,
1953 (age 83 years, 121
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Dawes
Arboretum, Newark, Ohio.
|
| |
Dawes, Charles Gates
(1865-1951) —
also known as Charles G. Dawes; "Charging
Charlie" —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August
27, 1865.
Son of Rufus R. Dawes and Mary Beman (Gates)
Dawes.
Republican. Engineer;
lawyer;
banker;
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1897-1902; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Vice
President of the United States, 1925-29; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1929-31; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1936.
Awarded Nobel
Peace Prize in 1925.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 23,
1951 (age 85 years, 239
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
|
| |
Dawes, Chester Mitchell (b.
1855) —
also known as Chester M. Dawes —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 14,
1855.
Son of Henry Laurens Dawes and Electa S.
Dawes.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1896;
general solicitor, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,
1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawes, Edward —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Village
president of Des Plaines, Illinois, 1872-73.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawes, Edward League —
Republican. Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawes, Fernanda B. —
of Clay Center, Clay
County, Kan.
Republican. Kansas
state attorney general, 1895-97.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawes, Henry Laurens
(1816-1903) —
also known as Henry L. Dawes —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.; Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Cummington, Hampshire
County, Mass., October
30, 1816.
Son of Mitchel Dawes.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1848-50; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1850-52; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1857-75 (11th District
1857-63, 10th District 1863-73, 11th District 1873-75); U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1875-93.
Died in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
5, 1903 (age 86 years, 98
days).
Interment at Pittsfield
Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass.
|
| |
Dawes, Howard L. —
of Calvert City, Marshall
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Dawes, James William
(1845-1918) —
also known as James W. Dawes —
of Crete, Saline
County, Neb.
Born in McConnelsville, Morgan
County, Ohio, January
8, 1845.
Son of Dr. Edward M. Dawes and Caroline (Dana) Dawes.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1876-82; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1877; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1880;
Governor
of Nebraska, 1883-87.
Died October
8, 1918 (age 73 years, 273
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawes, L. P. —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska
Territory, 1924;
member of Alaska
territorial senate 1st District, 1947-50.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawes, Rufus Cutler
(1867-1940) —
also known as Rufus C. Dawes —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, July 30,
1867.
Son of Rufus R. Dawes and Mary Beman (Gates)
Dawes.
Republican. Organizer and manager of gas and
electric light utilities; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 6th District,
1920-22; president of the 1933 Chicago world's fair (A Century of
Progress Exposition); also president of the Chicago Museum of Science
and Industry.
Died January
8, 1940 (age 72 years, 162
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawes, Rufus R.
(1838-1899) —
of Ohio.
Born in Malta, Morgan
County, Ohio, July 4,
1838.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1881-83.
Died in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August 2,
1899 (age 61 years, 29
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
|
| |
Dawes, Theodore B. —
of Warren
County, N.J.
Member of New Jersey
state senate from Warren County, 1930-32, 1936-38.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawes, Thomas (d. 1825) —
of Massachusetts.
Justice
of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1792-1802.
Died in 1825.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawes, Zack —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| | DAWKINS:
See also
William
Dawkins Dillon |
| |
Dawkins, Andy —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Candidate for mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1993.
Still living as of 1993.
|
| |
Dawkins, Deborah —
of Pass Christian, Harrison
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Dawkins, Esther —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Dawkins, James Baird
(1820-1883) —
of Florida.
Born in Hancockville, Cherokee
County, S.C., November
14, 1820.
Delegate
to Florida secession convention, 1861; Representative
from Florida in the Confederate Congress, 1862; state court judge
in Florida, 1863-65, 1877-83; died in office 1883.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., February
12, 1883 (age 62 years, 90
days).
Interment at Gainesville
Cemetery, Gainesville, Fla.
|
| |
Dawkins, Maurice —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Minister;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Dawkins, Maurice A. —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1988.
African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dawkins, Peter —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Dawkins, W. W. —
of Henry
County, Ala.
Delegate
to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment from Henry County,
1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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