The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Delany to Delawarr

Index to Politicians: Delany to Delawarr

DELANY (Soundex D450) — See also DANLEY, DANNELLY, DELAINIA, DELANA, DELANCE, DELANCEY, DELAND, DELANEY, DELANGE, DELANO, DELAY, DELONY, DULANY, FLADELAND, GRINDELAND, LALANYA, LANYON, LAYDEN, YANDELL.

Delany, Edmund J. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1937-42. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Delany, Elmer P. — of San Francisco, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Delany, Frederic, Jr. — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Democrat. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1962. Still living as of 1962.
Delany, H. H. — of Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau County, Fla. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1880. Burial location unknown.
Delany, John J. (1860-1915) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1904-06; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-15; died in office 1915. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall; Knights of Columbus. Died, from uremic poisoning, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 14, 1915. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
Delany, Richard J. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Delany, Robert E. — of Scarsdale, Westchester County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

DELAOSSA (Soundex D420) — See also DALESSIO, DALLICE, DELISI, DELISIO, DILASCIO, GISLAO, LAOS.

de la Ossa, Jose L. — of Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Ariz. Mayor of Nogales, Ariz., 1989-90. Still living as of 1990.

DELAP (Soundex D410) — See also DALIP, DELAPARTE, DELAPLAINE, DELAPORTE, DELAPORTILLA, DELAPP, DELP.

DELAP: See also Levi Horace Bancroft.
DeLap, Truman H. — of El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1948, 1952, 1956; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1952. Still living as of 1956.

DELAPARTE (Soundex D416) — See also APARICIO, BONAPARTE, BUONAPARTE, DELAP, DELAPLAINE, DELAPORTE, DELAPORTILLA, DELAPP, DELPRETE, KLAPATCH, LAPAILLE, LAPAN, PALAPATTU, PAPAROZZI, PARTEE, PARTELLO, PARTELOW, SHAPARD, ZAPARACKAS.

de la Parte, Louis, Jr. — of Florida. Cousin of Robert Henriquez. Member of Florida state senate, 1966-74. Still living as of 1974.

DELAPLAINE (Soundex D414) — See also APLAN, BLAINE, CAPLAN, CHAMPLAIN, CHAPDELAINE, CHAPLAIN, DELAP, DELAPARTE, DELAPORTE, DELAPORTILLA, DELAPP, DESPLAINES, JAASKELAINEN, KAPLAN, LAINE, LAPLANTE, LAPLATA, MACLAINE, MCLAINE, PLAIN, SPLAIN, WETALAINEN.

Delaplaine, Isaac Clason (1817-1866) — of New York. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 27, 1817. U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1861-63. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 17, 1866. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.
Delaplaine, Louis S., Jr. (born c.1863) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. U.S. Consul in Demerara, 1893. French ancestry. Burial location unknown.

DELAPORTE (Soundex D416) — See also CAPORALE, DELAP, DELAPARTE, DELAPLAINE, DELAPORTILLA, DELAPP, DELPRETE, DESPORTES, LAPOINT, LAPOINTE, LAPORTE, LEPORTE, PARKERORPORTER, PORTE, PORTELA, PORTELL, PORTELLI, PORTEN, PORTEOUS, PORTER, PORTERFIELD, PORTEUS, RAPAPORT, RAPPAPORT, SAPORITO, VANDERPORTEN.

Delaporte, Augustus W. — of Oakland County, Mich. Communist. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

DELAPORTILLA (Soundex D416) — See also ANTILLA, BARTILUCCI, CAPORALE, CERTILMAN, COSTILLA, DELAP, DELAPARTE, DELAPLAINE, DELAPORTE, DELAPP, LAPOINT, LAPOINTE, LAPORTE, MANTILLA, MYRTILLA, PORTIS, PURTILL, RAPAPORT, RAPPAPORT, RETILLA, SAPORITO, TILLAR.

de la Portilla, Alex Diaz (b. 1964) — of Florida. Born in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., August 25, 1964. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives 115th District, 1995-. Hispanic. Catholic. Member, Jaycees. Still living as of 1999.

DELAPP (Soundex D410) — See also CLAPP, CLAPPER, CLAPPERTON, DALIP, DELAP, DELAPARTE, DELAPLAINE, DELAPORTE, DELAPORTILLA, DELP, DUNLAPP, KLAPP, LAPP, LAPPANO, LAPPE, LAPPIN, ROLAPP.

DeLapp, Sim A. See Simeon Alexander DeLapp, Sr.
DeLapp, Simeon Alexander, Sr. (1897-1976) — also known as Sim A. DeLapp — of Lexington, Davidson County, N.C. Born December 21, 1897. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1960 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); North Carolina Republican state chair, 1945. Died August 9, 1976. Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, N.C.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.

DELARDAS (Soundex D463) — See also BELARDO, BORDAS, CANDELARIA, CSORDAS, DARDAS, DELAREINTRIE, DELARGE, DELAROCHA, DELAROSA, SINDELAR, VELARDE.

Delardas, William — of Monongalia County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1962, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

DELAREINTRIE (Soundex D465) — See also ANTRIM, BAREIS, BRAINTREE, CANDELARIA, CANTRILL, CINTRON, DELARDAS, DELARGE, DELAROCHA, DELAROSA, ENTRIKEN, FLINTROP, KONTRIM, LEVENTRITT, MARINELARENA, PAREIRA, REINTGES, SAINTRAYMOND, SANTRIZOS, SINDELAR, WEINTRAUB, WINTRINGER.

de la Reintrie, Henry Roy — of California. U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Mexico, 1860. Burial location unknown.

DELARGE (Soundex D462) — See also ARLEDGE, CANDELARIA, DELAGE, DELANGE, DELARDAS, DELAREINTRIE, DELAROCHA, DELAROSA, GRADELLE, LARGE, LARGENT, LARGO, LARGY, SINDELAR.

De Large, Robert Carlos (1842-1874) — also known as Robert C. De Large — of Charleston County, S.C. Born in Aiken, Aiken County, S.C., March 15, 1842. Republican. Delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston County, 1868; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1868-70; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1871-73. Black. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 14, 1874. Interment at Brown Fellowship Graveyard, Charleston, S.C.
- See also: congressional biography.

DELAROCHA (Soundex D462) — See also CANDELARIA, DELARDAS, DELAREINTRIE, DELARGE, DELAROSA, JAROCH, KROCHALIS, LAROCCA, LAROCCO, LAROCHE, LAROCQUE, PROCHASKA, ROCHA, SINDELAR.

De La Rocha, Jose J. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 28th District, 1997. Still living as of 1997.

DELAROSA (Soundex D462) — See also CANDELARIA, DELARDAS, DELAREINTRIE, DELARGE, DELAROCHA, DELLARUSSO, DELLORUSSO, DELORAS, GLAROS, KAROSAS, LAROSA, LAROSE, LAROSSA, ROSA, SINDELAR.

De la Rosa, Mitzyn — of Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
De La Rosa, Roberto — of California. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
De La Rosa, Stephen — of Illinois. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1996. Still living as of 1996.

DELAS (Soundex D420) — See also DALES, DEAS, DECAS, DELASELLE, DELASHMUTT, DELMAS, DILAS, EDSALL, KARKAVELAS, MELAS, PENELAS, SEEDALL, SLADE, VELASCO, VELASQUEZ.

Delas, Charles E. — of Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. Mayor of Thibodaux, La., 1950-54. Still living as of 1954.

DELASELLE (Soundex D424) — See also BRASELL, CASELLA, DALZELL, DELAS, DELASHMUTT, DELISLE, DELZELL, DOLEZAL, HASELL, KARKAVELAS, LASELL, MELAS, PENELAS, TOMASELLO, VELASCO, VELASQUEZ.

DELASELLE: See also James Gordon Lowenstein.

DELASHMUTT (Soundex D425) — See also ACHMUTY, ASHMUN, DELAS, DELASELLE, DOLASH, FLASHNER, GLASHEEN, KARKAVELAS, LAMUTT, LASH, LASHER, LASHIN, LASHKOWITZ, LASHLEE, LASHLEY, MELAS, MUTTER, MUTTON, MUTTY, PENELAS, PERLMUTTER, SCHMUTZ, VELASCO, VELASQUEZ.

Delashmutt, Van B. — of Mahaska County, Iowa. Delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Mahaska County, 1844. Burial location unknown.

DELATORRE (Soundex D436) — See also ALATORRE, BELATTI, CAPECELATRO, DELAITTRE, DELLATORRE, DELTORO, GARCIA-DELATORRE, GELATT, JELATIS, PELATH, PRELATE, TORRE, TORREANO, TORREGANO, TORRENCE, TORRENS, TORRENTO, TORRES, TORREY, TORREYSON, TORREZ.

DELATORRE: See also Felix Garcia-de la Torre; José de la Torre Muñiz.
De La Torre, Hector — of South Gate, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
De La Torre, Laura Elias — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

DELAUNAY (Soundex D450) — See also ARCHELAUS, BLAUNER, CLAUNCH, DELANA, DELAURA, DELAURENTIS, DELAURIER, DELAURO, DELLANA, LAUN, LAUNDON, LAUNDY, LAUNE, LELAURIN, MCCAUNAGHY, MELAUN, SOLAUN.

DeLaunay, Alfonso — of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla. Mayor of Tampa, Fla., 1856-57. Burial location unknown.

DELAURA (Soundex D460) — See also ARCHELAUS, AURA, DELAUNAY, DELAURENTIS, DELAURIER, DELAURO, DELLARIA, DELURY, DILAURO, DILLERY, LAURA, LAURAH, LAURAL, LAURALEIGH, LAURANCE, LELAURIN, MELAUN.

DeLaura, Dorothy — of New Jersey. Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.

DELAURENTIS (Soundex D465) — See also ARCHELAUS, AURENTZ, DELAUNAY, DELAURA, DELAURIER, DELAURO, LAUREN, LAURENCE, LAURENCIN, LAURENS, LAURENT, LAURENTI, LELAURIN, LEVENTIS, MELAUN, PRENTIS, PRENTISS, SAINTLAURENT, SAURENMAN.

DeLaurentis, Susan — of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.

DELAURIER (Soundex D466) — See also ARCHELAUS, CURIE, CURIEL, DELAUNAY, DELAURA, DELAURENTIS, DELAURO, DELORIER, FOURIE, LAURI, LAURIA, LAURIDSEN, LAURIE, LAURIER, LAURIN, LAURINO, LAURIS, LAURISCH, LAURITA, LAURITZEN, LELAURIN, LOURIE, LURIE, MACLAURIN, MCLAURIN, MELAUN, TAURIELLO, URIE.

DeLaurier, James — of Hammond, Lake County, Ind. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

DELAURO (Soundex D460) — See also ARCHELAUS, DELAUNAY, DELAURA, DELAURENTIS, DELAURIER, DELLARIA, DELURY, DILAURO, DILLERY, LAUREDO, LELAURIN, MELAUN.

DeLauro, Rosa L. (b. 1943) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., March 2, 1943. Democrat. Campaign manager, administrative assistant, and chief of staff for U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd; executive director of EMILY'S List, 1989-90; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1991-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2000, 2004, 2008. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; NNDB dossier.

DELAVAN (Soundex D415) — See also BELAVAL, DELAVARA, DELAVERGNE, DELEVAN, DELIVAN, GUERRADELAVEGA, LAVAN, LAVANT, LAVANWAY, MELAVEN, VANDALE.

DELAVAN: See also Delavan B. Reed; Alfred Delavan Thomas; Michael Delavan Ward.
Delavan, Charles H. (c.1810-1892) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester County, N.Y. Cousin of Chauncey Mitchell Depew. Hardware business; insurance broker; U.S. Consul in Sydney, 1842-48; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in SAINT Thomas, 1849-50. Member, Sons of the Revolution. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 9, 1892. Entombed at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.

DELAVARA (Soundex D416) — See also ALVARADO, BELAVAL, DELAVAN, DELAVERGNE, DILAVORE, DOLLIVER, GUERRADELAVEGA, GUEVARA, LAVAR, LAVAREE, MCGAVARAN, MELAVEN, SYLVARA, VARA, VARALLO, VARANO.

de la Vara, Lydia — of Tempe, Maricopa County, Ariz. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.

DELAVERGNE (Soundex D416) — See also BELAVAL, BURGNER, DELAVAN, DELAVARA, GUERRADELAVEGA, LAVERGNE, LAVERGUE, MELAVEN, WARGNIER.

de la Vergne, Hugues J. — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1960, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

DELAWARE (Soundex D460) — See also BIELAWSKI, BOULWARE, DELAMARE, DELAWARR, JORAWAR, LAWARE, NOTEWARE, POPIELAWSKI, SEAWARD, STAWARZ, WARE, WAREFIELD, WAREHALL, WAREHAM, WAREHIME, WARENSKI, WHITELAW, WICKWARE.

DELAWARE: See also Delaware S. Wright.

DELAWARR (Soundex D460) — See also BIELAWSKI, DELAWARE, JORAWAR, LAWARE, POPIELAWSKI, SEAWARD, STAWARZ, WHITELAW.

DELAWARR: See also Henry De La Warr Flood.

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