| |  DEVITT:
See also
Joseph
Taggart |
| | Devitt,
Edward See F. Edward
Devitt |
| |
Devitt, Edward James
(1911-1992) —
also known as Edward J. Devitt —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., May 5,
1911.
Son of Thomas Phillip Devitt and Catherine Ethel (McGuire) Devitt.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Minnesota, 1935-39; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; probate judge in Minnesota, 1950-54; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1954-92.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Delta
Sigma Rho; Blue
Key; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 2,
1992 (age 80 years, 302
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devitt, F. Edward —
of Montgomery, Orange
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Devitt, J. F. —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devitt, James A. —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912,
1916
(alternate).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devitt, James E. —
of Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Devitt, James R. —
of Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Devitt, Joseph —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Farmer-Labor candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devitt, Mary —
of California.
Republican. Presidential Elector for California, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Devitt, Patrick J. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devitt, William C. —
of Ashland, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | DEVLIN:
See also
William
E. Adams —
J.
P. Moran |
| |
Devlin, Alice —
of Waverly, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1942.
Female.
Still living as of 1942.
|
| | Devlin, Bob
See R. J. Devlin |
| |
Devlin, Bruce —
of Bend, Deschutes
County, Ore.
Mayor of
Bend, Ore., 1987.
Still living as of 1987.
|
| |
Devlin, Charles E. —
Socialist. Candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1911, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devlin, Charles P. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 3rd District, 1889-90.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devlin, Edward —
of Hyattsville, Prince
George's County, Md.
Mayor
of Hyattsville, Md., 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devlin, Frank R. —
of Vallejo, Solano
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devlin, Hugh M. —
of Ashton, Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devlin, John H. —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 43rd District, 1961-68.
Still living as of 1968.
|
| |
Devlin, John M. —
of Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn.
Socialist. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Vernon, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devlin, Lafayette —
of Cambridge City, Wayne
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devlin, Margaret —
of Woodside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Devlin, Mary I. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Devlin, Paul —
of Peabody, Essex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Devlin, Peter Paul —
U.S. Vice Consul in Surabaya, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devlin, R. J. —
also known as Bob Devlin —
of Mt. Sterling, Brown
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devlin, Raymond J.
(1898-1986) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Derby, New Haven
County, Conn., November
23, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1929-31; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1964.
Died in Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn., 1986
(age about
87 years).
Interment somewhere
in New Haven, Conn.
|
| |
Devlin, Robert T. —
of California.
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1905-12.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devlin, Sean —
of Newport
News, Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Devlin, Thomas F. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 8th District, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
|
| |
Devlin, William E. —
of New York.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1924, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | DEVOE:
See also
Chauncey
Edward Barney —
V.
DeVoe Heaton —
Devoe
P. Hodson |
| |
Devoe, Alfred —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 6th District, 1863-65.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
De Voe, Benjamin —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in New York.
U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 26th New York District, 1879.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
DeVoe, Charles G. —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Devoe, Elijah —
of Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1818-19, 1825.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
DeVoe, Fred W. —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
De Voe, Harry —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 20th District, 1921
(Farmer-Labor), 1923 (Socialist); Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devoe, J. G. —
of Thornton, Limestone
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devoe, Jack —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nebraska, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1960.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
DeVoe, Louise Ogden —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devoe, Robert W. —
of Nebraska.
Member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1937-.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Devoe, William H. —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | DeVos,
Betsy See Elizabeth
DeVos |
| |
DeVos, Dick (born c.1955) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born about 1955.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state board of education; elected 1990.
President of Amway Corporation.
Still living as of 1990.
|
| |
DeVos, Elizabeth —
also known as Betsy DeVos —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1988,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Devos, John —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
United candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
De Vos, Lloyd —
of New Jersey.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
DeVos, Margaret —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
DeVos, Martha —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| |
de Vos, Peter Jon (b.
1938) —
of Florida; Cabin John, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., December
24, 1938.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, 1980-83; Guinea-Bissau, 1980-83; Mozambique, 1983-87; Liberia, 1990-92; Tanzania, 1992-94; Costa Rica, 1994-97.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
DeVos, Richard —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
De Vries, Marion
(1865-1939) —
of Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born near Woodbridge, San Joaquin
County, Calif., August
15, 1865.
Son of William H. De Vries and Mary De Vries.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1897-1900; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1900-10; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1910-21.
Died near Woodbridge, San Joaquin
County, Calif., September
11, 1939 (age 74 years, 27
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, San Joaquin County, Calif.
|
| |
DeVries, Michael J. —
of Grand Rapids Township, Kent
County, Mich.
Republican. Supervisor
of Grand Rapids Township, Michigan, 2007-09.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
DeVries, Ray —
of Mt. Vernon, Skagit
County, Wash.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
DeVries, Rick —
of Walker, Kent
County, Mich.
Candidate for mayor of
Walker, Mich., 2005.
Still living as of 2005.
|
| |
DeVries, Walter Dale (b.
1929) —
also known as Walter D. DeVries —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., November
13, 1929.
Son of Martin DeVries and Catherine (Vander Leek) DeVries.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; college
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961-62.
Christian
Reformed.
Still living as of 1962.
| |  |
Relatives:
Married to Lois Arlene Cook. |
|
| |
Dewalt, Arthur Granville
(1854-1931) —
also known as Arthur G. Dewalt —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Bath, Northampton
County, Pa., October
11, 1854.
Son of Reuben Dewalt and Annie E. Dewalt.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lehigh
County District Attorney, 1880-83; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1903-10; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908;
Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1915-21;
defeated, 1926.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., October
26, 1931 (age 77 years, 15
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
|
| |
DeWalt, Howard —
of Canonsburg, Washington
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
DeWalt, Karen A. (born
c.1943) —
of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born about 1943.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | DEWART:
See also
Lewis
Dewart Apsley |
| |
Dewart, Lewis (1780-1852) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., November
14, 1780.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1823-26; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1831-33.
Died in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., April 26,
1852 (age 71 years, 164
days).
Interment at Sunbury
Cemetery, Sunbury, Pa.
|
| |
D'Ewart, Wesley Abner
(1889-1973) —
also known as Wesley A. D'Ewart —
of Wilsall, Park
County, Mont.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., October
1, 1889.
Republican. Member of Montana state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1945-55; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1954.
Died in Livingston, Park
County, Mont., September
2, 1973 (age 83 years, 336
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Livingston, Mont.
|
| |
Dewart, William Lewis
(1821-1888) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., June 21,
1821.
Son of Lewis Dewart.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1857-59.
Died in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., April 19,
1888 (age 66 years, 303
days).
Interment at Sunbury
Cemetery, Sunbury, Pa.
|
| | DEWEESE:
See also
Omar
Truman Burleson —
Roger
Cloud |
| |
Deweese, A. G. —
of Murphy, Cherokee
County, N.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1912,
1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | DeWeese,
Bill See H. William
DeWeese |
| |
De Weese, Clinton B. —
of Sidney, Shelby
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
DeWeese, H. William —
also known as Bill DeWeese —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000,
2004;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 2000.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
DeWeese, Hall —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
DeWeese, Hamilton G. —
Democrat. Democratic candidate for Ohio
treasurer of state, 1924, 1926 (primary).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
DeWeese, Herald F. —
of Michigan.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
DeWeese, James B. (d.
1978) —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1956.
Died in 1978.
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Mayfield, Ky.
|
| |
DeWeese, James M. —
of Hartford, Ohio
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Deweese, John Thomas
(1835-1906) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Van Buren, Crawford
County, Ark., June 4,
1835.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1867-71.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 4,
1906 (age 71 years, 30
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
|
| |
DeWeese, Paul N. —
of Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 67th District; elected 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
DeWeese, Wiley —
of De Land, Piatt
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | DeWeese,
William See H. William
DeWeese |
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