| |  DOWNS:
See also
Clarence
Don Clark —
Edward
Clark —
Downs
Edmunds —
Alfred
Gerry Fairbanks —
Downs
C. Spitler |
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Downs, Alice —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
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Downs, Benjamin —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Candidate for Illinois
state senate 37th District, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Bradley —
of Washington,
D.C.
Socialist Workers candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the District of Columbia, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
|
| |
Downs, Crawford Hugh —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana
state senate, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
|
| |
Downs, D. L. —
of Wisconsin.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Daniel D. —
of Wisconsin.
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Downs, Ed
See Edward H. Downs |
| | Downs, Ed
See Edward S. Downs |
| |
Downs, Edward H. (b.
1907) —
also known as Ed Downs —
of Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born March 22,
1907.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1952;
member of South
Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1957-64.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Edward L. —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Democrat. Chair of
Cape Girardeau County Democratic Party, 1967.
Still living as of 1967.
|
| |
Downs, Edward S. —
also known as Ed Downs —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Downs, Edwin H. —
of Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Elmer H. —
of Conway, Carroll
County, N.H.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Conway; elected
1938; member of New
Hampshire state senate 4th District; elected 1940; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Conway,
1948; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Conway,
1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Ephraim —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol, 1833, 1837.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Fred L. —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1896-97.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Harold R. —
of Odessa, Ector
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Odessa, Tex., 1955.
Still living as of 1955.
|
| |
Downs, Henry —
of Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southbury, 1832, 1834.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Henry D. —
of Jefferson
County, Miss.; Warren
County, Miss.
Member of Mississippi
territorial House of Representatives, 1807, 1813-17.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, John —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1885-87.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Mrs. John C. —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1932.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, John E. —
Democrat. Elected Missouri
state senate 34th District 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
|
| |
Downs, John G. (b. 1873) —
of Cutchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Cutchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
20, 1873.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1919-21, 1925-36.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, John H. —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Downs, L. McCarthy —
of Richmond,
Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Downs, Lawrence L. —
of Jackson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives 4th District, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
|
| |
Downs, Le Roy Donnelly
(1900-1970) —
also known as Le Roy D. Downs —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 11,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; Norwalk City Clerk, 1933-40; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1941-43; defeated,
1942; candidate for mayor of
Norwalk, Conn., 1949.
Died in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
18, 1970 (age 69 years, 282
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn.
|
| |
Downs, Lewis —
of Huntington, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Huntington, 1834.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, M. L. —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1904,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Downs,
McCarthy See L. McCarthy
Downs |
| |
Downs, N. T. (b. 1874) —
of Mill Creek, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Flintstone, Allegany
County, Md., October
26, 1874.
Son of William H. Downs and Elizabeth (Chisholm) Downs.
Democrat. Railway
freight and ticket agent; telegraph
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1941-46.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Nancy —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1969.
Female.
Still living as of 1969.
|
| |
Downs, Ralph R. —
of Bethany, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bethany, 1933-40; defeated,
1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Robert —
of New York.
Socialist Labor candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Robert C. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 16th District, 1880-81.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Robert K. —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 18th District, 1975-77.
Still living as of 1977.
|
| |
Downs, Roy —
of Calera, Shelby
County, Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Downs, Solomon Weathersbee
(1801-1854) —
also known as Solomon W. Downs —
of Louisiana.
Born in Montgomery
County, Tenn., 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1845-46; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853.
Mortally wounded in a duel, and
subsequently died, at Crab Orchard Springs, Lincoln
County, Ky., August
14, 1854 (age about 53
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Ouachita Parish, La.; reinterment at
Riverview
Cemetery, Monroe, La.
|
| |
Downs, Stanley H. —
of Bethany, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bethany; elected 1940, 1946,
1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Thomas —
of Clark
County, Ind.
Member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1811.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Thomas J. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1942, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Downs, Tom (1916-2007) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., July 11,
1916.
Son of George Downs and Elizabeth (Seiling) Downs.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62; candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1964; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1972; Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1996.
Unitarian.
Died in 2007
(age about
90 years).
Burial
location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives:
Married to Alice Elizabeth 'Bette' Mohrmann. |
|
| |
Downs, Ward M. —
of Marion
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
|
| |
Downs, William F., Jr. —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| | Dows, Mrs.
David See Gwendolyn Burden
Dows |
| | Dows, Mrs.
David See Emily Dows |
| |
Dows, David (1885-1966) —
also known as "Big Dave" —
of Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Bradley, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born in Irvington, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
12, 1885.
Son of David Dows (1857-1899) and Jane (Strahan) Dows (1859-1945).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in iron and steel
mills; supervised construction
of steel
mills overseas; studied foreign industries as representative of a
steamship
line; horse
breeder; bank
director; Nassau
County Sheriff, 1932-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1944;
member, New York State Racing Commission, 1944-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1956.
Convicted
of assault
in 1913, over his treatment of a New York Times reporter who was
attempting to interview him.
Died in Hot Springs, Bath
County, Va., August
13, 1966 (age 81 years, 1
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
|
| |
Dows, Emily (1895-1971) —
also known as Emily Jeannette Weller; Emily Schweizer;
Mrs. David Dows —
of Noroton, Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brookville, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Bradley, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 18,
1895.
Daughter of William Jennings Weller (1862-1948) and Mary Ellen
(Comfort) Weller (1864-1939).
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Carolina, 1956.
Female.
Died in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., November
27, 1971 (age 76 years, 223
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
|
| |
Dows, Gwendolyn Burden
(1884-1935) —
also known as Mary Gwendolyn Townsend Burden; Mrs. David
Dows —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born September
18, 1884.
Daughter of Isaiah Townsend Burden (1838-1913) and Evelyn Byrd
(Moale) Burden (1848-1916).
Republican. Member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1934.
Female.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 30,
1935 (age 50 years, 315
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
|
| |
Dows, William Greene
(1864-1926) —
also known as William G. Dows —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Clayton
County, Iowa, August
12, 1864.
Son of Stephen Leland Dows (1832-1909) and Henrietta Weddell (Safley)
Dows (1834-1893).
Republican. President, Iowa Railway
and Light
Company, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway;
Iowa Electric
Company; Central States Electric
Company; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Loyal
Legion.
Died, in University Hospital,
Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
25, 1926 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
|
| |
Dox, Abraham —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1812-13.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dox, Edward A. —
of Richmondville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; Schoharie
County District Attorney, 1899; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1913-16; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dox, Gerret L. —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
New York
state treasurer, 1817-21; appointed 1817.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dox, Hatley N. —
of West Dresden, Yates
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Yates County, 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dox, John L. —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County 1st District, 1850.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dox, John N. —
of West Dresden, Yates
County, N.Y.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dox, Myndert M. —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1817-18.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dox, Peter —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County, 1850.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Dox, Peter Myndert
(1813-1891) —
also known as Peter M. Dox —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., September
11, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1842; county judge in New York, 1855-56; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1869-73.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., April 2,
1891 (age 77 years, 203
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
|
| |
Dox, Ralph Watson (b.
1885) —
also known as Ralph W. Dox —
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., May 9,
1885.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Nuremberg, 1910-14.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | DOXEY:
See also
Jacob
Fawcett |
| |
Doxey, Charles Taylor
(1841-1898) —
of Indiana.
Born in Tippecanoe
County, Ind., July 13,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state senate, 1877; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1883.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., April 30,
1898 (age 56 years, 291
days).
Interment at West
Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
|
| |
Doxey, Harry —
of Kent
County, Mich.
Farmer-Labor candidate for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Doxey, Jo Anne —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nevada, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Doxey, Ralph —
of Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Doxey, Wall (1892-1962) —
of Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., August 8,
1892.
Son of John Sanford Doxey and Sarah (Jones) Doxey.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marshall
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-23; District Attorney 3rd
District, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1929-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1941-43.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 2,
1962 (age 69 years, 206
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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