The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Drey to Drips

Index to Politicians: Drey to Drips

DREY (Soundex D600) — See also ANDREY, ARDREY, BALDREY, BOLDREY, BREY, CONDREY, COUDREY, COWDREY, DEERY, DEREY, DERRY, DERY, DREA, DREU, DREW, DREYER, DREYFUS, DREYFUSS, DRY, DRYE, DUREY, DYER, DYRE, ERDY, JANDREY, REDDY, REEDY, VODREY.

Drey, Roland — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1948. Still living as of 1948.

DREYER (Soundex D660) — See also BREYER, DRAYER, DREGER, DREHER, DREIER, DREY, DRIER, DRYER, EYER, FREYE, FREYER, FREYERMUTH, PREYER, REYES.

Dreyer, Kris — of Waterford Township, Oakland County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for supervisor of Waterford Township, Michigan, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Dreyer, William — of Wayne County, Mich. Candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1905. Burial location unknown.

DREYFUS (Soundex D612) — See also BREYFOGLE, DREY, DREYFUSS, DRUFUS, DRYFOOS, LYFU, REYFF.

Dreyfus, Charles H. — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Dreyfus, Lee Sherman (1926-2008) — also known as Lee S. Dreyfus — of Wisconsin. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., June 20, 1926. Governor of Wisconsin, 1979-83. Died in Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wis., January 2, 2008. Burial location unknown.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
Dreyfus, Louis Goethe, Jr. (1889-1973) — also known as Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr. — of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., November 23, 1889. U.S. Consul in Budapest, 1914; Paris, 1919; Palermo, 1920-21; Dresden, 1925; U.S. Vice Consul in Budapest, 1916; U.S. Consul General in Copenhagen, 1932; U.S. Minister to Iran, 1939-44; Afghanistan, 1940-42; Iceland, 1944-46; Sweden, 1946-47; U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1949-51. Episcopalian. Died in 1973. Burial location unknown.
Dreyfus, Ray — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1972. Still living as of 1972.

DREYFUSS (Soundex D612) — See also BEILFUSS, BREYFOGLE, DREY, DREYFUS, DRUFUS, DRYFOOS, FUSS, FUSSELL, GEILFUSS, LYFU, OKENFUSS, PAPENFUSS, REYFF, ROTHFUSS.

Dreyfuss, Ferdinand — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state senate 22nd District, 1942. Still living as of 1942.

DRIBBEN (Soundex D615) — See also BINDER, CRIBBEN, DREABON, DREBIN, DURBAN, DURBIN, GIBBENS, HIBBEN, MCKIBBEN, MEGIBBEN, ODROBINA, TEBBENS, UBBEN.

Dribben, Samuel E. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1921, 1922. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

DRIEBORG (Soundex D616) — See also BORG, KIEBORT, LIEBOWITZ, SIEBOLD, WEBORG, WIEBOLDT.

DRIEBORG: See also Joseph Francis Deeb.

DRIER (Soundex D660) — See also BRIER, DIER, DRAYER, DREIER, DREYER, DRIVER, DRYER, RIDDER, RIDER, TRIER.

Drier, A. P. — of Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pa. Mayor of Nanticoke, Pa., 1953. Still living as of 1953.

DRIESBACH (Soundex D621) — See also DIESBECK, DRESBACH, GRIESBAUER, PRESBA.

Driesbach, J. Monroe — of Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon County, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900. Burial location unknown.
Driesbach, Monroe See J. Monroe Driesbach

DRIFFLE (Soundex D614) — See also DIFFLY, DRIFTER, DRUFFEL, FIDDLER, FIDLER, MIFFLIN, PFEIFFLER, SCHIFFLER.

Driffle, William — of Colleton County, S.C. Delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Colleton County, 1868. Black. Burial location unknown.

DRIFTER (Soundex ) — See also CLAFTER, DRIFFLE, FINIFTER, RAFTER, SCHAFFTER, SCHEFTER, SHAFTER, THRIFT, VANDEGRIFT, VANDERGRIFT, WOOFTER.

Drifter, The High Plains See Steve Camberling Cowper

DRIGGERS (Soundex D626) — See also BIGGERS, BIGGERSTAFF, CRIGGER, DRIGGS, EGGERS, HIGGERSON, JAGGERS, JOGGERST, RIGGEN, STAGGERS, TAGGERSON.

Driggers, Archie E. — Dry candidate for delegate to Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

DRIGGS (Soundex D620) — See also BRIGGS, DIGGS, DRIGGERS, GRIGGS, RIGGS, SPRIGGS.

Driggs, Charles M. — of Pennsylvania. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Driggs, Edmund — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860. Burial location unknown.
Driggs, Edmund Hope (1865-1946) — also known as Edmund H. Driggs — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 2, 1865. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897-1901; defeated, 1900; candidate for borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1901. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 27, 1946. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.
Driggs, George W. — U.S. Consul in Turks Island, 1874. Burial location unknown.
Driggs, John D. — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Mayor of Phoenix, Ariz., 1970-74. Still living as of 1974.
Driggs, John Fletcher (1813-1877) — also known as John F. Driggs — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., March 8, 1813. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1859-60; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1863-69; defeated, 1870. Injured by a fall on the ice in the winter of 1875-76, as a result of which he died, in East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich., December 17, 1877. Original interment at Brady Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
- See also: congressional biography.

DRILL (Soundex D640) — See also BRILL, DILL, DODDRILL, DODRILL, DRILLING, DROELLE, DROLL, RILL.

Drill, Lewis L. (b. 1877) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Browerville, Todd County, Minn., May 9, 1877. Son of Charles Warren Drill and Saphrona Ellen (Sheets) Drill. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1928-33. Protestant. Burial location unknown.

DRILLING (Soundex D645) — See also BRILLIANT, CERILLI, DARLING, DILLING, DODDRILL, DODRILL, DREILING, DRILL, FRILLING, ILLING, LING, MCCRILLIS, PERILLI, PETRILLI, RILLING.

Drilling, T. E. — of Tulare, Tulare County, Calif. Mayor of Tulare, Calif., 1952. Still living as of 1952.

DRIMMON (Soundex D655) — See also BINDRIM, DARMAN, DEARMAN, DEARMON, DERMAN, DIARMAN, DOHRMAN, DOORMAN, DORMAN, FITZSIMMONS, KIMMONS, MCCRIMMON, MELDRIM, NIMROD, SHIMMONS, SIMMONDS, SIMMONS, TIMMONS.

DRIMMON: See also Jacob Nathaniel Bailey.

DRINAN (Soundex D655) — See also DEROUNIAN, DINAN, DORNAN, DORNIN, DRENNAN, DRENNEN, DURNIN, MARINAN, MARRINAN, NARDIN.

Drinan, Robert Frederick (1920-2007) — also known as Robert F. Drinan; "Our Father Who Art In Congress" — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Washington, D.C. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 15, 1920. Son of James J. Drinan and Ann (Flanigan) Drinan. Democrat. Catholic priest; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1971-81 (3rd District 1971-73, 4th District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972; law professor. Catholic. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died, from pneumonia and congestive heart failure, in Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C., January 28, 2007. Burial location unknown.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.

DRINKER (Soundex D652) — See also BRINKEMA, BRINKER, BRINKERHOFF, DRINKLE, RINKE, RINKER, SPRINKEL, TRINKE.

Drinker, Georgie W. — of Moylan, Delaware County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

DRINKLE (Soundex D652) — See also BRINKLEY, CRINKLAW, DRINKER, KINDLER, TRINKLE, WRINKLE.

Drinkle, Charles H. — of Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940. Still living as of 1940.

DRIPS (Soundex D612) — See also DROPSEY.

DRIPS: See also James Boyd Utt.
Drips, Margaret — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1940 (alternate), 1944, 1948, 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate). Female. Still living as of 1956.

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