| |  DURHAM:
See also
Lucius
Durham Battle —
Jay
Cooke —
Louisa
Durham Mohr |
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Durham, B. C. —
of Ripley, Lauderdale
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Baxter (b. 1878) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., August
20, 1878.
Son of Columbus Durham and Lila (Walters) Durham.
Democrat. North
Carolina state auditor, 1921-37.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Bill Bull —
of Tennessee.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Durham, Bruce W. —
of Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Park Ridge, Ill., 1913-15.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, C. M. —
of Independence, Buchanan
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Carl Thomas
(1892-1974) —
also known as Carl T. Durham —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in White Cross, Orange
County, N.C., August
28, 1892.
Son of C. P. Durham and Delia (Lloyd) Durham.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1939-61.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., April 29,
1974 (age 81 years, 244
days).
Interment at Antioch
Baptist Church Cemetery, White Cross, N.C.
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Durham, Charles L. —
of New York.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Charles R. —
of New York.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Christine M. —
Justice
of Utah state supreme court, 1982-.
Female.
Still living as of 1999.
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Durham, Edna —
of Orem, Utah
County, Utah.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Utah, 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Durham, George J. —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Austin, Tex., 1852.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Hannah M. —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Hugh —
of Dakota
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 20th District, 1872.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Israel Wilson
(1855-1909) —
also known as Israel W. Durham; "Old Man";
"Peerless Leader" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
24, 1855.
Son of Thomas Durham (1823-1908) and Jane Elizabeth (Norris) Durham
(1832-1871).
Republican. Philadelphia police magistrate, 1885-95; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1897-98, 1909 (6th District 1897-98, 2nd District
1909); died in office 1909; Pennsylvania State Insurance
Commissioner, 1900-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1900,
1904,
1908.
President and principal owner of the Philadelphia Phillies professional
baseball team, 1909.
Died suddenly, from interstital
nephritis, in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., June 28,
1909 (age 53 years, 247
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Durham, J. E. —
Populist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, James William —
of Marion
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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Durham, John H. —
of Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1908,
1912,
1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, John H. —
of Connecticut.
U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1997-98.
Still living as of 1998.
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Durham, John Stephens
(1861-1919) —
also known as John S. Durham —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in 1861.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Santo Domingo, 1891-93; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1891-93.
African
ancestry.
Died in 1919
(age about
58 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, John Wallace —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Candidate for mayor of
Austin, Tex., 1973.
Still living as of 1973.
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Durham, Lillian —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Durham, Louisa
I. See Louisa
Durham Mohr |
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Durham, Miller H. —
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 99th District, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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Durham, Milton Jameson
(1824-1911) —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.
Born near Perryville, Mercer County (now Boyle
County), Ky., May 16,
1824.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1873-79.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., February
12, 1911 (age 86 years, 272
days).
Interment at Belleview
Cemetery, Danville, Ky.
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Durham, Pam —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Durham, Plato —
of North Carolina.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1874.
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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Durham, R. L. —
Populist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Ralph —
of Ruffin, Colleton
County, S.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Durham, Ralph E. —
of Delaware.
Libertarian. Candidate for Delaware
state house of representatives 16th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Durham, Ray —
of Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Harrisburg, Ill., 1935-38.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Richard C. —
of Mayagüez, Mayagüez
Municipio, Puerto Rico; Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico; Hato Rey, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Robert D. —
of Oregon.
Judge, Oregon Court of
Appeals, 1991-94.
Still living as of 1994.
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Durham, Samuel W. —
of Linn
County, Iowa.
Delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1844.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Scott —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Republican. Chair of
Calhoun County Republican Party, 2007.
Still living as of 2007.
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Durham, Stonewall J. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1920-21.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, W. J. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Durham, W. R. —
of Texas.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 12th District, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
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Durham, W. W. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 26th District, 1880-81.
Burial
location unknown.
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Durham, Mrs. Zora —
of Condado, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
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