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See also
Charles
Dyer Beckwith —
Dyer
Dudley Bullock —
Dyer
Butterfield —
Frank
Dyer Chester —
Jack
Dyer Crouch II —
Dyer
D. Dix —
Sumner
Wellington Farnham —
Lewis
W. Haskell —
Chester
Ralph Hovey —
Dyer
Hughes, Jr. —
Pomeroy
Wells Jordan —
Geraldine
Dyer Layne —
Dyer
McCall —
Clara
Dyer O'Connor —
Harrison
Gray Otis —
Thomas
Dyer Tway |
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Dyer, A. L. —
of Celina, Collin
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Barlow —
of Calaveras
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 13th District, 1863-65.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Benjamin
(1778-1823) —
of Virginia.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., 1778.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1819-22.
Died in 1823
(age about
45 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Henry County, Va.
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Dyer, Benjamin F., Jr.
(1821-1914) —
of Virginia.
Born in Henry
County, Va., December
21, 1821.
Son of Benjamin Dyer.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1876-79.
Died March 11,
1914 (age 92 years, 80
days).
Interment at Carroll
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Axton, Va.
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| | Dyer, Buddy
See John Hugh Dyer, Jr. |
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Dyer, C. J. —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Charles —
of Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1834.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Chris —
of North Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Dyer, Clement Clinton —
Delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Harrisburg, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Dan —
of Wisconsin.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Dyer, David Dalton
(1791-1844) —
Born in Henry
County, Va., 1791.
.
Died in Lincoln
County, Mo., October
8, 1844 (age about 53
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Lincoln County, Mo.
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Dyer, David Patterson
(1838-1924) —
also known as David P. Dyer —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Henry
County, Va., February
12, 1838.
Son of David Dalton Dyer.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1888,
1900;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1869-71; candidate for
Governor
of Missouri, 1880; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1902-07; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1907.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April 29,
1924 (age 86 years, 77
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Dyer, E. B. —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1891.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Eliphalet
(1721-1807) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., September
14, 1721.
Superior court judge in Connecticut, 1766-93; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1774-79, 1780-83;
member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1776-83.
Died in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., May 13,
1807 (age 85 years, 241
days).
Interment at Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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Dyer, Elisha (1811-1890) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 20,
1811.
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1857-59.
Died May 17,
1890 (age 78 years, 301
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Dyer, Elisha III
(1839-1906) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born November
29, 1839.
Son of Elisha Dyer.
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1897-1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
29, 1906 (age 67 years, 0
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Dyer, Francis J. (d.
1924) —
U.S. Consul in Ceiba, 1916-17.
Died December
26, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Frederick Rainey (b.
1873) —
also known as Frederick R. Dyer —
of Buckfield, Oxford
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
4, 1873.
Son of William Henry Dyer and Catherine (Noonan) Dyer.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907; Oxford
County District Attorney, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1922-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, George —
of Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virgin Islands, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Dyer, George L., Jr. —
of Kailua, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Dyer, George W. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, George W. —
of Nevada, Story
County, Iowa.
District judge in Iowa 11th District, 1902-17.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Dyer,
Gurnee See W. Gurnee
Dyer |
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Dyer, H. M. —
of Commerce, Hunt
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1936
(alternate), 1948,
1956,
1960
(alternate).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Issac Watson (b.
1855) —
also known as Issac W. Dyer —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Baldwin, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
13, 1855.
Son of Isaac Dyer and Martha Osgood (Porter) Dyer.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1885; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1890-94, 1898-1906.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Dyer, J. P.
See Joseph Palmer Dyer |
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Dyer, James E. —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for mayor of
Jackson, Mich., 1862.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, John A. S. —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Democrat. Mayor
of South Portland, Maine, 1910-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, John B. —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, John H. —
of Florida.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Dyer, John Hugh, Jr. —
also known as Buddy Dyer —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state senate, 1993-2003; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1996,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Florida
state attorney general, 2002; mayor of
Orlando, Fla., 2003-05, 2005-; indicted
March 10, 2005, for illegally paying
a campaign worker to collect
absentee ballots in the 2004 mayoral election; suspended
from office as mayor; on April 20, the charges were dropped, and he
was reinstated.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Dyer, John N. —
of Indiana.
Progressive. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, John R. —
of Webster
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1933-34.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Joseph Palmer
(1827-1891) —
also known as J. P. Dyer —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born January
29, 1827.
Son of George Dyer (1785-1865) and Jane Pendleton (c.1792-1863).
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; mayor
of Sacramento, Calif., 1857.
Died July 7,
1891 (age 64 years, 159
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Judy —
of Norcross, Gwinnett
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Dyer, Karen M. —
of Fairfield, Solano
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
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Dyer, Leonidas Carstarphen
(1871-1957) —
also known as Leonidas C. Dyer —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Warrenton, Warren
County, Mo., June 11,
1871.
Son of James Coleman Dyer and Martha E. (Camp) Dyer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1911-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1916,
1928.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., December
15, 1957 (age 86 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, St. Louis County, Mo.
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Dyer, Myles P. —
Member of Missouri
state senate 34th District, 1939-42.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Napoleon J. —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1904, 1930;
candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Laconia 4th Ward,
1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Oliver —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Democrat. Mayor of
Saco, Maine, 1871.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Otis M. (1899-1989) —
of Bassett, Henry
County, Va.
Born in 1899.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1964.
Died July 10,
1989 (age about 90
years).
Entombed at Henry
Memorial Park, Bassett, Va.
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Dyer, Phil (b. 1951) —
of Plano, Collin
County, Tex.
Born July 6,
1951.
Banker;
mayor
of Plano, Tex., 2009-.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2012.
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Dyer, Ray —
of Hardinsburg, Breckinridge
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Dyer, Robert Guy —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Dyer, Rodney N. —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Republican. Mayor of
Laconia, N.H., 1968-69, 1971-74.
Still living as of 1974.
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Dyer, Russell —
of Kansas.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Samuel B. —
of Loudon, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1837-38.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Sidney I. —
U.S. Consular Agent in Bilbao, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Stonewall Henry
(1900-1967) —
also known as Stonewall H. Dyer —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Coweta
County, Ga., December
17, 1900.
Son of William Henry Dyer (1866-1957) and Lavenia (Morris) Dyer
(1866-1963).
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
2, 1967 (age 66 years, 259
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Dyer, Thomas (1805-1862) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born January
13, 1805.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1848-52; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1856-57.
Died June 6,
1862 (age 57 years, 144
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Timothy —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1968-70.
Still living as of 1970.
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Dyer, W. Gurnee —
of Rhode Island.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1946.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Walter B. —
of Michigan.
American Independent candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Dyer, Ward B. —
of Kimball, Brule
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 16th District, 1923-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, Wesley E. —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Muskegon County
1st District, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, William —
of Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainfield, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, William —
of Broome
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, William H. —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dyer, William H. —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1922, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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