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See also
Fred
Fenton Bays —
Fenton
L. Bland, Jr. —
Fenton
Whitlock Booth —
Samuel
Fenton Cary —
Charles
Fenton Collier —
C.
Fenton Day —
Fenton
B. Fleming —
Samuel
Whittier Gardiner —
Fenton
Reuben McCreery —
Charles
Fenton Mercer —
G.
Fenton Mitchell —
Ned
Fenton Roscoe —
Hazel
Schermerhorn |
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Fenton, Alva E. —
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fenton, Aubrey —
of Willingboro, Burlington
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Fenton, Charles B. —
of Michigan.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mackinac District, 1867-68,
1871-72.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fenton, Charles W. —
of New Jersey.
U.S. Consul in Southampton, 1849-50.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fenton, David N. —
of Rhode Island.
Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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Fenton, Elizabeth —
of Connecticut.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Fenton, Ernest B. —
of Markham, Cook
County, Ill.
Candidate for mayor of
Markham, Ill., 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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Fenton, Frank P.
(1874-1947) —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, October
31, 1874.
Son of Franklin D. Fenton (born 1846) and Emily (Swift) Fenton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1908,
1924;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1924; candidate for
Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham, 1926.
English
ancestry.
Died January
19, 1947 (age 72 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Fourth cousin once removed of Reuben Eaton
Fenton; son of Franklin D. Fenton (born 1846) and Emily (Swift)
Fenton; married to Rose E. Gray (1880-1959). See Fenton
family of New York. |
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Fenton, Harry C. —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Republican. Secretary of
Indiana Republican Party, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilma See Hazel
Schermerhorn |
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Fenton, Ivor David
(1889-1986) —
also known as Ivor D. Fenton —
of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa., August 3,
1889.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-63 (13th District 1939-45,
12th District 1945-63); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Medical
Association.
Died in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., October
23, 1986 (age 97 years, 81
days).
Interment at German
Protestant Cemetery, Mahonoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa.
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Fenton, Joseph Brush —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
land commissioner, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fenton, Joseph S. —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County, 1851-52.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fenton, Lawrence Bruce —
Reform candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 17th District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Fenton, Lucien Jerome
(1844-1922) —
also known as Lucien J. Fenton —
of Winchester, Adams
County, Ohio.
Born in Winchester, Adams
County, Ohio, May 7,
1844.
Son of Benjamin Fenton (1810-1870) and Elizabeth (Smith) Fenton
(1813-1892).
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; banker; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1895-99.
Died in Winchester, Adams
County, Ohio, June 28,
1922 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Winchester
Cemetery, Winchester, Ohio.
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Fenton, Nathaniel —
of Otsego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1814-15, 1817-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fenton, Peter —
of Olmsted
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 9th District, 1872.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fenton, Reuben (born
c.1964) —
of Kingshill, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born about 1964.
Republican. Candidate for Virgin
Islands legislature from St. Croix, 2002; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virgin Islands, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Fenton, Reuben Eaton
(1819-1885) —
also known as Reuben E. Fenton —
of Frewsburg, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Carroll, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 4,
1819.
Son of George Washington Fenton (1783-1860) and Elsie (Owen) Fenton
(1790-1875).
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1853-55, 1857-65 (33rd District
1853-55, 1857-63, 29th District 1863-65); delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1856;
Governor
of New York, 1865-69; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1868;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1869-75.
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., August
25, 1885 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Entombed at Lakeview
Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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Fenton, Robert J. —
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1995.
Still living as of 1995.
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Fenton, Roderick —
of Willington, Tolland
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Willington, 1834.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fenton, Walter Samuel
(1886-1940) —
also known as Walter S. Fenton —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Pittsford, Rutland
County, Vt., July 12,
1886.
Son of Henry S. Fenton (1856-1916) and Belle C. (Hudson) Fenton.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1917-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1932;
delegate
to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a coronary
embolism, in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., July 12,
1940 (age 54 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fenton, William —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Fenton, William Matthew
(1808-1871) —
also known as William M. Fenton —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
19, 1808.
Son of Joseph Seneca Fenton (1781-1851) and Sarah (Thompson) Fenton
(1783-1845).
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1846-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1848-51; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1858-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1864.
Injured while fire-fighting,
and subsequently died, in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 12,
1871 (age 62 years, 144
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Seneca Fenton (1781-1851) and Sarah (Thompson) Fenton
(1783-1845); married 1835 to
Adelaide Birdsall (1812-1868); second cousin thrice removed of Walter Samuel Fenton. |
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Fenton, William T. (b.
1872) —
of Richardson
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Dawson, Richardson
County, Neb., October
2, 1872.
Son of Jeremiah Fenton and Catherine (Calnon) Fenton.
Democrat. Richardson
County Sheriff, 1907-13; warden, Nebraska State Prison, 1913;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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