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GALBRAITH (Soundex G416) — See also BRAITHWAITE, CALBRAITH, GALBO, GALBREATH, GALBRECHT, GALBRETH, GALBRISH, GILBERT, GILBERTA, GILBREATH, GUILBERT, RAITT, STALBRAND, STRAIT, TRAITOR.

  GALBRAITH: See also Alexander Dunnett — Andrew Galbraith Miller — Henry Galbraith Ward — Jesse Arthur Younger
  Galbraith, Anna — of Lewistown, Lewis County, Mo. Democrat. Chair of Lewis County Democratic Party, 1949. Female. Still living as of 1949.
  Galbraith, Mrs. Carl B. See Mary Jane Moore Galbraith
  Galbraith, Carl Bennett (1903-1972) — also known as Carl B. Galbraith — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Charleroi, Washington County, Pa., July 26, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36; appointed 1935; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in March, 1972 (age 68 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 14, 1941, to Mary Jane Moore.
  Galbraith, Clinton Alexander (b. 1860) — of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii. Born in Hartsville, Bartholomew County, Ind., March 6, 1860. Son of Joseph William Galbraith and Elizabeth Galbraith. Democrat. Lawyer; Oklahoma territory attorney general, 1893-97; justice of Hawaii territorial supreme court, 1900-01. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 22, 1886, to Nora J. Harman.
  Galbraith, Dennis — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 27th District, 1988. Still living as of 1988.
  Galbraith, Dennis L. — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Human Rights candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 22nd District, 1976; Human Rights candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976. Still living as of 1976.
  Galbraith, Evan Griffith (1928-2008) — Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, July 2, 1928. Republican. U.S. Ambassador to France, 1981-85. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Skull and Bones. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 21, 2008 (age 79 years, 203 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Galbraith, F. I. — of Sunman, Ripley County, Ind. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, Francis Joseph (1913-1986) — also known as Francis J. Galbraith — of South Dakota; Washington, D.C. Born in Timber Lake, Dewey County, S.Dak., December 9, 1913. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Hamburg, 1946-48; Batavia, 1949-50; U.S. Consul in Medan, 1955-56; U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1966-69; Indonesia, 1969. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died in 1986 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Martha Townsley Fisher.
  Galbraith, Franklin B. (1839-1903) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in 1839. Member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1889-90. Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., 1903 (age about 64 years). Interment somewhere in Pontiac, Mich.
  Galbraith, Gatewood — of Kentucky. Candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1991 (Democratic primary), 1995 (Democratic primary), 1999 (Independent); candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 2000 (Reform), 2002 (Independent). Still living as of 2002.
  Galbraith, Gregg See J. Gregg Galbraith
  Galbraith, Hugh — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1900-01. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, J. D. — of California. Member of California state assembly 18th District, 1858-59. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, J. Gregg — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, James Kenneth (born c.1952) — also known as James K. Galbraith — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born about 1952. Son of John Kenneth Galbraith and Catherine (Atwater) Galbraith. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972; economist; university professor. Member, American Economic Association; Americans for Democratic Action. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Brother of Peter Woodard Galbraith. See Galbraith family of Massachusetts.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by James K. Galbraith: Created Unequal : The Crisis in American Pay (1998) — Inequality and Industrial Change : A Global View (2001) — Balancing Acts : Technology, Finance, and the American Future (1989)
  Galbraith, John (1794-1860) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa., August 2, 1794. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1833-37, 1839-41. Died in Erie, Erie County, Pa., June 15, 1860 (age 65 years, 318 days). Interment at Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Galbraith, John Kenneth (1908-2006) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Iona Station, Ontario, October 15, 1908. Son of William Archibald 'Archie' Galbraith and Catherine (Kendall) Galbraith. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; economist; university professor; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Scottish ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; American Economic Association; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Philosophical Society. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1946, and again in 2000. Died, of pneumonia, in Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., April 29, 2006 (age 97 years, 196 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Archibald 'Archie' Galbraith and Catherine (Kendall) Galbraith; married, September 17, 1937, to Catherine 'Kitty' Atwater; father of Peter Woodard Galbraith and James Kenneth Galbraith. See Galbraith family of Massachusetts.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by John Kenneth Galbraith: Ambassador's Journal : A Personal Account of the Kennedy Years (1969) — The Affluent Society (1958) — The Great Crash : 1929 (1954) — A Short History of Financial Euphoria — Money : Whence it Came, Where it Went (1975) — A Tenured Professor (1990) — Name-Dropping : From FDR On (1999) — A Life In Our Times (1981) — The New Industrial State (1967)
  Books about John Kenneth Galbraith: Richard Parker, John Kenneth Galbraith : His Life, His Politics, His Economics
  Galbraith, Joseph, Sr. — Social Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, Mary Jane Moore (b. 1908) — also known as Mary Jane Galbraith; Mary Jane Moore; Mrs. Carl B. Galbraith — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Fayette City, Fayette County, Pa., December 7, 1908. Daughter of George H. Moore and Irene (Vaughan) Moore. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1944-52. Female. Methodist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 14, 1941, to Carl Bennett Galbraith.
  Galbraith, Peter Woodard (b. 1950) — also known as Peter W. Galbraith — of Townshend, Windham County, Vt. Born December 31, 1950. Son of John Kenneth Galbraith and Catherine (Atwater) Galbraith. U.S. Ambassador to Croatia, 1993-98. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Son of John Kenneth Galbraith and Catherine (Atwater) Galbraith; married to Tone Bringa; brother of James Kenneth Galbraith. See Galbraith family of Massachusetts.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by Peter W. Galbraith: The End of Iraq : How American Incompetence Created a War Without End (2006)
  Galbraith, Rex — of Apache, Caddo County, Okla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, Robert P. — of Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Mayor of Rock Island, Ill., 1937-45. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, Samuel — U.S. Vice Consul in Antigua, 1897-1905. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, Thomas — of Eatonville, Pierce County, Wash. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, Thomas J. — of Scott County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 18th District, 1861. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Interment somewhere in Cheyenne, Wyo.
  Galbraith, W. D. — of Hebron, Thayer County, Neb. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, W. J. — of Arizona. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona at-large, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, Willard — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. U.S. Vice Consul in Sao Paulo, 1932; U.S. Consul in Mexico City, 1938-39; Batavia, 1939; Valencia, 1943. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, William — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Galbraith, William A. — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860, 1864. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, William H. — of Wapello County, Iowa. Delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Wapello County, 1844. Burial location unknown.
  Galbraith, William J. (b. 1866) — of Calumet, Houghton County, Mich. Born in 1866. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District, 1903-08; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904; Houghton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-16. Burial location unknown.



 

 


 
   
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