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See also
Peter
Cline Buffington —
Peter
Cline Buffington II —
John
Wilkes Parsons —
Thomas
Jefferson Parsons —
Charles
Elmer Waterman |
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Garland, Aaron P. —
of Needmore, Fulton
County, Pa.
Democrat. Chair of
Fulton County Democratic Party, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland, Augustus Hill
(1832-1899) —
also known as Augustus H. Garland —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tipton
County, Tenn., June 11,
1832.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1860;
delegate
to Arkansas secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Arkansas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress 3rd District, 1862-64;
Senator
from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1868;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1874-77; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1877-85; U.S.
Attorney General, 1885-89.
Died suddenly while arguing a case before the Supreme
Court, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1899 (age 66 years, 229
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Garland, Benjamin G. —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Garland, C. T. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1871.
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland, Charles H. —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Mayor
of Des Plaines, Ill., 1941-45; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland, Clyde L. —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 17th District, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Garland, Danny II —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Garland, David Shepherd
(1769-1841) —
of Virginia.
Born near New Glasgow (now Clifford), Amherst
County, Va., September
27, 1769.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1799-1802, 1805-09, 1814-15, 1819-26,
1832-36; member of Virginia
state senate, 1809-11; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 20th District, 1810-11.
Died in Clifford, Amherst
County, Va., October
7, 1841 (age 72 years, 10
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Amherst County, Va.
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Garland, E. W. —
of Scottsboro, Jackson
County, Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland, Frances Vaughan —
of Virginia.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1992.
Female.
Still living as of 1992.
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Garland, George W. —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Dover 3rd Ward;
elected 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland, Gordon Hickman
(1898-1986) —
of Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Missouri, 1898.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1937-42; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1940-42.
Died in 1986
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland, Harry —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Lake Township, Michigan, 1955-69.
Still living as of 1969.
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Garland, Henry Lastrapes
(1826-1908) —
also known as Henry L. Garland —
of Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La.
Born in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., December
29, 1826.
Son of Rice Garland and Celeste Genevieve
(Lastrapes) Garland (1804-1883).
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1876.
Died in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., December
28, 1908 (age 81 years, 365
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland, James
(1791-1885) —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Ivy Depot, Albemarle
County, Va., June 6,
1791.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1829-31; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1835-41 (7th District 1835-37, 6th
District 1837-39, 7th District 1839-41).
Died in Lynchburg,
Va., August 8,
1885 (age 94 years, 63
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
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Garland, John Jewett
(1902-1968) —
also known as John J. Garland —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 20,
1902.
Son of William May Garland and Sadie Blanche
(Hinman) Garland.
Republican. Realtor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Phi.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
30, 1968 (age 66 years, 224
days).
Interment at San
Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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Garland, Jonathan —
Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Garland, Leonard —
of Lansford, Carbon
County, Pa.
Burgess
of Lansford, Pennsylvania, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland, Mahlon Morris
(1856-1920) —
also known as Mahlon M. Garland —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 4,
1856.
Republican. U.S. Surveyor of
Customs, 1909; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1915-20 (at-large 1915-17, 2nd
District 1917-19, at-large 1919-20); died in office 1920.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
19, 1920 (age 64 years, 199
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Garland, Marie Tarvin —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Garland, Peter Adams
(1923-2005) —
also known as Peter Garland —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 16,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor of
Saco, Maine, 1956-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1961-63; defeated, 1962,
1966.
Died January
26, 2005 (age 81 years, 224
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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Garland, Ray —
of Virginia.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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Garland, Rice (1798-1863) —
of Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La.; Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., September
30, 1798.
Son of Rice Garland (1766-1818) and Elizabeth (Hamner) Garland
(c.1766-1840).
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1834-40; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1840-46; Cameron
County Judge, 1853-54.
Died in Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex., August
12, 1863 (age 64 years, 316
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Brownsville, Tex.
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Garland, Rufus King
(1830-1886) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Tipton
County, Tenn., May 22,
1830.
Son of Rufus K. Garland and Barbara (Hill) Garland.
Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1858-61; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress 2nd District, 1864-65;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; candidate for
Governor
of Arkansas, 1882.
Died in Prescott, Nevada
County, Ark., December
12, 1886 (age 56 years, 204
days).
Interment at Old
Washington Cemetery, Washington, Ark.
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Garland, Sadie —
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 17th District,
1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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Garland, Sadie E. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland, Samuel Meredith
(1802-1880) —
of Amherst
County, Va.
Born in 1802.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Died in 1880
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland, Sarah —
of Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Garland, Solomon —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Village
president of Des Plaines, Illinois, 1879-80.
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland, Tom —
of Tennessee.
Republican. Elected Tennessee
state senate 3rd District 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
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Garland, Walter B. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Communist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland, William May (d.
1948) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1916
(alternate), 1924,
1928,
1936,
1940
(alternate).
Died in Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif., September
26, 1948.
Interment at San
Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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