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LANGDON (Soundex L523) — See also CONGDON, GLANDON, KINGDON, LANDON, LANG, LANGDELL, LANSDON, LONGDON.

  LANGDON: See also Langdon Cheves — Charles Langdon Cook — Eugene Langdon Dearborn — Halvor Langdon Halvorson — Mark Langdon Hill — Langdon R. Jones — Wilfred Langdon Kihn — Chauncey Langdon Knapp — Langdon I. Marvin — Allan Langdon McDermott — Langdon C. Morris — George Langdon Peterson — Langdon W. Post — John Langdon Rand — William Langdon Sands — Gad Ely Upson — Langdon Warner — Fred Langdon Woodworth
  Langdon, Charles Carter — also known as Charles C. Langdon — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Democrat. Mayor of Mobile, Ala., 1849-51, 1852-55; candidate for Representative from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 9th District, 1863; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1868, 1876 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); secretary of state of Alabama, 1885-90. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, Chauncey (1763-1830) — of Vermont. Born in Farmington, Hartford County, Conn., November 8, 1763. Son of Ebenezer Langdon (1738-1826) and Catharine Langdon (1743-1827). State court judge in Vermont, 1798; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1813; U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1815-17. Died July 23, 1830 (age 66 years, 257 days). Interment at Congregational Cemetery, Castleton, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Langdon (1738-1826) and Catharine Langdon (1743-1827); married to Lucy Nona Lathrop (1770-1831); father of Lucy Green Langdon (1793-1873; who married Charles Kilborn Williams).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Langdon, Francis E. — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 24th District, 1887-88. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, Francis E. — of Guilford, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Guilford, 1926, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, George — of Michigan. Mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1878-79. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, Jack — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
  Langdon, Jim — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
  Langdon, John (1741-1819) — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., June 26, 1741. Democrat. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775-76, 1787; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Hampshire state senate from Rockingham County, 1784-85; President of New Hampshire, 1785-86, 1788-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1789-1801; Governor of New Hampshire, 1805-09, 1810-12; received 9 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1808. Congregationalist. Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., September 18, 1819 (age 78 years, 84 days). Entombed at North Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
  Relatives: Brother of Woodbury Langdon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Langdon, John, Jr. — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1818-19. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, John D. — of Columbia County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Columbia County 1st District, 1851. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, John H. — of Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
  Langdon, L. L. — Workers Communist candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, Lawrence K. — of Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio at-large, 1912; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, Levi — of Calaveras County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 13th District, 1863-65. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, Nathaniel — of Michigan. Member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1865-66. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, R. B. — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Republican. Member of Minnesota state senate 27th District, 1873-78; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1888. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, R. V. — of Lapeer County, Mich. Member of Michigan National Democratic State Central Committee, 1899. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, Samuel — Supervisor of Paris Township, Michigan, 1874-76, 1878-79. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, Stephen H. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, William Henry (1873-1939) — also known as William H. Langdon — of San Francisco, Calif.; Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif. Born in Alameda County, Calif., September 25, 1873. Republican. Superior court judge in California, 1915-19; Judge, California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1919-27; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920; justice of California state supreme court, 1927-39; died in office 1939. Died of a heart attack, in Hillsborough, San Mateo County, Calif., August 10, 1939 (age 65 years, 319 days). Burial location unknown.
  Langdon, William Russell (1891-1963) — also known as William R. Langdon — of Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Smyrna (now Izmir), Turkey, of American parents, July 31, 1891. U.S. Vice Consul in Yokohama, 1916-17; U.S. Consul in Antung, 1924; Tsinan, 1926; Mukden, 1927, 1938; Dairen, 1929-32; U.S. Consul General in Seoul, 1947. Died in 1963 (age about 71 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley, Mass.
  Langdon, Woodbury (1739-1805) — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., 1739. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1778; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1779; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1782-83, 1786-91; member of New Hampshire state senate from Rockingham County, 1784-85. Member, Freemasons. Died January 13, 1805 (age about 65 years). Interment at North Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
  Relatives: Brother of John Langdon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page



 

 


 
   
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