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LINN (Soundex L500) — See also BLINN, FLINN, LEAN, LEANNE, LEAUN, LEIGHANN, LEIN, LEION, LEON, LEONE, LIAN, LIEN, LIN, LINE, LINEN, LINH, LINNA, LINNAEUS, LINNAN, LINNEHAN, LINNELL, LINNEMAN, LINNEN, LINNETTE, LINNEY, LINNING, LION, LIONE, LUNN, LYNE, LYNN, LYNNE, LYON, MCGLINN, NILL.

  LINN: See also Gerald W. Ash — Linn H. Babcock — Linn C. Baker — Linn Banks — William O'Rear Blackerby — Linn L. Boyce — Linn Boyd — Linn Brannon — William Gordon Brantley — William Linn Brown — Matthew Linn Bruce — Martin Linn Clardy — Mary Linn Davenport — Daniel Linn Gooch — Linn W. Hull — Lewis Linn McArthur — Linn B. Porter — James Linn Rodgers — Linn Rogers — Elsie Linn Smith — Henry George Templar — A. Linn Weatherhead
  Linn, A. D. — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, Archibald Ladley (1802-1857) — also known as Archibald L. Linn — of Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., October 15, 1802. State court judge in New York, 1840; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1841-43; member of New York state assembly, 1844, 1844. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., October 10, 1857 (age 54 years, 360 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Linn, Bernard (b. 1898) — of Sturgis, Meade County, S.Dak. Born in South Dakota, February 18, 1898. Republican. South Dakota commissioner of school and public lands, 1949-58. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, C. H. — of Kuttawa, Lyon County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, Conn — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, Dave — of California. Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S. Representative from California 9th District, 1992. Still living as of 1992.
  Linn, David Auen (b. 1948) — also known as David A. Linn — Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., August 8, 1948. Son of William Anthony Linn and Margaret Irene (Auen) Linn. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 18th District, 1988; member of California Republican State Committee, 1989. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary. Still living as of 1990.
  Relatives: Married, September 15, 1973, to Ellen Delaney.
  Linn, David M. — of Frostburg, Allegany County, Md. Mayor of Frostburg, Md., 1974-80. Still living as of 1980.
  Linn, Diane M. — of Oregon. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Linn, Emma Lou — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Linn, Floyd B. — of Meridian Township, Ingham County, Mich. Republican. Supervisor of Meridian Township, Michigan; elected 1945. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, H. M. — of Cleveland, Bradley County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, Harry D. — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born near Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa. Republican. Iowa secretary of agriculture, 1943-50; resigned 1950. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, J. L. — of Table Rock, Pawnee County, Neb.; Humboldt, Richardson County, Neb. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1881; member of Nebraska state senate, 1887-89. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, Jack — of Chickasha, Grady County, Okla. Mayor of Chickasha, Okla., 1955. Still living as of 1955.
  Linn, James (1749-1821) — of Somerset County, N.J. Born in Bedminster Township, Somerset County, N.J., 1749. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1790-91; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1799-1801; secretary of state of New Jersey, 1809. Died January 5, 1821 (age about 71 years). Interment at Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lamington, N.J.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Linn, John (1763-1821) — of New Jersey. Born in Hardwick Township, Warren County, N.J., December 3, 1763. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1801-04; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1805-21; died in office 1821; Sussex County Sheriff, 1812; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1817-21 (10th District 1817-19, 1st District 1819-21); died in office 1821. Died in Washington, D.C., January 5, 1821 (age 57 years, 33 days). Interment at North Hardyston Cemetery, Hamburg, N.J.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Linn, John Blair — of Pennsylvania. Secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1878-79. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, John E. — of Wharton, Wharton County, Tex. Member of Texas state senate 17th District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, John Joseph — Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Victoria, 1835. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, Joseph — of Sussex County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1835-36. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, Lewis Fields (1796-1843) — also known as Lewis F. Linn — of Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 5, 1796. Democrat. Physician; member of Missouri state senate, 1827; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1833-43; died in office 1843. Died October 3, 1843 (age 46 years, 332 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
  Relatives: Half-brother of Henry Dodge; brother-in-law of James Hugh Relfe; half-uncle of Augustus Caesar Dodge. See Dodge family.
  Linn counties in Iowa, Kan., Mo. and Ore. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Linn, Samuel — of Pennsylvania. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868. Burial location unknown.
  Linn, Steve — of Stanhope, Hamilton County, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  Linn, Vincent B. — of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Linn, William Bomberger (b. 1871) — also known as William B. Linn — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pa., December 20, 1871. Son of Valentine Linn and Mary (Bomberger) Linn. Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1919-32; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1932-43. Episcopalian. Member, Union League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 4, 1902, to Josephine Stewart Wood.



 

 


 
   
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