| |
Meekins, D. V. —
of Manteo, Dare
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Meekins, Isaac Melson
(1875-1946) —
also known as Isaac M. Meekins —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Born in Tyrrell
County, N.C., February
13, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Elizabeth City, N.C., 1897; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1912,
1916,
1924;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1924; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina,
1925-45; took senior status 1945.
Died November
21, 1946 (age 71 years, 281
days).
Interment at Old
Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
|
| |
Meekins, J. C., Jr. —
of North Carolina.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meekins, Mary —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meekins, Mary D. —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1932.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meekins, Russ —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives 7th District, 1973-74.
Still living as of 1974.
|
| |
Meekins, Theodore S. —
of Manteo, Dare
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1932,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meekins, William C. —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1928,
1940,
1944,
1948;
North
Carolina Republican state chair, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | MEEKS:
See also
Dean
Burch —
Albert
W. Twiggar |
| |
Meeks, Annette (born
c.1960) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born about 1960.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Meeks, Cordell D. —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Meeks, Dianne —
of Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1996,
2000,
2004;
member, Credentials Committee, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Meeks, Floyd E. —
of Montour Falls, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meeks, Frank O. —
of Virginia.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Meeks, Gregory Weldon (b.
1953) —
also known as Gregory W. Meeks —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 31st District, 1993-98; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1998-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2008.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Meeks, H. E. —
of Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meeks, J. L. —
of Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meeks, Jack —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Meeks, James —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1996,
2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Meeks, James Andrew
(1864-1946) —
also known as James A. Meeks —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Washington
County, Ohio, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1924,
1928
(alternate), 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938, 1940.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Pi; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1946
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
|
| |
Meeks, Jeffrey M. —
of Lithonia, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Meeks, Joseph —
of Hudson
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1879-80.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meeks, Nelson P. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Vancouver, 1929-43.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meeks, Mrs. R. D. L. —
of Hennepin, Garvin
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1940,
1948
(alternate).
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meeks, Robert L. —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1859; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meeks, Simone-Marie —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Meeks, Thomas —
of Mt. Carmel, Wabash
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Mt. Carmel, Ill., 2007.
Still living as of 2007.
|
| |
Meeks, William F. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meeks, William Thomas,
Jr. —
of Union
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Union County, 1947-50.
Still living as of 1950.
|
| | MEIER:
See also
Judy
Meier Jennette —
Joseph
Edward Lumbard —
Richard
J. Norpel, Sr. —
Judy
C. Ramos-Meier —
Meier
Steinbrink |
| |
Meier, Alfred —
of Pewaukee, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Meier, Arnold —
of La
Crosse County, Wis.
Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from La Crosse County 2nd District, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Meier, B. W. —
of Napoleon, Logan
County, N.Dak.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Meier, Barbara L. —
Natural Law candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Meier, Enrique —
U.S. Consular Agent in Mollendo, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meier, Fred C. —
of Bland, Gasconade
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meier, Henry —
of Lincoln
County, Wis.
Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Lincoln County, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
|
| |
Meier, John —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Meier, Julius L.
(1874-1937) —
of Oregon.
Born December
31, 1874.
Governor
of Oregon, 1931-35.
Jewish.
Died July 14,
1937 (age 62 years, 195
days).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
|
| |
Meier, Raymond A. (born
c.1953) —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born about 1953.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 47th District; elected unopposed 2002; elected 2004;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Meier, Victor H. —
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
|
| |
Meier, William H. —
of Nebraska.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | MEIGS:
See also
Meigs
Copeland —
Alexander
Meigs Haig, Jr. |
| |
Meigs, Arthur —
Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Florida, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meigs, Charles R. (b.
1830) —
of Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Connecticut, 1830.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Wasco County, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meigs, Ferris J. —
of Tupper Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 34th District, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meigs, Henry (1782-1861) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Connecticut, 1782.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1819-21.
Died in 1861
(age about
79 years).
Interment at St.
Ann's Churchyard, Perth Amboy, N.J.
|
| |
Meigs, Henry —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1869-79.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meigs, Phineas —
of Madison, New Haven
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Madison, 1831-32, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meigs, Return J. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1841-42.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meigs, Return Jonathan, Jr.
(1764-1825) —
also known as Return J. Meigs, Jr. —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
17, 1764.
Democrat. Justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1803-04, 1808-09; resigned 1804; federal
judge, 1807-08; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1808-10; Governor of
Ohio, 1810-14; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1814-23.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, March 29,
1825 (age 60 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
|
| |
Meigs, Samuel —
of Oxford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Oxford, 1829-30, 1834.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Meisel, James A. —
of St. Marys, Elk
County, Pa.
Burgess
of St. Marys, Pennsylvania, 1954-56.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Meisel, Lawrence J. —
of Frontenac, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Meisel, Lee John —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Meisel, Louis D. —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Meisel, Peter Henry
(c.1867-1939) —
also known as Peter H. Meisel —
of Springfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Germany,
about 1867.
Republican. Contractor;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Springfield, Union
County, N.J., March 3,
1939 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | MELCHER:
See also
Henry
Clay Ide |
| |
Melcher, Holman Staples (d.
1905) —
also known as Holman S. Melcher —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Republican. Mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1889-91.
Died in 1905.
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
|
| |
Melcher, John (b. 1924) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
6, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; veterinarian;
mayor of Forsyth, Mont., 1955; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1961-63, 1969; member of Montana
state senate, 1963-67; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1969-77; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1977-89; defeated, 1988; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 2008; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2010.
|
| | Melcher,
Pete See Peter T.
Melcher |
| |
Melcher, Peter T. —
also known as Pete Melcher —
of Tennessee.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1990, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Melcher, Philip —
of Union, Union
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Melcher, Richmond L. —
of Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Oxford County (1st), 1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Melcher, Woodbury L. —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Mayor
of Laconia, N.H., 1903-05.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | MELENDEZ:
See also
Luis
Melendez Cano —
Eric
Ruano-Melendez |
| |
Melendez, Arlan D. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Melendez, Brian —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 2008; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Melendez, Carmen —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Meléndez, Loida —
of Guaynabo, Guaynabo
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Puerto Rico, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| | MELLEN:
See also
Mellen
Chamberlain —
Grenville
Mellen Dodge —
Alanson
Mellen Kimball —
Charles
Henry Leeds —
Frank
Mellen Nye —
John
Mellen Thurston |
| |
Mellen, Chase, Jr.
(1897-1978) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
5, 1897.
Son of Chase Mellen (1863-1939; lawyer) and Lucy Cony (Manley)
Mellen.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chair of
New York County Republican Party, 1933-35; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1936;
Liberal Party candidate for New York City Controller, 1953.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, September
12, 1978 (age 81 years, 219
days); his body was
donated to the New York University Hospital.
| |  |
Relatives:
Grandson of Joseph
H. Manley; son of Chase Mellen (1863-1939; lawyer) and Lucy Cony
(Manley) Mellen; married, January
30, 1941, to Sarah (Brisbane) McCrary (died
1977). |
|
| |
Mellen, Erwin —
of Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Mellen, Harold J. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Mellen, Mary —
of Minnesota.
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1992.
Female.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Mellen, Prentiss
(1764-1840) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Massachusetts, 1764.
U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1818-20; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1820-34.
Died in 1840
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Western
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
|
| |
Mellen, W. M. E. —
of Chicopee, Hampden
County, Mass.
Democrat. Mayor
of Chicopee, Mass., 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
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