The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Okeeffe to Olchin

Index to Politicians: Okeeffe to Olchin

OKEEFFE (Soundex O210) — See also ACHEFF, ACUFF, BOKEE, ECOFF, EICKHOFF, KEEFE, KEEFER, KEEFFE, OKEEFE.

O'Keeffe, Elizabeth F. — of Plainfield, Union County, N.J. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
O'Keeffe, Esther K. — of Indiana. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1922. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
O'Keeffe, Mary E. — of Riverside, Riverside County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
O'Keeffe, Michael — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1875. Burial location unknown.

OKELLY (Soundex O240) — See also IKOLA, JOKELA, KELLY, LOKEY, MCKELLY, OKLEY, SKELLY, SOKEL, STOKELY, UCCELLO.

O'Kelly, James F. — of Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Assurance candidate for borough president of Queens, New York, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

OKENFUSS (Soundex O251) — See also ANFUSO, BEILFUSS, BLACKENFELD, BROKENBURR, BROKENSHIRE, BROOKENS, DREYFUSS, FRANKENFELD, FRANKENFIELD, FUSS, FUSSELL, GEILFUSS, KOOKEN, KROKENBERGER, LOKENSGARD, MANFULL, PAPENFUSS, PAPPENFUS, ROTHFUSS, UNFUG.

Okenfuss, Vera — of Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.

OKERLUND (Soundex O264) — See also ACKERLY, AKERLAND, BECKERLE, COOKERLY, ECKERLE, FISACKERLY, GIERLUF, HERLUF, KERL, KERLIN, KERLINSKY, LUND, MCKERLIE, WESTERLUND, WORLUND.

OKERLUND: See also Michael Okerlund Leavitt.

OKEY (Soundex O200) — See also AKEY, GOKEY, HOOKEY, LOKEY, OAKEY, OCIE, OKLEY, STOOKEY, YOKE.

OKEY: See also Okey M. Cogar; Okey H. Hall; Okey E. Hodge; Okey Johnson; Okey A. Mills; Okey Leonidas Patteson.
Okey, Steven — of Alliance, Stark County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Okey, William — of Monroe County, Ohio. Delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Monroe County, 1873. Burial location unknown.

OKIMOTO (Soundex O253) — See also ACHMUTY, CAMMETT, COMTE, HARIMOTO, KIMMITT, KIMO, KIMON, TIMOTHY.

Okimoto, Tadao — of Hawaii. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Hawaii, 1992. Still living as of 1992.

OKIN (Soundex O250) — See also AKIN, BOOKIN, BROKING, BROOKING, BROOKINGS, BROOKINS, COOKINGHAM, COOKINHAM, EKIN, GOOKIN, GOOKINS, OKINO, OKON, OKUN.

Okin, Louis — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

OKINO (Soundex O250) — See also AKANA, AKINA, BOOKIN, BROKING, BROOKING, BROOKINGS, BROOKINS, COOKINGHAM, COOKINHAM, GOOKIN, GOOKINS, KINOLA, KINOSHITA, OKIN.

Okino, Tom — of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

OKIYAMA (Soundex O250) — See also FUJIYAMA, TSUKIYAMA.

Okiyama, Jesus C. — of Agana (now Hagatna), Guam. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Guam, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

OKLEY (Soundex O240) — See also ACKLEY, ACKLIE, ACLY, ECKLEY, LOKEY, MOKLER, OAKLEIGH, OAKLEY, OKELLY, OKEY, OLEY, ORLEY, OXLEY, SMOKLER, STOKLEY.

OKLEY: See also Okley V. Wright.

OKON (Soundex O250) — See also KONO, KOON, OKIN, OKONSKI, OKUN.

O'Kon, George A. (1901-1984) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb County, Mich. Born August 5, 1901. Farmer-Labor candidate for Michigan state senate 1st District, 1936. Died, of a heart attack, on March 3, 1984. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.

OKONSKI (Soundex O252) — See also BRECKONS, CHOINSKI, DOBRONSKI, GAWRONSKI, GOLONSKI, JABLONSKI, KANOWSKY, KINSKY, KONSTANTINA, KONSTANTY, KONSTANTYNOWICZ, KYNSAK, OKON, PLONSKI, SKOWRONSKI, TARGONSKI, WRONSKI, YABLONSKI.

O'Konski, Alvin Edward (1904-1987) — also known as Alvin E. O'Konski — of Mercer, Iron County, Wis.; Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wis. Born near Kewaunee, Kewaunee County, Wis., May 26, 1904. Married to Veronica Hemming. Republican. School teacher; newspaper publisher; candidate for Wisconsin state senate 1st District, 1934; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1943-73; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1957; owner of WOSA and WLIN radio stations; president, WAEO television station, Rhinelander, Wis. Died in Kewaunee, Kewaunee County, Wis., July 8, 1987. Interment at St. Hedwig's Cemetery, Kewaunee, Wis.
- See also: congressional biography.

OKRAY (Soundex O260) — See also ACREE, KRAYER, KRAYHILL, ORRAY, POKRASS.

Okray, John J. — of Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932. Interment somewhere in Lancaster, Pa.

OKUN (Soundex O250) — See also OKIN, OKON, TOKUNAGA.

Okun, Herbert Stuart (b. 1930) — Born in 1930. U.S. Ambassador to East Germany, 1980. Still living as of 1991.

OKWAYE (Soundex O200) — See also BOOKWALTER, BROCKWAY, COWEE, COWHEY, COWIE, JACKWAY, JAKWAY.

Okwaye, Sandra — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Candidate in primary for mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1999. Female. Still living as of 1999.

OLAFSON (Soundex O412) — See also ABOLAFIA, ALFONSO, ALFSEN, COLAFELLA, ELLEFSON, ELLIFSON, GUSTAFSON, ROELAFSON.

Olafson, Sigfus — of West Virginia. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1940. Still living as of 1940.

OLAND (Soundex O453) — See also BOLAND, CHOLAND, DOLAN, DOOLAN, HOLAND, LAND, LONDA, NOLAND, OLANDER, OLANDUS, OMLAND, POLAND, ROLAND, TOLAND, UELAND, YOLAND.

OLAND: See also Oland W. Carrick.

OLANDER (Soundex O453) — See also ALANDAR, ALLANDER, ANDER, BOLANDER, ELLENDER, ERLANDO, KOLANDER, LANDER, LEONARD, MOLANDER, NORDALE, OBLANDER, OLAND, ROLANDER, SHOLANDER, SJOLANDER, YOLANDE.

Olander, Edwin Lawrence (b. 1917) — also known as Edwin L. Olander — of Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass., March 17, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor of Northampton, Mass., 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Protestant. Still living as of 1950.

OLANDUS (Soundex O453) — See also OLAND, SANDUSKY, VANDUSEN, VANDUSER.

OLANDUS: See also Mrs. Olandus West.

OLAUGHLIN (Soundex O424) — See also ALLYLINE, CAUGHLAN, COUGHLIN, LAUGHLIN, LOUGHLIN, MACLAUGHLIN, MCGLAUGHLIN, MCLAUGHLIN, MCLOUGHLIN, NICKOLAUS, OLAUSEN, OLOUGHLIN, RAUGHLEY, SOLAUN.

O'Laughlin, Bernard J. — of North Dakota. Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1944. Still living as of 1944.
O'Laughlin, Michael — of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
O'Laughlin, W. C. — of Wayzata, Hennepin County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

OLAUSEN (Soundex O425) — See also CLAUSEN, NICKOLAUS, OLAUGHLIN, SLAUSEN, SOLAUN.

OLAUSEN: See also William Anderson.

OLAV (Soundex O410) — See also OLIVE, OVALL, SEIGAFOLAVA, VOLA.

OLAV: See also Martin Olav Sabo.

OLBRICH (Soundex O416) — See also ALBERIC, COLBRETH, COLBRUNO, ELBRICK, HOLBROCK, HOLBROOK, HOLBROOKE, HOLBRUNER, LABRECHE, LABRECQUE, LABREECHE, LYBROOK, PHILBRICK, RICH, SCHNOBRICH, STOLBRAND, ULBRICH, ULBRICHT.

Olbrich, Michael B. — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912. Burial location unknown.

OLCHIN (Soundex O425) — See also BELCHIC, CHIN, DRYPOLCHER, ELCAN, ELKEN, ELKIN, KOVALCHICK, KULCHITSKY, MAHALCHIK, MELCHING, MELCHIOR, NICHOL, TILCHIN.

Olchin, Jack — of New York. Liberal. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1984. Still living as of 1984.
Olchin, Selma — Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.

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