| |  PEASLEE:
See also
Charles
Rowland Peaslee Farnsley —
Lewis
R. Hovey —
Anson
Peaslee Morrill —
Nathaniel
Peaslee Sargent —
Asa
Tenney |
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Peaslee, Amos Jenkins II
(1887-1969) —
also known as Amos J. Peaslee —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Clarksboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Clarksboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., March 24,
1887.
Son of Gideon Peaslee and Emma (Waddington) Peaslee.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1953-56.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Kiwanis.
Died in 1969
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Mickleton
Meeting Graveyard, Mickleton, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Dorothy K. Quimby. |
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Peaslee, Bert L. —
of Merrimack, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Merrimack,
1948; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Merrimack,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Peaslee, Charles Hazen
(1804-1866) —
also known as Charles H. Peaslee —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Gilmanton, Belknap
County, N.H., February
6, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1833-37; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853-57.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
18, 1866 (age 62 years, 224
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
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Peaslee, Clarence L. —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peaslee, Irving E. —
of Plaistow, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Peaslee, Joab —
of Plaistow, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1893.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peaslee, John B. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peaslee, Robert James
(1864-1936) —
also known as Robert J. Peaslee —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Weare, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
23, 1864.
Son of Robert Peaslee and Persis Boardman (Dodge) Peaslee.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1898-1901, 1908-24; appointed
1898; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1924-34; superior
court judge in New Hampshire, 1901-07.
Died August
23, 1936 (age 71 years, 335
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Peaslee and Persis Boardman (Dodge) Peaslee; married 1893 to Nellie
Dorcas Kimball (died 1915); married 1917 to Sarah
Congdon Hazard. |
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Peaslee, William —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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| | PEAVEY:
See also
Mrs.
F. Peavey Heffelfinger —
Diane
Josephy-Peavey |
| | Peavey, Bob
See Robert R. Peavey |
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Peavey, George C. —
of Strafford, Strafford
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1869-71.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peavey, George S. —
of Greenfield, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 8th District, 1893-94.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peavey, Hollis Monroe (b.
1897) —
also known as Hollis M. Peavey —
of Huntington Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Riceville, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March 27,
1897.
Republican. Mayor
of Huntington Park, Calif., 1942-44, 1947-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Musician
and leader of Peavy's Jazz Bandits, one of the first
jazz bands.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peavey, Hubert Haskell
(1881-1937) —
also known as Hubert H. Peavey —
of Washburn, Bayfield
County, Wis.
Born in Adams, Mower
County, Minn., January
12, 1881.
Son of William H. Peavey.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1913-15; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1923-35 (11th District 1923-33,
10th District 1933-35).
Died in Washburn, Bayfield
County, Wis., November
21, 1937 (age 56 years, 313
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Washburn, Wis.
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Peavey, John J. (d. 1846) —
of Maine.
U.S. Consul in Pictou, 1845-46, died in office 1846.
Died in 1846.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peavey, Robert R. —
also known as Bob Peavey —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Independent candidate for mayor
of Alexandria, Va., 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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| | PEAY:
See also
Jacob
Elmer Long —
David
S. Van Alstyne, Jr. |
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Peay, Austin IV
(1876-1927) —
also known as "The Maker of Modern
Tennessee" —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., June 1,
1876.
Son of Austin Peay and Cornelia Frances (Leavell) Peay.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1901-05; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1924;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, at the Governor's
Residence, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
2, 1927 (age 51 years, 123
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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Peay, Austin V
(1901-1949) —
of Tennessee.
Born in 1901.
Son of Austin Peay IV.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1928;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1931-35.
Died in 1949
(age about
48 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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Peay, Austin, Jr. —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state senate 15th District, 1947.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peay, Don (born c.1961) —
of Bountiful, Davis
County, Utah.
Born about 1961.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Peay, Gordon Neill
(1819-1876) —
also known as Gordon N. Peay —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Kentucky, December
12, 1819.
Mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1859-60; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War.
Died December
14, 1876 (age 57 years, 2
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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