| |  RALSTON:
See also
J.
Ralston Miller —
W.
Ralston Westlake |
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Glen See Carl Glen
Ralston |
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Ralston, Carl Glen
(1883-1965) —
also known as C. Glen Ralston —
of Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Illinois, May 30,
1883.
Mayor
of Shawnee, Kan., 1951-53.
Died in April, 1965
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Ralston,
Carlyle See H. Carlyle
Ralston |
| | Ralston, D.
Harry See David Henry
Ralston |
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Ralston, David —
of Ellijay, Gilmer
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ralston, David Henry
(1863-1930) —
also known as D. Harry Ralston —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
22, 1863.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904
(alternate), 1908
(alternate), 1924;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1907.
Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment and a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 4,
1930 (age 67 years, 72
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Ralston, David M. (b.
1870) —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Illinois, 1870.
Son of Gavan Ralston.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Trinidad, Colo., 1937.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Ralston,
Frank See H. Frank
Ralston |
| | Ralston,
Glen See Carl Glen
Ralston |
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Ralston, H. Carlyle
(1893-1954) —
of Caledonia, Boone
County, Ill.
Born in Caledonia, Boone
County, Ill., October
10, 1893.
Republican. Farmer; chair of
Boone County Republican Party, 1950; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952.
Died in 1954
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Scottish
Cemetery, Caledonia, Ill.
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Ralston, H. Frank —
of Chester
County, Pa.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Chester County, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralston, Harry Monroe
(1882-1962) —
also known as Harry M. Ralston —
of Cut Bank, Glacier
County, Mont.
Born in Montana, March 17,
1882.
Son of Samuel F. Ralston (1835-1904) and Mary F. (Gregg) Ralston
(1840-1912).
Democrat. Carpenter;
rancher;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1940.
Died in Silver Bow
County, Mont., June 9,
1962 (age 80 years, 84
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Cleola I. Pyle (1884-1967). |
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Ralston, Jackson Harvey (b.
1857) —
of Hyattsville, Prince
George's County, Md.; Sherwood Forest, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., February
6, 1857.
Son of James Harvey Ralston and Harriet N.
(Jackson) Ralston.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralston, James C. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Ralston, James Harvey
(1807-1864) —
also known as James H. Ralston —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.; Sacramento
County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Austin, Lander
County, Nev.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., October
12, 1807.
Son of John Ralston and Elizabeth (Neely) Ralston.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; circuit
judge in Illinois 5th Circuit, 1837; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1837-39; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1840;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1841-45; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1841; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1841-46; served in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state senate, 1853-54; candidate for chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1856; delegate to
Nevada state constitutional convention, 1863.
Member, Freemasons.
Died after becoming lost in a snowstorm,
in Nye
County, Nev., May 8,
1864 (age 56 years, 209
days).
Interment somewhere
in Austin, Nev.
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Ralston, James R. —
of Caledonia, Boone
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralston, Jennie Craven (b.
1861) —
also known as Jennie Craven; Mrs. Samuel M.
Ralston —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Center Valley, Hendricks
County, Ind., November
15, 1861.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate); member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1932-44.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralston, Lucy (born
c.1941) —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born about 1941.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
2004,
2008
(alternate).
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Ralston, Patrick R. —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Ralston, Mrs. Robert —
of Coahoma, Coahoma
County, Miss.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Ralston, Mrs.
Samuel M. See Jennie Craven
Ralston |
| |
Ralston, Samuel Moffett
(1857-1925) —
also known as Samuel M. Ralston —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
1, 1857.
Son of John Ralston (born 1811) and Sarah (Scott) Ralston (born
1821).
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1888; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1892;
candidate for secretary of
state of Indiana, 1896, 1898; Governor of
Indiana, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1923-25; died in office 1925; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart and
kidney
diseases, near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
14, 1925 (age 67 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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Ralston, Thomas A. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1948, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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