| |  ROBISON:
See also
George
Robison Black —
Joseph
E. Daily —
Andrew
Robison Govan —
Walter
A. Ledbetter —
Lenore
Romney |
| |
Robison, Adolf C. —
of West Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Robison, Andrew
(1800-1879) —
of Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., November
18, 1800.
Son of John Robison.
Farmer;
tanner;
currier;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 4th
District, 1859-60.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died January
27, 1879 (age 78 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Robison, B. G. —
of Carrollton, Pickens
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robison, Charles A. —
of Calhoun
County, Mich.
Candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
|
| |
Robison, Mrs. Chester T. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1941.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robison, David Fullerton
(1816-1859) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa., May 28,
1816.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1855-57.
Presumed to have been deliberately
poisoned
at a banquet during the inauguration of President James
Buchanan, in Washington, D.C., and subsequently died, at
Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., June 24,
1859 (age 43 years, 27
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Pa.
|
| |
Robison, Harold D. —
U.S. Consul in Sydney, 1943.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robison, Howard Winfield
(1915-1987) —
also known as Howard W. Robison —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., October
30, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1958-75 (37th District 1958-63,
33rd District 1963-73, 27th District 1973-75).
Died in Rehoboth Beach, Sussex
County, Del., September
26, 1987 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
|
| |
Robison, Jim —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Robison, John J. (b.
1824) —
of Sharon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
23, 1824.
Son of Gertrude (Hoag) Robison (1797-1878) and Andrew Robison.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1863-64; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1869-72, 1883-86; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1872;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1874, 1876; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd
District, 1879-80; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1886-87.
Scotch-Irish,
English,
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Robison, John J. —
of Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1948;
chair
of DeKalb County Republican Party, 1949.
Still living as of 1949.
|
| |
Robison, Joseph R. —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Mayor
of Laurel, Md., 1990-94.
Still living as of 1994.
|
| |
Robison, Paul F. —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Republican. Member of Alaska
territorial senate 3rd District, 1953-54; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Robison, Tim —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Robison, Wayne (born
c.1882) —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Curwensville, Clearfield
County, Pa., about 1882.
Republican. Contractor;
member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1931; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1932
(alternate), 1944.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robison, William C. —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oregon, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| | ROBLES:
See also
Georgia
Robles Conger —
Eugene
Cota-Robles —
Vera
Robles De Witt —
Morris
Fidanque de Castro |
| |
Robles, David De Castro —
of Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Canal Zone, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Robles, Marco A. —
of Pomona, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Candidate for mayor of
Pomona, Calif., 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Robles, Mario —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Robles, Salvador —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Robles, Sylvia —
of Grand Terrace, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Robles, Tom —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Robles, Victor L. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972;
member of New York
state assembly, 1979-84 (59th District 1979-82, 53rd District
1983-84).
Still living as of 1984.
|
| |
Robsion, John Marshall
(1873-1948) —
also known as John M. Robsion —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born near Berlin, Bracken
County, Ky., January
2, 1873.
Son of John A. Robsion and Mary (Hyland) Robsion.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1916,
1928,
1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1919-30, 1935-48 (11th District
1919-30, 9th District 1935-48); died in office 1948; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1930; defeated, 1930.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
17, 1948 (age 75 years, 46
days).
Interment at Barbourville
Cemetery, Barbourville, Ky.
|
| |
Robsion, John Marshall, Jr.
(1904-1990) —
also known as John M. Robsion, Jr. —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., August
28, 1904.
Son of John Marshall Robsion.
Republican. State court judge in Kentucky, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1953-59; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1956,
1960;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1959.
Died in 1990
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
|
| | ROBSON:
See also
August
Belmont —
Paul
Bowerman —
Philip
E. Brown |
| |
Robson, C. —
of Michigan.
Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robson, J. E. —
of Westmoreland, Pottawatomie
County, Kan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robson, James A. —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1910-13.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robson, John —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1871, 1881.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robson, John —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County 1st District, 1879.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robson, John W. —
of Arcadia, Bienville
Parish, La.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robson, Judy —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Robson, Morton S. —
of New York.
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
|
| |
Robson, Ray —
Single Tax candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robson, Reid —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robson, Robert H. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 14th District, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Robson, Robert M. —
Republican. Idaho
state attorney general, 1969-71; appointed 1969.
Still living as of 1971.
|
| |
Robson, Thomas J. —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1929-30.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Rocha, Charles —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Rocha, Ed —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Rocha, Elpidio, Jr. —
of Jackson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Missouri
state senate 11th District, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Rocha, Jimmy —
of Cedar Park, Williamson
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000
(alternate), 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | Rocha,
Manuel See V. Manuel
Rocha |
| |
Rocha, V. Manuel (b.
1950) —
Born in 1950.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| | ROCHE:
See also
George
Beall —
Edward
Joseph Kelly —
Edward
Eugene Masters —
Leo
Tarcisius McCarthy |
| |
Roche, Anthony M. —
of Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1946, 1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Roche, Carl D. —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Keene 5th Ward;
elected 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Roche, Chali —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Roche, Daniel —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
|
| |
Roche, Dominick H. —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1871-73.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Roche, Edward —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Roche, Edward Joseph —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Roche,
Francis See J. Francis
Roche |
| |
Roche, George —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1713-14.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Roche, J. Francis —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester 7th
Ward, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Roche, James E. —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Roche, James Jeffrey —
U.S. Consul in Genoa, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Roche, James M. —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Roche, John A.
(1844-1904) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born August
12, 1844.
Republican. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1887-89; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1888.
Died February
10, 1904 (age 59 years, 182
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
|
| |
Roche, John M. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 13th District,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Roche, Leonard —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.
Mayor
of Albany, Ore., 1977.
Still living as of 1977.
|
| |
Roche, M. D. —
Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 20th District, 1886.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Roche, Margaret W. —
of Absecon, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Roche, Patrick Henry —
also known as Patrick H. Roche —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1883-85,
1891-94, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Roche, Stephen J. —
of Washington
County, Fla.
Delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Washington
County, 1838-39.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Roche, T. W. —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Roche, Theodore J. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Roche, William J. —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 18th District, 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Rock:
See
Irvin
Elmer Rockwell |
| |
Rock, Mrs. Annis M. —
of San Leandro, Alameda
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Rock, C. E. —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Rock, Charles M. —
of Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Rock, Edward H. —
of South Norfolk (now part of Chesapeake),
Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Rock, George F. —
of Denver,
Colo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1952
(alternate), 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1954.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Rock, H. J. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Dakota, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Rock, Hubert J. —
of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Rock, Joyce —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oklahoma, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Rock, Michael J. —
of Vermont.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Rock, Philip J. —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980,
1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Rock, Richard A. —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Exeter, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Rock, Robert W. —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Rock, Thomas —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1906;
candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Rockefeller, Henry
(1778-1831) —
of Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Germantown, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
17, 1778.
Son of Philip Rockefeller (1746-1813) and Catherine (Best)
Rockefeller (1748-1833).
Merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1813-14.
Died in Germantown, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
6, 1831 (age 52 years, 354
days).
Interment at Germantown
Reformed Cemetery, Germantown, N.Y.
|
| | Rockefeller,
Jay See John Davison Rockefeller
IV |
| |
Rockefeller, John Davison IV (b.
1937) —
also known as Jay Rockefeller —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 18,
1937.
Son of John D. Rockefeller III (1906-1978) and Blanchette Ferry
(Hooker) Rockefeller (1909-1992).
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-68;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1969-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1972
(alternate), 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1977-85; defeated, 1972; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1985-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Trilateral
Commission.
Still living as of 2010.
|
| |
Rockefeller, John P. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1885.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Rockefeller, Lewis Kirby
(1875-1948) —
also known as Lewis K. Rockefeller —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., November
25, 1875.
Son of Spencer R. Rockefeller (1849-1925) and Henrietta 'Nettie'
(Kirby) Rockefeller (1853-1922).
Republican. Accountant;
Deputy New York State Tax Commissioner, 1915-21; Deputy New York
State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, 1921-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1937-43; chair of
Columbia County Republican Party, 1937-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Canaan, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
18, 1948 (age 72 years, 298
days).
Interment at Kinderhook
Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.
|
| |
Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich
(1908-1979) —
also known as Nelson A. Rockefeller;
"Rocky" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine, July 8,
1908.
Son of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960) and Abby (Aldrich)
Rockefeller (1874-1948).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); Governor of
New York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1964,
1968;
Vice
President of the United States, 1974-77.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias.
Participated in the founding of the United Nations; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1977.
Died, of a massive heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
26, 1979 (age 70 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Pocantico
Hills Estate, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
|
| |
Rockefeller, Sharon Percy (b.
1944) —
also known as Sharon Percy —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., December
10, 1944.
Daughter of Charles
Harting Percy.
Democrat. President and CEO of WETA public radio and
television in Washington, D.C.; director of PepsiCo (food and beverage
maker); delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 2010.
|
| |
Rockefeller, Simon S.
(1804-1884) —
of Germantown, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Germantown, Columbia
County, N.Y., July 24,
1804.
Son of Simon Rockefeller (1777-1839) and Elizabeth (Kuhn) Rockefeller
(1778-1836).
Member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1827.
Died in Germantown, Columbia
County, N.Y., June 7,
1884 (age 79 years, 319
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Rockefeller,
Win Paul See Winthrop Paul
Rockefeller |
| |
Rockefeller, Winthrop
(1912-1973) —
of Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1912.
Son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960) and Abby (Aldrich)
Rockefeller.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1961; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1964
(delegation chair), 1972
(delegation co-chair); Governor of
Arkansas, 1967-71; Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Urban
League; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died of lung
cancer or pancreatic
cancer, Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., February
22, 1973 (age 60 years, 297
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
|
| |
Rockefeller, Winthrop Paul
(1948-2006) —
also known as Win Paul Rockefeller —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
17, 1948.
Son of Winthrop Rockefeller and Barbara
(Sears) Rockefeller.
Republican. Rancher; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1994; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1996-2006; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arkansas, 2004.
Methodist.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Died, from a blood
disorder and complications of pneumonia,
in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., July 16,
2006 (age 57 years, 302
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Rockhill, H. K. —
of Washington.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Rockhill, Morrison A. (d.
1961) —
of Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948
(alternate).
Died February
22, 1961.
Interment somewhere
in Mentone, Ind.
|
| |
Rockhill, Samuel H. —
Prohibition candidate for secretary of
state of Ohio, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Rockhill, William
(1793-1865) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Burlington
County, N.J., February
10, 1793.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1834-36, 1836-37; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1836;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1844-47; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1847-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., January
15, 1865 (age 71 years, 340
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Rockhill, William Woodville
(1854-1914) —
also known as William W. Rockhill —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 1,
1854.
U.S. Minister to Greece, 1897-99; Romania, 1897-99; Serbia, 1897-99; China, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General in Athens, 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1909-11; Turkey, 1911-13.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, December
8, 1914 (age 60 years, 251
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
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