| ROCKWELL (Soundex
R240)
— See also
BLACKWELDER,
BLACKWELL,
BOCKWELL,
BROCKWAY,
BROCKWELL,
CORKWELL,
CROCKWELL,
DOCKWEILER,
ROCK,
ROCKWOOD,
SOCKWELL,
STOCKWEATHER,
STOCKWELL.
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See also
Elisha
Rockwell Bitgood —
Ezra
Brainerd Jr. —
William
Rockwell Clough —
De
Witt Clinton Gage —
Rockwell
T. Gust Jr. —
Jason
Kellogg —
Rockwell
Kent —
Rockwell
Marietta —
Rockwell
Anthony Schnable —
James
Rockwell Sheffield —
James
Beach Wakefield |
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Rockwell, Albert Fenimore
(1862-1925) —
also known as Albert F. Rockwell —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Woodhull, Steuben
County, N.Y., April 8,
1862.
Republican. Inventor;
manufacturer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol, 1907-10.
Died in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., February
16, 1925 (age 62 years, 314
days).
Interment at West Cemetery, Bristol, Conn.
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Rockwell, Almon Ferdinand (b.
1899) —
also known as Almon F. Rockwell —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
16, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Brussels, 1921-22; Frankfort, 1924.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Betty —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Brad See Bradley L.
Rockwell |
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Rockwell, Bradley L. —
also known as Brad Rockwell —
Citizens candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1982; Green candidate
for justice of
Texas state supreme court, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Rockwell, Charles —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwich, 1822.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Charles F. —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Charles W. —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwich, 1834, 1836; member
of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1844.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, David L. —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, David Ladd —
also known as David L. Rockwell —
of Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1900,
1916
(alternate), 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Delos —
of Troy, Bradford
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 23rd District, 1875-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Delvyn J. —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Rockwell, Dennis —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Postmaster at Jacksonville,
Ill., 1825-34.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, E. A. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1869-71.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Eli —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1839.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Francis Williams
(1844-1929) —
also known as Francis W. Rockwell —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 26,
1844.
Republican. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1873; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1879; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1881; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1884-91;
defeated, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1900.
Died June 26,
1929 (age 85 years, 31
days).
Interment at Pittsfield
Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass.
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Rockwell, Frank —
of St. Charles, Kane
County, Ill.
Postmaster at St.
Charles, Ill., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Frank W. —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Mayor
of Akron, Ohio, 1912-15.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, G. W. —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 39, 1872-73.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, George —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1904-05.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, George H. —
of Brookfield, Carroll
County, N.H.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, George Lincoln
(1918-1967) —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., March 9,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; founder, in 1959, of the National
Committee to Free America from Jewish
Domination (later known as the American Nazi
Party); arrested
at various demonstrations
during the 1960s; American Nazi candidate for Governor of
Virginia, 1965.
Shot
and killed by
a sniper, later identified as John Patler, while driving his
car in the parking lot of Dominion Hills Shopping
Center, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., August
25, 1967 (age 49 years, 169
days); Patler was convicted of the murder and sentenced to 20
years in prison. Rockwell's funeral procession was not allowed into
Culpeper National Cemetery because of Nazi emblems worn by his
supporters.
Cremated.
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Rockwell, George Lounsbury
(1869-1947) —
also known as George L. Rockwell —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
20, 1869.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1905-06; U.S.
Deputy Consul General in Montreal, 1911; postmaster at Ridgefield,
Conn., 1912-16, 1924-35 (acting, 1924).
Died May 28,
1947 (age 78 years, 128
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Gordon
(1915-1991) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
23, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1967-74; defeated, 1952 (13th
District), 1954 (13th District), 1964 (25th District), 1974 (25th
District); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1960-64.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Died in 1991
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, H. C. —
of Berrien
County, Mich.
Democrat. Member of Michigan Gold Democratic State Central Committee,
1899.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, H. T. —
of St. Charles, Kane
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Hosea Hunt
(1840-1918) —
also known as Hosea H. Rockwell —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, N.Y., May 31,
1840.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1877; U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1891-93; candidate
for Presidential Elector for New York.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1918
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Rockwell, Irvin Elmer
(1862-1952) —
also known as Irvin E. Rockwell;
"Rock" —
of Bellevue, Blaine
County, Idaho.
Born in Sun Prairie, Dane
County, Wis., December
25, 1862.
Republican. Member of Idaho
state senate, 1915-19, 1929-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1916
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(alternate).
Christian
Scientist. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Successfully advocated for the American Falls dam project on the
Snake River.
Died in Bellevue, Blaine
County, Idaho, September
22, 1952 (age 89 years, 272
days).
Cremated.
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Rockwell, J. Leland —
of Arbutus, Baltimore
County, Md.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Jeremy —
of Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1810-11, 1824.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, John A. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1886, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, John Arnold
(1803-1861) —
also known as John A. Rockwell —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., August
27, 1803.
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1839; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1845-49.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
10, 1861 (age 57 years, 167
days).
Interment at Yantic
Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Rockwell and Sally (Arnold) Rockwell; married to Mary
Watkinson Perkins; third cousin once removed of Elijah
Abel, Joseph
Churchill Strong, Ebenezer
Strong and Bela
Edgerton; third cousin twice removed of Josiah
Cowles; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew
Griswold, Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; fourth cousin of Alfred
Peck Edgerton and Joseph
Ketchum Edgerton; fourth cousin once removed of John
Davenport, James
Davenport, John
Taintor, Daniel
Chapin, Henry
Huntington, Roger
Taintor, Gurdon
Huntington, Augustus
Seymour Porter, Solomon
Taintor, Peter
Buell Porter, Calvin
Fillmore, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Abel
Huntington, Timothy
Merrill, Daniel
Upson, Phineas
Lyman Tracy, Albert
Haller Tracy, Asa H.
Otis, Theodore
Sill, Oliver
Morgan Hungerford, Julius
Levi Strong and Luther
S. Pitkin. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York; Bolton-Whitney-Brainard-Wolcott
family of Ohio and New York; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee
family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Rockwell, John T. —
of Winsted, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1876.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Julius
(1805-1888) —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Colebrook, Litchfield
County, Conn., April
26, 1805.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1834; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1835-37, 1858;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1843-51; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1854-55; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1855; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1864.
Died in Lenox, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 19,
1888 (age 83 years, 23
days).
Interment at Church
on the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.
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Rockwell, Kleber P.
(1868-1921) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich., November
8, 1868.
Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1918-21; died in office 1921.
Died in 1921
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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Leland See J. Leland
Rockwell |
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Rockwell, Leonard —
of Mt. Pleasant, Titus
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Rockwell, Lewis —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County 1st District, 1851.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Lewis C. —
U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1870-73.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Lorenzo A. —
of Compton, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Postmaster at Compton,
Calif., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Margaret A. —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Arizona, 1952.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Nathan —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County, 1780-82, 1786-87,
1788-90, 1799-1800.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Philo G. —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1866-67.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Rena —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1928.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Reuben —
of Colebrook, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 15th District, 1858.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Reuben —
of Springfield, Walworth
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Walworth County, 1859.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Robert Fay
(1886-1950) —
also known as Robert F. Rockwell —
of Paonia, Delta
County, Colo.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., February
11, 1886.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1917-21; member of Colorado
state senate, 1921-23, 1939-41; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1923-25; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1941-49; defeated,
1948.
Member, Grange.
Died in Paonia, Delta
County, Colo., September
28, 1950 (age 64 years, 229
days).
Interment at Hornell
Rural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Rockwell, Samuel —
of Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stafford, 1823.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Samuel —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Solomon —
of Winchester, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Winchester, 1820.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Stuart Wesson (b.
1917) —
also known as Stuart W. Rockwell —
of Radnor, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
15, 1917.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Panama, as of 1941-43; U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, 1970-73.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Sylvester D. —
of Warehouse Point, East Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. First
selectman of East Windsor, Connecticut, 1888, 1898; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Windsor; elected 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Theron —
of Colebrook, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 15th District, 1834-35; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Colebrook, 1838.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Thomas —
Conservative. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Rockwell, W. W. —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Postmaster at Glens
Falls, N.Y., 1893-94.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Washington L. —
of Monroe
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1877.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Willard F. —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Rockwell, William —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1896
(alternate), 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, William W. —
of Hadley, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County 2nd District, 1849; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868;
member of New York
state senate, 1878-81 (16th District 1878-79, 19th District
1880-81).
Burial location unknown.
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Rockwell, Winthrop E. —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
First
selectman of Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1927, 1947.
Burial location unknown.
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