The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Rockwood to Rodger

Index to Politicians: Rockwood to Rodger

ROCKWOOD (Soundex R230) — See also BLACKWOOD, BRICKWOOD, BROCKWAY, BROCKWELL, KIRKWOOD, LOCKWOOD, PACKWOOD, ROCK, ROCKWELL, WOOD.

ROCKWOOD: See also Elmer A. Beamer; Rockwood Hoar Foster; Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar; Rockwood Hoar; Curtis Daniel MacDougall.
Rockwood, Frank H. — of North Franklin, Franklin, New London County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Franklin, 1939-40. Still living as of 1940.
Rockwood, Wendell D. — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Mayor of Cambridge, Mass., 1916-18. Burial location unknown.

ROCKY (Soundex ) — See also CHOCKY, CORKY, LOCKYEAR, LOCKYER, MACHOCKY, ROCCHIO, ROCK, ROCKE, ROCKEY, ROUKEY, RUCCIA, RUCKI.

Rocky See Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
Rocky See G. C. Sexton
Rocky See Almando Liburd

RODANGE (Soundex R352) — See also ANGE, BRODA, DANG, DANGELICA, DANGELO, DANGERFIELD, DANGLADE, DERANGO, KORODAN, KURODA, ODANIEL, RADDING, READING, REDDING, REDING, ROEDING, SANDANGER, TRODAHL, WEISENDANGER.

Rodange, Mrs. Peter — of Litchfield, Meeker County, Minn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1932. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

RODD (Soundex R300) — See also DORR, ORD, REDD, RHOAD, RHODD, RHODE, RHUDE, RODDA, RODDAN, RODDENBERRY, RODDENBERY, RODDEWIG, RODDIS, RODDLE, RODDY, RODE, ROEDE, ROHDE, ROOD, RUDD, RUDE, RUED.

RODD: See also Rodd Moesel.
Rodd, Major L. — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Democrat. Candidate for New Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1938; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

RODDA (Soundex R300) — See also ADDOR, CODDAIRE, DOAR, GODDARD, OARD, RADO, RHODA, RODD, RODDAN, RODDENBERRY, RODDENBERY, RODDEWIG, RODDIS, RODDLE, RODDY, STODDARD, STODDART.

Rodda, Albert S., Jr. — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
Rodda, R. W. — of Grass Valley, Nevada County, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

RODDAN (Soundex R350) — See also CODDAIRE, DARON, DONAR, DORAN, GODDARD, HADDAN, NODAR, RODD, RODDA, RODDENBERRY, RODDENBERY, RODDEWIG, RODDIS, RODDLE, RODDY, SHEDDAN, STODDARD, STODDART.

Roddan, Edward L. (b. 1899) — of Washington, D.C. Born January 10, 1899. U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, 1951-53. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

RODDENBERRY (Soundex R351) — See also BODDEN, CHRISTENBERRY, CRISENBERRY, DUSENBERRY, EIKENBERRY, FORTENBERRY, LILLODDEN, ODDEN, QUESENBERRY, QUISENBERRY, RODD, RODDA, RODDAN, RODDENBERY, RODDEWIG, RODDIS, RODDLE, RODDY, ROSENBERRY.

Roddenberry, Cecil M. — of Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga. Member of Georgia state senate, 1950. Still living as of 1950.

RODDENBERY (Soundex R351) — See also BODDEN, DUSINBERY, LILLODDEN, ODDEN, RODD, RODDA, RODDAN, RODDENBERRY, RODDEWIG, RODDIS, RODDLE, RODDY, STANBERY, SWANBERY.

Roddenbery, Seaborn Anderson (1870-1913) — of Thomasville, Thomas County, Ga. Born in Decatur County, Ga., January 12, 1870. Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1892-93; state court judge in Georgia, 1897-1901; mayor of Thomasville, Ga., 1905; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1910-13; died in office 1913. Died in 1913. Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Ga.
- See also: congressional biography.

RODDEWIG (Soundex R320) — See also HEULLEWIG, LUDEWIG, RODD, RODDA, RODDAN, RODDENBERRY, RODDENBERY, RODDIS, RODDLE, RODDY, RODEWIG, ROSEWIG.

Roddewig, Clair — of South Dakota. South Dakota state attorney general, 1937-39. Still living as of 1939.
Roddewig, Clair M. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

RODDIS (Soundex R320) — See also BODDIE, CODDING, CODDINGTON, DORIS, DORRIS, DORRISS, GODDIN, HODDICK, ODDIE, REDUS, RHOADES, RHODES, RODD, RODDA, RODDAN, RODDENBERRY, RODDENBERY, RODDEWIG, RODDLE, RODDY, RODES, ROUDEZ, RUDES, RUDIS, SIDOR.

Roddis, Robert W. (born c.1951) — of Michigan. Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1980 (13th District), 1988 (14th District), 1990 (12th District); candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1984, 1992. Still living as of 1992.

RODDLE (Soundex R340) — See also DORREL, ELDOR, ELLROD, ELROD, LODER, RAIDLE, REIDL, RIDDLE, RODD, RODDA, RODDAN, RODDENBERRY, RODDENBERY, RODDEWIG, RODDIS, RODDY, RODELL, ROLDE.

Roddle, William H. — of South Dakota. Secretary of state of South Dakota, 1897-1901. Burial location unknown.

RODDY (Soundex R300) — See also BODDY, DOORY, REDDY, ROADY, RODD, RODDA, RODDAN, RODDENBERRY, RODDENBERY, RODDEWIG, RODDIS, RODDLE, RODEY, ROODY, RUDDY, RUDI, RUDY, SNODDY.

RODDY: See also Roddy James.
Roddy, Crawford — Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Roddy, Ed — of Woodruff County, Ark. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Roddy, Ephraim — Delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Washington, 1833. Burial location unknown.
Roddy, Sam — of Temple, Bell County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944. Still living as of 1944.

RODE (Soundex R300) — See also BRODE, DOERR, DORE, REXRODE, RHOAD, RHODD, RHODE, RHUDE, ROBE, RODD, RODEFER, RODELL, RODEMANN, RODEN, RODER, RODERIC, RODERICK, RODES, RODEWALD, RODEWIG, RODEY, RODEYN, ROEDE, ROHDE, ROLDE, ROOD, ROTE, RUDD, RUDE, RUED, RURODE, SHRODE, STRODE.

Rode, Christian B. — Republican. Presidential Elector for California, 1900. Burial location unknown.

RODEBAUGH (Soundex R312) — See also BAUGH, BRODEBECK, CRADLEBAUGH, DEBAUM, DEFEBAUGH, EBAUGH, FIREBAUGH, HIMEBAUGH, HINEBAUGH, LINEBAUGH, OREBAUGH, RADABAUGH, RAUDABAUGH, RODENBAUGH.

Rodebaugh, Charles S. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1984. Still living as of 1984.
Rodebaugh, Roy — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo. Republican. Mayor of Chillicothe, Mo., 1971-73. Still living as of 1973.

RODEFER (Soundex R316) — See also DEFEBAUGH, DEFENBAUGH, DEFENDER, DEFENDERFER, DEFEO, DEFER, DOERFER, LANDEFELD, LEBODEFF, RODE.

Rodefer, Thornton A. — Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1906. Burial location unknown.

RODEGERDTS (Soundex R326) — See also BORCHERDT, CORDTS, DEREINFELDTS, EGGERDING, GERDES, GERDIN, GERDINE, ODEGAARD, ODEGARD, SCHWERDTFEGER, TEGGERDINER, ZUCKSCHWERDT.

Rodegerdts, Carl E. — of Woodland, Yolo County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

RODELHEIM (Soundex R345) — See also BILLHEIMER, DEPELHEUER, MCELHENNEY, MCELHENNY, MILHEISER, RODELL, RYDHOLM, SELHEIMER, THALHEIMER, THALLHEIMER, VOGELHEIM, WOOLHEISER.

RODELHEIM: See also William Sulzer.

RODELL (Soundex R340) — See also BODELL, DELL, DOODELL, DORREL, ELDOR, ELLROD, ELROD, GOODELL, GOODELLE, HODELL, LODER, ODELL, PODELL, REIDEL, RIDDEL, RIDDELL, RIEDEL, RIEDELL, RODDLE, RODE, RODELHEIM, RODWELL, ROEDEL, ROLDE, RUDALE, RUDDEL, RUDDELL, WOODELL.

Rodell, Martin — of Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly, 1965-71 (Queens County 10th District 1965, 28th District 1966, 21st District 1967-71). Still living as of 1971.

RODEMANN (Soundex R355) — See also BODEM, CONDODEMETRAKY, CORODEMUS, DAMERON, DEARMON, ERDMAN, ERDMANN, GLINDEMANN, GOODEMOTE, HEIDEMANN, LINDEMANN, MANN, MEDRANO, NICODEMUS, ODEM, RADMAN, REDMAN, REDMON, RIEDMAN, RODE, RODMAN, RUDMAN, SCHEIDEMANN, WEIDEMANN, WIEDEMANN.

RODEMANN: See also John Clarence Evans.

RODEN (Soundex R350) — See also DOERN, DONER, DONNER, DOONER, ODEN, ORDEN, RHODEN, ROBEN, RODE, RODENBAUGH, RODENBECK, RODENBERG, RODER, RODEYN, RODIN, ROWDEN, RUDEN, RUDIN.

Roden, Catherine N. — of St. Louis, Mo. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
Roden, Henry — of Iditarod, Yukon-Koyukuk census area, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska. Democrat. Member of Alaska territorial senate, 1913-14, 1935-42 (4th District 1913-14, 1st District 1935-42). Burial location unknown.

RODENBAUGH (Soundex R351) — See also AUGHINBAUGH, BRIDENBAUGH, DAUGHENBAUGH, DEFENBAUGH, DEFFENBAUGH, DIFFENBAUGH, DUNBAUGH, GOODENBERGER, HOLLENBAUGH, LOUDENBACK, MESSENBAUGH, RADENBACH, RODEBAUGH, RODEN, RODENBECK, RODENBERG, ROSENBAUGH, STANBAUGH.

RODENBAUGH: See also James John Davis.

RODENBECK (Soundex R351) — See also BLANKENBECKLER, BRIDENBECKER, DILLENBECK, DOBERNECK, GOODENBERGER, HALLENBECK, HOLLENBECK, HUELSENBECK, KUCHENBECKER, LANGENBECK, RADENBACH, RODEN, RODENBAUGH, RODENBERG, RUTENBECK, SCHOENBECK.

Rodenbeck, Adolph J. (1862-1960) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., 1862. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1899-1901; mayor of Rochester, N.Y., 1902; Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1903-16; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915; Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1916-32. German ancestry. Died in 1960. Burial location unknown.

RODENBERG (Soundex R351) — See also GOODENBERGER, RODEN, RODENBAUGH, RODENBECK.

Rodenberg, Albert D. — of Centralia, Marion County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916. Burial location unknown.
Rodenberg, William August (1865-1937) — also known as William A. Rodenberg — of East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in Chester, Randolph County, Ill., October 30, 1865. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896, 1908, 1916, 1920; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1899-1901, 1903-13, 1915-23 (21st District 1899-1901, 22nd District 1903-13, 1915-23). Died in 1937. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.

RODER (Soundex R360) — See also BRODER, BRODERICK, BRODERMAN, BRODERSON, DAMSCHRODER, MCGRODER, PODER, RADER, RIDER, ROBER, RODE, RODEN, RODERIC, RODERICK, RODGER, ROEDER, RUDDER, RUDER, RYDER, SCHRODER.

RODER: See also Lorraine Roder Inouye.

RODERIC (Soundex R362) — See also BRODER, BRODERICK, BRODERMAN, BRODERSON, DAMSCHRODER, ERDREICH, MCGRODER, RHODERIC, RODE, RODER, RODERICK, RODRICK, RUEDRICH, SCHRODER.

RODERIC: See also Roderic H. Slayton.

RODERICK (Soundex R362) — See also BRODER, BRODERICK, BRODERMAN, BRODERSON, DAMSCHRODER, ERDREICH, ERICK, FREDERICK, FREDERICKA, FREDERICKS, FREDERICKSON, MCGRODER, RHODERIC, RICK, RODE, RODER, RODERIC, RODRICK, RUEDRICH, SCHRODER.

RODERICK: See also Robert C. Baltzell.
Roderick, George W. — of Gravesend, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention 6th District, 1894. Burial location unknown.
Roderick, John — of Anchorage, Alaska. Borough president of Anchorage, Alaska, 1972-75. Still living as of 1975.
Roderick, Joseph D. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Roderick, Solomon P. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912. Burial location unknown.

RODES (Soundex R320) — See also DEROOS, DOORES, DOSER, ERDOS, HODES, HODESH, MODEST, PODESTA, REDUS, RHOADES, RHODES, RODDIS, RODE, RODESILER, ROUDEZ, RUDES, RUDIS, SODER.

RODES: See also Clifton Rodes Breckinridge; Rodes Kirby Myers; Richard Cunningham Patterson, Jr..
Rodes, Mrs. Clifton — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Female. Still living as of 1936.
Rodes, W. M. — of Emory, Rains County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944. Still living as of 1944.

RODESILER (Soundex R324) — See also BASILE, DESILETS, DESILVA, HODES, HODESH, LESIL, MODEST, PODESTA, RHODES, RODES, ROSILE, SILENT, SILER, SILET, TRESILLIAN, WASILESKI.

Rodesiler, Fred (1875-1943) — of Riga, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Riga, Lenawee County, Mich., 1875. Married 1899 to Frona Rehklaw. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1939-43; died in office 1943. Lutheran. Died July 23, 1943. Burial location unknown.

RODEWALD (Soundex R343) — See also DEWAL, DEWALL, DEWALSH, DEWALT, DONNEWALD, EWALD, GRUENEWALD, KILLEWALD, LODEWECUS, LODEWYCK, LODEWYK, REWALD, RODE, RODEWIG, VANDEWALKER, WALD.

Rodewald, Richard — also known as Rode Rodewald — of Douglas County, Kan. Republican. Candidate in primary for Kansas state senate 2nd District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
Rodewald, Rode See Richard Rodewald

RODEWIG (Soundex R320) — See also HEULLEWIG, LODEWECUS, LODEWYCK, LODEWYK, LUDEWIG, RODDEWIG, RODE, RODEWALD, ROSEWIG.

Rodewig, Charles — of Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio. Mayor of Bellaire, Ohio, 1902. Burial location unknown.

RODEY (Soundex R300) — See also BODEY, CODEY, GHODEY, ODEY, ROADY, ROBEY, RODDY, RODE, RODEYN, RODNEY, ROODY, RUDDY, RUDI, RUDY, YODER.

Rodey, Bernard S. — of Nome, Nome census area, Alaska. U.S. Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1910-13. Burial location unknown.
Rodey, Bernard Shandon (1856-1927) — of New Mexico. Born in Ireland, March 1, 1856. Member of New Mexico territorial senate, 1889; Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1901; defeated (Independent Republican), 1904; federal judge, 1906. Died March 10, 1927. Interment at Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
- See also: congressional biography.

RODEYN (Soundex R350) — See also BODEY, CODEY, DORNEY, DRONEY, GHODEY, ODEY, RHODEN, RODE, RODEN, RODEY, RODIN, RODNEY, ROWDEN, RUDEN, RUDIN.

RODEYN: See also Delos Rodeyn Ashley.

RODGER (Soundex R326) — See also RODER, RODGERS, ROGER.

Rodger, Clark W. — of Hooversville, Somerset County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944. Still living as of 1944.
Rodger, James G. — of Michigan. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1896. Burial location unknown.
Rodger, Ronald A. — of Tinley Park, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Still living as of 1972.

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