The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Shantaram to Sharon

Index to Politicians: Shantaram to Sharon

SHANTARAM (Soundex S536) — See also ALCANTARA, ANTARAMIAN, DEALCANTARA, GINTARAS, KANTAR, SANTARIGA, SANTARINA, SANTARSIERO, SHANTI, SHANTZ.

Shantaram, Gail (born c.1947) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Libertarian. Candidate for Wayne State University board of governors, 1976; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976. Female. Still living as of 1976.

SHANTI (Soundex S530) — See also CHANTI, SCHNAIDT, SCHNIDT, SCHOONHUT, SHANTARAM, SHANTZ, SHAUNTA, SHUANITA, SNEATH, SNITOW.

SHANTI: See also Shanti Shah.

SHANTZ (Soundex S532) — See also HANTZ, SCHANTZ, SHANTARAM, SHANTI.

Shantz, Harold (1894-1967) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., January 10, 1894. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Calcutta, 1922; U.S. Consul in Hong Kong, 1926-29; Singapore, 1932; U.S. Consul General in Athens, 1938; Lagos, 1943; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1952-55. Died in 1967. Burial location unknown.

SHAO (Soundex S000) — See also CHAO, SHAH, SHAIA, SHAMO, SHAPO, SHAW, SHAY, THAO.

Shao, Stephen P. — Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1986, 1988. Still living as of 1988.

SHAPARD (Soundex S163) — See also APARICIO, BONAPARTE, BUONAPARTE, CHAPA, CHAPAS, DELAPARTE, HAPANOWICZ, LAHAPA, PAPAROZZI, SHAPIRO, SHAPLEIGH, SHAPLEY, SHAPO, SHAPP, SHEPARD, SHEPHARD, SHEPHERD, SHEPPARD, SHEPPERD, SHIPHERD, ZAPARACKAS.

Shapard, Joseph — of Epping, Rockingham County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1816-17. Burial location unknown.
Shapard, William Booker (1797-1870) — also known as William B. Shapard — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Virginia, November 5, 1797. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1854. Died January 19, 1870. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.

SHAPIRO (Soundex S160) — See also CHAPIN, CHAPITAL, PIRO, PIRON, PIRONE, PIROZZI, SAPIR, SAPIRO, SCHAPIRA, SCHAPIRO, SHAPARD, SHAPLEIGH, SHAPLEY, SHAPO, SHAPP, SPIRO, SPIROS, SPIROU.

Shapiro, Abe — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Liberal. Candidate for New York state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Shapiro, Abraham — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shapiro, Abraham — of Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Liberal. Candidate for New York state assembly from Queens County 6th District, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Shapiro, Arnold I. — of Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Shapiro, Beth — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. New Politics candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968. Female. Still living as of 1968.
Shapiro, David — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shapiro, David — of California. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 4th District, 1998. Still living as of 1998.
Shapiro, David C. (b. 1925) — of Amboy, Lee County, Ill. Born in Mendota, La Salle County, Ill., February 16, 1925. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois state senate 37th District, 1973. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; American Legion. Still living as of 1973.
Shapiro, David L. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 5th District, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Shapiro, Ezra Z. — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shapiro, Harold (b. 1906) — of Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Pereyaslov, Russia, May 1, 1906. Son of Max Shapiro and Fannie (Bernstein) Shapiro; married, June 14, 1953, to Sylvia Simha Chinio. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Miami Beach, Fla., 1953-55. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Jewish War Veterans; Zionist Organization of America; Alpha Epsilon Pi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; B'nai B'rith. Still living as of 1967.
Shapiro, Harold — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Shapiro, Harry — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shapiro, Herman — of New York. Victory candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shapiro, Herman — of Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shapiro, Ira S. — Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 2002. Still living as of 2002.
Shapiro, Jacob — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1909. Burial location unknown.
Shapiro, Jacob S. — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1944, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Shapiro, Josephine — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.
Shapiro, Louis — of Connecticut. Superior court judge in Connecticut, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Shapiro, Marian — of Hays, Ellis County, Kan. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1984. Female. Still living as of 1984.
Shapiro, Marvin S. — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Shapiro, Nathan D. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1915-17. Burial location unknown.
Shapiro, Peter — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Communist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1931. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shapiro, Peter — of South Orange, Essex County, N.J. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly 28th District; elected 1975; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1980. Still living as of 1980.
Shapiro, Philip A. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956 (alternate), 1960. Still living as of 1960.
Shapiro, Ralph — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Shapiro, Rose — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1938. Female. Still living as of 1938.
Shapiro, Sam See Samuel D. Shapiro
Shapiro, Samuel D. — also known as Sam Shapiro — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Maine, 1992, 1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Shapiro, Samuel Harvey (1907-1987) — also known as Samuel H. Shapiro — of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Born in Estonia, April 25, 1907. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1947-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1961-68; Governor of Illinois, 1968-69. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Amvets; Moose; Kiwanis; Elks; B'nai B'rith. Died in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill., March 15, 1987. Interment at Jewish Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
- Cross-reference: Craig Lovitt
Shapiro, Theodore — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1928, 1932; candidate for New York state senate 9th District, 1930, 1935; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Shapiro, Walter (born c.1947) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1972. Political columnist for USA Today. Still living as of 2001.
Shapiro, William — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1922; candidate for New York state senate 10th District, 1924, 1926, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SHAPLEIGH (Soundex S142) — See also CHAPLAIN, CHAPLEAU, CHAPLIN, CHAPLINE, LEIGH, SCHOEPPEL, SHAPARD, SHAPIRO, SHAPLEY, SHAPO, SHAPP, SHEPLEY, SHIPLEY.

SHAPLEIGH: See also William Shapleigh Damrell; Shapleigh C. Drisko.
Shapleigh, A. L. — Republican. Member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National Convention, 1896. Burial location unknown.
Shapleigh, Samuel B. — Prohibition candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1898. Burial location unknown.

SHAPLEY (Soundex S140) — See also APLEY, CHAPLAIN, CHAPLEAU, CHAPLIN, CHAPLINE, PASHLEY, RAPLEY, SCHOEPPEL, SHAPARD, SHAPIRO, SHAPLEIGH, SHAPO, SHAPP, SHARPLEY, SHEPLEY, SHIPLEY, STAPLEY, TAPLEY.

SHAPLEY: See also Shapley R. Hunter.

SHAPO (Soundex S100) — See also CHAPOT, SHAO, SHAPARD, SHAPIRO, SHAPLEIGH, SHAPLEY, SHAPP, SHEPPY, SHIPPEE, SHIPPY.

Shapo, Dalton J. — of New York. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

SHAPP (Soundex S100) — See also CHAPPEL, CHAPPELL, CHAPPELLE, CHAPPIE, CHAPPLE, HAPP, HAPPEL, HAPPELL, HAPPER, HAPPY, HAPPYCAMP, SAPP, SCHAAP, SCHAUPP, SHAPARD, SHAPIRO, SHAPLEIGH, SHAPLEY, SHAPO, SHARP, SHEPP, SHIPP, SNAPP.

Shapp, Milton Jerrold (1912-1994) — also known as Milton Shapp — of Merion, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, June 25, 1912. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964, 1972; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1971-79; defeated, 1966; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976. Jewish. Died November 24, 1994. Cremated.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.

SHARAF (Soundex S610) — See also BASHARA, GARAFALIA, GARAFFA, GARAFOLA, SARAFITE, SCHARF, SCHERF, SHARALYN, SHARIF, SHAROFF, SHERFEY, SHERIFF.

Sharaf, Simeon — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Democrat. Candidate for New Hampshire state house of representatives from Concord 8th Ward, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SHARALYN (Soundex S645) — See also AMARAL, BARAL, BARBARALEE, BASHARA, BRALY, CHARALAMBIDES, DERALYN, GERALYN, HARALSON, KRALY, PARALUSZ, RALYA, SHARAF, SHERALY, SHEROLYN, VARALLO.

SHARALYN: See also Sharalyn Harris.

SHARBUTT (Soundex S613) — See also ARBUTHNOT, BARBUTO, BUTT, GARBUTT, MARBUT, NARBUTAS, TARBUTTON, TURBUTT, URBUTT.

Sharbutt, James H. — of Vincent, Shelby County, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

SHARER (Soundex S660) — See also HAARER, HARER, PARER, SCHARER, SEARER, SHAER, SHAKER, SHANER, SHEARER, SHERER.

Sharer, Lucille — of Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
Sharer, Philip — Greenback Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884. Burial location unknown.

SHARFSIN (Soundex S612) — See also HARFF, HARFIELD, NOFSINGER, SCHARF, SCHARFENBERGER.

Sharfsin, Joseph — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

SHARIF (Soundex S610) — See also ARIF, FARISH, MARIFRAN, SCHARF, SCHERF, SHARAF, SHAROFF, SHERFEY, SHERIFF.

SHARIF: See also Sharif Street.
Sharif, Emma — of Compton, Los Angeles County, Calif. Candidate in primary for mayor of Compton, Calif., 2001. Female. Still living as of 2001.
Sharif, Esther — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

SHARKEY (Soundex S620) — See also BARKEY, HARKER, HARKESS, HARKEY, LARKEY, MALARKEY, MARKEY, MULARKEY, MULLARKEY, SHANKEY, SHARKOFF, SHARKY, STARKEY.

SHARKEY: See also Antoinette C. Samuels.
Sharkey, Catherine T. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1936. Female. Still living as of 1936.
Sharkey, Frank P. — of Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896, 1916 (alternate). Burial location unknown.
Sharkey, Frederick P. — of Bergen County, N.J. Democrat. Candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly 39th District, 1975. Still living as of 1975.
Sharkey, Helen A. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
Sharkey, Jean — of Tyrone, Blair County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Sharkey, John J. — of Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Sharkey, Joseph T. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936, 1948, 1956, 1960; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1948; chair of Kings County Democratic Party, 1955-57. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Sharkey, Michael B. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Sharkey, Michael T. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
Sharkey, Newell F. — of San Carlos, San Mateo County, Calif. Mayor of San Carlos, Calif., 1953. Still living as of 1953.
Sharkey, Robert A. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1896; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Sharkey, Suzanne (born c.1956) — of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
Sharkey, William Lewis (1798-1873) — of Mississippi. Born in Tennessee, July 12, 1798. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1828-29; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1832; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1832-51; U.S. Consul in Havana, 1851-53; Governor of Mississippi, 1865. Died in Washington, D.C., March 30, 1873. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
Sharkey, William R. — of California. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Sharkey, William R., Jr. — of California. Republican. Presidential Elector for California, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

SHARKOFF (Soundex S621) — See also KOFF, MARKOFF, SHARKEY, SHARKY, SHAROFF.

Sharkoff, Eugene Field — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Republican. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940. Still living as of 1940.

SHARKY (Soundex S620) — See also BERKY, CORKY, PERKY, SHARKEY, SHARKOFF, SHARRY, SHARY, SPARKY, STARKY.

Sharky, Nina — of Alhambra, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

SHARLETTE (Soundex S643) — See also ARLETTE, BARLETT, CHARLEMAGNE, CHARLES, CHARLESWORTH, CHARLETA, CHARLETON, CHARLETTE, CHARLEY, CURLETTE, DARLETTE, GODCHARLES, HAELTERS, HARLE, HARLEM, HARLESS, HARLESTON, HARLEY, LEATHERS, LETTE, MARLETTA, SAINTCHARLES, SCARLETT, SCARLETTE, SHERRALT.

Sharlette, Jesse R. — of Lake Placid, Essex County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Essex County, 1940; chair of Essex County Democratic Party, 1942-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944, 1952. Still living as of 1955.

SHARMAN (Soundex S655) — See also CHARMAINE, HARMA, HARMAN, HARMANN, HARMANSON, SAARMAN, SCHERMAN, SCHEUERMAN, SCHEUERMANN, SCHEURMAN, SCHURMAN, SHEARMAN, SHERMAN, SHERMEN, SHERMOEN.

Sharman, William E. — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Mayor of Reading, Pa., 1924-28. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SHAROFF (Soundex S610) — See also DISHAROON, GAROFALO, GAROFANO, KAROFSKY, PENOVAROFF, SCHARF, SCHERF, SHAFOR, SHARAF, SHARIF, SHARKOFF, SHARON, SHERFEY, SHERIFF, ZAROFF, ZHAROFF.

Sharoff, Brian — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly 42nd District, 1971-75. Still living as of 1975.

SHARON (Soundex S650) — See also ARON, CHARON, CHARONA, DISHAROON, SCHIEREN, SHAROFF, SHARRON, SHEERAN, SHEEREN, SHERINE, SHERON, SHERRIN, SHRON.

Sharon, William (1821-1885) — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, January 9, 1821. Father of Clara Adelaide Sharon (who married Francis Griffith Newlands). Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; mining business; real estate business; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1875-81. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 13, 1885. Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.

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