The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Wagnon to Wainwright

Index to Politicians: Wagnon to Wainwright

WAGNON (Soundex W255) — See also BOURGUIGNON, DUBIGNON, GAGNON, MIGNONI, VANWAGNER, WAGNER, WAGON.

Wagnon, Joan D. — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.

WAGON (Soundex ) — See also EAGON, GOWAN, STELLWAGON, STILLWAGON, VANWAGONER, WAGNON, WAGONER, WAGONSELLER, WASON, WEGGEN, WIGGIN, WOGAN.

Wagon Boy, The See Thomas Corwin

WAGONER (Soundex W256) — See also LANGONE, MAGONE, MCGONEGLE, RAGONE, STELLWAGON, STILLWAGON, VANWAGONER, WAGENAAR, WAGENER, WAGGENER, WAGGONER, WAGGONNER, WAGNER, WAGON, WAGONSELLER, WEGENER.

Wagoner, Clarence R. — of Multnomah County, Ore. Republican. Candidate in primary for Governor of Oregon, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Wagoner, Clifton E. — of Little Falls, Herkimer County, N.Y. Democrat. Mayor of Little Falls, N.Y., 1944. Still living as of 1944.
Wagoner, Clint — of Statesville, Iredell County, N.C. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Wagoner, George Chester Robinson (1863-1946) — also known as George C. R. Wagoner — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Ohio, 1863. Republican. U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1903. Died in 1946. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
- See also: congressional biography.
Wagoner, James — of Albany County, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1911. Burial location unknown.
Wagoner, James — of Missouri. Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Wagoner, Joe F. See Joseph F. Wagoner
Wagoner, Joseph F. — also known as Joe F. Wagoner — of Berkeley County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates, 1962 (Berkeley County), 1964 (1st District). Still living as of 1964.
Wagoner, L. C. — of Statesville, Iredell County, N.C. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1908. Burial location unknown.

WAGONSELLER (Soundex W252) — See also CONSELYEA, GONSALVES, GONSHAK, SELLERS, SPONSELLER, STELLWAGON, STILLWAGON, TARGONSKI, VANWAGONER, WAGON, WAGONER.

Wagonseller, Kent — of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Wagonseller, Wayne Warren (1921-1955) — of Texas. Born in Montague County, Tex., February 1, 1921. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1947-50; member of Texas state senate, 1951-55. Established a national marathon filibuster record in March, 1955. Died August 13, 1955. Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.

WAGSTAFF (Soundex W231) — See also BAGSTAD, BIGGERSTAFF, BIGSTAFF, BUCKSTAFF, CLAGSTONE, FRAGSTEIN, GRINDSTAFF, KLAGSTAD, STAFF, STAFFELLI, STAFFIN, STAFFORD, TAFF.

Wagstaff, Alfred, Jr. — of Suffolk County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Republican. Member of New York state assembly, 1867, 1874 (Suffolk County 1867, New York County 7th District 1874); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868; member of New York state senate 5th District, 1878-79. Burial location unknown.
Wagstaff, R. M. — of Abilene, Taylor County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Wagstaff, Thomas E. — of Independence, Montgomery County, Kan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Wagstaff, Thomas H. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1896-97. Burial location unknown.
Wagstaff, W. R. — of Kansas. Candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1862. Burial location unknown.
Wagstaff, William B. — of Pulaski, Giles County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

WAHBA (Soundex W100) — See also AHBE, WABO, WAHBY, WEHBY.

Wahba, Marcelle M. (b. 1948) — Born in 1948. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Emirates, 2001. Female. Still living as of 2001.

WAHBY (Soundex W100) — See also AHBE, WABO, WAHBA, WEHBY.

Wahby, Brian — of St. Louis, Mo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2000, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
Wahby, Ted B. — of St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Mich. Mayor of St. Clair Shores, Mich., 1983-94. Still living as of 1994.

WAHEED (Soundex W300) — See also AHEE, FALAHEE, GAHEELA, HEED, RASHEED, SHAHEED, SHAHEEN, SHEEDY, WAHID.

WAHEED: See also Waheed R. Boctor.

WAHID (Soundex W300) — See also MUJAHID, SHAHID, WAHEED, WAID.

WAHID: See also Wahid Mahmood.

WAHL (Soundex W400) — See also WAAL, WAHLBERG, WAHLER, WAHLMAN, WAHLQUIST, WAHLS, WAHLSTRAND, WALL, WAUL, WEHLE, WOHL.

WAHL: See also Samuel Wahl Ezelle III; Albert Wahl Hawkes; L. Wahl Hilding.
Wahl, Edward — of St. Louis, Mo. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
Wahl, Florence — of Milaca, Mille Lacs County, Minn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
Wahl, Maurice — of New York. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1938; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955. Still living as of 1955.

WAHLBERG (Soundex W416) — See also AHLBURN, BERG, MAHLBURG, MEHLBERGER, WAHL, WAHLER, WAHLMAN, WAHLQUIST, WAHLS, WAHLSTRAND, WALBERG, WEILBURG, WOLLBORG.

Wahlberg, Virginia — of Fridley, Anoka County, Minn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.

WAHLER (Soundex W460) — See also AHLERING, AHLERS, BEAHLER, DAHLER, HARWELL, KAHLER, KAHLERT, MAHLER, WAHL, WAHLBERG, WAHLMAN, WAHLQUIST, WAHLS, WAHLSTRAND, WALLER, WOHLER, ZAHLER.

Wahler, Brian C. — of Piscataway, Middlesex County, N.J. Mayor of Piscataway Township, N.J., 2007. Still living as of 2007.
Wahler, Paulette — of Piscataway, Middlesex County, N.J. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

WAHLMAN (Soundex W455) — See also DAHLMAN, STAHLMAN, STAHLMANN, WAHL, WAHLBERG, WAHLER, WAHLQUIST, WAHLS, WAHLSTRAND, WALLMAN, WALMAN, WELLMAN, WELLMON, WILLMAN, WILMAN, WILMON, WOLLEMAN, WOLLMAN.

Wahlman, Peter O. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1903. Burial location unknown.

WAHLQUIST (Soundex W422) — See also ALQUIST, APPELQUIST, COLQUITT, DAHLQUIST, HALQUIST, HILLQUIT, MELQUIADES, WAHL, WAHLBERG, WAHLER, WAHLMAN, WAHLS, WAHLSTRAND.

Wahlquist, Theodore S. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Still living as of 1948.

WAHLS (Soundex W420) — See also AHLSTROM, BAHLS, DAHLSON, WAHL, WAHLBERG, WAHLER, WAHLMAN, WAHLQUIST, WAHLSTRAND, WALLS, WALSH, WALZ, WELLS, WILLS, WOLZ.

Wahls, Myron H. (b. 1921) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 11, 1921. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1974; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; appointed 1975; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982. Black. Member, National Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Trial Lawyers Association; American Civil Liberties Union. Still living as of 1998.

WAHLSTRAND (Soundex W423) — See also AHLSTROM, BACKSTRAND, BAHLS, BECKSTRAND, DAHLSON, GILSTRAP, HILLSTRAND, JOSTRAND, NORSTRAND, NOSTRAND, OSTRANDER, SEASTRAND, STRAND, STRANDT, VANNOSTRAND, VANORDSTRAND, VANOSTRAND, VINSTRAND, WAHL, WAHLBERG, WAHLER, WAHLMAN, WAHLQUIST, WAHLS, WISTRAND.

Wahlstrand, Harry L. (b. 1890) — of Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minn. Born in Kandiyohi County, Minn., 1890. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; member of Minnesota state house of representatives; member of Minnesota state senate 25th District, 1939-59. Burial location unknown.

WAHNER (Soundex W560) — See also BAHNER, FAHNER, JAHNER, LAHNERS, NEWVAHNER, WAEHNER, WANER, WANNER.

Wahner, James W. — of Milwaukee County, Wis. Democrat. Elected Wisconsin state assembly 15th District 1974. Still living as of 1974.
Wahner, Norman E. — of New Jersey. Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1996 (1st District), 1998 (3rd District), 2000 (3rd District). Still living as of 2000.

WAHR (Soundex W600) — See also WAHRHEIT, WAHRMAN, WAR, WARE, YAHR.

WAHR: See also George Wahr Sallade.

WAHRHEIT (Soundex W630) — See also EHRHARDT, EHRHART, SUHRHEINRICH, WAHR, WAHRMAN, WEHRHEIM, WEREAT, WHERITT.

WAHRHEIT: See also Hubert Teitelbaum.

WAHRMAN (Soundex W655) — See also WAHR, WAHRHEIT, WARMAN, WEIRMAN, WERMAN, WIERMAN, WIREMAN, WORMAN.

Wahrman, Robert F. — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1923. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

WAIBEL (Soundex W140) — See also WEIBLE, WIBLE, WYBLE.

Waibel, Brent — of Indiana. Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1986. Still living as of 1986.

WAID (Soundex W300) — See also HAID, SWAID, WADE, WAHID, WAIDE, WAIT, WALD, WEAD, WEED, WEEDE, WOOD.

WAID: See also Robert Lendon Bibler; Waid V. Clark.
Waid, Carter — of Lawton, Comanche County, Okla. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Waid, David — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Democrat. Member, Credentials Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

WAIDE (Soundex W300) — See also SWAID, WADE, WAID, WAITE, WEAD, WEED, WEEDE, WOOD.

Waide, Perry E. — of Waurika, Jefferson County, Okla. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

WAIGAND (Soundex W253) — See also SAIGAL, WAIGHSTILL, WAIGHTSTILL, WAIGLAND, WAIGSTILL, WEIGAND, WEIGANDT, WEYGAND, WIEGAND.

Waigand, Ben H. — of Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1944. Still living as of 1944.

WAIGHSTILL (Soundex W223) — See also HIGHSMITH, HIGHSTREET, HUGHSTON, WAIGAND, WAIGHTSTILL, WAIGLAND, WAIGSTILL, WASTELL, WESTALL.

WAIGHSTILL: See also John Waighstill Hodges.

WAIGHTSTILL (Soundex W232) — See also HAIGHT, KNIGHTS, LAIGHT, LAIGHTON, LIGHTSEY, SIGHTS, SLAIGHT, SPAIGHT, STRAIGHT, WAIGAND, WAIGHSTILL, WAIGLAND, WAIGSTILL, WAITSTILL, WRIGHTSMAN, WRIGHTSON.

WAIGHTSTILL: See also Waightstill Avery.

WAIGLAND (Soundex W245) — See also DAIGLE, KAIGLER, LAND, MIGLAUTSCH, WAIGAND, WAIGHSTILL, WAIGHTSTILL, WAIGSTILL, WEGGELAND.

Waigland, Jesse — of Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1944. Still living as of 1944.

WAIGSTILL (Soundex W234) — See also BIGSTAFF, HERIGSTAD, KOENIGSTEIN, STILL, WAIGAND, WAIGHSTILL, WAIGHTSTILL, WAIGLAND.

WAIGSTILL: See also William Waigstill Avery.

WAIHEE (Soundex W000) — See also LAIHONEN, RAIHLE, WEHE, WEIHE, WEYHE.

Waihee, John David III (b. 1946) — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Honokaa, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii, May 19, 1946. Democrat. Delegate to Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1978; member of Hawaii state house of representatives, 1981-82; Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, 1983-86; Governor of Hawaii, 1986-94; member of Democratic National Committee from Hawaii, 2004; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 2004, 2008. Christian. Asian/Pacific ancestry. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.

WAILES (Soundex W420) — See also AILES, BAILES, ILES, SWAILS, WALES, WALLIS, WAYLES, WILES.

Wailes, Edward Thompson (1903-1969) — also known as Edward T. Wailes — of Northport, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 16, 1903. Son of Montgomery Blair Wailes and Johanna (Thompson) Wailes; married, December 30, 1933, to Cornelia Lyon. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1930; Nanking, 1931-33; U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, 1954-56; Iran, 1958-61; Czechoslovakia, 1961-62. Died in 1969. Burial location unknown.
Wailes, L. Paul — of Amherst, Amherst County, Va. Member of Virginia state senate, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
Wailes, Paul See L. Paul Wailes

WAINIO (Soundex W500) — See also ASPRINIO, BINION, CHINIO, DELAINIA, FLAMINIO, HERMINIO, PAINI, RAINIE, WEYNA, WHINNA, WHINNEY, WINI, WINNEY, WINNIE, WYNIA.

Wainio, Helen B. — of Taylor, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980, 1984. Female. Still living as of 1984.

WAINSCOTT (Soundex W523) — See also INSCO, INSCORE, LINSCOM, LINSCOTT, SCOTT, SWAINSON.

Wainscott, G. Lee — of Winchester, Clark County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Wainscott, Lee See G. Lee Wainscott

WAINWRIGHT (Soundex W562) — See also ARKWRIGHT, BOATWRIGHT, BOTWRIGHT, CARTWRIGHT, CORTWRIGHT, DRUMWRIGHT, RAINWATER, SEAWRIGHT, WANEWRIGHT, WEINERT, WEINROTH, WEINROTT, WHEELWRIGHT, WINRIGHT, WRIGHT, WRIGHTON, WRIGHTSMAN, WRIGHTSON.

WAINWRIGHT: See also Wainwright Abbott; Thomas Alberter Chandler; Wainwright Cushing; Robert Eliot Goodwin.
Wainwright, J. Mayhew See Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright
Wainwright, John T. — U.S. Vice Consul in Sao Paulo, 1929. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew (1864-1945) — also known as J. Mayhew Wainwright — of Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 10, 1864. Son of John Howard Wainwright and Margaret Livingston (Stuyvesant) Wainwright; married, November 23, 1892, to Laura Wallace Buchanan. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of New York state assembly, 1902-08 (Westchester County 2nd District 1902-06, Westchester County 4th District 1907-08); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; member of New York state senate 24th District, 1909-12; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, 1921-22; U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1923-31; director, Rye National Bank; trustee, St. Luke's Hospital. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Psi; American Bar Association. Died in Rye, Westchester County, N.Y., June 3, 1945. Interment at Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.
Wainwright, Joseph Reeves — of Pennsylvania. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Wainwright, Mayhew See Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright
Wainwright, Richard L. — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Wainwright, Samuel J. — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908. Burial location unknown.
Wainwright, Stuyvesant II (b. 1921) — of Wainscott, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 16, 1921. Son of Carroll L. Wainwright and Edith Catherine (Gould) Wainwright; married, June 12, 1941, to Janet Parsons; married, December 4, 1965, to Betsy Trippe Douglass. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1953-61; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956. Member, Loyal Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi; Chi Psi. Still living as of 1998.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Wainwright, William — of Kings County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1871. Burial location unknown.

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