The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Waldrop to Walke

Index to Politicians: Waldrop to Walke

WALDROP (Soundex W436) — See also COLDRON, DROPPERS, DROPSEY, MULDROW, OLDROYD, WALD, WALDREN, WALDRON, WALDROUP, WALDRUP, WARDROP.

Waldrop, Charles M. — of Mannboro, Amelia County, Va. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
Waldrop, Ike — of Anchorage, Alaska. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Waldrop, Joseph R. (1825-1872) — of Alabama. Born in Mississippi, 1825. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1869. Methodist. Member, Ku Klux Klan. Shot and killed while getting off his horse in front of a boarding house in Escatawpa, Washington County, Ala., 1872. Interment at Old Escatawpa Cemetery, Escatawpa, Ala.
Waldrop, Mitchell — of Texas. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 16th District, 1930. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Waldrop, Nancy A. — of Richmond, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
Waldrop, Pres — Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1972. Still living as of 1972.

WALDROUP (Soundex W436) — See also ADROUNIE, COLDRON, DROUET, DROUGHT, GROUPE, GROUPER, KROUPA, MOULTHROUP, MULDROW, OLDROYD, ROUP, STROUP, STROUPE, TROUP, TROUPE, VILLEDROUIN, WALD, WALDREN, WALDRON, WALDROP, WALDRUP.

Waldroup, Jack G. — of Indiana. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

WALDRUP (Soundex W436) — See also BRANDRUP, HILDRUP, MELDRUM, MULDRUP, REDRUP, WALD, WALDREN, WALDRON, WALDROP, WALDROUP, WARDRUP.

WALDRUP: See also Sylvia Waldrup-Quarles.

WALDRUP-QUARLES (Soundex W436)

Waldrup-Quarles, Barbara See Sylvia Waldrup-Quarles
Waldrup-Quarles, Sylvia — also known as Barbara Waldrup-Quarles — of Seaside, Monterey County, Calif. Candidate for mayor of Seaside, Calif., 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

WALDVOGEL (Soundex W431) — See also DVORAK, DVORSCAK, FOLDVARY, SANDVOSS, SPIELVOGEL, VOGEL, VOGELGESANG, VOGELHEIM, VOGELPOHL, VOGELSANG, WASSERVOGEL.

Waldvogel, Edward Nicholas (1894-1954) — also known as Edward N. Waldvogel — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 28, 1894. Member of Ohio state senate; elected 1932; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1953-54; died in office 1954. Died May 7, 1954. Burial location unknown.
Waldvogel, Jack — of Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich. Republican. Chair of Emmet County Republican Party, 2007. Still living as of 2007.

WALEN (Soundex W450) — See also BIERSCHWALE, ENWALL, NEWALL, WALDEN, WALES, WALESKA, WALLEN, WALLIN, WALN, WALSEN, WHALEN, WHALIN, WHALLEN, WILEN.

Walen, John B. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1903. Burial location unknown.

WALES (Soundex W420) — See also ASWELL, BIERSCHWALE, HALES, MALES, SEWALL, WAILES, WALEN, WALESKA, WALLIS, WAPLES, WASSELL, WAYLES, WILES, WYLES.

WALES: See also Wales Adams; Joseph Wales Clift; Wales L. deBussy; Wales Hubbard; H. Wales Lines; Wales Madden, Jr.; Elihu Root; Wales W. Signor; Robert Peet Skinner; Wales F. Storrs.
Wales, Alexander D. — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1896. Burial location unknown.
Wales, B. Roger (1879-1929) — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., July 17, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 40th District, 1925-29; died in office 1929. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died November 25, 1929. Burial location unknown.
Wales, Boyd (b. 1873) — of Howard, Miner County, S.Dak. Born in Brownville, Nemaha County, Neb., August 10, 1873. Son of Prescutt Wales and Phebe (Cunningham) Wales; married to May Furman. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924. Unitarian. Member, Woodmen; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; American Legion; Knights of Pythias; United Spanish War Veterans. Burial location unknown.
Wales, Bradford L. — of Randolph, Norfolk County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860. Burial location unknown.
Wales, Danforth — of Chenango County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1843. Burial location unknown.
Wales, George Edward (1792-1860) — of Vermont. Born in Vermont, 1792. Member of Vermont state legislature; U.S. Representative from Vermont 3rd District, 1825-29. Died in 1860. Interment at Hartford Cemetery, Hartford, Vt.
- See also: congressional biography.
Wales, George R. — Member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1921. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Wales, Gilbert L. (b. 1921) — of Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron County, Mich. Born in Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron County, Mich., December 6, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed by M. A. Hanna Iron Company; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Iron District, 1955-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (109th District), 1966 (109th District), 1968 (109th District), 1970 (109th District), 1980 (110th District). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1980.
Wales, John (1783-1863) — of Delaware. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 31, 1783. Lawyer; banker; secretary of state of Delaware, 1845-49; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1849-51. Died in 1863. Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
- See also: congressional biography.
Wales, Leonard E. — U.S. Attorney for Delaware, 1927-35. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Wales, Outlaw Josey IV — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Candidate for mayor of Houston, Tex., 1999. Professional wrestling promoter. Still living as of 1999.
Wales, Roger See B. Roger Wales
Wales, Sally — of Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colo. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1936. Female. Still living as of 1936.
Wales, Thomas M. (1812-1898) — of Warren County, Ohio. Born in 1812. Member of Ohio state house of representatives from Warren County, 1875-79. Died in 1898. Interment at Miami Cemetery, Waynesville, Ohio.
Wales, W. W. — of Minnesota. Member Minnesota territorial council 3rd District, 1857. Burial location unknown.

WALESKA (Soundex W420) — See also BIERSCHWALE, ESKANAZI, GRESKAMP, HESKAMP, KALESKY, KORALESKI, KOVALESKI, MATLESKA, MAZALESKI, PESKA, SCHMIEDESKAMP, TRESKA, WALASKAY, WALEN, WALES, WILOWSKI, WOLESKE, WOLOSZYK, WOLSKI, ZALESKI.

WALESKA: See also Waleska Rodríguez.

WALFORD (Soundex W416) — See also ALFORD, FORD, HALFORD, LAWFORD, WALDORF, WALFRED, WALFROM, WELFORD, WILLFORD, WOHLFORD, WOLFORD, WOOLFORD.

WALFORD: See also John Walford Bannasch.

WALFRED (Soundex W416) — See also ALFRED, ALFREDSON, ELFRED, MILFRED, PALFREY, SALFRONIUS, WALFORD, WALFROM, WELFRED, WILFREDO, WILLFRED, WOLFRED.

WALFRED: See also Walfred C. Carlson; Walter Walfred Johnson.

WALFROM (Soundex W416) — See also ALFRED, ALFREDSON, FROM, PALFREY, SALFRONIUS, WALFORD, WALFRED, WOLFRAM.

Walfrom, Walter T. — of Hancock County, Iowa. Delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hancock County, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

WALGREN (Soundex W426) — See also AHLGREN, CARLGREN, CHILGREN, DAHLGREN, GREENLAW, HALGRIMSON, HALLGREN, WALGROVE, WALLGREN.

Walgren, Doug See Douglas Walgren
Walgren, Douglas (b. 1940) — also known as Doug Walgren — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in New York, December 28, 1940. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1977-91; defeated, 1990. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier.
Walgren, Margaret Lee — of Allegheny County, Pa. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.

WALGROVE (Soundex W426) — See also COLGROVE, GROVE, HALGRIMSON, HILGROVE, ROVE, SNELGROVE, WALGREN.

Walgrove, George M. — of New York. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904. Burial location unknown.

WALHART (Soundex W463) — See also ALHADEFF, HART, MALHALAB, SCHELLHART, WALDHART, WALRATH, WILHARTZ, WILLERT, WRATHALL.

WALHART: See also Charles Walhart Woodman.

WALING (Soundex W452) — See also CWALINA, HALING, KOWALIK, LAWING, LING, MALING, WALLING, WATLING, WAYLANG, WEHLING, WELLING, WHALING, WHEELING, WILLING.

Waling, Hugh F. — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1952; candidate for New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

WALK (Soundex W420) — See also WALCH, WALKE, WALKER, WALKIN, WALKLEY, WALKUP, WALZ, WILK, WOLK.

Walk, Maurice — U.S. Vice Consul in Hong Kong, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Walk, William E., Jr. — of Ontario, San Bernardino County, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

WALKE (Soundex W420) — See also EKWALL, VANDEWALKER, WALCH, WALK, WALKER, WALKERMAN, WILKE, WOLKE.

WALKE: See also I. Walke Truxton.

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