The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Wentz to Werneke

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Wentz to Werneke

WENTZ (Soundex W532) — See also HENTZ, MENTZ, WENTZEL, WENTZY, WERNTZ, WERTZ.

	WENTZ: See also Lyle B. Austin
	Wentz, Alexander — of Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J. Mayor of Woodbury, N.J., 1864, 1871. Burial location unknown.
	Wentz, Christian — of California. Member of California state assembly 7th District, 1881-83. Burial location unknown.
	Wentz, J. P. — of Crescent City, Del Norte County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1908. Burial location unknown.
	Wentz, John A. — of Montgomery County, Pa. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 12th District, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown.
	Wentz, Lew H. — of Ponca City, Kay County, Okla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; member of Republican National Committee from Oklahoma, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

WENTZEL (Soundex W532) — See also BENTZEL, GUNTZEL, HEINTZELMAN, LORENTZEN, MENTZEL, MENTZELL, MENTZER, PENTZER, RENTZEL, WENTZ, WENTZY, WENZEL, WETZEL.

	Wentzel, Dan — Green. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 2000, 2002. Still living as of 2002.
	Wentzel, Frank J. — of Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pa. Burgess of Ashland, Pennsylvania, 1933-37. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

WENTZY (Soundex W532) — See also DUTZY, MITZYN, RITZY, TZYALI, WENTZ, WENTZEL, YUTZY.

Wentzy, Harry — of Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1919-22. Burial location unknown.

WENZEL (Soundex W524) — See also DENZEL, FRENZEL, KENZEL, MENZEL, PENZEL, WENCEL, WENSEL, WENTZEL.

	WENZEL: See also George Henry Cobb — Wenzel Hoenig — Wenzel Stocker — William Robert Wooton
	Wenzel, Adolph E. See Adolphus E. Wenzel
	Wenzel, Adolphus E. — also known as Adolph E. Wenzel — of Callicoon, Sullivan County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Sullivan County, 1875. Burial location unknown.
	Wenzel, Emily — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
	Wenzel, Henry G., Jr. — of Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Republican. Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1932-59 (2nd District 1932-48, 10th District 1948-59); candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1949. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Wenzel, Jack E. — of Benld, Macoupin County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Still living as of 1972.

WEPFER (Soundex W160) — See also KEPFER, KLOEPFER, SCHWEPPE, SWEPSON, TOEPFER, VANANTWEPP, WAFER, WEPPLER, WEPRIN.

Wepfer, Arthur — Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

WEPPLER (Soundex W146) — See also DUPPLER, EPPLE, EPPLER, KAPPLER, KEPPLE, KEPPLER, LAEPPLE, PEPPLE, POPPLER, SCHWEPPE, SWEPSON, TREPPLER, TRIPPLER, VANANTWEPP, WEPFER, WEPRIN.

Weppler, Burghard — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Social Democratic candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1902, 1903. Burial location unknown.

WEPRIN (Soundex W165) — See also DEPRIEST, DEPRIMA, HEIDEPRIEM, SCHWEPPE, SWEPSON, VANANTWEPP, WEPFER, WEPPLER.

Weprin, David I. — of Holliswood, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

Weprin, Mark S. — of Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Hollis, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Son of Saul Weprin. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly 24th District, 1994-; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

Weprin, Saul (1927-1994) — of Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., August 5, 1927. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly 24th District, 1971-94; died in office 1994; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1991-94; died in office 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984, 1988; Presidential Elector for New York, 1992. Jewish. Died, from complications of a stroke, in Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., February 11, 1994 (age 66 years, 190 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Married to Sylvia Matz; father of Mark S. Weprin.
		See also Wikipedia article

WERBEL (Soundex W614) — See also BLEWER, SHERBELL, SOWERBY, VANDERBELT, WERBER, WERBROUCK, WERDEL.

Werbel, Ben (b. 1898) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Poland, November 23, 1898. Democrat. Advertising business; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 24th District, 1949-54. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Zionist Organization of America; B'nai B'rith. Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Married to Mollie Katz.

Werbel, Mollie — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.

WERBER (Soundex W616) — See also BREWER, HERBER, SOWERBY, WEBER, WERBEL, WERBROUCK, WERDER.

WERBER: See also Werber G. Bryan

WERBROUCK (Soundex W616) — See also BOUCK, BOUCKAERT, BROUCEK, EASTERBROOKS, ESTERBROOKS, HASBROUCK, HOUCK, LOUCKS, SCARBROUGH, SOWERBY, STOUCK, VANSLAMBROUCK, WERBEL, WERBER, YARBROUGH, ZUCKERBROT.

Werbrouck, Marcel — of St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Mich. Mayor of St. Clair Shores, Mich., 1981. Still living as of 1981.

WERDEL (Soundex W634) — See also BERDEL, BERDELL, COVERDELL, DREWEL, VANWERDEN, VERDELL, WARDELL, WARDLAW, WARDLE, WARDLOW, WEDLER, WENDEL, WERBEL, WERDELL, WERDEN, WERDER.

Werdel, Thomas Harold (1905-1966) — also known as Thomas H. Werdel — of Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif. Born in Emery, Hanson County, S.Dak., September 13, 1905. Member of California state assembly 39th District, 1943-47; U.S. Representative from California 10th District, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1952; States Rights candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1956. Died, from complications of diabetes, in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., September 30, 1966 (age 61 years, 17 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Bakersfield, Calif.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

WERDELL (Soundex W634) — See also BERDEL, BERDELL, COVERDELL, DELL, DREWEL, VANWERDEN, VERDELL, WARDELL, WARDLAW, WARDLE, WARDLOW, WEDELL, WEDLER, WENDELL, WERDEL, WERDEN, WERDER.

Werdell, Barbara — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

WERDEN (Soundex W635) — See also DREWEN, VANWERDEN, WARDEN, WEDEN, WEDNER, WERDEL, WERDELL, WERDER, WORDEN, WORDIN.

	WERDEN: See also Charles Werden Deane
	Werden, Robert M. — of Mattoon, Coles County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
	Werden, W. B. — of Waukegan, Lake County, Ill. Mayor of Waukegan, Ill., 1874-76. Burial location unknown.

WERDER (Soundex W636) — See also DENHERDER, FOERDERER, HERDER, VANWERDEN, VERDERAME, VERDERAY, VERDERESE, WARDER, WEDER, WERBER, WERDEL, WERDELL, WERDEN, WERTER, WORDER.

Werder, William M. — of Redwood City, San Mateo County, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

WERE (Soundex W600) — See also EWER, LAWERENCE, LEWERENZ, WARE, WEAR, WEARE, WEER, WEIR, WENE, WEREAT, WERME, WERVE, WERY, WEYER, WIER, WIRE, WYER.

WERE: See also Robert Were Fox — Robert Were Fox, Jr. — Thomas Were Fox — Thomas Were Fox, Jr.

WEREAT (Soundex W630) — See also LAWERENCE, LEWERENZ, REAT, WAHRHEIT, WERE, WHERITT.

Wereat, John (c.1733-1799) — of Georgia. Born in Somerset, England, about 1733. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of Georgia, 1779; Georgia state auditor, 1782-92. Died in Bryan County, Ga., January 25, 1799 (age about 66 years). Burial location unknown.

WERFELMAN (Soundex W614) — See also ASCHERFELD, BIESTERFELD, ELMAN, FLUMMERFELT, HABERFELDE, KUMMERFELD, MISTERFELDT, NIEDERWERFER, OVERFELD, QUERFELD, ROCKERFELLER, STEIFELMEYER, VANDERWERFF.

	Werfelman, G. H. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1883. Burial location unknown.
	Werfelman, William — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1903. Burial location unknown.

WERGIN (Soundex W625) — See also BERGIAN, BERGIN, FOTHERGILL, GERGIN, GIERGINSKY, VERGIL, WERGS, WINGER, YERGIN.

Wergin, Betsy — of Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.

WERGS (Soundex W620) — See also BERGSEID, BERGSMA, BERGSTAD, BERGSTEIN, BERGSTRESSER, BERGSTROM, WERGIN, WORGESS.

WERGS: See also Arthur Wergs Mitchell

WERK (Soundex W620) — See also AWERKAMP, BOLLWERK, HANDWERK, HANDWERKER, VANDERWERKER, WARK, WARKE, WERKHEISER, WERKMEISTER, WERZ, WORCH, WORK, WUERCH.

	Werk, G. W. — of California. Member of California state assembly 27th District, 1862-63. Burial location unknown.
	Werk, Robert — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Communist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

WERKHEISER (Soundex W622) — See also AWERKAMP, BERKHOUT, BIRKHEAD, BOLLWERK, BRUCKHEIMER, BURKHEAD, DERKHEIM, DICKHEISER, HANDWERK, HANDWERKER, HEISER, HEISERMAN, HORKHEIMER, MILHEISER, OVERHEISER, ROTHEISER, TUERKHEIMER, VANDERWERKER, WERK, WERKMEISTER, WIKENHEISER, WOOLHEISER.

Werkheiser, Kenneth — American candidate for Wisconsin state assembly 1st District, 1974. Still living as of 1974.

WERKMEISTER (Soundex W625) — See also AWERKAMP, BERKMAN, BOLLWERK, BRINKMEIER, BURMEISTER, GILDERMEISTER, GILLMEISTER, HACHMEISTER, HAGEMEISTER, HAMMERMEISTER, HANDWERK, HANDWERKER, HOFFMEISTER, HOFMEISTER, LESMEISTER, MEISTER, SANGMEISTER, SCHIRRMEISTER, STOCKMEISTER, VANDERWERKER, VIEMEISTER, WERK, WERKHEISER.

Werkmeister, Otto R. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1958. Still living as of 1958.

WERL (Soundex W640) — See also WEHRLE, WERLEY, WERLICH, WERLINE, WERLING.

Werl, Minnie — of East McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.

WERLEY (Soundex W640) — See also HERLEY, WARLEY, WEHRLI, WERL, WERLICH, WERLINE, WERLING, WEYLER, WHORLEY, WORLEY, WORLY.

	Werley, Charles D. — of Pennsylvania. Republican. Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904. Burial location unknown.
	Werley, Robert D. — of Milton, Northumberland County, Pa. Burgess of Milton, Pennsylvania, 1954-56. Still living as of 1956.
	Werley, William R. — of Hamburg, Berks County, Pa. Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Berks County 3rd District, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

WERLICH (Soundex W642) — See also EHRLICH, ERLICH, GERLICH, GERLICK, LICH, PERLICH, SEIBERLICH, WARLICK, WERL, WERLEY, WERLINE, WERLING, WORLOCK.

Werlich, McCeney — U.S. Vice Consul in Riga, 1926. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

WERLINE (Soundex W645) — See also BERLINER, DETTERLINE, ENTERLINE, ESTERLINE, LINE, SERLINE, SPERLINE, WERL, WERLEY, WERLICH, WERLING.

Werline, Gideon T. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1910. Burial location unknown.

WERLING (Soundex W645) — See also ERLING, HERLING, LING, MERLING, UERLING, WERL, WERLEY, WERLICH, WERLINE.

Werling, Donna — Green. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.

WERMAN (Soundex W655) — See also BOWERMAN, HERMAN, MERMAN, REWMAN, SHOWERMAN, WAHRMAN, WARMAN, WEIRMAN, WEMAN, WENMAN, WERME, WERMUTH, WERTMAN, WIERMAN, WIREMAN, WORMAN.

Werman, Lauren K. — of West Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

WERME (Soundex W650) — See also BOWERMAN, SHOWERMAN, WEMMER, WERE, WERMAN, WERMUTH, WURM.

	Werme, Nancy — of Beaver, Beaver County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
	Werme, Paula — of New Hampshire. Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.

WERMUTH (Soundex W653) — See also BERMUDEZ, BOWERMAN, FREYERMUTH, LINDERMUTH, MUTH, PERMUKO, SHOWERMAN, VERMUELEN, WARMOUTH, WERMAN, WERME, WILDERMUTH, WINTERMUTE, WORMHOUDT, WORMUTH, YARMUTH.

Wermuth, Oscar — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1935-36. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

WERNECKE (Soundex W652) — See also CHARNECO, CZARNECKI, DOBERNECK, JARNECKE, WARNCKE, WARNECKE, WARNICK, WARNKE, WARNOCK, WARRUNEK, WENNECKER, WERNEKE, WERNER, WERNETTE, WERNICK, WERNICKE.

Wernecke, R. A. — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

WERNEKE (Soundex W652) — See also BARNEKOW, DERNEK, WARNCKE, WARNECKE, WARNICK, WARNKE, WARNOCK, WARRUNEK, WERNECKE, WERNER, WERNETTE, WERNICK, WERNICKE.

Werneke, Richard E. — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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