The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Wentz to Werneke

Index to Politicians: Wentz to Werneke

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

WENTZ: See also Lyle B. Austin.
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, 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, LORENTZEN, MENTZEL, MENTZELL, MENTZER, PENTZER, RENTZEL, WENTZ, WENZEL, WETZEL.

Wentzel, Dan — Green. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
Wentzel, Frank J. — of Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pa. Burgess of Ashland, Pennsylvania, 1935-37. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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

WENZEL: See also George Henry Cobb; Wenzel Hoenig; Wenzel Stocker; William R. 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. Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1932-58 (2nd District 1932-48, 10th District 1948-58); 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, PEPPLE, POPPLER, SCHWEPPE, SWEPSON, TREPPLER, 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, 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. Married to Sylvia Matz; father of Mark S. Weprin. 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; 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. Burial location unknown.
- See also: Wikipedia article.

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

Werbel, Ben — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Advertising business; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 24th District, 1949-54. Still living as of 1954.
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, 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, 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 of complications of diabetes, in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., September 30, 1966. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Bakersfield, Calif.
- See also: congressional biography.

WERDELL (Soundex W634) — See also BERDEL, BERDELL, COVERDELL, DELL, DREWEL, VANWERDEN, 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 VANWERDEN, WARDEN, WEDEN, WEDNER, WERDEL, WERDELL, WERDER, WORDEN, WORDIN.

WERDEN: See also Charles Werden Deane.
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.

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 DEVEREAUX, EREAUT, LAMEREAUX, LAWERENCE, LEWERENZ, MEREAUX, MERSEREAU, MONDEREAU, PEREA, REAT, WAHRHEIT, WERE, WHERITT.

Wereat, John — of Georgia. Georgia state auditor, 1782-92. Burial location unknown.

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

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.

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

WERGS: See also Arthur Wergs Mitchell.

WERK (Soundex W620) — See also AWERKAMP, HANDWERK, HANDWERKER, VANDERWERKER, WARK, WARKE, WERKHEISER, 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, BRUCKHEIMER, BURKHEAD, DERKHEIM, DICKHEISER, HANDWERK, HANDWERKER, HEISER, HOCKHEIMER, MILHEISER, OVERHEISER, ROTHEISER, TUERKHEIMER, VANDERWERKER, WERK, WIKENHEISER, WOOLHEISER.

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

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

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, WEYLER, WHORLEY, WORLEY.

Werley, Charles D. — of Pennsylvania. Republican. Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Werley, R. D. — of Milton, Northumberland County, Pa. Burgess of Milton, Pennsylvania, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

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

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

WERLINE (Soundex W645) — See also BERLINER, DETTERLINE, DORLINE, ENTERLINE, ESTERLINE, FORLINES, LINE, SPERLINE, SURLINE, WERL, WERLEY, WERLICH.

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

WERMAN (Soundex W655) — See also BOWERMAN, HERMAN, MERMAN, REWMAN, SHOWERMAN, WAHRMAN, WARMAN, WEIRMAN, WENMAN, WERME, 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, 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.

WERNECKE (Soundex W652) — See also CZARNECKI, DOBERNECK, JARNECKE, WARNCKE, WARNICK, WARNKE, WARNOCK, WARRUNEK, 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 DERNEK, WARNCKE, WARNICK, WARNKE, WARNOCK, WARRUNEK, WENNEKER, 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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