The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Winson to Wintenburg

Index to Politicians: Winson to Wintenburg

WINSON (Soundex W525) — See also HINSON, WINSOR, WINSTON.

Winson, William E. — of Monroe County, Mich. Candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 38th Circuit, 1966. Still living as of 1966.

WINSOR (Soundex W526) — See also ANSORGE, ENSOR, KINSORA, WANSER, WANZER, WINDSOR, WINSAR, WINSON, WINZER, WISNOR, WONCIAR.

WINSOR: See also Gordon Robert Beyer; Winsor Coman; Winsor B. French; J. Winsor Ives.
Winsor, Curtin, Jr. (b. 1939) — of Washington, D.C. Born in 1939. U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1983-85. Still living as of 1991.
Winsor, George H. — of Delaware County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Delaware County 1st District, 1850. Burial location unknown.
Winsor, Herbert C. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
Winsor, Herbert E. (1850-1920) — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Sterling Hill, Sterling, Windham County, Conn., October 22, 1850. Son of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor; married, October 10, 1876, to Mary G. Eldredge. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1901-02; defeated, 1902. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 26, 1920. Burial location unknown.
Winsor, Horatio S. — of Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wis. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1865. Burial location unknown.
Winsor, Stanton A. — of Foster, Providence County, R.I. Member of Rhode Island state senate from Foster, 1911. Burial location unknown.
Winsor, Upton B. — of Yuba County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 15th District, 1856-57. Burial location unknown.

WINSPER (Soundex W521) — See also DAUBENSPECK, HENSPETER, HINSPETER, HOTMANSPERGER, LEIBENSPERGER.

Winsper, Isabel K. — of New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936, 1940. Female. Still living as of 1940.

WINSTANLEY (Soundex W523) — See also CRANLEY, DANLEY, FINSTAD, HANLEY, MANLEY, SHANLEY, STANLEY, STANLY, WINSTEAD, WINSTEIN, WINSTON.

Winstanley, Fred J. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Winstanley, Leonard — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980. Still living as of 1980.

WINSTEAD (Soundex W523) — See also ANSTEAD, BRUNSTEAD, GRINSTEAD, LUNSTEAD, STEAD, WINSTANLEY, WINSTEIN, WINSTON.

Winstead, Arthur See William Arthur Winstead
Winstead, Charles S. — of Roxboro, Person County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1860. Burial location unknown.
Winstead, Heiskell H. — of Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Winstead, M. M. — of Ewing, Fleming County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980. Still living as of 1980.
Winstead, W. Arthur See William Arthur Winstead
Winstead, William Arthur (1904-1995) — also known as W. Arthur Winstead — of Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Miss. Born in Mississippi, January 6, 1904. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1943-65 (5th District 1943-63, 4th District 1963-65); defeated, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1948, 1956 (alternate), 1960. Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital at Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., March 14, 1995. Interment at Cedarlawn Cemetery, Philadelphia, Miss.
- See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier.

WINSTEIN (Soundex W523) — See also EINSTEIN, FEINSTEIN, PRINSTEIN, REINSTEIN, RUBINSTEIN, STEIN, WEINSTEIN, WEINSTONE, WINESTEIN, WINSTANLEY, WINSTEAD, WINSTON.

Winstein, Stewart R. — of Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1992. Still living as of 1992.

WINSTON (Soundex W523) — See also SWINTON, WEINSTEIN, WEINSTOCK, WEINSTONE, WINESTEIN, WINSON, WINSTANLEY, WINSTEAD, WINSTEIN, WINTON.

WINSTON: See also Maurice Darrow Bean; Jonathan McMillan Davis.
Winston, Dix — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
Winston, Farwell — of Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill. Mayor of Lake Forest, Ill., 1925. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Winston, Fountain (1793-1834) — of Mississippi. Born in Germanton, Stokes County, N.C., November 3, 1793. Son of Joseph Winston; brother-in-law of Robert Williams; brother of Louis L. Winston. Member of Mississippi state senate, 1827-28; Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 1832-34. Died in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., December 1, 1834. Burial location unknown.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
Winston, Francis Donnell (1857-1941) — also known as Francis D. Winston — of Bertie County, N.C. Born in 1857. Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1905-09; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1913-16. Died in 1941. Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Windsor, N.C.
Winston, Frederick Hampden (1830-1904) — also known as Frederick H. Winston — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in 1830. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1876; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1885-86. Died in 1904. Burial location unknown.
Winston, Gwendolyn — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. New Alliance candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
Winston, H. R. — of Brownfield, Terry County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944. Still living as of 1944.
Winston, Isaac — of Kansas. U.S. Consul in Kingston, 1859-61. Burial location unknown.
Winston, John (born c.1946) — of St. Louis County, Mo. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Winston, John Anthony (1812-1871) — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born September 4, 1812. Brother-in-law of Robert Burns Lindsay. Democrat. Member of Alabama state legislature, 1840; member of Alabama state senate, 1845; Governor of Alabama, 1853-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died December 21, 1871. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Sumter County, Ala. Winston County, Ala. is named for him.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Winston, John R. — of Temple, Bell County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Winston, Joseph (1746-1815) — of North Carolina. Born in Louisa County, Va., June 17, 1746. Father-in-law of Robert Williams; father of Louis L. Winston and Fountain Winston. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1790; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1793-95, 1803-07 (at-large 1793-95, 12th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07). Died near Germanton, Stokes County, N.C., April 21, 1815. Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Guilford Battle Grounds, Greensboro, N.C.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography.
Winston, Joseph — of Plumas County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 14th District, 1856-57. Burial location unknown.
Winston, Louis L. (1784-1824) — of Mississippi. Born in Germanton, Stokes County, N.C., November 24, 1784. Son of Joseph Winston; brother-in-law of Robert Williams; brother of Fountain Winston. Delegate to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1817; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1821-24; died in office 1824. Died in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., August 20, 1824. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Adams County, Miss. Winston County, Miss. is named for him.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
Winston, Nat T., Jr. — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Winston, Norman K. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Winston, Patrick H. — of Washington. U.S. Attorney for Washington, 1890; Washington state attorney general, 1899. Burial location unknown.
Winston, Phillip B. (1845-1901) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Hanover County, Va., August 12, 1845. Democrat. Mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1891-93. Died July 1, 1901. Burial location unknown.
Winston, Rebecca Estell — of Estell Manor, Atlantic County, N.J. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Winston, Robin — of Indiana. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

WINT (Soundex W530) — See also HINT, MINT, SWINT, TWIN, WANATEE, WEANT, WEIANT, WENDT, WEYANDT, WIANDT, WIANT, WIND, WINI, WINNETT, WINTER, WINTERER, WINTERS, WINTHOP, WINTHROP, WINTNER, WINTON, WIRT, WYANT.

WINT: See also Wint Smith.
Wint, Joseph — of Ingham County, Mich. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1902. Burial location unknown.

WINTENBURG (Soundex W535) — See also ALTENBURG, CLATTENBURG, GANTENBEIN, GERSTENBUGER, HATTENBURG, HOUNTENBRINK, MINTENER, QUAINTENCE, QUINTEN, STOUTENBURGH, VONROTTENBURG, WHITTENBURG, WITTENBURG.

Wintenburg, Burton L. — of Michigan. Candidate in Republican primary for Michigan state senate 11th District, 1966; American Independent candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 27th District, 1974. Still living as of 1974.

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