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See also
Robert
Francis Withers Allston —
John
Tull Barker —
Thomas
Withers Chinn —
Stephen
Benton Elkins —
Olita
Withers Hooker —
Bettye
Withers Roberts |
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Withers, A. L. —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Mayor
of Cumberland, Md., 1854-55.
Burial
location unknown.
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Withers, Allen —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Withers, Charles Dudley (b.
1916) —
also known as Charles D. Withers —
of Florida.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., April 15,
1916.
Son of James Dudley Withers and Ella (Dorroh) Withers.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Bombay, 1946-48; U.S. Consul General in Nairobi, 1957-61; U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, 1963-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 1991.
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Withers, D. D. —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Withers, E. B. —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
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Withers, Flora C. —
of Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Withers, Garrett Lee
(1884-1953) —
also known as Garrett L. Withers —
of Dixon, Webster
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, 1884.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1949-50; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1952-53; died in
office 1953.
Died in 1953
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Clay, Ky.
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Withers, Harold J. —
of North Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Withers, J. Mike (b.
1947) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born July 25,
1947.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1991-94 (15th District 1991-92, 14th
District 1993-94).
Baptist.
Member, National
Education Association; Moose.
Still living as of 1994.
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Relatives:
Married to Charlen Williams. |
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Withers, James E., Sr. —
of Loami, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Withers, John A. —
Socialist Labor candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Withers, Jones Mitchell —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Mayor
of Mobile, Ala., 1856-61, 1866-67.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Withers,
Mike See J. Mike Withers |
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Withers, R. L. —
of Summit Point, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Withers, Richard W. —
of Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Blue Island, Ill., 1969.
Still living as of 1969.
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Withers, Robert Enoch
(1821-1907) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1821.
Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1875-81.
Died in 1907
(age about
86 years).
Interment at East
End Cemetery, Wytheville, Va.
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Withers, Thomas Jefferson
(1804-1865) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Ebenezer, York
County, S.C., 1804.
State court judge in South Carolina, 1846; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861.
Died in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., November
7, 1865 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Quaker
Cemetery, Camden, S.C.
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Withers, W. A. —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Mayor
of Cumberland, Md., 1873-74, 1876-77.
Burial
location unknown.
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Withers, Willie B. —
of Moultrie, Colquitt
County, Ga.
Mayor
of Moultrie, Ga., 1951-55.
Still living as of 1955.
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