| BATTLE (Soundex
B340)
— See also
ABLETT,
BATT,
BATTE,
BATTELL,
BATTLEFIELD,
BATTLES,
BATTLEY,
BATTLIN,
BATTLING,
BEETLE,
BETAL,
BETTLE,
BOOTLE,
BRATTLE,
TALEB.
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See also
George
Gordon Battle Liddy —
Archibald
Battle Lovett —
Kemp
Battle Nixon —
D.
Battle Robinson —
John
Gill Shorter —
Thomas
Battle Turley |
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Battle, Alfred —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
1916.
Burial location unknown.
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See
Patrick
Jerome Gleason |
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Battle, Burrill Bunn
(1838-1917) —
of Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Hinds
County, Miss., July 24,
1838.
Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1871; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1885-1910.
Died December
21, 1917 (age 79 years, 150
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph J. Battle and Nancy (Stricklin) Battle; married 1871 to
Josephine A. Witherspoon. |
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Battle, C. I. —
of Spanish Camp, Wharton
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives 66th District, 1887-88.
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, C. W. —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1879-82.
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, Charlie —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Battle, Edgar —
U.S. Consul in Acapulco, 1893-98; U.S. Vice Consul in Acapulco, 1898-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, Edgar (1856-1940) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., May 30,
1856.
Democrat. Postmaster at Seattle,
Wash., 1913-23.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
30, 1940 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Williams Battle and Mary Ann (Cabaniss)
Battle. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Battle, Elisha —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state senate from Edgecombe County, 1777-81, 1783-84,
1785-87.
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, Elizabeth —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Battle, George Gordon
(1868-1949) —
also known as "Mr. Chairman" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., October
26, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Bartow
S. Weeks, H.
Snowden Marshall, and James
A. O'Gorman; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was named after him.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Fredericksburg,
Va., April
29, 1949 (age 80 years, 185
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Turner Westray Battle and Lavinia (Bassett) Daniel Battle;
married, April
12, 1898, to Martha Burwell Dabney Bagby. |
| | | Epitaph: "Throughout a long and
distinguished career as a greatly beloved and brilliant lawyer in the
city of New York, he never failed to defend the helpless and uphold
the rights of the poor and oppressed." |
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memorial |
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Battle, J. D. —
of Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark.
Mayor
of Texarkana, Ark., 1931.
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, Jacob —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Nash County, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, James S. —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1876
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, Jesse, Jr. (born
c.1952) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born about 1952.
Vocational
counselor; Independent candidate for mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1994.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1994.
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Battle, John Stewart
(1890-1972) —
also known as John S. Battle —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., July 11,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1930-33; member of Virginia
state senate, 1934-49 (27th District 1934-35, 26th District
1936-49); Governor of
Virginia, 1950-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1952;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons.
Died April 9,
1972 (age 81 years, 273
days).
Interment at Monticello
Memorial Park, Charlottesville, Va.
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Battle, Joseph F., Jr.
(1938-2001) —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born April
28, 1938.
Mayor
of Chester, Pa., 1979-86.
Died March
10, 2001 (age 62 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, Joseph L. —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Battle, Kemp Plummer
(1831-1919) —
also known as Kemp P. Battle —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C., December
19, 1831.
Lawyer;
delegate
to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; president, Chatham
Railroad
during the Civil War; North
Carolina state treasurer, 1866-68; president,
University of North Carolina, 1876-91; historian.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., February
4, 1919 (age 87 years, 47
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Battle, Laurie Calvin
(1912-2000) —
also known as Laurie C. Battle —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Wilsonville, Shelby
County, Ala., May 10,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1956;
candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Gamma Mu; Elks; Eagles;
Lions.
Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing
business with the Soviet Union, but allowed the President flexibility
to waive the ban.
Died, from cancer,
at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2000 (age 87 years, 358
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Battle, Leonard Carrol —
of Essexville, Bay
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Bay County, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Battle, Leroy —
of Bellwood, Cook
County, Ill.
Candidate for mayor
of Bellwood, Ill., 2005.
Still living as of 2005.
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Battle, Lucius Durham
(1918-2008) —
also known as Lucius D. Battle; Luke
Battle —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga., June 1,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
Foreign Service officer; personal aide to Secretary of State Dean
Acheson; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1964-67.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., May 13,
2008 (age 89 years, 347
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Luke See Lucius Durham
Battle |
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Battle, Marion S. —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Democrat. Postmaster at Roanoke,
Va., 1937-38 (acting, 1937).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, Martha —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, Richard —
of North Carolina.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, Richard H. —
of Wake
County, N.C.
North
Carolina state auditor, 1864-65; appointed 1864.
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, Robert III —
of Detroit west side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Battle, Victor —
of Jackson
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state senate 9th District, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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Battle, Vincent Martin (b.
1940) —
Born in 1940.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, 2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Battle, William Cullen (b.
1920) —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., October
9, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1962-64.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Battle, William Horn
(1802-1879) —
also known as William H. Battle —
of Franklin
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., 1802.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina house of commons from Franklin County, 1833-34; delegate
to Whig National Convention from North Carolina, 1839; superior court
judge in North Carolina, 1840; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1848, 1852-67; law
professor.
Died in 1879
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Battle, Wilma (born
c.1942) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born about 1942.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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