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Blackard, Wade (b. 1896) —
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., July 16,
1896.
U.S. Vice Consul in Calgary, 1920-21; Singapore, 1921-22; Cobh, as of 1926-27; Belfast, as of 1929; Port Said, as of 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburd, Rhnae —
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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See also
John
Baylis —
Wallace
W. Bellew —
Alexander
Blackburn Bradford —
Charles
Henry Bryant —
Blackburn
Barrett Dovener —
Jennifer
Blackburn Dunn —
Wade
H. Ellis —
Eugene
Blackburn Gary —
Augustine
Blackburn Hardin —
E.
Blackburn Moore —
Richard
Tyler Polk —
Francis
Blackburn Posey —
R.
S. Blackburn Smith —
John
Hiram Taylor —
Jonathan
E. Taylor —
George
B. Warner —
William
Blackburn Wilson —
William
Blackburn Wilson Jr. |
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Blackburn, Angela —
of Huber Heights, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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B. See Benjamin Bentley
Blackburn |
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Blackburn, Benjamin Bentley (b.
1927) —
also known as Benjamin B. Blackburn; Ben B.
Blackburn —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., February
14, 1927.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1967-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 1998.
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Blackburn, Brenda —
Reform candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 2002.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
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Blackburn, Bruce B., Sr. —
of St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Mayor
of St. Petersburg, Fla., 1947-49.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, Cash —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, Charles Franklin (b.
1925) —
also known as Charles F. Blackburn —
of Henderson, Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Cleveland, Bradley
County, Tenn., April
30, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Sigma.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Cline Blackburn and Anne Rosson (Templeton)
Blackburn. |
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Blackburn, Charles Milton
(1912-1982) —
also known as Charles Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., May 31,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Woodford County Democratic Party, 1952-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lee
County, Fla., August
19, 1982 (age 70 years, 80
days).
Interment at Coral Ridge Cemetery, Cape Coral, Fla.
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Blackburn, D. R. N. —
of Oregon.
Republican. Oregon
state attorney general, 1899-1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, DeVon —
of Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.
Republican. Mayor
of Huntington, Ind., 1956-59; defeated, 1963.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Spencer See Edmond Spencer
Blackburn |
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Blackburn, Ed, Jr. —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1963.
Still living as of 1963.
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Blackburn, Edmond Spencer
(1868-1912) —
also known as E. Spencer Blackburn —
of Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C.
Born near Boone, Watauga
County, N.C., September
22, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1896-97; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1901-03,
1905-07; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1904.
Died in Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn., March
10, 1912 (age 43 years, 170
days).
Interment at Old
Hopewell Cemetery, Boone, N.C.
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Blackburn, Fletcher J. —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Jacksonville, Ill., 1935-38.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund Blackburn and Sarah Jane (Jordan)
Blackburn. |
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Blackburn, Francis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, G. R. —
of Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, J. E. —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1955-56.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, James C. —
of Stewarts Station (now Trafford), Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at Stewarts
Station, Pa., 1879-82.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, James L. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1980-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Blackburn, James M. —
of Florida.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 20th District, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
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Blackburn, James W. —
of Kentucky.
Secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1880-83.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, John —
of Fordsville, Ohio
County, Ky.
Republican. Candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 17th District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Blackburn, John C. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1861-62.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, John C. —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, John F. —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Democrat. Postmaster at Hutchinson,
Kan., 1887-90.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, John W. —
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, John W. —
Justice
of Utah territorial supreme court, 1889-93.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, John W. —
of Malta Bend, Saline
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, Joseph —
of Wappingers Creek (now Wappingers Falls), Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Channingville (now Wappingers Falls), Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Postmaster at Wappingers
Creek, N.Y., 1840-41, 1844-47; Channingville,
N.Y., 1847-49.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, Joseph Clay Stiles
(1838-1918) —
also known as Joseph C. S. Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born near Spring Station, Woodford
County, Ky., October
1, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1875-85; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1885-97, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1896,
1900,
1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
12, 1918 (age 79 years, 346
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn;
brother of Luke Pryor Blackburn; married, February
10, 1858, to Therese Graham; married, December
11, 1901, to Mary E. Blackburn; father of Corinne Blackburn (who
married William
Holt Gale); granduncle of Smith Alford
Blackburn; great-granduncle of Charles
Milton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed of Gabriel
Slaughter; third cousin of Charles
Rice Slaughter; third cousin once removed of Robert
Pryor Henry, John
Flournoy Henry and Gustavus
Adolphus Henry. |
| | | Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison
family of Kentucky; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Mount
Blackburn, the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains, in the Copper
River Census Area, Alaska, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Joe C. S. Blackburn (built 1943 at Brunswick,
Georgia; sold for scrap 1967) was named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Parties and The Men
(1896) |
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Blackburn, Joseph Ellis
(1860-1928) —
also known as Joseph E. Blackburn —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in a log
cabin in Farmington, Belmont
County, Ohio, June 30,
1860.
Republican. Glass mold
maker; organizer,
president,
and secretary,
mold-maker's union; druggist;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1895; Ohio dairy
and food commissioner, 1897-1901.
Died in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, 1928
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Masonic Home Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
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Blackburn, Laura Browning
(1883-1965) —
also known as Laura B. Blackburn; Laura
Browning —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., October
1, 1883.
Postmaster at Versailles,
Ky., 1934-40 (acting, 1934-35).
Female.
Died in Woodford
County, Ky., May 28,
1965 (age 81 years, 239
days).
Interment at Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
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Blackburn, Leo C. —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Republican. Acting postmaster at Portsmouth,
Ohio, 1958-61.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, Leslie F. —
of Everett, Bedford
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924
(alternate), 1936,
1964.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, Lloyd —
of Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 19th District, 1984.
Still living as of 1984.
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Blackburn, Luke Pryor
(1816-1887) —
also known as Luke P. Blackburn —
of Kentucky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., June 16,
1816.
Physician;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1843; Governor of
Kentucky, 1879-83.
Baptist.
In 1865, he was tried
and acquitted in a Toronto court for violating Canadian neutrality,
in connection with a Confederate
scheme to spread yellow fever in Northern cities.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., September
14, 1887 (age 71 years, 90
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn;
brother of Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn;
married, November
24, 1835, to Ella Boswell; married, November
17, 1857, to Julia Churchill; uncle of Corinne Blackburn (who
married William
Holt Gale); granduncle of Smith Alford
Blackburn; great-granduncle of Charles
Milton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed of Gabriel
Slaughter; third cousin of Charles
Rice Slaughter; third cousin once removed of Robert
Pryor Henry, John
Flournoy Henry and Gustavus
Adolphus Henry. |
| | | Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison
family of Kentucky; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The Blackburn Correctional
Complex (opened 1972), in Lexington,
Kentucky, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Luke Pryor Blackburn: Nancy
Disher Baird, Luke
Pryor Blackburn : Physician, Governor, Reformer |
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Blackburn, Manley B. —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Republican. Postmaster at Boone,
N.C., 1903-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, Mark —
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Hawaii.
Still living as of 2020.
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Blackburn, Marsha (b.
1952) —
of Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Laurel, Jones
County, Miss., June 6,
1952.
Republican. Member of Tennessee
state senate, 1998-2002; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 2003-; defeated,
1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Blackburn, Michael P. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 42nd District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Blackburn, Mike —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Blackburn, N. —
of Decatur, Adams
County, Ind.
Postmaster at Decatur,
Ind., 1887.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, Nell —
of Trafford, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at Trafford,
Pa., 1923-26 (acting, 1923-24).
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, Robert —
of Longview, Cowlitz
County, Wash.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Washington, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, Robert E. (b.
1950) —
Born in Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo., 1950.
U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 2002-16; took senior status 2016.
Still living as of 2016.
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Blackburn, Robert E. Lee
(1870-1935) —
also known as Robert Blackburn —
of Stanton, Powell
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Furnace, Estill
County, Ky., April 9,
1870.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant;
insurance
business; stockbroker;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1904-05; Powell
County Clerk, 1906-10; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1929-31; defeated,
1930 (7th District), 1932 (at-large).
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Junior
Order; United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., September
20, 1935 (age 65 years, 164
days).
Interment at Stanton
Cemetery, Stanton, Ky.
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Blackburn, Roy M., Sr. —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
|
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A. See Smith Alford
Blackburn |
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Blackburn, S. D. —
of Warren
County, Ky.
Delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, Sharon Lovelace (b.
1950) —
of Alabama.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 7,
1950.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1991-.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Blackburn, Smith Alford
(1875-1961) —
also known as S. A. Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Midway, Woodford
County, Ky., August
22, 1875.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 46th District, 1930-33.
Died in Woodford
County, Ky., March 2,
1961 (age 85 years, 192
days).
Interment at Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
|
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Spencer See Edmond Spencer
Blackburn |
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Blackburn, Thomas C. —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Republican. Postmaster at Boone,
N.C., 1897-1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, Walter A.
(1874-1949) —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Fredonia, Caldwell
County, Ky., October
1, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in Kentucky, 1906-10; president, People's National Bank,
Paducah, 1926-31; candidate in primary for mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936.
Baptist.
Died, in Illinois Central Hospital,
Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., October
30, 1949 (age 75 years, 29
days).
Interment at Maplelawn
Park Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Elisha Bell Blackburn and Mary Jane (McGough) Blackburn;
married 1898 to Cora
C. Hurley. |
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Blackburn, William —
of Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 3rd District, 1856-57.
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Calif.
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Blackburn, William C. —
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, William J. —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Republican. Acting postmaster at Ravenswood,
W.Va., 1958-61.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Blackburn, William Jasper
(1820-1899) —
of Minden, Webster
Parish, La.; Homer, Claiborne
Parish, La.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Randolph
County, Ark., July 24,
1820.
Republican. Delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1867; county judge
in Louisiana, 1860; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1868-69; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1874-78.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
10, 1899 (age 79 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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