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See also
Harvey
Wesley Bolin —
Thomas
C. Bridwell —
Tarlton
Combs Carroll —
William
Owen Cowger —
Joseph
Castle J. C. Eversole —
James
William Good —
Henry
Molleston —
James
H. Somerville —
Lois
Combs Weinberg |
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Combs, Alexander —
of Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1812-13.
Burial location unknown.
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| | Combs, Art
See C. Art Combs |
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Combs, Beatrice —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Combs, Mrs. Ben —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| | Combs, Bert
T. See Bertram Thomas
Combs |
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Combs, Bertram Thomas
(1911-1991) —
also known as Bert T. Combs —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born in Manchester, Clay
County, Ky., August
13, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1951-55; state court judge in
Kentucky, 1957-59; Governor of
Kentucky, 1959-63; defeated, 1955, 1971; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1966; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1967-70.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi.
Drowned
when his automobile
was washed from the roadway into the Red River, during a flood, near
Rosslyn, Powell
County, Ky., December
4, 1991 (age 80 years, 113
days).
Interment at Beech
Creek Cemetery, Manchester, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Gibson Combs and Martha (Jones) Combs; married, June 15,
1937, to Mabel Hall. |
| | | The Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway,
which runs through Clark,
Powell,
Wolfe,
Morgan,
and Magoffin
counties in Kentucky, is named for
him. — Bert T. Combs Lake,
in Clay
County, Kentucky, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier |
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Combs, Birney F. —
of Vermont.
Constitutional candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Byron Harvey
(1853-1932) —
also known as Byron H. Combs —
of East Berkshire, Berkshire, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Richford, Franklin
County, Vt., June 17,
1853.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1898; member of Vermont
state senate, 1902.
Methodist.
Died, of complications of pneumonia,
in East Berkshire, Berkshire, Franklin
County, Vt., December
23, 1932 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, East Berkshire, Berkshire, Vt.
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Combs, C. Art —
of La Mirada, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Combs, Christopher S. —
of Kentucky.
Republican. Candidate for Kentucky
state attorney general, 1987.
Still living as of 1987.
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Combs, Clinton F. —
of Rockville Centre, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y.
Postmaster at Rockville
Centre, N.Y., 1881.
Burial location unknown.
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| | Combs, Dick
See Richard T. Combs |
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Combs, E. R. —
of Richmond,
Va.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940,
1944,
1952;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Eli, Jr. —
of Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1962.
Still living as of 1962.
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Combs, George D. —
of West Virginia.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, George Hamilton, Jr.
(1899-1977) —
also known as George H. Combs, Jr. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 2,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1927-29; defeated,
1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., November
29, 1977 (age 78 years, 211
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Grover C. —
of Man, Logan
County, W.Va.; Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1944;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County; elected
1954; chair of
Logan County Democratic Party, 1955.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Gwendolyn —
of Texas.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Combs, H. C. —
of Mingo
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Harvey G. —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1924,
1952,
1960.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Henry —
of Salem
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1882-84.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Isaac N. —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Democrat. Postmaster at Lexington,
Ky., 1935-36 (acting, 1935-36).
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, J. E. —
of Kentucky.
Democrat. Kentucky
railroad commissioner 3rd District; elected 1987.
Still living as of 1987.
|
| | Combs, J.
M. See Jesse Martin
Combs |
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Combs, James —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Combs, Jeff M. —
of Troy, Miami
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Jesse Martin
(1889-1953) —
also known as Jesse M. Combs; J. M. Combs —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Center, Shelby
County, Tex., July 7,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Texas 75th District, 1923-25; Judge, Texas Court of
Appeals, 1933-43; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1945-53.
Died in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., August
21, 1953 (age 64 years, 45
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Beaumont, Tex.
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Combs, John E. —
of Berea, Madison
County, Ky.
Democrat. Candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 84th District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Combs, John H. —
of Jackson
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Combs, Joseph —
Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Still living as of 2020.
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Combs, Leslie (1793-1881) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in 1793.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to
Whig National Convention from Kentucky, 1839 (member, Committee on
Permanent Organization; member, Balloting Committee); Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1846-47; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851.
Died in 1881
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Combs, Leslie (1852-1940) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Little Compton, Newport
County, R.I., July 31,
1852.
Republican. Farmer; rancher;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1904;
Kentucky
Republican state chair, 1900; U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1902-06; Guatemala, 1903-07; Peru, 1907-11.
Died November
18, 1940 (age 88 years, 110
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Combs, Lucille —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wyoming, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Combs, Margaret —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Combs, Patrick J. —
of Nebraska.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1994, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Combs, Paul —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Combs, Paula Bruce —
also known as Paula Combs —
of Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1996,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Combs, Ralph —
of King City, Gentry
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Gentry County, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Combs, Ralph L. —
of Cedar Lake, Lake
County, Ind.
Democrat. Postmaster at Cedar
Lake, Ind., 1950-75 (acting, 1950).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Raymond H. —
of Churchill, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1947-52.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Richard —
of Colorado.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1996, 1998, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Combs, Richard T. —
also known as Dick Combs —
of Fort Mitchell, Kenton
County, Ky.
Republican. Candidate for Kentucky
auditor of public accounts, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Combs, Robert P. —
of Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1996,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Combs, Roy T. —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Republican. Indiana
state auditor, 1956-58.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Stephen —
of Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Susan (born
c.1945) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born about 1945.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives 47th District; elected 1992;
elected unopposed 1994; Texas
commissioner of agriculture, 2004; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 2004,
2008,
2012;
Texas
state comptroller, 2007.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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Combs, Thomas E. —
of Monmouth
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state senate from Monmouth County, 1845.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Tolbert —
of Hazard, Perry
County, Ky.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Combs, Vera —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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Combs, W. A. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Combs, Warren S. P., Jr. —
of New
Castle County, Del.
Republican. Candidate for Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 13th
District, 1946; candidate for Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 6th District, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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