| FENTON (Soundex
F535)
— See also
BENTON,
FANTON,
FANTONE,
FAUNTAIN,
FENION,
FENSTON,
FENT,
FENTRESS,
FENTY,
FENTZ,
FETON,
FINTON,
FONTAIN,
FONTAINE,
FONTANA,
FOUNTAIN,
FOUNTAINE,
HENNEFENT,
PENTON,
VENTON.
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See also
Fenton
Bagley —
Andrew
Bell Ballinger —
Fred
Fenton Bays —
Fenton
L. Bland Jr. —
Fenton
Whitlock Booth —
Samuel
Fenton Cary —
Charles
Fenton Collier —
C.
Fenton Day —
Fenton
B. Fleming —
Samuel
Whittier Gardiner —
Fenton
Keenan —
Howard
Fenton Latourette —
Griffith
Walker Lewis Jr. —
Fenton
Reuben McCreery —
Charles
Fenton Mercer —
G.
Fenton Mitchell —
Ned
Fenton Roscoe —
Hazel
Schermerhorn —
Fenton
T. Stockard —
Fenton
J. Taylor —
Marion
Fenton Winter |
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Fenton, Alva E. —
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Arthur —
of Denton, Doniphan
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Arthur C. —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1927.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Aubrey —
of Willingboro, Burlington
County, N.J.; Mt. Laurel, Burlington
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 2008
(alternate), 2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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Fenton, Barbara Ann —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode
Island, 2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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Fenton, Charles B. —
of Michigan.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mackinac District, 1867-68,
1871-72.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Charles W. —
of New Jersey.
U.S. Consul in Southampton, 1849-50.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Daniel G. —
of Prairie du Chien, Crawford
County, Wis.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1848.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, David N. —
of Rhode Island.
Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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Fenton, Elizabeth —
of Connecticut.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Fenton, Ernest B. —
of Markham, Cook
County, Ill.
Candidate for mayor
of Markham, Ill., 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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Fenton, Frank P.
(1874-1947) —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, October
31, 1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1908,
1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1918, 1924;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham, 1926.
English
ancestry.
Died January
19, 1947 (age 72 years, 80
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Harry C. —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Republican. Secretary of
Indiana Republican Party, 1937.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilma See Hazel
Schermerhorn |
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Fenton, Ivor David
(1889-1986) —
also known as Ivor D. Fenton —
of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa., August
3, 1889.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-63 (13th District 1939-45,
12th District 1945-63); defeated, 1962; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Medical
Association.
Died in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., October
23, 1986 (age 97 years, 81
days).
Interment at German
Protestant Cemetery, Mahonoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa.
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Fenton, Jeremiah
(1845-1936) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in 1845.
Republican. Mayor
of Springfield, Mo., 1894-96; postmaster at Springfield,
Mo., 1898-1902.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., December
20, 1936 (age about 91
years).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Fenton, Jerry B.
(1889-1958) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born August
6, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,
1922; on December 7, 1922, he was stabbed
in the upper back by Tom J. Griffin, whose wife he was representing
in a divorce case; Griffin was convicted of felonious assault and
sentenced to two years in prison.
Died March
15, 1958 (age 68 years, 221
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Fenton, John J. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, John W. —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Joseph Brush —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
land commissioner, 1876.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Joseph S. —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County, 1851-52.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Kelly —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 53-B, 2015-.
Still living as of 2016.
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Fenton, Lawrence Bruce —
Reform candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 17th District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Fenton, Lucien Jerome
(1844-1922) —
also known as Lucien J. Fenton —
of Winchester, Adams
County, Ohio.
Born in Winchester, Adams
County, Ohio, May 7,
1844.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; banker; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1895-99.
Died in Winchester, Adams
County, Ohio, June 28,
1922 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Winchester
Cemetery, Winchester, Ohio.
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Fenton, Nathaniel —
of Otsego
County, N.Y.; Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1814-15, 1817-18, 1828 (Otsego County 1814-15,
1817-18, Chautauqua County 1828).
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Peter —
of Olmsted
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 9, 1872.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Reuben (born
c.1964) —
of Kingshill, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born about 1964.
Republican. Candidate for Virgin
Islands legislature from St. Croix, 2002; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virgin Islands, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Fenton, Reuben Eaton
(1819-1885) —
also known as Reuben E. Fenton —
of Frewsburg, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Carroll, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 4,
1819.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1853-55, 1857-65 (33rd District
1853-55, 1857-63, 29th District 1863-65); delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1856;
Governor
of New York, 1865-69; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1868;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1869-75.
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., August
25, 1885 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Entombed at Lake
View Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Fenton and Elsie (Owen) Fenton; married, February
5, 1840, to Jane Frew; married, June 12,
1844, to Elizabeth Scudder; second cousin once removed of Nathaniel
Freeman Jr.; third cousin of Benjamin
Fessenden and Charles
Backus Hyde Fessenden; third cousin twice removed of Desda
Chapin; third cousin thrice removed of Peronneau
Finley Henderson; fourth cousin once removed of George
Champlin, John
Baldwin, Levi
Yale, Herschel
Harrison Hatch and Frank P.
Fenton. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Otis
family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The town
of Fenton,
New York, is named for
him. — The community
of Fentonville,
New York, is named for
him. — Fenton Hall, at the State University
of New York at Fredonia,
is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National Governors
Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1896 |
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Fenton, Robert E. —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Democrat. Postmaster at Lincoln,
Neb., 1936-43 (acting, 1936-37).
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Robert G. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Robert J. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1995.
Still living as of 1995.
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Fenton, Roderick —
of Willington, Tolland
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Willington, 1834.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, T. P. —
of Charleston, Mississippi
County, Mo.
Mayor
of Charleston, Mo., 1967.
Still living as of 1967.
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Fenton, Walter Samuel
(1886-1940) —
also known as Walter S. Fenton —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Pittsford, Rutland
County, Vt., July 12,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1917-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1932;
delegate
to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a coronary
embolism, in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., July 12,
1940 (age 54 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, Warren C. —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Republican. Postmaster at Boise,
Idaho, 1897-1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, William —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Fenton, William H. —
of Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Fenton, William Matthew
(1808-1871) —
also known as William M. Fenton —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
19, 1808.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1846-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1848-51; register
of U.S. Land Office at Genesee, Michigan, 1853-57; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1858-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1864.
Injured while fire-fighting,
and subsequently died, in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 12,
1871 (age 62 years, 144
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Seneca Fenton and Sarah (Thompson) Fenton; married 1835 to
Adelaide Birdsall; second cousin thrice removed of Walter Samuel Fenton. |
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Fenton, William T. (b.
1872) —
of Richardson
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Dawson, Richardson
County, Neb., October
2, 1872.
Democrat. Richardson
County Sheriff, 1907-13; warden, Nebraska State Prison, 1913;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Fenton and Catherine (Calnon) Fenton; married, April 9,
1903, to Vinnette M. Coleman. |
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