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HELM (Soundex H450) — See also HALM, HEIM, HELIM, HELMAN, HELMAR, HELMBOLD, HELME, HELMER, HELMES, HELMICK, HELMKAMP, HELMKE, HELMLE, HELMLY, HELMRICH, HELMS, HELMSING, HELMUS, HELMUT, HELMUTH, HJELM, HOLM, HOLME, HULM, HULME, MAHELM, MEHL, VELHELM, VILHELM, WILHELM.

  HELM: See also Walter Arnold Baker — Benjamin Helm Bristow — Jefferson Helm Claypool — John William Harreld — David Pierre Hollis Jr. — John Helm Pratt — George Helm Yeaman
  Helm, Alpha G. — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Anna W. — of Sturgis, Meade County, S.Dak. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Ben Hardin See Benjamin Hardin Helm
  Helm, Benjamin Hardin (1831-1863) — also known as Ben Hardin Helm — Born in Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., June 2, 1831. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1855-56; declined appointment as paymaster of the Union Army; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Shot during the Battle of Chickamauga, and died soon after, Chickamauga, Walker County, Ga., September 21, 1863 (age 32 years, 111 days). Interment at Helm Cemetery, Near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of John Larue Helm and Lucinda Barbour (Hardin) Helm; married 1856 to Emilie Pariet Todd (half-sister-in-law of Abraham Lincoln and Ninian Wirt Edwards; sister-in-law of Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson).
  Political families: Lincoln-Lee family; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky; Edwards-Cook family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Helm, Bill — of Yuma, Yuma County, Ariz. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Blakey See John Blakey Helm
  Helm, Byron — of Oswego County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Oswego County 2nd District, 1882-83. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Carl F. — Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Still living as of 1972.
  Helm, Carole A. — of Pullman, Whitman County, Wash. Mayor of Pullman, Wash., 1986-91; resigned 1991. Female. Still living as of 1991.
  Helm, Charles John (1817-1868) — also known as Charles J. Helm — of Newport, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Hornellsville (now Hornell), Steuben County, N.Y., June 21, 1817. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1858-61. Died in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, February 26, 1868 (age 50 years, 250 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Sallie Bankhead (McKinney) Helm and Francis Taliaferro Helm; brother of Hubbard Dozier Helm; first cousin twice removed of Robert Brooke; second cousin once removed of Samuel Bullitt Churchill; second cousin thrice removed of John Walker and Francis Walker; third cousin twice removed of George Madison, Meriwether Lewis and Richard Aylett Buckner; fourth cousin once removed of Zachary Taylor, Thomas Walker Gilmer, Aylette Buckner and David Shelby Walker.
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Alston-Kenan family of Milledgeville, Georgia; Jackson-Lee family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Helm, Dury L. — of Clifton, Bosque County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, E. R. — of Trident, Gallatin County, Mont. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Edward G. — of Florida. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
Emily T. Helm Helm, Emily Todd (1836-1930) — also known as Emily T. Helm; Emilie Pariet Todd — of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., November 11, 1836. Her husband was offered a position as paymaster of the Union Army, but chose to become a Confederate general, and was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863; she was granted safe passage to come to the White House and stay with President Abraham Lincoln and his family, despite harsh criticism in the Northern press for harboring a Confederate; postmaster at Elizabethtown, Ky., 1883-96. Female. Member, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Died in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., February 20, 1930 (age 93 years, 101 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Daughter of Robert Smith Todd and Elizabeth (Humphreys) Todd; half-sister of Elizabeth Parker Todd (who married Ninian Wirt Edwards) and Mary Ann Todd (who married Abraham Lincoln); sister of Elodie Breck Todd (who married Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson); married 1856 to Benjamin Hardin Helm (son of John Larue Helm); aunt of Robert Todd Lincoln and Martha Dee Todd; grandniece of John Brown; first cousin once removed of Mason Brown; first cousin twice removed of Arthur Rumney Ringwalt; second cousin of Benjamin Gratz Brown.
  Political families: Lincoln-Lee family; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky; Edwards-Cook family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Lehrman Institute
  Helm, Francis Taliaferro (1790-1871) — also known as Francis T. Helm — of Newport, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Virginia, 1790. Mayor of Newport, Ky., 1834-38, 1839-45; postmaster at Newport, Ky., 1839-49. Died in Newport, Campbell County, Ky., December 6, 1871 (age about 81 years). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of William Helm and Matilda (Taliaferro) Helm; married to Sarah Bankhead McKinney; father of Charles John Helm and Hubbard Dozier Helm; first cousin once removed of Robert Brooke; first cousin twice removed of Samuel Bullitt Churchill; second cousin twice removed of John Walker and Francis Walker; third cousin once removed of George Madison, Meriwether Lewis and Richard Aylett Buckner; fourth cousin of Zachary Taylor, Thomas Walker Gilmer, Aylette Buckner and David Shelby Walker; fourth cousin once removed of John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Aylett Hawes Buckner, James David Walker and David Shelby Walker Jr..
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Alston-Kenan family of Milledgeville, Georgia; Jackson-Lee family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Helm, Frank — of Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
  Helm, Frank A. — of Corvallis, Benton County, Ore. Postmaster at Corvallis, Ore., 1889. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, George — of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. Postmaster at Elizabethtown, Ky., 1800-04. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Grover Cleveland (1884-1955) — also known as Grover C. Helm — of Mackinaw, Tazewell County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Streator, La Salle County, Ill., November 2, 1884. Republican. Merchant; banker; mayor of Mackinaw, Ill., 1912.; wholesale produce business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952. Christian. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Bankers Association; Union League. Died in 1955 (age about 70 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Grover Cleveland
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Helm and Marguerite (Rankin) Helm; married to Anna Puterbaugh.
  Helm, H. D. See Hubbard Dozier Helm
  Helm, Harry (1896-1970) — of Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Born in Grayville, White County, Ill., 1896. Democrat. Lawyer; insurance business; mayor of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1962-63. Member, Rotary. Died in 1970 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Harvey (1865-1919) — of Stanford, Lincoln County, Ky. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., December 2, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1893-94; Lincoln County Attorney, 1897-1905; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1900; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1907-19; died in office 1919. Died in Columbus, Lowndes County, Miss., March 3, 1919 (age 53 years, 91 days). Interment at Buffalo Springs Cemetery, Stanford, Ky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Helm, Hubbard Dozier (1821-1885) — also known as H. D. Helm — of Newport, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, February 21, 1821. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1860. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 15, 1885 (age 64 years, 206 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Sallie Bankhead (McKinney) Helm and Francis Taliaferro Helm; brother of Charles John Helm; married 1842 to Elizabeth Stanton Tarvin; first cousin twice removed of Robert Brooke; second cousin once removed of Samuel Bullitt Churchill; second cousin thrice removed of John Walker and Francis Walker; third cousin twice removed of George Madison, Meriwether Lewis and Richard Aylett Buckner; fourth cousin once removed of Zachary Taylor, Thomas Walker Gilmer, Aylette Buckner and David Shelby Walker.
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Alston-Kenan family of Milledgeville, Georgia; Jackson-Lee family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Helm, J. Blakey See John Blakey Helm
  Helm, Jefferson (1803-1888) — of Indiana. Born in Mason County, Ky., November 27, 1803. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member of Indiana state senate, 1853-55; served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in Rushville, Rush County, Ind., January 14, 1888 (age 84 years, 48 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Jefferson Helm Claypool.
  Political family: Claypool family of Connersville, Indiana.
  Helm, John B. — of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. Postmaster at Elizabethtown, Ky., 1831-34. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, John B. — of Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Va. Republican. Postmaster at Blacksburg, Va., 1865-85. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, John Blakey — also known as J. Blakey Helm — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940. Cremated; ashes interred at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Helm, John Francis — of Downingtown, Chester County, Pa. Democrat. Postmaster at Downingtown, Pa., 1964-70 (acting, 1964-66). Still living as of 1970.
  Helm, John Larue (1802-1867) — of Kentucky. Born near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky., July 4, 1802. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1826; member of Kentucky state senate, 1844-48; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1848-50; Governor of Kentucky, 1850-51, 1867; died in office 1867. Died in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky., September 8, 1867 (age 65 years, 66 days). Interment at Helm Cemetery, Near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of George Helm and Rebecca (LaRue) Helm; married to Lucinda Barbour Hardin; father of Benjamin Hardin Helm (who married Emily Todd Helm); first cousin once removed of Samuel LaRue Hodgen; second cousin of Charles G. Wintersmith and Robert Lawrence Wintersmith; second cousin once removed of David Cooper Swan Wintersmith.
  Political families: Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky; Morehead-Wintersmith family of Elizabethtown, Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Helm, Joseph Church (b. 1848) — also known as Joseph C. Helm — of Colorado. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 30, 1848. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1877; member of Colorado state senate, 1879; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1879-92, 1907-09; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1889-92. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ruggles Helm and Sarah A. (Bass) Helm; married 1881 to Marcia Stewart.
  Helm, Kurt G. — Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 4th District, 2006. Still living as of 2006.
  Helm, Lewis — of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. Postmaster at Elizabethtown, Ky., 1834-38. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Louis F. — of East Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Windsor; elected 1896. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Louis T. — of Vernon, Tolland County, Conn. Republican. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Vernon, 1906. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Mae — of Washington, D.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1936. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Marcus E. — of East Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Windsor; elected 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Neal — of Missouri. Democrat. Co-chair, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, Democratic National Convention, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Paul — of Minnesota. American candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1976, 1978. Still living as of 1978.
  Helm, Percy H. — of Custer, Custer County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state senate 42nd District, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Prank P. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1884. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, Ruth — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
  Helm, Stuart See W. Stuart Helm
  Helm, Thomas J. — of Rome, Floyd County, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1892. Burial location unknown.
  Helm, W. Stuart (b. 1908) — of Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa. Born in Cowansville, Armstrong County, Pa., April 8, 1908. Republican. Merchant; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Armstrong County; elected 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960; Speaker of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1957; Pennsylvania state auditor general; elected 1964; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1965-67. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.


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