| LESTER (Soundex
L236)
— See also
BALLESTER,
BALLESTEROS,
COLLESTER,
ESTER,
ESTLER,
ETSLER,
LASTER,
LEISTER,
LESER,
LETTERS,
LISTER,
LOSTER,
LUSTER,
LYSTER,
MACALESTER,
MCALESTER,
MCLESTER,
RESTLE,
SETTLER,
SLEETER,
STELLER,
STERLE,
TESSLER,
TRESSEL.
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See also
Alfreda
Helen Abbott —
William
Barksdale —
Ethelbert
Barksdale —
J.
Paul England —
Henry
Lawrence Hinkley —
Adam
Larrabee —
Henry
Larrabee —
William
Larrabee —
Andrew
Jackson Livingston —
William
R. Sharpe Jr. —
John
Woodruff —
Timothy
Lester Woodruff |
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Lester, (need first name) —
of Hartford
County, Conn.
Socialist. Candidate for Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Albert —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Postmaster at Canandaigua,
N.Y., 1836; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1844-47.
Burial location unknown.
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Helen See Alfreda
Helen Abbott |
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Lester, Arthur G. —
of Center Groton, Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Postmaster at Center
Groton, Conn., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Benjamin E. —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Democrat. Postmaster at Augusta,
Ga., 1939-54.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Bill —
of Oakdale, Washington
County, Minn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
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Lester, Bruce —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Still living as of 1992.
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Lester, Carroll —
of DeWitt, Arkansas
County, Ark.
Republican. Chair of
Arkansas County Republican Party, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Lester, Catherine H. —
of East Hampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Lester, Charles C. —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 20th District, 1894.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Charles F. —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwich, 1830.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Charles S. —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1872.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Chauncey —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1853.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Claude E., Jr. —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lester, Claude N. —
of St. Georges, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 12th
District, 1937-38; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, E. F. (b. 1871) —
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., August
7, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Oklahoma 5th District, 1918-24; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1924-31; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1931.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Preston S. Lester and Elizabeth (Crutchfield) Lester; married, April
29, 1902, to Buelah Collier. |
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Lester, Ebenezer A. —
of Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Postmaster at Fredonia,
N.Y., 1839-48.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Edward, Jr. —
of New
Castle County, Del.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 12th
District, 1919-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Elijah —
of Griswold, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Griswold, 1822.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Erastus —
of Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainfield, 1827, 1835.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Felix H. (d.
1912) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Democrat. Mayor
of Albuquerque, N.M., 1908-10.
Died in 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, George Nelson
(1824-1892) —
of Georgia.
Born in Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C., March
13, 1824.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1858; served in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; Georgia
state attorney general, 1890-92; died in office 1892.
Wounded during the Civil War, in Kentucky, 1862, and lost an
arm.
Died March
30, 1892 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Interment at Marietta
City Cemetery, Marietta, Ga.
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Lester, H. D. —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Wichita, Kan., 1956; resigned 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Lester, Harry E. —
of Rockwood, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1984
(alternate; member, Rules
Committee), 1996,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lester, Harvey —
of New
Castle County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 12th
District, 1927-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Helen M. —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District, 1965.
Female.
Still living as of 1965.
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Lester, Henry —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1847.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Herman W. —
of Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.
Democrat. Candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 93rd District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Lester, Hiram J. —
of Bethany, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
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Lester, Horace N. —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1880.
Burial location unknown.
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See Isaac Lester |
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Lester, Ike —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Isaac (1875-1956) —
also known as Ike Lester —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born June 29,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Murray, Utah, 1924-29.
Member, Woodmen of
the World.
Died in San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., October
2, 1956 (age 81 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, J. G. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Mayor
of Canton, Ohio, 1850-52.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, J. M. —
of Cassville, Barry
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1950, 1954.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, J. T. —
Socialist. Candidate for Governor of
Mississippi, 1915, 1919; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Mississippi.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, James —
of Oskaloosa, Jefferson
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, James Seaton —
of Texas.
Delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Mina, 1835; member
of Texas
Republic Senate, 1836-38, 1839-41 (District of Mina and Gonzales
1836-38, District of Fayette, Bastrop and Gonzales 1839-41).
Interment at City
Cemetery, La Grange, Tex.
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Lester, Joan —
of New York.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lester, Mrs. Joseph —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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Lester, Joseph P. —
of Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn.
Republican. Postmaster at Canterbury,
Conn., 1864-66.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Kenna —
of Pink, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1917-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Laura —
of Georgia.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lester, Margaret M. —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1976.
Female.
Still living as of 1976.
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Lester, Maxwell, Jr. —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Republican. Mayor of
Summit, N.J.; elected 1945.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Nat O. —
of Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1923.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Nicholas L. —
of Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Groton, 1822.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Posey Green
(1850-1929) —
of Virginia.
Born near Floyd, Floyd
County, Va., March
12, 1850.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1889-93.
Died February
9, 1929 (age 78 years, 334
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Roanoke, Va.
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Lester, R. L. —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1954.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Richard A. —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Rufus —
of Wayne
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1933-36.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Rufus Ezekiel
(1837-1906) —
also known as Rufus E. Lester —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born near Waynesboro, Burke
County, Ga., December
12, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia
state senate, 1870-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1876;
mayor
of Savannah, Ga., 1883-89; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1889-1906; died in
office 1906.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 16,
1906 (age 68 years, 186
days).
Interment at Bonaventure
Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Lester, Sessions —
of Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainfield, 1820, 1822,
1824-25, 1837.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Shirley S. —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Liberal. Candidate for New York
state senate 6th District, 1948, 1950, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Thomas S. —
of Suffolk
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County, 1807-08, 1810-11, 1813-14,
1816-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, Timothy —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Haven, 1852.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, W. O. —
of Hecla, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 40th District, 1891-92.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, William E. —
of New
Castle County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 12th
District, 1953-56.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, William M. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1880.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester, William M. —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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Lester, William T. —
of Kent
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 6th District,
1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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