| POINIER (Soundex
P560)
— See also
GARDINIER,
GORDINIER,
GUINIER,
MINIER,
NIER,
PINEIRO,
POINTER,
POIRIER,
POYNEER,
PUNER,
RAINIER,
RASSINIER.
|
| | 
Poinier, Horace J. —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1854-57.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Poinier, Samuel Thane
(1837-1909) —
also known as Samuel T. Poinier —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March
17, 1837.
Republican. Postmaster at Spartanburgh
Court House, S.C., 1866-69, 1880-86; Spartanburg,
S.C., 1890-94, 1899-1909; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1900.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March
27, 1909 (age 72 years, 10
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
|
| |
Poinsett, Joel Roberts
(1779-1851) —
of Travelers Rest, Greenville
County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 2,
1779.
Democrat. U.S. Consul General in Buenos Aires, 1811-14; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-20; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1821-25; U.S.
Minister to Mexico, 1825-29; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1837-41.
Member, Freemasons.
Gave important help to Latin American independence movements.
Slaveowner.
Died near Statesburg, Sumter
County, S.C., December
12, 1851 (age 72 years, 285
days).
Interment at Church
of Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery, Statesburg, S.C.
|
| |
Poinsett, L. A. —
of Sheridan Lake, Kiowa
County, Colo.; Chivington, Kiowa
County, Colo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1928,
1936
(alternate).
Burial location unknown.
|
| POINT (Soundex
P530)
— See also
LAPOINT,
LAPOINTE,
PAYANT,
PIERPOINT,
PINNT,
PINTO,
POINTER,
POINTS,
POIT,
PONTE,
POYANT,
PUENTE,
PUNT,
TOPPIN.
|
| POINTER (Soundex
P536)
— See also
LAPOINT,
LAPOINTE,
PAINTER,
PANETHIERE,
PANTER,
PAYNTER,
PETRINO,
PETRONI,
PIERPOINT,
PINTAR,
PINTER,
POINIER,
POINT,
POINTS,
POYNTER,
TENOPIR.
|
| | POINTER:
See also
John
Calvin Brown |
| |
Pointer, Robert R. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1902.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Pointer, Robert R. —
People's Progressive candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Pointer, Sam Clyde, Jr.
(1934-2008) —
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
15, 1934.
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1970-99;
took senior status 1999.
Died March
15, 2008 (age 73 years, 121
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Pointer, Sam J. —
of Sallisaw, Sequoyah
County, Okla.
Democrat. Postmaster at Sallisaw,
Okla., 1939-68 (acting, 1939-40).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| POINTS (Soundex
P532)
— See also
EPENETUS,
FLINTS,
INTS,
LAPOINT,
LAPOINTE,
MEINTSMA,
PANTS,
PENTZ,
PIERPOINT,
POINT,
POINTER,
PONTIOUS,
PONTIUS,
PONTZ,
POYNTZ,
SAINTSURE,
TIPSON.
|
| POIRER (Soundex
P660)
— See also
GREGOIRE,
JUBELIRER,
KASIRER,
LAVICTOIRE,
LEIRER,
PARER,
PERRIER,
POIRIER,
PORIER,
PURYEAR,
SCHEIRER,
VOIREL,
ZIRERER.
|
| |
Poirer, Julia —
of Alberton, Mineral
County, Mont.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate).
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Poirer, Rose —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1928.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Poirier,
Betty See Elizabeth Ann
Poirier |
| |
Poirier, Don —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Still living as of 1984.
|
| |
Poirier, Elizabeth Ann (born
c.1943) —
also known as Betty Poirier —
of North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born about 1943.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourteenth Bristol District,
2003-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 2004,
2008,
2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
|
| |
Poirier, Karl M. —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Republican. Candidate for Rhode
Island state house of representatives 5th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Poirier, Kevin —
of North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Poirier, Marion F. —
of Hawaii.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Poirier, P. Romeo —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Democrat. Elected New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester 7th Ward
1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Poirier, Paul N. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Poirier, Peter R. —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1945-47; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1948; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Poirier,
Romeo See P. Romeo
Poirier |
| POISON (Soundex
P250)
— See also
ISON,
PASAYAN,
PASON,
PASSION,
PASSON,
PAWSON,
PAYSON,
POISSANT,
POLSON,
POSEN,
POSSON,
POZEN.
|
| POISSANT (Soundex
P253)
— See also
ASSANTE,
BOISSEAU,
BOISSON,
BOISSY,
CHOISSEUR,
DELOSSANTOS,
DOSSANTOS,
FOISSON,
KISSANE,
MOISSAYE,
PASSANTINO,
PATTISON,
POISON,
SOISSON,
TOUISSANT.
|
| POIT (Soundex
P300)
— See also
POET,
POINT,
POITEVINT,
POITRAS,
POITRAST,
POLT,
POTH,
POTT,
PUETT,
PUTT,
VOIT.
|
| POITEVINT (Soundex
P315)
— See also
COITE,
DEBRETTEVILLE,
POIT,
POITRAS,
POITRAST,
QUITEVIS,
STEUTEVILLE,
STEVIC,
STEVIE,
TEVIS,
TOSTEVIN,
VINT,
VINTON,
WOITENA.
|
| |
Poizner, Stephen Leo (b.
1957) —
also known as Steve Poizner —
of Los Gatos, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., January
4, 1957.
Republican. Technology
entrepreneur; candidate for California
state assembly 21st District, 2004; California
insurance commissioner, 2007-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 2008;
candidate for Governor of
California, 2010.
Member, Alpha
Phi Omega; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
|
| | Poizner,
Steve See Stephen Leo
Poizner |
| POKLACKI (Soundex
P242)
— See also
BLACKIE,
BLACKINGER,
BLACKINGTON,
BLACKISTON,
GLACKIN,
KLACIK,
LACKIE,
OKLA,
PACHOLEK,
SPOKLIE,
STOKLAS.
|
| POL (Soundex
P400)
— See also
LOOP,
LOPP,
OLP,
OLPP,
PAL,
POEL,
POHL,
POLE,
POLL,
POOL,
POOLE,
PUHL.
|
| POLACHEK (Soundex
P422)
— See also
BOLACK,
DURLACHER,
HASLACHER,
HERLACHER,
HOLACE,
HORLACHER,
KOLACHNY,
LACHENAUER,
LACHER,
MACHEK,
OLACEY,
PACHOLEK,
PILCHAK,
PLACHE,
TAVOLACCI.
|
| POLAKOWSKI (Soundex
P422)
— See also
APLIKOWSKI,
KOLAKOWSKI,
KOWSKI,
KULAKOFSKY,
LAKO,
LEWAKOWSKI,
MAKOWSKI,
MANOLAKOS,
MOSAKOWSKI,
NOWAKOWSKI,
PAJAKOWSKI,
PILCHOWSKI,
PLAXICO,
POLAK,
PULAKOS,
RAKOWSKI,
SAKOWSKI,
SIERAKOWSKI,
SZPAKOWSKI.
|
| |
Polakowski, Walter (b.
1888) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
18, 1888.
Socialist. Upholsterer;
member,
Federated Trades Council of Milwaukee; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1921-22; member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1923-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1928, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polakowski, William J. —
of Detroit east side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1980,
1984
(alternate).
Still living as of 1984.
|
| POLAN (Soundex
P450)
— See also
BOLAN,
FOLAN,
GOLAN,
MCPOLAND,
OLAN,
POCAN,
POLANCO,
POLAND,
POLANSKY,
POLAR,
POLEN,
POLIN,
POLLAN,
POLLANN,
POLON,
PULLAN,
ROLAN.
|
| | Polan, Barbara
Faith See Barbara
Boiarsky |
| |
Polan, Charles M., Jr. —
also known as Chuck Polan —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1973-84 (Cabell County
1973-74, 11th District 1975-82, 13th District 1983-84); defeated,
1970.
Still living as of 1984.
|
| | Polan,
Chuck See Charles M. Polan
Jr. |
| POLANCO (Soundex
P452)
— See also
BLANCO,
LANCOE,
MCPOLAND,
MELANCON,
PALNICK,
PLANCK,
PLANK,
PLANQUE,
PLONK,
POLAN,
POLANCO-ABREU,
POLAND,
POLANSKY,
POLNICKY.
|
| |
Polanco-Abreu, Santiago
(1920-1988) —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, October
30, 1920.
Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1965-69;
defeated, 1968.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
18, 1988 (age 67 years, 80
days).
Interment at Municipal
Cemetery, Isabela, Puerto Rico.
|
| POLAND (Soundex
P453)
— See also
BOLAND,
FOLAND,
LAND,
MCPOLAND,
OLAND,
POEHLAND,
POLAN,
POLANCO,
POLANSKY,
POLLAND,
POULAND,
ROLAND.
|
| | POLAND:
See also
Edwin
St. John Greble Jr. —
Frederick
Everette Replogle |
| |
Poland, Charles T. —
of New Harbor, Bristol, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Republican. Postmaster at New
Harbor, Maine, 1893, 1899-1901.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Poland, Edward J. —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Poland, George M. —
of Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Twenty-Ninth Middlesex District,
1905.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Poland, J. W. —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Mayor
of Carrollton, Mo., 1902.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Poland, Joseph —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Vermont.
Republican. U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st Vermont
District, 1867.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Poland, Luke Potter
(1815-1887) —
also known as Luke P. Poland —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Vermont, 1815.
Republican. Member of Vermont state legislature, 1850; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1865-67; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1867-75, 1883-85;
member of Republican
National Committee from Vermont, 1870-72.
Died in 1887
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
|
| |
Poland, Pat —
of Texas.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000;
candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 16th District, 2006.
Still living as of 2006.
|
| |
Poland, Rufus —
of Montana.
Montana
state auditor, 1917-19.
Burial location unknown.
|
| POLANSKY (Soundex
P452)
— See also
BIELANSKI,
KURLANSKY,
MASLANSKY,
MCPOLAND,
OLANS,
PLONSKI,
POLAN,
POLANCO,
POLAND,
POLINSKY,
POLONSKY,
POLUNSKY,
SHULANSKY,
WOLANSKY,
ZEMLANSKY.
|
| |
Polansky, Daniel J. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956,
1964.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polansky, Joseph Sheppe —
of Broome
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Broome County 1st District, 1937.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polansky, Michael —
of Plainview, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Polansky, Sol (b. 1926) —
Born in 1926.
U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, 1987-90.
Still living as of 1991.
|
| |
Polansky, Steven J. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| POLASKI (Soundex
P420)
— See also
DELASKI,
KULASKI,
LASKI,
LASKIN,
PALOSKI,
PLASKITT,
POLESKI,
POLLASKY,
PULASKI,
SLASKI,
SULASKI,
VOLASKI.
|
| POLE (Soundex
P400)
— See also
BOLE,
CLAYPOLE,
LEPPO,
LOEPP,
LOPE,
MARPOLE,
MAYPOLE,
PALE,
PELO,
PILE,
POEL,
POHL,
POL,
POLECAT,
POLEN,
POLESKI,
POLETTI,
POLKE,
POLL,
POLO,
POOL,
POOLE,
PUHL,
PYLE,
VESPOLE,
VOLE,
WALPOLE,
WAMPOLE.
|
| POLECAT (Soundex
P423)
— See also
DECATOR,
DLUGOLECKI,
DOLECHECK,
HOLECAMP,
HOLECEK,
LECATES,
MELECA,
OLECKNA,
PLACHTE,
PLACKETT,
PLECHATY,
POLE,
POLLYCUT,
POLLYCUTT,
SOLECKI.
|
| POLEN (Soundex
P450)
— See also
BOLEN,
OLEN,
PALEN,
POLAN,
POLE,
POLIN,
POLLYANNE,
POLON,
POULIN,
PULLEN,
ROLEN.
|
| POLETTI (Soundex
P430)
— See also
BIOLETTI,
COLETTI,
FOLETTI,
MARROLETTI,
NICOLETTI,
PALLOTTA,
PALLOTTI,
PAOLETTA,
PAULETTA,
PAULITA,
PELATIAH,
PIOLLET,
POLE,
POLITE,
POLITO,
POLITTE,
POLLITTE,
PULITI.
|
| |
Poletti, Charles
(1903-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Barre, Washington
County, Vt., July 2,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of
New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Baptist.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa.
First
American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World
War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of
occupied Italy.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., August
7, 2002 (age 99 years, 36
days).
Interment at Calkins Cemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y.
|
| |
Poletti, P. C. —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Republican. Mayor
of Wellsburg, W.Va., 1951.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| | POLHEMUS:
See also
Philip
Bach —
Polhemus
Searing Hudson |
| |
Polhemus, George E. —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polhemus, Henry —
of Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1818-19, 1820-21.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polhemus, Jacob A. —
of Scio Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Scio Township, Michigan, 1849-50, 1851-52.
Burial location unknown.
|
| | POLHILL:
See also
Virginia
Polhill Price |
| |
Polhill, Harry C. —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol; elected 1934;
postmaster at Bristol,
Conn., 1960-61.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polhill, Maxine —
of Milledgeville, Carroll
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1964,
1968.
Female.
Still living as of 1968.
|
| | Polhill,
Virginia See Virginia
Polhill Price |
| POLICARPIO (Soundex
P426)
— See also
CARPINELLA,
CARPIO,
CHARPIE,
CIERPIOT,
KARPINSKI,
LICARI,
PERCARPIO,
POLICARPO,
POLICASTRO,
POLICH,
POLICICCHIO,
POLICKA,
RASPOLIC,
TARPINIAN.
|
| POLICARPO (Soundex
P426)
— See also
ARPO,
HARPOOL,
HARPOOTLIAN,
LICARI,
MARPOLE,
POLICARPIO,
POLICASTRO,
POLICH,
POLICICCHIO,
POLICKA,
RASPOLIC.
|
| POLICASTRO (Soundex
P422)
— See also
AMERICAS,
BELCASTRO,
CASTRICONE,
CASTRILLI,
CASTRO,
CASTRODALE,
CASTROGIOVANNI,
CHICAS,
DECASTRO,
ICASA,
KATSIAFICAS,
NICASIO,
POLICARPIO,
POLICARPO,
POLICH,
POLICICCHIO,
POLICKA,
RASPOLIC,
RICASA,
SCHIPPICASSE.
|
| |
Policastro, Paul —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1962-71 (Essex County 1962-67,
District 11-B 1968-69, District 11-A 1970-71); defeated, 1959 (Essex
County), 1971 (District 11-B).
Still living as of 1971.
|
| |
Policastro, Thomas F. —
of Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1960,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| POLICH (Soundex
P420)
— See also
FROLICH,
LICH,
NICKOLICH,
POILEK,
POLIAK,
POLICARPIO,
POLICARPO,
POLICASTRO,
POLICICCHIO,
POLICKA,
RASPOLIC,
SOKOLICH.
|
| |
Polich, Charles N. —
People's Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polich, Rudolph William
(1913-1996) —
of Montana.
Born in Little Chicago (now Black Eagle), Cascade
County, Mont., April
24, 1913.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1969.
Died in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., October
3, 1996 (age 83 years, 162
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
|
| POLICICCHIO (Soundex
P422)
— See also
ABBATICCHIO,
CAVICCHIA,
CICCARIELLO,
CICCHETTI,
CICCICHETTI,
CICCONE,
DICICCIO,
ICICLE,
MICICH,
MOHOROVICIC,
PAOLICCHI,
POLICARPIO,
POLICARPO,
POLICASTRO,
POLICH,
POLICKA,
RASPOLIC,
RICCHIAZZI,
SCAPICCHIO,
VARRICCHIONE,
VERTICCHIO.
|
| POLICKA (Soundex
P420)
— See also
BOLICK,
GOGOLICK,
GOLICK,
KLICKA,
KROLICK,
KROLICKI,
KROMOLICKI,
MAHOLICK,
PALUKA,
PAOLICCHI,
PAOLUCCI,
PAWLICKI,
PELIKOW,
PELLECCHIA,
POLICARPIO,
POLICARPO,
POLICASTRO,
POLICH,
POLICICCHIO,
RASPOLIC.
|
| POLIKOFF (Soundex
P421)
— See also
ALEINIKOFF,
APLIKOWSKI,
BURDIKOFF,
DRANIKOFF,
GOLIK,
KOFF,
KOTLIKOFF,
KROLIKOWSKI,
KUTIKOFF,
MELNIKOFF,
ORLIKOSKI,
ORLIKOWSKI,
PELIKOW,
PESIKOFF,
POLIAKOFF,
SMOLIK,
STOLIKER,
WIKOFF,
WUOLIKAINEN,
ZALIKOWSKI.
|
| |
Polikoff, Israel B. —
Candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Polillo, Joseph —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Independent candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly 2nd District, 1977; candidate for
mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1990, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| POLIN (Soundex
P450)
— See also
APOLINARY,
BOLIN,
MCPOLIN,
OLIN,
PALIN,
PILLON,
PINOL,
PLIN,
POLAN,
POLEN,
POLINER,
POLING,
POLINSKY,
POLINTAN,
POLLYANNE,
POLON,
POLZIN,
POPLIN,
POULIN,
PULLEN,
ROLIN,
SOMPOLINSKY.
|
| | POLIN:
See also
James
Polin Gray |
| |
Polin, John A. —
of Springfield, Washington
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1928,
1948,
1952
(alternate).
Interment at St.
Dominic Cemetery, Springfield, Ky.
|
| |
Polin, Morris —
of Illinois.
Socialist. Delegate to Socialist National Convention from Illinois,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| POLINER (Soundex
P456)
— See also
APOLINARY,
ARCOLINE,
BERLINER,
COLINETTE,
COZZOLINE,
DECLINER,
DOLINER,
EOLINE,
FAMULINER,
GWENDOLINE,
JEROLINE,
JOLINE,
KAROLINE,
KLINER,
KOZLINER,
LINER,
LINEROD,
MCPOLIN,
MILLINER,
MOLINEAUX,
MOLINEUX,
MULLINER,
OLINE,
OLINER,
PLANER,
POLIN,
POLING,
POLINSKY,
POLINTAN,
SEMPLINER,
SOMPOLINSKY.
|
| POLING (Soundex
P452)
— See also
APOLINARY,
BOLING,
BOLINGER,
DOLING,
DOOLING,
HOLINGA,
HOLINGER,
LING,
MCPOLIN,
NOLINGBERG,
OLINGER,
POELLING,
POLIN,
POLINER,
POLINSKY,
POLINTAN,
POLLING,
PULLING,
ROLING,
SOMPOLINSKY.
|
| | POLING:
See also
Carl
Edwin Gainer, Sr. —
Po-Ling
Ng —
Harlan
Wilson Jr. |
| |
Poling, B. Noel —
of Jackson
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1961-69;
resigned 1969.
Still living as of 1969.
|
| |
Poling, Carlton —
of Fallbrook, San Diego
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
 |
Poling, Clyde (b. 1891) —
of Berryburg, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born April
13, 1891.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Barbour County, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
| |  |
Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
|
| |
Poling, Corel —
of Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1942.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Poling, Dan
See Daniel Joseph Poling |
| |
Poling, Daniel A. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1908; Prohibition
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Poling, Daniel A. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1951.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Poling, Daniel Joseph —
also known as Dan Poling —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 10th District; elected 2010,
2012.
Still living as of 2012.
|
| |
Poling, Herman J. —
of Barbour
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Barbour County, 1929-34,
1945-46.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Poling, Mary Leslie Hart —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Poling, Mary M. —
of Moatsville, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 2010, 2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
|
| | Poling,
Noel See B. Noel Poling |
| |
Poling, Shirley —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Poling, William L. —
of Mason
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1919-22.
Burial location unknown.
|
| POLINSKY (Soundex
P452)
— See also
APOLINARY,
BERLINSKY,
DOLINSKI,
GALINSKY,
KARLINSKY,
KARMOLINSKI,
KERLINSKY,
KOLINSKI,
KOLINSKY,
LINSKY,
MCLINSKY,
MCPOLIN,
ORLINSKY,
PLONSKI,
POLANSKY,
POLIN,
POLINER,
POLING,
POLINTAN,
POLONSKY,
POLUNSKY,
SMOLINSKE,
SMOLINSKI,
SOLINSKY,
SOMPOLINSKY,
STOLINSKI,
WELINSKY,
ZELLINSKY,
ZOLINSKY.
|
| POLINTAN (Soundex
P453)
— See also
APOLINARY,
DOLINTER,
MCPOLIN,
POLIN,
POLINER,
POLING,
POLINSKY,
POLITAN,
QUAINTANCE,
QUINTANA,
QUINTANAR,
QUINTANILLA,
SAINTANDRE,
SAINTANGELO,
SHINTANI,
SOMPOLINSKY,
ZOLINTAKIS.
|
| |
Polis, Jared Schutz (b.
1975) —
also known as Jared Polis —
Born in Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo., May 12,
1975.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 2009-19; Governor of
Colorado, 2019-.
Still living as of 2019.
|
| |
Polis, Stephen N. —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives 1st District, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
|
| POLISTINA (Soundex
P423)
— See also
ACROPOLIS,
AUGUSTINA,
CHRISTINA,
COLISTA,
CRISTINA,
DILLISTIN,
FAUSTINA,
JUSTINA,
KRISTINA,
LESTINA,
PALESTIN,
PALESTINE,
POLIS,
POLSTEIN,
PULESTON,
SIDIROPOLIS,
STAMPOLIS.
|
| POLITAN (Soundex
P435)
— See also
APPLETON,
LAPOINT,
LOLITA,
LOPATIN,
NAPOLITANO,
NEOPOLITAN,
OLITA,
PELTON,
PLETTEN,
POLINTAN,
POLTON,
POULTEN,
POULTNEY,
POULTON.
|
| |
Politan, Nicholas H.
(1935-2012) —
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
13, 1935.
U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1987-2002; retired 2002.
Died in Atlantis, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
20, 2012 (age 76 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| POLITE (Soundex
P430)
— See also
DEVOLITES,
HYPOLITE,
MAMMOLITE,
PIOLLET,
POLETTI,
POLITO,
POLITTE,
POLLITT,
POLLITTE,
POULET,
POULIOT.
|
| |
Polite, John D. —
of Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| POLITICIANS (Soundex
P432)
— See also
ARTICIA,
CELLITI,
DEPPOLITI,
FELICIAN,
FELICIANO,
LICIANO,
MAGICIAN,
MUSICIAN,
POLITICS,
POLITIS,
PULITI,
RETICIA,
SCOPELLITI,
WHITICAR.
|
| |
Politis, Algert F. (born
c.1908) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 1971; appointed 1971.
Lithuanian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Politis, Paul I. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| POLITO (Soundex
P430)
— See also
DAPOLITO,
HIPOLITO,
LITO,
MOLITORIS,
PALLOTTA,
PALLOTTI,
PAOLETTA,
PAULETTA,
PAULITA,
PELATIAH,
POLETTI,
POLITE,
PULITI.
|
| | POLITTE:
See also
Politte
Elvins |
| |
Politte, Edwin S.
(1890-1965) —
also known as "Bud" —
of St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born December
26, 1890.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Francois County, 1945.
Died September
22, 1965 (age 74 years, 270
days).
Interment at Parkview Cemetery, Farmington, Mo.
|
| |
Politte, Winford —
of Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo.
Mayor
of Sullivan, Mo., 1995-98.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
Politz, Henry Anthony
(1932-2002) —
Born in Napoleonville, Assumption
Parish, La., May 9,
1932.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1979-99; took
senior status 1999.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., May 25,
2002 (age 70 years, 16
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| POLITZER (Soundex
P432)
— See also
BALITZER,
BOLITZER,
COLITZ,
HOBLITZELL,
LITZEL,
LITZENBERGER,
MILLITZER,
PELTZER,
POLITZ,
POLITZA,
PULITZER,
WURLITZER.
|
| |
Politzer, Jerome —
of California.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polivka, Allie —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| | POLK:
See also
Nathaniel
Alexander —
George
Edmund Badger —
William
Pitt Beatty —
John
Polk Campbell —
John
Polk Cochran —
William
Polk Dobson —
James
Knox Polk Fenner —
Frank
Herbert Gibbs —
Elizabeth
Polk Guest —
James
Knox Polk Hall —
William
Dallas Polk Haywood —
Polk
Laffoon —
Polk
Laffoon —
James
Polk Latta —
Enoch
Louis Lowe —
William
Polk Murchison —
George
Polk Player —
Dorothy
Kemp Roosevelt —
Polk
Shelton —
Mrs.
Polk Tarwater —
John
Polk Thomson —
Carlisle
Payton Turley —
James
Polk Willett —
Tom
Polk Williams Sr. |
| |
Polk, Aaron —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oregon, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Polk, Albert F. —
of Kettering, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Polk, Albert Fawcett
(1869-1955) —
of Delaware.
Born in Frederica, Kent
County, Del., October
11, 1869.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1917-19.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
14, 1955 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
|
| | Polk, Alex
J. See Alexander James
Polk |
| |
Polk, Alexander James
(1883-1950) —
also known as Alex J. Polk —
of River Rouge, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., April
23, 1883.
Republican. Insurance
agent; real estate
broker; lawyer;
justice of the peace; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1922; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1944; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1948.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
23, 1950 (age 66 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Bartek 'Bartholomew' Polk and Tekla 'Tillie' (Witkowski) Polk;
married, June 11,
1906, to Mary Eva LeBlanc; married, February
11, 1918, to Laura Matilda (Strock) Beam; married, October
13, 1927, to Grace K. Knapp; married, December
18, 1929, to Helen M. Gernt; married, July 3,
1935, to Marian Pardee Mathews. |
|
| |
Polk, Alma F. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Secretary of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1961.
Female.
Still living as of 1961.
|
| |
Polk, B. F. —
of Freelandville, Knox
County, Ind.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1896
(Convention
Vice-President).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, Brad —
of Delaware
County, Ind.
Republican. Chair of
Delaware County Republican Party, 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
|
| |
Polk, C. C. —
of Sturgis, Meade
County, S.Dak.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, C. H. —
of Iron
County, Mo.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1907-10.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, Charles (1788-1857) —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., November
15, 1788.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County, 1824; Governor of
Delaware, 1827-30, 1836-37.
Died in Milford, Kent
County, Del., October
27, 1857 (age 68 years, 346
days).
Interment at Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.
|
| |
Polk, Daniel —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County, 1793-94.
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Polk, E. F.
See Edwin Fitzhugh Polk |
| |
Polk, Edwin —
Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1853-55.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, Edwin Fitzhugh
(1888-1938) —
also known as E. F. Polk —
of Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn.
Born in West Point, Clay
County, Miss., August
18, 1888.
Democrat. Optometrist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1916.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., November
16, 1938 (age 50 years, 90
days).
Interment at Polk
Cemetery, Bolivar, Tenn.
|
| | Polk, Elizabeth
Sturgis See Elizabeth
Polk Guest |
| |
Polk, Ephraim G. —
of Somerset
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Somerset County, 1878.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, Ethel —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, Frank Lyon
(1871-1943) —
also known as Frank L. Polk —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1871.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
Corporation counsel, New York City, 1914-15; Counselor, U.S. State
Department, 1915-19; Undersecretary of State, 1919-20; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1943 (age 71 years, 147
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
|
| |
Polk, Franklin —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Candidate for mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1949.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, George J. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Polk, Harry —
of Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Dakota, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, Harry E. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from District
of Columbia, 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, James —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Polk, James Gould
(1896-1959) —
also known as James G. Polk —
of Highland, Highland
County, Ohio.
Born in Penn Township, Highland
County, Ohio, October
6, 1896.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1931-41, 1949-59; died in
office 1959.
Died in the Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., April
28, 1959 (age 62 years, 204
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Highland, Ohio.
|
 |
Polk, James Knox
(1795-1849) —
also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory";
"Napoleon of the Stump" —
of Tennessee.
Born in Pineville, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
2, 1795.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th
District 1833-39); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of
Tennessee, 1839-41; President
of the United States, 1845-49.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died, of cholera,
in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 15,
1849 (age 53 years, 225
days).
Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.;
reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee
State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.; cenotaph at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tenn.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother of William Hawkins Polk; married, January
1, 1824, to Sarah Childress (daughter of
Joel
Childress); nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who married Thomas
Jones Hardeman); uncle of Marshall Tate
Polk and Tasker Polk; first cousin once
removed of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; second
cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk (who married George
Davis) and Richard Tyler Polk; second
cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk and
Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin thrice
removed of Elizabeth
Polk Guest; second cousin four times removed of Raymond
R. Guest; third cousin once removed of Charles Polk and Augustus
Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin of Trusten
Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Albert
Fawcett Polk. |
| | | Political families: Ashe-Polk
family of North Carolina; Polk
family; Manly-Haywood-Polk
family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Aaron
V. Brown — John
Charles Frémont |
| | | Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | The city
of Polk
City, Florida, is named for
him. — The city
of Polk
City, Iowa, is named for
him. — The borough
of Polk,
Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — James K. Polk Elementary
School, in Alexandria,
Virginia, is named for
him. — James K. Polk Elementary
School, in Fresno,
California, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS James K. Polk (built 1942 at Wilmington,
North Carolina; torpedoed in the North
Atlantic Ocean, 1943; towed away and scrapped) was named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
Knox Polk Hall
— James
P. Latta
— James
K. P. Fenner
— J.
K. P. Marshall
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — Tennessee
Encyclopedia |
| | | Books about James K. Polk: Sam W.
Haynes, James
K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H.
Bergeron, The
Presidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard, James
K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — Eugene
Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War
1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career
1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History — John Seigenthaler, James
K. Polk: 1845 - 1849 |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
|
| |
Polk, John —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state legislative council from Sussex County, 1781-82.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, John C. —
of Harford
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Harford County, 1839.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, John R. —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Republican. Member of New Mexico
Republican State Executive Committee, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Polk, Joshua —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state legislative council from Sussex County, 1782-83.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, Josiah F. —
of Somerset
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Somerset County, 1819-20.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, Julia C. —
of Coleman, Coleman
County, Tex.
Postmaster at Coleman,
Tex., 1895.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, Leonidas Lafayette
(1837-1892) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Anson
County, N.C., April
24, 1837.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1860; colonel in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1866; newspaper
editor; North
Carolina commissioner of agriculture, 1877-80; national president
of the Farmers' Alliance.
Baptist.
Member, Grange.
Founder of Polkton, N.C. Elected to the North Carolina Agricultural
Hall
of Fame in 1957.
Died from a bladder
hemorrhage, in Washington,
D.C., June 11,
1892 (age 55 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
|
| | Polk, M. T.
See Marshall Tate Polk |
| |
Polk, Marshall Tate
(1831-1884) —
also known as M. T. Polk —
of Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., May 15,
1831.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1876;
Tennessee
state treasurer, 1877-83.
Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, during the Civil War, and lost a
leg. In 1883, a $400,000 shortfall was was discovered
in the state treasury. Polk fled
to Texas, was arrested
there, and brought back to Nashville for trial.
Charged
with embezzlement,
he pleaded not guilty -- his lawyer argued he was only guilty of
"default of pay" -- but was convicted,
sentenced
to twenty years in prison,
and fined.
Imprisonment was delayed pending his appeal, and he died in the
meantime.
Died in Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn., February
20, 1884 (age 52 years, 281
days).
Interment at Polk
Cemetery, Bolivar, Tenn.
|
| |
Polk, Myrtle A. —
of Worcester
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Worcester County, 1951-58.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Polk, Norman E. —
of Worcester
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Worcester County, 1958-66.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Polk, R. T.
'Top' See Richard Tyler
Polk |
| |
Polk, Richard Tyler
(1869-1962) —
also known as R. T. 'Top' Polk —
of Killeen, Bell
County, Tex.
Born in Bell
County, Tex., October
16, 1869.
Republican. Postmaster at Killeen,
Tex., 1898-1914, 1922-34 (acting, 1922).
Died in Bell
County, Tex., June 7,
1962 (age 92 years, 234
days).
Interment at Killeen City Cemetery, Killeen, Tex.
|
| |
Polk, Rufus King
(1866-1902) —
also known as Rufus K. Polk —
of Danville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn., August
23, 1866.
Democrat. Chemist;
iron
manufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1899-1902; died
in office 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1900.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 5,
1902 (age 35 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Danville, Pa.
|
| |
Polk, Sarah (1803-1891) —
also known as Sarah Childress —
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., September
4, 1803.
First
Lady of the United States, 1845-49.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
14, 1891 (age 87 years, 344
days).
Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.;
reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee
State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.
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Polk, Sylvanus W., Sr. —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Mayor
of Memphis, Tenn., 1946-47; resigned 1947.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Polk, Tasker (1861-1928) —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Tennessee, March
24, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1915-16.
Died in North Carolina, July 5,
1928 (age 67 years, 103
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
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Polk, Trusten (1811-1876) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., May 29,
1811.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 28th District,
1845-46; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; Governor of
Missouri, 1857; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1857-62; expelled 1862; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Expelled
from the U.S. Senate on January 10, 1862 over his support
for secession.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April
16, 1876 (age 64 years, 323
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Polk, Trusten —
of Carroll
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Carroll County, 1872.
Burial location unknown.
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Polk, William —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state legislative council from Sussex County, 1776-77, 1778-82.
Burial location unknown.
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Polk, William (1752-1812) —
of Somerset
County, Md.
Born in 1752.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Somerset County, 1797; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of Maryland
state senate from Eastern Shore, 1801-02; Judge, Maryland Court
of Appeals, 1806.
Died in 1812
(age about
60 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Polk, William Hawkins
(1815-1862) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Maury
County, Tenn., May 24,
1815.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1842-45; U.S. Charge d'Affaires
to Two Sicilies, 1845-47; major in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1851-53.
Slaveowner.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
16, 1862 (age 47 years, 206
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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Polk, William J. —
of Harford
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Harford County, 1843-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Polk, William N. —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County, 1824.
Burial location unknown.
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| POLKABLA (Soundex
P421)
— See also
KABLIK,
LABLANC,
LABLANCE,
OPOLKA,
POLK,
POLKE,
POLKEY,
POLKOWITZ,
PSCHOLKA,
SABLAN,
STACKABLE,
SZABLA,
TUCHOLKA,
VOLKA.
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| POLKE (Soundex
P420)
— See also
FOLKE,
KOPEL,
KOPPEL,
KOPPELL,
KOPPLE,
OPOLKA,
PAULK,
PILCH,
POLE,
POLK,
POLKABLA,
POLKEY,
POLKOWITZ.
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Polke, Charles —
of Indiana.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816.
Burial location unknown.
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Polke, William
(c.1775-1843) —
of Knox
County, Ind.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), about 1775.
Farmer;
surveyor;
member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state senate, 1816-21; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1822; probate judge in Indiana, 1829-31.
Baptist.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., April
26, 1843 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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| POLKEY (Soundex
P420)
— See also
BILKEY,
GILKEY,
HILKEY,
MULKEY,
OPOLKA,
PALCI,
PALKA,
PALKO,
PELKA,
PELKEY,
PELKY,
POLK,
POLKABLA,
POLKE,
POLKOWITZ,
WILKEY.
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| POLKOWITZ (Soundex
P423)
— See also
BELKOWITZ,
ELKOWITZ,
HILLKOWITZ,
KOLKOWSKI,
KOPLOWITZ,
OPOLKA,
POLK,
POLKABLA,
POLKE,
POLKEY,
WALKOWIAK,
WALKOWICZ,
WOLKOW,
WOLKOWITZ,
ZIOLKOWSKI.
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