| RANKIN (Soundex
R525)
— See also
BLANKINSHIP,
FRANKIE,
FRANKIN,
HANKIN,
HANKINS,
HANKINSON,
KIRNAN,
MANKIN,
MANKINS,
PANKIN,
RANIN,
RANK,
RANKEN,
RANKINE,
RINCON.
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See also
Adam
Rankin Alexander —
Stanley
Nelson Barnes —
H.
Paul Bestor —
Edward
Blythin —
Sonny
Bono —
Wareham
G. Clark —
Wade
H. Cloyd —
William
Andres Cumming —
William
M. Cumming —
Charles
Vaughn Ferguson Jr. —
Roy
Lynde Fernald —
Louis
FitzHenry —
John
Rankin Franklin —
John
Rankin Gamble —
Rankin
M. Gibson —
George
Washington Finley Harper —
Grover
Cleveland Helm —
J.
Rankin Martin —
Zoe
S. Nabers —
Mrs.
Rankin Powell —
Jackson
Harvey Ralston —
John
Rankin Rogers —
Rankin
Walkup —
Rankin
C. Walkup —
Charles
Sinclair Weeks —
Rankin
Wiley Jr. —
James
Rankin Young |
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Rankin, A. A. —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Alexander C. —
of Oxford, Furnas
County, Neb.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nebraska, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Andrew E. —
Vermont
secretary of civil and military affairs, 1876-78.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Archibald —
of Rhode Island.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, B. P. —
of Nebraska.
Treasurer
of Nebraska Territory, 1855.
Burial location unknown.
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S. See Barrick Samuel
Rankin |
| | Rankin,
Barney See Walter R.
Rankin |
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Rankin, Barrick Samuel (b.
1872) —
also known as B. S. Rankin —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., July 16,
1872.
Republican. Physician;
surgeon;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1929-32;
resigned 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, C. F. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1892.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Carolyn P. —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
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Rankin, Christopher
(1788-1826) —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1788.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
territorial House of Representatives, 1813; Mississippi
territory attorney general Western District, 1814-17; member of
Mississippi state legislature, 1810; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1819-26; died in office
1826.
Died in 1826
(age about
38 years).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Rankin, Claude A. —
of Arkansas.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1939.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Daniel
(1862-1921) —
of Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in 1862.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1921; died in
office 1921.
Died October
5, 1921 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, David —
of Tarkio, Atchison
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Donald —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Big Rapids, Mich., 1953-56.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Doris B. —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Rankin, Ed —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 30th District, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Rankin, Edmond S.
(c.1856-1924) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1856.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; insurance
business; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1924
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John Rankin. |
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Rankin, Edward O. —
of Vandalia, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Postmaster at Vandalia,
Ohio, 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Francis H. (b.
1818) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in 1818.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-64 (Genesee County 1st
District 1861-62, Genesee County 2nd District 1863-64); member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1877-78; postmaster at Flint,
Mich., 1881-83.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Francis H., Jr.
(1854-1925) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
28, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; printer;
mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1891-92; director, Union Trust and
Savings
Bank.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
7, 1925 (age 70 years, 344
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Rankin, Frederick W. A.,
Jr. —
of Florida.
Secretary
of state of Florida, 1880-81.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, George, Jr.
(c.1869-1949) —
of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Scotland,
about 1869.
Banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in 1949
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Wilkinsburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of George Rankin and Agnes Rankin; married to Annie E.
Flanagan. |
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Rankin, George D. —
of Cranford, Union
County, N.J.
Republican. Chair of
Union County Republican Party, 1945.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Grace O. —
of Wells, York
County, Maine.
Postmaster at Wells,
Maine, 1901.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Harry —
of Columbia, Marion
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Harry D. —
Democrat. Candidate for Kentucky
state senate 24th District, 1990.
Still living as of 1990.
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Rankin, Henry C.
(1843-1915) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
1, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent
of schools; land
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1911-12; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died July 15,
1915 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Rankin, Henry L. —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Democrat. Acting postmaster at Beaumont,
Tex., 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Herman —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 12th District, 1875-77.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Howard —
of Monticello, Wayne
County, Ky.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, I. C. —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Ira P. —
Republican. U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1861-63.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, J. C. W. —
of Cranford, Union
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Cranford, N.J., 1901, 1902, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee See James Lee Rankin |
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Rankin, J. Riley —
of Sparta, Randolph
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, J. W. —
of Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, J. W. —
of Martin, Weakley
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Jairas —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Democrat. Postmaster at Sheboygan,
Wis., 1845-47.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, James —
of Sewickleyville (now Sewickley), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at Sewickleyville,
Pa., 1866-69.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, James —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Still living as of 1972.
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Rankin, James Lee
(1846-1933) —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., April
14, 1846.
Accountant;
Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Savannah,
Ga., 1901-03.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., September
30, 1933 (age 87 years, 169
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert C. Rankin and Madeline Julia Rankin; married to Susie
Somers Wade. |
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memorial |
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Rankin, James Lee
(1907-1996) —
also known as J. Lee Rankin —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Los Gatos, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb., July 6,
1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1956-61; general counsel for the Warren
Commission; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1966-72; candidate for
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Batterson's Convalescent
Home at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., June 26,
1996 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Interment at Santa Cruz Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Calif.
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Rankin, James T. —
of Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex.
Democrat. Postmaster at Corpus
Christi, Tex., 1894-98.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Jeannette Pickering
(1880-1973) —
also known as Jeannette Rankin —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.; Carmel, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born near Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., June 11,
1880.
Social
worker; U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1917-19, 1941-43 (2nd District
1917-19, 1st District 1941-43); National candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1918.
Female.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Voted against U.S. participation in World Wars I and II; inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1993.
Died in Carmel, Monterey
County, Calif., May 18,
1973 (age 92 years, 341
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Rankin, Joe —
of Ralls, Crosby
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Rankin, John —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1876.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, John C., Jr. —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Republican. Mayor
of Elizabeth, N.J., 1890-98.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, John Elliott
(1882-1960) —
also known as John E. Rankin —
of Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss.
Born in Itawamba
County, Miss., March
29, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1921-53; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died November
26, 1960 (age 78 years, 242
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, West Point, Miss.
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Rankin, John K. —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Postmaster at Lawrence,
Kan., 1867-71.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, John M. —
of Lee
County, Iowa.
Iowa
state attorney general, 1940-47.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, John R. —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Democrat. Postmaster at Gastonia,
N.C., 1914-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, John W. —
of Pennsylvania.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1946.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Jonathan Thomas (born
c.1822) —
also known as Jonathan T. Rankin —
of Greenfield, Dade
County, Mo.
Born in Tennessee, about 1822.
Merchant;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 17th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Joseph
(1833-1886) —
of Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., September
25, 1833.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1860, 1871-74; served in the Union Army during
the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1876
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1880
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1877-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1883-86; died in
office 1886.
Died January
24, 1886 (age 52 years, 121
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wis.
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Rankin, Karl Lott
(1898-1991) —
also known as Karl L. Rankin —
of South Bridgton, Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., September
4, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Belgrade, as of 1940; U.S. Consul General in Canton, as of 1949; Hong Kong, 1949-50; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to China, 1950-53; U.S. Ambassador to China (Taiwan), 1953-57; Yugoslavia, 1957-61.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died January
15, 1991 (age 92 years, 133
days).
Cremated.
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Rankin, L. D. —
of Lubbock, Lubbock
County, Tex.
Republican. Acting postmaster at Lubbock,
Tex., 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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See James Lee Rankin |
| | Rankin, Louise
Replogle See Louise
R. Galt |
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Rankin, M. C. —
Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1908-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Maurice —
of Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Callaway County, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Rankin, Michael —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Candidate for mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1985.
Still living as of 1985.
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Rankin, Noel —
of Silver City, Grant
County, N.M.
Delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1969.
Still living as of 1969.
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Rankin, O. A. —
of Conway, Horry
County, S.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Rankin, Otwell (b. 1916) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.; Erlanger, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Harrison
County, Ky., June 23,
1916.
Democrat. Chair of
Kenton County Democratic Party, 1959-67; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Grover C. Rankin and Alice Mae (Townsend) Rankin; married, December
20, 1940, to Katherine Prather. |
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Rankin, Raymond M. —
of Columbia, Howard
County, Md.
Democrat. Candidate for Maryland
state senate 13th District, 1998; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Rankin, Reuben —
of Fayette
County, Ohio.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Fayette County; elected 1897.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Richard —
of Lincoln
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Lincoln County, 1844-45, 1850-51.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Richard —
of Gaston
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Gaston County, 1856-57.
Burial location unknown.
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Riley See J. Riley
Rankin |
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Rankin, Robert A. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1940, 1942.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Robert E. —
of Abilene, Taylor
County, Tex.
Democrat. Postmaster at Abilene,
Tex., 1914-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Robert J. —
of Austin, Scott
County, Ind.
Democrat. Postmaster at Austin,
Ind., 1859-64.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Robert L. —
U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1918.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Robert L. —
U.S. Consul in Warsaw, as of 1920; Frontera, as of 1924; Newcastle, as of 1926-27; Brisbane, as of 1929.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Robert M. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Rankin, Robert R. —
of Carson, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004-08.
Still living as of 2008.
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Rankin, Ronald D. —
Independent candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
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Rankin, Sam —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Rankin, Samuel E. —
of Washington
County, Iowa.
Iowa
state treasurer, 1867-73.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Stacey B. —
of Clark
County, Ohio.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Clark County; elected 1897.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Thomas V. —
of Monticello, Drew
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1872.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Tom —
of Florence, Pinal
County, Ariz.
Mayor
of Florence, Ariz., 2013.
Still living as of 2014.
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Rankin, W. M. —
of Tarkio, Atchison
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1920;
chair
of Atchison County Republican Party, 1921-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, Walter R.
(1904-1983) —
also known as Barney Rankin —
of Montana.
Born December
30, 1904.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1946.
Died December
19, 1983 (age 78 years, 354
days).
Interment at Soldier's Chapel, Big Sky Canyon Village, Mont.
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Rankin, Wellington Duncan
(1884-1966) —
also known as Wellington D. Rankin —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., September
16, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Montana
state attorney general, 1921-24; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1926-34; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1942.
Died June 4,
1966 (age 81 years, 261
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Rankin, William —
of Kentucky.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1857.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, William —
of Monroe
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1864-65.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, William —
of Rosedale (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Rosedale, Kan., 1879.
Burial location unknown.
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Rankin, William J. —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1931-33; defeated, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932;
postmaster at Hartford,
Conn., 1935-45 (acting, 1935).
Burial location unknown.
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