| |  WIGGINTON:
See also
Clarence
Andrew Cannon —
Richard
Wigginton Thompson |
| | Wigginton, P.
D. See Peter Dinwiddie
Wigginton |
| |
Wigginton, Peter Dinwiddie
(1839-1890) —
also known as P. D. Wigginton —
of Merced, Merced
County, Calif.
Born in Illinois, 1839.
U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1875-77, 1878-79;
American candidate for Governor of
California, 1886.
Died in 1890
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
|
| WIGGLE (Soundex
W240)
— See also
BRIGGLE,
QUIGGLE,
RIGGLE,
RIGGLEMAN,
RIGGLES,
WAGLE,
WEIGL,
WEIGLE,
WIGG,
WIGGLESWORTH,
WRIGGLESWORTH.
|
| WIGGLESWORTH (Soundex
W242)
— See also
AYLESWORTH,
AYNESWORTH,
BRIGGLE,
CHARLESWORTH,
COTESWORTH,
EGGLESFIELD,
EGGLESTON,
EGGLESTONE,
ESWORTHY,
GOGGLES,
HAWKESWORTH,
HAYNESWORTH,
MIDDLESWARTH,
MIDDLESWORTH,
QUIGGLE,
RIGGLE,
RIGGLEMAN,
RIGGLES,
RUGGLES,
SHUTTLESWORTH,
WIGGLE,
WIGLESWORTH,
WRIGGLESWORTH.
|
| |
WIGGLESWORTH: See also
Carroll
Miller |
| |
Wigglesworth, George —
of Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wigglesworth, Richard Bowditch
(1891-1960) —
also known as Richard B. Wigglesworth —
of Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., April
25, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
private secretary to Philippines Governor-General W.
Cameron Forbes, 1913; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1928-58 (14th District
1928-33, 13th District 1933-58); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948;
U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1958-60, died in office 1960.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died, from a stroke
while being treated for phlebitis,
in Peter Bent Brigham Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
22, 1960 (age 69 years, 180
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
|
| |
Wiggs, A. H. —
of Linden, Perry
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1916
(alternate), 1940.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wiggs, A. T. —
of Linden, Perry
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| WIGHT (Soundex
W230)
— See also
DWIGHT,
HIGHT,
WAIGHT,
WEET,
WEETH,
WHEAT,
WHET,
WHIT,
WHITE,
WHITT,
WHYTE,
WIETHE,
WIGET,
WIGHTMAN,
WIT,
WITH,
WITHE,
WITT,
WITTE,
WRIGHT,
WYATT,
WYETH,
WYTHE.
|
| | WIGHT:
See also
Lawrence
Bond —
Wight
Boydston —
Jabez
Wight Giddings —
Woodson
Ratcliffe Oglesby —
Edgar
Charles Wakefield |
| |
Wight, A. W. —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Wight, Albert
Pearl See Pearl Wight |
| |
Wight, Amherst, Jr. —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1873-74.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wight, Andrew J. —
of Middlesex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1919.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wight, C. M. —
of Novi, Oakland
County, Mich.
Republican. Postmaster at Novi,
Mich., 1881-91.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wight, Charles H. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wight, Charles L. —
U.S. Consular Agent in Mahukona, 1882-95.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wight, Emerson
(1815-1890) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Sturbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., March
27, 1815.
Republican. Mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1875-78.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., January
1, 1890 (age 74 years, 280
days).
Interment at Springfield
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
|
| |
Wight, Fred W. —
of Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wight, Ira E., Jr. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wight, John Brewer —
Member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1897-1900; President
of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1898-1900.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wight, Pearl (1843-1920) —
also known as Albert Pearl Wight —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Penobscot, Hancock
County, Maine, March
22, 1843.
Republican. Ship
chandler; wholesale
grocer; receiver, Texas and Pacific Railway;
Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in New
Orleans, La., 1894-1903; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Louisiana, 1908.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., July 4,
1920 (age 77 years, 104
days).
Entombed at St.
Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.
|
| |
Wight, S. A. —
of Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo.
Mayor
of Nevada, Mo., 1902.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wight, William —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Wight, William A. —
of Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo.
Postmaster at Moberly,
Mo., 1887; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Randolph County, 1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
|
| WIGHTMAN (Soundex
W235)
— See also
BRIGHTMAN,
DWIGHT,
HIGHTMAN,
RIGHTMIRE,
RIGHTMYER,
TEGHTMEYER,
WEIGHTMAN,
WEITMAN,
WHITMAN,
WIGHT,
WITMAN,
WITTMAN,
WITTMANN.
|
| | WIGHTMAN:
See also
Solomon
Newton Pettis —
James
Marsh Seignious —
Frederick
C. Winkler |
| |
Wightman, Abel S. —
Candidate for New York
state senate 22nd District, 1871.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wightman, Asa (1821-1858) —
of Waterford, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Waterford, New London
County, Conn., July 13,
1821.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1856.
Died in Waterford, New London
County, Conn., December
31, 1858 (age 37 years, 171
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wightman, Bessie B. —
of Antioch, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Democrat. Postmaster at Antioch,
Calif., 1916-20 (acting, 1916).
Female.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wightman, Bobby —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Wightman, C. A. —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wightman, Charles J. —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Wightman, David Chase (b.
1892) —
also known as David C. Wightman —
of Mohawk, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Mohawk, Herkimer
County, N.Y., January
1, 1892.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1934-36.
Burial location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of Vincent O. Wightman and Janet Celeste (Cunningham) Wightman;
married, June 2,
1916, to Ruth Fulmer; second cousin thrice removed of Asa Wightman. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
|
| |
Wightman, Elisha D. —
of Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1861.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wightman, Grant —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Wightman, Henry W. B. —
of Easton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Postmaster at Easton,
Mass., 1841-50.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wightman, Hiram —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Postmaster at Inkster,
Mich., 1871.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wightman, J. M. —
of McHenry, McHenry
County, Ill.
Postmaster at McHenry,
Ill., 1887.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wightman, James W. —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Postmaster at Tecumseh,
Mich., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wightman, John —
of Southington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southington, 1827, 1830-31,
1838.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wightman, Joseph H. —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1877.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wightman, Joseph M.
(1812-1885) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
19, 1812.
Democrat. Mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1861-63; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1864.
Died January
25, 1885 (age 72 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Wightman,
Sam See W. Sam Wightman |
| |
Wightman, Stillman K. —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1835-37; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1837, 1842;
member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1839-40.
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Wightman, W.
J. See William Judson
Wightman |
| |
Wightman, W. Sam —
Progressive. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wightman, William Judson (b.
1856) —
also known as W. J. Wightman —
of Alburg, Grand Isle
County, Vt.
Born in Georgia Center, Georgia, Franklin
County, Vt., August
22, 1856.
Republican. Farmer; chair of
Grand Isle County Republican Party, 1909-10; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Alburg, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wigington, John Elihu
(1875-1946) —
also known as John E. Wigington —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born May 1,
1875.
Democrat. Postmaster at Anderson,
S.C., 1937-43 (acting, 1937).
Died April
22, 1946 (age 70 years, 356
days).
Interment at Mountain Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Piedmont, S.C.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John Thomas Wigington and Cynthia Janie (Cason) Wigington; married
to Lula Magness Philpot. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| WIGLESWORTH (Soundex
W242)
— See also
AYLESWORTH,
AYNESWORTH,
CHARLESWORTH,
COTESWORTH,
ESWORTHY,
HAWKESWORTH,
HAYNESWORTH,
IGLESIAS,
MIDDLESWARTH,
MIDDLESWORTH,
SHUTTLESWORTH,
WIGGLESWORTH,
WIGLEY,
WRIGGLESWORTH.
|
 |
Wigman, John Henry M.
(1835-1920) —
also known as John H. M. Wigman —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands,
August
15, 1835.
Lawyer;
Outagamie
County District Attorney; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1882-83; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1893-97.
Catholic.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died, from diabetes,
in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., January
31, 1920 (age 84 years, 169
days).
Interment at Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
|
| | WIGTON:
See also
Fleming
Newman Alderson —
Wigton
King |
| | Wigton,
Benson See C. Benson
Wigton |
| |
Wigton, C. Benson —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Republican. Mayor
of Plainfield, N.J.; elected 1932.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wigton, Robert C. —
of Florida.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Wigton, William H. —
of Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
|
| WIICK (Soundex
W200)
— See also
WEAK,
WEEKE,
WEICH,
WEICK,
WEIK,
WICH,
WICK,
WICKE,
WIK,
WIKE,
WINICK,
WYCHE.
|
| WIK (Soundex
W200)
— See also
WEAK,
WEEKE,
WEICH,
WEICK,
WEIK,
WICH,
WICK,
WICKE,
WIICK,
WIKE,
WIX,
WYCHE.
|
| WIKE (Soundex
W200)
— See also
HIKE,
MIKE,
WAKE,
WEAK,
WEEKE,
WEICH,
WEICK,
WEIK,
WICH,
WICK,
WICKE,
WIICK,
WIK,
WIKEL,
WIKENHEISER,
WIKERSON,
WILKE,
WIRE,
WISE,
WYCHE.
|
| | WIKE:
See also
Scott
Wike Lucas |
| |
Wike, E. H. —
of Broome
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wike, Scott (1834-1901) —
of Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., April 6,
1834.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1863-67; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1875-77, 1889-93 (11th District
1875-77, 12th District 1889-93); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1880;
Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, 1893-97.
Died near Barry, Pike
County, Ill., January
15, 1901 (age 66 years, 284
days).
Interment at Park Lawn Cemetery, Barry, Ill.
|
| | Wike, W. D.
See William Dallas Wike |
| |
Wike, William Dallas (b.
1867) —
also known as W. D. Wike —
of Cullowhee, Jackson
County, N.C.
Born in Jackson
County, N.C., December
18, 1867.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Jackson County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Wikel, Leslie Aris
(1884-1959) —
also known as Leslie A. Wikel —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Union City, Randolph
County, Ind., November
19, 1884.
Democrat. Druggist;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1948; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949.
Died, following a stroke,
in Whitehall Convalescent
Home, Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 9,
1959 (age 74 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Wiley Wikel and Lola Wikel; married to Lucy L.
Goodlander. |
|
| WIKENHEISER (Soundex
W252)
— See also
AITKENHEAD,
BARNHEISEL,
BERKHEISER,
DICKHEISER,
FRANKENHEIMER,
GERCKENHEIMER,
GUCKENHEIMER,
HEISER,
HEISERMAN,
LUNKENHEIMER,
MILHEISER,
OVERHEISER,
ROTHEISER,
WERKHEISER,
WIKE,
WIKEL,
WIKERSON,
WOOLHEISER.
|
| |
Wikins, Thom —
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas.
Still living as of 2012.
|
| WIKOFF (Soundex
W210)
— See also
ALEINIKOFF,
BURDIKOFF,
DRANIKOFF,
KOFF,
KOTLIKOFF,
KUTIKOFF,
MELNIKOFF,
PESIKOFF,
POLIKOFF,
WAYCHOFF,
WICKOFF,
WICOFF,
WISOFF,
WYCHOFF,
WYCKOFF,
WYCOFF,
WYKOFF.
|
| WILAND (Soundex
W453)
— See also
DWINAL,
EILAND,
HILAND,
LAND,
TWILA,
WAALAND,
WADLIN,
WAHLUND,
WAYLAND,
WEHLAND,
WEILAND,
WEYLAND,
WIDLAND,
WIDNALL,
WIELAND,
WILARD,
WILLAND,
WINDALL,
WYLAND.
|
| |
Wiland, George W. III —
also known as George Wiland —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Oklahoma; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| WILARD (Soundex
W463)
— See also
FILARDO,
LARD,
TWILA,
WIARD,
WILAND,
WILHARDT,
WILLARD,
WILLIARD,
WILRED,
WOLLARD,
WOOLARD,
WOOLLARD,
WOULLARD.
|
| WILBANKS (Soundex
W415)
— See also
BANKS,
BANKSON,
BANKSTON,
EUBANKS,
FAIRBANKS,
HUBANKS,
HUGHBANKS,
KILBANE,
KILBANKS,
MARCHBANKS,
MARSHBANKS,
MILBANK,
MILLBANK,
OSTERBANKS,
WALBANK,
WALLBANK,
WILBAR,
WOLBANK.
|
| |
Wilbanks, Chad —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 25th District, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
|
| |
Wilbanks, John —
of Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Wilbanks, Pate —
of Isabella, Ozark
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Ozark County, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| WILBEE (Soundex
W410)
— See also
ALBEE,
ALLBEE,
DOLBEER,
TAULBEE,
WALB,
WALBY,
WELBY,
WIBLE,
WILBER,
WILBERDING,
WILBERFORCE,
WILBERT,
WILBERTA,
WILLIBEY,
WILLOUGHBY,
WOLLEB.
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