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Index to Politicians
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Lawford, Peter(1923-1984) —also known asPeter Sydney Ernest Aylen Lawford — Born in London,England,September7, 1923.Democrat.Actor;naturalized U.S. citizen;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Englishancestry.Died, fromcardiacarrest, while suffering fromkidneyfailure andliverfailure, in Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December24, 1984 (age61 years, 108days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean; cenotaph atWestwood Memorial Park, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
| Relatives: Sonof Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford and May Somerville (Bunny) Lawford;married,October30, 1971, to Mary Rowan; married,June 25,1976, to Deborah Gould; married,July 5,1984, to Patricia Seaton; married,April24, 1954, toPatricia Helen Kennedy(daughter ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy,RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy); father of Christopher Lawford. | ||
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Lawford, PeterSydney Ernest AylenSeePeterLawfordLAWHEAD:See alsoWilliamDavid AskrenLawhead, Beryl — Justice candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida,2012(on behalf ofRossC. Anderson andLuisJ. Rodriguez).Still living as of 2012.Lawhead, J.E.SeeJames ErskineLawheadLawhead, James Erskine(1861-1946) —also known asJ. E. Lawhead — of Union Star,DeKalbCounty, Mo.BornMarch20, 1861.Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1936(on behalf ofD.Leigh Colvin andClaudeA. Watson); Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector forMissouri,1940(on behalf ofRogerW. Babson andEdgarV. Moorman).DiedDecember16, 1946 (age85 years, 271days).Interment atUnion Star Cemetery, Union Star, Mo.| Relatives: Sonof Robert Jackson Lawhead and Margaretta Jane (Elder) Lawhead;married to Bertha Belle Stewart. | ||
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Lawhead, Marjorie — Justice candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida,2012(on behalf ofRossC. Anderson andLuisJ. Rodriguez).Female.Still living as of 2012. Lawhead, Patrick — Justice candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida,2012(on behalf ofRossC. Anderson andLuisJ. Rodriguez).Still living as of 2012.Lawhon, J. Y. — ofJohnstonCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Johnston County,1893-94.Burial location unknown.Lawhon, Ross L. — of North Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Mayorof North Little Rock, Ark., 1952-53.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Lawhon, Van A. — of Anderson Court House, Anderson District (now Anderson,AndersonCounty), S.C.Democrat. Postmaster atAndersonCourt House, S.C., 1833-36.Burial location unknown.LAWHORN:See alsoEnochH. VanceLawhorn, L. L. — of Floresville,WilsonCounty, Tex.Member ofTexasstate senate 22nd District, 1893-94.Burial location unknown.Lawhorn, R. C. — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Candidate formayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 2023.Still living as of 2023.Lawhorn, Rex L. — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forOklahoma,2016(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andWilliamF. Weld); Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forOklahoma,2020(on behalf ofJoJorgensen andJeremyCohen).Still living as of 2020.Lawhorn, Victoria — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forOklahoma,2024(on behalf ofChaseR. Oliver andMichaelter Maat).Female.Still living as of 2024.Lawhoun, James — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Mayorof Canton, Ohio, 1962-63.Still living as of 1963.Lawing, J. A. — of Athens,LimestoneCounty, Ala.Postmaster atAthens,Ala., 1879.Burial location unknown.Lawing, Jim — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1998.Still living as of 1998.Lawing, Karlin — of Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas,1972.Still living as of 1972.LAWITZKE:See alsoThomasR. McAllisterLawko, Susan M. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1990.Female.Still living as of 1990.Lawlah, Gloria — of Hillcrest Heights,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1996,2000,2004;electedMarylandstate senate 26th District 1998; Democratic Presidential Electorfor Maryland,2020(voted forJosephR. Biden, Jr. andKamalaD. Harris).Female.Still living as of 2020.LAWLER:See alsoJamesJ. WalkerLawler, Anna Baltic — also known asAnna Lawler — of Mendota Heights,DakotaCounty, Minn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1976(alternate),1984.Female.Still living as of 1984.Lawler, Brian — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Mayorof New Bedford, Mass., 1983-85.Still living as of 1985.Lawler, Charles S. — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate senate Seventh Suffolk District, 1917-18.Burial location unknown.Lawler, Daisy — Democrat. Member ofOklahomastate senate 24th District; elected 2002.Female.Still living as of 2002.Lawler, Daniel William(1859-1926) —also known asDaniel W. Lawler — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Prairie du Chien,CrawfordCounty, Wis.,March28, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1892;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1908-10; candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1912, 1916; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Minnesota,1916.Catholic.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,September15, 1926 (age67 years, 171days).Burial location unknown.Lawler, Dwight R. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 60th District, 1964, 1966.Still living as of 1966.Lawler, E. F. — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1928.Burial location unknown.Lawler, Edmund H. — of Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Postmaster atSpringValley, N.Y., 1937-47.Burial location unknown.Lawler, Edmund P. — of Homestead,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Democrat. Postmaster atHomestead,Pa., 1951-54 (acting, 1951-52).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Lawler, Edward F. — of Larksville,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Burgessof Larksville, Pennsylvania, 1923.Burial location unknown.Lawler, F. W. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1888.Burial location unknown.Lawler, Francis J. — of Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Republican.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention 36th District, 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Lawler, Francis J. — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Democrat.Mayorof New Bedford, Mass., 1953, 1956-61; defeated, 1953; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1956,1960.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Lawler, Frank (1842-1896) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1842.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1885-91.DiedJanuary17, 1896 (age53 years, 206days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Evanston, Ill.| See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
Lawler, Frank Joseph (b.1863) —also known asFrank J. Lawler — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.Born in South Deerfield, Deerfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,July 31,1863.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1906.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown.| Relatives: Sonof James Lawler and Margaret (Hafey) Lawler; married,October4, 1899, to Annie C. Looney. |
Lawler, Frank R. — of St. Charles,St.Charles County, Mo.Democrat. Candidate forMissouristate senate 20th District, 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Lawler, Henry E. — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1928.Burial location unknown. Lawler, J. D. — of Mitchell,DavisonCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).MemberDakota territorial council, 1887-88;treasurerof Dakota Territory, 1887-88.Burial location unknown. Lawler, James P. — of Winton (now Jessup),LackawannaCounty, Pa.Burgessof Winton, Pennsylvania, 1954-60.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Lawler, Joab (1796-1838) — of Alabama. Born inUnionCounty, N.C.,June 12,1796.Member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1826; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1831;U.S.Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1835-38; died in office1838.DiedMay 8,1838 (age41 years, 330days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
Lawler, John — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from ArizonaTerritory,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Burial location unknown. Lawler, John — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Lawler, Mrs. John — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1956.Female.Still living as of 1956. Lawler, John, Jr. — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1972(on behalf ofGeorgeMcGovern andR.Sargent Shriver, Jr.).Still living as of 1972. Lawler, John J. — of Lewistown,MifflinCounty, Pa.Burgessof Lewistown, Pennsylvania, 1954-60.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Lawler, John M. — ofAlexandria,Va.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1920.Burial location unknown. Lawler, Joseph H. — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford; elected 1912;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1914-16.Burial location unknown. Lawler, Joseph J. — of Jessup,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1964,1968.Still living as of 1968. Lawler, Joseph V. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1902.Burial location unknown. Lawler, Levi W. — of Talladega,TalladegaCounty, Ala.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1860,1872.Burial location unknown. Lawler, Matthew — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1801-05.Burial location unknown. Lawler, Michael F. — of Winton (now Jessup),LackawannaCounty, Pa.Democrat.Burgessof Winton, Pennsylvania, 1927, 1933; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1948,1952,1956,1960.Burial location unknown. Lawler, Nicholas J. — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1900,1912(alternate).Burial location unknown. Lawler, Norman A. — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1886.Burial location unknown. Lawler, Oscar (b. 1875) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Marshalltown,MarshallCounty, Iowa,April 2,1875.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1905-09;director, Farmers and Merchants NationalBank, LosAngeles; director, San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt LakeRailway.Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation;AmericanSociety for International Law.Burial location unknown.| Relatives: Sonof William Thomas Lawler and Margaret (O'Connor) Lawler; married,June 17,1901, to Hilda Brode. |
Lawler, Patty — of Clarks Summit,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. Lawler, Philip F. — Constitution candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 2000.Still living as of 2000. Lawler, Ross — of Chico,ButteCounty, Calif.Mayorof Chico, Calif., 1961-63.Still living as of 1963. Lawler, Thomas B. — of Ensley (now part of Birmingham),JeffersonCounty, Ala.Postmaster atEnsley,Ala., 1901.Burial location unknown. Lawler, Thomas B. — Democrat. Member,Committee on Rules and Order of Business,Democratic National Convention, 1928.Burial location unknown. Lawler, Thomas G. — of Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.Republican. Postmaster atRockford,Ill., 1879-85, 1889-94, 1898-1908.Burial location unknown. Lawler, W. J. — of Willmar,KandiyohiCounty, Minn.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Lawless, Diane G. — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,2000,2004;member, Credentials Committee,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008.Lawless, Gordon — of Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1960,1964.Still living as of 1964.Lawless, John B. — Democrat. Candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 6th District, 1964.Still living as of 1964.Lawless, Joseph F. — of Bridgeport,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Burgessof Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, 1929.Burial location unknown.Lawless, Joseph T. — of Virginia.Secretaryof state of Virginia, 1899.Burial location unknown.Lawless, Joseph T. — of Lamar,ProwersCounty, Colo.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromColorado,1916.Burial location unknown.Lawless, Marie C. — ofCovington,Va.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1980.Female.Still living as of 1980.Lawless, Martin — ofHudsonCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1892-93.Burial location unknown.Lawless, Michael O'Brien — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1988.Still living as of 1988.Lawless, Tom — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Tennessee,2016(voted forDonaldTrump andMikePence).Still living as of 2016.Lawless, Warren A. — Republican. Candidate forTexasstate senate 15th District, 2000.Still living as of 2000.Lawless, William B., Jr. — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1956;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1960.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Lawley, Roberta B. — of Red Bank,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1960.Female.Still living as of 1960.LAWLOR:See alsoPatrickWilliam Dunne —EdwardFitzsimmons Dunne —JohnLawlor JolleyLawlor, Daniel F. — Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1892.Burial location unknown.Lawlor, James J. — of Connecticut. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1992.Still living as of 1992.Lawlor, James R. IV — of Alabama. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,2000.Still living as of 2000.Lawlor, John — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1872.Burial location unknown.Lawlor, John, Jr. — of Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1972.Still living as of 1972.Lawlor, Joseph H. (bornc.1878) —of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn., about 1878.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate senate 16th District, 1925-31; member ofConnecticutDemocratic State Central Committee, 1928-30.Chargedin 1938 withacceptinga bribe in 1935.Burial location unknown.Lawlor, Joseph P.(1893-1982) —of Ames,StoryCounty, Iowa.Born in De Witt,ClintonCounty, Iowa,1893.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;engineer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayor ofAmes, Iowa, 1954-57.Died in1982(ageabout89 years).Burial location unknown.| Relatives:Married,September20, 1922, to Loretto Wiesman. |
Lawlor, Maurice — of Bellows Falls, Rockingham,WindhamCounty, Vt.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Lawlor, Michael — of Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.Democrat. Postmaster atAtlanticCity, N.J., 1858-61.Burial location unknown. Lawlor, Peter (bornc.1873) —of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn., about 1873.Democrat.Cigaragent; member ofConnecticutstate senate 16th District, 1911-12.Burial location unknown. Lawlor, Richard P. — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate formayorof Hartford, Conn., 1987.Still living as of 1987. Lawlor, Richmond E. — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Socialist. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1934, 1935.Burial location unknown. Lawlor, Thomas J. — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Democrat. Postmaster atBeverlyHills, Calif., 1961-64 (acting, 1961-62).Still living as of 1964.Lawly, Thomas — of Hollidaysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.Democrat.Chair ofBlair County Democratic Party, 1937.Burial location unknown.Lawman, F. D. — of Sandwich,DeKalbCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1924.Burial location unknown.LAWN:See alsoThomasBuxton Lawn LaytonLawn, Victor H. — of New York. Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1920.Burial location unknown.Lawpe, Carl — Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1900.Burial location unknown.Lawr, Mrs. Perry — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1952.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Lawr, Perry M. — ofKentCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,1958, 1960; candidate forMichiganstate senate 17th District, 1962.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of apolitical graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872 |  |
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