| |  RIGGS:See alsoHomerE. Abele —WallaceW. Bellew —GeorgeHenry Boker —ReynoldsClough —GeorgeCosson —GeorgeRiggs Gaither Jr. —TrumanHotchkiss —JeremiahKeck —WilliamH. C. Lyon —JohnRiggs Murdock —RobertEmmett Petrie —HenryRiggs Rathbone —PamelaRiggs Yardley | | Riggs, A. L. — of Rushville,RushCounty, Ind.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Albert L. — ofSaginawCounty, Mich.Progressive. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1914.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Albert R. — ofMorrisCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1936.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Alonzo Jehiel — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Benjamin Reath — U.S. Consul inHelsingfors, as of 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Bessie L.(1877-1957) —also known asBessie Lewman;Mrs. James R.Riggs —of Sullivan,SullivanCounty, Ind.Born in Indiana,July 18,1877.Democrat. Member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Indiana, 1926-29; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1928.Female.Died, from acoronaryocclusion, in Sullivan,SullivanCounty, Ind.,March24, 1957 (age79 years, 249days).Interment atCenterRidge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.; cenotaph atUnion Cemetery, Clark County, Ind. | | Riggs, Caleb S. — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1799-1800.Burial location unknown.  | Riggs, Carl (b. 1877) — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born inMarionCounty, W.Va.,September11, 1877.Democrat.Accountant;secretary andproductionmanager, Cleveland Coal Co., 1923-30;real estatebusiness; state administrator, Works Progress Administration,1941-43; member, West Viginia Public Service Commission, 1943; WestVirginia Director of Purchases, 1946-51;chair ofMarion County Democratic Party, 1945.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Moose.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Z. E. Riggs and Alice (Murray) Riggs; married,October6, 1906, to sa E. Hawkins. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | | Riggs, Dale F. — ofUpshurCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1989-97.Still living as of 1997. | | Riggs, Darlene — of Eldora,HardinCounty, Iowa.Democrat. Candidate forIowastate senate 9th District, 1982.Female.Still living as of 1982. | | Riggs, Edgar H. — of Erlanger,KentonCounty, Ky.Postmaster atErlanger,Ky., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Edward O. — of Rhode Island. Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Eleanor Cox — of Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Riggs, Elmer D. — of Indiana. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Indiana, 1946; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1950, 1952, 1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Ernest W. — U.S. Vice Consul inHarput, as of 1905.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Frank D. (b. 1950) — of California. Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,September5, 1950.Republican.Policeofficer;real estatedeveloper;U.S.Representative from California 1st District, 1991-93, 1995-99;defeated, 1992.Member,Habitatfor Humanity.Still living as of 2014. | | Riggs, H. E. — also known asJack Riggs — of Gladstone,ClayCounty, Mo.Democrat.Mayorof Gladstone, Mo., 1955.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Isaac — ofSchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Schenectady County, 1824.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, JackSeeH. E. Riggs | | Riggs, James Milton(1839-1933) —also known asJames M. Riggs — of Winchester,ScottCounty, Ill.Born near Winchester,ScottCounty, Ill.,April17, 1839.Democrat.ScottCounty Sheriff, 1864-66;lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1871-72;ScottCounty State's Attorney, 1872-76; mayor of Winchester, Ill.,1876-77;U.S.Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1883-87;ScottCounty Judge, 1922-30.Died in Winchester,ScottCounty, Ill.,November18, 1933 (age94 years, 215days).Interment atWinchesterCemetery, Winchester, Ill. | | Riggs, Mrs.James R.SeeBessie L.Riggs | | Riggs, James Reed(1865-1947) —also known asJames R. Riggs — of Sullivan,SullivanCounty, Ind.Born in Shelburn,SullivanCounty, Ind.,February17, 1865.Democrat.Farmer;SullivanCounty Auditor, 1896-1900;banker;candidate forIndianastate auditor, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1912.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Sullivan,SullivanCounty, Ind.,October3, 1947 (age82 years, 228days).Interment atCenterRidge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind. | | Riggs, James W. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention 6th District, 1894.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Jeremiah — ofOaklandCounty, Mich.; Saginaw Township,SaginawCounty, Mich.Delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1835;supervisorof Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1837-42.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Jetur Rose(1809-1869) —also known asJetur R. Riggs — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born near Drakesville (now Ledgewood),MorrisCounty, N.J.,June 20,1809.Republican.Physician;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1836;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofNewJersey state senate from Passaic County, 1856-58;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1859-61.Died in Drakesville (now Ledgewood),MorrisCounty, N.J.,November5, 1869 (age60 years, 138days).Interment atPresbyterianCemetery, Succasunna, N.J. | | Riggs, John A. — of Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.Democrat. Member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1910; candidate forGovernor ofArkansas, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, John A. — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, John F. — of Iowa.Iowasuperintendent of public instruction, 1904-10.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Joseph — of Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norfolk, 1827.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Lee S. — of Muscatine,MuscatineCounty, Iowa.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIowa,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Lewis (1789-1870) — of New York. Born in Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January16, 1789.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1841-43.DiedNovember6, 1870 (age81 years, 294days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Homer, N.Y. | | Riggs, Lloyd E. — U.S. Vice Consul inKarachi, as of 1932-38;Kabul, as of 1938.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Matt — Natural Law candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,2012(on behalf ofRossC. Anderson andLuisJ. Rodriguez).Still living as of 2012. | | Riggs, Miles F. — of Cheboygan,CheboyganCounty, Mich.Druggist;mayorof Cheboygan, Mich.; elected 1931.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Mrs. Milford — of Ironton,IronCounty, Mo.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1924.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Moses — of Georgetown,SagadahocCounty, Maine.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaine,1864.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Nathaniel R. — ofRayCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Ray County, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, R. A. — of Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, W.Va.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWest Virginia,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, R. William — of Oregon. Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals, 1988-. Still living as of 1995. | | Riggs, Rachel — of Coeur d'Alene,KootenaiCounty, Idaho.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIdaho,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Riggs, Rod — of Ames,StoryCounty, Iowa.Republican. Member ofIowaRepublican State Central Committee, 1971.Still living as of 1971. | | Riggs, SamSeeSamuel D. Riggs | | Riggs, Samuel —U.S.Attorney for Kansas, 1867-69.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Samuel D. — also known asSam Riggs — of Emmett,GemCounty, Idaho.Democrat. Postmaster atEmmett,Idaho, 1916-24; Citizens candidate formayor ofEmmett, Idaho, 1925.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Thomas, Jr.(1873-1945) —of Alaska; Millbrook,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Ilchester,HowardCounty, Md.,October17, 1873.Democrat.Lumberbusiness;Governorof Alaska Territory, 1918-21; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alaska Territory,1920.Episcopalian.Died inWashington,D.C.,January16, 1945 (age71 years, 91days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Riggs and Catherine Winter (Gilbert) Riggs; married,April30, 1913, to Renee Marie Coudert. | | | | See alsoNNDBdossier |
| | Riggs, Thomas H. — of Indiana. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Thomas S. — of Moundsville,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Republican. Postmaster atMoundsville,W.Va., 1926-34.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, Verne — of Jay,FranklinCounty, Maine.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaine,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Riggs, W. M. — ofMarshallCounty, W.Va.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1901(appointed to fill vacancy; voted forWilliamMcKinley andTheodoreRoosevelt).Burial location unknown. | | Riggs,WilliamSeeR. WilliamRiggs
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