ROCKWELL(SoundexR240)—See alsoBLACKWELDER,BLACKWELL,BOCKWELL,BROCKWAY,BROCKWELL,CORKWELL,CROCKWELL,DOCKWEILER,ROCK,ROCKWOOD,SOCKWELL,STOCKWEATHER,STOCKWELL.
| |  ROCKWELL:See alsoElishaRockwell Bitgood —EzraBrainerd Jr. —WilliamRockwell Clough —DeWitt Clinton Gage —RockwellT. Gust Jr. —JasonKellogg —RockwellKent —RockwellMarietta —RockwellAnthony Schnable —JamesRockwell Sheffield —JamesBeach Wakefield | | Rockwell, Albert Fenimore(1862-1925) —also known asAlbert F. Rockwell — of Bristol,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Woodhull,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1862.Republican.Inventor;manufacturer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bristol, 1907-10.Died in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.,February16, 1925 (age62 years, 314days).Interment atWest Cemetery, Bristol, Conn.  | Rockwell, Almon Ferdinand (b.1899) —also known asAlmon F. Rockwell — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,February16, 1899.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul inBrussels, 1921-22;Frankfort, 1924.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Betty — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromArizona,1956.Female.Still living as of 1956. | | Rockwell,BradSeeBradley L.Rockwell | | Rockwell, Bradley L. — also known asBrad Rockwell — Citizens candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 10th District, 1982; Green candidateforjustice ofTexas state supreme court, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | Rockwell, Charles — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwich, 1822.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Charles F. — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Charles W. — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwich, 1834, 1836; memberofConnecticutstate senate 8th District, 1844.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, David L. — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, David Ladd — also known asDavid L. Rockwell — of Ravenna,PortageCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1900,1916(alternate),1928;Democratic Presidential Elector for Ohio,1940.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Delos — of Troy,BradfordCounty, Pa.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 23rd District, 1875-76; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1888.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Delvyn J. — of Wayne,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 17th District, 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Rockwell, Dennis — of Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.Postmaster atJacksonville,Ill., 1825-34.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, E. A. — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 8th District, 1869-71.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Edward M. — of Leominster,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1892.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Eli — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1839.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Francis Williams(1844-1929) —also known asFrancis W. Rockwell — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 26,1844.Republican. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1873; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1879; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1881;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1884-91;defeated, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1900.DiedJune 26,1929 (age85 years, 31days).Interment atPittsfieldCemetery, Pittsfield, Mass. | | Rockwell, Frank — of St. Charles,KaneCounty, Ill.Postmaster atSt.Charles, Ill., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Frank W. — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Mayorof Akron, Ohio, 1912-15.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, G. W. — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 39, 1872-73.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, George — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Mayorof Midland, Mich., 1904-05.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, George H. — of Brookfield,CarrollCounty, N.H.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Hampshire,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, George Lincoln(1918-1967) —of Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.Born in Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.,March 9,1918.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navyduring the Korean conflict; founder, in 1959, of the NationalCommittee to Free America fromJewishDomination (later known as the AmericanNaziParty);arrestedat variousdemonstrationsduring the 1960s; American Nazi candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1965.Shotandkilled bya sniper, later identified as John Patler, whiledriving hiscar in the parking lot of Dominion HillsShoppingCenter, Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,August25, 1967 (age49 years, 169days); Patler was convicted of the murder and sentenced to 20years in prison. Rockwell's funeral procession was not allowed intoCulpeper National Cemetery because of Nazi emblems worn by hissupporters.Cremated. | | Rockwell, George Lounsbury(1869-1947) —also known asGeorge L. Rockwell — of South Norwalk, Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,January20, 1869.Republican.Shoemanufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1905-06; U.S.Deputy Consul General inMontreal, 1911; postmaster atRidgefield,Conn., 1912-16, 1924-35 (acting, 1924).DiedMay 28,1947 (age78 years, 128days).Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Gordon(1915-1991) —ofGeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,February23, 1915.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMichiganstate senate 25th District, 1967-74; defeated, 1952 (13thDistrict), 1954 (13th District), 1964 (25th District), 1974 (25thDistrict); member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,1960-64.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Lions;AmericanLegion.Died in1991(ageabout76 years).Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, H. C. — ofBerrienCounty, Mich.Democrat. Member of Michigan Gold Democratic State Central Committee,1899.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, H. T. — of St. Charles,KaneCounty, Ill.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Hosea Hunt(1840-1918) —also known asHosea H. Rockwell — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Lawrenceville,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1840.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1877;U.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1891-93; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1896;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1900.Englishancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in1918(ageabout78 years).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Elmira, N.Y. | | Rockwell, Irvin Elmer(1862-1952) —also known asIrvin E. Rockwell;"Rock" —of Bellevue,BlaineCounty, Idaho.Born in Sun Prairie,DaneCounty, Wis.,December25, 1862.Republican. Member ofIdahostate senate, 1915-19, 1929-30; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Idaho,1916(alternate),1932,1936(alternate).ChristianScientist. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Successfully advocated for the American Falls dam project on theSnake River.Died in Bellevue,BlaineCounty, Idaho,September22, 1952 (age89 years, 272days).Cremated. | | Rockwell, J. Leland — of Arbutus,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Jeremy — ofSaratogaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Saratoga County, 1810-11, 1824.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, John A. — Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1886, 1888.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, John Arnold(1803-1861) —also known asJohn A. Rockwell — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August27, 1803.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 8th District, 1839;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1845-49.Died inWashington,D.C.,February10, 1861 (age57 years, 167days).Interment atYanticCemetery, Norwich, Conn.| |  Relatives: Sonof Charles Rockwell and Sally (Arnold) Rockwell; married to MaryWatkinson Perkins; third cousin once removed ofElijahAbel,JosephChurchill Strong,EbenezerStrong andBelaEdgerton; third cousin twice removed ofJosiahCowles; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold,ErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; fourth cousin ofAlfredPeck Edgerton andJosephKetchum Edgerton; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,JohnTaintor,DanielChapin,HenryHuntington,RogerTaintor,GurdonHuntington,AugustusSeymour Porter,SolomonTaintor,PeterBuell Porter,CalvinFillmore,OrsamusCook Merrill,AbelHuntington,TimothyMerrill,DanielUpson,PhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,Asa H.Otis,TheodoreSill,OliverMorgan Hungerford,JuliusLevi Strong andLutherS. Pitkin. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Rockwell, John T. — of Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1876.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Julius(1805-1888) —of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Colebrook,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April26, 1805.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1834;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1835-37, 1858;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1843-51;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1854-55; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1855; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1864.Died in Lenox,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 19,1888 (age83 years, 23days).Interment atChurchon the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass. | | Rockwell, Kleber P.(1868-1921) —of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Bloomfield,OaklandCounty, Mich.,November8, 1868.OaklandCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-04;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District,1907-08;circuitjudge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1918-21; died in office 1921.Died in1921(ageabout52 years).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich. | | Rockwell,LelandSeeJ. LelandRockwell | | Rockwell, Leonard — of Mt. Pleasant,TitusCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Rockwell, Lewis — ofSchoharieCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Schoharie County 1st District, 1851.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Lewis C. —U.S.Attorney for Colorado, 1870-73.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Lorenzo A. — of Compton,LosAngeles County, Calif.Postmaster atCompton,Calif., 1901-05.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Margaret A. — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Arizona, 1952.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Nathan — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1780-82, 1786-87,1788-90, 1799-1800.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Philo G. — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Mayorof Waterbury, Conn., 1866-67.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Rena — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1928.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Reuben — of Colebrook,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 15th District, 1858.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Reuben — of Springfield,WalworthCounty, Wis.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Walworth County, 1859.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Robert Fay(1886-1950) —also known asRobert F. Rockwell — of Paonia,DeltaCounty, Colo.Born in Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1886.Republican. Member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1917-21; member ofColoradostate senate, 1921-23, 1939-41;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1923-25; candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1930;U.S.Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1941-49; defeated,1948.Member,Grange.Died in Paonia,DeltaCounty, Colo.,September28, 1950 (age64 years, 229days).Interment atHornellRural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y. | | Rockwell, Samuel — of Stafford,TollandCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stafford, 1823.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Samuel — of New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 1st District, 1865.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Solomon — of Winchester,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Winchester, 1820.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Stuart Wesson (b.1917) —also known asStuart W. Rockwell — of Radnor,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1917.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inPanama, as of 1941-43; U.S. Ambassador toMorocco, 1970-73.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Sylvester D. — of Warehouse Point, East Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican.Firstselectman of East Windsor, Connecticut, 1888, 1898; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from East Windsor; elected 1896.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Theron — of Colebrook,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 15th District, 1834-35; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Colebrook, 1838.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Thomas — Conservative. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Rockwell, W. W. — of Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atGlensFalls, N.Y., 1893-94.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Washington L. — ofMonroeCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1877.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Willard F. — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Rockwell, William — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1896(alternate),1900.Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, William W. — of Hadley,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Saratoga County 2nd District, 1849; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1868;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1878-81 (16th District 1878-79, 19th District1880-81).Burial location unknown. | | Rockwell, Winthrop E. — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Firstselectman of Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1927, 1947.Burial location unknown.
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