| |  Blackard, Wade (b. 1896) — Born in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,July 16,1896.U.S. Vice Consul inCalgary, 1920-21;Singapore, 1921-22;Cobh, as of 1926-27;Belfast, as of 1929;Port Said, as of 1932.Burial location unknown.
| | Blackburd, Rhnae — Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromKansas,2012.Female.Still living as of 2012.
| | BLACKBURN:See alsoJohnBaylis —WallaceW. Bellew —AlexanderBlackburn Bradford —CharlesHenry Bryant —BlackburnBarrett Dovener —JenniferBlackburn Dunn —WadeH. Ellis —EugeneBlackburn Gary —AugustineBlackburn Hardin —E.Blackburn Moore —RichardTyler Polk —FrancisBlackburn Posey —R.S. Blackburn Smith —JohnHiram Taylor —JonathanE. Taylor —GeorgeB. Warner —BushrodWashington —WilliamBlackburn Wilson —WilliamBlackburn Wilson Jr. | | Blackburn, Angela — of Huber Heights,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Blackburn, Ann Threlkeld — of Palm Bay,BrevardCounty, Fla.Constitution candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida,2004(on behalf ofMichaelPeroutka andChuckBaldwin).Still living as of 2004. | | Blackburn, BenB.SeeBenjamin BentleyBlackburn | | Blackburn, Benjamin Bentley (b.1927) —also known asBenjamin B. Blackburn;Ben B.Blackburn —of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,February14, 1927.Republican.U.S.Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1967-75; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Georgia,1972.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;OptimistClub.Still living as of 1998. | | Blackburn, Brenda — Reform candidate forU.S.Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 2002.Female.Still living as of 2002. | | Blackburn, Bruce B., Sr. — of St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.Mayorof St. Petersburg, Fla., 1947-49.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, Carl — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Georgia,2024(voted forDonaldTrump andJ. D.Vance).Still living as of 2024. | | Blackburn, Cash — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1888.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, Charles Franklin (b.1925) —also known asCharles F. Blackburn — of Henderson,VanceCounty, N.C.Born in Cleveland,BradleyCounty, Tenn.,April30, 1925.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 3rd District, 1959.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Phi;KappaSigma.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof George Cline Blackburn and Anne Rosson (Templeton)Blackburn. |
| | Blackburn, Charles Milton(1912-1982) —also known asCharles Blackburn — of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,May 31,1912.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;chair ofWoodford County Democratic Party, 1952-55; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1956.Methodist.Member,SigmaChi;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion.Died inLeeCounty, Fla.,August19, 1982 (age70 years, 80days).Interment atCoral Ridge Cemetery, Cape Coral, Fla. | | Blackburn, D. R. N. — of Oregon. Republican.Oregonstate attorney general, 1899-1903.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, DeVon — of Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.Republican.Mayorof Huntington, Ind., 1956-59; defeated, 1963.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, E.SpencerSeeEdmond SpencerBlackburn | | Blackburn, Ed, Jr. — of Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Candidate formayor ofTampa, Fla., 1963.Still living as of 1963. | | Blackburn, Edmond Spencer(1868-1912) —also known asE. Spencer Blackburn — of Wilkesboro,WilkesCounty, N.C.Born near Boone,WataugaCounty, N.C.,September22, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1896-97;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1901-03,1905-07; delegate to Republican National Convention from NorthCarolina,1904.Died in Elizabethton,CarterCounty, Tenn.,March10, 1912 (age43 years, 170days).Interment atOldHopewell Cemetery, Boone, N.C. | | Blackburn, Fletcher J. — of Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.Mayorof Jacksonville, Ill., 1935-38.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edmund Blackburn and Sarah Jane (Jordan)Blackburn. |
| | Blackburn, Francis — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1860.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, G. R. — of Pikeville,PikeCounty, Ky.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, G. W. — of Columbia,MauryCounty, Tenn.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1872.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, J. E. — ofRaleighCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1955-56.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, James C. — of Stewarts Station (now Trafford),WestmorelandCounty, Pa.Republican. Postmaster atStewartsStation, Pa., 1879-82.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, James L. —U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1980-81.Still living as of 1981. | | Blackburn, James M. — of Florida. Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Florida 20th District, 1992.Still living as of 1992. | | Blackburn, James W. — of Kentucky.Secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1880-83.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, John — of Fordsville,OhioCounty, Ky.Republican. Candidate forKentuckystate house of representatives 17th District, 1975.Still living as of 1975. | | Blackburn, John C. — ofBaltimore,Md.Mayorof Baltimore, Md., 1861-62.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, John C. — of Greensburg,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, John F. — of Hutchinson,RenoCounty, Kan.Democrat. Postmaster atHutchinson,Kan., 1887-90.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, John W. — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1868.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, John W. —Justiceof Utah territorial supreme court, 1889-93.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, John W. — of Malta Bend,SalineCounty, Mo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, Joseph — of Wappingers Creek (now Wappingers Falls),DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Channingville (now Wappingers Falls),DutchessCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atWappingersCreek, N.Y., 1840-41, 1844-47;Channingville,N.Y., 1847-49.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, Joseph — ofRichmond,Va.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1968.Still living as of 1968.  | Blackburn, Joseph Clay Stiles(1838-1918) —also known asJoseph C. S. Blackburn — of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born near Spring Station,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,October1, 1838.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1871-75;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1875-85;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1885-97, 1901-07; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1896,1900,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee).Died inWashington,D.C.,September12, 1918 (age79 years, 346days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn;brother ofLuke Pryor Blackburn; married,February10, 1858, to Therese Graham; married,December11, 1901, to Mary E. Blackburn; father of Corinne Blackburn (whomarriedWilliamHolt Gale); granduncle ofSmith AlfordBlackburn; great-granduncle ofCharlesMilton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed ofGabrielSlaughter; third cousin ofCharlesRice Slaughter; third cousin once removed ofRobertPryor Henry,JohnFlournoy Henry andGustavusAdolphus Henry. | | | | Political family:Blackburnfamily of Versailles, Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | MountBlackburn, the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains, in theCopperRiver Census Area, Alaska, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Joe C. S. Blackburn (built 1943 atBrunswick,Georgia; sold for scrap 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Parties and The Men(1896) |
| | Blackburn, Joseph Ellis(1860-1928) —also known asJoseph E. Blackburn — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in alogcabin in Farmington,BelmontCounty, Ohio,June 30,1860.Republican.Glass moldmaker;organizer,president,andsecretary,mold-maker's union;druggist;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1895;Ohio dairyand food commissioner, 1897-1901.Died in Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio,1928(ageabout68 years).Interment atMasonic Home Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio. | | Blackburn, Kevin Duffy — Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Illinois,2016(voted forHillaryClinton andTimKaine).Still living as of 2016. | | Blackburn, Laura Browning(1883-1965) —also known asLaura B. Blackburn;LauraBrowning —of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,October1, 1883.Postmaster atVersailles,Ky., 1934-40 (acting, 1934-35).Female.Died inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,May 28,1965 (age81 years, 239days).Interment atVersailles Cemetery, Versailles, Ky. | | Blackburn, Leo C. — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Republican. Acting postmaster atPortsmouth,Ohio, 1958-61.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, Leslie F. — of Everett,BedfordCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1924(alternate),1936,1964.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, Lloyd — ofWyomingCounty, W.Va.Republican. Candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates 19th District, 1984.Still living as of 1984. | | Blackburn, Luke Pryor(1816-1887) —also known asLuke P. Blackburn — of Kentucky. Born inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,June 16,1816.Physician;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1843;Governor ofKentucky, 1879-83.Baptist.In 1865, he wastriedand acquitted in a Toronto court for violating Canadian neutrality,in connection with aConfederatescheme to spread yellow fever in Northern cities.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,September14, 1887 (age71 years, 90days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn;brother ofJoseph Clay Stiles Blackburn;married,November24, 1835, to Ella Boswell; married,November17, 1857, to Julia Churchill; uncle of Corinne Blackburn (whomarriedWilliamHolt Gale); granduncle ofSmith AlfordBlackburn; great-granduncle ofCharlesMilton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed ofGabrielSlaughter; third cousin ofCharlesRice Slaughter; third cousin once removed ofRobertPryor Henry,JohnFlournoy Henry andGustavusAdolphus Henry. | | | | Political family:Blackburnfamily of Versailles, Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The BlackburnCorrectionalComplex (opened 1972), inLexington,Kentucky, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Luke Pryor Blackburn: NancyDisher Baird,LukePryor Blackburn : Physician, Governor, Reformer |
| | Blackburn, Manley B. — of Boone,WataugaCounty, N.C.Republican. Postmaster atBoone,N.C., 1903-14.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, Mark — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Hawaii,2020(on behalf ofDonaldTrump andMikePence).Still living as of 2020. | | Blackburn, Marsha (b.1952) —of Brentwood,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Laurel,JonesCounty, Miss.,June 6,1952.Republican. Member ofTennesseestate senate, 1998-2002;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 2003-; defeated,1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,2008.Female.Presbyterian.Still living as of 2014. | | Blackburn, Michael P. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from California 42nd District, 1986.Still living as of 1986. | | Blackburn, Mike — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Blackburn, N. — of Decatur,AdamsCounty, Ind.Postmaster atDecatur,Ind., 1887.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, Nell — of Trafford,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.Republican. Postmaster atTrafford,Pa., 1923-26 (acting, 1923-24).Female.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, Robert — of Longview,CowlitzCounty, Wash.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWashington,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, Robert E. (b.1950) —Born in Lakewood,JeffersonCounty, Colo.,1950.U.S.District Judge for Colorado, 2002-16; took senior status 2016.Still living as of 2016. | | Blackburn, Robert E. Lee(1870-1935) —also known asRobert Blackburn — of Stanton,PowellCounty, Ky.; Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born near Furnace,EstillCounty, Ky.,April 9,1870.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;merchant;insurancebusiness;stockbroker;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1904-05;PowellCounty Clerk, 1906-10;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1929-31; defeated,1930 (7th District), 1932 (at-large).Disciplesof Christ. Member,JuniorOrder;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Freemasons.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,September20, 1935 (age65 years, 164days).Interment atStantonCemetery, Stanton, Ky. | | Blackburn, Roy M., Sr. — of Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Blackburn, S.A.SeeSmith AlfordBlackburn | | Blackburn, S. D. — ofWarrenCounty, Ky.Delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, Sharon Lovelace (b.1950) —of Alabama. Born in Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,May 7,1950.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1991-.Female.Still living as of 2001. | | Blackburn, Smith Alford(1875-1961) —also known asS. A. Blackburn — of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born in Midway,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,August22, 1875.Democrat.Physician;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 46th District, 1930-33.Died inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,March 2,1961 (age85 years, 192days).Interment atVersailles Cemetery, Versailles, Ky. | | Blackburn,SpencerSeeEdmond SpencerBlackburn | | Blackburn, Thomas C. — of Boone,WataugaCounty, N.C.Republican. Postmaster atBoone,N.C., 1897-1903.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, Walter A.(1874-1949) —of Marion,CrittendenCounty, Ky.; Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.Born in Fredonia,CaldwellCounty, Ky.,October1, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;county judge in Kentucky, 1906-10; president, People's NationalBank,Paducah, 1926-31; candidate in primary formayorof Paducah, Ky., 1935; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1936.Baptist.Died, in Illinois CentralHospital,Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.,October30, 1949 (age75 years, 29days).Interment atMaplelawnPark Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Elisha Bell Blackburn and Mary Jane (McGough) Blackburn;married1898 to CoraC. Hurley. |
| | Blackburn, William — ofSanta CruzCounty, Calif.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 3rd District, 1856-57.Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Santa Cruz, Calif. | | Blackburn, William C. — Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, William J. — of Ravenswood,JacksonCounty, W.Va.Republican. Acting postmaster atRavenswood,W.Va., 1958-61.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blackburn, William Jasper(1820-1899) —of Minden,WebsterParish, La.; Homer,ClaiborneParish, La.; Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born inRandolphCounty, Ark.,July 24,1820.Republican.Delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1867; county judgein Louisiana, 1860;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1868-69; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1874-78.Died in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,November10, 1899 (age79 years, 109days).Interment atMt.Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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