BLAND(SoundexB453)—See alsoBELAND,BLAD,BLAN,BLANDA,BLANDFORD,BLANDIN,BLANDING,BLANDY,BLIND,BLOND,BOLAND,BYLAND,GROVES-BLAND,LAND,OBLANDER.
| | BLAND:See alsoBlandBallard —BlandBallard —JohnBanister —ElaineBland Baxter —GeorgeEdward Bushnell —AlonzoBland Calder —DickBland Dale —PaulB. Davis —ArchibaldBland Dorman —MaryGroves-Bland —BlandJones —RichardBland Lee —RichardHolloway Mabbatt Jr. —ConsueloBland Marshall —BlandMassie —BlandA. Mitchell —JamesO'Connor —BlandA. Pugh —JohnRandolph of Roanoke —RobertCowles Taylor —GlennTaylor —St.George Tucker —HenrySt. George Tucker | | Bland, Bertram C. — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bland, C. A. — of Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.Republican.Chair ofAnson County Republican Party, 1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bland, Charles A. — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Mayorof Charlotte, N.C., 1911-15.Burial location unknown. | | Bland, Charles C. — of Rolla,PhelpsCounty, Mo.Circuit judge in Missouri 18th Circuit, 1887. Burial location unknown. | | Bland, Charles P. — of Piedmont,CalhounCounty, Ala.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1892.Burial location unknown. | | Bland, Craig — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Bland, Dorothy — of Georgia. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromGeorgia,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Bland,EdwardSeeJoseph EdwardBland | | Bland, Edward — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bland,ElaineSeeElaineBland Baxter | | Bland, Ewing C. — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Democrat. Judge, Missouri Kansas City Court of Appeals; elected 1916,1940.Burial location unknown. | | Bland, Fenton L., Jr. (b.1962) —ofPetersburg,Va.Born inPetersburg,Va.,March 7,1962.Democrat.Mortician;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates 63rd District, 2002-05; resigned 2005;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,2004;pleadedguilty, January 26, 2005 to one count of conspiracy to commitbankfraud;sentencedin April to 57 months inprisonand ordered to pay $1.2 million inrestitution;surrenderedhis funeral director's license rather than contest charges of ethicalviolations.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi.Still living as of 2006. | | Bland, Frank G. — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Democrat.Druggist;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Bland, George W. — ofLewisCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state senate 12th District, 1911-14.Burial location unknown. | | Bland, J.EdwardSeeJoseph EdwardBland | | Bland, J. H. — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.HonoraryVice-Consul for Belgium inJacksonville,Fla., 1922-25.Burial location unknown. | | Bland, J. T. — of Burgaw,PenderCounty, N.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1912(alternate),1916.Burial location unknown. | | Bland, J.W.SeeJoseph WashingtonBland | | Bland, Mrs. James L. — of Walnut Ridge,LawrenceCounty, Ark.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1936.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bland, James T. — of Christiansted, St. Croix,VirginIslands.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirgin Islands,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Bland, Jim — of South Carolina. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1992.Still living as of 1992. | | Bland, John — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Bland, Joseph Edward (b.1866) —also known asJ. Edward Bland — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Born in London,Ontario,May5, 1866.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1901-02, 1905-06; member ofMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1907-08.Burial location unknown. | | Bland, Joseph Washington(1912-1991) —also known asJ. W. Bland — of Alberta,BrunswickCounty, Va.Born in Crewe,NottowayCounty, Va.,October8, 1912.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1948-53.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Ruritan.DiedMarch16, 1991 (age78 years, 159days).Interment atBethelMethodist Church Cemetery, Alberta, Va. | | Bland, Karry — of Fort Gratiot (now part of Port Huron),St. ClairCounty, Mich.Republican.Chair ofSt. Clair County Republican Party, 2007; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Bland, Kenneth E. — of Morehead,RowanCounty, Ky.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,1972;candidate forKentuckysuperintendent of public instruction, 1983.Still living as of 1983. | | Bland, Margaret A. — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Republican. Candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1963;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Bland, Oscar Edward(1877-1951) —also known asOscar E. Bland — of Indiana. Born inGreeneCounty, Ind.,November21, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate senate, 1907-10;U.S.Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated,1910, 1912, 1922;AssociateJudge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47.Member,Elks;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;SigmaNu.Died inWashington,D.C.,August3, 1951 (age73 years, 255days).Interment atFortLincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md. | | Bland, OtisSeeSchuyler Otis Bland | | Bland, Pattie M. — of Christiansted, St. Croix,VirginIslands.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirgin Islands,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Bland, Percival M. — of Summit,UnionCounty, N.J.Mayorof Summit, N.J., 1953-54.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bland, Peter E. — Greenback candidate forjustice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1880.Burial location unknown. | | Bland, Richard(1710-1776) —of Virginia. Born inOrangeCounty, Va.,May 6,1710.Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774.Died inWilliamsburg,Va.,October26, 1776 (age66 years, 173days).Interment in private or family graveyard.| |  Relatives: Sonof Richard Bland (1665-1720) and Elizabeth (Randolph) Bland; marriedto Martha Macon; nephew ofRichardRandolph; uncle ofTheodorick Bland(1742-1790); granduncle ofHenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andHenrySt. George Tucker; great-granduncle ofNathanielBeverly Tucker; second great-granduncle ofFitzhughLee andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; fourth great-granduncle ofWilliamWelby Beverley; fifth great-granduncle ofLeeMarvin; first cousin ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); first cousin once removed ofThomasJefferson,EdmundJenings Randolph andBeverleyRandolph; first cousin twice removed ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) andPeytonRandolph (1779-1828); first cousin thrice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,FrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,EdmundRandolph,CarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin four times removed ofThomasJefferson Coolidge,EdmundRandolph Cocke,JohnAugustine Marshall,CarterHenry Harrison II andFrederickMadison Roberts; first cousin five times removed ofJohnGardner Coolidge,EdithWilson,WilliamMarshall Bullitt,AlexanderScott Bullitt andFrancisBeverley Biddle; second cousin twice removed ofJohnWayles Eppes; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamHenry Robertson. | | |  | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | |  | Bland County,Va. is named for him. | | |  | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
 | Bland, Richard Parks(1835-1899) —also known asRichard P. Bland;"SilverDick" —of Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.; Lebanon,LacledeCounty, Mo.Born near Hartford,OhioCounty, Ky.,August19, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1873-95, 1897-99 (5th District1873-83, 11th District 1883-93, 8th District 1893-95, 1897-99);defeated, 1894; died in office 1899; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1896.Author of the Bland bill in 1878, for the coinage of silver. Died in Lebanon,LacledeCounty, Mo.,June 15,1899 (age63 years, 300days).Interment atLebanonCemetery, Lebanon, Mo. | | Bland, Robert — of Armonk,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Member of New York American Labor Party Executive Committee, 1949. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bland, Robert L. — of West Virginia. Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for WestVirginia,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Bland, S.OtisSeeSchuyler OtisBland | | Bland, Schuyler Otis(1872-1950) —also known asS. Otis Bland — ofNewportNews, Va.;Hampton,Va.Born inGloucesterCounty, Va.,May 4,1872.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1918-50 (1st District 1918-33,at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-50); died in office 1950.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;KappaAlpha Order.Died in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February16, 1950 (age77 years, 288days).Interment atGreenlawnMemorial Park, Newport News, Va. | | Bland, Steve — of Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Bland, Theodoric C. — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Democrat. Postmaster atKansasCity, Mo., 1961-77 (acting, 1961-62).Still living as of 1977. | | Bland, Theodorick(1742-1790) —ofPrinceGeorge County, Va.Born in Cawsons,PrinceGeorge County, Va.,March21, 1742.Physician;planter;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1780-83;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from PrinceGeorge County, 1788;U.S.Representative from Virginia at-large, 1789-90; died in office1790.Slaveowner. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1790 (age48 years, 72days).Original interment atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1828 atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| |  Relatives: Sonof Theodorick Bland (1708-1803) and Frances Elizabeth (Bolling)Bland; married1768 to MarthaDangerfield; nephew ofRichard Bland; uncleofJohnRandolph of Roanoke andHenrySt. George Tucker; grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; granduncle ofNathanielBeverly Tucker; first cousin once removed ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775),HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee andEdmundJennings Lee; first cousin thrice removed ofFitzhughLee andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; first cousin five times removed ofWilliamWelby Beverley; first cousin six times removed ofLeeMarvin; second cousin ofThomasJefferson,EdmundJenings Randolph andBeverleyRandolph; second cousin once removed ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,JohnWayles Eppes,Theodorick Bland(1776-1846) andPeytonRandolph (1779-1828); second cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall,JohnRobertson,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesKeith Marshall,FrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,EdmundRandolph,CarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamLewis Cabell,ThomasJefferson Coolidge,GeorgeCraighead Cabell,EdmundRandolph Cocke,JohnAugustine Marshall,CarterHenry Harrison II,FrederickMadison Roberts andDouglassTownshend Bolling; second cousin four times removed ofJoelWalker Flood,ThomasLawton Davis,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,BenjaminEarl Cabell,JohnGardner Coolidge,EdithWilson,WilliamMarshall Bullitt,AlexanderScott Bullitt,FrancisBeverley Biddle andRichardWalker Bolling; second cousin five times removed ofHenryDe La Warr Flood,JoelWest Flood andEarleCabell; third cousin ofDavidMeriwether (1755-1822),JamesMeriwether (1755-1817) andMeriwetherLewis; third cousin once removed ofJamesMeriwether (1788-1852),DavidMeriwether (1800-1893) andJamesArchibald Meriwether; third cousin twice removed ofGeorgeRockingham Gilmer andReubenHandy Meriwether; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamHenry Robertson. | | |  | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | |  | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article |
| | Bland, Theodorick(1776-1846) —ofBaltimore,Md.Born inDinwiddieCounty, Va.,December6, 1776.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1809; district judge in Maryland,1812-17;U.S.District Judge for Maryland, 1819-24; resigned 1824.Died, fromheartdisease, in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,November16, 1846 (age69 years, 345days).Interment atSt.Anne's Cemetery, Annapolis, Md. | | Bland, W. — of Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Mayorof Champaign, Ill., 1975-78.Still living as of 1978. | | Bland, William Thomas(1861-1928) —also known asWilliam T. Bland — of Atchison,AtchisonCounty, Kan.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Weston,LewisCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),January21, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,1920.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Woodmen;Moose;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,January15, 1928 (age66 years, 359days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Orlando, Fla. | | Bland, William W. — Member ofMissouristate senate 3rd District, 1881-84.Burial location unknown.
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