BLICK(SoundexB420)—See alsoAUGENBLICK,BICK,BLACK,BLEAK,BLECK,BLEICH,BLEKE,BLICKERSDERFER,BLICKHAN,BLINCK,BLOCK,BOLICK,FLICK,LICK,PLICK,SCOBLICK,SONNENBLICK.
BLICKERSDERFER(SoundexB426)—See alsoALDERFER,AMLICKE,AUGENBLICK,BLICK,BLICKHAN,CLICKENER,DEFENDERFER,DEFFENDERFER,DEIFENDERFER,DELESDERNIER,DELLICKER,DIEFENDERFER,DIFENDERFER,DIFFENDERFER,ELICKER,GLICKENHAUS,LICKEY,MARSDEN,MEILICKE,PASDERIN,REICHELDERFER,SCOBLICK,SHLICKERMAN,SONNENBLICK,VANARSDEL,VANARSDELL,VANORSDEL.
BLICKHAN(SoundexB425)—See alsoAUGENBLICK,BALKIN,BELKEN,BELKIN,BICKHAM,BICKHART,BICKHAUS,BLACKEN,BLACKNEY,BLAKENEY,BLEICKEN,BLICK,BLICKERSDERFER,BOHLKEN,BUCKHANNON,DOLKHANI,KHAN,KHANNA,KICKHAM,LICKHOEFER,MORADKHAN,PICKHARDT,SCOBLICK,SONNENBLICK,WICKHAM.
BLIED(SoundexB430)—See alsoBIDDLE,BIDELL,BLAD,BLADE,BLIESMER,BLOOD,BLOYD,BLUD,DEBLIECK,DEBLIEUX,DIBBLE,DIBBLEE,DIBELL,DIBLE.
BLIESMER(SoundexB425)—See alsoBESMER,BLIED,CHIESMAN,DEBLIECK,DEBLIEUX,ESMERALDA,JESMER,LESMERISES,PRIESMEYER,RIESMAN,TESMER,WIESMAN.
| |  Bliesmer, Mary — of Minnesota. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000.
BLIGHTON(SoundexB423)—See alsoBLAYTON,BLETHEN,BLIGH,BLIGHT,BLYTHIN,BLYTON,BRIGHTON,CREIGHTON,CRIGHTON,DEIGHTON,DIGHTON,KNIGHTON,LAIGHTON,LEIGHTON,LIGHTON,MCCREIGHTON,WRIGHTON.
BLILER(SoundexB446)—See alsoBALILES,BELILES,BILLER,BLEILER,BLILEY,BLILIE,CARLILE,ILER,LILE,LILES,MCALILEY.
| | Bliley, Thomas Jerome, Jr. (b.1932) —also known asThomas J. Bliley, Jr.;TomBliley —ofRichmond,Va.Born inChesterfieldCounty, Va.,January28, 1932.Republican.Mayorof Richmond, Va., 1970-77;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1981-2001 (3rd District 1981-93,7th District 1993-2001).Still living as of 2014. | | Bliley, TomSeeThomas Jerome Bliley Jr.
BLILIE(SoundexB440)—See alsoBILIE,BILLIE,BLILER,BLILEY,KHALILI,KILILI,LILI,LILIA,LILIAN,LILIANA,LILIENFELD,LILIENTHAL,LILIJEDAHL,LILITH,LILIUS.
BLIM(SoundexB450)—See alsoBLIMLINE,BLIN,BLOEM,BLOHM,BLOHME,BLOM,BLOME,BLOOM,BLUHM,BLUM,BLUME,LIMB.
| | Blim, Martin — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1880.Burial location unknown.
BLIN(SoundexB450)—See alsoBELIN,BLAIN,BLAN,BLENN,BLIM,BLINCK,BLIND,BLINEAU,BLINKEN,BLINN,BLON,BLUN,BLYN,BLYNN,BOLIN,BULIN,CHAMBLIN,DAUBLIN,DUBLIN,EBLIN,GAMBLIN,GIBLIN,HAMBLIN,HERBLIN,JOBLIN,JUBLIN,LAIBLIN,LUBLIN,NOBLIN,PLIN,SCHABLIN,SHAMBLIN,TAMBLIN,TOBLIN,TOMBLIN.
BLINCK(SoundexB452)—See alsoBLANC,BLANCH,BLANCK,BLANCKE,BLANK,BLANKE,BLICK,BLIN,BLUNCK,BLUNK,HAMERLINCK,KLINCK,LINCK.
BLINEAU(SoundexB450)—See alsoBABINEAUX,BLANEY,BLAYNEY,BLIN,BOINEAU,GELINEAU,LINEAR,LINEAUS,LINEAWEAVER,MARINEAU,MARTINEAU,MINEAU,MOLINEAUX,PAPINEAU.
BLINKEN(SoundexB452)—See alsoBLIN,BRINKEN,KLINKE,KLINKEFUS,KLINKER,KLINKERK,LINKE,LINKENS,LINKER,PAINKEN,SCHLINKER,SCHLINKERT,SLINKER.
| | Blinken, Alan — of Sun Valley,BlaineCounty, Idaho.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Idaho, 2002; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Idaho,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Blinken, Alan John (b.1937) —of New York. Born in1937.U.S. Ambassador toBelgium, 1993-98.Still living as of 1998. | | Blinken, Donald M. (b.1925) —Born in1925.U.S. Ambassador toHungary, 1994.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blinken, Samuel — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Member of New York American Labor Party Executive Committee, 1949. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blinken, Samuel M. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 11th District, 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
| | BLINN:See alsoHenryRobert Baird —GeorgeBlinn Francis —BlinnSheffield —ChristopherParsons Wolcott | | Blinn, Charles Oscar(1857-1934) —also known asCharles O. Blinn — of Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.; Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Perrysburg,WoodCounty, Ohio,July 20,1857.Republican.TuscolaCounty Sheriff, 1899-02; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1917-20.Died in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,1934(ageabout76 years).Burial location unknown.  | Blinn, Clarence J. — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1931-33.Burial location unknown.| |  Image source:City of Oklahoma City |
| | Blinn, E. D. — of Lincoln,LoganCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1880.Burial location unknown. | | Blinn, Gary — Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for California,2024(on behalf ofClaudiaDe la Cruz andKarinaA. Garcia).Still living as of 2024. | | Blinn, W. H. — of Antigo,LangladeCounty, Wis.Postmaster atAntigo,Wis., 1891.Burial location unknown. | | Blinn, Wilbur Ralph(1911-1971) —also known asWilbur R. Blinn — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 2,1911.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1937 (Kings County 17th District), 1938 (KingsCounty 17th District), 1940 (Kings County 17th District), 1954 (KingsCounty 5th District); candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 11th District, 1946, 1950.Died in1971(ageabout60 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Wilbur Ralph Blinn (1886-1924) and Marie (Harvey) Blinn; married,May10, 1936, to Anna Marie Schemitsch. |
BLINSTRUB(SoundexB452)—See alsoFERNSTRUM,JABLINSKE,LANSTRUM,LINSTAD,LINSTEAD,LINSTEDT,LINSTER,LINSTROM,LINSTROMBERG,MCKINSTRA,MCKINSTRY,STRUBBERG,STRUBE,STRUBEL,STRUBLE,VINSTRAND,VONSTRUVE,WENSTRUP.
BLISH(SoundexB420)—See alsoBISH,BLEISH,BLIGH,BLISS,BLISSARD,BLISSITT,CHAMBLISS,CRUMBLISS,DIVELBLISS,ESTABLISHMENT,LISH.
| | Blish, Dwight W. — of Manchester,HartfordCounty, Conn.Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Manchester, 1902, 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Blish, Roger — of Marlborough,HartfordCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Marlborough, 1835, 1839.Burial location unknown. | | Blish, Sylvester — of Glastonbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1833.Burial location unknown. | | Blish, Sylvester — of Kewanee,HenryCounty, Ill.Democrat. Postmaster atKewanee,Ill., 1855.Burial location unknown. | | Blish, W. B. — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Conventionfrom Illinois, 1896.Burial location unknown.
BLISS(SoundexB420)—See alsoBILLS,BLASS,BLEASE,BLEES,BLEISE,BLESS,BLESSE,BLISH,BLISSARD,BLISSITT,BLOSS,CHAMBLISS,CRUMBLISS,DIVELBLISS,ESTABLISHMENT,FLISS,LISS.
| | BLISS:See alsoGeorgeBliss Agnew —DeAlva Stanwood Alexander —GeorgeBancroft —ChesterBliss Bowles —GouverneurMorris Carnochan —AndrewBliss Chapin —JohnCosgrove —GeorgeBoughton Curtiss —JamesOle Davidson —CatherineBliss Enslow —GeorgeTisdale Hodges —CharlesFred Jewett —FredLockwood Keeler —GeorgeBliss Lane —ArthurBliss Lane —TracyHollingsworth Lay —MillardFilmore McCray —A.Bliss McCrum —WilliamMontgomery McNicol —ErnestJ. Meakins —GuyAlonzo Miller —GeorgeBliss Nelson —WilliamBliss Pine —JohnBliss Smith —GeorgeBliss Throop  | Bliss, Aaron Thomas(1837-1906) —also known asAaron T. Bliss — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Peterboro,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lumberbusiness; member ofMichiganstate senate 24th District, 1883-84;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1892;Governorof Michigan, 1901-04.Methodist.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,September16, 1906 (age69 years, 117days).Entombed atForestLawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich. | | Bliss, Aaron Tyler(1885-1964) —also known asAaron T. Bliss — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Peterboro,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1885.MidlandCounty Clerk, 1919-32; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Midland District, 1935-36;abstract andtitle business.Died, in ahospitalat Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,April24, 1964 (age78 years, 234days).Interment atMidlandCemetery, Midland, Mich.; cenotaph atPeterboroCemetery, Peterboro, N.Y. | | Bliss, Albert (1811-1876) — of Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.BornOctober10, 1811.Coalandlumberdealer; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1850; member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1850.Member,Freemasons.Died in Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,January20, 1876 (age64 years, 102days).Interment atMineralSpring Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I. | | Bliss, Albert Asahel (b.1812) —also known asAlbert A. Bliss — of Elyria,LorainCounty, Ohio; Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Canton,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March25, 1812.Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1839-43;Ohiotreasurer of state, 1847-52.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Asahel Bliss and Lydia Adams (Griswold) Bliss; brother ofPhilemon Bliss; married,December30, 1835, to Almira J. Beebe; third great-grandnephew ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second cousin twice removed ofGaylordGriswold andSamuelClesson Allen; second cousin thrice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin once removed ofElishaHunt Allen andJudsonH. Warner; third cousin twice removed ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer,EliElmer,JohnAllen,ElishaPhelps,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth andWilliamWolcott Ellsworth; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799),OliverEllsworth,DanielChapin,AugustusSeymour Porter,DanielPitkin andPeterBuell Porter; fourth cousin ofEdmundHolcomb,WilliamFessenden Allen andFrederickHobbes Allen; fourth cousin once removed ofAmaziahBrainard,LutherWalter Badger,DanielKellogg,LuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer,ChesterWilliam Chapin,JohnWilliam Allen,NormanA. Phelps,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,GeorgeSmith Catlin,HenryTitus Backus,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,JohnSmith Phelps,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919) andRogerWolcott (1847-1900). | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. |
| | Bliss, Alvin E. — of Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate senate Fourth Middlesex District, 1923-24.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Archibald Meserole(1838-1923) —also known asArchibald M. Bliss — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1838.Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1864,1868;Republican candidate formayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1867;U.S.Representative from New York, 1875-83, 1885-89 (4th District1875-83, 5th District 1885-89); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1876,1880,1884;vice-president, BushwickRailroadCompany, 1877;real estatebusiness.Died inWashington,D.C.,March19, 1923 (age85 years, 53days).Interment atCypressHills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Bliss, Arthur — of Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.Postmaster atAndover,Mass., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Brooks Mason, Jr.(1884-1938) —also known asBrooks M. Bliss — of Farmville,PrinceEdward County, Va.Born inPrinceEdward County, Va.,December22, 1884.Republican.Bookkeeper;flour millbusiness; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Virginia,1932.DiedJune 8,1938 (age53 years, 168days).Burial location unknown.  | Bliss, Burdette Burt(1894-1957) —also known asBurdette B. Bliss — of Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Augusta,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,July 23,1894.U.S. Vice Consul inSingapore, 1919-20;Guatemala City, as of 1926-29.Died inGuatemala,January6, 1957 (age62 years, 167days).Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Burton T. — of Hastings-on-Hudson,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Republican.Newspapereditor; candidate formayorof Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., 1949.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, C. — of South Freeport, Freeport,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Postmaster atSouthFreeport, Maine, 1861.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Charles Alfred(1871-1967) —also known asCharles A. Bliss — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Forest Home,AmadorCounty, Calif.,September3, 1871.Lawyer;mayorof Sacramento, Calif., 1920-21; member of California statelegislature, 1920.DiedOctober2, 1967 (age96 years, 29days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jeremiah Bliss and Mary Barbara (Yager) Bliss; married,April23, 1905, to Evalene Brown. |
| | Bliss, Charles E. — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Democrat. Postmaster atBangor,Maine, 1894-98.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Charles H. — of Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.Mayorof Pensacola, Fla., 1905-07.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Charles W. — of Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1912,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Chester Merton(1898-1958) —also known asChester Bliss — ofAlleganyCounty, N.Y.Born in Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1898.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Allegany County, 1942.Died in Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y., June,1958(age60years, 0 days).Interment atMaple Lawn Cemetery, Bolivar, N.Y. | | Bliss, Cornelius Newton(1833-1911) —also known asCornelius N. Bliss — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,January26, 1833.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;banker;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1887-89;Treasurerof Republican National Committee, 1892-1904; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1896,1900,1904;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1897-99.Englishancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromheartdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1911 (age78 years, 256days).Entombed atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Bliss, Cornelius Newton, Jr.(1874-1949) —also known asCornelius N. Bliss, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April13, 1874.Republican.Businessexecutive; philanthropist; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1916(alternate),1924,1928(speaker);Treasurerof Republican National Committee, 1916.Member,UnionLeague.Died, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1949 (age74 years, 357days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Bliss, David — of Pleasanton,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Bliss, Don Carroll, Jr.(1897-1978) —of New Jersey; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Northville,WayneCounty, Mich.,July 3,1897.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toEthiopia, 1957.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1978(ageabout80 years).Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Ellen E. — of Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1953-60.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, F.WalterSeeFrancis WalterBliss | | Bliss, Fanny — of Clovis,CurryCounty, N.M.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewMexico,1960.Female.Still living as of 1960. | | Bliss, Francis Walter(1892-1982) —also known asF. Walter Bliss — of Middleburgh,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in Gilboa,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1892.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rdDepartment, 1933-43.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution.DiedSeptember8, 1982 (age90 years, 134days).Intermentsomewhere in Middleburgh, N.Y.; cenotaph atBreakabeen Cemetery, Breakabeen, N.Y. | | Bliss, Frank Lafayette(1851-1909) —also known asFrank L. Bliss — of Corry,ErieCounty, Pa.Born in Nunda,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,February1, 1851.Republican.Mayor ofCorry, Pa., 1903-06; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1904.Died in1909(ageabout58 years).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Corry, Pa. | | Bliss, Frederic W. — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1904;candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1907.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, George (1813-1868) — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio; Wooster,WayneCounty, Ohio.Born in Jericho,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,January1, 1813.Democrat.Lawyer;district judge in Ohio, 1850;mayor ofAkron, Ohio, 1850;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1853-55, 1863-65 (18th District1853-55, 14th District 1863-65).Died in Wooster,WayneCounty, Ohio,October24, 1868 (age55 years, 297days).Interment atWoosterCemetery, Wooster, Ohio. | | Bliss, George —Speakerof the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1853.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, George, Jr. — of New York.U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1873-77.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, George E. — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Canaan; elected 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, George Walter(1907-1976) —also known asGeorge W. Bliss — of Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.Born in Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1907.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Allegany County, 1936, 1938, 1940; served inthe U.S. Army during World War II;chair ofAllegany County Democratic Party, 1955; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1960.Died in Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1976 (age69 years, 106days).Interment atMaple Lawn Cemetery, Bolivar, N.Y. | | Bliss, Harvey Carpenter(1791-1874) —also known asHarvey Bliss — of Gilboa,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.BornJanuary10, 1791.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Schoharie County, 1839.Died in Gilboa,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1874 (age83 years, 124days).Interment atFlatCreek Cemetery, Gilboa, N.Y. | | Bliss, Helen L. — of New Hampshire. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 1966; candidate forU.S.Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1974.Female.Still living as of 1974. | | Bliss, Henry — ofChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1858-59.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Homer C. — of Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1928;mayorof Northampton, Mass., 1930-33.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Hubert D. — of New York. Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 44th District, 1944; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 45th District, 1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, J. E. — of Ottawa,FranklinCounty, Kan.Postmaster atOttawa,Kan., 1883-87.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Mrs. Jack E. — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Tex.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromTexas,1952.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Jason H. — of Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1912; Prohibitioncandidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Jesse J. — ofWyomingCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, John F. — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Firstselectman of New Canaan, Connecticut, 1896.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Jonathan E. — of Clinton,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Clinton; elected 1916, 1918;elected unopposed 1920, 1922.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Joseph W. — of Bradford,OrangeCounty, Vt.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont,1876.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, L. D. — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.Mayorof Rochester, Minn., 1862-64, 1868-69.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Lawrence — of Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Chair ofAllegany County Democratic Party, 1932.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Lawrence Steven — also known asLawrence Bliss — of South Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine,2000;member ofMainestate senate 7th District; elected 2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Bliss, Lewis L. — Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Linus — of Barkhamsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1847.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Lyman Warren(1836-1907) —also known asLyman W. Bliss;"DoctorJoy" —of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Peterboro,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1836.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;lumberbusiness;mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1879-81, 1888-89; defeated, 1890.Died in ahospitalat San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,February19, 1907 (age70 years, 222days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich. | | Bliss, Malcolm Andrews(1863-1934) —also known asMalcolm A. Bliss — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Warsaw,HancockCounty, Ill.,July 2,1863.Republican.Physician;Independent candidate fordelegateto Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922.Died in Manchester,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,September4, 1934 (age71 years, 64days).Interment atManchester Methodist Cemetery, Manchester, Mo. | | Bliss, Mark — of Madison Heights,OaklandCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 26th District, 2012.Still living as of 2012. | | Bliss, Mark A. — of Warrensburg,JohnsonCounty, Mo.Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forMissouri,2024(on behalf ofChaseR. Oliver andMichaelter Maat).Still living as of 2024. | | Bliss, Maryanna — of Lansdowne,DelawareCounty, Pa.Republican. Postmaster atLansdowne,Pa., 1882-89.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Philemon(1813-1889) —Born in Canton,HartfordCounty, Conn.,July 28,1813.Republican.Lawyer;circuit judge in Ohio, 1848-51;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1855-59;justice ofDakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1868-72;lawprofessor.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,August25, 1889 (age76 years, 28days).Interment atColumbiaCemetery, Columbia, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Asahel Bliss and Lydia Adams (Griswold) Bliss; brother ofAlbert Asahel Bliss; married,November16, 1843, to Martha W. Thorpe; third great-grandnephew ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second cousin twice removed ofGaylordGriswold andSamuelClesson Allen; second cousin thrice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin once removed ofElishaHunt Allen andJudsonH. Warner; third cousin twice removed ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer,EliElmer,JohnAllen,ElishaPhelps,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth andWilliamWolcott Ellsworth; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799),OliverEllsworth,DanielChapin,AugustusSeymour Porter,DanielPitkin andPeterBuell Porter; fourth cousin ofEdmundHolcomb,WilliamFessenden Allen andFrederickHobbes Allen; fourth cousin once removed ofAmaziahBrainard,LutherWalter Badger,DanielKellogg,LuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer,ChesterWilliam Chapin,JohnWilliam Allen,NormanA. Phelps,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,GeorgeSmith Catlin,HenryTitus Backus,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,JohnSmith Phelps,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919) andRogerWolcott (1847-1900). | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Bliss, Ray Charles(1907-1981) —also known asRay C. Bliss — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,December16, 1907.Republican.Insurancebusiness;chair ofSummit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member ofOhioRepublican State Central Committee, 1944-65;OhioRepublican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956(delegation chair),1960,1964,1972;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Ohio, 1952-80;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1965-69;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1960-64.Episcopalian.Germanancestry. Member,PhiKappa Tau;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Suffered aheartattack at hisoffice,and died soon after at Akron CityHospital,Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,August6, 1981 (age73 years, 233days).Interment atMt.Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.  | Bliss, Robert Woods(1875-1962) —of New York;Washington,D.C.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,August5, 1875.U.S. Consul inVenice, as of 1903; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister toSweden, 1923-27; U.S. Ambassador toArgentina, 1927-33.Member,Council onForeign Relations;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.One of five retired diplomats who co-signed a famous 1954 letterprotesting U.S. Sen.JoeMcCarthy's attacks on the Foreign Service. Donated his Georgetownestate, Dumbarton Oaks, to Harvard University in 1940; after the war,it was the scene of the conference that led to the creation of theUnited Nations.Died inWashington,D.C.,April19, 1962 (age86 years, 257days).Cremated;ashes interred atDumbartonOaks Rose Garden, Washington, D.C. | | Bliss, Samuel — of Farmville,PrinceEdward County, Va.Postmaster atFarmville,Va., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Samuel — of Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.Bread and Roses candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont,2020(on behalf ofJeromeSegal andJohnde Graaf).Still living as of 2020. | | Bliss, Solomon B. — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.Republican. Postmaster atEastSaginaw, Mich., 1866-67.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Thales S.(c.1824-1885) —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1824. Democrat.Wheelwright;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 13th District, 1883.Member,Freemasons.Died in Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1885 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown. | | Bliss,WalterSeeFrancis WalterBliss | | Bliss, Walter A. — ofOtsegoCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Walter Thomas(1860-1941) —also known asWalter T. Bliss — of Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.Born in Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1860.Lawyer;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1908;Prohibition candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1909, 1916; Prohibitioncandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1916;Prohibition candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1917; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1920;Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1941 (age80 years, 91days).Interment atMaple Lawn Cemetery, Bolivar, N.Y. | | Bliss, Warren W. — of Stepney Depot, Monroe,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Monroe, 1906;firstselectman of Monroe, Connecticut, 1911.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, William Carpenter (b.1874) —also known asWilliam C. Bliss — of East Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in East Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,July 6,1874.Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1908-12;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1911-12.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Newman Bliss and Fannie A. (Carpenter)Bliss. |
| | Bliss, William H. — of Columbia,TollandCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Columbia; elected 1908;defeated, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, William Henry(1844-1932) —also known asWilliam H. Bliss — of Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born in Cuyahoga Falls,SummitCounty, Ohio,October7, 1844.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1876-87;vice-president and general solicitor, St. Paul & DuluthRailroad;associate counsel, Northern PacificRailroad.DiedMay 5,1932 (age87 years, 211days).Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, William L.(1876-1969) —of Mason City,CerroGordo County, Iowa.Born in Lincoln Township,PolkCounty, Iowa,December13, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1932, 1939-62; appointed 1932;defeated, 1932, 1936.Member,American BarAssociation.DiedJanuary29, 1969 (age92 years, 47days).Interment atElmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. | | Bliss, William M. — ofRensselaerCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1810-11.Burial location unknown. | | Bliss, Zenas Work(1867-1957) —also known asZenas W. Bliss — of Cranston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Edgewood, Cranston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Johnston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,January10, 1867.Republican.Real estatebusiness; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1903-09;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1910-13; Rhode Island State TaxCommissioner.Unitarian.Member,LoyalLegion;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanPolitical Science Association;Freemasons.Died in Cranston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,January10, 1957 (age90 years, 0days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
BLISSARD(SoundexB426)—See alsoALISSA,BIRDSALL,BLEEZARDE,BLISH,BLISS,BLISSITT,BLIZARD,BLIZZARD,CHAMBLISS,CRUMBLISS,DIVELBLISS,ELISSA,ESTABLISHMENT,JULISSA,LISSA,MELLISSA,SARD,SILISSA.
| | Blissard, Louis B.(1913-1998) —of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Port Norris,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,July 15,1913.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;real estatedeveloper;U.S.Attorney for Hawaii, 1954-61.Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Jesters;PhiDelta Phi.DiedMay 12,1998 (age84 years, 301days).Interment atNationalMemorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,Hawaii.
BLISSITT(SoundexB423)—See alsoBALLESTA,BALZOTTI,BASSITT,BELLISSIMO,BLISH,BLISS,BLISSARD,BLUST,BOLSTA,CASSITT,CHAMBLISS,COSSITT,CRUMBLISS,DIVELBLISS,ESTABLISHMENT,LACOSSITT,MELISSINOS,MESSITTE,ROSSITTO,ULISSI.
| | Blitch, Mrs. B.E.SeeIris FairclothBlitch | | Blitch, Brooks E. III — of Georgia. Superior court judge in Georgia, 1982-. Still living as of 1997. | | Blitch, Iris Faircloth(1912-1993) —also known asIris Blitch;Iris Faircloth;Mrs. B.E. Blitch —of Homerville,ClinchCounty, Ga.Born near Vidalia,ToombsCounty, Ga.,April25, 1912.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate senate 5th District, 1947-48, 1953-54; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,1948,1952(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1948-56; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Clinch County, 1949-50;defeated, 1940, 1950;U.S.Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1955-63.Female.Methodist.Suffered aheartattack, and died in ahospitalat San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,August19, 1993 (age81 years, 116days).Intermentsomewherein Homerville, Ga. | | Blitch, Peg — of Georgia. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1990-92; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1992-.Female.Still living as of 1997.
| | Blitz, Eric — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forMaryland,2012(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andJamesP. Gray); Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forMaryland,2016(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andWilliamF. Weld); Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forMaryland,2020(on behalf ofJoJorgensen andJeremyCohen).Still living as of 2020. | | Blitz, Howard — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forArizona,2012(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andJamesP. Gray); Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forArizona,2020(on behalf ofJoJorgensen andJeremyCohen); Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forArizona,2024(on behalf ofChaseR. Oliver andMichaelter Maat).Still living as of 2024. | | Blitz, Joseph — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 37th District, 1978.Still living as of 1978. | | Blitz, Lenore — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Member,Credentials Committee, Democratic NationalConvention, 2008.Female.Still living as of 2008.
| | Bliven, James S. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from RhodeIsland,1840.Burial location unknown.
BLIZARD(SoundexB426)—See alsoBLEEZARDE,BLISSARD,BLIZMAN,BLIZZARD,CELIZA,ELIZABERTUS,ELIZALDE,ELIZARES,IRIZARRY,IZARD,LIZA,LIZAK,LIZAMA,LIZARRAGA,PELLIZARI,PIZARRO,WIZARD.
| | Blizman, Alexis S. — of Michigan. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,2000.Still living as of 2000.
BLIZZARD(SoundexB426)—See alsoADELIZZI,BLEEZARDE,BLISSARD,BLIZARD,BLIZMAN,BUZZARD,CANNIZZARO,EZZARD,GRIZZARD,GUZZARDI,GUZZARDO,HAZZARD,HUZZARD,IMPELLIZZERI,IZZARD,LIZZ,LIZZOTTE,OZZARD,TERLIZZI.
| | Blizzard, David C., Jr. — ofCumberlandCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1920-24.Burial location unknown. | | Blizzard, John T. — ofSussexCounty, Del.Democrat. Candidate forDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District,1946.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blizzard, Reese(1863-1941) —ofCalhounCounty, W.Va.; Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.Born inNicholasCounty, W.Va.,October17, 1863.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;newspapereditor;banker;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1901-10;circuit judge in West Virginia, 1920.Died in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,November10, 1941 (age78 years, 24days).Interment atParkersburgMemorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | Blizzard, Reese Leroy (b.1919) —also known asReese L. Blizzard — of Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.Born inWoodCounty, W.Va.,September22, 1919.Republican. Member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1952-55.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blizzard,William S.SeeWilliamson S.Blizzard | | Blizzard, Williamson S.(1865-1941) —also known asWilliam S. Blizzard — of Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.Born inNicholasCounty, W.Va.,1865.Republican.Lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1925(voted forCalvinCoolidge andCharlesG. Dawes).Died in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,July 29,1941 (ageabout 76years).Interment atParkersburgMemorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
| | BLOCH:See alsoMadeleineM. Kunin —WilliamH. Leinkauf —AlfredProskauer —ErnestMoss Tipton | | Bloch, Adam F.(1884-1940) —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December7, 1884.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1922; clerk of theIllinois supreme court; elected 1932, 1938.DiedMay 9,1940 (age55 years, 154days).Interment atSt.Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill. | | Bloch, Alan Neil (b.1932) —of Pennsylvania. Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,1932.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1979-97;resigned 1997.Still living as of 2001. | | Bloch, Allan R. — ofCookCounty, Ill.Republican. Candidate forIllinoisstate senate 31st District, 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bloch, Charles Julian(1893-1974) —also known asCharles J. Bloch — of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Born in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,October10, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Bibb County, 1927-28;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1932,1944(alternate),1948,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee); Democratic Presidential Elector for Georgia,1933;Democratic Presidential Elector for Georgia,1948.Jewish.Died in August,1974(age80years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Bloch, EdSeeEdward James Bloch | | Bloch, Edward James — also known asEd Bloch — of New York. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1984, 1986.Still living as of 1986. | | Bloch, Elizabeth — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for West Virginia,2020(voted forDonaldTrump andMikePence).Female.Still living as of 2020. | | Bloch, Henry J. — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.HonoraryConsul for Austria inPortland,Ore., 1954-59.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bloch, Jerry — Reform candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,2000.Still living as of 2000.  | Bloch, Jesse Aaron(1879-1951) —also known asJesse A. Bloch — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,November2, 1879.Republican. Vice-president, Bloch BrothersTobaccoCo.; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1913-16;member ofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1919-22; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1944,1948.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,January17, 1951 (age71 years, 76days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Simon Bloch and Bertha (Prager) Bloch; married1905 to JessieThornton Moffat. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1919 |
| | | Bloch, Julia Chang (b.1942) —ofWashington,D.C.Born in1942.U.S. Ambassador toNepal, 1989-93.Female.Still living as of 1993. | | Bloch, Lester W. — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1930.Burial location unknown.  | Bloch, Maurice(1891-1929) —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17,New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaignmanager for U.S. SenatorRobertF. Wagner, 1926.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;OrderBrith Abraham;Elks;OddFellows;Freemasons;TammanyHall.Died, from anembolus of theheart, following aappendicitissurgery, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1929 (age38 years, 223days).Entombed atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Bloch, Naomi — of Potomac,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Bloch, Nathan — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1922.Burial location unknown. | | Bloch, Sol D. — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Bloch, Thomas M. — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1960(alternate),1972.Still living as of 1972.
BLOCHER(SoundexB426)—See alsoBLOCH,BLOCKER,BLOKER,BLUCHER,CHER,HASSLOCHER,HUTTENLOCHER,HUTTONLOCHER,KNOBLOCH,LOCHEMES,LOCHER,LOCHET,MELOCHE.
| | Blocher, Ayers H. — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 8th District,1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blocher, David(1838-1906) —of Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.Born in1838.Democrat.Mayorof Sedalia, Mo., 1876-77.Died in1906(ageabout68 years).Burial location unknown. | | Blocher, Elmer A. — Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio,1920.Burial location unknown.
BLOCK(SoundexB420)—See alsoBLACK,BLECK,BLICK,BLOCH,BLOCKER,BLOCKSBERG,BLOK,BOCK,BULOCK,FLOCK,HOBLOCK,KNOBLOCK,LOCK,NEWBLOCK,NIBLOCK,OBLOCK,ZABLOCKI.
| | BLOCK:See alsoA.David Abrams —EarlLeroy Brewer —HansGlad-Block —MeyerLissner | | Block, Ann — Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Ohio,2012(voted forBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.); Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forOhio,2016(on behalf ofHillaryClinton andTimKaine).Female.Still living as of 2016. | | Block, Arthur R. — of New York. New Alliance candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1992.Still living as of 1992. | | Block, Carl W. — of Manahawkin,OceanCounty, N.J.Mayorof Stafford Township, N.J., 2007.Still living as of 2007. | | Block, Charles H. — ofStearnsCounty, Minn.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 54, 1903-06.Burial location unknown. | | Block, Charles H.(1885-1978) —of Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.,January13, 1885.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District,1945-48.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Trenton,WayneCounty, Mich.,December26, 1978 (age93 years, 347days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Block and Caroline Block; married to MaeWeaver. |
| | Block, Dennis H. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1977.Still living as of 1977. | | Block, Doug (born c.1954) — of Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.Born about 1954. Democrat. Candidate formayorof Rockford, Ill., 2009.Still living as of 2009. | | Block, Edward J. — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.American Labor candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Block, Ethel L. — of Tivoli,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1972;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1972(appointed to fill vacancy; voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Block, Fred — of Michigan. Socialist. Candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Block, Frederic (b. 1934) — ofSuffolkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1934.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly 2nd District, 1965;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1994-.Still living as of 2001. | | Block, Fritz C. — ofMadisonCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Madison County, 1903.Burial location unknown. | | Block, H. M. — of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Block, Herbert — of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1936(alternate),1940,1948(alternate).Burial location unknown. | | Block, Herman M. — of Del Rio,Val VerdeCounty, Tex.Postmaster atDelRio, Tex., 1879-84, 1886-89.Burial location unknown. | | Block, J. W. — Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Block, Jacob W. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Independence League candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1908;Independence League candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Block, Jane C. — of Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for California,2016(voted forHillaryClinton andTimKaine).Female.Still living as of 2016. | | Block, JohnSeeS. John Block | | Block, John Rusling (b.1935) —Born in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,February15, 1935.Republican.U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1981-86;lobbyist.Still living as of 1994. | | Block, Joseph — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Liberal. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 24th District, 1946.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Block, Julius H. — of St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.Minnesotastate treasurer, 1901-07.Burial location unknown. | | Block, Karl Morgan(1886-1958) —also known asKarl M. Block — of Haddonfield,CamdenCounty, N.J.; Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.;Roanoke,Va.;St.Louis, Mo.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born inWashington,D.C.,September27, 1886.Republican.Episcopalpriest;bishop;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1956.Episcopalian.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,September20, 1958 (age71 years, 358days).Interment atSt.Helena Public Cemetery, St. Helena, Calif. | | Block, Kenneth L. — of Michigan. Candidate forJudge,Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1978.Still living as of 1978. | | Block, Lance — of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,2000,2004;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida,2004(on behalf ofJohnF. Kerry andJohnEdwards).Still living as of 2004. | | Block, Louis M. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Block, Marian — of California. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for California,1960(voted forRichardM. Nixon andHenryCabot Lodge, Jr.).Female.Still living as of 1960. | | Block, Mark — of New Berlin,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Block, Martin — also known asMarty Block — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1988,1996,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Block,MartySeeMartin Block | | Block, Matthew F. — of Thibodaux,LafourcheParish, La.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,2004,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Block, Michael — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1927.Burial location unknown. | | Block, Morris (d. 1926) — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Mayorof Kingston, N.Y., 1902-05, 1925-26; died in office 1926.DiedNovember7, 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Block, Nathan — Progressive. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Block, Nathaniel — Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Washington,2024(voted forKamalaD. Harris andTimWalz).Still living as of 2024. | | Block, P. — of Belleville,EssexCounty, N.J.Postmaster atBelleville,N.J., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Block, S. John(c.1880-1955) —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio, about 1880.Socialist.Lawyer;candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1908; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914,1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1916, 1917; delegate to SocialistNational Convention from New York, 1920.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;NationalLawyers Guild;American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1955 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Block and Belle (Adler) Block; married to AnitaCahn. |
| | Block, Samuel — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Socialist. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 9th District, 1928, 1932; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1933, 1934, 1935.Burial location unknown. | | Block, Sherman(1924-1998) —ofLosAngeles County, Calif.Born in1924.LosAngeles County Sheriff, 1981-98.Jewish.Died in1998(ageabout74 years).Interment atHillsideMemorial Park, Culver City, Calif. | | Block, SolSeeSolomon Block | | Block, Solomon — also known asSol Block — of Grants,CibolaCounty, N.M.Postmaster atGrants,N.M., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Block, William — of Tolstoy,PotterCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1941-42.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
BLOCKER(SoundexB426)—See alsoBLACKER,BLOCHER,BLOCK,BLOCKSBERG,BLOKER,BLUCHER,BOCKLER,HOBLOCK,KLOCKE,KLOCKER,KNOBLOCK,LOCKE,LOCKEN,LOCKER,LOCKERBY,LOCKERMAN,LOCKERY,LOCKETT,LOCKETTE,LOCKEY,NEWBLOCK,NIBLOCK,OBLOCK,WHITLOCKE,ZABLOCKI.
| | BLOCKER:See alsoJ.Blocker Thornton | | Blocker, A. T. — of St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.Mayorof St. Petersburg, Fla., 1910-12.Burial location unknown. | | Blocker, Frank, Jr. — ofNorfolk,Va.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Blocker,Harwood, Jr.SeeV. Harwood BlockerJr. | | Blocker, Janis — of Round O,ColletonCounty, S.C.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromSouth Carolina,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Blocker, John R. — of Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Blocker, Margaret Ann — also known asMargaret Blocker — of St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.; Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromFlorida,1952,1956.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blocker, Rick — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Blocker, V. Harwood, Jr. — U.S. Vice Consul inManzanillo, as of 1929;Asuncion, as of 1932;Martinique, as of 1938;Victoria, as of 1943.Burial location unknown. | | Blocker, William Preston(1892-1947) —also known asWilliam P. Blocker — of Hondo,MedinaCounty, Tex.Born in Hondo,MedinaCounty, Tex.,September30, 1892.Democrat.Schoolteacher;salesman;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inCiudad Porfirio Diaz, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul inPiedras Negras, 1916-19; U.S. Consul inPiedras Negras, 1919-23;Guaymas, 1923-24;Mazatlan, 1925-29;Ciudad Juarez, 1929-32;Monterrey, as of 1938; U.S. Consul General inCiudad Juarez, 1938-43.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died, following aheartattack,onboard the U.S. TransportSt. Mihiel, on which he had beenscheduled to sail to Panama, at New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February28, 1947 (age54 years, 151days).Interment atEvergreenAlameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
BLOCKSBERG(SoundexB421)—See alsoBLOCK,BLOCKER,BLOKSBERG,BLONDILOCKS,HOBLOCK,KNOBLOCK,LOCKSLEY,MARKSBERRY,NEWBLOCK,NIBLOCK,OBLOCK,STOOKSBERRY,VICKSBURG,WAKSBERG,WILLOCKS,ZABLOCKI.
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