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| |  CHURCH:See alsoJamesChurch Alvord —JesseW. Barrett —AaronTyler Bliss —EphraimHenry Cowles —JamesC. Cropsey —JohnChurch Cruger —EdwardChurch Dubois —JosephChurch Helm —ChurchHowe —NathanKeator —LutherKidder —GeorgeRobert Lawton —NormanKingsley Mailer —GeorganaC. Miller —EbenNewton —WilliamChurch Osborn —JamesOtis —FrankSeth Ranson —GeorgeMyron Sabin —JudsonFranklin Selleck —SolomonChester Stahlman —ChurchR. Stidham | | Church, A. H. — of North Platte,LincolnCounty, Neb.District judge in Nebraska, 1889-92; appointed 1889. Burial location unknown. | | Church, A. J. — of Maryland. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Church, A. M. — ofAlamedaCounty, Calif.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 9th District, 1867-69.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Alonzo —Vice-chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1922-27.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Alonzo C. — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,1891-92.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Andrew H. — of South River,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,1900(alternate),1904.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Arthur B. — of Hallowell,KennebecCounty, Maine.Republican. Member ofMainestate house of representatives from Kennebec County (8th),1931-32.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Audrey Lee — of Hundred,WetzelCounty, W.Va.Republican. Member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1949-55.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Church, Benjamin — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives from New Bedford; elected 1803.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Bethine — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho,2000,2004;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Idaho,2012(on behalf ofBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.).Female.Still living as of 2012. | | Church, C. A. — of Westport,BristolCounty, Mass.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1856.Burial location unknown. | | Church, C. M. — Farmer-Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Church,CarlSeeCarlton O.Church | | Church, Carlton O. (b.1868) —also known asCarl Church — of Whiting,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Leicester,AddisonCounty, Vt.,July 18,1868.Member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1908; member ofVermontstate senate from Addison County, 1923.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Charles A. — of Stockton,CedarCounty, Mo.Republican.Chair ofCedar County Republican Party, 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Charles F. (b.1837) —of Whiting,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Hancock,AddisonCounty, Vt.,February14, 1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Whiting, 1888.Universalist.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Clarence E. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1908.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Clifton J. — of Chaplin,WindhamCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Chaplin; elected 1922.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Corbett(1922-1969) —of Yukon,McDowellCounty, W.Va.BornJuly 17,1922.Democrat.Schoolprincipal; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1965-69;died in office 1969.Member,Lions.Died in1969(ageabout46 years).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Rufus C. Church and Pearl (Dale) Church; married,December24, 1945, to Edith Wright. |
| | Church, Cornelius A. — of Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County 2nd District, 1862-63.Burial location unknown. | | Church, D. W. — of Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho.Mayorof Pocatello, Idaho; elected 1909.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Denver Samuel(1862-1952) —also known asDenver S. Church — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Folsom City,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,December11, 1862.Democrat.U.S.Representative from California, 1913-19, 1933-35 (7th District1913-19, 9th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1916;superior court judge in California, 1924-30.Died in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,February21, 1952 (age89 years, 72days).Interment atBelmontMemorial Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.  | Church, Earl Theodore(1835-1906) —also known asEarl T. Church — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born inSenecaCounty, Ohio,January26, 1835.Democrat.Banker;villagepresident of Charlotte, Michigan, 1871-72; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County, 1872.Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary14, 1906 (age71 years, 19days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Earl Church and Calena (Titus) Church; married,February24, 1894, to Stella F. (Shaw) Higby. | | | | Image source: Past and Present of EatonCounty, Michigan (1906) |
| | Church, Edgar Lee — ofInghamCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Church, Edward — of Georgia. Born in Fayal,Azores,possibly of American parents.U.S. Consul inLisbon, 1792-97.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Edwin F. — ofSteubenCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1850.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Elihu — ofMonroeCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County, 1834.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Elihu C. — ofJeffersonCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1842-43, 1858 (Jefferson County 1842-43,Jefferson County 2nd District 1858).Burial location unknown. | | Church, Emerson G. — of Tenafly,BergenCounty, N.J.Republican.Mayorof Tenafly, N.J.; elected 1945.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Church, Ezra P. — of Bainbridge Centre,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chenango County 2nd District, 1848.Burial location unknown. | | Church, F. P. — of San Leandro,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Postmaster atSanLeandro, Calif., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Felix Wesley (d.1939) —of Oklahoma. Member ofOklahomastate senate, 1937-39; died in office 1939.Died in1939.Interment atGrandArmy of the Republic Cemetery, Miami, Okla. | | Church, Frank B. — of Wellsville,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention 32nd District, 1894.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Frank E. — of Lansing Township,InghamCounty, Mich.Republican.Supervisorof Lansing Township, Michigan, 1921-22, 1923-25; defeated(Independent), 1925.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Frank Forrester(1924-1984) —also known asFrank Church;"Senator SundaySchool";"Frank Cathedral" —of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,July 25,1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1957-81; defeated, 1980; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Idaho,1960;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1976.Member,AmericanLegion;UnitedWorld Federalists.Died, ofpancreaticcancer, in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April 7,1984 (age59 years, 257days).Interment atMorrisHill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho. | | Church, Frank J. (bornc.1872) —of Pleasant Valley, Barkhamsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Barkhamsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn., about 1872.Republican.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1921-24, 1937-40.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Frank S. — Progressive. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 11th District, 1914.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Frederic C. — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Church, Frederick — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 6, 1891-92.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Gaylord(1811-1869) —of Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Born in Otsego,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1811.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1840-42;burgessof Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1842;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1858.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.DiedSeptember29, 1869 (age58 years, 49days).Interment atGreendaleCemetery, Meadville, Pa. | | Church,GeorganaSeeGeorganaC. Miller | | Church, George — of Indiana. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1900.Burial location unknown. | | Church, George — ofBatesCounty, Mo.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Bates County, 1905-06.Burial location unknown. | | Church, George L. (b.1828) —of West Fairlee,OrangeCounty, Vt.Born in Vershire,OrangeCounty, Vt.,1828.Farmer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from West Fairlee, 1886-88.Spiritualist.Burial location unknown. | | Church, George L. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1904.Burial location unknown. | | Church, H. M. — of Holly,OaklandCounty, Mich.Postmaster atHolly,Mich., 1887.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Hollis F. — of South Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from South Windsor; elected 1928,1930, 1934; defeated, 1936.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Ira A. — of Texarkana,MillerCounty, Ark.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromArkansas,1888.Burial location unknown. | | Church, James A. — of Sheridan,SheridanCounty, Wyo.Mayorof Sheridan, Wyo., 1916-17.Burial location unknown. | | Church, James B. — of New Cumberland,CumberlandCounty, Pa.Democrat. Postmaster atNewCumberland, Pa., 1858-61.Burial location unknown. | | Church, James C. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Independence League candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Jarvis S. — Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1874.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Jeannette — of Greenwood,JohnsonCounty, Ind.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIndiana,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Church, Jesse T. (b.1949) —of Lincoln Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Drummond Island,ChippewaCounty, Mich.,November14, 1949.Republican.Businessowner; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 25th District, 2000.Member,Moose;National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2000. | | Church, John — U.S. Consul inCork, 1797-1815.Burial location unknown. | | Church, John — of Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.Republican. Postmaster atVirginiaCity, Nev., 1863-65.Burial location unknown. | | Church, John F. — of Winona,ShannonCounty, Mo.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMissouri,1912;chairof Shannon County Republican Party, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Church, John H. C. — of Great Barrington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Church, John J. — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate senate 6th District, 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Church, John S. — of Hundred,WetzelCounty, W.Va.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for WestVirginia,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Church, Jonathan — of Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Granby, 1828.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Josiah W. — of Wylie,CollinCounty, Tex.Postmaster atWylie,Tex., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Karen (bornc.1948) —of Grand Marsh,AdamsCounty, Wis.Born about 1948. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Church, Lawrence Smith(1820-1870) —also known asLawrence S. Church — of Woodstock,McHenryCounty, Ill.Born in Nunda,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1820.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;postmaster atWoodstock,Ill., 1867;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 54th District,1869-70.Died in Woodstock,McHenryCounty, Ill.,July 21,1870 (age50 years, 135days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Woodstock, Ill. | | Church, Lawrence W. — Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton District, 1958, 1960.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Church, Leman — of Canaan,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Canaan, 1834-35.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Leslie G. — of Crystal City,JeffersonCounty, Mo.Democrat.Mayorof Crystal City, Mo., 1967.Still living as of 1967. | | Church, Lewis W. — of Oxford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Oxford, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Lloyd(c.1890-1948) —also known as"Lulu Lloyd" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inNorfolk,Va., about 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935-41, 1942-48; resigned1941; died in office 1948; candidate for New York City Controller,1941.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiAlpha Delta;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Elks;TammanyHall.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, on board theoceanlinerPresident Cleveland, en route from Yokohama toShanghai, in theNorthPacific Ocean,August2, 1948 (ageabout 58years).Interment atLongIsland National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives:Father of Lloyd Church, Jr. |
| | Church, Louis K. — ofQueensCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1883-85.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Louis K. (d.1897) —Justiceof Dakota territorial supreme court, 1885-87;Governorof Dakota Territory, 1887-89.Died in1897.Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Everett, Wash. | | Church, Lucius B. — of Montana. Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Montana Territory, 1872-.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Lyle S. — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Church, Marguerite Stitt(1892-1990) —also known asMarguerite S. Church;Marguerite Stitt;Mrs. Ralph E. Church —of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1892.Republican.Psychologist;U.S.Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1964;speaker,1952,1956,1960.Female.Methodist.Member,League of WomenVoters;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanAssociation of University Women;DeltaKappa Gamma;Zonta;BetaSigma Phi;AmericanLegion Auxiliary.DiedMay 26,1990 (age97 years, 255days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill. | | Church, Martin A. — of Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forsupervisorof Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1992.Still living as of 1992. | | Church, Myron E. (b.1845) —of Waterville,LamoilleCounty, Vt.Born in Waterville,LamoilleCounty, Vt.,May 13,1845.Farmer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Waterville, 1888.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Pearson (bornc.1838) —of Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Born inMercerCounty, Pa., about 1838.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73;district judge in Pennsylvania 30th District, 1877.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Mrs.Ralph E.SeeMarguerite StittChurch | | Church, Ralph Edwin(1883-1950) —also known asRalph E. Church — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Catlin,VermilionCounty, Ill.,May 5,1883.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1940.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;DeltaChi;PhiKappa Psi;AmericanSociety for International Law.Died in acommitteemeeting in the House Office Building,Washington,D.C.,March21, 1950 (age66 years, 320days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill. | | Church, Richard C., Jr. — of Miamisburg,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Mayorof Miamisburg, Ohio, 2011-13.Still living as of 2014. | | Church, Robert R. — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1900,1912,1916,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940;speaker,1920;member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee,1928.Africanancestry.One of thefounders,in 1916, of the Lincoln League, an African-American politicalorganization in western Tennessee.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Rosemarie — of Glen Burnie,AnneArundel County, Md.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1988.Female.Still living as of 1988. | | Church, S. M. — of Rockport,PikeCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1856.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Samuel(1785-1854) —of Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,February4, 1785.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Salisbury, 1820-21, 1823-24,1829, 1831; member ofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1825-27; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1833-54; died in office 1854.Died in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September15, 1854 (age69 years, 223days).Interment atSalisburyCemetery, Salisbury, Conn. | | Church, Samuel Harden — also known asSamuel H. Church — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1904;delegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Sanford E.(1815-1880) —of Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.BornApril18, 1815.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orleans County, 1842;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1851-54;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1858-59; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1860,1864(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker);chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1870-80; died in office 1880.DiedMay 13,1880 (age65 years, 25days).Interment atMt.Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y. | | Church, Sanford T. — of Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1920;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1927-28; defeated, 1921;appointed 1927; defeated, 1928.Burial location unknown. | | Church, Seldon M. — of Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.Whig. Postmaster atRockford,Ill., 1841-43;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from WinnebagoCounty, 1847.Burial location unknown.  | Church, Stanley W. (bornc.1901) —of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1901. Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 25th District, 1934;mayorof New Rochelle, N.Y., 1940-55, 1960-63, 1970; defeated, 1935,1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1962.Baptist.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William E. Church and Florence (Carson) Church; married,October9, 1937, to Eleanor Cederholm; married,November15, 1952, to Dorothy Lee Budhazy; married,August8, 1970, to Rita (Diehl) Bobbing. | | | | Image source: New York Times, November8, 1939 |
| | Church, Thomas B. — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Democrat.Delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850;mayorof Grand Rapids, Mich., 1853-54; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan, 1858 (3rd District), 1860 (3rdDistrict), 1862 (4th District).Burial location unknown. | | Church, Uri T. — of Torrington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Torrington, 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Church, William — ofChenangoCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chenango County, 1840.Burial location unknown. | | Church, William Edgar(1841-1917) —Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1841.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;justice ofDakota territorial supreme court, 1883-86.DiedApril18, 1917 (age75 years, 132days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Church, William S. — ofMonroeCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1888.Burial location unknown. | | Church, William T. — of Aledo,MercerCounty, Ill.Circuit judge in Illinois 14th Circuit, 1919-25. Burial location unknown. | | Church, Zala A. — of Jefferson,GreeneCounty, Iowa.District judge in Iowa 16th District, 1895-1910. Burial location unknown.
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