| | COMPTON:See alsoElmerEllsworth Adams —SamuelLord —SamuelLord —ReinholdNiebuhr —ComptonC. Pakenham —JamesJohn Joseph Walker —ComptonIgnatius White —ComptonIgnatius White Jr. —JosephWood | | Compton, Anna L. — of Coshocton,CoshoctonCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1924.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, B. A. — of Iowa. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1950, 1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Barnes(1830-1898) —of Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Port Tobacco,CharlesCounty, Md.,November16, 1830.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1860-61; in 1865, he wasarrestedandimprisonedunder suspicion of involvement with theassassinationof PresidentAbrahamLincoln, but released after four days; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1867-72;Marylandstate treasurer, 1874-85; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1880,1892(speaker);U.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1885-90, 1891-94.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,December2, 1898 (age68 years, 16days).Interment atLoudonPark Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Compton, Benson B. — of Iowa. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Boyd M. — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1940,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Compton, C. B. — of Payette,PayetteCounty, Idaho.Mayorof Payette, Idaho, 1913-15.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, C. H. Ranulf(1878-1974) —also known asRanulf Compton — of Madison,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Poe,AllenCounty, Ind.,September16, 1878.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1943-45; defeated,1938, 1940, 1944.Died in Madison,New HavenCounty, Conn.,January26, 1974 (age95 years, 132days).Interment atWestCemetery, Madison, Conn. | | Compton, C. M., Jr. — of Portales,RooseveltCounty, N.M.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Charles E. (bornc.1914) —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1914.Grocer;candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1957.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Charles E. — of Burbank,LosAngeles County, Calif.Mayorof Burbank, Calif., 1962-63, 1967-68.Still living as of 1968. | | Compton, Chester J. — of Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.Republican.Mayor ofKeyser, W.Va., 1951.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Dee — of Birch Tree,ShannonCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Shannon County, 1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Donna — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1986.Female.Still living as of 1986. | | Compton, George (b. 1869) — of Hillside,UnionCounty, N.J.Born inScotland,July1, 1869.Republican.Generalcontractor;lumberdealer;real estatedeveloper;bankdirector; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1923-29.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Rotary.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, George E. — of Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Harry C. — ofTaylorCounty, W.Va.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1929(voted forHerbertHoover andCharlesCurtis).Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Henry — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Democrat.Supervisorof Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1836-38, 1857-58;villagepresident of Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1837-38; member ofMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1843-44; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1845.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Hugh — of Vermillion,ClayCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Columbus,PlatteCounty, Neb.Republican.MemberDakota territorial council, 1863-65; postmaster atColumbus,Neb., 1869-75.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, J. — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Mayorof Dayton, Ohio, 1822.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, J. C. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, J. C. — of Clovis,CurryCounty, N.M.Democrat.Chiefjustice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Compton, James — ofOtter TailCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Pennsylvania. Member ofMinnesotastate senate 43rd District, 1883-90; U.S. Surveyor-General forMinnesota, 1891-95.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, James L. — of Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Mayorof Perth Amboy, N.J., 1898-1900.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, John Brooks(1835-1898) —also known asJohn B. Compton — Born in Mead Township,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,November17, 1835.Republican.Schoolteacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War;CrawfordCounty Prothonotary, 1864-65;lawyer;chair ofCrawford County Republican Party, 1872; candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1874.Presbyterian.Member,AncientOrder of United Workmen;OddFellows;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in1898(ageabout62 years).Interment atGreendaleCemetery, Meadville, Pa. | | Compton, John G. — of Columbus,PlatteCounty, Neb.Republican. Postmaster atColumbus,Neb., 1875-77.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Karen — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Democrat. Member,Platform Committee, Democratic NationalConvention, 2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Compton, Kent — of Zephyrhills,PascoCounty, Fla.Mayorof Zephyrhills, Fla., 2012.Still living as of 2012. | | Compton, Les — ofMonroeCounty, Ind.Republican.Chair ofMonroe County Republican Party, 2011.Still living as of 2011. | | Compton, Levi — ofEdwardsCounty, Ill.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Edwards County,1818.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Lewis — of Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Mayorof Perth Amboy, N.J., 1851.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Mary Pearl — also known asMary P. Compton — of Union,MonroeCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1996,2000,2004,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Compton, Maurice E. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Otha, Jr. — of Bridgeport,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWest Virginia,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Paul — of Marionville,LawrenceCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Lawrence County, 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Perry — of Montgomery City,MontgomeryCounty, Mo.; New Florence,MontgomeryCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate treasurer, 1944, 1964; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Montgomery County; elected1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Compton,RanulfSeeC. H. RanulfCompton | | Compton, Richard P. — of Berkeley,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis County 3rdDistrict, 1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Compton, Robert — ofTiogaCounty, N.Y.Socialist. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Tioga County, 1934, 1935.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Sarah — of Concord,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Compton, T. G. — of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.Republican. Postmaster atShreveport,La., 1865.Burial location unknown. | | Compton, Warren F. — ofDoddridgeCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1946.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
COMRIE(SoundexC560)—See alsoCOMRADE,CROMIE,EMRIE,GOMRICK,HAMRIE,IMRIE,KIMRA,KIMRAY,KIMREY,MORICE,MORRICE,SELDOMRIDGE.
| | Comrie, Leroy — of St. Albans, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Comrie, William B. — of Johnstown,FultonCounty, N.Y.Republican. Postmaster atJohnstown,N.Y., 1861-68.Burial location unknown.
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