| |  DAVENPORT:See alsoJohnWilliam Anderson —JohnSmith Davenport Byrom —AlbertStevens Callan Jr. —LincolnDavenport Chafee —JohnDavenport Clarke —SusanDavenport Darrow —RichardMeloan Duncan —HenryFrancis Field —MaryDavenport Fleet —AlvanTufts Fuller —DupontGuerry —JamesHarlan —JohnMarshall Harlan —GeorgeHay —AbelB. Hubbard —HenryRootes Jackson —EdmundCoot Jones —CharlesDavenport Lockwood —WilliamDavenport Mann —WilliamMcKissock —ElizabethDavenport McKune —SamuelDavis McReynolds —MerrittCramer Mechem —WilliamDavenport Stewart —MaxwellDavenport Taylor —FannieKidder Tyler | | Davenport, (need firstname) —of New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate senate 6th District, 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, A. W. — ofGastonCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Gaston County, 1862-63.Burial location unknown.  | Davenport, Abraham(1715-1789) —of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 6,1715.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1776-83.Famed for his decisive response during the "Dark Day," May 19, 1780,when all-day darkness in New England led many to think that the endof the world was at hand. In the state council meeting in Hartford,he said, "I am against adjournment. The day of judgment is eitherapproaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for anadjournment; if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wishtherefore that candles may be brought."JohnGreenleaf Whittier wrote a poem about this incident in 1866;JohnF. Kennedy referenced Davenport's actions in speeches during the1960 presidential campaign.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November20, 1789 (age74 years, 167days).Interment atNorthfield Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Davenport (1669-1731) and Elizabeth (Morris) Davenport;married,November16, 1750, to Elizabeth Huntington; married,August8, 1776, to Martha (Coggeshall) Fitch; father ofJohn Davenport (1752-1830) andJames Davenport; grandfather ofTheodore Davenport; granduncle ofAbraham Davenport (1767-1837); great-granduncleofThaddeusBetts; second great-granduncle ofJosephPomeroy Root; fourth great-granduncle ofAlfredCollins Lockwood; second cousin once removed ofAaronKitchell; second cousin thrice removed ofEdwardGreen Bradford; second cousin four times removed ofEliasMulford Condit andEdwardGreen Bradford II; second cousin five times removed ofIsaacEdwin Mansfield,FrankL. Stiles,JohnHenry Blakeslee,GeorgeNewbury Blakeslee,EdwardGreen Bradford Jr. andElizabethBradford du Pont Bayard. | | | | Political family:Davenport-Huntingtonfamily of Stamford, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Stamford HistoricalSociety |
| | Davenport, Abraham(1767-1837) —of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October30, 1767.Postmaster atStamford,Conn., 1796-1822.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 6,1837 (age69 years, 219days).Interment atNorthfield Cemetery, Stamford, Conn. | | Davenport, Alfred — of York Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Democrat.Supervisorof York Township, Michigan; elected 1888.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport,ArthurSeeChakaFattah | | Davenport, Arthur — of Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Ashley — of Copenhagen,LewisCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1852-53.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Barbara M. — of Rumford,OxfordCounty, Maine.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaine,1940.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Benjamin G. — of Milford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Socialist. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Milford, 1932.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Benjamin L. — of Elkhart,ElkhartCounty, Ind.Whig. Postmaster atElkhart,Ind., 1849-50.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport,BoadleySeeJ. BoadleyDavenport | | Davenport, C. E. — of Missouri. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Charin H. — of Hazel Park,OaklandCounty, Mich.Green. Candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 2018.Still living as of 2018. | | Davenport, Charles L. — of Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Eleventh Middlesex District, 1905.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, D. S. — of Texas. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 14th District, 1924.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, David — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 2012.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2012. | | Davenport, Dewey — of Clinton,Van BurenCounty, Ark.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromArkansas,1948,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Don — of Calexico,ImperialCounty, Calif.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Douglas B. — ofWashington,D.C.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Districtof Columbia,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Davenport, E. J. — of Valentine,CherryCounty, Neb.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNebraska,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, E. N. — of Saginaw Township,SaginawCounty, Mich.Supervisorof Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1836-37.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Earl J. — of Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromWashington,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Davenport,EdwardSeeM. EdwardDavenport | | Davenport, Edward J. — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 30, 1889-90.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Elizabeth K. — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1984.Female.Still living as of 1984. | | Davenport, Elizabeth P. — Republican. Candidate forKentuckystate senate 30th District, 1990.Female.Still living as of 1990. | | Davenport, Elvin L. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1957-59. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Eugene (bornc.1856) —of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Woodland Township,BarryCounty, Mich., about 1856.Delegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from BarryCounty, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport,Fannie KidderSeeFannieKidder Tyler | | Davenport, Frank — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,1968,1972;member ofNewJersey state senate 35th District, 1974-77.Still living as of 1977. | | Davenport, Frank E. — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Republican.Chair ofEssex County Republican Party, 1920-21.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Franklin(1755-1832) —ofGloucesterCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,1755.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1786-89;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1798-99;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1799-1801.Died in Woodbury,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,July 27,1832 (ageabout 77years).Interment atPresbyterianCemetery, North Woodbury, N.J. | | Davenport, Frederick Morgan(1866-1956) —also known asFrederick M. Davenport — of Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,August27, 1866.Collegeprofessor; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 36th District, 1909-10, 1919-24; Progressivecandidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1912; Progressive candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1914; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1924,1928;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1925-33; defeated(Republican), 1932, 1934.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;PhiBeta Kappa.Died inWashington,D.C.,December26, 1956 (age90 years, 121days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Davenport, Gail — of Jonesboro,ClaytonCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,2004,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Davenport, George — of Coalsmouth, Va. (now St. Albans,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.).Postmaster atCoalsmouth,Va., 1825-26.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, George — of Saginaw Township,SaginawCounty, Mich.Supervisorof Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1864-65.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, George (b.1833) —ofLapeerCounty, Mich.Born in1833.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Lapeer County 1st District,1881-84.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, George (b.1840) —of Michigan. Born in1840.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate senate 25th District, 1885-86.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, George O. — ofOhioCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1872-73.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Harper — of near Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Davenport, Harry James(1902-1977) —also known asHarry J. Davenport — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Wilmerding,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,August22, 1902.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1949-51;defeated, 1946.Died in Millvale,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December19, 1977 (age75 years, 119days).Interment atNewSt. Joseph Cemetery, North Versailles, Pa. | | Davenport, Henry H. — of Pomfret,WindhamCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Pomfret; elected 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Holton — of Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthDakota,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Ira(1841-1904) —of Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Hornellsville (now Hornell),SteubenCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1841.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 27th District, 1878-81;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1882-83; defeated, 1883;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1885-89; candidateforGovernor ofNew York, 1885.Died in Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1904 (age63 years, 100days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Steuben County, N.Y. | | Davenport, J. Boadley — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Democrat.WarrenCounty Sheriff and Jailer; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1936.Interment atFairviewCemetery, Bowling Green, Ky. | | Davenport, James(1758-1797) —of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October12, 1758.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1785; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1790-96; common pleas court judge inConnecticut, 1792;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1796-97; died in office1797.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August3, 1797 (age38 years, 295days).Interment atNorthfield Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.| | Relatives: SonofAbraham Davenport (1715-1789) andElizabeth (Huntington) Davenport; brother ofJohn Davenport; married,May 7,1777, to Abigail Fitch; married,November6, 1790, to Mehitable Coggeshall; uncle ofTheodore Davenport; first cousin ofHenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; first cousin once removed ofPierpontEdwards,Abraham Davenport (1767-1837)andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; first cousin twice removed ofThaddeusBetts; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephPomeroy Root; first cousin five times removed ofAlfredCollins Lockwood andRandolphAppleton Kidder; second cousin ofAaronBurr,TheodoreDwight,AbelHuntington andHenryWaggaman Edwards; second cousin once removed ofSamuelHuntington; second cousin twice removed ofBenjaminHuntington andRogerWolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofEvertHarris Kittell; second cousin four times removed ofJohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; second cousin five times removed ofArthurCallen Kittell Jr.; third cousin ofJabezHuntington,AaronKitchell,JoshuaCoit,SamuelH. Huntington,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,ZinaHyde Jr.,CharlesRobert Sherman,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),JosephLyman Huntington,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,ElishaMills Huntington andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin twice removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,JohnHall Brockway,HenryTitus Backus,CharlesTaylor Sherman,JohnAppleton,EdwardGreen Bradford,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,UlyssesSimpson Grant,JohnSherman,RobertCoit Jr.,CollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925) andEdwardWilliams Hooker; third cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderHamilton Waterman,MatthewGriswold,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,EliasMulford Condit,EzekielGilbert Stoddard,EdwardGreen Bradford II,FrederickDent Grant,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.,WilliamBarret Ridgely,CharlesEdward Hyde,ClementPhineas Kellogg,HermanArod Gager,WilliamBrainard Coit,JohnSedgwick Hyde,EdwardWarden Hyde,JohnLeffingwell Randolph,FrancisWatkinson Cole,GeorgeLeffingwell Reed andBlancheM. Woodward; fourth cousin ofChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich andHezekiahCase; fourth cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,AmbroseTuttle,JesseHoyt,AbielCase,CharlesPhelps Huntington,JairusCase,JohnArnold Rockwell,JohnLeslie Russell,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,WilliamDean Kellogg,AlmonCase andAlansonPike. | | | | Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Davenport-Huntingtonfamily of Stamford, Connecticut;Edwards-Burr-Davenportfamily of Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Davenport, James F. — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Mayorof Fall River, Mass., 1874-77.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, James S. — ofHudsonCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1853.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, James S. — ofOtsegoCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County 1st District, 1876-77; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1888.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, James Sanford(1864-1940) —also known asJames S. Davenport — of Vinita,CraigCounty, Okla.Born near Gaylesville,CherokeeCounty, Ala.,September21, 1864.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma, 1907-09, 1911-17 (3rd District1907-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1915-17); Judge, Oklahoma CriminalCourt of Appeals, 1927-31.Member,OddFellows;Elks;Woodmen ofthe World;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,January3, 1940 (age75 years, 104days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Vinita, Okla. | | Davenport, Jesse — of Tennessee. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, John(1752-1830) —of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January16, 1752.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1776; postmaster atStamford,Conn., 1787-92;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1799-1817 (at-large 1799-1805,2nd District 1805-07, at-large 1807-09, 3rd District 1809-11,at-large 1811-17).Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November28, 1830 (age78 years, 316days).Interment atNorthfield Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.| | Relatives: SonofAbraham Davenport (1715-1789) andElizabeth (Huntington) Davenport; brother ofJames Davenport; married to Mary SylvesterWelles; father ofTheodore Davenport; firstcousin ofHenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; first cousin once removed ofPierpontEdwards,Abraham Davenport (1767-1837)andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; first cousin twice removed ofThaddeusBetts; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephPomeroy Root; first cousin five times removed ofAlfredCollins Lockwood andRandolphAppleton Kidder; second cousin ofAaronBurr,TheodoreDwight,AbelHuntington andHenryWaggaman Edwards; second cousin once removed ofSamuelHuntington; second cousin twice removed ofBenjaminHuntington andRogerWolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofEvertHarris Kittell; second cousin four times removed ofJohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; second cousin five times removed ofArthurCallen Kittell Jr.; third cousin ofJabezHuntington,AaronKitchell,JoshuaCoit,SamuelH. Huntington,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,ZinaHyde Jr.,CharlesRobert Sherman,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),JosephLyman Huntington,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,ElishaMills Huntington andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin twice removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,JohnHall Brockway,HenryTitus Backus,CharlesTaylor Sherman,JohnAppleton,EdwardGreen Bradford,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,UlyssesSimpson Grant,JohnSherman,RobertCoit Jr.,CollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925) andEdwardWilliams Hooker; third cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderHamilton Waterman,MatthewGriswold,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,EliasMulford Condit,EzekielGilbert Stoddard,EdwardGreen Bradford II,FrederickDent Grant,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.,WilliamBarret Ridgely,CharlesEdward Hyde,ClementPhineas Kellogg,HermanArod Gager,WilliamBrainard Coit,JohnSedgwick Hyde,EdwardWarden Hyde,JohnLeffingwell Randolph,FrancisWatkinson Cole,GeorgeLeffingwell Reed andBlancheM. Woodward; fourth cousin ofChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich andHezekiahCase; fourth cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,AmbroseTuttle,JesseHoyt,AbielCase,CharlesPhelps Huntington,JairusCase,JohnArnold Rockwell,JohnLeslie Russell,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,WilliamDean Kellogg,AlmonCase andAlansonPike. | | | | Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Davenport-Huntingtonfamily of Stamford, Connecticut;Edwards-Burr-Davenportfamily of Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Davenport, John(1788-1855) —of Ohio. Born inWinchester,Va.,January9, 1788.Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1824, 1827, 1830; member ofOhiostate senate, 1825-26;U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1827-29; circuit judge inOhio, 1830.Died in Woodsfield,MonroeCounty, Ohio,July 18,1855 (age67 years, 190days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Barnesville, Ohio. | | Davenport, John B. — of Perkins,JenkinsCounty, Ga.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Joseph G. — of Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa.Republican. Postmaster atCedarRapids, Iowa, 1861-64.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Joseph J.(1849-1921) —of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in1849.Mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1889-90.Died in1921(ageabout72 years).Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Josephine M. — of Hamburg,ErieCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1984,1988.Female.Still living as of 1988. | | Davenport, L. C. — of Bluffton,WellsCounty, Ind.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1888(alternate),1896(alternate),1904.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Lawrence — of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1829-30.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Leonard G. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1882.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Lewis — of Hazleton,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Postmaster atHazleton,Pa., 1836-40, 1842-45, 1847-53.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Lisa — Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate senate 12th District, 2010.Female.Still living as of 2010. | | Davenport, Louis H. — ofBaltimore,Md.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaryland,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, M. Edward — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Candidate formayorof Grand Rapids, Mich., 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, M. W. — of Denton,DentonCounty, Tex.Mayorof Denton, Tex., 1877-78, 1891.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Mary — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Postmaster atChester,Pa., 1814-18.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Mary Linn — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Republican. Member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1936.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Moses(1806-1861) —of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.BornFebruary14, 1806.Mayorof Newburyport, Mass., 1854-55, 1861; died in office 1861.DiedFebruary18, 1861 (age55 years, 4days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Newburyport, Mass. | | Davenport, P. T. — ofWausharaCounty, Wis.Democrat. Candidate forWisconsinstate assembly from Waushara County, 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Philip M. — U.S. Vice Consul inKarachi, as of 1943.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Ralph — ofSomersetCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1866-67.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Richard C. — of Harrisburg,SalineCounty, Ill.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Richard K. — ofGastonCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Gaston County,1909-10.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Richard L. — ofGeneseeCounty, Mich.U.S. Labor candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 82nd District, 1976.Still living as of 1976. | | Davenport, Russell W. — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Ryan — ofBrazosCounty, Tex.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromTexas,2012.Still living as of 2012. | | Davenport, S. G. — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Davenport, Samuel — of Bluffton,WellsCounty, Ind.Republican. Postmaster atBluffton,Ind., 1875-80.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Samuel Arza(1834-1911) —also known asSamuel A. Davenport — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.Born near Watkins (now Watkins Glen),SchuylerCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1834.Republican.Lawyer;ErieCounty District Attorney, 1860; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1888,1892;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1897-1901.Died in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.,August1, 1911 (age77 years, 198days).Interment atErieCemetery, Erie, Pa. | | Davenport, Stanley Woodward(1861-1921) —also known asStanley W. Davenport — of Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,July 21,1861.Democrat.Lawyer;LuzerneCounty Register of Wills, 1893-06; secretary-treasurer, CentralPoor District, Luzerne County;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1899-1901;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1904.Died in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September26, 1921 (age60 years, 67days).Interment atPlymouthCemetery, Plymouth, Pa. | | Davenport, Stephen C. — of Massachusetts. Candidate in primary formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1967.Still living as of 1967. | | Davenport, Tamu — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMaryland,2024(on behalf ofDonaldTrump andJ. D.Vance).Still living as of 2024. | | Davenport, Theodore(1792-1884) —of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January16, 1792.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford, 1825.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September9, 1884 (age92 years, 237days).Interment atNorthfield Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.| | Relatives: SonofJohn Davenport and Mary Sylvester(Welles) Davenport; married,May 9,1833, to Harriet Grant Chesebrough; father of Helen MatildaDavenport (who marriedSamuelFessenden); nephew ofJames Davenport;grandson ofAbraham Davenport (1715-1789);first cousin once removed ofHenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; first cousin twice removed ofPierpontEdwards; second cousin ofAbraham Davenport(1767-1837) andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; second cousin once removed ofAaronBurr,TheodoreDwight,AbelHuntington,HenryWaggaman Edwards andThaddeusBetts; second cousin twice removed ofSamuelHuntington,JonathanHunt andJosephPomeroy Root; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin four times removed ofAlfredCollins Lockwood andRandolphAppleton Kidder; third cousin ofWilliamAlfred Buckingham; third cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington,AaronKitchell,JoshuaCoit,SamuelH. Huntington,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),SamuelClesson Allen,PeterBuell Porter,JohnAdams Taintor,HenryG. Taintor andRogerWolcott; third cousin twice removed ofEzekielCornell,EvertHarris Kittell andHenryVance Clymer; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; fourth cousin ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,ZinaHyde Jr.,CharlesRobert Sherman,GreeneCarrier Bronson,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),JosephLyman Huntington,ElishaHunt Allen,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,ElishaMills Huntington,GouverneurMorris andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); fourth cousin once removed ofJonathanBrace,ChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich,HezekiahCase,JamesKilbourne,WilliamWoodbridge,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,JohnHall Brockway,HenryTitus Backus,CharlesTaylor Sherman,JohnAppleton,EdwardGreen Bradford,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,UlyssesSimpson Grant,JohnSherman,RobertCoit Jr.,CollinsDwight Huntington,WilliamFessenden Allen,GeorgeMilo Huntington,SelahMerrill,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop,RodolphA. Woolsey,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),FrederickHobbes Allen andEdwardWilliams Hooker. | | | | Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Fessenden#2 family of Portland, Maine;Davenport-Huntingtonfamily of Stamford, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Davenport, Thomas (d.1838) —of Virginia. Born inCumberlandCounty, Va.U.S.Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1825-35.Slaveowner. Died near Meadville,HalifaxCounty, Va.,November18, 1838.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Thomas — Not U.S. citizen; U.S. Vice Consul inLondonderry, 1830-33.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, Valorie W. — Republican. Candidate forjustice ofTexas state supreme court, 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Davenport, William Aiken (b.1869) —also known asWilliam A. Davenport — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.Born in Wilmington,WindhamCounty, Vt.,October23, 1869.Lawyer;vice-chairof Massachusetts Democratic Party, 1899; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1899-1900; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1908;member ofMassachusettsstate senate Franklin & Hampshire District, 1935-36; IndependentTax Reform candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1938.Member,OddFellows;AncientOrder of United Workmen;Moose;Eagles.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Tabor Davenport and Alice S. (Warner) Davenport; married1894 toBelle M. Shearer. |
| | Davenport, William B. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention 5th District, 1894.Burial location unknown. | | Davenport, William Nathaniel (b.1856) —of Marlborough,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Newton Highlands, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Boylston,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,November3, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1884-86; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1889-90;mayorof Marlborough, Mass., 1894-95.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Jepthah Davenport and Almira (Howard) Davenport; married,January1, 1887, to Lizzie M. Kendall. |
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