DOWN(SoundexD500)—See alsoAMMIDOWN,ASHDOWN,BOWN,DOAN,DOANE,DOEHNE,DOHN,DOHNE,DON,DONE,DONNE,DOON,DOUGHAN,DOWEN,DOWNARD,DOWNEN,DOWNEND,DOWNER,DOWNES,DOWNEY,DOWNHAM,DOWNIE,DOWNING,DOWNS,DOWNTON,DOWNWARD,DOYEN,DOYNE,DOYON,DROWN,DUN,DUNN,DUNNE,GODOWN,TOWN.
| |  DOWN:See alsoWilliamDown Wolle | | Down, Edgar F. — of Highland Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Mayorof Highland Park, Mich.; elected 1922.Burial location unknown. | | Down, Edgar F. — of Pleasant Ridge,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Brewerton,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Republican.School teacherand principal; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1948.Burial location unknown. | | Down, James H. — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Automobiledealer; candidate formayorof Las Vegas, Nev., 1935, 1939.Burial location unknown. | | Down, Ralph J. — ofMercerCounty, Pa.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Mercer County; elected 1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
DOWNARD(SoundexD563)—See alsoAUDENREID,DENARDO,DENHARDT,DENNARD,DENNHARDT,DINARDO,DOWARD,DOWN,DOWNWARD,KOWNACKI,POWNALL.
| | Downard, John W. — of West Point,HardinCounty, Ky.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Downard,KellySeePatrick KellyDownard | | Downard, Patrick Kelly (bornc.1946) —also known asKelly Downard — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born about 1946. Republican.Accountant;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,2004;candidate formayorof Louisville, Ky., 2006.Catholic.Irishancestry.Still living as of 2006.
DOWNEND(SoundexD553)—See alsoDENEND,DIANAND,DOWN,DOWNEN,DOWNER,DOWNES,DOWNEY,GROENENDAAL,LANSDOWNE,LEINENDECKER,MCELDOWNEY,MENENDER,MENENDEZ,MULDOWNEY.
DOWNER(SoundexD560)—See alsoBRAWNER,BROWNER,CROWNER,DONER,DONNER,DOONER,DOWER,DOWN,DOWNEN,DOWNEND,DOWNES,DOWNEY,LANSDOWNE,LOEWNER,MCELDOWNEY,MULDOWNEY,OWNER,ROWDEN,TOWNER,WORDEN,WRENDO.
| | DOWNER:See alsoJamesF. Carens —HenryIde Eager —LuciusDowner Hazen —LotFrancis McNamara —GeorgeFrancis McNamara —RaymondVincent McNamara —LotFrancis McNamara Jr. | | Downer, Ava — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Dry candidate fordelegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County1st District, 1933.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, Avery — of Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Preston, 1830.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, Charles — of Sharon,WindsorCounty, Vt.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, Charles A. — of Northville,WayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Postmaster atNorthville,Mich., 1894-98.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, Edmund E. — Republican. Candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly 3rd District, 1973.Still living as of 1973. | | Downer, Edward M. — of Pinole,ContraCosta County, Calif.Postmaster atPinole,Calif., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, Frank M. — of Longmont,BoulderCounty, Colo.Mayorof Longmont, Colo., 1898-99.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, Frederick W. — U.S. Consular Agent inLethbridge, as of 1899.Burial location unknown. | | Downer,HuntSeeHuntington Blair DownerJr. | | Downer, Huntington Blair, Jr. (b.1946) —also known asHunt Downer — of Houma,TerrebonneParish, La.BornApril28, 1946.Lawyer;member ofLouisianastate house of representatives 52nd District, 1975-2004;Republican candidate forGovernor ofLouisiana, 2003; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 2010.Catholic.Still living as of 2010.| |  Relatives:Married to Linda Faye Lee. |
| | Downer, J. W. — ofSierraCounty, Calif.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 22nd District, 1867-69.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, Jason — of Wisconsin.Justiceof Wisconsin state supreme court, 1864-67; circuit judge inWisconsin 2nd Circuit, 1869.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, John B. — ofWabashaCounty, Minn.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 10, 1865.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, John E. — of Poland,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, John M. — of Ourtown,TurnerCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1897-98.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, John W. — of Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.Democrat. Postmaster atWinona,Minn., 1855-61.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, Laura Jane — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,1956.Female.Still living as of 1956. | | Downer, Samuel M. — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Postmaster atNorwich,Conn., 1842-43.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, Sylvester S. — of Boulder,BoulderCounty, Colo.; Nevada.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1904(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); candidate forU.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1918.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, William A., Jr. — of Glassboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.Republican.Mayorof Glassboro, N.J.; elected 1930; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1936-37.Burial location unknown. | | Downer, William F. — of Whitneyville, Hamden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Firstselectman of Hamden, Connecticut, 1901.Burial location unknown.
DOWNES(SoundexD520)—See alsoBOWNES,DEWSON,DONES,DONIS,DOWENS,DOWN,DOWNEN,DOWNEND,DOWNER,DOWNEY,DOWNS,DUENES,DUENEZ,LANSDOWNE,LOWNES,MCELDOWNEY,MULDOWNEY,OWNES,SOWDEN,TOWNES.
| | Downes, Edward — U.S. Consul inAmsterdam, as of 1897.Burial location unknown. | | Downes, Gary W. — of Delaware. Democrat. Candidate forDelawarestate senate 18th District, 1998.Still living as of 1998. | | Downes, George — of Calais,WashingtonCounty, Maine.Mayorof Calais, Maine, 1850-51, 1859; resigned 1859.Burial location unknown. | | Downes, George — of Calais,WashingtonCounty, Maine.Republican. Postmaster atCalais,Maine, 1903-11.Burial location unknown. | | Downes, J. M. N. — Progressive. Candidate forWestVirginia state senate 13th District, 1914.Burial location unknown. | | Downes, James E. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Downes, John P. — of Illinois. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1957-65, 1965-67, 1967-73 (26thDistrict 1957-65, at-large 1965-67, 28th District 1967-73).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Downes, Joseph B.(1906-1955) —of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August30, 1906.Democrat.Accountant;organist;pianoteacher; member ofConnecticutstate senate 19th District, 1937-40; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1944.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December20, 1955 (age49 years, 112days).Interment atSt.Joseph Cemetery, Norwich, Conn. | | Downes, L. G. — of Calais,WashingtonCounty, Maine.Republican.Mayor ofCalais, Maine, 1876.Burial location unknown. | | Downes, Mary K. — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1996,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Downes,MichaelSeeW. MichaelDownes | | Downes, Michael T. — of Wallingford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Wallingford; elected 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Downes, Oliver — of Sullivan,FranklinCounty, Mo.Mayorof Sullivan, Mo., 1957-59.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Downes, Oliver D. — of Bourbon,CrawfordCounty, Mo.Democrat.Farmer;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 24th District,1943-44; candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Crawford County, 1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Downes, W. Michael — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Candidate formayorof Hartford, Conn., 1999, 2001, 2015, 2019; candidate forConnecticutstate treasurer, 2018; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives 5th District, 2020.Still living as of 2020. | | Downes, Walter M. — of Glastonbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Glastonbury; elected 1948;defeated, 1962.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Downes, William F. (b.1946) —Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,1946.U.S.District Judge for Wyoming, 1994-2011; retired 2011.Still living as of 2011. | | Downes, Yvonne — of Eden,ErieCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008.
DOWNEY(SoundexD500)—See alsoCLOWNEY,DONEY,DONI,DONNY,DOWDNEY,DOWN,DOWNEN,DOWNEND,DOWNER,DOWNES,DOWNIE,GROWNEY,LANSDOWNE,LOWNEY,MCELDOWNEY,MULDOWNEY,MULLOWNEY,POWNEY.
| | DOWNEY:See alsoEarlClinton Adams —VirginiaM. Adkins —FrancisBrengle —EdwardPatrick McManus —EdwardWilliam McManus —ThomasJames McManus —ThomasCornelius O'Brien —MichaelJ. O'Brien —AndrewDowney Orrick —JosephT. St. Lawrence —JohnMaxwell Stowell —JohnDowney Works | | Downey, A. M. — of Glendo,PlatteCounty, Wyo.Democrat. Member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Downey, B. D. — Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1905, 1913; Socialist Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1912, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, Charles J. — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, Christine — of near Inman,HarveyCounty, Kan.Democrat. Member ofKansasstate senate 31st District; elected 2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Downey, Edward — of North Carolina. Natural Law candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Downey, Edward L., Jr. — of Marquette,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Democrat.Mayorof Marquette, Mich., 1965, 1968; postmaster atMarquette,Mich., 1965-76 (acting, 1965-68).Still living as of 1976. | | Downey, Ellen — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1920,1924.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, Francis W. — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester5th Ward, 1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Downey, Frank X. — of Illinois. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1957-65, 1965-67 (2nd District1957-65, at-large 1965-67).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Downey, George Eddy(1860-1926) —Born in Rising Sun,OhioCounty, Ind.,July 11,1860.Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1915-26; died in office 1926.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 24,1926 (age65 years, 317days).Burial location unknown. | | Downey,HaroldSeeJ. HaroldDowney | | Downey, J. Harold — of Illinois. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 41st District, 1945-55.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Downey, James B. — of New York. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 44th District, 1946.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Downey, James C., Jr. — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Mayorof Meridian, Miss., 1957-61.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Downey, Mrs. James N. — of Michigan. Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1927.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, James V. — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, Jeremiah F. — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Second Middlesex District, 1905.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, John F. — of Wallingford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Wallingford; elected 1906;defeated, 1908, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, John Gately(1827-1894) —also known asJohn G. Downey — ofLosAngeles County, Calif.Born in County Roscommon,Ireland,June24, 1827.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 1st District, 1856-57;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1860;Governor ofCalifornia, 1860-62; defeated, 1863; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1864.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 1,1894 (age66 years, 250days).Original interment atOldCalvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.;reinterment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | Downey, John J. — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, John J. — ofOrangeCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1932.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, John M. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, John V. — of Jackson Heights, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1937-43; memberofNewYork state senate, 1944-46 (3rd District 1944, 6th District1945-46); defeated, 1946.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;CatholicWar Veterans;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;HolyName Society;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, Joseph H. — of Brockton,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1936(alternate),1940.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, Joseph J. — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Candidate formayor ofLynn, Mass., 1999.Still living as of 1999. | | Downey, Keith — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 41-A, 2009-12.Still living as of 2012. | | Downey, Magdalene — Independent candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1976.Female.Still living as of 1976. | | Downey, Norma RitaMorgillo —also known asNorma Morgillo Downey — of New York. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Downey, O. H. — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIndiana,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, Patrick M. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 25th District, 1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Downey, R. F. — of Bryan,BrazosCounty, Tex.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTexas,1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Downey, Robert F. — of Waynesburg,GreeneCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Downey, S. C. — of Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWyoming,1928.Burial location unknown.  | Downey, Sheridan(1884-1961) —of Atherton,San MateoCounty, Calif.; Claremont,LosAngeles County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.,March11, 1884.Democrat.U.S.Senator from California, 1939-50.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,October25, 1961 (age77 years, 228days). Hisbody wasdonated to the University of California Medical Center. | | | Downey, Stephen Wheeler(1839-1902) —of Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.Born in Westernport,AlleganyCounty, Md.,July 25,1839.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;treasurerof Wyoming Territory, 1872;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1879-81; member ofWyomingterritorial House of Representatives, 1887; member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1893.Died inDenver,Colo.,August3, 1902 (age63 years, 9days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Laramie, Wyo. | | Downey, Thomas J. — of Plattsburg,ClintonCounty, Mo.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Downey, Thomas Joseph (b.1949) —also known asThomas J. Downey — of West Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Amityville,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Ozone Park, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1949.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972,1984,1988;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1975-93; defeated,1992.Methodist.Member,SigmaAlpha Mu;Sons ofItaly.Still living as of 2014. | | Downey,VirginiaSeeVirginiaM. Adkins | | Downey, William G. — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1917.Burial location unknown.
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