| |  HARDING:See alsoHardingAllen —HenryW. Ault —ClarenceAlfred Barnes —SilasBowker —EdwardEverett Brodie —AlwinHarding Chesmore —IsaacHarding Duval —GeorgeHarding Edson —WinfieldScott Hammond —HowellEdmunds Jackson —HardingL. Lawrence —AlfredHennen Morris —HardingNoblitt —EdwardClarence Plummer —RichardHarding Poff —DanielRichard Randall —GeorgeHamlin Shaw —HardingShowers —SanfordWillard Smith —JamesHarding Southard —FrancisSpies Jr. —LauraHarding Stewart —C.Harding Walker —HardingA. Wichert | | Harding, A. F. — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, A. J. — of Nebraska. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNebraska,1868.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Aaron(1805-1875) —of Greensburg,GreenCounty, Ky.Born near Campbellsville,TaylorCounty, Ky.,February20, 1805.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1849;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1861-67.Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.,December24, 1875 (age70 years, 307days).Interment atGeorgetownCemetery, Georgetown, Ky. | | Harding, Abner Clark(1807-1874) —also known asAbner C. Harding — of Monmouth,WarrenCounty, Ill.Born in East Hampton,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,February10, 1807.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Warren County,1847; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1848-50; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1856;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1865-69.Died in Monmouth,WarrenCounty, Ill.,July 19,1874 (age67 years, 159days).Interment atMonmouthCemetery, Monmouth, Ill. | | Harding, B. B. — of West Virginia. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Benjamin — ofGloucesterCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1843-46.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Benjamin Franklin(1823-1899) —also known asBenjamin F. Harding — of Oregon. Born near Tunkhannock,WyomingCounty, Pa.,January4, 1823.Republican. Member ofOregonterritorial legislature, 1852;U.S.Attorney for Oregon, 1853-54;secretaryof Oregon Territory, 1855-59;Governorof Oregon Territory, 1856; member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1858-62;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1862-65.Died in Cottage Grove,LaneCounty, Ore.,June 16,1899 (age76 years, 163days).Interment atCottageGrove Cemetery, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | Harding, Bernard J. — of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Republican. Postmaster atScranton,Pa., 1954-71 (acting, 1954-55).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Brent — of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1887. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, C. H. — of Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,1928(alternate),1932.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, C. W. — Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1892.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Charles B. — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Charles M. — Socialist. Socialism and Liberation candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,2012(on behalf ofPetaLindsay andYariOsorio).Still living as of 2012. | | Harding, Charles W. — of Whitehall,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atWhitehall,N.Y., 1901.Burial location unknown.  | Harding, Chester(1866-1936) —ofWashington,D.C.; Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard,DukesCounty, Mass.Born in Enterprise,ClarkeCounty, Miss.,December31, 1866.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1913-14;Governor ofPanama Canal Zone, 1917-21.Unitarian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.DiedNovember11, 1936 (age69 years, 316days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Horace Harding and Eliza Procter (Gould) Harding; married,July 15,1895, to Flora Krum. | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Harding, D. W. — of West Madison, Madison,SomersetCounty, Maine.Postmaster atWestMadison, Maine, 1893.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Daniel L. — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Mayorof Fort Wayne, Ind., 1889-93.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Donald I. — of East Woodstock, Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.Democrat. Postmaster atEastWoodstock, Conn., 1968-87 (acting, 1968).Still living as of 1987. | | Harding, Mrs. E. H. — of Crookston,PolkCounty, Minn.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1944(alternate),1948.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Edward — of Gorham,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Republican. Postmaster atGorham,Maine, 1899-1901.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Edward P. — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1972(delegation chair); Republican Presidential Elector for Maine,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Still living as of 1972. | | Harding, Elias E. — Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 30th District, 1871.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Elizabeth — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1988.Female.Still living as of 1988. | | Harding,EugeneSeeJohn EugeneHarding | | Harding, Eva — of Kansas. Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1918.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, F. C. — of Greenville,PittCounty, N.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1912;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 5th District, 1915-16.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, F. D.B.SeeFranklin Daniel BooneHarding | | Harding, Florence(1860-1924) —also known asFlorence Mabel Kling;FlorenceDeWolfe —Born in Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,August15, 1860.FirstLady of the United States, 1921-23.Female.Died in Oak Grove,WashingtonCounty, Ohio,November21, 1924 (age64 years, 98days).Originally entombed atMarionCemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 atHardingMemorial Park, Marion, Ohio. | | Harding, Frank F. — of Rockland,KnoxCounty, Maine.Mainestate attorney general, 1955-58.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Frank S. — of Weiser,WashingtonCounty, Idaho.Democrat. Postmaster atWeiser,Idaho, 1913-18.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Franklin Daniel Boone(1904-1978) —also known asF. D. B. Harding — of Yadkinville,YadkinCounty, N.C.Born in Yadkinville,YadkinCounty, N.C.,June 29,1904.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1940; delegateto Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1944;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1949-50, 1961-64; memberofNorthCarolina state senate, 1965-66; member ofNorthCarolina Republican State Central Committee, 1966.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died inYadkinCounty, N.C.,January31, 1978 (age73 years, 216days).Interment atYadkinvilleTown Cemetery, Yadkinville, N.C. | | Harding, Fred M. — ofBroomeCounty, N.Y.Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Broome County, 1910, 1911.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Fred W.(1876-1966) —of Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan,1876.Republican.Real estatebusiness; member ofMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1929-32; defeated, 1932.Died in1966(ageabout90 years).Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Fred W. — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Harding,FrenchSeeJoseph FrenchHarding | | Harding, G. Homer (b.1925) —of South Dakota. BornDecember7, 1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member ofSouthDakota state senate, 1971-88;SouthDakota state treasurer, 1991-; defeated, 1994.Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Elks;IzaakWalton League.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, George Franklin, Jr.(1868-1939) —also known asGeorge F. Harding, Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August16, 1868.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate senate 1st District; elected 1912; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1916,1920,1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1932,1936;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1937.Unitarian.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April 2,1939 (age70 years, 229days).Interment atMonmouthCemetery, Monmouth, Ill. | | Harding, Mrs. George R. — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromRhode Island,1960.Female.Still living as of 1960. | | Harding, George W. — ofHudsonCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1894.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Grant — of Owings Mills,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Republican. Candidate forMarylandstate house of delegates District 11, 1998.Still living as of 1998. | | Harding, Guy — of Pierre,HughesCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives, 1937-42 (26th District1937-38, 25th District 1939-42).Burial location unknown. | | Harding, H. H. — Republican. Candidate forMissouristate attorney general, 1880.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, H. Stanley — of Tunkhannock,WyomingCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Harding,HaleSeeS. Hale Harding | | Harding, Harold H. — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1940; alternate delegateto Democratic National Convention from Kansas,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Heman A. (b.1871) —of Chatham,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Chatham,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,February6, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1903-04; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Cape District, 1905-06.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Henry — of Tunkhannock,WyomingCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Harding,HomerSeeG. HomerHarding | | Harding, Isaac I. — ofBergenCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state senate from Bergen County, 1848-49.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, J.EugeneSeeJohn EugeneHarding | | Harding, J. H. — of Compton,LosAngeles County, Calif.Postmaster atCompton,Calif., 1881.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, James F. — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNebraska,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, James H. — ofCattaraugusCounty, N.Y.Socialist. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1916, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, James W. — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 10th District, 1875-77.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Joe C. — of Windber,SomersetCounty, Pa.Democrat. Postmaster atWindber,Pa., 1913-19.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, John — of Saranac Lake,FranklinCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Postmaster atSaranacLake, N.Y., 1897; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Franklin County, 1910; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, John Eugene(1877-1959) —also known asJ. Eugene Harding — of Excello,ButlerCounty, Ohio.Born in Excello,ButlerCounty, Ohio,June 27,1877.Member ofOhiostate senate, 1902;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1907-09; defeated(Independent), 1908.DiedJuly 26,1959 (age82 years, 29days).Interment atWoodsideCemetery, Middletown, Ohio. | | Harding, John L. — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Mayorof Frederick, Md., 1823-26.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, John L. — Independence candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, John M. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Independence League candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, John P. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1932;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Jordan L. — of New Carrollton,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Mayorof New Carrollton, Md., 1970-84.Still living as of 1984. | | Harding, Joseph — of Bristol,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican.Mayorof Bristol, Conn.; elected 1937.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Joseph French — also known asFrench Harding — ofRandolphCounty, W.Va.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegateto West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1887-88,1895-96.Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Elkins, W.Va. | | Harding, Justin Woodward (b.1888) —also known asJustin W. Harding — of Franklin,WarrenCounty, Ohio;Juneau,Alaska.Born in Franklin,WarrenCounty, Ohio,December19, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1921-27;U.S.Attorney for the 1st District of Alaska Territory, 1927-29;U.S.District Judge for Alaska, 1929-33.Protestant.Member,KappaSigma;Freemasons;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Clarence H. Harding and Lilly (Woodward) Harding; married,September4, 1912, to May Gaynor. |
| | Harding, Lee L. — of Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lyme, 1908.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Leonard F. — ofGloucesterCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1869-70.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Louis F. — of Pierre,HughesCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1955-58.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Lyman — ofAdamsCounty, Miss.Mississippiterritory attorney general, 1799-1803; member ofMississippiterritorial House of Representatives, 1804.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Major B. — of Florida.Justiceof Florida state supreme court, 1991-.Still living as of 1997. | | Harding, Marie — of Ottawa,FranklinCounty, Kan.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKansas,1940.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Marklet H. — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 42nd District, 1932, 1934; candidateforNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Maurice (b.1901) —of Provo,UtahCounty, Utah.Born in1901.Mayorof Provo, Utah, 1941-45; appointed 1941.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Nat Reed (bornc.1982) —of Norman,ClevelandCounty, Okla.Born about 1982. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Harding, Neal — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Republican. Candidate forKentuckystate house of representatives 28th District, 1973.Still living as of 1973. | | Harding, Nolan B. — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Democrat.Mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1897-98; defeated, 1895.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, R. J. — of Malad City,OneidaCounty, Idaho.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Ralph Ray(1929-2006) —also known asRalph R. Harding — of Blackfoot,BinghamCounty, Idaho.Born in Malad City,OneidaCounty, Idaho,September9, 1929.Democrat.Accountant;served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1955-56;U.S.Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1961-65; candidate forU.S.Senator from Idaho, 1966.Mormon. Member,AmericanLegion;Lions.Died, in Bingham MemorialHospital,Blackfoot,BinghamCounty, Idaho,October26, 2006 (age77 years, 47days).Interment atMalad City Cemetery, Malad City, Idaho. | | Harding, Ray L. — of Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lyme, 1917-18.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Raymond B. — of New York. Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1992;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1996;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman).Still living as of 2000. | | Harding, Reed — of New York. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 38th District, 1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Robert William Joseph (b.1907) —also known asRobert W. Harding — Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,July 15,1907.U.S. Vice Consul inToronto, 1930-43.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Rose — of Colton,SanBernardino County, Calif.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1952.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, S. Hale — of Melrose,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Candidate formayorof Melrose, Mass., 1953.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harding,StanleySeeH. StanleyHarding | | Harding, Stephen Selwyn(1808-1891) —Born inOntarioCounty, N.Y.,February24, 1808.Candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1842; candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1846;Governorof Utah Territory, 1862-63;justice ofColorado territorial supreme court, 1863-65.Died in Milan,RipleyCounty, Ind.,February12, 1891 (age82 years, 353days).Interment atOldMilan Cemetery, Near Milan, Ripley County, Ind. | | Harding, Thomas J. — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Victor H. — of California. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, W. A. — of Oakland,BurtCounty, Neb.Member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1889.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, Warren G. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 8th District, 1974.Still living as of 1974. | | Harding, Warren G. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 1st District, 1985.Still living as of 1985.  | Harding, Warren Gamaliel(1865-1923) —also known asWarren G. Harding — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Blooming Grove,MorrowCounty, Ohio,November2, 1865.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofOhiostate senate 13th District, 1901-03;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1904(alternate),1912,1916(TemporaryChair;PermanentChair;speaker);candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1910;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1915-21;Presidentof the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.Baptist.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Knightsof Pythias;PhiAlpha Delta.Firstpresident ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,1922.Died, probably from aheartattack, in a room at the PalaceHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August2, 1923 (age57 years, 273days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not acceptedby historians.Originally entombed atMarionCemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 atHardingMemorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) atWoodland Park, Seattle, Wash.| | Relatives: Sonof Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;married,July 8,1891, toFlorenceDeWolfe. | | | | Harding County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | HardingHighSchool, inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingHighSchool, inWarren,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingMiddleSchool, inFrankford,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — ThecommunityofHardingTownship, New Jersey (created 1922) isnamed forhim. — WarrenStreet,GStreet,and HardingStreet(now Boardwalk), inKetchikan,Alaska, were allnamed forhim. — HardingMountain,inChelanCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. —MountHarding, inSkagway,Alaska, isnamed forhim. | | | | Personal motto: "Remember there are twosides to every question. Get both." | | | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back tonormalcy with Harding." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Warren G. Harding: FrancisRussell,TheShadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In HisTimes — Robert K. Murray,TheHarding Era : Warren G. Harding and HisAdministration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson,ThePresidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,InsideStory of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee,TheOhio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.Dean,WarrenG. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell,TheStrange Deaths of President Harding — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Russell Roberts,WarrenG. Harding (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Harding, William A. — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 12, 1911-12.Burial location unknown. | | Harding, William F. — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Superior court judge in North Carolina 14th District, 1921-35. Burial location unknown. | | Harding, William Lloyd(1877-1934) —also known asWilliam L. Harding — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Sibley,OsceolaCounty, Iowa,October3, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1907-13;LieutenantGovernor of Iowa, 1913-17;Governor ofIowa, 1917-21.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Censuredby legislature over pardonsscandal,and left office indisgracein 1921.DiedDecember17, 1934 (age57 years, 75days).Entombed in mausoleum atGracelandPark Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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