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| |  STEARNS:See alsoRogerWard Babson —ThomasMeinhard Balliet —J.Stearns Cushing —AlexanderWarren Fairbank —CharlesStearns Faulkner —CarterHenry Harrison II —RufusHeaton —PaulChurchill Hutton —BenjaminF. Kagay —JasperMcLevy —AdaByron Nafew —HomerAugustus Nelson —AustinScott —StearnsFisher Smith —AlbertHiram Stetson —MasonTurner | | Stearns, Abel (1798-1871) — also known as"Cara de Caballo";"HorseFace" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Lunenburg,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February9, 1798.Delegateto California state constitutional convention, 1849; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1851-52, 1861-62 (2nd District 1851-52, 1stDistrict 1861-62).Member,Freemasons.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August23, 1871 (age73 years, 195days).Original intermentsomewherein San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment atCalvaryCemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif. | | Stearns, Albert John(1873-1959) —also known asAlbert J. Stearns — of Norway,OxfordCounty, Maine.Born in Lovell,OxfordCounty, Maine,October9, 1873.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1920(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1940(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Died in Norway,OxfordCounty, Maine,May 10,1959 (age85 years, 213days).Interment atCenterLovell Cemetery, Center Lovell, Lovell, Maine.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joseph F. Stearns and Ellen (Russell) Stearns; married1900 to AliceMarion Wheeler; married1948 toTheresa R. Richmond. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Stearns, Alfred W. — of Snows Falls, Paris,OxfordCounty, Maine.Postmaster atSnowsFalls, Maine, 1860-61.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Allan M. — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Democrat.Mayorof Kalamazoo, Mich., 1897-99; defeated, 1895.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Aretas E. — of Norway,OxfordCounty, Maine.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Asa F. — of Rumford,OxfordCounty, Maine.Postmaster atRumford,Maine, 1893.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Asahel(1774-1839) —of Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts,1774.Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1810;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1815-17.Died in1839(ageabout65 years).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Stearns, Mrs. C. C. — of Hayden,RouttCounty, Colo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1940.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, C. Parker — of Andover,TollandCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Andover; elected 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Mrs. Carl G. — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromTexas,1940,1944,1948.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Charles H. — of Johnson,LamoilleCounty, Vt.Republican.LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1904-06; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Vermont,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Charles T. — of Minnesota.MemberMinnesota territorial council 3rd District, 1854-55.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Christine — of Ewing,MercerCounty, N.J.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Stearns, Mrs.Clark D.SeeEdith S.Stearns | | Stearns, Clark Daniel (b.1870) —of Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in1870.U.S. Navy officer;Governor ofAmerican Samoa; in 1921, he wasrelieved ofduty as commander of the U.S. Navy shipMichigan, forallowingthe men under his command toorganizecommittees; in 1923, he was chief of emergency relief workfollowing an earthquake in Japan, and received a medal from theJapanese Red Cross; after the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, he sentthe medal back to Japan.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns,CliffSeeClifford BundyStearns | | Stearns, Clifford Bundy (b.1941) —also known asCliff Stearns — of Ocala,MarionCounty, Fla.Born inWashington,D.C.,April16, 1941.Republican.U.S.Representative from Florida 6th District, 1989-; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Florida,1992.Presbyterian.Still living as of 2014. | | Stearns, Clifford D. — of Hinsdale,CheshireCounty, N.H.Delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Hinsdale,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, D. C. — of Berea,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Postmaster atBerea,Ohio, 1887-89.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, D. Manfield — of Elkhorn,WalworthCounty, Wis.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Walworth County, 1876.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, David — of De Queen,SevierCounty, Ark.Republican.Chair ofSevier County Republican Party, 2003.Still living as of 2003. | | Stearns, David B. — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Stearns, David S. — ofMultnomahCounty, Ore.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns,DeweySeeR. DeweyStearns | | Stearns, Mrs. Donald — of Marshall,LyonCounty, Minn.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1960.Female.Still living as of 1960. | | Stearns, Edith S.(c.1878-1958) —also known asMrs. Clark D. Stearns — of Florida. Born about 1878. Republican. Founder and president, Pan American League; candidate forU.S.Representative from Florida 4th District, 1944.Female.Died in Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,March30, 1958 (ageabout 80years).Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Edward — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1904.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Edwin — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate senate 18th District, 1850-51;Connecticutstate treasurer, 1852-54.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Elisha — of Tolland,TollandCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Tolland, 1828, 1838-39;member ofConnecticutstate senate 20th District, 1840.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Elliott Edmund(1891-1969) —also known asElliott E. Stearns — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.BornOctober7, 1891.HonoraryConsul for Belgium inCleveland,Ohio, 1923-59.DiedJune 23,1969 (age77 years, 259days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur Adelbert Stearns and Lillian Grant (Platt) Stearns; married1915 toSarah Hoyt; married1932 toBlanche Josephine Hoyt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Stearns, Ezra S. — of Rindge,CheshireCounty, N.H.Member ofNewHampshire state senate 14th District, 1887-90;secretaryof state of New Hampshire, 1891-99.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Foster Waterman(1881-1956) —also known asFoster Stearns — of Hancock,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Hull,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,July 29,1881.Republican.Librarian;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1937;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1939-45; delegateto Republican National Convention from New Hampshire,1940(HonoraryVice-President),1948.DiedJune 4,1956 (age74 years, 311days).Interment atExeterCemetery, Exeter, N.H. | | Stearns, Francis A. — of Corona,RiversideCounty, Calif.Mayorof Corona, Calif., 1957-58.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Frank P. — of Shawnee,PottawatomieCounty, Okla.Republican. Postmaster atShawnee,Okla., 1898-1903.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Frank W. — of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Franklin — of Virginia. Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Virginia, 1868-72.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, George F. — ofMecostaCounty, Mich.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1880.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, George H.(1838-1929) —of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.BornApril22, 1838.Mayorof Manchester, N.H., 1885-86; member ofNewHampshire state senate 19th District, 1889-90.DiedAugust21, 1929 (age91 years, 121days).Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, George M. — of Massachusetts.U.S.Attorney for Massachusetts, 1886-87.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, H. I. — of Brookings,BrookingsCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1889-90;member ofSouthDakota state senate 20th District, 1891-92.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Henry A. — of Lincoln,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1891-92.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, I. C. — ofGoodhueCounty, Minn.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 6, 1859-60.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, J. C. — of Vermont. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,1868.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, J. P. — ofSantaBarbara County, Calif.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1880.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, J. Thomas — of Fremont,SullivanCounty, N.Y.; Morrisania, New York County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1884(alternate),1892;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1890.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, James, Jr. — ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Liberal. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, James G. — of Terrebonne,DeschutesCounty, Ore.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,1976.Still living as of 1976. | | Stearns, Jared N. — of Mansfield,TollandCounty, Conn.Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Mansfield, 1908.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, John — of New York. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate Eastern District, 1809-13.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Joseph T. — of Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVermont,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Justus Smith(1845-1933) —also known asJustus S. Stearns — of Ludington,MasonCounty, Mich.Born in Pomfret town,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1845.Republican.Lumberbusiness; Presidential Elector for Michigan,1893;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1928(ConventionVice-President).Died in Ludington,MasonCounty, Mich.,February14, 1933 (age87 years, 310days).Intermentsomewherein Ludington, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Heman S. Stearns; married1869 toPaulina Lyon. |
| | Stearns, L. A. — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for SouthDakota,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Lester V. — of Dunkirk,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns,ManfieldSeeD. ManfieldStearns | | Stearns, Marcellus Lovejoy(1839-1891) —also known asMarcellus L. Stearns — of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Born in Maine,April29, 1839.Republican.Delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from Gadsden andLiberty counties, 1868; U.S. Surveyor-General for Florida, 1871;LieutenantGovernor of Florida, 1873-74;Governor ofFlorida, 1874-77; defeated, 1876.DiedDecember8, 1891 (age52 years, 223days).Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Melvin J. — of Massena,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Postmaster atMassena,N.Y., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Monteagle (b.1924) —of Massachusetts. Born in1924.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toIvory Coast, 1976-79;Greece, 1981-85.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Onslow(1810-1878) —of Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.BornAugust30, 1810.Republican. Member ofNewHampshire state senate 4th District, 1862-64; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Hampshire,1864;Governorof New Hampshire, 1869-71.DiedDecember29, 1878 (age68 years, 121days).Interment atBlossomHill Cemetery, Concord, N.H. | | Stearns, Ozora Pierson(1831-1896) —also known asOzora P. Stearns — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.Born in DeKalb,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,January15, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;OlmstedCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1861; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War;mayorof Rochester, Minn., 1866-68;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1871; district judge in Minnesota 11thDistrict, 1874-95.Died in Pacific Beach, San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,June 2,1896 (age65 years, 139days).Cremated;ashes interred atForestHill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn. | | Stearns,ParkerSeeC. ParkerStearns | | Stearns, Paul — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1976.Still living as of 1976. | | Stearns, Perry J. — of Wisconsin. Independent candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1950; candidate in primary forjustice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Peter — of Exeter,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewHampshire,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, R. A. — of Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.Mayorof Pensacola, Fla., 1874-75, 1877-78.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, R. Dewey — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Republican.Mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1959-61; candidate forMichiganstate senate 34th District, 1964.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Richard Gaylore (b.1944) —Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,1944.U.S.District Judge for Massachusetts, 1993-.Still living as of 2017. | | Stearns, Robert L. — of Boulder,BoulderCounty, Colo.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Rosina D. — of Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNebraska,1932.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Seargent P. — U.S. Consul General inMontreal, as of 1884.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns,ThomasSeeJ. ThomasStearns | | Stearns, Valette D. — of Mansfield,TollandCounty, Conn.Firstselectman of Mansfield, Connecticut, 1907.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Wallace — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1936.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Walter H. — of Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromRhode Island,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Wesley J.(1868-1966) —of Stanton,MontcalmCounty, Mich.Born in Iowa,May 20,1868.Republican.Meatmerchant;farmer;MontcalmCounty Treasurer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1917-20.Englishancestry.Died in1966(ageabout98 years).Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, Willard — of Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.Democrat. Postmaster atAdrian,Mich., 1885-90;mayor ofAdrian, Mich., 1899-1901.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, William B. — ofChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1900.Burial location unknown. | | Stearns, William M. — of Durham,StraffordCounty, N.H.Republican. ElectedNewHampshire state house of representatives from Durham 1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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