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| |  STERLING:See alsoSterlingV. Albertson —SterlingAlbrecht —WilliamSterling Anderson —SterlingBall —WilliamSterling Battis —SterlingPrice Beaven —SterlingD. Bennett —SterlingFoster Black —SterlingB. Blake —SterlingP. Bond —SterlingBrewer —SterlingA. Campbell —SterlingB. Cannon —SterlingDouglas Carr —SterlingCastle —SterlingR. Catlin —SterlingG. Cato —SterlingM. Chain —JosephHodges Choate —DonnaMarie Christian-Christensen —WilliamSterling Cole —SterlingP. Davidson Jr. —SterlingEaton —WashingtonSterling Elliott —SterlingW. Fisher —SterlingK. Gilmore —SterlingG. Hadley —A.Sterling Hall —JohnSterling Howe —CharlesSterling Hutcheson —BenjaminSterling Johnson —SterlingJohnson —SterlingByrd Lacy —WilliamSterling Byrd Lacy —SterlingE. Lacy —EmmaSterling Lansing —SterlingC. Lathen —SterlingT. Lewis —HenrySterling Magoon —SterlingP. Majors —SterlingMartin —IraMayhew —SterlingH. McCarty —SterlingP. McDonald —JuliusSterling Morton —SterlingW. Mudge —SterlingNorbeck —SterlingJ. Norgard —WilliamSterling Ostrander —FrankSterling Pratt —SterlingPrice —SterlingPrice —Mrs.Sterling Richart —SterlingClack Robertson —ElijahSterling Clack Robertson —SterlingRochester —SterlingRussell —SterlingSeabrook —SterlingG. Sechrist —SterlingSmall —SterlingCrawford Stratton —SterlingPrice Strong —BenjaminSterling Turner —SterlingG. Webber —FranklinMartin Williams —PeytonSterling Wyatt —SterlingYancey | | Sterling, Alfred W. — of Kittery,YorkCounty, Maine.Republican. Member ofMainestate house of representatives from York County (10th), 1931-32.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Ansel(1782-1853) —of Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February3, 1782.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Sharon, 1820-21, 1825-26,1829, 1835-37;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1821-25.Died in Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November6, 1853 (age71 years, 276days).Interment atSharonBurying Ground, Sharon, Conn. | | Sterling, Archibald, Jr. — of Maryland.U.S.Attorney for Maryland, 1878-86.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Barry — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1964.Still living as of 1964.  | Sterling, Bruce Foster(1870-1945) —also known asBruce F. Sterling — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Masontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,September28, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofEdwardC. Higbee; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1924,1928;member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1910;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1917-19;defeated, 1920;PennsylvaniaDemocratic state chair, 1921.Member,Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar.Died in1945(ageabout74 years).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa. | | Sterling, Carl H. — of East Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Mayorof East Syracuse, N.Y., 1965-67.Still living as of 1967. | | Sterling, Charles W. — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Republican. Member ofMinnesotarailroad and warehouse commission, 1923; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Minnesota,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Christian C. — of Masontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Democrat. Postmaster atMasontown,Pa., 1915-17.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Cynthia A. — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Sterling, Daniel — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1837-38.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Daniel H. — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1860-63.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Duncan, Jr. — of Bayville,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Mayorof Bayville, N.Y., 1965-67.Still living as of 1967. | | Sterling, Elisha — of Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 17th District, 1833-34.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Elmer W. — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Maryland,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Sterling,EmberSeeJ. EmberSterling | | Sterling, Florence — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1928.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, FredE.SeeFrederick E.Sterling  | Sterling, Frederick Augustine(1876-1957) —also known asFrederick A. Sterling — of New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.; Texas.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,August13, 1876.Cattle ranchmanager;woollenmanufacturer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister toIreland, 1927-34;Bulgaria, 1933-36;Sweden, 1938-41.Died inWashington,D.C.,April21, 1957 (age80 years, 251days).Interment atSt. James Cemetery, Falls Church, Va.  | Sterling, Frederick E. (b.1869) —also known asFred E. Sterling — of Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.Born in Dixon,LeeCounty, Ill.,June 29,1869.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1912,1920(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1914-16;IllinoisRepublican state chair, 1916;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1919-21;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1921-33.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;ModernWoodmen;Moose;Kiwanis;Elks;RoyalLeague.Burial location unknown.| |  Image source:Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
| | Sterling, Garrett — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forMaryland,2024(on behalf ofChaseR. Oliver andMichaelter Maat).Still living as of 2024. | | Sterling, George E. — of Maine. Republican. Member, Federal Communications Commission, 1948-54. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, George W. — ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1854.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Gilbert B. — of Windsor Locks,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Windsor Locks, 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Haddie L. — of Masontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Democrat. Acting postmaster atMasontown,Pa., 1917.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Hugh — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Republican. Postmaster atWheeling,W.Va., 1879-85.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, J. Ember — of Hugo,LincolnCounty, Colo.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromColorado,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, James H. — of Exeter,FillmoreCounty, Neb.Member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1885; member ofNebraskastate senate, 1887.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, James M. — ofSt.Clair County, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from St. Clair County 1stDistrict, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Jan (1921-2004) — also known asJane Sterling Adriance — Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1921.Democrat.Actress;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Female.Died, following a series ofstrokes,while suffering fromdiabetes,in the Motion Picture and TelevisionHospital,Woodland Hills, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March26, 2004 (age82 years, 358days).Interment atSt. Pauls Churchyard, Covent Garden, London, England. | | Sterling, Jesse(1778-1845) —of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Trumbull,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 27,1778.Postmaster atBridgeport,Conn., 1810-29.Died in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 13,1845 (age66 years, 321days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Esther (Sherwood) Sterling and Silvanus Sterling; married to SarahGregory. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Sterling, John Allen(1857-1918) —also known asJohn A. Sterling — of Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.Born in Le Roy,McLeanCounty, Ill.,February1, 1857.Republican.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;McLeanCounty State's Attorney, 1892-96; member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1896-98;U.S.Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1903-13, 1915-18;died in office 1918.Died as the result of anautomobileaccident, near Pontiac,LivingstonCounty, Ill.,October17, 1918 (age61 years, 258days).Interment atParkHill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. | | Sterling, John J. — of Benton Harbor,BerrienCounty, Mich.Republican.Lawyer;BerrienCounty Prosecuting Attorney;mayorof Benton Harbor, Mich., 1929-31; defeated, 1931; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Joseph M. — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Mayorof Monroe, Mich., 1862-63.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Lee S. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Conservative. Candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1969.Still living as of 1969. | | Sterling, Levi — of Mt. Sterling,CrawfordCounty, Wis.; Mineral Point,IowaCounty, Wis.Member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1851-54 (5th District 1851-52, 15th District1853-54); member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1858.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Lois — of California. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1932.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Louis S. — of Lebanon,BooneCounty, Ind.Republican.Mayorof Lebanon, Ind.; elected 1942.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Margaret Lauff — Green. Green candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,2024(on behalf ofJillStein andRudolphT. Ware).Female.Still living as of 2024. | | Sterling, Marian — of Darien,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Darien, 1948.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Micah(1784-1844) —of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November5, 1784.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1821-23; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 5th District, 1836-39.Died in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1844 (age59 years, 158days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Sterling, Peter — of California. Natural Law candidate forU.S.Representative from California 49th District, 1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Sterling, Ralph — of Caratunk,SomersetCounty, Maine.Republican. Member ofMainestate house of representatives from Somerset County (7th),1931-32; member ofMainestate senate 8th District, 1945.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Robert (d.1870) —of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Mayorof Newburgh, N.Y., 1870; died in office 1870.DiedApril30, 1870.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Ross N.(1931-1988) —Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,January18, 1931.U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1976-88; diedin office 1988.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,January14, 1988 (age56 years, 361days).Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Ross Shaw(1875-1949) —also known asRoss S. Sterling — of Texas. Born in Anahuac,ChambersCounty, Tex.,February11, 1875.Democrat.Governor ofTexas, 1931-33.Founder of the HumbleOil andRefining Company.Died in Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.,March25, 1949 (age74 years, 42days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Houston, Tex. | | Sterling, Samuel R. — ofHarrisonburg,Va.Born in Virginia. Republican.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1867.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Scott — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Democrat. Member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Alaska, 2004; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Alaska,2004;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska,2004(on behalf ofJohnF. Kerry andJohnEdwards).Still living as of 2004. | | Sterling, Sherwood — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1847-49; candidate forConnecticutstate senate 10th District, 1867.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Stephen P. — of Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lyme, 1891-92; defeated, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Thomas(1851-1930) —of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Redfield,SpinkCounty, S.Dak.; Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.Born near Amanda,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,February20, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member ofSouthDakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90;dean,college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11;U.S.Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from South Dakota,1916.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;AncientOrder of United Workmen;American BarAssociation;AmericanPolitical Science Association.Died in1930(ageabout79 years).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Suitland, Md. | | Sterling, Trisha L. — Independence candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,2020(on behalf ofBrockPierce andKarlaBallard).Female.Still living as of 2020. | | Sterling, Walter C. — of Steubenville,JeffersonCounty, Ohio.Republican.Mayorof Steubenville, Ohio, 1949-53.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, Walter V. — U.S. Vice Consul inChihuahua, as of 1919.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, William C.(1898-1962) —also known asWin Sterling — ofMonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,August10, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1936, 1950; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Michigan,1936;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Monroe County, 1959-62; diedin office 1962.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion.DiedJune 6,1962 (age63 years, 300days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1942 to CarrieM. Blatt. |
| | Sterling, William E. —U.S.Attorney for South Dakota, 1890.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling, William I. — of Maine. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1908, 1910; Prohibitioncandidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Sterling,WinSeeWilliam C.Sterling
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