The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Battle (original) (raw)

BATTLE (Soundex B340) — See also ABLETT,BATT,BATTE,BATTELL,BATTLEFIELD,BATTLES,BATTLEY,BATTLIN,BATTLING,BEETLE,BETAL,BETTLE,BOOTLE,BRATTLE,TALEB.

| | BATTLE: See also George Gordon Battle Liddy —Archibald Battle Lovett —Kemp Battle Nixon —D. Battle Robinson —John Gill Shorter —Thomas Battle Turley | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Battle, Alfred — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1916. Burial location unknown. | | | Battle Axe: See Patrick Jerome Gleason | | | Battle, Burrill Bunn(1838-1917) — of Lewisville, Lafayette County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Hinds County, Miss., July 24, 1838.Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1871; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1885-1910. Died December 21, 1917 (age 79 years, 150 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Relatives: Son of Joseph J. Battle and Nancy (Stricklin) Battle; married 1871 to Josephine A. Witherspoon. | | | Battle, C. I. — of Spanish Camp, Wharton County, Tex. Member of Texas state house of representatives 66th District, 1887-88. Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, C. W. — of Edgecombe County, N.C. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County, 1879-82. Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, Charlie — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 10th District, 1972. Still living as of 1972. | | | Battle, Edgar — U.S. Consul in Acapulco, 1893-98; U.S. Vice Consul in Acapulco, 1898-1902. Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, Edgar (1856-1940) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., May 30, 1856. Democrat. Postmaster at Seattle, Wash., 1913-23. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., December 30, 1940 (age 84 years, 214 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash. | | | Battle, Elisha — of Edgecombe County, N.C. Member of North Carolina state senate from Edgecombe County, 1777-81, 1783-84, 1785-87. Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, Elizabeth — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996.Female. Still living as of 1996. | | | Battle, George Gordon(1868-1949) — also known as "Mr. Chairman" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Edgecombe County, N.C., October 26, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Bartow S. Weeks, H. Snowden Marshall, and James A. O'Gorman; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944. Member, Tammany Hall. Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was named after him. Died, following a heart attack, in a hospitalat Fredericksburg, Va., April 29, 1949 (age 80 years, 185 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. | | | Battle, J. D. — of Texarkana, Miller County, Ark.Mayor of Texarkana, Ark., 1931. Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, Jacob — of Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Nash County, 1915-16. Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, James S. — of Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1876(member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, Jesse, Jr. (born c.1952) — of Washington, D.C. Born about 1952. Vocational counselor; Independent candidate for mayor of Washington, D.C., 1994.Africanancestry. Still living as of 1994. | | | Battle, John Stewart(1890-1972) — also known as John S. Battle — of Charlottesville, Va. Born in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., July 11, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1930-33; member of Virginia state senate, 1934-49 (27th District 1934-35, 26th District 1936-49); Governor of Virginia, 1950-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956.Baptist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons. Died April 9, 1972 (age 81 years, 273 days). Interment at Monticello Memorial Park, Charlottesville, Va. | | | Battle, Joseph F., Jr.(1938-2001) — of Chester, Delaware County, Pa. Born April 28, 1938.Mayor of Chester, Pa., 1979-86. Died March 10, 2001 (age 62 years, 316 days). Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, Joseph L. — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 2008. Still living as of 2008. | | | Battle, Kemp Plummer(1831-1919) — also known as Kemp P. Battle — of Wake County, N.C. Born in Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C., December 19, 1831.Lawyer;delegate to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; president, ChathamRailroadduring the Civil War; North Carolina state treasurer, 1866-68; president, University of North Carolina, 1876-91; historian. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., February 4, 1919 (age 87 years, 47 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C. | | | Battle, Laurie Calvin(1912-2000) — also known as Laurie C. Battle — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Wilsonville, Shelby County, Ala., May 10, 1912. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate forU.S. Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1958.Methodist. Member, Jaycees;American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa Phi Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Gamma Mu; Elks; Eagles;Lions. Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing business with the Soviet Union, but allowed the President flexibility to waive the ban. Died, from cancer, at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 2, 2000 (age 87 years, 358 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | | Battle, Leonard Carrol — of Essexville, Bay County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Bay County, 1961. Still living as of 1961. | | | Battle, Leroy — of Bellwood, Cook County, Ill. Candidate for mayor of Bellwood, Ill., 2005. Still living as of 2005. | | | Battle, Lucius Durham(1918-2008) — also known as Lucius D. Battle; Luke Battle — of Washington, D.C. Born in Dawson, Terrell County, Ga., June 1, 1918. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Foreign Service officer; personal aide to Secretary of State Dean Acheson; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1964-67. Member, Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi; Council on Foreign Relations. Died, of Parkinson's disease, in Washington, D.C., May 13, 2008 (age 89 years, 347 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | | Battle, Luke See Lucius Durham Battle | | | Battle, Marion S. — of Roanoke, Va. Democrat. Postmaster at Roanoke, Va., 1937-38 (acting, 1937). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, Martha — Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Female. Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, Richard — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888(member, Resolutions Committee). Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, Richard H. — of Wake County, N.C.North Carolina state auditor, 1864-65; appointed 1864. Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, Robert III — of Detroit west side, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1976,1980,1984,1988. Still living as of 1988. | | | Battle, Victor — of Jackson County, Mo. Republican. Candidate for Missouri state senate 9th District, 1968. Still living as of 1968. | | | Battle, Vincent Martin (b. 1940) — Born in 1940. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, 2001. Still living as of 2001. | | | Battle, William Cullen (b. 1920) — of Charlottesville, Va. Born in Charlottesville, Va., October 9, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1962-64.Baptist. Member, American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | | Battle, William Horn(1802-1879) — also known as William H. Battle — of Franklin County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Edgecombe County, N.C., 1802. Whig. Lawyer; member of North Carolina house of commons from Franklin County, 1833-34; delegate to Whig National Convention from North Carolina, 1839; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1840; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1848, 1852-67; law professor. Died in 1879(age about 77 years). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C. _Relatives:_Father of Kemp Plummer Battle. | | | Battle, Wilma (born c.1942) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born about 1942. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2004.Female. Still living as of 2004. |

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