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

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| | FENTON: See also Fenton Bagley —Andrew Bell Ballinger —Fred Fenton Bays —Fenton L. Bland Jr. —Fenton Whitlock Booth —Samuel Fenton Cary —Charles Fenton Collier —C. Fenton Day —Fenton B. Fleming —Samuel Whittier Gardiner —Fenton Keenan —Howard Fenton Latourette —Griffith Walker Lewis Jr. —Fenton Reuben McCreery —Charles Fenton Mercer —G. Fenton Mitchell —Ned Fenton Roscoe —Hazel Schermerhorn —Fenton T. Stockard —Fenton J. 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| | | Fenton, Alva E. — Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1910. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Arthur — of Denton, Doniphan County, Kan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1924. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Arthur C. — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.U.S. Collector of Customs, 1927. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Aubrey — of Willingboro, Burlington County, N.J.; Mt. Laurel, Burlington County, N.J. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 2008(alternate), 2012.Female. Still living as of 2012. | | | | Fenton, Barbara Ann — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 2012.Female. Still living as of 2012. | | | | Fenton, Charles B. — of Michigan. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Mackinac District, 1867-68, 1871-72. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Charles W. — of New Jersey. U.S. Consul in Southampton, 1849-50. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Daniel G. — of Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wis. Democrat. Member of Wisconsin state senate 3rd District, 1848. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, David N. — of Rhode Island. Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1970. Still living as of 1970. | | | | Fenton, Elizabeth — of Connecticut. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2000.Female. Still living as of 2000. | | | | Fenton, Ernest B. — of Markham, Cook County, Ill. Candidate for mayor of Markham, Ill., 2009. Still living as of 2009. | | | | Fenton, Frank P.(1874-1947) — of Willimantic, Windham County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, October 31, 1874. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1908,1924(member, Committee on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1918, 1924; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Windham, 1926.Englishancestry. Died January 19, 1947 (age 72 years, 80 days). Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Harry C. — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Republican. Secretary of Indiana Republican Party, 1937. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Hazel Wilma See Hazel Schermerhorn | | | | Fenton, Ivor David(1889-1986) — also known as Ivor D. Fenton — of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pa., August 3, 1889. Republican. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-63 (13th District 1939-45, 12th District 1945-63); defeated, 1962; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956,1960. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Medical Association. Died in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa., October 23, 1986 (age 97 years, 81 days). Interment at German Protestant Cemetery, Mahonoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. | | | | Fenton, Jeremiah(1845-1936) — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in 1845. Republican. Mayor of Springfield, Mo., 1894-96; postmaster at Springfield, Mo., 1898-1902. Died in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., December 20, 1936 (age about 91 years). Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Mo. | | | | Fenton, Jerry B.(1889-1958) — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born August 6, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District, 1922; on December 7, 1922, he was stabbedin the upper back by Tom J. Griffin, whose wife he was representing in a divorce case; Griffin was convicted of felonious assault and sentenced to two years in prison. Died March 15, 1958 (age 68 years, 221 days). Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Mo. | | | | Fenton, John J. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1884. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, John W. — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1920. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Joseph Brush — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan land commissioner, 1876. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Joseph S. — of Fenton, Genesee County, Mich. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County, 1851-52. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Kelly — Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 53-B, 2015-. Still living as of 2016. | | | | Fenton, Lawrence Bruce — Reform candidate for U.S. Representative from California 17th District, 2000. Still living as of 2000. | | | | Fenton, Lucien Jerome(1844-1922) — also known as Lucien J. Fenton — of Winchester, Adams County, Ohio. Born in Winchester, Adams County, Ohio, May 7, 1844. Republican. Superintendent of schools; banker; U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1895-99. Died in Winchester, Adams County, Ohio, June 28, 1922 (age 78 years, 52 days). Interment at Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Ohio. | | | | Fenton, Nathaniel — of Otsego County, N.Y.; Chautauqua County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly, 1814-15, 1817-18, 1828 (Otsego County 1814-15, 1817-18, Chautauqua County 1828). Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Peter — of Olmsted County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 9, 1872. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Reuben (born c.1964) — of Kingshill, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Born about 1964. Republican. Candidate for Virgin Islands legislature from St. Croix, 2002; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virgin Islands, 2004. Still living as of 2004. | | | | Fenton, Reuben Eaton(1819-1885) — also known as Reuben E. Fenton — of Frewsburg, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in Carroll, Chautauqua County, N.Y., July 4, 1819.Lawyer;U.S. Representative from New York, 1853-55, 1857-65 (33rd District 1853-55, 1857-63, 29th District 1863-65); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856;Governor of New York, 1865-69; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1868;U.S. Senator from New York, 1869-75. Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y., August 25, 1885 (age 66 years, 52 days). Entombed at Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y. Relatives: Son of George Washington Fenton and Elsie (Owen) Fenton; married, February 5, 1840, to Jane Frew; married, June 12, 1844, to Elizabeth Scudder; second cousin once removed of Nathaniel Freeman Jr.; third cousin of Benjamin Fessenden and Charles Backus Hyde Fessenden; third cousin twice removed of Desda Chapin; third cousin thrice removed of Peronneau Finley Henderson; fourth cousin once removed of George Champlin, John Baldwin, Levi Yale, Herschel Harrison Hatch and Frank P. Fenton. Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). The townof Fenton, New York, is named for him. — The communityof Fentonville, New York, is named for him. — Fenton Hall, at the State Universityof New York at Fredonia, is named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Image source: New York Red Book 1896 | | | Fenton, Robert E. — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Democrat. Postmaster at Lincoln, Neb., 1936-43 (acting, 1936-37). Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Robert G. — Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1884. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, Robert J. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1995. Still living as of 1995. | | | | Fenton, Roderick — of Willington, Tolland County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Willington, 1834. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, T. P. — of Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo.Mayor of Charleston, Mo., 1967. Still living as of 1967. | | | | Fenton, Walter Samuel(1886-1940) — also known as Walter S. Fenton — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vt., July 12, 1886. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1917-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1932;delegate to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;Knights of Pythias. Died, from a coronary embolism, in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., July 12, 1940 (age 54 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown. Relatives: Son of Henry S. Fenton and Belle C. (Hudson) Fenton; married, December 28, 1910, to Marion S. Babbitt; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliam Matthew Fenton. | | | | Fenton, Warren C. — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Republican. Postmaster at Boise, Idaho, 1897-1910. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, William — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1972. Still living as of 1972. | | | | Fenton, William H. — of Naugatuck, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1912. Burial location unknown. | | | | Fenton, William Matthew(1808-1871) — also known as William M. Fenton — of Fenton, Genesee County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., December 19, 1808. Democrat. Merchant;lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1846-47; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1848-51; register of U.S. Land Office at Genesee, Michigan, 1853-57; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1858-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1864. Injured while fire-fighting, and subsequently died, in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 12, 1871 (age 62 years, 144 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich. Relatives: Son of Joseph Seneca Fenton and Sarah (Thompson) Fenton; married 1835 to Adelaide Birdsall; second cousin thrice removed of Walter Samuel Fenton. | | | | Fenton, William T. (b. 1872) — of Richardson County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Dawson, Richardson County, Neb., October 2, 1872. Democrat. Richardson County Sheriff, 1907-13; warden, Nebraska State Prison, 1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1924.Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Modern Woodmen of America; Elks. Burial location unknown. Relatives: Son of Jeremiah Fenton and Catherine (Calnon) Fenton; married, April 9, 1903, to Vinnette M. Coleman. | |

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