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Politicians with the Surname French
This page was updated by Mara French on 12/27/10. Send any corrections or additions to this chart to marafrench@mindspring.com. Revisions: 2010.
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The original website of the politicians listed below with the surname French can be found here: http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/french-frensdorf.html. This file has been copied to the FFA website so that it is searchable from the FFA Home Page. Newer entries may have been added to the original page that do not appear here.
¥ FRENCH: See also George
Edward Bales; William
G. Burton; French
Caldwell; Richard
B. Coolidge; Arthur
William Coolidge; Oren Sturman Copeland; George
Howard Earle, Jr.; George
Howard Earle III; Frank
George Farrington; George
Anderson Gordon; Horace
French Graham; Joseph
French Harding; John
Marshall Harlan; French
Hill; Henry
French Hollis; Jack
French Kemp; French W.
Long; French B.
Loveland; Thomas
French Mabry; Hector
MacLean; W. French
Manning; James D.
McGee; Susan E.
Miller-French; Julius
Sterling Morton; James
French Patton; French
Robinson; Silas
Seymour; French
Simpson; D. French
Slaughter; Daniel
French Slaughter, Jr.; William
French Smith; George
French Strother; James
French Strother; James
French Strother; Hugh
French Thomason; Henry
Odin Tilton; Charles
French Toms; William
Henry Vanderbilt III; May
French Worth.
¥ French,
Abel — of Oneida County, N.Y.; Albany County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1798-99, 1800-03, 1809-10 (Oneida County
1798-99, 1800-03, Albany County 1809-10). Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Abel — of New York.
U.S. Consul in Aix-la-Chapelle,
1855-61. Burial
location unknown.
¥ French,
Adonijah
— of Woodbridge, New Haven County,
Conn. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodbridge, 1821-23. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Andrew (b. 1859) — of near
Plainview, Wabasha
County, Minn. Born in Green Lake County,
Wis., December
10, 1859. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1891-93. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Asa Palmer (1860-1935) — also known as Asa
P. French — of
Massachusetts. Born January
29, 1860. U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1906-14. Died September
17, 1935. Burial location unknown.
¥
French, Augustus C. (1808-1864) — of Crawford County, Ill.;
St. Clair
County, Ill. Born in Hill, Merrimack County,
N.H., August 2,
1808. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1844;
Governor
of Illinois, 1846-53; delegate to Illinois state constitutional
convention St. Clair County, 1862. Died in Lebanon, St. Clair County,
Ill., September
4, 1864. Interment at College
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ill.
◦
See also: National
Governors Association biography.
¥ French,
Basil D. — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
¥ French,
Benjamin — of Onondaga County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County, 1843. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Benjamin B. — of Washington, D.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1856
(Honorary
Secretary; member, Credentials
Committee; speaker).
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Billy See William A. French
¥
French, Burton Lee (1875-1954) — also known as Burton
L. French — of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho;
Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio. Born near Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., August 1, 1875.
Son of Charles A. French and Mina P. (Fisher) French; married, June 28,
1904, to Winifred Hartley (1875-1934). Republican. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives,
1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large
1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho,
1914. Presbyterian.
Member, American
Bar Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi Delta
Theta; Delta Sigma
Rho; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi Beta
Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, September 12, 1954.
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
◦
See also: congressional
biography; Govtrack.us page; Find-A-Grave
memorial.
¥ French,
C. G. W. — of Sacramento County,
Calif. Member of California
state assembly 16th District, 1871-73. Burial location unknown.
¥
French, Carlos (1835-1903) — of Seymour, New Haven County,
Conn. Born in Humphreysville (now Seymour), New Haven County,
Conn., August 6,
1835. Son of Raymond French (1805-1886) and Olive (Curtiss)
French; married, April 29,
1863, to Julia H. Thompson; third cousin twice removed of James
Levi Hotchkiss; father of Raymond Thompson French. Democrat. Inventor; president
and treasurer, Fowler Nail Co.; vice-president, H. A. Matthews Manufacturing
Co.; director, Union Horse
Shoe Nail Co.; director, Second National Bank of New Haven;
director, New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad; member of Connecticut state house of
representatives, 1860, 1868; U.S. Representative from Connecticut
2nd District, 1887-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1892.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Seymour, New Haven County,
Conn., April 14,
1903. Interment at Seymour
Union Cemetery, Seymour, Conn.
◦
See also French family of
Connecticut
◦
Epitaph: "A native
of Seymour, always identified with its interests, and one of its most honored
and successful citizens .. an
honest man, a wise counselor, a devoted husband and father, and a faithful
friend. Those who knew him best most deeply mourn his loss."
◦
See also: congressional
biography; Govtrack.us page;
Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave
memorial.
¥ French,
Charles J. — of New
Hampshire. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New
Hampshire 2nd District, 1914, 1920. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Charles R. — of Harrisburg,
Poinsett
County, Ark. Republican. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arkansas, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Charles S. — of Lake
Geneva, Walworth
County, Wis. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932.
Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Claire — of Neptune, Monmouth County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 2008.
Female. Still living
as of 2008.
¥ French,
Clayton T. A. — of
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
D. E. See David E. French
¥ French,
D. O. — of Jonesport, Washington County,
Maine. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Daniel — of Chester, Rockingham County,
N.H. New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1812-15. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
David E. — also known as D.
E. French — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia state senate
7th District, 1911-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Edward — of Burlington County,
N.J. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1848-50. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Eleanor Clark — of
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state senate
20th District, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964,
1972,
1984.
Female. Still living
as of 1984.
¥
French, Ezra Bartlett (1810-1880) — also known as Ezra
B. French — of
Damariscotta, Lincoln
County, Maine. Born in Landaff, Grafton County, N.H., September 23, 1810.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1838-40; member of Maine state senate,
1842-45; secretary
of state of Maine, 1845-50; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Maine
3rd District, 1859-61. Died in Washington, D.C., April 24,
1880. Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Damariscotta, Maine.
◦
See also: congressional
biography; Govtrack.us page;
Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave
memorial.
¥ French,
F. F. — of North
Carolina. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1868.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Fenn See
John Fenner French
¥ French, Francis T. — of East Kingston, Rockingham County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate
21st District, 1883-84. Burial location unknown.¥ French,
Frank J. — of San Francisco, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1880,
1884.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
George D. — of Winona County, Minn.
Republican. Member of Minnesota state senate
2nd District, 1909-10. Burial
location unknown.
¥ French,
George E. — of New York.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1950. Still living as of
1950.
¥ French,
George H. — of Michigan.
Republican. Member of Michigan state senate
13th District, 1861-64; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1884.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
George H. — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Mayor of
Davenport, Iowa, 1861-62. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
George W. — Justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1869-73. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
George W. — Republican. Secretary of Wyoming Territory,
1875-79. Burial
location unknown.
¥ French,
George W. — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1896,
1912.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Gillis — of Bedford, Hillsborough County,
N.H. Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Bedford,
1956. Still living as of 1956.
¥ French,
Glenn — of Marysville,
Snohomish
County, Wash. Mayor of
Marysville, Wash., 1972-76. Still living as of 1976.
¥ French,
Grace — of Wayne, Passaic County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1948.
Female. Still living
as of 1948.
¥ French,
Harold C. — of Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H.
Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Lebanon;
elected 1938. Presumed
deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Harry L. — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924.
Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Henry S. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1897. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Hiram L. — of Americus, Sumter County, Ga. Mayor of
Americus, Ga., 1872-73. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Hoagland — of McDowell County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of
delegates from McDowell County, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Hollis S. — of Alaska.
Democrat. Candidate for Alaska state senate
District G, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
¥ French,
Howard B. — of
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Irene — of Shawnee
Mission, Johnson
County, Kan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1972.
Female. Still living
as of 1972.
¥ French,
J. A. — Republican.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
J. A. — of West
Virginia. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state senate
6th District, 1934, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
J. E. — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Mayor of Niles, Mich.,
1893. Burial
location unknown.
¥ French,
Jairus
— of Madison
County, N.Y. Member of New York
state assembly from Madison County 1st District, 1851. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
James E. — of
Moultonborough, Carroll
County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate
4th District, 1887-88. Burial
location unknown.
¥ French,
James W. (1852-1915)
— of Indiana. Born in Posey County, Ind., September
17, 1852. Member of Indiana state house of
representatives, 1885; member of Indiana state senate,
1887. Died in Archer City, Archer County, Tex., March 13, 1915.
Interment at Old Beech
Cemetery, Lynn Township, Posey County, Ind.
¥ French,
Jeremiah — of Derby, New Haven County,
Conn. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Derby, 1821. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
John — of New London,
New
London County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of
representatives from New London, 1824. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
John — Member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery and Hamilton counties, 1826. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
John D. — of
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1984.
Still living as of 1984.
¥ French,
John Dana — of Manchester,
Hillsborough
County, N.H. Republican. Candidate for New Hampshire state house of
representatives from Manchester 6th Ward, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
John Fenner
— also known as Fenn
French — of New
Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La. Republican. Delegate to
Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
¥
French, John Robert (1819-1890) — also known as John
R. French — of Concord, Merrimack County,
N.H.; Biddeford, York
County, Maine; Lake County, Ohio;
Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.; Washington, D.C.;
Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Boise, Ada County,
Idaho. Born in Gilmanton, Belknap County, N.H., May 28, 1819.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Ohio state house of representatives,
1858-59; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S. Representative from North
Carolina 1st District, 1867-69; Sergeant-at-Arms, U.S. Senate,
1869-79. Died in Boise, Ada County,
Idaho, October 2, 1890.
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
◦
See also: congressional
biography; Govtrack.us page;
Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave
memorial.
¥ French,
Jonas H. — of Louisiana. Mayor of
New Orleans, La., 1862. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Jonas H. — Democrat.
Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1888;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1890. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Joseph W. — of Three
Rivers, St.
Joseph County, Mich. Republican. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1880;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Julie E. — of Scobey, Daniels County, Mont.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 2008.
Female. Still living
as of 2008.
¥ French,
L. B. — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1889-92. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Lafayette, Jr. — of
Minnesota. U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1922-28. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Laura — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 2008.
Female. Still living
as of 2008.
¥ French,
Levi — of Burlington County,
N.J. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1870,
1875. Burial
location unknown.
¥ French,
Lillian — of California.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000.
Female. Still living
as of 2000.
¥ French,
Lora Mae — of Ottawa, La Salle County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980.
Female. Still living
as of 1980.
¥ French,
Mazie L.
— of California. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1928.
Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Napoleon B. (1820-1898)
— of Mercer
County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in 1820.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861. Died in 1898.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Nathaniel — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.
Circuit judge in Iowa 7th District, 1883-86. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Newell A. — of Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1908.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
O. C. — of
Mississippi. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from
Mississippi, 1872-. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Orren S.
— of Maine. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine
2nd District, 1900. Burial
location unknown.
¥ French,
Parker H. — of San Luis Obispo County,
Calif. Member of California
state assembly 2nd District, 1854-55. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Pat — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico,
1980.
Still living as of 1980.
¥ French,
Paul V. — U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1976-78. Still
living as of 1978.
¥ French,
Percival — of Idaho. Idaho superintendent of schools,
1899. Burial
location unknown.
¥ French,
R. T. — of Michigan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1904.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Ralph — of Aurora, Lawrence County, Mo.
Republican. Mayor of
Aurora, Mo., 1955. Still living as of 1955.
¥
French, Raymond Thompson
(1864-1934) — also known as Raymond
T. French — of Seymour, New Haven County,
Conn. Born in Seymour, New Haven County,
Conn., February
23, 1864. Son of Carlos French; fourth cousin once removed of James
Levi Hotchkiss; cousin of Julia H. (Thompson) French; married to
Alice R. Hayden. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state senate
17th District, 1919-20. Died February
5, 1934. Interment at Seymour
Union Cemetery, Seymour, Conn.
◦
See also French family of
Connecticut
◦
See also: Find-A-Grave
memorial.
¥ French,
Reuben L. — of Pittsfield,
Merrimack
County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate
4th District, 1870-71. Burial
location unknown.
¥ French,
Ricardo D. — of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate
1st District, 1928. Presumed
deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥
French, Richard (1792-1854) — of Kentucky. Born near Boonesborough, Madison County, Ky., June 20, 1792.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1820-26; circuit judge in
Kentucky, 1829; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1835-37, 1843-45, 1847-49 (11th
District 1835-37, 9th District 1843-45, 1847-49); candidate for Governor of Kentucky,
1840. Died in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., May 1, 1854.
Interment a private
or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Ky.
◦
See also: congressional
biography; Govtrack.us page.
¥ French,
Richard — of San Jose, Santa Clara County,
Calif. Mayor of
San Jose, Calif., 1937. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Robert B. — of Tuscaloosa,
Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.; Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Ala.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1964,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
¥ French,
Robert E. — of Barnstable,
Barnstable
County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1944.
Still living as of 1944.
¥ French,
Robert H. — of Alhambra, Los Angeles County,
Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1944.
Still living as of 1944.
¥ French,
Rodney — of New
Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass. Republican. Mayor of
New Bedford, Mass., 1853-54; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1856.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
S. S. — of Battle
Creek, Calhoun County,
Mich. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Salfronius H.
— of Broome
County, N.Y. Member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1846. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Sam — of Illinois.
Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of state of Illinois,
1936. Presumed
deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Samuel A. — of Hudson County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1859. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Samuel G. — of New York, New York County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 29th District, 1896. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Samuel J. — of Illinois.
Socialist Labor candidate for Illinois state treasurer,
1918; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois
16th District, 1920. Presumed
deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Samuel T. — of New Jersey.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey
1st District, 1932. Presumed
deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Simeon (1816-1910) — of
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich. Born in New York, 1816.
Mayor of
Battle Creek, Mich., 1883-84. Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich.,
1910.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Thomas E. — of Camden, Camden County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1924.
Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
W. J. — of Alva, Woods County, Okla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma Territory, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Walter M. (d. 1930)
— Justice
of Washington state supreme court, 1927-30;
died in office 1930. Died September
13, 1930. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Warren B. — of Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1940,
1944,
1952.
Still living as of 1952.
¥ French,
Will J. — of St. John, Stafford County, Kan.
Republican. Kansas
state auditor, 1927-35. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Will J. — of San Francisco, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928.
Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
William A. (1849-1903)
— also known as Billy French — of Dundee, Monroe County, Mich.;
Bell, Presque
Isle County, Mich. Born in Pelham, Ontario, March 2,
1849. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of
representatives from Monroe County 2nd District, 1883-84;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1894-1900; appointed 1894. Member, Freemasons. Died, of cancer, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1903. Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Dundee, Mich.
¥ French,
William Darwin — also
known as William French
— of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
¥ French,
William M. — of Indiana.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1868.
Burial location unknown.
¥ French,
Winsor B. — of Saratoga
Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y. Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1896.
Burial location unknown.