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Browning</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell9.html#265.92.89">Willard Donald Campbell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clayton.html#413.53.01">J. Vance Clayton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clippert-clynick.html#514.32.62">Henry Vance Clymer</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooke.html#023.43.80">Edmund Vance Cooke</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davidson.html#690.27.04">Robert Vance Davidson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dawyn-day.html#790.90.95">Vance D. Day</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/driver-dryzga.html#324.24.52">Vance Drum</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunnagan-dunwell.html#948.48.45">William Vance Dunnam</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/erickson.html#551.22.79">John Edward Erickson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glovinsky-gochenour.html#135.55.67">G. Vance Goble</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansen.html#981.73.34">Vance Hansen</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harte-hartling.html#826.94.53">Rupert Vance Hartke</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hendrickson-henriquez.html#989.42.16">Columbus Vance Henkel</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hicklin-hickory.html#171.96.44">M. Vance Hickman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hinkle-hinkson.html#927.29.53">G. Vance Hiney</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/judge-jyles.html#582.20.51">Vance Julian</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kraschel-kreutzer.html#004.90.73">Max Vance Krebs</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lange-lanham.html#757.58.10">Vance V. Langham</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laws-lawyer.html#727.28.49">Belford Vance Lawson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mallory.html#057.68.55">Vance Mallory</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcalpin-mcbrayer.html#506.66.64">Aaron Vance McAlvay</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccall.html#605.12.73">James Vance McCall</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccormick.html#179.84.34">Vance Criswell McCormick</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgeehan-mcgoodwin.html#495.72.61">Vance McGirt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgeehan-mcgoodwin.html#951.82.31">J. Vance McGougan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcinvale-mckane.html#207.83.42">J. Vance McIver</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmanaway-mcmickle.html#116.13.50">William Vance McMaken</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mellette-memorial.html#378.72.48">David Vance Melton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller8.html#662.95.05">T. Vance Miller</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morris.html#417.35.62">Samuel Vance Morris Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murrell-myer.html#767.13.23">Vance Muse</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#834.03.93">Vance N. Nelson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oakar-oakleaf.html#716.61.51">Vance Oakes</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#259.23.63">Vance D. Peacock</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillips.html#472.36.73">Vance Phillips</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plauche-plumley.html#256.15.65">Vance Gabriel Plauché</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powers.html#462.21.14">J. Vance Powers</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanders.html#953.20.00">Vance Sanders</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scott8.html#016.67.45">Samuel Vance Scott</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sena-serphin.html#534.25.60">Vance Sencindiver</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/somers.html#194.36.62">Robert Vance Somers</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html#477.92.43">Lloyd Vance Stone Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terry.html#807.57.21">Vance Terry</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/upjohn-upston.html#291.66.45">Christopher Columbus Upson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vandine-vanduzer.html#916.04.78">Willard Duncan Vandiver</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheelock-whipp.html#878.06.02">Vance M. Wheelock</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="231.15.34">Vance, Arthur</a> — of West Memphis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/CT-lived.html">Crittenden County</a>, Ark. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/ofc/westmemphis.html#2">West Memphis, Ark.</a>, 1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="783.33.29">Vance, Arthur St. Clair</a> (1801-1849) — of Indiana. Born in Cincinnati, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/HA-born.html">Hamilton County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1801/06-20.html">June 20, 1801</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/sthse.html">Indiana state house of representatives</a>, 1848-49. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Died in Indianapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MA-died.html">Marion County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1849/09-28.html">September 28, 1849</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/48.html">48 years, 100 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Presumably named for: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saintclair.html#415.90.14">Arthur SAINT Clair</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="760.21.51">Vance, Bill</a> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/capj.html">presiding judge of Texas court of criminal appeals</a>, 2000. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Vance, Mrs. Bob See <a href="#912.76.85">Helen Vance</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Vance, Bob See <a href="#028.17.44">Robert Smith Vance</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="222.05.87">Vance, Burton</a> — of Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1888/KY.html">1888</a>; Progressive candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Kentucky</a>, 1914. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Vance, Carl See <a href="#585.27.74">John Carl Vance</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="061.76.80">Vance, Charles N.</a> — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1888/NC.html">1888</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="425.49.84">Vance, Chris</a> (born c.1962) — of Auburn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born about 1962. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Washington</a> 9th District, 2000; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/WA.html">Washington Republican state chair</a>, 2004; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2004/WA.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="405.76.48">Vance, Claude E.</a> — of West Virginia. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 11th District, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="470.47.49">Vance, Clay</a> — of Mackay, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/CU-lived.html">Custer County</a>, Idaho. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/ID.html">1916</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="675.20.62">Vance, Cyrus</a> (1807-1875) — of Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-lived.html">Harrison County</a>, Va. (now W.Va.). Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1807/10-18.html">October 18, 1807</a>. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/clarksburg.html#4">Clarksburg, Va.</a>, 1858-63. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1875/07-10.html">July 10, 1875</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 265 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-buried.html#cms00980">Odd Fellows Cemetery</a>, Clarksburg, W.Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Grandfather of <a href="#484.07.44">Lee H. Vance</a> and <a href="#585.27.74">John Carl Vance</a>; great-grandfather of <a href="#078.79.63">Cyrus Roberts Vance</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10392.html">Vance-Davis family</a> of Clarksburg, West Virginia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/125706780">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="078.79.63">Vance, Cyrus Roberts</a> (1917-2002) — also known as Cyrus R. Vance — Born in Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-born.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/03-27.html">March 27, 1917</a>. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of State</a>, 1977-80. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/cfr.html">Council on Foreign Relations</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/trilateral-commission.html">Trilateral Commission</a>. Received the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/medal-of-freedom.html">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> in 1969. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/dementia.html">Alzheimer's disease</a>, at Mt. Sinai <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Medical Center</a>, Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2002/01-12.html">January 12, 2002</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 291 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="#585.27.74">John Carl Vance</a> and Amy (Roberts) Vance; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/02-15.html">February 15, 1947</a>, to Grace Sloane; nephew of <a href="#484.07.44">Lee H. Vance</a>; great-grandson of <a href="#675.20.62">Cyrus Vance</a>; first cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#209.57.87">John James Davis</a>; second cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#091.52.15">John William Davis</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10392.html">Vance-Davis family</a> of Clarksburg, West Virginia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus Vance">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/983/000024911">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6086283">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href=" http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/crvance.htm">Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books about Cyrus Vance: David S. McLellan, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0847671461/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0847671461&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Cyrus Vance</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="549.86.22">Vance, David</a> (1795-1856) — of Indiana. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/BU-born.html">Butler County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1795/07-26.html">July 26, 1795</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/sthse.html">Indiana state house of representatives</a>, 1833-34; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/stsen.html">Indiana state senate</a>, 1834. Died in Crawfordsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MN-died.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1856/01-07.html">January 7, 1856</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">60 years, 165 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MN-buried.html#cms08140">Odd Fellows Cemetery</a>, Crawfordsville, Ind. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/32656558">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="549.11.26">Vance, David C.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/AD-lived.html">Adams County</a>, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1864/OH.html">1864</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="107.97.44">Vance, Don M.</a> — of Monmouth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/WR-lived.html">Warren County</a>, Ill. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/monmouth.html">Mayor of Monmouth, Ill.</a>, 1954. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="929.40.09">Vance, Dwight Dale</a> — of Flatwoods, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/GR-lived.html">Greenup County</a>, Ky. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a> 98th District, 1975. Still living as of 1975. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="917.50.29">Vance, E. H.</a> — of Huron, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/BE-lived.html">Beadle County</a>, S.Dak. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/landtitle.html">Abstractor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/stsen.html">South Dakota state senate</a> 22nd District, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="343.61.33">Vance, Elijah</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/BU-lived.html">Butler County</a>, Ohio. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/cncn2.html">Delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention</a> from Butler County, 1850-51. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="773.81.41">Vance, Elisha</a> — of Connersville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/FA-lived.html">Fayette County</a>, Ind. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/connersville.html#2">Connersville, Ind.</a>, 1846-47. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="810.55.55">Vance, Elizabeth</a> — of Ogden, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/WE-lived.html">Weber County</a>, Utah. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/UT.html">1944</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/committees.html">Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/UT.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/UT.html">1952</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="251.89.90">Vance, Enoch H.</a> (1820-1888) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/SL-lived.html">Saline County</a>, Ark.; Perryville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/PE-lived.html">Perry County</a>, Ark. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MA-born.html">Madison County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1820/index.html">1820</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper editor and publisher</a>; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; captured and taken prisoner by Confederate forces, and shared a cell with future Arkansas governor <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baxter.html#132.10.12">Elisha Baxter</a>; Vance's wife Susan helped both to escape by stealing the jail keys from a guard; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/ofc/stsen.html">Arkansas state senate</a>; elected 1868. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/PE-died.html">Perry County</a>, Ark., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/09-24.html">September 24, 1888</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">about 68 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/PE-buried.html# ">Perryville Cemetery</a>, Perryville, Ark. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Elizabeth (Campbell) Vance and William Houston Vance; married to Lucinda Massey, Susan Martin (Ferlong) Lawhorn and Dianna Alby; father of <a href="#157.50.26">Enoch H. Vance (1848-1921)</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/18062208">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="157.50.26">Vance, Enoch H.</a> (1848-1921) — of Malvern, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/HS-lived.html">Hot Spring County</a>, Ark. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/PC-born.html">Pontotoc County</a>, Miss., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1848/02-18.html">February 18, 1848</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Arkansas</a> 2nd District, 1900; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/ofc/malvern.html#2">Malvern, Ark.</a>, 1901. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died in Malvern, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/HS-died.html">Hot Spring County</a>, Ark., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/10-08.html">October 8, 1921</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/73.html">73 years, 232 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/HS-buried.html#cms07347">Oak Ridge Cemetery</a>, Malvern, Ark. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Lucinda (Massey) Vance and <a href="#251.89.90">Enoch H. Vance (1820-1888)</a>; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1871/">1871</a> to Eva Thomson; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/06-22.html">June 22, 1876</a>, to Sarah McKee.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/5194440">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="776.91.95">Vance, Fred V.</a> — of Bristol, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/SU-lived.html">Sullivan County</a>, Tenn. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/bristol.html">Mayor of Bristol, Tenn.</a>, 1951-53. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="224.13.82">Vance, George A.</a> — of McMechen, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MH-lived.html">Marshall County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Marshall County, 1968; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 2nd District, 1970. Still living as of 1970. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="162.86.15">Vance, Gordon</a> — also known as Gordy Vance — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/GA-lived.html">Gallatin County</a>, Mont. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/ofc/sthse.html">Montana state house of representatives</a> 67th District; elected 2010. Still living as of 2010. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Vance, Gordy See <a href="#162.86.15">Gordon Vance</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="179.43.30">Vance, Harry</a> — of Dandridge, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/TN.html">1940</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/TN.html">1944</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="912.76.85">Vance, Helen</a> (1934-2010) — also known as Helen Hauk Rainey; Mrs. Bob Vance — of Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala.; Mountain Brook, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala. Born in Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-born.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1934/02-07.html">February 7, 1934</a>. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/AL.html">1968</a>; in December 1989, she was <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/attempts.html">seriously injured</a> by the explosion of a mail bomb which killed her husband. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Died in Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-died.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2010/10-18.html">October 18, 2010</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 253 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes interred at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-buried.html# ">St. Lukes Episcopal Columbarium</a>, Mountain Brook, Ala. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to <a href="#028.17.44">Robert Smith Vance</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/190398525">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="785.82.08">Vance, Howard</a> — of Sedgwick, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/LW-lived.html">Lawrence County</a>, Ark. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/AR.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/AR.html">1964</a>. Still living as of 1964. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="596.95.23">Vance, Mrs. Howard</a> — of Sedgwick, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/LW-lived.html">Lawrence County</a>, Ark. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/AR.html">1960</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1960. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="927.24.70">Vance, J. A.</a> — of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/FO-lived.html">Forsyth County</a>, N.C. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/winstonsalem.html#5">Mayor of Salem, N.C.</a>, 1901-03. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="895.03.53">Vance, J. A.</a> — of Torrington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/GO-lived.html">Goshen County</a>, Wyo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/WY.html">1928</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Vance, J. Carl See <a href="#585.27.74">John Carl Vance</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="859.52.22">Vance, J. Madison</a> — of New Orleans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/OR-lived.html">Orleans Parish</a>, La. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/LA.html">1896</a> (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/speakers.html">speaker</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1908/LA.html">1908</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/LA.html">1912</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/LA.html">1916</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="143.08.23">Vance, J. Paul</a> — of Waterbury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/CT.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="585.27.74">Vance, John Carl</a> (1872-1922) — also known as J. Carl Vance — of Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-lived.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-born.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1872/index.html">1872</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">Insurance adjuster</a>; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/clarksburg.html#3">Clarksburg, W.Va.</a>, 1914-17. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/index.html">1922</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/50.html">about 50 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-buried.html#cms00980">Odd Fellows Cemetery</a>, Clarksburg, W.Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Carl Vance (1835-1915) and Amelia (Hornor) Vance; brother of <a href="#484.07.44">Lee H. Vance</a>; married to Amy Roberts; father of <a href="#078.79.63">Cyrus Roberts Vance</a>; grandson of <a href="#675.20.62">Cyrus Vance</a>; first cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#209.57.87">John James Davis</a>; second cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#091.52.15">John William Davis</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10392.html">Vance-Davis family</a> of Clarksburg, West Virginia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/125706390">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="360.61.34">Vance, John Luther</a> (1839-1921) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1839/index.html">1839</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 11th District, 1875-77. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/index.html">1921</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">about 82 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/GA-buried.html#cms01225">Pine Street Cemetery</a>, Gallipolis, Ohio. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000016">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411112">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="705.34.70">Vance, John V.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/VE-lived.html">Vermilion County</a>, Ill. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/cncn2.html">Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention</a> from Vermilion County, 1847. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="110.47.66">Vance, Johnstone</a> — of New Britain, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/CT.html">1912</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/CT.html">1916</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Connecticut</a> 1st District, 1924. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="222.82.04">Vance, Joseph</a> (1786-1852) — of Urbana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CH-lived.html">Champaign County</a>, Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1786/03-21.html">March 21, 1786</a>. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1820; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a>, 1821-35, 1843-47 (5th District 1821-23, 4th District 1823-33, 10th District 1833-35, 4th District 1843-47); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Ohio</a>, 1836-38; defeated, 1838; delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio, 1848; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/cncn2.html">delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention</a> from Champaign County, 1850-51. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1852/08-24.html">August 24, 1852</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 156 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CH-buried.html#cms01246">Oak Dale Cemetery</a>, Urbana, Ohio. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Joseph C. Vance.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000017">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411113">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/joseph-vance/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6629811">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="801.52.16">Vance, Joseph W.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ED-lived.html">Edgar County</a>, Ill. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/adgen.html">Adjutant General of Illinois</a>, 1884-91; appointed 1884. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="484.07.44">Vance, Lee H.</a> (1864-1911) — of Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-lived.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va. Born in June, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1864/index.html">1864</a>. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/clarksburg.html#3">Clarksburg, W.Va.</a>, 1893-95; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/index.html">1911</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/47.html">about 47 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-buried.html#cms00980">Odd Fellows Cemetery</a>, Clarksburg, W.Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Carl Vance (1835-1915) and Amelia (Hornor) Vance; brother of <a href="#585.27.74">John Carl Vance (1872-1922)</a>; uncle of <a href="#078.79.63">Cyrus Roberts Vance</a>; grandson of <a href="#675.20.62">Cyrus Vance</a>; first cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#209.57.87">John James Davis</a>; second cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#091.52.15">John William Davis</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10392.html">Vance-Davis family</a> of Clarksburg, West Virginia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/125706760">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Vance, Madison See <a href="#859.52.22">J. Madison Vance</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="526.17.43">Vance, Marshall Mounts</a> (b. 1889) — also known as Marshall M. Vance — of Dayton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MY-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ohio. Born in Middletown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/BU-born.html">Butler County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/07-26.html">July 26, 1889</a>. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/LK-consuls.html ">Colombo</a>, 1921-24; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ON-consuls.html ">Windsor</a>, 1924, 1932-40; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ON-consuls.html ">Fort William</a>, 1924-28; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ON-consuls.html ">Port Arthur</a>, 1924-28. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="722.78.06">Vance, Morag L.</a> — of Trumbull, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/trumbull.html">first selectman of Trumbull, Connecticut</a>, 1989. Still living as of 1989. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="134.26.19">Vance, Nathan</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HO-lived.html">Houston County</a>, Minn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a> District 13, 1870. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="822.86.94">Vance, Patrick</a> — of San Antonio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/BX-lived.html">Bexar County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/TX.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Vance, Paul See <a href="#143.08.23">J. Paul Vance</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="155.90.41">Vance, Quinby</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/SE-lived.html">Sierra County</a>, N.M.; Santa Fe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/SF-lived.html">Santa Fe County</a>, N.M. Born in Ohio. U.S. Surveyor-General for New Mexico, 1899-1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="451.45.81">Vance, R. F. C.</a> — Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="479.74.06">Vance, Ralph R.</a> (b. 1869) — of Hastings, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/AD-lived.html">Adams County</a>, Neb. Born in Ripley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/BR-born.html">Brown County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1869/11-27.html">November 27, 1869</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance adjuster</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/sthse.html">Nebraska state house of representatives</a>, 1919-23; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/stsen.html">Nebraska state senate</a>, 1925-29. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of James R. Vance and Hattie G. (Denning) Vance; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/03-12.html">March 12, 1894</a>, to Anna V. Frisch.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="687.76.65">Vance, Robert Brank</a> (1793-1827) — of Nashville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/NS-lived.html">Nash County</a>, N.C. Born near Asheville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-born.html">Buncombe County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1793/index.html">1793</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from North Carolina</a> 12th District, 1823-25. Slaveowner. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/murder.html">Mortally wounded</a> in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/duels.html">duel</a> with <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carrott-carten.html#350.03.56">Samuel P. Carson</a>, who had defeated him for Congress; died the next day at a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/hotels.html">hotel</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/HE-died.html">Henderson County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1827/index.html">1827</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/34.html">about 34 years</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-buried.html#cms05337">a private or family graveyard</a>, Buncombe County, N.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Uncle of <a href="#886.53.04">Robert Brank Vance (1828-1899)</a> and <a href="#959.45.64">Zebulon Baird Vance</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/11112.html">Vance family</a> of Asheville, North Carolina.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000018">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411114">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="886.53.04">Vance, Robert Brank</a> (1828-1899) — also known as Robert B. Vance — of Asheville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-lived.html">Buncombe County</a>, N.C. Born in North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1828/04-24.html">April 24, 1828</a>. Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from North Carolina</a> 8th District, 1873-85; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1880. Slaveowner. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/11-28.html">November 28, 1899</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 218 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-buried.html#cms00551">Riverside Cemetery</a>, Asheville, N.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Brother of <a href="#959.45.64">Zebulon Baird Vance</a>; nephew of <a href="#687.76.65">Robert Brank Vance (1793-1827)</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/11112.html">Vance family</a> of Asheville, North Carolina.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000019">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411115">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="008.89.69">Vance, Robert D.</a> — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1888/KY.html">1888</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="100.31.32">Vance, Robert Johnstone</a> (1854-1902) — also known as Robert J. Vance — of New Britain, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1854/03-15.html">March 15, 1854</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper editor and publisher</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a>, 1886; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Connecticut</a> 1st District, 1887-89; defeated, 1888, 1898; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1888/CT.html">1888</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1892/CT.html">1892</a>; Connecticut labor commissioner, 1893-95; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/newbritain.html">mayor of New Britain, Conn.</a>, 1896-98; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Connecticut, 1896; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/cncn2.html">delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention</a> from New Britain, 1902. Died in Montreat, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-died.html">Buncombe County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1902/06-15.html">June 15, 1902</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/48.html">48 years, 92 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-buried.html#cms01245">Fairview Cemetery</a>, New Britain, Conn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000020">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411116">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert J. Vance">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="028.17.44">Vance, Robert Smith</a> (1931-1989) — also known as Bob Vance — of Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala.; Mountain Brook, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala. Born in Talladega, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/TA-born.html">Talladega County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/05-10.html">May 10, 1931</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/AL.html">Alabama Democratic state chair</a>, 1966-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/AL.html">1968</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/AL.html">1972</a> (alternate); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-ct-apps.html">Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit</a>, 1977-81; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-ct-apps.html">Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit</a>, 1981-89; died in office 1989. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/murder.html">Assassinated</a> by way of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/fire.html">mail bomb</a>, in Mountain Brook, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-died.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1989/12-16.html">December 16, 1989</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/58.html">58 years, 220 days</a>). Walter Leroy Moody, Jr., who sent the bomb, was convicted of murder, sentenced to death, and executed in 2018. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes interred at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-buried.html# ">St. Lukes Episcopal Columbarium</a>, Mountain Brook, Ala. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Harrell Taylor Vance and Mae (Smith) Vance; married to <a href="#912.76.85">Helen Vance</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">The Robert S. Vance <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-buildings.html">Federal Building</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-buildings.html">U.S. Courthouse</a> (built 1921, named 1990), in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-names.html">Birmingham, Alabama</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2452&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert Smith Vance">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/190398524">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/vance-robert-smith">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="042.71.56">Vance, Samuel B. H.</a> (1814-1890) — of New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1814/index.html">1814</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/newyorkcity.html">mayor of New York City, N.Y.</a>, 1874. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/union-league.html">Union League</a>. Died in Douglaston (now part of Queens), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/QU-died.html">Queens County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/08-10.html">August 10, 1890</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">about 76 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-buried.html#cms00142">Green-Wood Cemetery</a>, Brooklyn, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to Augusta B. Hall.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel B. H. Vance">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/177173276">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="034.95.57">Vance, Samuel C.</a> — of Fort Wayne, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/AL-lived.html">Allen County</a>, Ind. Born in Virginia. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/fortwayne.html#3">Register of U.S. Land Office at Fort Wayne, Indiana</a>, 1823-27. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="288.42.99">Vance, Samuel W.</a> (d. 1900) — of Port Huron, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SC-lived.html">St. Clair County</a>, Mich. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">Circuit judge in Michigan</a> 31st Circuit, 1892-1900; died in office 1900; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/MI.html">1896</a>. Died, from an <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/infection.html">ear abscess</a>, in Port Huron, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SC-died.html">St. Clair County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/04-03.html">April 3, 1900</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="613.04.35">Vance, Sheldon Baird</a> (1917-1995) — also known as Sheldon B. Vance — of Minnesota. Born in Crookston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/PO-born.html">Polk County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/01-18.html">January 18, 1917</a>. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CD-diplomats.html ">Chad</a>, 1967-69; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CK-diplomats.html ">Congo (Kinshasa)</a>, 1969-74. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1995/index.html">1995</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">about 78 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/vance-sheldon-baird ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="903.85.32">Vance, Thomas</a> — of Sammamish, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/WA.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="202.99.97">Vance, Thomas Malvern</a> (1862-1928) — also known as Thomas M. Vance — of Lenoir, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/CD-lived.html">Caldwell County</a>, N.C.; Olympia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/TH-lived.html">Thurston County</a>, Wash. Born in Asheville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-born.html">Buncombe County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1862/09-06.html">September 6, 1862</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/lenoir.html">mayor of Lenoir, N.C.</a>, 1885-86. Suffered a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">stroke of apoplexy</a>, and died soon after, in Olympia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/TH-died.html">Thurston County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/02-14.html">February 14, 1928</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 161 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="#959.45.64">Zebulon Baird Vance</a> and Harriete Newell (Espy) Vance; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/">1887</a> to Gertrude E. Wheeler.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/11112.html">Vance family</a> of Asheville, North Carolina.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/184197604">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="412.78.82">Vance, Vern</a> — of Island of Hawaii, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/HI/HI-lived.html">Hawaii County</a>, Hawaii. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/HI/ofc/sthse.html">Hawaii state house of representatives</a> 5th District, 2002. Still living as of 2002. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="617.38.05">Vance, W. C.</a> — of Noblesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/HA-lived.html">Hamilton County</a>, Ind. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/noblesville.html#2">Noblesville, Ind.</a>, 1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="321.68.53">Vance, William</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/BE-lived.html">Belmont County</a>, Ohio. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/stsen.html">Ohio state senate</a> from Belmont County, 1803-05. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="242.71.01">Vance, William</a> (c.1793-c.1848) — of Indiana. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/FY-born.html">Fayette County</a>, Ohio, about 1793. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/sthse.html">Indiana state house of representatives</a>, 1837-39. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/unitarian.html">Unitarian</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/AD-died.html">Adams County</a>, Ind., about 1848 (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/55.html">about 55 years</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="392.60.78">Vance, William R.</a> (1806-1885) — of Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1806/index.html">1806</a>. Whig. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a>, 1830; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/stsen.html">Kentucky state senate</a>, 1830; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/louisville.html">mayor of Louisville, Ky.</a>, 1847-50. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1885/index.html">1885</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">about 79 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William R. Vance">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="959.45.64">Vance, Zebulon Baird</a> (1830-1894) — also known as Zebulon B. Vance — of Asheville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-lived.html">Buncombe County</a>, N.C.; Charlotte, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ME-lived.html">Mecklenburg County</a>, N.C. Born in Asheville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-born.html">Buncombe County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1830/05-13.html">May 13, 1830</a>. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1854; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from North Carolina</a> 8th District, 1858-61; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/gov.html">Governor of North Carolina</a>, 1862-65, 1877-79; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from North Carolina</a>, 1879-94; died in office 1894. Slaveowner. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/04-14.html">April 14, 1894</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 336 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-buried.html#cms00551">Riverside Cemetery</a>, Asheville, N.C.; statue at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/WK-buried.html#cms07588">Union Square</a>, Raleigh, N.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of David Vance and Elmira Margaret (Baird) Vance; brother of <a href="#886.53.04">Robert Brank Vance (1828-1899)</a>; married to Harriette Newell Espy and Florence Steele; father of <a href="#202.99.97">Thomas Malvern Vance</a>; nephew of <a href="#687.76.65">Robert Brank Vance (1793-1827)</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/11112.html">Vance family</a> of Asheville, North Carolina.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/otjen-overstolz.html#377.04.53">Lee S. Overman</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/VA.html">Vance County, N.C.</a> is named for him.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Vance Hall (built 1912), a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-buildings.html">building</a> at the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-colleges.html">University</a> of North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/OR-names.html">Chapel Hill, North Carolina</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000021">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411117">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/zebulon-baird-vance/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/631/000050481">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6654646">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books about Zebulon B. 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