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Bridwell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carroll.html#866.01.75">Tarlton Combs Carroll</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cowart-cowpland.html#011.74.63">William Owen Cowger</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/everette-ewin.html#591.52.52">Joseph Castle J. C. Eversole</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/good.html#001.27.03">James William Good</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moffat-molumby.html#461.28.10">Henry Molleston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/somervell-souter.html#529.34.68">James H. Somerville</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weems-weinland.html#404.81.95">Lois Combs Weinberg</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="162.11.04">Combs, Alexander</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SC-lived.html">Schenectady County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Schenectady County, 1812-13. 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> <b>Combs, Art</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#649.17.19">C. Art Combs</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="365.28.88">Combs, Beatrice</a></b> — of New Albany, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/FL-lived.html">Floyd County</a>, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/IN.html">1972</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. 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> <b><a name="651.70.72">Combs, Mrs. Ben</a></b> — of Lexington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FA-lived.html">Fayette County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/KY.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> <b>Combs, Bert T.</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#635.29.67">Bertram Thomas Combs</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="635.29.67">Combs, Bertram Thomas</a> (1911-1991)</b> — also known as <b>Bert T. Combs</b> — of Prestonsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FL-lived.html">Floyd County</a>, Ky. Born in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/CY-born.html">Clay County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/08-13.html">August 13, 1911</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/coajd.html">Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals</a>, 1951-55; state court judge in Kentucky, 1957-59; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Kentucky</a>, 1959-63; defeated, 1955, 1971; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/KY.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/KY.html">1964</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/KY.html">Democratic National Committee from Kentucky</a>, 1966; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-ct-apps.html">Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit</a>, 1967-70. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ord-coif.html">Order of the Coif</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/drowning.html">Drowned</a> when his <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/automobile.html">automobile</a> was washed from the roadway into the Red River, during a flood, near Rosslyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/PO-died.html">Powell County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1991/12-04.html">December 4, 1991</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 113 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/CY-buried.html#cms04763">Beech Creek Cemetery</a>, Manchester, Ky. <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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Stephen Gibson Combs and Martha (Jones) Combs; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1937/06-15.html">June 15, 1937</a>, to Mabel Hall.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;">The Bert T. Combs Mountain <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-road.html">Parkway</a>, which runs through <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/CR-names.html">Clark</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/PO-names.html">Powell</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/WL-names.html">Wolfe</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/MJ-names.html">Morgan</a>, and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/MG-names.html">Magoffin</a> counties in Kentucky, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.  — Bert T. Combs <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-water.html">Lake</a>, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/CY-names.html">Clay County, Kentucky</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/bert-thomas-combs/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/921/000122555">NNDB dossier</a></span></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> <b><a name="357.85.90">Combs, Birney F.</a></b> — of Vermont. Constitutional candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Vermont</a> at-large, 1950. 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> <b><a name="814.64.60">Combs, Byron Harvey</a> (1853-1932)</b> — also known as <b>Byron H. Combs</b> — of East Berkshire, Berkshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, Vt. Born in Richford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/FR-born.html">Franklin County</a>, Vt., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1853/06-17.html">June 17, 1853</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/sthse.html">Vermont state house of representatives</a>, 1898; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/stsen.html">Vermont state senate</a>, 1902. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Died, of complications of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/pneumonia.html">pneumonia</a>, in East Berkshire, Berkshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/FR-died.html">Franklin County</a>, Vt., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/12-23.html">December 23, 1932</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 189 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/FR-buried.html#cms01893">Calvary Cemetery</a>, East Berkshire, Berkshire, Vt. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="649.17.19">Combs, C. Art</a></b> — of La Mirada, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/CA.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> <b><a name="143.99.91">Combs, Christopher S.</a></b> — of Kentucky. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/attygn.html">Kentucky state attorney general</a>, 1987. Still living as of 1987. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="229.91.75">Combs, Clinton F.</a></b> — of Rockville Centre, Queens County (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NA-lived.html">Nassau County</a>), Long Island, N.Y. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/rockvillecentre.html#3">Rockville Centre, N.Y.</a>, 1881. 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> <b>Combs, Dick</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#331.99.20">Richard T. Combs</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="360.15.12">Combs, E. R.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-lived.html">Richmond</a>, Va. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/VA.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/VA.html">1944</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/VA.html">1952</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/VA.html">Democratic National Committee from Virginia</a>, 1940. 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> <b><a name="087.75.75">Combs, Eli, Jr.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/GR-lived.html">Greenbrier County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Greenbrier County, 1962. Still living as of 1962. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="914.50.71">Combs, George D.</a></b> — of West Virginia. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from West Virginia</a> 6th District, 1934. 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> <b><a name="250.57.88">Combs, George Hamilton, Jr.</a> (1899-1977)</b> — also known as <b>George H. Combs, Jr.</b> — of Kansas City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/JA-lived.html">Jackson County</a>, Mo. Born in Kansas City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/JA-born.html">Jackson County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/05-02.html">May 2, 1899</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Missouri</a> 5th District, 1927-29; defeated, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/MO.html">1928</a>. Died in West Palm Beach, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PB-died.html">Palm Beach County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/11-29.html">November 29, 1977</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 211 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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of George Hamilton Combs; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/">1921</a> to Mary Chase.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000654">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402781">Govtrack.us page</a></span></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> <b><a name="065.15.38">Combs, Grover C.</a></b> — of Man, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LO-lived.html">Logan County</a>, W.Va.; Logan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LO-lived.html">Logan County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/WV.html">1944</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Logan County; elected 1954; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LO-parties.html">chair of Logan County Democratic Party</a>, 1955. Presumed deceased. 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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Presumably named for:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cleveland.html#531.34.01">Grover Cleveland</a></span></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> <b><a name="004.74.09">Combs, Gwendolyn</a></b> — of Texas. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/TX.html">2000</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. 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> <b><a name="831.83.22">Combs, H. C.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MI-lived.html">Mingo County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Mingo County, 1934. 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> <b><a name="072.80.09">Combs, Harvey G.</a></b> — of Little Rock, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/PU-lived.html">Pulaski County</a>, Ark. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/AR.html">1924</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/AR.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/AR.html">1960</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> <b><a name="499.18.40">Combs, Henry</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/SA-lived.html">Salem County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Salem County, 1882-84. 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> <b><a name="292.90.85">Combs, Isaac N.</a></b> — of Lexington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FA-lived.html">Fayette County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/lexington.html#2">Lexington, Ky.</a>, 1935-36 (acting, 1935-36). 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> <b><a name="935.89.05">Combs, J. E.</a></b> — of Kentucky. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/rrco.html">Kentucky railroad commissioner</a> 3rd District; elected 1987. Still living as of 1987. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Combs, J. M.</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#450.49.13">Jesse Martin Combs</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="608.33.80">Combs, James</a></b> — of Cumberland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/AL-lived.html">Allegany County</a>, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/MD.html">1988</a>. Still living as of 1988. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="037.35.06">Combs, Jeff M.</a></b> — of Troy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MI-lived.html">Miami County</a>, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/OH.html">1912</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> <b><a name="450.49.13">Combs, Jesse Martin</a> (1889-1953)</b> — also known as <b>Jesse M. Combs</b>; <b>J. M. Combs</b> — of Beaumont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Tex. Born in Center, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/SY-born.html">Shelby County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/07-07.html">July 7, 1889</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; district judge in Texas 75th District, 1923-25; Judge, Texas Court of Appeals, 1933-43; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Texas</a> 2nd District, 1945-53. Died in Beaumont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/JF-died.html">Jefferson County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1953/08-21.html">August 21, 1953</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 45 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/JF-buried.html#cms02687">Magnolia Cemetery</a>, Beaumont, Tex. <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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Frank Combs and May (Beck) Combs.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000655">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402782">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/357/000054195">NNDB dossier</a></span></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> <b><a name="544.37.59">Combs, John E.</a></b> — of Berea, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/MD-lived.html">Madison County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a> 84th 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> <b><a name="094.68.25">Combs, John H.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/JA-lived.html">Jackson 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 Jackson County, 1960. 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> <b><a name="915.87.50">Combs, Joseph</a></b> — Candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Still living as of 2020. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="401.73.12">Combs, Leslie</a> (1793-1881)</b> — of Lexington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FA-lived.html">Fayette County</a>, Ky. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1793/index.html">1793</a>. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Whig National Convention from Kentucky, 1839 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Balloting Committee); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives</a>, 1846-47; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Kentucky</a> 8th District, 1851. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1881/index.html">1881</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">about 88 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FA-buried.html#cms00359">Lexington Cemetery</a>, Lexington, Ky. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="704.76.46">Combs, Leslie</a> (1852-1940)</b> — of Lexington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FA-lived.html">Fayette County</a>, Ky. Born in Little Compton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/NE-born.html">Newport County</a>, R.I., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1852/07-31.html">July 31, 1852</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">rancher</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/KY.html">1896</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/committees.html">Resolutions Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1904/KY.html">1904</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/KY.html">Kentucky Republican state chair</a>, 1900; U.S. Minister to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/HO-diplomats.html ">Honduras</a>, 1902-06; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GU-diplomats.html ">Guatemala</a>, 1903-07; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PU-diplomats.html ">Peru</a>, 1907-11. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1940/11-18.html">November 18, 1940</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 110 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FA-buried.html#cms00359">Lexington Cemetery</a>, Lexington, Ky. <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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Gen. Leslie Combs and Mary Elizabeth (Brownell) Combs; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/10-18.html">October 18, 1876</a>, to Mary C. Swigert.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/combs-leslie ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/8875426">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></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> <b><a name="653.95.45">Combs, Lucille</a></b> — of Douglas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/CO-lived.html">Converse County</a>, Wyo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/WY.html">1972</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. 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> <b><a name="798.50.68">Combs, Margaret</a></b> — of Gary, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/LA-lived.html">Lake County</a>, Ind. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/IN.html">1956</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1956. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="063.38.45">Combs, Patrick J.</a></b> — of Nebraska. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Nebraska</a> 1st District, 1994, 1996. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="401.84.92">Combs, Paul</a></b> — of Prestonsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FL-lived.html">Floyd County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/KY.html">1960</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> <b><a name="201.69.12">Combs, Paula Bruce</a></b> — also known as <b>Paula Combs</b> — of Morristown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/HM-lived.html">Hamblen County</a>, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/TN.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/TN.html">2000</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. 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> <b><a name="097.29.56">Combs, Ralph</a></b> — of King City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/GE-lived.html">Gentry County</a>, Mo. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Gentry County, 1964. 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> <b><a name="075.12.44">Combs, Ralph L.</a></b> — of Cedar Lake, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/LA-lived.html">Lake County</a>, Ind. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/cedarlake.html#2">Cedar Lake, Ind.</a>, 1950-75 (acting, 1950). 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> <b><a name="097.83.07">Combs, Raymond H.</a></b> — of Churchill, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MO-lived.html">Monroe County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Monroe County 3rd District, 1947-52. 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> <b><a name="636.65.12">Combs, Richard</a></b> — of Colorado. Libertarian. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Colorado</a> 1st District, 1996, 1998, 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> <b><a name="331.99.20">Combs, Richard T.</a></b> — also known as <b>Dick Combs</b> — of Fort Mitchell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/KE-lived.html">Kenton County</a>, Ky. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/aud.html">Kentucky auditor of public accounts</a>, 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> <b><a name="596.75.21">Combs, Robert P.</a></b> — of Pikeville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/PI-lived.html">Pike County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/KY.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/KY.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> <b><a name="647.37.89">Combs, Roy T.</a></b> — of Indianapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, Ind. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/aud.html">Indiana state auditor</a>, 1956-58. 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> <b><a name="267.72.25">Combs, Stephen</a></b> — of Whitesburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/LT-lived.html">Letcher County</a>, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/KY.html">1948</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> <b><a name="240.44.22">Combs, Susan</a> (born c.1945)</b> — of Austin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/TV-lived.html">Travis County</a>, Tex. Born about 1945. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 47th District; elected 1992; elected unopposed 1994; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/cmagr.html">Texas commissioner of agriculture</a>, 2004; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2004/TX.html">2004</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/TX.html">2008</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2012/TX.html">2012</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/comp.html">Texas state comptroller</a>, 2007. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="141.80.23">Combs, Thomas E.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/MO-lived.html">Monmouth County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/stsen.html">New Jersey state senate</a> from Monmouth County, 1845. 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> <b><a name="646.14.84">Combs, Tolbert</a></b> — of Hazard, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/PE-lived.html">Perry County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/KY.html">1960</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> <b><a name="876.18.41">Combs, Vera</a></b> — of Lexington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FA-lived.html">Fayette County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/KY.html">1964</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</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> <b><a name="919.62.29">Combs, W. A.</a></b> — of Houston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/HR-lived.html">Harris County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/TX.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> <b><a name="067.62.13">Combs, Warren S. P., Jr.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/NC-lived.html">New Castle County</a>, Del. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/sthse.html">Delaware state house of representatives</a> from New Castle County 13th District, 1946; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/stsen.html">Delaware state senate</a> from New Castle County 6th District, 1948. Presumed deceased. 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