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Finch</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hannaford-hanscom.html#834.44.22">Alfred Henry Hanscom</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/iacino-ingerman.html#702.72.23">Joseph Ihm</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelm-kemmer.html#205.39.97">Elmer Fredrick Kelm</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelm-kemmer.html#249.80.11">Thomas Arthur Kelm</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#709.84.31">J. Weller Long</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#217.65.37">George Bliss Nelson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuttle.html#214.05.93">Socrates Tuttle</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="271.51.41">Weller, A. C.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-lived.html">Cabell 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 Cabell County, 1936. 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="968.50.30">Weller, A. N.</a></b> — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1888/NY.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> <b><a name="420.76.18">Weller, Andrew S.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/UL-lived.html">Ulster County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Ulster County 3rd District, 1865-66. 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="180.94.12">Weller, Caroline S.</a></b> — Conservative. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 20th District, 1966. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1966. </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="875.75.32">Weller, Charles L.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/sf-lived.html">San Francisco</a>, Calif. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/sanfrancisco.html#2">San Francisco, Calif.</a>, 1854-61. 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="891.59.55">Weller, Charles S.</a></b> — of Mitchell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/DA-lived.html">Davison County</a>, S.Dak. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/sthse.html">South Dakota state house of representatives</a> 13th District, 1915-16. 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="972.58.40">Weller, Dan W.</a></b> — of Somerset, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/SO-lived.html">Somerset County</a>, Pa. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/somerset.html#3">Somerset, Pa.</a>, 1926-31. 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="369.13.78">Weller, David</a></b> — of Roxbury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/LI-lived.html">Litchfield County</a>, Conn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Roxbury, 1834. 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="315.85.92">Weller, Dorothy</a></b> — of Glendale, <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/1936/CA.html">1936</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> <b>Weller, Emily Jeannette</b> <i>See</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/downs-doxey.html#225.98.10">Emily Dows</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="627.80.21">Weller, Fayette M.</a></b> — of Evanston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/evanston.html#2">Evanston, Ill.</a>, 1857-61. 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="679.72.29">Weller, Frank M.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ME-lived.html">Mercer County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Mercer County, 1898. 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="266.25.49">Weller, George Emery</a> (1857-1932)</b> — Born in St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-born.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1857/08-24.html">August 24, 1857</a>. Member, U.S. Board of General Appraisers, 1919-26; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/judicial.html#j">Judge of U.S. Customs Court</a>, 1926-30. Died in Atlantic City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/AT-died.html">Atlantic County</a>, N.J., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/05-17.html">May 17, 1932</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 267 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>See also</i> <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=3314&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/weller-george-emery">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</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="747.72.27">Weller, Gerald C.</a> (b. 1957)</b> — also known as <b>Jerry Weller</b> — of Morris, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/GR-lived.html">Grundy County</a>, Ill. Born in Streator, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/LS-born.html">La Salle County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1957/07-07.html">July 7, 1957</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/sthse.html">Illinois state house of representatives</a>, 1988-94; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 11th District, 1995-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/christian.html">Christian</a>. Still living as of 2014. <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>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000273">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400429">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/876/000040756">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="694.49.34">Weller, Harold G.</a></b> — of Whitmore Lake, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/northfield-twp.html#2">Whitmore Lake, Mich.</a>, 1956-59 (acting, 1956-57). 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="830.29.57">Weller, Jacob H.</a></b> — of Owensboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/DA-lived.html">Daviess County</a>, Ky. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/owensboro.html#2">Owensboro, Ky.</a>, 1957-65 (acting, 1957-58). 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="433.25.80">Weller, James H.</a></b> — of Yonkers, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-lived.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/yonkers.html">Mayor of Yonkers, N.Y.</a>, 1892-94. 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>Weller, Jerry</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#747.72.27">Gerald C. Weller</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="490.21.91">Weller, John B.</a> (1812-1875)</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/sf-lived.html">San Francisco</a>, Calif. Born in Hamilton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/BU-born.html">Butler County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1812/02-22.html">February 22, 1812</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 2nd District, 1839-45; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Ohio</a>, 1848; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from California</a>, 1852-57; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of California</a>, 1858-60; U.S. Minister to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/MX-diplomats.html ">Mexico</a>, 1860-61. Died in New Orleans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/OR-died.html">Orleans Parish</a>, La., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1875/08-17.html">August 17, 1875</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 176 days</a>). Original interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/sf-buried.html#cms00174">Laurel Hill Cemetery</a> (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location. <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-in-law of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#437.24.31">John Alexander Bryan</a>.</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>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/13149.html">Bryan-Weller family</a>.</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=W000274">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411439">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/john-b-weller/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John B. Weller">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/weller-john-b ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</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="123.11.65">Weller, John B.</a></b> — of Bardstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/NE-lived.html">Nelson County</a>, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1900/KY.html">1900</a>; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/bardstown.html#2">Bardstown, Ky.</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> <b><a name="927.38.82">Weller, John S.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BD-lived.html">Bedford County</a>, Pa. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/stsen.html">Pennsylvania state senate</a> 36th 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> <b><a name="824.30.12">Weller, Lester W.</a></b> — of Shamokin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/NR-lived.html">Northumberland County</a>, Pa. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/shamokin.html">Mayor of Shamokin, Pa.</a>, 1956-62. 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="505.32.68">Weller, Luman Hamlin</a> (1833-1914)</b> — of Iowa. Born in Connecticut, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1833/index.html">1833</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Iowa</a> 4th District, 1883-85. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/index.html">1914</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">about 81 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/CI-buried.html#cms01087">Greenwood Cemetery</a>, Near Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa. <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>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000275">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411440">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="896.65.31">Weller, Myra P.</a></b> — Candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</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="325.92.69">Weller, Ovington Eugene</a> (1862-1947)</b> — also known as <b>Ovington E. Weller</b> — of Arlington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-lived.html">Baltimore</a>, Md.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-lived.html">Baltimore</a>, Md. Born in Reisterstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/BL-born.html">Baltimore County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1862/01-23.html">January 23, 1862</a>. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Maryland</a>, 1915; campaign manager for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weeks.html#098.67.90">John W. Weeks</a>, Republican for president, 1916; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/MD.html">1916</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/MD.html">1924</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/MD.html">1936</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/committees.html">Resolutions Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/MD.html">1940</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Maryland</a>, 1921-27; defeated, 1926; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/MD.html">Republican National Committee from Maryland</a>, 1932-40. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-died.html">Baltimore</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/01-05.html">January 5, 1947</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 347 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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000276">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411441">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="604.84.07">Weller, Royal Hurlburt</a> (1881-1929)</b> — also known as <b>Royal H. Weller</b> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. 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/1881/07-02.html">July 2, 1881</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 21st District, 1923-29; died in office 1929; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/NY.html">1928</a>. Died in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/03-01.html">March 1, 1929</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/47.html">47 years, 242 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BX-buried.html#cms00342">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Bronx, 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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000277">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411442">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="542.32.03">Weller, S. A.</a></b> — of Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-lived.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1908/OH.html">1908</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="152.97.43">Weller, Samuel</a></b> — of Beaumont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Tex. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/beaumont.html#2">Beaumont, Tex.</a>, 1871. 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="179.74.85">Weller, Walter P.</a></b> — Socialist. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/stsen.html">Pennsylvania state senate</a> 30th District, 1922. 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="371.76.87">Weller, Zaccheus W.</a></b> — of Roxbury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/LI-lived.html">Litchfield County</a>, Conn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Roxbury, 1828. 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