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Contents 1 Historical Political Figures 2 Unsorted 2.1 Presidents of the League of Nations 2.2 Canadian political figures 2.3 United States ambassadors to Cyprus 2.4 US state and local political figures 2.5 Unsorted political figures from Social Sciences (6Jun08)

[edit] Historical Political Figures

• Benjamin Smith (British Whig politician) (req 2008-05-19) Whig MP for Sudbury 1835-1837, and then Norwich 1838-1847
• Earl Thorpe - possibly Jim Thorpe?
• Marques de Someruelos - Spanish Governor of Cuba, Florida, and Louisiana. Died 1823 in Spain. Gave name to Someruelos Street, Fernandina, FL 32034.
• Thomas Joseph Dunning - (1799—1873) British trade union leader, the author of Trade Unions and Strikes: Their Philosophy and Intention
• Peter von Hagenbach - see German language Wikipedia entry
• William L. McMillen - see Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1885 - Pages 483 - 512,James B. Eustis, Nashville Union order of battle?, Vicksburg Union order of battle?
• Joseph Koeth - former German cabinet mini(cut-off)
• Horace Owiti Ongili - Kenyan Politician, MP for Gem, Murdered in 1985 [1].
• Behanzin Hossu Bowelle Behanzin of Dahomey?
• Gradaščević - Leader of rebellion against Turkish rule in Herzagovina.
• Ian Sinclair (landowner) - British landowner in Shiroka Luka region of Rodope mountains, Bulgaria. Organised local Turks to resist Bulgarian independence. Not to be confused with others of the same name Ian Sinclair

[edit] Unsorted

• Osendé Afana - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - (1930-1966) Politician and economist from Cameroun
• Clinton Barnes - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Australian Democrats candidate for the 2007 Australian NSW State election [2]
• Ernest Bartley - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Mohsen Bilal - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - (Syrian Information Minister - noteworthy because of looming conflict between Israel and Syria) -
• Mark Broadway - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - South Wales politician and barrister
• Clarence B. Carson - Clarence Carson - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Chet Cooper - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - CIA representative in Britain, 1956- mentioned in The Time of My Life by Denis Healey, London, Penguin, 1989.
• Dr Wolfgang Gerhard Guenter Ebel - Wolfgang Ebel - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Etta Federn-Kohlhaas - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Hallie Ferguson - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Oscar Ewing - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Giuseppe Finzi - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Italian politician (it:Giuseppe Finzi)
• Jan Hackney - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - [3] - whom?
• Farheen Hakeem - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Stuart Heighton - (req. 2008-02-28) - politician? - whom??
• Stephen Herbits - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Hüseyin Tayfun İçli - (req. 2007-09-09) - whom?
• Vincent Immanuel - (req. 2007-02-28) - International and United States political adviser and columnist/writer, often writes in French, announced intent to run for U.S. President in unusually distant future (2020's-30's), cited frequently in Europe
• Bud Jackson - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - [4] - whom?
• Harry Jacobs (politician) - Harry Jacobs - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - US attorney and past president of the Orlando Jewish federation, lost to Tom Feeney in Florida's 24th District.
• George Joannides - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Hani Kameswah - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Current Palestinian Interior Minister
• Robert K. Killian - Robert Killian - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• George Kolt - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Karl Everett Krueger - Karl Krueger - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - candidate for President 2008 [5] ***NOTABLE??***
• Lee Kyu-sung - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - South Korean recipient of the national Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service, born 1939, finance minister of South Korea (1988-90, 1998-99)
• Bennett C. Landreneau - Bennett Landreneau - (req. prior 2008-02-16) — Major General Bennett C. Landreneau, Adjutant General, Louisiana National Guard (important role during Katrina catastrophe)
• Mitch Manzella - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Leo G. Michel - Leo Michel - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - [6] - whom?
• Henry Wako Muloki - Henry Muloki - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - current Kyabazinga of Busoga
• J. Daniel O'Neail Possibly J. Daniel O'Neil - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Irish-American politician?
• Tim Osman - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Mohamed Rabie - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - (Author and major player in PLO) -
• John P. Roche - John Roche (disambig page) - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - died 1994-05-06 - author and fervent anti-communist liberal, syndicated by the National Review - [7]
• Jean Rounds - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Charles Foster Ruben - Charles Ruben - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Joshi Sanjay - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Elena Sassower - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Karl zu Schwarzenberg, Karl Schwarzenberg (redirect) - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - (see de:Karl Fürst zu Schwarzenberg which points to Karl zu Schwarzenberg)
• Bryan Scrafford - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Political activist and blogger in the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Muhammed Shahwani - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - (head of Iraqi Intel.) -
• Jens Soering - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Jeronimo Sandoval Sorto - Jeronimo Sorto - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Ron St. John - (req. 2008-04-18) - US Republican primary congressional candidate for June 2008 GOP.
• Charlie Sykes - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Sean Tisdall - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Canadian Politician -
• Clark Kent Urban - Clark Urban - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - African American from Texas who has held several positions in the state and federal governments. He has led investigations into the State Department and Department of Homeland security, including an investigation of an Iraqi exile who was apparently important to the decision to invade Iraq (could not find or remember his name when writing this). Currently works for the Aspen Institute.
• Ivan Vyshnegradsky - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Russian Finance minister 1892-1902
• Georges Weiss - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?
• Nicholas Wolfe - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - British representative to the Global Young Leaders Conference, candidate for S. Glos UKYP ***NOTABLE?***
• Raul Yanes - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - whom?

[edit] Presidents of the League of Nations

[edit] Canadian political figures

• Jesse Simpson - (req 2008-03-??) - elected chief of Elsipoctoq, largest New Brunswick native reserve, displacing Susan Levi-Peters whose family had held the post for 30 years, amidst allegations of Levi-Peters involvement in narcotics trafficking.

[edit] United States ambassadors to Cyprus

• Fraser Wilkins - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• Taylor G. Belcher - Taylor Belcher - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• David H. Popper - vs. David Popper - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• Robert J. McCloskey - vs. Robert McCloskey - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• William R. Crawford, Jr. (or William R. Crawford, Jr. ?) - William Crawford (disambig page) - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• Galen L. Stone (ambassador) - vs. Galen L. Stone & Galen Stone - needs disambig? - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• Raymond C. Ewing - Raymond Ewing - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• Richard W. Boehm - Richard Boehm - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• Bill K. Perrin - Bill Perrin - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• John U. Nix - John Nix - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• Carolyn Huggins - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• Robert E. Lamb - Robert Lamb - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• Kenneth C. Brill - Kenneth Brill - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• Donald K. Bandler - Donald Bandler - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus
• Michael Klosson - (req. 2008-03-23) - US Ambassador to Cyprus

[edit] US state and local political figures

• Richard M. Anderson - Richard Anderson - (req. 2008-03-24) - Democrat, Former Texas State Senator, Distirct 1; Current Harrison County Judge - Harrison County, TX
• Carl Brizzi - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - - Prosecutor of Marion County, Indiana (Indianapolis, IN) - see - [8] [9]
• Don Gorman - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - New Hampshire former Libertarian Representative - not re-elected for this session -
• Harvey H. Hannah - Harvey Hannah - (req. 2008-02-28) - Early 20th Century politician and orator from Oliver Springs, Tennessee; served in the Spanish-American War and spoke to nominate Cordell Hull for President at the 1928 Democratic National Convention.
• Janéa Holmquist - (req. 2008-04-07) - State Senator - 13th District - Washington
• Richard D. Kennedy - Richard Kennedy - (req. 2008-03-04) - Ran against Robert Taft for Ohio Congressman-at-large seat in 1962, mysterious death just before election day, still carried a strong margin for a dead man
• Jane Kidd - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - State Representative- Athens-Clarke, Georgia
• Kenneth A. Kraus - Kenneth Kraus - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - (Law Director, Strongsville, OH, former City Council Pres., Beachwood, OH)
• Matthew B. Malat - Matthew Malat - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - - Republican Committeeman from Woodbridge, NJ, Unsuccessfully ran for Township Council in 2005 at age 20. ***NOTABLE?***
• Shawn Morris - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - - Albany, NY city council president - see [10]
• Maurice H. Nadjari - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Appointed Special Prosecutor by New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller in 1972 to investigate judicial corruption.
• Tom Nelson (politician) vs. Tom Nelson - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - State Representative of Wisconsin
• Yvonne Scarlett-Golden - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - current mayor of Daytona Beach, FL
• William Red Wing Tayac - William Tayac - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Piscataway leader
• Maury Weiner - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - - Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley's first chief deputy, disgraced out of office by an LAPD-engineered vice-arrest.
• Ruby Chow - (req. 2008-06-04) - King County, Washington councilor, Seattle Asian community leader, deceased June 4, 2008 [11] [12]

[edit] Unsorted political figures from Social Sciences (6Jun08)

• Robert Abboud - Democratic Candidate for Illinois 16th Congressional District
• Bennett C. Landreneau Major General Bennett C. Landreneau, Adjutant General, Louisiana National Guard (important role during Katrina catastrophe) -
• PJ Best Democratic Hopefully for Pennsylvania's 118th Legislative district-
• Frederick Bintsamou alias Pastor Ntumi Rebel leader of the Ninjas in the Pool region of the Republic of Congo BBC article
• Shane Broadway (member Arkansas Senate)
• Antonio de las Alas
• David L. Hartigan
• Earl Ravenal - Former Pentagon official, author of several books on foreign policy from the 1970's through the 1990's.
• Gagan Thapa - A charismatic leader of democratic movement of Nepal
• Janos Zuschlag Hungarian politician and financial delinquent
• John D. McCarthy - Noted Sociologist for his contributions to Social Movements. On the same level with Charles Tilly, Mayer Zald, and Doug McAdam. He is, literally, one half of McCarthy and Zald's Resource Mobilization theory.
• Munson, Curtis B.
• Richard P. Nathan - Noted political scientist and urbanist at SUNY Albany.
• David A. Snow - Noted Sociologist for his contributions to Social Movements. On the same level with Charles Tilly, Mayer Zald, and Doug McAdam
• Yim Yong Shi ?
• Samon Talabani (commander of the 2nd Brigade of the New Iraqi Army's 5th Division)
• António Ribeiro Cristóvão- PSD Portugal
• Bob Benchoff US PSD
• Naes Townstaple
• Ann Tickner try J. Ann Tickner
• Stuart G. Baker (mathematical statistician)
• Brian Thomas Collins [13] –
• Donald Kinder (PoliSci, UMich)
• Gregg Frazer, Ph.D. ?
• Ed Goeas (President of Republican survey research/strategy business)
• John Howard Bing ? Do you mean Jonathan Bing, NYS Assembly member?
• Kal Holsti (PhD Stanford, 1961, global politics lecturer)
• Khilnani, Sunil Political Scientist
• Pierre Tristam (columnist, News-Journal, Daytona Beach, Florida)
• Robert Springborg - Director of the London Middle East Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, UK
• J.F. ter Horst - press secretary to President Gerald Ford, he purportedly resigned because he disagreed with the Nixon pardon. Perhaps misspelled?