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George Auge (1834-1917) —
of Eagan, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Quebec,
December
14, 1834.
Son of Joseph Dosithe Auge and Julie (Beaudet) Auge.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 20th District, 1874.
Catholic.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
10, 1917 (age 82 years, 27
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.
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Frank S. Farrell, Sr. (c.1921-2000) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Minnesota, about 1921.
Lawyer;
candidate for Minnesota
state senate, 1956.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Plaintiff in a lawsuit over disparities in legislative district
populations (Minnesota had not changed its state senate districts
since 1913), which led to the U.S. Supreme Court's "One Man, One
Vote" decisions starting in 1962.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, near Hayward, Sawyer
County, Wis., July 31,
2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.
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Harold Edward Stassen (1907-2001) —
also known as Harold E. Stassen —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in West St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn., April 13,
1907.
Lawyer;
Dakota
County Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1936,
1940;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1939-43; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; among the founders of the United Nations, 1945
(in 2001, he was the last surviving signer of the UN Charter); president,
University of Pennsylvania, 1948-53; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1948,
1952,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate in Republican primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1958; Republican candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960;
Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1986.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, at the Friendship Village nursing
home, Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 4,
2001 (age 93 years, 325
days).
Interment at Acacia Cemetery.
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Clifford Loyd Hilton (b. 1866) —
also known as Clifford L. Hilton —
of Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in Kenyon, Goodhue
County, Minn., 1866.
Lawyer;
Minnesota
state attorney general, 1918-27; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court; elected 1934.
Interment at Acacia Cemetery.
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