The Political Graveyard: Hennepin County, Minn.

Hennepin County
Minnesota

Hennepin County information:

Population: 1,116,200 (2000); 1,032,431 (1990)
Land area 557 square miles.
County seat: Minneapolis
Hennepin County official web site.
Capital Impact: Hennepin County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Hennepin County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Hennepin County MNGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Hennepin County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Anoka County
East: Ramsey County
Southeast: Dakota County
South: Scott County
Southwest: Carver County
Northwest: Wright County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Hennepin County
Politicians who were born in Hennepin County
Politicians who lived in Hennepin County
Politicians who died in Hennepin County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Hennepin County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Hennepin County

(not intended to be complete)

Earle Brown (Sheriff, 1920-29) Earle Brown (Sheriff, 1942-46) Mike Freeman (County Attorney, 1991-98) Amy Klobuchar (County Attorney, 1999-2006)

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Politicians buried here:

Jean Louise Harris (c.1931-2001) — of Richmond, Va.; Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Virginia. Republican. Physician; mayor of Eden Prairie, Minn., 1995-2001; died in office 2001; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 2000. Female. Black. Episcopalian or Lutheran. Died, of lung cancer, in a hospital at Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minn., December 14, 2001. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Politicians buried here:

Charles William Dorsett (1850-1936) — also known as Charles W. Dorsett — of Minnesota. Born in Sinclairville, Chautauqua County, N.Y., September 28, 1850. Married, June 29, 1876, to Martha A. Angle (1851-1918; first woman admitted to the bar in Minnesota). Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1904, 1906, 1916 (primary). Swedenborgian. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., March 26, 1936. Interment somewhere.

Crystal Lake Cemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

William James Gallagher (1875-1946) — also known as William J. Gallagher — of Minnesota. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., May 13, 1875. Son of Patrick J. Gallagher and Louisa (Knaeble) Gallagher; married, June 6, 1936, to Mabel Pierson. U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1945-46; defeated (Democratic), 1942; died in office 1946. Died in a hospital at Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., August 13, 1946. Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) — also known as Frank E. Hook — of Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in L'Anse, Baraga County, Mich., May 26, 1893. Married to Elsie C. Schneider. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25; U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47; defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12th District), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1948; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957. Lutheran. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Sigma Delta Kappa. Died June 21, 1982. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Mark H. Gehan (1892-1967) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 28, 1892. Lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1934-38. Catholic. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., June 23, 1967. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Joseph E. Dillon (d. 1990) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1954-60; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1956. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Potomac, Montgomery County, Md., April 17, 1990. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Frank Leguil (1892-1964) — of Adrian, Nobles County, Minn. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, April 17, 1892. Son of Louis Leguil and Kathryn Leguil. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; road contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1940. Died in Canada, January 20, 1964. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Harold Nelson Bishop (b. 1894) — also known as Harold Bishop — of Park Rapids, Hubbard County, Minn. Born in Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn., September 20, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1948. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Hillside Cemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Elmer Lee Andersen (1909-2004) — also known as Elmer L. Andersen — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 17, 1909. Son of Arne Andersen and Jennie Olivia (Johnson) Andersen; married to Eleanor Johnson. Republican. Glue manufacturing business; dairy farmer; newspaper publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1948, 1964; member of Minnesota state senate, 1949-59; Governor of Minnesota, 1961-63; defeated, 1962. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Rotary. Died November 15, 2004. Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
- Books by Elmer L. Andersen: A Man's Reach, with Lori Sturdevant (2000); I Trust To Be Believed: Speeches And Reflections (2004)
Henry George Teigan (1881-1941) — also known as Henry G. Teigan — of Minnesota. Born in Iowa, 1881. Member of Minnesota state legislature; Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota state auditor, 1930; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1937-39; defeated (Farmer-Labor), 1932. Died in 1941. Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Daniel George Shillock (c.1824-1878) — of New Ulm, Brown County, Minn. Born near Tilsit, Prussia (now Sovetsk, Russia). Granduncle of John C. Shillock. Member of Minnesota state senate 20th District, 1863-66. Died August 17, 1878. Original interment at Maple Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists); reinterment in 1894 at Hillside Cemetery.

Lakewood Cemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (1911-1978) — also known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H."; "The Happy Warrior"; "The Hump" — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Wallace, Codington County, S.Dak., May 27, 1911. Son of Hubert Horatio Humphrey and Christine (Sannes) Humphrey; brother of Ralph W. Humphrey; married, September 3, 1936, to Muriel Fay Buck; father of Hubert Horatio Humphrey III; grandfather of Hubert Horatio Humphrey IV. Pharmacist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960, 1972; Vice President of the United States, 1965-69; Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1968. Congregationalist. English and Norwegian ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980. Died, of cancer, at Waverly, Wright County, Minn., January 13, 1978. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Orville L. Freeman; Cyril E. King; Arthur Naftalin
- See also Humphrey family of Minnesota
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
- Books by Hubert H. Humphrey: The Education of a Public Man : My Life and Politics
- Books about Hubert H. Humphrey: Carl Solberg, Hubert Humphrey : A Biography (out of print); Edgar Berman, Hubert : The Triumph and Tragedy of the Humphrey I Knew (out of print); Paul. Westman, Hubert H. Humphrey : The Politics of Joy (out of print)
Orville Lothrop Freeman (1918-2003) — also known as Orville L. Freeman — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., May 9, 1918. Father of Mike Freeman. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; aide to Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey, and his campaign manager for U.S. Senator in 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948, 1952, 1960; Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1948-50; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota state attorney general, 1950; Governor of Minnesota, 1955-61; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1952, 1960; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1961-69. Lutheran. Member, American Judicature Society; American Civil Liberties Union; Americans for Democratic Action; Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Purple Heart; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Moose; Sons of Norway; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., February 20, 2003. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: George A. Farr
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
John Sargent Pillsbury (1827-1901) — also known as John S. Pillsbury — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Sutton, Merrimack County, N.H., July 29, 1827. Son of John Pillsbury. Republican. Member of Minnesota state senate, 1864-68, 1871, 1873-75 (4th District 1864-68, 1871, 25th District 1873-75); Governor of Minnesota, 1876-82. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., October 18, 1901. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) — also known as Thomas D. Schall — of Excelsior, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Reed City, Osceola County, Mich., June 4, 1878. Son of David Schall and Mary Ellen (Jordan) Schall; married 1907 to Margaret Huntley. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; died in office 1935. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Blinded by an electric shock in 1907. Hit by an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, near Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three days later, in Casualty Hospital, Washington, D.C., December 22, 1935. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Floyd Björnstjerne Olson (1891-1936) — also known as Floyd B. Olson — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born November 13, 1891. Governor of Minnesota, 1931-36; defeated, 1924; died in office 1936. Died August 22, 1936. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John Lind (1854-1930) — of New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Kanna, Smaland, Sweden, March 25, 1854. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1887-93, 1903-05 (2nd District 1887-93, 5th District 1903-05); served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of Minnesota, 1899-1901; defeated (Democratic), 1896, 1900; Prohibition candidate for Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1916. Died September 18, 1930. Cremated; ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Paul David Wellstone (1944-2002) — also known as Paul Wellstone; "Senator Welfare" — of Minnesota. Born in Washington, D.C., July 21, 1944. Son of Leon Wexelstein and Minnie (Danishevsky) Wexelstein; married 1963 to Sheila Ison (1944-2002). College professor; arrested during a Vietnam War protest at the federal building in Minneapolis, 1970; arrested again during a protest of farm foreclosures at a bank in Paynesville, Minn., 1984; candidate for Minnesota state auditor, 1982; member of Democratic National Committee from Minnesota, 1984-91; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1991-2002; died in office 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2000. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Killed in a plane crash, along with his wife and daughter, near Eveleth, St. Louis County, Minn., October 25, 2002. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books by Paul Wellstone: The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda (2001); How the Rural Poor Got Power: Narrative of a Grass-Roots Organizer (1978); Powerline: The First Battle of America's Energy War, with Barry M. Casper (1981)
- Books about Paul Wellstone: Terry Gydesen, Twelve Years and Thirteen Days: Remembering Paul and Sheila Wellstone; Dennis J. McGrath & Dane Smith, Professor Wellstone Goes to Washington: The Inside Story of a Grassroots U.S. Senate Campaign; Don Jacobs & James Fetzer, American Assassination: The Strange Death Of Senator Paul Wellstone
William Drew Washburn (1831-1912) — of Hennepin County, Minn.; Fair Oaks (unknown county), Minn. Born in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, January 14, 1831. Son of Israel Washburn, Sr. and Martha B. Washburn; nephew of Reuel Washburn; brother of Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu Benjamin Washburne, Cadwallader Colden Washburn and Charles Ames Washburn; married, April 19, 1859, to Elizabeth M. Muzzy; father of Stanley Washburn. Republican. Surveyor General of Minnesota, 1861; miller; lumber business; railroad promoter; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 5th District, 1871; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1879-85 (3rd District 1879-83, 4th District 1883-85); U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1889-95. Universalist. Died July 29, 1912. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also Washburn family of Maine
- See also: congressional biography.
Alfred John Pearson (1869-1939) — also known as Alfred J. Pearson — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Landskrona, Sweden, September 29, 1869. Son of Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson; married 1901 to Thea Pauline Swenson (daughter of Lars Swenson). Republican. University professor; U.S. Minister to Poland, 1924-25; Finland, 1925-30. Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died August 9, 1939. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also Swenson family of Minnesota
Rudolph George Perpich (1928-1995) — also known as Rudy Perpich; "Governor Goofy" — of Hibbing, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Carson Lake (now part of Hibbing), St. Louis County, Minn., June 27, 1928. Democrat. Dentist; member of Minnesota state senate, 1963-71; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1971-76; Governor of Minnesota, 1976-79, 1983-91; defeated, 1978; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984. Catholic. Croatian ancestry. Died of colon cancer, in Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minn., September 21, 1995. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
Guy Victor Howard (1879-1954) — also known as Guy V. Howard — of Minnesota. Born in Minnesota, November 28, 1879. Republican. U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1936-37. Died August 20, 1954. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
Eugene McLanahan Wilson (1833-1890) — also known as Eugene M. Wilson — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Va. (now W.Va.), December 25, 1833. Great-grandson of Isaac Griffin; grandson of Thomas Wilson; son of Edgar Campbell Wilson. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1857-61; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1869-71; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1872-73, 1874-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1876; member of Minnesota state senate 27th District, 1879; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1888. Died April 10, 1890. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also Wilson-Griffin family
- See also: congressional biography.
Godfrey Gummer Goodwin (1873-1933) — also known as Godfrey G. Goodwin — of Cambridge, Isanti County, Minn. Born in Minnesota, 1873. Republican. U.S. Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1925-33; died in office 1933. Died when he jumped or fell from a fifth-floor window at the Hotel Driscoll, Washington, D.C., February 16, 1933. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Walter Hughes Newton (1880-1941) — also known as Walter H. Newton — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., October 10, 1880. Son of Thomas Rogers Newton and Mary (Hughes) Newton. Republican. U.S. Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1919-29; secretary and administrative assistant to President Herbert Hoover, 1929; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1932. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died August 10, 1941. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Muriel Buck Humphrey (1912-1998) — also known as Muriel Fay Buck; Muriel Humphrey Brown — of Minnesota. Born in South Dakota, 1912. Married, September 3, 1936, to Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (son of Hubert Horatio Humphrey); mother of Hubert Horatio Humphrey III; grandmother of Hubert Horatio Humphrey IV. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1978. Female. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., 1998. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also Humphrey family of Minnesota
- See also: congressional biography.
Loren Fletcher (1833-1919) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, April 10, 1833. Republican. Lumber manufacturer; flour mill business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 26th District, 1872-73; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1893-1903, 1905-07; defeated, 1902. Died in 1919. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Sydney Anderson (1881-1948) — of Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Zumbrota, Goodhue County, Minn., September 18, 1881. Son of Charles B. Anderson and Anna Knudsen (Strand) Anderson; married, June 16, 1901, to Florence Belle Douglas. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1911-25; vice-president, General Mills, 1929. Presbyterian. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., October 8, 1948. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1859-1924) — also known as Charles A. Lindbergh — of Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, January 20, 1859. Nephew by marriage of John Christian Lodge; father of Charles A. Lindbergh (famed aviator). U.S. Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1907-17; defeated (Independent), 1920; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1916; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1918. Died in Crookston, Polk County, Minn., May 24, 1924. Cremated; ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
- Books about Charles A. Lindbergh: Bruce L. Larson, Lindbergh of Minnesota: A political biography
Einar Hoidale (1870-1952) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Tromso, Norway, August 17, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1930, 1934; U.S. Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., December 5, 1952. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Raymond Robertson (1889-1951) — also known as Charles R. Robertson — of Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born in Wisconsin, 1889. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1940; U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1941-43, 1945-49; defeated (Independent), 1942. Died in 1951. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Alexander Hughes (1846-1907) — of Elk Point, Union County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Bismarck, Burleigh County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.). Born in Brantford, Ontario, September 30, 1846. Married, December 24, 1869, to Mary Elizabeth Higinbotham. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member Dakota territorial council, 1872-73, 1887-89; President of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1872, 1876, 1880 (alternate); Dakota territory attorney general, 1883-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1896. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., November 24, 1907. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. Hughes County, S.Dak. is named for him.
William Ignatius Nolan (1874-1943) — also known as W. I. Nolan — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Minnesota, 1874. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1925-29; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1929-33; defeated, 1932; member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1943. Died in 1943. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Cyrus Aldrich (1808-1871) — of Dixon, Lee County, Ill.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Smithfield, Providence County, R.I., June 18, 1808. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1845-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1856; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1857; U.S. Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1859-63; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 5th District, 1865. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., October 5, 1871. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Henry Eustis (1845-1928) — also known as William H. Eustis — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Oxbow, Jefferson County, N.Y., July 17, 1845. Republican. Mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1893-95; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1908. Died November 29, 1928. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
Dorilus Morrison (1814-1897) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, December 27, 1814. Banker; member of Minnesota state senate 5th District, 1864-65; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1867-68, 1869-70. Died June 26, 1897. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
Robert Pratt (1845-1908) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., December 12, 1845. Republican. Mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1895-99. Died August 8, 1908. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
Franklin Fowler Ellsworth (1879-1942) — also known as Franklin F. Ellsworth — of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn. Born in Minnesota, 1879. Republican. U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1915-21; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1934. Died in 1942. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Grant Alexander (1893-1971) — also known as John G. Alexander — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Cortland County, N.Y., July 16, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1936; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1942. Lutheran. Member, Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Optimist Club. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., December 8, 1971. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Richard Pillsbury Gale (1900-1973) — also known as Richard P. Gale — of Mound, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis,

Selected officials of Hennepin County

Politicians who were born in Hennepin County

Politicians who lived in Hennepin County

Politicians who died in Hennepin County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Hennepin County