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Charles Edward Adams (1867-1936) —
also known as Charles E. Adams; Charlie
Adams —
of Granite Falls, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
1, 1867.
Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 57th District, 1915-36; died in office 1936; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1929-31.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
6, 1936 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Claude Henry Allen (1899-1974) —
also known as Claude H. Allen —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born April 4,
1899.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 42, 1937-56; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1959-66 (42nd District 1959-62, 43rd District
1963-66).
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
25, 1974 (age 75 years, 235
days).
Interment at Acacia
Park Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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Susan Allen (b. 1963) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born March
27, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 2012-16 (District 61-B 2012,
District 62-B 2013-16).
Female.
Episcopalian.
American
Indian ancestry. Lesbian.
Still living as of 2016.
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John Thompson Alley (1850-1927) —
also known as John T. Alley —
of Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in West Virginia, January
1, 1850.
Wright
County Surveyor, 1875; lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 46, 1901-02; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1903-06, 1915-18 (46th District 1903-06, 27th
District 1915-18).
Died in Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn., May 29,
1927 (age 77 years, 148
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Douglas Alsop (b. 1927) —
also known as Donald D. Alsop —
of New Ulm, Brown
County, Minn.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
28, 1927.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1968;
U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1974-92; took senior status 1992.
Still living as of 2000.
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Eli B. Ames (1820-1897) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
3, 1820.
Lawyer; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1870-72.
Died February
12, 1897 (age 76 years, 193
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael E. Ames (1822-1861) —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Vermont, 1822.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1851; Speaker
of Minnesota Territory House of Representatives, 1851; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., 1861
(age about
39 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Anderson (b. 1870) —
of Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn., October
18, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1919-21; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1921-25.
Lutheran.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Iver Anderson and Kari (Ericksen) Anderson; married to Sophie
Knudson. |
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Sydney Anderson (1881-1948) —
of Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Zumbrota, Goodhue
County, Minn., September
18, 1881.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1911-25; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; vice-president, General Mills, 1929.
Presbyterian.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
8, 1948 (age 67 years, 20
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Victor Emanuel Anderson (b. 1883) —
also known as Victor E. Anderson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn., May 27,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Traverse
County Attorney, 1909-13; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1937-48.
Lutheran.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Anderson and Mary Sophia (Johnson) Anderson; married, July 28,
1909, to Annie Marie Hass. |
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Wendell Richard Anderson (1933-2016) —
also known as Wendell R. Anderson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
1, 1933.
Democrat. Member of the U.S. hockey team which won a silver
medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics; lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 37, 1959-62; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1963-70 (49th District 1963-66, 44th District
1967-70); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1964;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1971-76; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1976-78; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1978.
Protestant.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in a hospice
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 17,
2016 (age 83 years, 167
days). His body was
donated to the University of Minnesota for medical research.
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William A. Anderson (1873-1954) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Adams
County, Wis., October
19, 1873.
Lawyer; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1931-33; candidate for justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1934; municipal judge in
Minnesota, 1936-43; district judge in Minnesota, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Modern
Woodmen; Sons of
Norway; Foresters.
Died December
12, 1954 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Anderson and Cynthia E. (Harrison) Anderson; married, November
25, 1897, to Myra Blackmun. |
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William Brown Anderson (1861-1940) —
also known as William B. Anderson; "Tall Pine of
Minnesota" —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
4, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 2, 1901-02, 1905-06;
candidate for justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1916; member of Minnesota
state senate 33rd District, 1927-40; died in office 1940.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Chi; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., September
26, 1940 (age 79 years, 53
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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James H. Andreasen (b. 1931) —
of Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 16,
1931.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1975; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1987-.
Still living as of 1995.
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August Herman Andresen (1890-1958) —
also known as August H. Andresen —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Newark, Kendall
County, Ill., October
11, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Goodhue County Republican Party, 1916-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1925-33, 1935-58 (3rd District
1925-33, 1st District 1935-58); defeated, 1932; died in office 1958.
Lutheran.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
14, 1958 (age 67 years, 95
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
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Christopher Columbus Andrews (1829-1923) —
also known as C. C. Andrews —
of St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Hillsborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
27, 1829.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 20th District, 1859-60; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Minnesota; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1869-77; U.S. Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, 1882-85; Minnesota Forestry Commissioner,
1895-1911.
Died September
21, 1923 (age 93 years, 329
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Margaret Andrews (1901-1990) —
also known as Margaret Susanna Bringgold; Mrs. R. C.
Andrews —
of Lindstrom, Chisago
County, Minn.
Born in Pine Island, Goodhue
County, Minn., April
28, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; librarian;
secretary
of Minnesota Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died October
1, 1990 (age 89 years, 156
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Lindstrom, Minn.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Jacob A. Bringgold, Jr. and Mary Alice (Finn) Bringgold;
married, June 30,
1927, to Raymond Charles Andrews. |
| | | Epitaph: "Wife -
Mother" |
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memorial |
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Edward Mott Angell (1868-1927) —
also known as Edward M. Angell —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Moreau, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
6, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1922-27; died in office
1927.
Quaker.
Died, probably from infection,
six days after appendicitis
surgery, in Glens Falls Hospital,
Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., November
25, 1927 (age 59 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Penn Angell and Francena (Mott) Angell; married, October
18, 1913, to Gertrude Abigail Sheldon. |
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Albert Henry Angstman (1888-1964) —
also known as Albert H. Angstman —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born near Farmington, Dakota
County, Minn., March
23, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
I; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1929-34, 1937-42, 1945-61; defeated,
1934, 1942; retired 1961; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., February
29, 1964 (age 75 years, 343
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman; married, September
16, 1919, to Mary Frances Chirgwin. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Biographies and Histories
of Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts (2020) |
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Roger Arnebergh (1909-2004) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
17, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1952,
1964;
Los Angeles City Attorney, 1953-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
25, 2004 (age 94 years, 161
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Richard Sheppard Arnold (1936-2004) —
also known as Richard S. Arnold —
of Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., March
26, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1966, 1972; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1968;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1969-70; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1978-80; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1978-80; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1980-2001; took
senior status 2001.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from complications of lymphoma,
in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., September
23, 2004 (age 68 years, 181
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St.
Margaret's Episcopal Church Columbarium, Little Rock, Ark.
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Horace Austin (1831-1905) —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Mound, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., October
15, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 6th District,
1865-69; Governor of
Minnesota, 1870-74; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1887; appointed 1887.
Died, in St. Barnabas Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
2, 1905 (age 74 years, 18
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Howard William Babcock (1917-1986) —
also known as Howard W. Babcock —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., April 7,
1917.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1958-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Nu Phi; Optimist
Club.
Died August
26, 1986 (age 69 years, 141
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Michele Marie Bachmann (b. 1956) —
also known as Michele Bachmann; Michele Marie
Amble —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April 6,
1956.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 2001-06 (56th District 2001-02, 52nd District
2003-06); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 2007-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2008,
2012;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2012.
Female.
Lutheran;
later Evangelical
Christian.
Still living as of 2016.
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Selden E. Bacon (1861-1946) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
28, 1861.
Lawyer; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Northern Westchester Hospital,
Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 25,
1946 (age 84 years, 270
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon and Susan (Bacon) Bacon; married, October
24, 1894, to Sarah Blair Fairchild; married, July 25,
1903, to Josephine Dodge Daskam. |
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Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., March
10, 1882.
Republican. Bakery
business; lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District
1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Civitan;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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John Harvey Baldwin (b. 1851) —
also known as John H. Baldwin —
of Jonesboro, Grant
County, Ind.; St. Lawrence, Hand
County, S.Dak.; Frazee, Becker
County, Minn.
Born near Jonesboro, Grant
County, Ind., 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1896;
member of Minnesota
state senate 63rd District, 1915-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank D. Bangs (1878-1935) —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Le Sueur, Le Sueur
County, Minn., June 19,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1935; died
in office 1935.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died December
23, 1935 (age 57 years, 187
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Tracy R. Bangs (1862-1936) —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Le Sueur, Le Sueur
County, Minn., April
29, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for Northwestern Bell
Telephone Co., Northern States Power
Co., and Occidental Life
Insurance Co.; Grand
Forks County State's Attorney, 1892; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1894-98.
Episcopalian.
Died February
22, 1936 (age 73 years, 299
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, N.Dak.
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George Barbaras (b. 1832) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in France,
September
14, 1832.
Farmer;
bank
cashier; lawyer; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1876-78.
French
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harriet Vandaworker. |
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Dean M. Barkley (b. 1950) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Annandale, Wright
County, Minn., August
31, 1950.
Lawyer; president, Dayton's Furniture,
Annandale, Minn.; founder and chair, Minnesota Reform Party (later
Minnesota Independence Party); Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1992; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2002-03; defeated, 1994 (Independence),
1996 (Reform), 2008 (Independence).
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Washington Batchelder (1826-1910) —
also known as George W. Batchelder —
of Faribault, Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Vermont, February
18, 1826.
Lawyer; merchant;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1869-70, 1872-73 (8th District 1869-70, 18th
District 1872-73); mayor
of Faribault, Minn., 1880-81.
English
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died January
9, 1910 (age 83 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Faribault, Minn.
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Erastus Newton Bates (1828-1898) —
also known as Erastus N. Bates —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Centralia, Marion
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Plainfield, Hampshire
County, Mass., February
29, 1828.
Lawyer; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857;
member of Minnesota
state senate 4th District, 1857-58; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1866-67; Illinois
state treasurer, 1869-73.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 29,
1898 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Walter Burges Beals (b. 1876) —
also known as Walter B. Beals —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 21,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
superior court judge in Washington, 1926-28; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1928-36; appointed 1928.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Burrill Beals and Katharine (McMillan) Beals; married, July 14,
1904, to Othilla Gertrude Carroll. |
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George Loomis Becker (1829-1904) —
also known as George L. Becker —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Locke, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
4, 1829.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1856-57; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857;
candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1859, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1860;
member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1868-71; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1885; appointed 1885.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
6, 1904 (age 74 years, 336
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Robert Cook Bell (1880-1964) —
also known as Robert C. Bell —
of Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., November
1, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1924;
candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1924; member of Minnesota
state senate 63rd District, 1931-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1933-61; took senior status 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died March
17, 1964 (age 83 years, 137
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford L. Benedict (1862-1926) —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in Wisconsin, October
1, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; school
principal; member of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1899-1902; postmaster at Mankato,
Minn., 1902-07.
Died in 1926
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford J. Benson (1906-1992) —
also known as Cliff Benson —
of Ortonville, Big Stone
County, Minn.
Born in Browns Valley, Traverse
County, Minn., 1906.
Lawyer; Big
Stone County Attorney, 1934-54; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1959-72 (48th District 1959-62, 24th District
1963-72).
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
18, 1992 (age about 86
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Austin Benson (1895-1985) —
also known as Elmer A. Benson —
of Appleton, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Appleton, Swift
County, Minn., September
22, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1940,
1942; Governor of
Minnesota, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1944.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
13, 1985 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Interment at Appleton
Cemetery, Appleton, Minn.
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Henry Nathaniel Benson (b. 1872) —
also known as Henry N. Benson —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Nicollet
County, Minn., August
1, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1911-22 (20th District 1911-14, 15th District
1915-22); probate judge in Minnesota, 1928; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1929-33; appointed 1929.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred L. Bergerud (1899-1977) —
also known as Alf Bergerud —
of Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Aastad town, Otter Tail
County, Minn., February
2, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1941-42, 1945-58 (District 34
1941-42, District 30 1945-50, District 36 1951-58); member of Minnesota
state senate, 1959-72 (36th District 1959-62, 33rd District
1963-66, 29th District 1967-72); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1960,
1964
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1977
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Arley R. Bjella (1916-2001) —
of Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak., November
16, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960.
Lutheran.
Member, Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died May 21,
2001 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asle Bjella and Clara (Bagstad) Bjella; married 1948 to
Beverly Heen. |
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Albin Edmund Bjorklund (1886-1937) —
also known as Albin E. Bjorklund —
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., December
16, 1886.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 37, 1915-18.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 19,
1937 (age 50 years, 185
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Maplewood, Minn.
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Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) —
also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket
Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Nashville, Washington
County, Ill., November
12, 1908.
Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John
B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994;
actor
in the 1997 movie
Amistad, as Justice Joseph
Story.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March 4,
1999 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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| |
Philemon Bliss (1813-1889) —
Born in Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., July 28,
1813.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Ohio, 1848-51; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1855-59; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1868-72; law
professor.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
25, 1889 (age 76 years, 28
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Asahel Bliss and Lydia Adams (Griswold) Bliss; brother of Albert
Asahel Bliss; married, November
16, 1843, to Martha W. Thorpe; third great-grandnephew of Roger
Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; second cousin twice removed of Gaylord
Griswold and Samuel
Clesson Allen; second cousin thrice removed of Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold and Frederick
Wolcott; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin once removed of Elisha
Hunt Allen and Judson
H. Warner; third cousin twice removed of Jonathan
Elmer, Ebenezer
Elmer, Eli
Elmer, John
Allen, Elisha
Phelps, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth and William
Wolcott Ellsworth; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew
Griswold (1714-1799), Oliver
Ellsworth, Daniel
Chapin, Augustus
Seymour Porter, Daniel
Pitkin and Peter
Buell Porter; fourth cousin of Edmund
Holcomb, William
Fessenden Allen and Frederick
Hobbes Allen; fourth cousin once removed of Amaziah
Brainard, Luther
Walter Badger, Daniel
Kellogg, Lucius
Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, Chester
William Chapin, John
William Allen, Norman
A. Phelps, James
Samuel Wadsworth, George
Smith Catlin, Henry
Titus Backus, George
Washington Wolcott, John
Smith Phelps, Christopher
Parsons Wolcott, Matthew
Griswold (1833-1919) and Roger
Wolcott (1847-1900). |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee
family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons
family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld (1904-1988) —
of Connecticut.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
23, 1904.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1961-77; took senior status 1977.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
5, 1988 (age 84 years, 227
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harlow H. Bonniwell (1860-1935) —
also known as "Bonnie" —
of Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Mequon, Ozaukee
County, Wis., May 13,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; livestock
raiser; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1912;
member of Minnesota
state senate 22nd District, 1915-35; died in office 1935.
Died April
28, 1935 (age 74 years, 350
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Hutchinson, Minn.
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Wilbur Franklin Booth (1861-1944) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn., August
22, 1861.
Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota, 1909-14; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1914-25; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1925-32; took
senior status 1932.
Died July 7,
1944 (age 82 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Albert Booth and Louisa (Tristram) Booth. |
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Rudolph Eli Boschwitz (b. 1930) —
also known as Rudy Boschwitz —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
November
7, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; founder and chairman of Plywood Minnesota
(later Home Valu Interiors), a plywood and
home
improvement retailer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1979-91; defeated, 1990, 1996.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lloyd Wheaton Bowers (1859-1910) —
also known as Lloyd W. Bowers —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., March 9,
1859.
Lawyer; general counsel, Chicago & North Western Railway,
1893-1909; U.S. Solicitor General, 1909-10; died in office 1910.
Member, Skull
and Bones.
Died, from a heart
attack, while suffering from bronchitis,
in the Touraine Hotel,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
9, 1910 (age 51 years, 184
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Norton Franklin Brand (1869-1947) —
also known as Norton F. Brand —
of Grandin, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Faribault, Rice
County, Minn., May 5,
1869.
Lawyer; pastor;
U.S. Consul in Salina Cruz, 1917-18; Fernie, 1918-32.
Died April
10, 1947 (age 77 years, 340
days).
Interment at Bayside
Cemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.
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Myron H. Bright (1919-2016) —
Born in Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn., March 5,
1919.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1968-85; took
senior status 1985.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., December
12, 2016 (age 97 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hascal R. Brill (b. 1846) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Quebec,
1846.
Lawyer; Ramsey
County Probate Judge, 1873-75; Ramsey
County Common Pleas Court Judge, 1875-82; district judge in
Minnesota 2nd District, 1883-1917.
Burial location unknown.
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John B. Brisbin (1827-1898) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Schuylerville, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
10, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; member
Minnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1856-57; President
of the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1856-57; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1857-58; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 21, 1863.
French
and Scottish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
22, 1898 (age 71 years, 71
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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 |
Calvin Luther Brown (1854-1923) —
also known as Calvin L. Brown —
of Morris, Stevens
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Goshen, Sullivan
County, N.H., April
26, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Stevens
County Attorney, 1883-88; district judge in Minnesota 16th
District, 1887-99; appointed 1887; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1899-1913; appointed 1899; chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1913-23; died in office
1923.
Congregationalist.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
24, 1923 (age 69 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Brown; married, September
1, 1879, to Annette Marlow. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Philip E. Brown (1856-1915) —
of Luverne, Rock
County, Minn.
Born in Shullsburg, Lafayette
County, Wis., June 19,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 13th District,
1891-1910; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1912-15; died in office 1915.
Died February
6, 1915 (age 58 years, 232
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George O. Brown and Sarah (Robson) Brown; married, October
8, 1882, to Ella Ford. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Daniel Buck (1837-1905) —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in Boonville, Oneida
County, N.Y., May 15,
1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 17, 1866; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Minnesota
state senate 14th District, 1879-82; Blue
Earth County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1893-99; resigned 1899.
Died in 1905
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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| |
Charles Henry Budd (b. 1848) —
of Montevideo, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., March
21, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Chippewa
County Probate Judge, 1872-73; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Minnesota.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd; married 1877 to Carrie
Eastman; married 1889 to Nellie
C. Moyer. |
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Charles J. Buell (1865-1938) —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lake City, Wabasha
County, Minn., November
1, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
South Dakota; Pennington
County State's Attorney, 1903-06; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1919-24;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died July 23,
1938 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gerhard J. Bundlie (1889-1966) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn., October
26, 1889.
Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1930-32.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
8, 1966 (age 76 years, 105
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stillwater, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole G. Bundlie and Gertrude (Brusegard) Bundlie; married, June 25,
1921, to Alice J. Davis. |
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George Lincoln Bunn (b. 1865) —
also known as George L. Bunn —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Sparta, Monroe
County, Wis., June 25,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 2nd District,
1897-1911; appointed 1897; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1911-17; appointed 1911.
Member, Chi Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Romanzo Bunn and Sarah (Purdy) Bunn; married, August
19, 1890, to Ella Spaulding; married, April 2,
1908, to Fannie Losey. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Quentin Northrop Burdick (1908-1992) —
also known as Quentin N. Burdick; "King of
Pork" —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Munich, Cavalier
County, N.Dak., June 19,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Dakota, 1942; candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1946; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1959-60; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960-92; defeated, 1956; died in
office 1992.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, from heart
disease, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., September
8, 1992 (age 84 years, 81
days).
Interment at Bohemian
Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minn.
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Warren Earl Burger (1907-1995) —
also known as Warren E. Burger —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
17, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1956-69; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1969-86; took senior status 1986.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1988.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Alexandria,
Va., June 25,
1995 (age 87 years, 281
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Montgomery Burlingame (1836-1915) —
also known as James M. Burlingame —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Connecticut, March
29, 1836.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 12, 1885-86.
Died in Napa, Napa
County, Calif., June 4,
1915 (age 79 years, 67
days).
Interment at Old Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (1879-1961) —
also known as J. A. A. Burnquist —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Dayton, Webster
County, Iowa, July 21,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 33, 1909-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1913-15; Governor of
Minnesota, 1915-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1939-55.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died January
12, 1961 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Pierce Butler (1866-1939) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., March
17, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ramsey
County Attorney, 1893-96; general counsel, Chicago & St. Paul Railroad,
1899-1905; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1916;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-39; died in office 1939.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
16, 1939 (age 73 years, 244
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Thomas Robert Byrne (1923-2009) —
also known as Thomas R. Byrne —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 9,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1966-70.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died April 5,
2009 (age 86 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jeremiah G. Callahan (born c.1886) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Iowa, about 1886.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 28th District, 1915-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Johnston B. Campbell (b. 1868) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., August
5, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; member, Interstate Commerce Commission,
1921-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh Campbell and Lucinda (Fee) Campbell; married, September
13, 1893, to Martha Shearer. |
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| |
Thomas Canty (b. 1854) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in London, England,
April
25, 1854.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1894-99.
Burial location unknown.
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James A. Carley (b. 1869) —
of Plainview, Wabasha
County, Minn.
Born in Oronoco, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 17,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wabasha
County Attorney, 1897-1901, 1905-09; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 3, 1909-10; member of Minnesota
state senate 3rd District, 1915-30, 1935-52; defeated, 1910,
1930; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Warner Carpenter (1873-1957) —
of San Anselmo, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Sauk Centre, Stearns
County, Minn., December
12, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to William
H. Taft, when he was Governor of the Philippine Islands,
Secretary of War, and President of the United States; U.S. Minister
to Morocco, 1910-12; Siam, 1912-13.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Chi.
Died in 1957
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph A. Chadderdon (1845-1902) —
of Jordan, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in New York, 1845.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 21, 1872-73, 1875.
Died in 1902
(age about
57 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Gould Chatfield (1810-1875) —
also known as Andrew G. Chatfield —
of Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Racine, Racine
County, Wis.; Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Butternuts, Otsego
County, N.Y., January
27, 1810.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County, 1839-41, 1846; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn., October
3, 1875 (age 65 years, 249
days).
Interment at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Cemetery, Belle Plaine,
Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Enos Chatfield and Hannah (Starr) Chatfield; married, June 27,
1836, to Eunice Electa Clark Beeman; sixth great-grandson of Thomas
Welles; first cousin thrice removed of Almon
Ferdinand Rockwell; second cousin of Philo
Fairchild Barnum and Phineas
Taylor Barnum; third cousin once removed of Charles
Robert Sherman and Truman
Hotchkiss; fourth cousin of Charles
Taylor Sherman, William
Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson
Parker Sherman, John
Sherman, Benjamin
Pulaski Chatfield and Glover
Wheeler Cable; fourth cousin once removed of Asahel
Otis, Nathan
Summers Beardslee and Hobart
Chatfield Chatfield-Taylor. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The city
of Chatfield, in Fillmore
and Olmsted
counties, Minnesota, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Sherman Walker Child (b. 1887) —
also known as Sherman W. Child —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., 1887.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 30, 1917-18, 1921-22;
member of Minnesota
state senate 30th District, 1923-34.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Andrew Christopherson (1871-1951) —
also known as Charles A. Christopherson —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Amherst, Fillmore
County, Minn., July 23,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1913-16; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1919-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., November
2, 1951 (age 80 years, 102
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Frank Clague (1865-1952) —
of Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Warrensville (now Warrensville Heights), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 13,
1865.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Redwood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1902; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 19, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1907-14; district judge in Minnesota
9th District, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn., March
25, 1952 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Interment at Redwood
Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
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Moses Edwin Clapp (1851-1929) —
also known as Moses E. Clapp —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., May 21,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Croix County Attorney, 1878-80; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1887-93; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1901-17; defeated in primary, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904,
1912.
Died near Accotink, Fairfax
County, Va., March 6,
1929 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Sherwood Alonzo Clock (1879-1952) —
also known as Sherwood A. Clock —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Geneva, Franklin
County, Iowa, August
2, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., November
29, 1952 (age 73 years, 119
days).
Interment at Hampton
Cemetery, Hampton, Iowa.
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Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. (b. 1949) —
also known as Norm Coleman —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
17, 1949.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1994-2002; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1998; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2003-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Louis L. Collins (b. 1882) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., October
6, 1882.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1921-25; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Library of Congress |
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William B. Colver (1870-1926) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wellington, Lorain
County, Ohio, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; editorial director, Scripps-Howard newspapers;
member, Federal Trade Commission, 1917-20; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1918-19.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1926 (age about 55
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Pauline Simmons. |
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Albert James Connors (b. 1891) —
also known as Albert J. Connors —
of Barron, Barron
County, Wis.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., September
13, 1891.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Barron
County District Attorney, 1929; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1932;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 29th District, 1939-42.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of David Connors and Mary Connors. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Hollis Gay Connors (1912-1993) —
also known as Hollis Connors —
of Townsend, Broadwater
County, Mont.
Born in Ceylon, Martin
County, Minn., February
21, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1962; Montana
state treasurer, 1973-77.
Female.
Died in Milwaukie, Clackamas
County, Ore., December
15, 1993 (age 81 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Willard L. Converse (b. 1870) —
of Howard
County, Iowa; South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Winneshiek
County, Iowa, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Howard
County Attorney; district judge in Minnesota 1st District,
1914-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896 to Eva M.
Klickner. |
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David Cooper (1820-1875) —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Austin, Lander
County, Nev.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., July 2,
1820.
Lawyer; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1849-53.
Died in 1875
(age about
54 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Russell Edward Cornell (1821-1881) —
also known as Francis R. E. Cornell —
of Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Coventry, Chenango
County, N.Y., November
17, 1821.
Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1852-53; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1861-62, 1865; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1868-74; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1875-81; died in office 1881.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 23,
1881 (age 59 years, 187
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Charles Christopher Cox (b. 1952) —
also known as Christopher Cox —
of Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
16, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; law clerk to Judge Herbert
Y. C. Choy, 1977-79; senior associate counsel to Pres. Ronald
Reagan, 1986-88; U.S.
Representative from California, 1989-2005 (40th District 1989-93,
47th District 1993-2003, 48th District 2003-05); resigned 2005;
chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2005-.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Eugene St. Julien Cox (c.1835-1898) —
also known as E. St. Julien Cox —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Switzerland,
about 1835.
Lawyer; mayor
of St. Peter, Minn., 1865-67; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 34, 1873; member of Minnesota
state senate 34th District, 1874-75; district judge in Minnesota
9th District, 1877-82.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1898 (age about 63
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Marion Crosby (b. 1830) —
also known as F. M. Crosby —
of Wilmington, Windham
County, Vt.; Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Wilmington, Windham
County, Vt., November
18, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1855-56; probate judge in
Minnesota, 1860-61; district judge in Minnesota 1st District, 1872-81.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Francis
Marion |
| | | Relatives: Son of Eliel Crosby and
Grateful (Allen) Crosby; married 1866 to Helen
Mar Sprague; married 1872 to Helen
M. Bates. |
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Amasa Scott Crossfield (born c.1855) —
also known as Amasa S. Crossfield —
of Browns Valley, Traverse
County, Minn.; Manila, Philippines.
Born in Canada,
about 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 42, 1889-90; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1908,
1916,
1920
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; member, Resolutions
Committee).
Burial location unknown.
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William Edgar Culkin (1860-1949) —
also known as William E. Culkin —
of Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., October
15, 1860.
Lawyer; Wright
County Attorney, 1887; member of Minnesota
state senate 38th District, 1895-98.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., June 25,
1949 (age 88 years, 253
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) —
also known as Paul Cunningham —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., June 15,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th
District 1943-59); defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., July 16,
1961 (age 71 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Fred A. Curtis (1899-1972) —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Stillwater Township, Washington
County, Minn., July 4,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 20, 1933-34; candidate
for Minnesota
state senate 20th District, 1934; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1940.
Died April
11, 1972 (age 72 years, 282
days).
Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery, Bayport, Minn.
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