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John M. Biggerstaff (b. 1858) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., November
18, 1858.
Republican. Builder;
insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Lolita Lamb (died 1897); married 1899 to Effie
J. Grant. |
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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 21st District, 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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Garrison Keillor (b. 1942) —
also known as Gary Edward Keillor —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn., August 7,
1942.
Son of John Philip Keillor and Grace Ruth (Denham) Keillor.
Democrat. Writer; radio show
host; comedian;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;
inducted into the Radio Hall of
Fame in 1994.
Scottish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born near Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
8, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1843-47; Governor of
Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1855-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; member, Platform
Committee); Governor of
Minnesota, 1860-63; defeated, 1857; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1863-75; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1879-81.
Methodist
or Presbyterian.
Scottish and German
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 22,
1903 (age 87 years, 226
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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George Andrew Sutherland (b. 1868) —
also known as George A. Sutherland —
of Sherburne, Martin
County, Minn.; Fairmont, Martin
County, Minn.
Born in Oil Springs, Ontario,
April
5, 1868.
Insurance
and real
estate business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 9th District, 1917-18.
Congregationalist.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Augusta Schneekloth. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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