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Andrew A. Anderson (1886-1966) —
also known as Andy A. Anderson —
of Luverne, Rock
County, Minn.
Born in Rock
County, Minn., October
8, 1886.
Banker;
real
estate and insurance
business; farm
manager; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1951-58; defeated, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died September
30, 1966 (age 79 years, 357
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minn.
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Art B. Anderson (1891-1978) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born near Clarkfield, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn., May 15,
1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; oil jobber;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1941-46;
member of South
Dakota state senate, 1947-48, 1951-70 (7th District 1947-48,
1951-66, 11th District 1967-70); President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1957-58.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in January, 1978
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jennie E. Jackson. |
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Tim Milford Babcock (1919-2015) —
also known as Tim M. Babcock —
of Glendive, Dawson
County, Mont.; Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Littlefork, Koochiching
County, Minn., October
27, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; organizer,
president, Babcock & Lee Petroleum
Transporters,
Inc.; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-60; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1961-62; Governor of
Montana, 1962-69; defeated, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1966; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1972,
2004,
2008,
2012.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Eagles;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., April 7,
2015 (age 95 years, 162
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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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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Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) —
also known as Alexander Gale Bainbridge;
"Buzz" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
agent with Barnum & Bailey and other circuses;
manager of Shubert Theater
in Minneapolis, and of traveling
road shows; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart
disease, in Veterans Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
14, 1936 (age 50 years, 192
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Frederick William Behmler (1895-1966) —
also known as Fred W. Behmler —
of Appleton, Swift
County, Minn.; Morris, Stevens
County, Minn.
Born in Jordan, Scott
County, Minn., February
2, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
surgeon;
member of Minnesota
state senate 48th District, 1955-58; defeated, 1958.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Abbott Northwestern Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
6, 1966 (age 71 years, 277
days).
Interment at Summit Cemetery, Morris, Minn.
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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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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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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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Theodore Christianson (1883-1948) —
of Dawson, Lac qui
Parle County, Minn.
Born in Lac qui
Parle County, Minn., September
12, 1883.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 24, 1915-24; Governor of
Minnesota, 1925-31; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1933-37 (at-large 1933-35, 5th
District 1935-37); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Theta
Chi; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dawson, Lac qui
Parle County, Minn., December
9, 1948 (age 65 years, 88
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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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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Earl S. Coe (b. 1892) —
of Bingen, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
12, 1892.
Democrat. Fruit
grower;
lumberman;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1939-44; member of Washington
state senate 16th District, 1945-47; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1946; Washington
Democratic state chair, 1946-48; secretary
of state of Washington, 1947-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1948;
director of conservation, State of Washington, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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John Edward Davis (1913-1990) —
also known as John E. Davis —
of McClusky, Sheridan
County, N.Dak.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April
18, 1913.
Republican. Rancher;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker;
mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1952-56; Governor of
North Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1960;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); national
commander, American Legion, 1967-68.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., May 12,
1990 (age 77 years, 24
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Leonard Ralph Dickinson (1898-1994) —
also known as Leonard Dickinson —
of Bemidji, Beltrami
County, Minn.
Born in Buena Vista, Beltrami
County, Minn., December
19, 1898.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1943-50, 1961-68 (District 62
1943-50, 1961-62, District 64 1963-66, District 64-A 1967-68);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); member of Minnesota
state senate 62nd District, 1951-54; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Shriners; Elks; Rotary.
Died, at Beltrami Nursing
Home, Bemidji, Beltrami
County, Minn., March
13, 1994 (age 95 years, 84
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji, Minn.
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Stanley Morton Doyle (b. 1898) —
of Polson, Lake
County, Mont.
Born in Revere, Redwood
County, Minn., February
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Patrick Doyle and Elizabeth A. (Bodenhofer) Doyle;
married, August
15, 1945, to Aileen Davison. |
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Henry Clarence Dworshak (1894-1962) —
also known as Henry C. Dworshak —
of Burley, Cassia
County, Idaho.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
29, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1939-46; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1946-49, 1949-62; defeated, 1948; died in
office 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho,
1948,
1960.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 23,
1962 (age 67 years, 328
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Allen Frank Ferris (1865-1903) —
also known as Allen F. Ferris —
of Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn.
Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., July 22,
1865.
Republican. Banker;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1895-1902 (District 46 1895-98,
District 48 1899-1902); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1900;
member of Minnesota
state senate 48th District, 1903; died in office 1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died, from appendicitis
and peritonitis,
in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., September
7, 1903 (age 38 years, 47
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Brainerd, Minn.
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LeRoy Albert Foot (b. 1882) —
also known as L. A. Foot —
of Kalispell, Flathead
County, Mont.; Fort Peck, Valley
County, Mont.
Born in Melrose, Stearns
County, Minn., September
9, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Montana
state attorney general, 1924-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Loren S. Foot and Sadie M. (Trace) Foot; married, September
1, 1910, to Clara P. Pitts. |
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Richard Nelson Gardner (1881-1953) —
also known as Richard N. Gardner; Dick
Gardner —
of Staples, Todd
County, Minn.
Born in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., 1881.
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 51st District, 1931-43; resigned 1943.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Rotary;
Royal
League; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., December
4, 1953 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Girrbach (1890-1948) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
30, 1890.
Republican. School
teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery;
secretary, Rudyard Woodworking
Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines,
Ltd.; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947.
Member, Grange;
Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Suffered a head injury in an automobile
collision, and died the next day, in Hurley Hospital,
Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 24,
1948 (age 58 years, 55
days).
Interment at Crystal
Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Paul A. Grassle (1896-1979) —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., May 5,
1896.
Hotel
business; mayor
of Rochester, Minn., 1939-47; candidate for Minnesota
state senate 4th District, 1946.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles;
Rotary;
Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Jesters.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died two weeks later, in Rochester Methodist Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., October
10, 1979 (age 83 years, 158
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Rochester, Minn.
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Harold Christian Hagen (1901-1957) —
also known as Harold C. Hagen —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
10, 1901.
Newspaper
publisher; executive secretary to U.S. Rep. Richard
T. Buckler, 1935-42; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1943-55; defeated
(Republican), 1954, 1956.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
19, 1957 (age 55 years, 129
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Halvor Langdon Halvorson (b. 1881) —
also known as Halvor L. Halvorson —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Henning, Otter Tail
County, Minn., August
15, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Minot, N.Dak., 1911-15; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota, 1912 (3rd District), 1942
(Democratic, at-large); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Dakota, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948;
candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1924.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Sons of
Norway; Izaak
Walton League; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Halvorson and Juliana (Christenson) Halvorson; married to
Nina C. Knudson. |
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Lyle W. Hanks (1930-2012) —
of St. Louis Park, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Elk River, Sherburne
County, Minn., August
28, 1930.
School
teacher; athletic
coach; mayor
of St. Louis Park, Minn., 1982-96.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Vero Beach, Indian
River County, Fla., November
2, 2012 (age 82 years, 66
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mike Holm (1876-1952) —
of Roseau, Roseau
County, Minn.
Born in Ringvattnet, Alanas Socken Jamtland, Sweden,
June
17, 1876.
Republican. Probate judge in Minnesota, 1900; secretary
of state of Minnesota, 1921-52; died in office 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 6,
1952 (age 76 years, 19
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Roseville, Minn.
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Lowell E. Jepson (b. 1863) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Rice
County, Minn., October
19, 1863.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state senate 44th District, 1899-1906; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1916,
1924,
1928,
1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Urban
League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Jalmer T. Johnson (1912-2000) —
of Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
20, 1912.
Mayor
of Virginia, Minn., 1976-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Sons of
Norway; Moose.
Died, in Arrowhead Health
Care Center, Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn., September
22, 2000 (age 87 years, 338
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Virginia, Minn.
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Walter Henry Judd (1898-1994) —
also known as Walter H. Judd —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Rising City, Butler
County, Neb., September
25, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1943-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate; speaker),
1956
(speaker),
1960,
1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1981.
Died in Mitchellville, Prince
George's County, Md., February
13, 1994 (age 95 years, 141
days).
Interment at Blue
Valley Cemetery, Surprise, Neb.
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Paul Keith (b. 1885) —
of Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Traer, Tama
County, Iowa, April
23, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Clark Keith and Betsy (Jackson) Keith; married, December
1, 1920, to Lois Onstine. |
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Ray G. Kern (b. 1883) —
of Lake Elmo, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Washington
County, Minn., September
12, 1883.
Boot and
shoe salesman; banker;
director, Washington County Telephone
Co. and Lake Elmo Telephone
Co.; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 43, 1927-34.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Marvin Lewis Kline (1903-1974) —
also known as Marvin L. Kline —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Brunswick, Antelope
County, Neb., August
9, 1903.
Republican. Architectural
engineer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1940;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1941-45; convicted
in 1964 of grand larceny for illegally boosting
his salary as director of a rehabilitation institute, and for diverting
fundraising proceeds; sentenced
to 10 years in prison;
released after three years.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Moose; Optimist
Club.
Died in Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif., April 9,
1974 (age 70 years, 243
days).
Interment at Cuming City Cemetery, Blair, Neb.
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Winfield Emerson Page (1904-1994) —
also known as Winfield E. Page —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., May 23,
1904.
Republican. Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1940 (primary), 1954;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1943-49; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana, 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
Templar.
Died July 11,
1994 (age 90 years, 49
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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August Carl Polster (1885-1942) —
also known as August Polster —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., September
24, 1885.
Railway
freight clerk; banker; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1938-42; died in office 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Royal
and Select Masters; Shriners; Order of the
Eastern Star; White
Shrine of Jerusalem; Moose; Royal
Arcanum; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., February
1, 1942 (age 56 years, 130
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of August F. Polster and Anna (Rubritins) Polster. |
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Ellsworth Wagner Rowell (1886-1953) —
also known as E. W. Rowell;
"Bert" —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in California, March
29, 1886.
Republican. Locomotive
engineer; printing
business; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1930-33; defeated, 1927, 1933, 1935, 1937;
candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks; Lions.
Died, following surgery for a brain
tumor, in the Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., May 27,
1953 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married, November
2, 1906, to Daphne Cohen; married 1933 to Izetta
mae Daugaard. |
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Tribune-Herald, November 4, 1931 |
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Peter O. Sathre (1878-1968) —
of Finley, Steele
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Adams, Mower
County, Minn., February
7, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Steele
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1927-32; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1933-37; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1937.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Shriners; Woodmen.
Died in Sharon, Steele
County, N.Dak., January
23, 1968 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Maline (Hansdotter) Sathre and Jacob Pederson Sathre; married, April
14, 1912, to Mina Hilstad. |
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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Republican. Radio
announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Rotary;
Navy
League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; Dakota
County Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1936,
1940
(Temporary
Chair; speaker);
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; director, U.S. Mutual Security
Agency, 1953; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1948,
1952,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1958; 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, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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Thor Carl Tollefson (1901-1982) —
also known as Thor C. Tollefson —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Perley, Norman
County, Minn., May 2,
1901.
Republican. Lawyer; Pierce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-34, 1939-46; U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1947-65; defeated,
1944, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., December
30, 1982 (age 81 years, 242
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Wash.
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Evan S. Tyler (1843-1923) —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Damascus, Wayne
County, Pa., March
22, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; civil
engineer; merchant;
banker;
mayor
of Fargo, N.Dak., 1876-77; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1889, 1895-96.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in the Metropole Hotel,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., August
24, 1923 (age 80 years, 155
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Delavan, Wis.
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