The Political Graveyard: Flathead County, Mont.

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Flathead County
Montana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Flathead County

Index to Locations

Conrad Memorial Cemetery
Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana

Politicians buried here:

John Edward Erickson (1863-1946) — also known as John E. Erickson — of Teton County, Mont.; Kalispell, Flathead County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Stoughton, Dane County, Wis., March 14, 1863. Son of E. Erickson and Olene Alma Erickson. Democrat. Lawyer; Teton County Attorney, 1897-1903; district judge in Montana 11th District, 1904-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1920, 1936 (alternate); Montana Democratic state chair, 1920-24; Governor of Montana, 1925-33; resigned 1933; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1933-34. Lutheran. Died in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., May 25, 1946 (age 83 years, 72 days). Interment at Conrad Memorial Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married 1898 to Grace Vance (1873-1962).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Robert Burns Smith (1854-1908) — also known as Robert B. Smith — of Montana. Born in Hickman County, Ky., December 29, 1854. Delegate to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884; defeated, 1889; U.S. Attorney for Montana, 1885-89; Governor of Montana, 1897-1901. Died November 16, 1908 (age 53 years, 323 days). Interment at Conrad Memorial Cemetery.

		Presumably named for: Robert Burns
		See also National Governors Association biography

Samuel Vernon Stewart (1872-1939) — also known as Sam V. Stewart — of Virginia City, Madison County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Monroe County, Ohio, August 2, 1872. Democrat. Governor of Montana, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1916, 1920, 1924; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1920; justice of Montana state supreme court, 1933. Died September 15, 1939 (age 67 years, 44 days). Interment at Conrad Memorial Cemetery.

Alexander David McDonald (1861-1919) — of Montana. Born in 1861. Member of Montana state house of representatives, 1905-07, 1911-15. Member, Freemasons. Died of cancer in Galen, Deer Lodge County, Mont., April 5, 1919 (age about 57 years). Interment at Conrad Memorial Cemetery.

Charles E. Conrad — of Montana. Democrat. Delegate to Montana state constitutional convention 2nd District; elected 1889. Interment at Conrad Memorial Cemetery.

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