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Benjamin Franklin Potts (1836-1887) —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ohio.
Born in Carroll
County, Ohio, January
29, 1836.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state
senate, 1867; Governor of
Montana Territory, 1870-83; member of Montana
territorial legislature.
Methodist.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 17,
1887 (age 51 years, 139
days).
Original interment at Benton Avenue Cemetery;
reinterment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Preston Hopkins Leslie (1819-1907) —
Born in Wayne County (part now in Clinton
County), Ky., March 2,
1819.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1844, 1850; member of Kansas
state senate, 1851-55; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1867; Governor of
Kentucky, 1871-75; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1881; Governor of
Montana Territory, 1887-89; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1894-98.
Baptist.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., February
7, 1907 (age 87 years, 342
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Llewellyn Link Callaway (1868-1951) —
also known as Lew L. Callaway —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., December
15, 1868.
Son of James Edmund Callaway (1834-1905) and Mary Elizabeth (Link)
Callaway (1843-1922).
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney, 1894-98; district judge in Montana, 1905-13;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1920;
chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1922-35.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August 6,
1951 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Wilbur Fiske Sanders (1834-1905) —
also known as Wilbur F. Sanders —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Leon, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., May 2,
1834.
Son of Ira Sanders and Freedom (Edgerton) Sanders.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1864, 1867, 1880, 1886;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana Territory, 1868
(speaker);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1872,
1876,
1884,
1900
(alternate); member of Montana
territorial House of Representatives, 1873-80; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1890-93.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., July 7,
1905 (age 71 years, 66
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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John Spafford Harris (1825-1906) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Truxton, Cortland
County, N.Y., December
18, 1825.
Republican. Delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1868; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1868; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1868-71.
Died January
25, 1906 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Samuel Thomas Hauser (1833-1914) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Falmouth, Pendleton
County, Ky., January
10, 1833.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana
Territory, 1876,
1884;
Governor
of Montana Territory, 1885-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1892.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., November
10, 1914 (age 81 years, 304
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Albert Henry Angstman (1888-1964) —
also known as Albert H. Angstman —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Farmington, Dakota
County, Minn., March 23,
1888.
Son of Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1929-35, 1937-43.
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.
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Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. Walsh —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1859.
Son of Felix Walsh and Bridget (Comer) Walsh.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. Attorney
General, died suddenly of a heart
attack, on a
train of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., March 2,
1933 (age 73 years, 263
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Joseph Kemp Toole (1851-1929) —
also known as Joseph K. Toole —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., May 12,
1851.
Democrat. Member of Montana
territorial House of Representatives, 1879-81; member
Montana territorial council, 1881-83; delegate to
Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1885-89; Governor of
Montana, 1889-93, 1901-08; resigned 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1904.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., March 11,
1929 (age 77 years, 303
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Thomas Charles Power (1839-1923) —
also known as Thomas C. Power —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born near Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, May 22,
1839.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1889; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1890-95; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana, 1916.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., February
16, 1923 (age 83 years, 270
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Martin Maginnis (1841-1919) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born near Pultneyville, Wayne
County, N.Y., October
27, 1841.
Democrat. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1873-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana Territory, 1876,
1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker);
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1889; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1904.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 27,
1919 (age 77 years, 151
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Edward William Christiansen (1914-2000) —
also known as Bill Christiansen —
of Hardin, Big Horn
County, Mont.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., February
24, 1914.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1965-73; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1973-76.
Died March 28,
2000 (age 86 years, 33
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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