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Mark Andrews (b. 1926) —
of Mapleton, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., May 19,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Dakota, 1958-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1960;
candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1962; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota, 1963-81 (1st District 1963-73,
at-large 1973-81); U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1981-87; defeated, 1986.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners; Farm
Bureau; Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 2018.
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Norris Conroy Bakke (1894-1973) —
also known as Norris C. Bakke —
of Sterling, Logan
County, Colo.; Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak., April
19, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1945-46; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Lions.
Died in January, 1973
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Pederson Bakke and Karina (Erickson) Bakke; married, August
12, 1921, to Esther Newell Banks; married, April 6,
1958, to Mrs. Guy L. Elken. |
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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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James Harvey Brown (1906-1995) —
also known as James H. Brown —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak., April
22, 1906.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; vice-chair of
California Democratic Party, 1948-58; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
municipal judge in California, 1964-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 10,
1995 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Olger Burton Burtness (1884-1960) —
also known as Olger B. Burtness —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Mekinock, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., March
14, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Grand
Forks County State's Attorney, 1911-16; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 1916,
1936,
1948;
member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1919-20; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1921-33.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Sons of
Norway.
Died in Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., January
20, 1960 (age 75 years, 312
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, N.Dak.
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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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Oscar Willard Edmonds (b. 1890) —
also known as O. W. Edmonds —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Caledonia, Traill
County, N.Dak., February
4, 1890.
Republican. Abstract and
title business; mayor
of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 1923-27, 1943-45.
Protestant.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Edmonds and Anna S. (Olson) Edmonds; married, June 21,
1911, to Kathryn M. Sturtevant. |
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Ray M. Flavin (b. 1912) —
of Swartz Creek, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Litchville, Barnes
County, N.Dak., August
25, 1912.
Democrat. Flint Township Supervisor; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
2nd District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 83rd District, 1965-66; defeated
in primary, 1966, 1968.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Chester McCormick Foresman (b. 1888) —
also known as Chet M. Foresman —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Allenwood, Union
County, Pa., 1888.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Dakota, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Hall (1869-1958) —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Cliff Mine, Keweenaw
County, Mich., June 6,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; rancher; secretary
of state of North Dakota, 1913-24, 1943-54; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924-33; defeated,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., December
4, 1958 (age 89 years, 181
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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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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William J. Patterson (b. 1880) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., June 4,
1880.
Railway
brakeman, fireman, switchman, and conductor; safety inspector;
Director of Safety for Interstate Commerce Commission, 1934-39;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1939-53.
Member, Order
of Railway Conductors; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Patterson and Mary (Bidwell) Patterson; married, April
29, 1912, to Margaret M. Henderman. |
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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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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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Relatives:
Married to Clara Estella Barnes. |
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