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Irvine Luther Lenroot (1869-1949) —
also known as Irvine L. Lenroot —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., January
31, 1869.
Son of Lars Lenroot and Fredrica Lenroot.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 1st District, 1901-07; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1903-07; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1909-18; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918-27; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1929-41.
Congregationalist.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1949 (age 79 years, 361
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Thomas J. Anderson (1855-1930) —
also known as T. J. Anderson —
of Minnesota.
Born near Winchester, Winnebago
County, Wis., December
5, 1855.
Son of John Anderson and Juliane Anderson.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1916.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Foxboro, Douglas
County, Wis., April 25,
1930 (age 74 years, 141
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Anderson and Juliane Anderson; father of Lula Anderson (who
married Henrik
Shipstead). |
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Thomas Byron Murray (1938-1998) —
also known as Thomas B. Murray —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born May 12,
1938.
Democrat. Police
officer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly 73rd District, 1973-81.
Died, in St. Mary's Medical
Center, Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., January
6, 1998 (age 59 years, 239
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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