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Alva Adams (1850-1922) —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in a log
cabin in Iowa
County, Wis., May 14,
1850.
Son of Eliza (Blanchard) Adams and John
Adams.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; member of Colorado state legislature, 1876; Governor of
Colorado, 1887-89, 1897-99, 1905; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1908-.
Member, Freemasons.
Died at a sanitarium
in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
1, 1922 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Harry Wilfred Adams (b. 1879) —
also known as Harry W. Adams —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Blanchardville, Lafayette
County, Wis., February
13, 1879.
Son of John A. Adams and Alice B. (Collie) Adams.
Lawyer;
chairman, Dell Food Specialty
Co.; director, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Co.; mayor of
Beloit, Wis., 1914-18.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hawley Atwell (1869-1961) —
also known as William H. Atwell —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Sparta, Monroe
County, Wis., June 9,
1869.
Son of Capt. Benjamin D. Atwell and De Emma (Greene) Atwell.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1898-1913; candidate
for Governor of
Texas, 1920; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1923-54; took
senior status 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died December
22, 1961 (age 92 years, 196
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Robert Simeon Babcock (b. 1868) —
also known as Robert S. Babcock —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., 1868.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District,
1907-08.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emil Baensch (1857-1939) —
of Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1857.
Son of August Frederick Baensch (1826-1863) and Gesine (Schuette)
Baensch (1831-1919).
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; Manitowoc
County Judge, 1888-94; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1895-99; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1904.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Royal
League; American
Historical Association.
Died in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., 1939
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wis.
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Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) —
also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C.
Bagley —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Magnolia, Rock
County, Wis., October
29, 1873.
Son of Shepherd Stephen Bagley and Louisa (Cain) Bagley.
Republican. Banker; in
1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at
him and missed; Iowa state
treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose;
Maccabees;
American
Bankers Association; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Levi Horace Bancroft (b. 1861) —
also known as Levi H. Bancroft —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Bear Valley, Sauk
County, Wis., December
26, 1861.
Son of George I. Bancroft and Helen M. (Randolph) Bancroft.
Republican. Lawyer; Richland
County District Attorney, 1886-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1900,
1932
(alternate); member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1907-10; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1909-10; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1911-13; circuit judge in Wisconsin 5th
Circuit, 1920-22; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1927-32.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 11,
1890, to Myrtle DeLap. |
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Congress |
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Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) —
also known as Fred Biermann —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 20,
1884.
Son of E. E. Biermann and Martha Biermann.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Agnostic.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 1,
1968 (age 84 years, 103
days); body
donated to Iowa Medical School.
Interment at Phelps
Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
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George Washington Blanchard (1884-1964) —
also known as George W. Blanchard —
of Edgerton, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Colby, Marathon
County, Wis., January
26, 1884.
Son of Horace Jones Blanchard and Emma (Brinker) Blanchard.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1925-26; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1927-32; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Edgerton, Rock
County, Wis., October
2, 1964 (age 80 years, 250
days).
Interment at Fassett
Cemetery, Edgerton, Wis.
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Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) —
also known as Aaron T. Bliss —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., May 22,
1837.
Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1883; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; Governor of
Michigan, 1901-04.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1906 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Clarence Alfred Bottolfsen (1891-1964) —
also known as C. A. Bottolfsen —
of Arco, Butte
County, Idaho.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., October
10, 1891.
Son of Andrew C. Bottolfsen and Mary (Carlson) Bottolfsen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-24, 1929-32, 1959-64; Speaker of
the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1931; Idaho
Republican state chair, 1937-38; Governor of
Idaho, 1939-41, 1943-45; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1944.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks.
Died July 18,
1964 (age 72 years, 282
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Arco, Idaho.
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Grover Lee Broadfoot (1892-1962) —
also known as Grover L. Broadfoot —
of Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis.
Born in Independence, Trempealeau
County, Wis., December
27, 1892.
Son of Dr. Alexander Broadfoot and Celia (Tillotson) Broadfoot.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Buffalo
County District Attorney, 1923-35; mayor of Mondovi, Wis.,
1943-47; president, Mondovi State Bank;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1945-48; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1948; appointed 1948; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1948-62; appointed 1948; died in
office 1962.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kappa
Sigma.
Died May 18,
1962 (age 69 years, 142
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Alexander Bryan (1794-1864) —
also known as John A. Bryan —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., April 13,
1794.
Lawyer;
Ohio
auditor of state, 1833-39; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Peru, 1845.
Member, Freemasons.
One of the founders
of Bryan, Ohio.
Died in Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 24,
1864 (age 70 years, 41
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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Thomas P. Burnett (1800-1845) —
of Mt. Hope Township, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., September
3, 1800.
Son of John Burnett and Judith Burnett.
Lawyer;
walked with a limp
due to a leg injury during a fire; present for the surrender of Black
Hawk (Indian chief), August 2, 1832; member
Wisconsin territorial council, 1836.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of typhoid,
in Mt. Hope Township, Grant
County, Wis., November
7, 1845 (age 45 years, 65
days).
Interment at Hermitage
Cemetery, Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis.
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Charles C. Butler (b. 1865) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
6, 1865.
Son of Washington Irving Butler and Henrietta (Comstock) Butler.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado, 1912-26; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1927-37; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Levi Cary (b. 1835) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sterling, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 23,
1835.
Son of Nathaniel C. Cary and Sophia (Eaton) Cary.
Lawyer;
general solicitor, Milwaukee, Lakeshore & Western Railroad;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1874.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Gould Chatfield (1810-1875) —
also known as Andrew G. Chatfield —
of Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Racine, Racine
County, Wis.; Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Butternuts, Otsego
County, N.Y., January
27, 1810.
Son of Enos Chatfield (1782-1858) and Hannah (Starr) Chatfield
(1782-1857).
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County, 1839-41, 1846; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57.
Member, Freemasons.
Chatfield, Minnesota, is named for
him.
Died in Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn., October
3, 1875 (age 65 years, 249
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Fenimore Clark (1861-1932) —
also known as Paul F. Clark —
of Nebraska; Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., 1861.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives; elected 1905; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1912.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 2,
1932 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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Relatives:
Grandnephew of James Fenimore Cooper (novelist). |
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Samuel Wesley Clark (b. 1872) —
also known as S. Wesley Clark —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Platteville, Grant
County, Wis., December
28, 1872.
Son of Samuel Pliny Clark and Elizabeth Dennison (Huntington) Clark.
Republican. Lawyer; Spink
County State's Attorney, 1900-04; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1907-11; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1921-26.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Pliny Clark and Elizabeth Dennison (Huntington) Clark;
married 1900
to Daisy Labrie (died 1915); married 1919 to Essie
Eggler. |
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Cliff Clevenger (1885-1960) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio.
Born near Long Pine, Brown
County, Neb., August
20, 1885.
Son of John Lemuel Clevenger and Mary Elizabeth (Stemen) Clevenger.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1939-59.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, December
13, 1960 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) —
also known as A. U. Coates —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 21,
1858.
Son of William Harvey Coates (1833-1917) and Anna French (Knowlton)
Coates (1839-1923).
School
teacher; music
store manager; grocer; real estate
dealer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936.
Church
of Christ. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
21, 1943 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Isaac N. Coggs (b. 1920) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., June 5,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
tavern
keeper; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 6th District, 1953-64.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets; Elks;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1964.
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George Jonathan Danforth (1875-1952) —
also known as George J. Danforth —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Meeme, Manitowoc
County, Wis., November
21, 1875.
Son of Quincy A. Danforth and Gertrude (Silbernagel) Danforth.
Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1910-11; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1919-22; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1930, 1938.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died March 30,
1952 (age 76 years, 130
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Robert R. Dickson (1863-1941) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Rock
County, Wis., November
21, 1863.
Son of John Dickson and Margaret (McElroy) Dickson.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 15th District, 1912-41; died in office
1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1941
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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LaVern Ralph Dilweg (1903-1968) —
also known as LaVern R. Dilweg —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
1, 1903.
Son of Bernard Dilweg and Alida (Winkler) Dilweg.
Democrat. Lawyer;
played on the Green Bay Packers football
team, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1944; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950.
Member, Lions; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., January
2, 1968 (age 64 years, 62
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.
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Leif Erickson (1906-1998) —
of Richland
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cashton, Monroe
County, Wis., July 29,
1906.
Son of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richland
County Attorney, 1936-38; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1938-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1946; Montana
Democratic state chair, 1956-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1962-73.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks.
Died at the Riverside Health
Care Center, Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 146
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Samuel Fallows (1835-1922) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Pendleton, Lancashire, England,
December
13, 1835.
Republican. Minister;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Wisconsin
superintendent of public instruction, 1870-74; president,
Wesleyan University, 1874; bishop; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888.
Methodist;
later Reformed
Episcopal Church. Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
5, 1922 (age 86 years, 266
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucy Bethia Huntington (1840-1916). |
| | | Personal motto: "Do with your might
what your hands find to do." |
| | | Epitaph: "He walked with God - God took
him." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) —
also known as Edward W. Fehling —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., June 27,
1880.
Son of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling.
Republican. Lawyer; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for
Farmers State Savings Bank, and
State Bank of St.
Johns; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941 (primary), 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital,
St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., August
10, 1957 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Sowle
Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married, June 7,
1908, to Mary G. Boyle (1881-1960). |
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Thomas Eugene Grady (b. 1880) —
of Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., November
19, 1880.
Son of Thomas Paul Grady and Eliza Jane (Fisk) Grady.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Washington, 1911-17; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1942-45, 1949-.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marshall Conant Graff (b. 1892) —
also known as Marshall C. Graff —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis., June 6,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren Everett Green (1870-1945) —
also known as Warren Green —
of Hazel, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.
Born in Jackson
County, Wis., March 10,
1870.
Son of Chester Green and Mary Jane (Crawley) Green.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1907-08, 1923-26; Governor of
South Dakota, 1931-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died April 27,
1945 (age 75 years, 48
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Gulickson (1856-1941) —
of Barron
County, Wis.
Born in Drangedal, Telemark, Norway,
December
18, 1856.
Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1911-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 29,
1941 (age 84 years, 132
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Stanley Township, Barron County, Wis.
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Oscar Hallam (b. 1865) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Linden town, Iowa
County, Wis., October
19, 1865.
Son of Joseph Hallam and Mary (Wood) Hallam.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1905-13; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1913-23; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, July 27,
1892, to Edith L. Lott. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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John Hammill (1875-1936) —
of Britt, Hancock
County, Iowa.
Born in Linden, Iowa
County, Wis., October
14, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1908-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1921-25; Governor of
Iowa, 1925-31; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1930; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 6,
1936 (age 60 years, 175
days).
Interment somewhere
in Britt, Iowa.
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Ole Hanson (1874-1940) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Racine
County, Wis., January
6, 1874.
Son of Thorsten Hanson and Goro (Tostofson) Hanson.
Progressive. Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1908-09; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1914; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1918-19; resigned 1919.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Real
estate developer who created San Clemente and Twentynine Palms,
California.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 6,
1940 (age 66 years, 182
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Peter Heil (1876-1949) —
also known as Julius P. Heil —
of Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Duesmond an der Mosel, Germany,
July
24, 1876.
Republican. Business
executive; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1939-43; defeated, 1942; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
30, 1949 (age 73 years, 129
days).
Interment somewhere
in Milwaukee, Wis.
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Edward Julius Henning (b. 1868) —
also known as Edward J. Henning —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Iron Ridge, Dodge
County, Wis., December
28, 1868.
Son of Godlove Henning and Henriette (Erdman) Henning.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1910-11.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Kirkland Henry (1890-1946) —
also known as Robert K. Henry —
of Jefferson, Jefferson
County, Wis.
Born in Jefferson, Jefferson
County, Wis., February
9, 1890.
Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1945-46; died in
office 1946.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., November
20, 1946 (age 56 years, 284
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jefferson, Wis.
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Charles Nelson Herreid (1857-1928) —
also known as Charles N. Herreid —
of McPherson
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., October
20, 1857.
Son of N. Herreid and Tena (Kytle) Herreid.
Republican. Lawyer; McPherson
County State's Attorney; McPherson
County Judge; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1893-97; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1898-1900; Governor of
South Dakota, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916;
director, Western Mutual Life
Insurance Co.; vice-president, Dakota Central Telephone
Co.; president, Citizens Trust and Savings Bank.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died July 6,
1928 (age 70 years, 260
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Aberdeen, S.Dak.
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Merton W. Herrick (1834-1907) —
of St.
Croix County, Wis.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., November
19, 1834.
School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; St.
Croix County Treasurer, 1867-72; lumber
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1881.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died March 24,
1907 (age 72 years, 125
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Halsey Jenison (1907-1996) —
also known as Edward H. Jenison —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 27,
1907.
Son of Ernest Manley Jenison and Laura (Hinsey) Jenison.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1947-53 (18th District 1947-49,
23rd District 1949-53); defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons; Elks.
Died June 22,
1996 (age 88 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles August Kading (1874-1956) —
also known as Charles A. Kading —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis.
Born in Lowell, Dodge
County, Wis., January
14, 1874.
Son of Charles Kading and Elizabeth (Baggans) Kading.
Republican. Lawyer; Dodge
County District Attorney, 1907-13; mayor
of Watertown, Wis., 1914-16; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1927-33.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 19,
1956 (age 82 years, 157
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Watertown, Wis.
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Frank Bateman Keefe (1887-1952) —
also known as Frank B. Keefe —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Winneconne, Winnebago
County, Wis., September
23, 1887.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1939-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died February
5, 1952 (age 64 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lake
View Memorial Park, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr. (1875-1940) —
also known as Walter J. Kohler, Sr. —
of Kohler, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis., March 3,
1875.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1916;
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1929-31; defeated, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Chairman of Kohler Co., founded by his father in 1873.
Died April 21,
1940 (age 65 years, 49
days).
Interment somewhere
in Kohler, Wis.
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Richard Kreul (b. 1924) —
of Fennimore, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Mt. Ida town, Grant
County, Wis., April 16,
1924.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
broker; member of Wisconsin
state senate 17th District, 1979-91.
Member, Freemasons; Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1991.
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Melvin Robert Laird, Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as Melvin R. Laird —
of Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
1, 1922.
Son of Melvin
Robert Laird, Sr. and Helen
Connor Laird.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1946-52; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1953-69; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons; Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Purple
Heart.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1974.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Henry Harrison Llewellyn (b. 1854) —
also known as William H. H. Llewellyn —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Las Cruces, Dona Ana
County, N.M.
Born in Monroe, Green
County, Wis., September
9, 1854.
Son of Joseph Howard Llewellyn (1817-1909) and Louisa (Fry) Llewellyn
(born 1816).
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory,
1884,
1896,
1904;
U.S. Indian Agent for Apache Indians, 1881-85; director and attorney
for mining
companies; attorney for Western Union Telegraph
Co.; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1897, 1901-03; Speaker
of New Mexico Territory House of Representatives, 1897; major in
the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1905-07; member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander M. MacKay (1881-1952) —
also known as Sandy MacKay —
of West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
13, 1881.
Republican. Jeweler; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1937-52 (Arenac District 1937-44,
Gladwin District 1945-52); died in office 1952.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
9, 1952 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Cora E. Winslow (died 1919); married, July 7,
1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman. |
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Booth M. Malone (b. 1854) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Benton
County, Miss., August 9,
1854.
Son of Richard Harwell Malone and Mary Cole (Cossitt) Malone.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Beloit, Wis., 1883-85; Rock
County District Attorney, 1885-91; district judge in Colorado 2nd
District, 1901-07.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Harrison Markham (1840-1923) —
also known as Henry H. Markham —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Wilmington, Essex
County, N.Y., November
16, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; gold
and silver mining
business; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1885-87; Governor of
California, 1891-95.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, following a stroke, in
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
9, 1923 (age 82 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Vincent A. Martin (b. 1870) —
of Fruitport, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., February
17, 1870.
Republican. Train
master of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon electric
railway; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1917-18, 1925-28; defeated in
primary, 1922, 1940; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Muskegon County
2nd District, 1933.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Myron Hawley McCord (1840-1908) —
Born in Ceres, McKean
County, Pa., November
26, 1840.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1873-74; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1880-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1889-91; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1897-98; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of Bright's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 27,
1908 (age 67 years, 153
days).
Interment at Merrill
Cemetery, Merrill, Wis.
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John Howard McLean (1860-1933) —
also known as John H. McLean —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., June 6,
1860.
Republican. Mining and
railroad
executive; founder
of Iron Mountain Press newspaper;
Dickinson
County Treasurer, 1897-98; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Catholic;
later Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, of a stroke, in
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1933 (age 72 years, 334
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.
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Wayne Lyman Morse (1900-1974) —
also known as Wayne L. Morse —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Verona, Dane
County, Wis., October
20, 1900.
Son of Wilbur Frank Morse (1859-1936) and Jessie F. (White) Morse.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1945-69; defeated (Democratic), 1968, 1972;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1952;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1955; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1960;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Americans
for Democratic Action.
The Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse in Eugene, Oregon, is named for
him.
Was actively engaged in campaigning
for U.S. Senate when he died, in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 22,
1974 (age 73 years, 275
days).
Interment at Rest
Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore.
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Adolphus Peter Nelson (1872-1927) —
also known as Adolphus P. Nelson —
of Grantsburg, Burnett
County, Wis.
Born near Holmes City, Douglas
County, Minn., March 28,
1872.
Son of Nels A. Nelson and Christine (Kron) Nelson.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1918-23.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Grantsburg, Burnett
County, Wis., August
21, 1927 (age 55 years, 146
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Grantsburg, Wis.
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George Bliss Nelson (b. 1876) —
also known as George B. Nelson —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Amherst, Portage
County, Wis., May 21,
1876.
Son of James J. Nelson and Juniata P. (Andrews) Nelson.
Republican. Lawyer; Portage
County District Attorney, 1906-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908;
justice
of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930-; appointed 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Theta
Delta Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald Prentice Nye (1892-1971) —
also known as Gerald P. Nye —
of Cooperstown, Griggs
County, N.Dak.
Born in Hortonville, Outagamie
County, Wis., December
19, 1892.
Son of Irwin R. Nye and Phoebe Ella (Prentice) Nye.
Newspaper
editor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1925-45; appointed 1925; defeated,
1944, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Dakota, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 17,
1971 (age 78 years, 210
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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James J. Omerberg (b. 1894) —
also known as Jim Omerberg —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 28,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1959-60;
defeated, 1954, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Patterson (b. 1880) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., June 4,
1880.
Son of Amos Patterson and Mary (Bidwell) Patterson.
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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Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (1861-1925) —
also known as Emanuel L. Philipp —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sauk
County, Wis., March 25,
1861.
Son of Luzi Philipp and Sabina (Ludwig) Philipp.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; telegraph
operator; railway
station agent; lumber
business; member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1908; Milwaukee Police
Commissioner, 1909-14; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1915-21; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1916.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Humane
Society; Freemasons.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 15,
1925 (age 64 years, 82
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Arthur William Prehn (1884-1951) —
also known as Arthur W. Prehn; A. W. Prehn —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Marathon City, Marathon
County, Wis., December
1, 1884.
Son of Fred
Prehn.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912,
1936,
1944;
Marathon
County District Attorney, 1922-25; member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Eagles.
Died, of heart
failure, in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas
County, Fla., March 24,
1951 (age 66 years, 113
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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Wilbur A. Racely (b. 1885) —
of Pender, Thurston
County, Neb.
Born in Blue Mounds, Dane
County, Wis., July 10,
1885.
Son of Reuben Racely and Katherine (Minnix) Racely.
Republican. Thurston
County Surveyor, 1910-15, 1938; merchant;
chair
of Thurston County Republican Party, 1937-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Thomas Rawleigh (b. 1870) —
also known as William T. Rawleigh —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born near Mineral Point, Iowa
County, Wis., December
3, 1870.
Son of Charles David Rawleigh and Sarah Malinda (Babcock) Rawleigh.
Republican. Merchant;
newspaper
editor; manufacturer;
mayor
of Freeport, Ill., 1909-11; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1911-12; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles David Rawleigh and Sarah Malinda (Babcock) Rawleigh;
married, November
16, 1890, to Minnie B. Trevillian; married, March 14,
1923, to M. Marguerite Schneider. |
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Edward D. Roberts (1864-1920) —
of Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Cambria, Columbia
County, Wis., July 18,
1864.
Republican. California
state treasurer, 1911-15; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, three days after surgery for acute appendicitis,
at Ramona Hospital,
San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., August 4,
1920 (age 56 years, 17
days).
Entombed at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Thomas John Bright Robinson (1868-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. B. Robinson —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Lafayette
County, Wis., August
12, 1868.
Son of Isaac Robinson and Eliza (Graham) Robinson.
Republican. Banker; real estate
business; member of Iowa state
senate 43rd District, 1913-16; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1923-33; defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1958
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Hampton
Cemetery, Hampton, Iowa.
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Elmore Yocum Sarles (1859-1929) —
also known as E. Y. Sarles —
of Hillsboro, Traill
County, N.Dak.
Born in Wonewoc, Juneau
County, Wis., January
15, 1859.
Republican. Governor of
North Dakota, 1905-07.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died February
14, 1929 (age 70 years, 30
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hillsboro, N.Dak.
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Harry Sauthoff (1879-1966) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., June 3,
1879.
Son of August Sauthoff and Hermine (Brueggemann) Sauthoff.
School
teacher; lawyer; Dane
County District Attorney, 1915-17; private secretary to Gov. John
J. Blaine, 1921; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1935-39, 1941-45;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1944.
Member, Eagles; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Lions;
Sons
of Union Veterans; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., June 16,
1966 (age 87 years, 13
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Hiram Arthur Sawyer (b. 1875) —
also known as H. A. Sawyer —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Hartford, Washington
County, Wis., September
4, 1875.
Son of Hiram Wilson Sawyer and Josephine B. (Coxe) Sawyer.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washington
County District Attorney, 1907-15; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1915-23.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert George Schmedeman (1864-1946) —
also known as Albert G. Schmedeman —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., November
25, 1864.
Son of Henry Schmedeman and Wilhelmina (Camien) Schmedeman.
Democrat. U.S. Minister to Norway, 1913-21; mayor of
Madison, Wis., 1926-32; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1933-35; defeated, 1928, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
One leg
was amputated as a result of gangrene infection in 1934.
Died November
26, 1946 (age 82 years, 1
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Lester L. Schnare (b. 1884) —
of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County, Ga.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis., May 15,
1884.
Son of Henry W. Schnare and Anna M. (Hefling) Schnare.
School
teacher; newspaper
editor; stenographer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1916-17; Canton, 1917-18; Yokohama, 1918; U.S. Consul in Yokohama, 1920, 1921; Kobe, 1920-21, 1921-22; Swatow, 1922-23; Cartagena, 1923-27; Breslau, 1927-31; Hamburg, 1931-35; Milan, 1935-38.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Maxwell Shackleton (1896-1968) —
also known as James M. Shackleton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., May 25,
1896.
Son of James M. Shackleton and Mary (Morehouse) Shackleton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1968
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James M. Shackleton and Mary (Morehouse) Shackleton; married, August 9,
1919, to Marie Seward King (1886-1981; daughter of Hamilton
King). |
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Vespasian Smith (1818-1897) —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Bayfield, Bayfield
County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, October
21, 1818.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Duluth, Minn., 1873-74; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1876-79.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
11, 1897 (age 78 years, 355
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1846
to Charlotte E. Neely. |
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Clark Wallace Thompson (1896-1981) —
also known as Clark W. Thompson —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August 6,
1896.
Son of Clark Wallace Thompson and Jessie Marilla (Hyde) Thompson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1933-35, 1947-67 (7th District
1933-35, 9th District 1947-67); served in the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1956
(alternate), 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons; Shriners;
Eagles;
Redmen.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., December
16, 1981 (age 85 years, 132
days).
Interment at Galveston
Memorial Park Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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Tommy George Thompson (b. 1941) —
also known as Tommy G. Thompson —
of Elroy, Juneau
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Elroy, Juneau
County, Wis., November
19, 1941.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1967-86; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1987-; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2001-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008.
Catholic.
Member, Freemasons; Moose.
Still living as of 2009.
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Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905-1988) —
also known as Vernon W. Thomson —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis., November
5, 1905.
Son of Alva A. Thomson and Ella M. (Wallace) Thomson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Richland County, 1935-51; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936,
1940,
1952,
1956;
Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1951-57; Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin, 1952,
1956;
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1961-74; defeated,
1974.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Phi;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 2,
1988 (age 82 years, 149
days).
Interment at Richland
Center Cemetery, Richland Center, Wis.
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Walter F. Truettner (1881-1967) —
of Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Dundas, Calumet
County, Wis., July 24,
1881.
Republican. Banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1923-28; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1967
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William Kaiser Van Pelt (1905-1996) —
also known as William K. Van Pelt —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Glenbeulah, Sheboygan
County, Wis., March 10,
1905.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1944,
1948
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1951-65; defeated,
1964.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died June 2,
1996 (age 91 years, 84
days).
Interment at Rienzi
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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Lowell Curtis Wadmond (1896-1986) —
also known as Lowell Wadmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., March 16,
1896.
Son of Christian George Wadmond and Celia (Jensen) Wadmond.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons.
Died September
25, 1986 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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William V. Weber (1901-1989) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., November
9, 1901.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; university
professor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1963; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 46th District, 1967-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1989
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Wiley (1884-1967) —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., May 26,
1884.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1939-63.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
Norway; Moose; Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers.
Died at High Oaks Christian Science Church Sanitarium,
in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1967 (age 83 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
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Francis Everett Yerly (1901-1968) —
also known as Everett Yerly —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in Braidwood, Will
County, Ill., September
16, 1901.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1943-47; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948,
1960,
1964;
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons; Rotary; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in October, 1968
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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