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Frank Adams (b. 1856) —
of Gunnison, Gunnison
County, Colo.
Born in Iowa
County, Wis., August
29, 1856.
Democrat. Merchant;
cattle
trader; mayor of Gunnison, Colo., 1884; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1892
(member, Committee
to Notify Nominees); national bank examiner, 1893.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Miller Baer (1886-1970) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Black Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis., March 29,
1886.
Civil
engineer; farmer; cartoonist;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1917-21; defeated
(Non-Partisan League), 1920.
Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
18, 1970 (age 83 years, 326
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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O. C. Berg (b. 1849) —
of Norwalk, Monroe
County, Wis.; Northville, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ringsaker, Norway,
September
10, 1849.
Merchant;
postmaster; Monroe
County Clerk; Spink
County Clerk; secretary of
state of South Dakota, 1901-05.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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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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Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912) —
also known as Edward S. Bragg —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
20, 1827.
Son of Joel Bragg and Margaretha (Kohl) Bragg.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fond du
Lac County District Attorney, 1854-56; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1860,
1872,
1880,
1884,
1892,
1896;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1868-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1877-83, 1885-87 (5th District
1877-83, 2nd District 1885-87); U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1888-89; U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1902-03; Hong Kong, 1903-06.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
In 1884, made a famous speech supporting Grover
Cleveland, in which he declared: "We love him for the enemies he
has made," meaning the Tammany Hall organization in New York.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 20,
1912 (age 85 years, 121
days).
Interment at Rienzi
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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Peter Victor Deuster (1831-1904) —
also known as Peter V. Deuster —
of Port Washington, Ozaukee
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born near Aix-la-Chapelle, Prussia (now Aachen, Germany),
February
13, 1831.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; postmaster; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1863; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1879-85; U.S. Consul
in Crefeld, 1896-97.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
31, 1904 (age 73 years, 322
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Charles Sumner Eastman (1864-1939) —
also known as Charles S. Eastman —
of Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Primrose, Dane
County, Wis., January
23, 1864.
Son of Dean Henry Eastman (1835-1914) and Ellen Alice (Buchanan)
Eastman (1841-1923).
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; Fall
River County Sheriff, 1897-1900; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1907-08;
postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Dakota, 1928.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., August
26, 1939 (age 75 years, 215
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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O. H. LaCraft (b. 1850) —
of Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in Washington
County, Wis., 1850.
Republican. Farmer;
assistant postmaster; member of South
Dakota state senate 29th District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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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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Edward Sloman Minor (1840-1924) —
also known as Edward S. Minor —
of Fish Creek, Door
County, Wis.; Sturgeon Bay, Door
County, Wis.
Born in Point Peninsula, Jefferson
County, N.Y., December
13, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; hardware
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1878, 1880-81; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1883-85; superintendent of Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Ship
Canal, 1884-91; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1895-1907 (8th District 1895-1903,
9th District 1903-07); postmaster.
Died in Sturgeon Bay, Door
County, Wis., July 26,
1924 (age 83 years, 226
days).
Interment at Bayside
Cemetery, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
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Henry Clay Payne (1843-1904) —
also known as Henry C. Payne —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ashfield, Franklin
County, Mass., November
23, 1843.
Son of Orrin P. Payne and Eliza (Ames) Payne.
Republican. Postmaster; president, Wisconsin Telephone
Company; president, Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light
Company; president, American Street
Railway Association; receiver, Northern Pacific Railroad;
member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1880-1904; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1904; Wisconsin
Republican state chair, 1892; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1902-04; died in office 1904.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
4, 1904 (age 60 years, 316
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Atley Peterson (1847-1909) —
of Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis.
Born in Eardahl, Norway,
February
21, 1847.
Republican. Postmaster; banker;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1879-82; Wisconsin
railroad commissioner, 1887-91; candidate for Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1892; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis., March 29,
1909 (age 62 years, 36
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Soldiers Grove, Wis.
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Charles Seymour (b. 1821) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in Vermont, 1821.
Son of William Ira Seymour.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster; U.S. Consul in Canton, 1884-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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William C. E. Thomas (1818-1876) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Muncy, Lycoming
County, Pa., November
21, 1818.
Tanner;
mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1854; express
agent; postmaster.
Died in 1876
(age about
57 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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