Note: This is just one of
1,325
family groupings listed on
The Political Graveyard web site.
These families each have three or more politician members,
all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.
These groupings — even the names of the groupings,
and the areas of main activity — are the
result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,
not the choices of any historian or genealogist.
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William Wylie Galt (1854-1945) —
also known as William W. Galt —
of Myrtle, Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Rock
County, Wis., May 8,
1854.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 9, 1899-1902.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Cascade
County, Mont., February
22, 1945 (age 90 years, 290
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Glenville, Minn.
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William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) —
also known as W. G. Waddel —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., June 29,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Day
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Scottish
and German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Day
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.
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Jacob Leonard Replogle (1876-1948) —
also known as J. Leonard Replogle —
of Westmont, Cambria
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in New Enterprise, Bedford
County, Pa., May 6,
1876.
Republican. Steel
manufacturer; Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,
1921;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1940.
Died, from complications of influenza,
in the Savoy-Plaza Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1948 (age 72 years, 203
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Jeannette Pickering Rankin (1880-1973) —
also known as Jeannette Rankin —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.; Carmel, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born near Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., June 11,
1880.
Social
worker; U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1917-19, 1941-43 (2nd District
1917-19, 1st District 1941-43); National candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1918.
Female.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Voted against U.S. participation in World Wars I and II; inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1993.
Died in Carmel, Monterey
County, Calif., May 18,
1973 (age 92 years, 341
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Fred Waddle (b. 1881) —
of Roslyn, Day
County, S.Dak.; Nutley Township, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Liberty Township, Plymouth
County, Iowa, May 27,
1881.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1927-28.
Scottish
and German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Wellington Duncan Rankin (1884-1966) —
also known as Wellington D. Rankin —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., September
16, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Montana
state attorney general, 1921-24; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1926-34; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1942.
Died June 4,
1966 (age 81 years, 261
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Howard B. Replogle (1885-1978) —
of near Curryville, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Roaring Spring, Blair
County, Pa., July 3,
1885.
Republican. Farmer; traveling
salesman; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1924.
Died March
18, 1978 (age 92 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Earl Replogle (1885-1971) —
also known as H. Earl Replogle —
Born in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., June 25,
1885.
Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1926.
Died July 6,
1971 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Interment at Geeseytown Cemetery, Frankstown, Pa.
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Errol Fay Galt (1889-1975) —
also known as E. F. Galt —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Freeborn
County, Minn., October
2, 1889.
Republican. Banker;
member of Montana
state senate, 1930-34; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Montana, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Protestant.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., November
23, 1975 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Luther Irvin Replogle (1902-1981) —
of Illinois.
Born in Tyrone, Blair
County, Pa., March 2,
1902.
Founder, Replogle Globes; U.S. Ambassador to Iceland, 1969-72.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 3,
1981 (age 79 years, 123
days).
Interment somewhere
in Peoria, Ill.
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Jack E. Galt (1923-2007) —
also known as Jack Galt —
of Martinsdale, Meagher
County, Mont.
Born in Geyser, Judith
Basin County, Mont., April
18, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; ranch
manager; cattle
buyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1973-74; member of Montana
state senate, 1975-89; Republican Presidential Elector for
Montana, 1996;
Republican Presidential Elector for Montana, 2000
(voted for George
W. Bush and Richard
B. Cheney).
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in a hospital
at Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., September
8, 2007 (age 84 years, 143
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Meagher County, Mont.
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Louise R. Galt (1923-2013) —
also known as Opal Louise Replogle; Louise Replogle
Rankin —
of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.; Martinsdale, Meagher
County, Mont.
Born in Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont., September
7, 1923.
Republican. Lawyer; Fergus
County Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1948.
Female.
Member, Tau
Kappa Alpha; Alpha
Phi.
Died in Martinsdale, Meagher
County, Mont., November
21, 2013 (age 90 years, 75
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Meagher County, Mont.
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Errol Thomas Galt (b. 1955) —
also known as Errol Galt —
of Martinsdale, Meagher
County, Mont.
Born July 26,
1955.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,
1988
(alternate), 2008,
2012,
2016;
member of Republican
National Committee from Montana, 2008-16; Republican Presidential
Elector for Montana, 2012
(voted for Mitt
Romney and Paul
Ryan).
Still living as of 2016.
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Sharrie Kay Galt —
also known as Sharrie Kay Rogan —
of Martinsdale, Meagher
County, Mont.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2018.
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Errol Wylie Galt —
also known as Wylie Galt —
of Martinsdale, Meagher
County, Mont.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 2013-14, 2017- (83rd District
2013-14, 30th District 2017-18).
Still living as of 2018.
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