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Politician members in Idaho

  J. Blaine Anderson (1922-1988) — of Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Trenton, Cache County, Utah, January 19, 1922. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for Idaho, 1971-76; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1976-88; died in office 1988. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, April 16, 1988 (age 66 years, 88 days). Burial location unknown.
  Francis Marion Bistline (1896-1969) — also known as Francis M. Bistline; F. M. Bistline — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Ransom, Ness County, Kan., March 25, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1941-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1944-48. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Elks; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. While defending a client in a murder case, he suddenly collapsed and died from a heart attack, in the courtroom at the Bingham County Courthouse, Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho, January 20, 1969 (age 72 years, 301 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
  Presumably named for: Francis Marion
  Relatives: Son of John M. Bistline and Martha (Shellenberger) Bistline; married, August 16, 1921, to Anne Glindemann; father of Beverly Barbara Bistline; nephew of Joseph Bistline.
  Political family: Bistline family of Pocatello, Idaho.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Paul Winniford Hyatt (b. 1901) — also known as Paul W. Hyatt — of Orofino, Clearwater County, Idaho; Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho; Grangeville, Idaho County, Idaho. Born in Coquille, Coos County, Ore., June 2, 1901. Lawyer; Clearwater County Prosecuting Attorney, 1928-34; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1947-49; appointed 1947; resigned 1949; district judge in Idaho 10th District, 1961-64. Member, American Judicature Society; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Calvin Arthur Hyatt and Mary (Winniford) Hyatt; married, December 22, 1928, to Millie Margaret McCollum.
  James Albertus McClure (1924-2011) — also known as James A. McClure — of Payette, Payette County, Idaho. Born in Payette, Payette County, Idaho, December 27, 1924. Republican. Lawyer; member of Idaho state senate, 1960-67; U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1967-73; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1973-91; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1988; candidate for Presidential Elector for Idaho. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; American Judicature Society; Phi Alpha Delta. Died February 26, 2011 (age 86 years, 61 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Robertson McClure and Marie Caroline (Freehafer) McClure; married, September 23, 1950, to Louise Marilyn Miller; grandson of Albertus LeRoy Freehafer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Frank Grant Sawyer (1918-1996) — also known as F. Grant Sawyer — of Elko, Elko County, Nev. Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, December 14, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Elko County District Attorney, 1950-58; Nevada Democratic state chair, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1956; Governor of Nevada, 1959-67; defeated, 1966. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; American Legion; Lions; Eagles. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., February 19, 1996 (age 77 years, 67 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley, Las Vegas, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Harry W. Sawyer and Bula (Cameron) Sawyer; married, August 1, 1946, to Bette Hoge.
  The Sawyer state office building, in Las Vegas, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
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