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Politicians in Banking and Finance in Idaho

  Levi Ankeny (1844-1921) — of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho; Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born near St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., August 1, 1844. Republican. Mayor of Lewiston, Idaho, 1870; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1900 (delegation chair), 1904; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1903-09; member of Republican National Committee from Washington, 1904-08. Died, following a stroke of paralysis, in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash., March 29, 1921 (age 76 years, 240 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.
  Relatives: Married, October 2, 1867, to Jennie Nesmith (daughter of James Willis Nesmith).
  Political family: Nesmith-McArthur family of Oregon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Clarence Baldridge (1868-1947) — also known as H. Clarence Baldridge — of Parma, Canyon County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Carlock, McLean County, Ill., November 24, 1868. Republican. Grain dealer; merchant; banker; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1911-13; member of Idaho state senate, 1913-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1916 (alternate), 1936 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, 1923-27; Governor of Idaho, 1927-31; candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1942. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Anti-Saloon League. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, June 8, 1947 (age 78 years, 196 days). Interment at Parma Cemetery, Parma, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of William John Baldridge and Amanda Caroline (Wright) Baldridge; married, February 1, 1893, to Cora Alena McCreighton; third cousin once removed of Joseph Baldrige; fourth cousin of Edwin Rockefeller Baldrige and Carl Clifford Baldrige; fourth cousin once removed of Howard Hammond Baldrige, William Lovell Baldrige and Thomas Jackson Baldrige.
  Political family: Baldrige family of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James W. Ballantine (1840-1907) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Muldoon, Blaine County, Idaho; Bellevue, Blaine County, Idaho. Born in Washington County, Pa., 1840. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; oil business; silver and lead mining business; postmaster; banker; People's candidate for Governor of Idaho, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1904 (Honorary Vice-President; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Scottish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died, from heart disease, in Bellevue, Blaine County, Idaho, January 5, 1907 (age about 66 years). Interment at Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Smith Bruce (1865-1935) — also known as Walter S. Bruce — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 28, 1865. Banker; Vice-Consul for Denmark in Boise, Idaho, 1891-1907. Methodist. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, November 15, 1935 (age 70 years, 232 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of James Henderson Bruce and Sarah Louise (Cookingham) Bruce.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David William Davis (1873-1959) — also known as D. W. Davis — of American Falls, Power County, Idaho; Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born in Wales, April 23, 1873. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1912; member of Idaho state senate, 1912-14; Governor of Idaho, 1919-23; defeated, 1916; Commissioner of Reclamation and Director of Finance, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1924-32. Methodist. Welsh ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died August 5, 1959 (age 86 years, 104 days). Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Thomas E. Logan Thomas E. Logan (b. 1834) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in New York, 1834. Republican. Druggist; bank director; postmaster at Boise, Idaho, 1869-73; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1873-75, 1876-78. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: City of Boise
  Albert Bartlett Moss (1849-1914) — also known as A. B. Moss — of Payette, Payette County, Idaho. Born in Belvidere, Boone County, Ill., November 29, 1849. Republican. Merchant; banker; mayor of Payette, Idaho, 1891-92, 1895-97; candidate for Governor of Idaho, 1898. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, March 14, 1914 (age 64 years, 105 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
  Relatives: Married, March 10, 1881, to Celia Adeline Mellor.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Campbell Rice (b. 1864) — also known as John C. Rice — of Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Cass County, Ill., January 27, 1864. Lawyer; banker; mayor of Caldwell, Idaho, 1901; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1916-22. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Interment at Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Elbert G. Rice and Mary Ann (Camp) Rice; married, October 2, 1895, to Maude M. Beshears.
James H. Richards James Heber Richards (1852-1936) — also known as James H. Richards — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, May 5, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; banker; district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1895-96; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1899-1901; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1905. Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1936 (age about 84 years). Interment somewhere in Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Richards and Clarissa (Allen) Richards; married, November 29, 1881, to Fannie Howe.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Boise
  Henry Floyd Samuels (1869-1948) — also known as H. F. Samuels — of Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho. Born in Washington County, Miss., April 4, 1869. Lawyer; Shoshone County Attorney, 1898-1900; developed zinc, lead and silver mining in Idaho; built the Samuels Hotel in 1907; banker; candidate for Governor of Idaho, 1918 (Democratic), 1922 (Progressive), 1924 (Progressive); Progressive candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1926. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1948 (age about 79 years). Interment at Sequim View Cemetery, Near Sequim, Clallam County, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Floyd Samuels and Isabelle (Jenkins) Samuels; married, December 25, 1892, to Iona Snyder; married, February 27, 1905, to Ada Marie Jenkins; grandson of Henry Jenkins.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Drew William Standrod (1858-1942) — also known as Drew W. Standrod — of Malad City, Oneida County, Idaho; Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Rockcastle County, Ky., August 12, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1889; candidate for justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1896, 1898; candidate for Governor of Idaho, 1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1904; director, Idaho Power Company. Died in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, December 21, 1942 (age 84 years, 131 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Samuel Standrod and Elvira (Campbell) Standrod; married, September 24, 1888, to Eve Emma Van Wormer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Everett Bailey Taylor (1899-1990) — also known as Everett B. Taylor — of Sun Valley, Blaine County, Idaho. Born in Montgomery County, Ohio, October 21, 1899. Republican. Lawyer; represented Travelers' Insurance, banks, and the Union Pacific Railroad; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1956, 1960. Member, American Legion; Psi Upsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Rotary. Died March 2, 1990 (age 90 years, 132 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Taylor and Myrtle E. (Bailey) Taylor; married, September 14, 1931, to Dorice E. Neiman.
  John W. Thomas (1874-1945) — also known as John Thomas — of Gooding, Gooding County, Idaho. Born in Phillips County, Kan., January 4, 1874. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1920 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1932, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1940 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1944; member of Republican National Committee from Idaho, 1924-33; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1928-33, 1940-45; defeated, 1932; died in office 1945. Died in Washington, D.C., November 10, 1945 (age 71 years, 310 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Gooding, Idaho.
  Relatives: Father of Mary Elizabeth Thomas (who married Charles Wayland Brooks).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Edgar Wilson (1861-1915) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Armstrong County, Pa., February 25, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; banker; delegate to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1890; Idaho Republican state chair, 1892; U.S. Representative from Idaho at-large, 1895-97, 1899-1901; candidate for justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1896. Died, from pneumonia, in a hotel room in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, January 3, 1915 (age 53 years, 312 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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