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Philip Eugene Batt (b. 1927) —
also known as Philip E. Batt; Phil Batt —
of Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Wilder, Canyon
County, Idaho, March 4,
1927.
Republican. Farmer; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1965; member of Idaho
state senate 13th District, 1977; Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1979-83; Governor of
Idaho, 1995-99; candidate for Presidential Elector for Idaho.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994) —
Born in Whitney, Franklin
County, Idaho, August
4, 1899.
Farmer; agricultural
extension agent; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-61.
Mormon.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Zeta; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
President of the Mormon Church 1985-94.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 29,
1994 (age 94 years, 298
days).
Interment at Whitney
Cemetery, Whitney, Idaho.
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Claude J. Burtenshaw (b. 1918) —
of Rexburg, Madison
County, Idaho; Logan, Cache
County, Utah.
Born in Bonneville
County, Idaho, February
24, 1918.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; member of Idaho
Democratic State Committee, 1948-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1950; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1952; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1952;
chair
of Madison County Democratic Party, 1954; member of Idaho
state senate, 1958-59; university
professor; candidate for mayor of
Logan, Utah, 1989.
Mormon.
Member, Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. F. Burtenshaw and Olive (Humphrey) Burtenshaw; married, May 27,
1942, to Frances Davis. |
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Dan J. Cavanagh (b. 1883) —
of Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., March
20, 1883.
Democrat. Road
contractor; rancher; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1948,
1952;
Idaho
Democratic state chair, 1947-48; member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1948-50.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dan Cavanagh and Ann (Martin) Cavanagh; married, October
6, 1915, to Pearl Langford. |
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James Edwin Cochran (1848-1919) —
also known as James E. Cochran —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; St. Anthony, Fremont
County, Idaho; Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born near Hillsboro, Lee
County, Iowa, May 15,
1848.
Farmer; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska, 1887-92; appointed 1887; Fremont
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., November
17, 1919 (age 71 years, 186
days).
Interment at Ocean
View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh F. Cochran and Lucy (Hammond) Cochran; married, October
11, 1877, to Mary Louise Beecher. |
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William Albert Coughanour (1851-1936) —
also known as W. A. Coughanour —
of Payette, Payette
County, Idaho.
Born in Belle Vernon, Fayette
County, Pa., March
12, 1851.
Democrat. Mine owner;
lumber mill
business; rancher and fruit
grower; member of Idaho
state senate, 1896; mayor
of Payette, Idaho, 1897-99, 1900-01, 1907-11; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1916.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Payette, Payette
County, Idaho, January
4, 1936 (age 84 years, 298
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
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William Hunsberger Detweiler (1893-1965) —
also known as William H. Detweiler; Bill
Detweiler —
of Hazelton, Jerome
County, Idaho.
Born in Souderton, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
1, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; sheep
rancher; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1927-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1944; member of Idaho
state senate, 1951-54.
Member, Lions; Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from an aortic
aneurysm, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, June 25,
1965 (age 72 years, 175
days).
Interment at Twin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Idaho.
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John Victor Evans (1925-2014) —
also known as John V. Evans; Jack Evans —
of Idaho.
Born in Malad City, Oneida
County, Idaho, January
18, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
rancher; member of Idaho
state senate, 1953-58, 1969-74; Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1975-77; Governor of
Idaho, 1977-87; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1986.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, July 8,
2014 (age 89 years, 171
days).
Interment at Malad City Cemetery, Malad City, Idaho.
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Frank Robert Gooding (1859-1928) —
also known as Frank R. Gooding —
of Shoshone, Lincoln
County, Idaho; Gooding, Gooding
County, Idaho.
Born in Tiverton, Devon, England,
September
16, 1859.
Republican. Mining
contractor; farmer; member of Idaho
state senate, 1900; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Idaho, 1904,
1924,
1928;
Governor
of Idaho, 1905-09; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1921-28; defeated, 1918; died in office 1928.
Methodist.
Died in Gooding, Gooding
County, Idaho, June 24,
1928 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Gooding, Idaho.
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Marcel Etienne Malige (b. 1900) —
also known as Marcel E. Malige —
of Lapwai, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Lapwai, Nez Perce
County, Idaho, July 5,
1900.
Farm worker; musician; movie
projectionist; U.S. Vice Consul in Victoria, 1922; Nantes, 1922-25; Paris, 1925-26; U.S. Consul in Paris, 1926-28; Glasgow, 1928-32; Warsaw, as of 1934-38; Rio de Janeiro, as of 1940; U.S. Consul General in Martinique, as of 1943; Marseille, as of 1949.
Burial location unknown.
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Marvin Thomas Richardson (b. 1941) —
also known as Marvin Pro-Life Richardson;
"Pro-Life" —
of Letha, Gem
County, Idaho.
Born in Carbon
County, Wyo., August
5, 1941.
Strawberry
farmer; candidate for Idaho
state house of representatives, 2004; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 2006 (Constitution), 2010, 2014; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 2008, 2016 (Constitution primary); candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 2012 (1st District), 2018
(Constitution, 1st District), 2020 (Constitution, 2nd District).
Still living as of 2020.
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James E. Risch (b. 1943) —
also known as Jim Risch —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 3,
1943.
Republican. Rancher; lawyer; Ada
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1970-74; member of Idaho
state senate, 1975-89, 1995-2003; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1988,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair); Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 2003-06, 2007-09; Governor of
Idaho, 2006; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 2009-.
Member, American Bar
Association; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Ben Ross (1876-1946) —
also known as C. Ben Ross —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Parma, Canyon
County, Idaho, December
27, 1876.
Democrat. Farmer; mayor
of Pocatello, Idaho, 1922-30; Governor of
Idaho, 1931-37; defeated, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Elks; Eagles;
Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, March
31, 1946 (age 69 years, 94
days).
Interment at Parma
Cemetery, Parma, Idaho.
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John Carfield Sanborn (1885-1968) —
also known as John C. Sanborn —
of Hagerman, Gooding
County, Idaho.
Born in Chenoa, McLean
County, Ill., September
28, 1885.
Republican. Farmer; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-30; member of Idaho
state senate, 1939-42; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1947-51; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1950, 1956; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Idaho.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, May 16,
1968 (age 82 years, 231
days).
Interment at Hagerman
Cemetery, Hagerman, Idaho.
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Jerry Thomas Twiggs (1933-2000) —
also known as Jerry Twiggs —
of Idaho.
Born in Thomas, Bingham
County, Idaho, March
25, 1933.
Farmer; member of Idaho
state senate, 1985-2000; died in office 2000.
Mormon.
Member, Lions.
Died of a heart
attack while jogging,
in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, January
10, 2000 (age 66 years, 291
days).
Interment at Riverside-Thomas
Cemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho.
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Harry Wall (b. 1903) —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Bowerston, Harrison
County, Ohio, September
1, 1903.
Democrat. Farmer; cattleman; movie
theater owner; member of Idaho
state senate, 1945-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1952-63.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wall and Lulu (Seifried) Wall. |
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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.
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