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German ancestry Politicians in Idaho

Moses Alexander Moses Alexander (1853-1932) — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo.; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Obrigheim, Bavaria, Germany, November 13, 1853. Democrat. Clothing merchant; mayor of Chillicothe, Mo., 1887-88; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1897-99, 1901-03; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1916, 1924, 1928; Governor of Idaho, 1915-19; defeated, 1908, 1922. Jewish. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; B'nai B'rith. Died, of a heart attack, in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, January 4, 1932 (age 78 years, 52 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Alexander and Emma Alexander; married, December 4, 1876, to Helena (Hedwig) Keastner.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Boise
  Albert John Graf (1898-1959) — also known as Albert J. Graf — of Kellogg, Shoshone County, Idaho; Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho. Born in Lane, Kootenai County, Idaho, April 30, 1898. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1944 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Protestant. German ancestry. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta; Kiwanis; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Idaho, December 21, 1959 (age 61 years, 235 days). Interment at Forest Cemetery, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of John Graf and Sophie Graf.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
John Lemp John Lemp (1838-1912) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Nieder-Weisel, Germany, April 21, 1838. Republican. Brewer; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1875-76. Lutheran. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died July 18, 1912 (age 74 years, 88 days). Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of John Jacob Lemp and Anna Elizabeth (Jung) Lemp; married, May 7, 1865, to Catherine Kohlhepp.
  Image source: City of Boise
  Ernest Untermann (1864-1956) — of Idaho; California. Born in Brandenburg, Prussia (now Germany), November 6, 1864. Socialist. Sailor; naturalized U.S. citizen; author; translator; first American translator of Das Kapital by Karl Marx; candidate for Governor of Idaho, 1908; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1914. German ancestry. Died in Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, January 5, 1956 (age 91 years, 60 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Benjamin Harrison Waigand (1900-1998) — also known as Ben H. Waigand — of Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 8, 1900. Democrat. Electrical engineer; inventor; refrigeration equipment dealer; mayor of Nampa, Idaho, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee). German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, May 6, 1998 (age 97 years, 302 days). Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Harrison
  Relatives: Son of Charles Waigand and Wilhelmina (Honig) Waigand; married, October 1, 1920, to Grace Woodward; married 1986 to Maxine (Tapp) Davidson; married, July 17, 1931, to Jessie L. Harker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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