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John Joseph Allen Jr. (1899-1995) —
also known as John J. Allen, Jr. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; McCall, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958; Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation, 1959-61; mayor
of McCall, Idaho, 1989-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Kiwanis; Native
Sons of the Golden West; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Cascade, Valley
County, Idaho, March 7,
1995 (age 95 years, 100
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at McCall Cemetery, McCall, Idaho.
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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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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1936-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1944;
speaker, 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Grange;
Rotary;
Kiwanis; Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Ohio.
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Edson Hart Deal (1903-1967) —
also known as Edson H. Deal —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Weiser, Washington
County, Idaho, November
11, 1903.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Idaho
state senate, 1941-50; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1944;
Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1951-55; secretary
of state of Idaho, 1967; died in office 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Kiwanis; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died April
22, 1967 (age 63 years, 162
days).
Interment at Kohlerlawn
Cemetery, Nampa, Idaho.
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Samuel Benjamin Dunlap (b. 1888) —
also known as S. Ben Dunlap —
of Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in St. Charles
County, Mo., February
22, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Caldwell, Idaho, 1938-39; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1940;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1942-45; appointed 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Hamilton Dunlap and Carolyn Ada (Pearce) Dunlap; married,
October
12, 1910, to Elizabeth Jacoby Bedford. |
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Lydia Justice Edwards (born c.1938) —
of Donnelly, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Wolf Pen, Carter
County, Ky., about 1938.
Republican. Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1982-86; Idaho
state treasurer, 1987-98.
Female.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2007.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Chad Justice and Velva (Kinney) Justice. |
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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.
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George Vernon Hansen (1930-2014) —
also known as George V. Hansen —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Tetonia, Teton
County, Idaho, September
14, 1930.
Republican. Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1962 (primary), 1968, 1972 (primary); U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1965-69, 1975-85.
Mormon.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis.
Convicted
in 1984 of failing to include four transactions on federal
disclosure forms; sentenced
to 15 months in prison
and fined
$40,000; reprimanded
by the U.S. House; his conviction was reversed in 1995.
Died in Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho, August
14, 2014 (age 83 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Charles Armington Robins (1884-1970) —
also known as Charles A. Robins —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Defiance, Shelby
County, Iowa, December
8, 1884.
Republican. Physician;
member of Idaho
state senate, 1938-44; Governor of
Idaho, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American Medical
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho, September
20, 1970 (age 85 years, 286
days).
Interment at Lewis
and Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho.
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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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Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) —
also known as Don W. Samuelson —
of Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho.
Born in Woodhull, Henry
County, Ill., July 27,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sporting
goods merchant; member of Idaho
state senate, 1960-66; Governor of
Idaho, 1967-71; defeated, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Kiwanis; National Rifle
Association.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Swedish Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
20, 2000 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
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