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Charles P. Bilderback Charles Polk Bilderback (1846-1917) — also known as Charles P. Bilderback — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho; Emmett, Gem County, Idaho. Born in Lewis County, Ky., January 20, 1846. Democrat. Ada County Treasurer, 1874-77; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1880-81; postmaster at Boise, Idaho, 1888-89; banker; mayor of Emmett, Idaho, 1900; defeated, 1911. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Died in Emmett, Gem County, Idaho, August 10, 1917 (age 71 years, 202 days). Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of James Bilderback; married 1875 to Hattie Bayhouse.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Boise
  Hillary J. Brannock (1844-1921) — of Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind.; Payette, Payette County, Idaho. Born in Grayson County, Va., November 8, 1844. Mayor of Payette, Idaho, 1911-13. Baptist. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in Union County, Ore., September 24, 1921 (age 76 years, 320 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
  Relatives: Married 1867 to Sally Hodges; married 1896 to Louise Rachael Hodge.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Edgar Burton and Gertrude (Hitz) Burton; married, June 15, 1912, to Selma Florence Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albertus LeRoy Freehafer (1868-1940) — also known as A. L. Freehafer — of Idaho. Born in Butler, Richland County, Ohio, February 12, 1868. Democrat. Member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1906; member of Idaho state senate, 1908; candidate for Governor of Idaho, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1936. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Payette, Payette County, Idaho, October 28, 1940 (age 72 years, 259 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
  Relatives: Grandfather of James Albertus McClure.
  Montezuma B. Gwinn (1857-1935) — also known as Montie B. Gwinn — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho; Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Boone, Boone County, Iowa, September 16, 1857. Republican. Lumber business; merchant; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1892; mayor of Caldwell, Idaho, 1894-95, 1896-97. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died November 15, 1935 (age 78 years, 60 days). Interment at Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Martha Gwinn and Rev. Robert McCloud Gwinn; married, May 4, 1881, to Della Lake.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
James H. Hawley James Henry Hawley (1847-1929) — also known as James H. Hawley — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, January 17, 1847. Democrat. Miner; lawyer; member of Idaho territorial House of Representatives, 1870-71; member of Idaho territorial senate, 1874-75; District Attorney 2nd District, 1879-83; U.S. Attorney for Idaho, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1892, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President; speaker), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1924, 1928; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1903-05; Governor of Idaho, 1911-13; defeated, 1912; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1914; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1920. Catholic. English and Irish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Elks; Rotary. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, August 3, 1929 (age 82 years, 198 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hawley and Annie (Carr) Hawley; married, July 4, 1875, to Mary E. Bullock; father-in-law of Reilly Atkinson Sr..
  Political family: Atkinson-Hawley family of Detroit, Michigan.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Boise
  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.
  John Frost Nugent (1868-1931) — also known as John F. Nugent — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in La Grande, Union County, Ore., June 26, 1868. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1904; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1918-21; appointed 1918; defeated, 1920; resigned 1921; defeated, 1926; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1921-27; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1925-26. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen. Died in 1931 (age about 63 years). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Nugent and Agnes P. (Frost) Nugent; married, May 15, 1895, to Adelma Ainslie.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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
  Henry W. Stainton (1831-1890) — of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho. Born in Dawlish, Devon, England, July 29, 1831. Physician; mayor of Lewiston, Idaho, 1874. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, November 7, 1890 (age 59 years, 101 days). Interment at Normal Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Idaho.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Robert Dwight Leeper.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert K. Steunenberg (1863-1907) — of Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, September 11, 1863. Printer; newspaper publisher; banker; mayor of Caldwell, Idaho, 1903-04. Dutch ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, March 16, 1907 (age 43 years, 186 days). Interment at Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of B. Steunenberg and Corinne (Keppel) Steunenberg; brother of Frank Steunenberg; married 1890 to Carrie Coulter.

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