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Merchant Politicians in Idaho
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  Frankie Kearns Alworth (1883-1968) — also known as Frankie K. Alworth; Frankie Kearns — of Filer, Twin Falls County, Idaho; Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho. Born in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah, January 12, 1883. Democrat. Merchant; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1939; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940. Female. Protestant. Member, Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, December 15, 1968 (age 85 years, 338 days). Interment at Twin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Idaho.
  Relatives: Daughter of Henry A. Kearns and Ellen M. (Robbins) Kearns; married, October 24, 1905, to William F. Alworth.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William L. Anderson — of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho. Merchant; mayor of Moscow, Idaho, 1950, 1953. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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
  Carl E. Brown (b. 1878) — of McCall, Valley County, Idaho. Born in Whitefield, Coos County, N.H., September 10, 1878. Democrat. Merchant; mining business; lumber business; member of Idaho state senate, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940, 1948; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Warren G. Brown and Charlotte (Elliott) Brown; married, August 23, 1902, to Ida Harrington.
Charles Himrod Charles Himrod (1842-1920) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Burdett, Schuyler County, N.Y., November 4, 1842. Merchant; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1869-72, 1878-79. Died January 26, 1920 (age 77 years, 83 days). 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
  George Laird Shoup (1836-1904) — also known as George L. Shoup — of Colorado; Lemhi County, Idaho; Salmon, Lemhi County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa., June 15, 1836. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant; delegate to Colorado state constitutional convention, 1864; Lemhi County Treasurer; member of Idaho territorial House of Representatives, 1874; member Idaho territorial council, 1878; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho Territory, 1880; member of Republican National Committee from Idaho Territory, 1880-84, 1888-90; Governor of Idaho Territory, 1889-90; member of Republican National Committee from Idaho, 1890-92, 1896; Governor of Idaho, 1890; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1890-1901. Member, Freemasons. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, December 21, 1904 (age 68 years, 189 days). Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Great-grandfather of Richard Gardner Shoup.
  The community of Shoup, Idaho, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS George L. Shoup (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Emery Lee Vassar (1887-1977) — also known as Emery L. Vassar — of Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Goodland, Sherman County, Kan., May 27, 1887. Republican. Merchant; mayor of Caldwell, Idaho, 1935; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1956. Died in Canyon County, Idaho, July 24, 1977 (age 90 years, 58 days). Interment at Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Euretta Eunice (Willson) Vassar and Samuel Hunter Vassar; married to Josephine Lee Spaeth; married, March 1, 1962, to Sarah Etta (Brown) West.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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