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Presbyterian Politicians in Idaho

John Gardner Adams (b. 1892) — also known as J. G. Adams — of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. Born in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, April 14, 1892. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; mayor of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 1947-50. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Gardner G. Adams and Mildred H. (Heaston) Adams; married, June 24, 1914, to Lexie Ross.   James Franklin Ailshie (1868-1947) — also known as James F. Ailshie — of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. Born in Greene County, Tenn., June 19, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1900, 1916, 1932; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1903-14, 1935-47; resigned 1914; died in office 1947; chief justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1907-09, 1913-15, 1939-41, 1945-46; U.S. Attorney for Idaho, 1925. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, May 27, 1947 (age 78 years, 342 days). Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.   Relatives: Son of George Washington Ailshie and Martha (Knight) Ailshie; married, June 19, 1894, to Lucy Bundren; father of William Knight Ailshie and Robert Ailshie.   Political family: Ailshie family of Boise, Idaho.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Albert Larson Alford (1907-1968) — also known as A. L. Alford; "Bud" — of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho. Born in Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, January 7, 1907. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1932, 1948, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Sigma Nu. Died July 20, 1968 (age 61 years, 195 days). Interment at Normal Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Idaho.   Relatives: Son of Eugene L. Alford and Alice C. (Larson) Alford; married, January 10, 1931, to Catherine E. Hahn.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Fred Jason Babcock (1891-1973) — also known as Fred J. Babcock — of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif. Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, August 15, 1891. Republican. School teacher and principal; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Nez Perce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-28; Idaho state attorney general, 1931-33. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Nu; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Lions. Died in March, 1973 (age 81 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Jason Eugene Babcock and Bertha Rebecca (Peyton) Babcock.   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   John Matthew Barker (1916-1995) — also known as John M. Barker — of Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho. Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, November 29, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Idaho state senate 24th District, 1967-84. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Rotary. Died, of heart failure, in Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho, November 1, 1995 (age 78 years, 337 days). Interment at West End Cemetery, Buhl, Idaho.   Chase Addison Clark (1883-1966) — also known as Chase A. Clark — of Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Amo, Hendricks County, Ind., August 20, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1913-16; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1928; member of Idaho state senate, 1933-36; mayor of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1937-38; Governor of Idaho, 1941-43; U.S. District Judge for Idaho, 1943. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons. Died in a hospital at Boise, Ada County, Idaho, December 30, 1966 (age 83 years, 132 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Addison Clark and Eunice (Hadley) Clark; brother of Barzilla Worth Clark; married, January 10, 1906, to Jean Burnett; father of Bethine Clark (who married Frank Forrester Church).   Political family: Clark family of Boise and Idaho Falls, Idaho.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Gertrude Detweiler (1895-1988) — also known as Gertrude E. Homan; Mrs. W. H. Detweiler — of Hazelton, Jerome County, Idaho; Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., March 12, 1895. Republican. Nurse; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1956; chair, Arrangements Committee, chair, 1960. Female. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Died, in the Lewiston Care Center, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, July 20, 1988 (age 93 years, 130 days). Interment at Twin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Idaho.   Relatives: Daughter of William Homan and Ida Homan; married, November 19, 1919, to William Hunsberger Detweiler.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of Robert Hamilton Dunlap and Carolyn Ada (Pearce) Dunlap; married, October 12, 1910, to Elizabeth Jacoby Bedford. Ernest George Eagleson (1864-1956) — also known as Ern G. Eagleson — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, January 13, 1864. Railroad and mining engineer; City Engineer of Boise, 1893-97, 1899-1901, 1911-12; U.S. Surveyor-General for Idaho, 1902-08; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1919-21, 1925-27. Presbyterian. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Woodmen of the World. Died, in a nursing home at Boise, Ada County, Idaho, August 17, 1956 (age 92 years, 217 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Hervey Eagleson and Martha A. (Kerr) Eagleson; married, May 6, 1907, to Viola Scully.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: City of Boise   Robert H. Elder (b. 1877) — of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. Born in Marion, Crittenden County, Ky., September 7, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1912-28; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1948 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of James T. Elder and Mary E. (Dowell) Elder; married, June 21, 1903, to Martha Jane Noble; father of Robert N. Elder.   Burton Lee French (1875-1954) — also known as Burton L. French — of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler County, Ohio. Born near Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., August 1, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S. Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large 1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1914. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Political Science Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi Delta Theta; Delta Sigma Rho; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons. Died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, September 12, 1954 (age 79 years, 42 days). Interment at Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.   Relatives: Son of Charles A. French and Mina P. (Fisher) French; married, June 28, 1904, to Winifred Hartley.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   William John McConnell (1839-1925) — also known as William J. McConnell — of Latah County, Idaho. Born in Commerce, Oakland County, Mich., September 18, 1839. Republican. Member of Oregon state senate, 1882; delegate to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1890; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1890-91; Governor of Idaho, 1893-97. Presbyterian. Died in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, March 30, 1925 (age 85 years, 193 days). Interment at Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.   Relatives: Father of Mamie McConnell (who married William Edgar Borah).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Ethel Emily Redfield (b. 1877) — of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho. Born in Kamiah, Lewis County, Idaho, April 22, 1877. Idaho superintendent of schools, 1917-20. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Daughter of Francis M. Redfield and Elizabeth A. (Farrell) Redfield.

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