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Forty and Eight
Politician members in Minnesota

  John Grant Alexander (1893-1971) — also known as John G. Alexander — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Cortland County, N.Y., July 16, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1936; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1942. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Optimist Club; Izaak Walton League. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., December 8, 1971 (age 78 years, 145 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stanley Morton Doyle (b. 1898) — of Polson, Lake County, Mont. Born in Revere, Redwood County, Minn., February 4, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of Montana state supreme court, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Delta Theta Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Patrick Doyle and Elizabeth A. (Bodenhofer) Doyle; married, August 15, 1945, to Aileen Davison.
  Frank Earl Flynn (1883-1965) — also known as Frank E. Flynn — of Forsyth, Rosebud County, Mont.; White Salmon, Klickitat County, Wash.; Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak.; Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Lake City, Wabasha County, Minn., June 24, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Yavapai County Attorney, 1931-32; U.S. Attorney for Arizona, 1935-53. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died in September, 1965 (age 82 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn; married, November 26, 1920, to Laura Maxwell.
  Thomas F. Gallagher (b. 1897) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Faribault, Rice County, Minn., November 24, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Minnesota state attorney general, 1936; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1940; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1943-47. Member, Alpha Sigma Phi; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick James Gallagher and Helena (McCall) Gallagher; married, August 19, 1931, to Elizabeth Jane Gillum.
  George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., March 30, 1890. Republican. School teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery; secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947. Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Suffered a head injury in an automobile collision, and died the next day, in Hurley Hospital, Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 24, 1948 (age 58 years, 55 days). Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, September 15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Martin A. Nelson (b. 1889) — of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Born in Hesper, Winneshiek County, Iowa, February 21, 1889. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1928, 1932; candidate for Minnesota state senate 5th District, 1930; vice-chair of Minnesota Republican Party, 1932; Republican candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1934, 1936; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1942; district judge in Minnesota 10th District, 1944-53; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1953. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Delta Theta Phi; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew A. Nelson and Bertha (Jacobson) Nelson; married 1920 to Merle Henifin.
  Thomas William Walsh (b. 1897) — also known as Thomas W. Walsh — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 27, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard A. Walsh and Margaret (McManus) Walsh; married to Mildred Stewart.
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