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Index to Locations
Brooklyn Center Mound Cemetery
Eden Prairie Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Minneapolis Unknown location
Minneapolis Crystal Lake Cemetery
Minneapolis Fort Snelling National
Cemetery
Minneapolis Hillside Cemetery
Minneapolis Lakewood Cemetery
Minneapolis Maple Hill Cemetery
(now gone)
Minneapolis Minneapolis City Hall
Grounds
Minneapolis St. Mary's Cemetery
Minneapolis Sunset Memorial Park
Cemetery
Minneapolis Target Center
Minneapolis University of Minnesota
Minnetonka Mills Groveland Cemetery
Mound Mound Cemetery
Orono Union Cemetery
Mound
Cemetery
Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Fred Melville Libby (1852-1933) —
also known as Fred M. Libby —
of Brooklyn Center, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Gorham, Cumberland
County, Maine, April
20, 1852.
Village
president of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, 1915-17.
Died in Crow Wing
County, Minn., September
1, 1933 (age 81 years, 134
days).
Interment at Mound Cemetery.
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Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery
Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Jean Louise Harris (c.1931-2001) —
of Richmond,
Va.; Eden Prairie, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Virginia, about 1931.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Eden Prairie, Minn., 1995-2001; died in office 2001; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 2000.
Female.
Episcopalian
or Lutheran.
African
ancestry.
Died, of lung
cancer, in a hospital
at Eden Prairie, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
14, 2001 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Unknown
Location
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Charles William Dorsett (1850-1936) —
also known as Charles W. Dorsett —
of Minnesota.
Born in Sinclairville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., September
28, 1850.
Lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1904, 1906, 1916 (primary).
Swedenborgian.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
26, 1936 (age 85 years, 180
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Crystal Lake
Cemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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George W. Higgins (1855-1910) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, March 6,
1855.
Brick and
clay tile manufacturer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1898; Prohibition candidate for mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1902; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 44, 1907-08.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
20, 1910 (age 55 years, 228
days).
Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery.
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William James Gallagher (1875-1946) —
also known as William J. Gallagher —
of Minnesota.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 13,
1875.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1945-46; defeated,
1942; died in office 1946.
Died in a hospital
at Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., August
13, 1946 (age 71 years, 92
days).
Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery.
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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.
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Fort Snelling
National Cemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Ernest Lundeen (1878-1940) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak., August
4, 1878.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 42, 1911-14; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1917-19, 1933-37 (5th District
1917-19, at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-37); defeated
(Independent), 1920; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1928; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1937-40; defeated, 1923 (Republican
primary), 1930 (Farmer-Labor); died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Sigma Rho; United
Spanish War Veterans.
One of 25 passengers and crew killed in the crash
of a Pennsylvania Central Airlines transport plane, bound from
Washington to Pittsburgh, during an intense
storm, near Lovettsville, Loudoun
County, Va., August
31, 1940 (age 62 years, 27
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Mark H. Gehan (1892-1967) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
28, 1892.
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 37, 1923-28; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1934-38.
Catholic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., June 23,
1967 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Joseph E. Dillon (d. 1990) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1954-60; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1956.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., April
17, 1990.
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) —
also known as Frank E. Hook; "Fightin'
Frank" —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in L'Anse, Baraga
County, Mich., May 26,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; miner; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12th
District), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957; president of radio
station WJMS, Ironwood, Mich.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Disabled
American Veterans; Americans
for Democratic Action.
In February 1945, he was involved in a fist fight on the floor of the
House of Representatives with John
E. Rankin of Mississippi.
Died in Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 21,
1982 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Nicholas David Coleman, Sr. (1925-1981) —
also known as Nicholas D. Coleman; Nick
Coleman —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
23, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1963-80 (45th District 1963-66, 46th District
1967-72, 65th District 1973-80); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1964.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of leukemia,
March
5, 1981 (age 56 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Kay Nee (1919-2010) —
also known as Kay Evangeline Bonner —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Fridley, Anoka
County, Minn.
Born in Plummer, Red Lake
County, Minn., October
26, 1919.
Democrat. Radio and
television writer and
producer; actress;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1964.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died August
2, 2010 (age 90 years, 280
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Ora Miner Leland (1876-1962) —
also known as Ora M. Leland —
of New York.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., June 28,
1876.
Progressive. Candidate for New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1912.
Dean of
the College of Engineering and Architecture at the University of
Minnesota; developed the Aeronautical
Engineering Department in 1928-29.
Died March
30, 1962 (age 85 years, 275
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Frank Leguil (1892-1964) —
of Adrian, Nobles
County, Minn.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, April
17, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; road
contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1940.
Died in Canada,
January
20, 1964 (age 71 years, 278
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
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Harold Nelson Bishop (1894-1975) —
also known as Harold Bishop —
of Park Rapids, Hubbard
County, Minn.
Born in Sauk Centre, Stearns
County, Minn., September
20, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1948.
Died in 1975
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Roy Benjamin Aune (1900-1993) —
also known as Roy B. Aune —
of Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.; Parkers Prairie, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in a log
cabin, near Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn., April 9,
1900.
Superintendent
of schools; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 50, 1945-50.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons.
Died, following a stroke,
in the Lake Region Nursing
Home, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn., June 1,
1993 (age 93 years, 53
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Verne C. Johnson (1925-2012) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn., July 20,
1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1952;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 30, 1953-54.
Died November
2, 2012 (age 87 years, 105
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Gary W. Flakne (1934-2016) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
12, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1963-73 (District 35 1963-72,
District 61-A 1973); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1968
(alternate), 1972.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Minnesota, January
3, 2016 (age 81 years, 297
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Hillside
Cemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Elmer Lee Andersen (1909-2004) —
also known as Elmer L. Andersen —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 17,
1909.
Republican. Glue
manufacturing business; dairy farmer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1948,
1964;
member of Minnesota
state senate 42nd District, 1949-58; Governor of
Minnesota, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died, in a hospital
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
15, 2004 (age 95 years, 151
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
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Henry George Teigan (1881-1941) —
also known as Henry G. Teigan —
of Minnesota.
Born in Iowa, 1881.
Member of Minnesota state legislature, 1920; Farmer-Labor candidate
for Minnesota
state auditor, 1930; candidate for Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1934; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1937-39; defeated
(Farmer-Labor), 1932.
Died in 1941
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
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Daniel George Shillock (c.1824-1878) —
of New Ulm, Brown
County, Minn.
Born near Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad
Oblast), about 1824.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 20th District, 1863-66; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 19, 1867.
Died August
17, 1878 (age about 54
years).
Original interment at Maple Hill Cemetery
(which no longer exists); reinterment in 1894 at Hillside Cemetery.
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Lakewood
Cemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (1911-1978) —
also known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H.";
"The Happy Warrior"; "The
Hump" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Wallace, Codington
County, S.Dak., May 27,
1911.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate
for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1972;
Vice
President of the United States, 1965-69; candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Congregationalist.
English
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Federation of Teachers.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.
Died, of cancer,
at Waverly, Wright
County, Minn., January
13, 1978 (age 66 years, 231
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery; statue at Minneapolis City Hall Grounds.
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Albert Alonzo Ames (1842-1911) —
also known as Albert A. Ames;
"Doc" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; California.
Born in Garden Prairie, Boone
County, Ill., January
18, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1867; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02;
resigned 1902; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888;
indicted
in 1902 on bribery
charges,
over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint his
secretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
16, 1911 (age 69 years, 302
days). His body was reportedly donated to
science.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Eugene McLanahan Wilson (1833-1890) —
also known as Eugene M. Wilson —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.), December
25, 1833.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1857-61; served in the Union Army during
the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1869-71; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1872-73, 1874-75; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1876;
member of Minnesota
state senate 27th District, 1879-80; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1888.
Died in Nassau, Bahamas,
April
10, 1890 (age 56 years, 106
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Dorilus Morrison (1814-1897) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
27, 1814.
Banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1864-65; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1867-68, 1869-70.
Died June 26,
1897 (age 82 years, 181
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Robert Pratt (1845-1908) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., December
12, 1845.
Republican. Mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1895-99.
Died August
8, 1908 (age 62 years, 240
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Wallace George Nye (1859-1926) —
also known as Wallace G. Nye —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Hortonville, Outagamie
County, Wis., October
17, 1859.
Republican. Pharmacist;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1913-17.
Died March 4,
1926 (age 66 years, 138
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Edward C. Babb (1834-1899) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
1, 1834.
Republican. Mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1889-91.
Died March 9,
1899 (age 65 years, 36
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Orville Lothrop Freeman (1918-2003) —
also known as Orville L. Freeman —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 9,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
aide to Minneapolis Mayor Hubert
H. Humphrey, and his campaign manager for U.S. Senator in 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1948-50;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1950; Governor of
Minnesota, 1955-61; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1952,
1960; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1961-69.
Lutheran.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Moose; Eagles;
Izaak
Walton League; Sons of
Norway; Purple
Heart; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
20, 2003 (age 84 years, 287
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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William Henry Eustis (1845-1928) —
also known as William H. Eustis —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Oxbow, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 17,
1845.
Republican. Mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1893-95; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1908.
Died November
29, 1928 (age 83 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) —
also known as Alexander Gale Bainbridge;
"Buzz" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
agent with Barnum & Bailey and other circuses;
manager of Shubert Theater
in Minneapolis, and of traveling
road shows; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart
disease, in Veterans Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
14, 1936 (age 50 years, 192
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Hugh G. Harrison (1822-1891) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., April
23, 1822.
Banker;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1868-69; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1888.
Died August
12, 1891 (age 69 years, 111
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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George A. Brackett (1836-1921) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Calais, Washington
County, Maine, September
16, 1836.
Mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1873-74.
Died May 17,
1921 (age 84 years, 243
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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John Sargent Pillsbury (1827-1901) —
also known as John S. Pillsbury —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Sutton, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 29,
1827.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state senate, 1864-68, 1871, 1873-75 (4th District 1864-68, 1871,
25th District 1873-75); Governor of
Minnesota, 1876-82.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
18, 1901 (age 74 years, 81
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery; statue erected 1900 at University of Minnesota.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by
an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, near
Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three days
later, in Casualty Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Floyd Björnstjerne Olson (1891-1936) —
also known as Floyd B. Olson —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
13, 1891.
Governor
of Minnesota, 1931-36; defeated (Farmer-Labor), 1924; died in
office 1936.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., August
22, 1936 (age 44 years, 283
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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John Lind (1854-1930) —
of New Ulm, Brown
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Kanna, Smaland, Sweden,
March
25, 1854.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1887-93, 1903-05 (2nd District
1887-93, 5th District 1903-05); served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Governor of
Minnesota, 1899-1901; defeated (Democratic), 1896, 1900; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1904;
Prohibition candidate for Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1916.
Unitarian.
Swedish
ancestry.
Lost
his left hand in a boyhood accident.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
18, 1930 (age 76 years, 177
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (1879-1961) —
also known as J. A. A. Burnquist —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Dayton, Webster
County, Iowa, July 21,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 33, 1909-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1913-15; Governor of
Minnesota, 1915-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1939-55.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died January
12, 1961 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Paul David Wellstone (1944-2002) —
also known as Paul Wellstone; "Senator
Welfare" —
of Minnesota.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 21,
1944.
Democrat. College
professor; arrested
during a Vietnam
War protest at the federal building in Minneapolis, 1970; arrested
again during a protest of
farm foreclosures at a bank in Paynesville, Minn., 1984;
candidate for Minnesota
state auditor, 1982; member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1984-91; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1991-2002; died in office 2002; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1996,
2000.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Killed in a plane
crash, along with his wife and daughter, near Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
25, 2002 (age 58 years, 96
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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William Drew Washburn (1831-1912) —
also known as William D. Washburn —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, January
14, 1831.
Republican. Surveyor General of Minnesota, 1861; miller; lumber
business; railroad
promoter; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1871; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1879-85 (3rd District 1879-83, 4th
District 1883-85); U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1889-95.
Universalist.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 29,
1912 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Alfred John Pearson (1869-1939) —
also known as Alfred J. Pearson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Landskrona, Sweden,
September
29, 1869.
Republican. University
professor; U.S. Minister to Poland, 1924-25; Finland, 1925-30.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Modern
Language Association; American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died August
9, 1939 (age 69 years, 314
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Rudolph George Perpich (1928-1995) —
also known as Rudy Perpich; "Governor
Goofy" —
of Hibbing, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Carson Lake (now part of Hibbing), St. Louis
County, Minn., June 27,
1928.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1963-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1971-76; Governor of
Minnesota, 1976-79, 1983-91; defeated, 1978; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984.
Catholic.
Croatian
ancestry.
Died of colon
cancer, in Minnetonka, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
21, 1995 (age 67 years, 86
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Muriel Humphrey Brown (1912-1998) —
also known as Muriel Fay Buck; Muriel Buck
Humphrey —
of Waverly, Wright
County, Minn.; Plymouth, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak., February
20, 1912.
Democrat. Second Lady
of the United States, 1965-69; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1978; appointed 1978.
Female.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
20, 1998 (age 86 years, 212
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Guy Victor Howard (1879-1954) —
also known as Guy V. Howard —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
28, 1879.
Republican. Insurance
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1936-37.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
20, 1954 (age 74 years, 265
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Martin Olav Sabo (1938-2016) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Crosby, Divide
County, N.Dak., February
28, 1938.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1961-78; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1979-2007; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
13, 2016 (age 78 years, 14
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Francis Russell Edward Cornell (1821-1881) —
also known as Francis R. E. Cornell —
of Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Coventry, Chenango
County, N.Y., November
17, 1821.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1852-53; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1861-62, 1865; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1868-74; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1875-81; died in office 1881.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 23,
1881 (age 59 years, 187
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Loren Fletcher (1833-1919) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec
County, Maine, April
10, 1833.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; flour mill
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1872-75, 1877, 1881-84 (District
26 1872-75, 1877, 1881-82, District 29 1883-84); Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1881-84; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1893-1903, 1905-07;
defeated, 1902.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., April
15, 1919 (age 86 years, 5
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Cyrus Aldrich (1808-1871) —
of Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., June 18,
1808.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1845-47; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1856
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1859-63; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1865; postmaster at
Minneapolis,
Minn., 1867-71.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
5, 1871 (age 63 years, 109
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Godfrey Gummer Goodwin (1873-1933) —
also known as Godfrey G. Goodwin —
of Cambridge, Isanti
County, Minn.
Born in Nicollet
County, Minn., January
11, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Isanti
County Attorney, 1899-1907, 1912-25; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1925-33; died in
office 1933.
Died when he jumped
or fell
from a fifth-floor window at the Hotel
Driscoll, Washington,
D.C., February
16, 1933 (age 60 years, 36
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Walter Hughes Newton (1880-1941) —
also known as Walter H. Newton —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
10, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1919-29; secretary
and administrative assistant to President Herbert
Hoover, 1929; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
10, 1941 (age 60 years, 304
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Sydney Anderson (1881-1948) —
of Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Zumbrota, Goodhue
County, Minn., September
18, 1881.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1911-25; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; vice-president, General Mills, 1929.
Presbyterian.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
8, 1948 (age 67 years, 20
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1859-1924) —
also known as Charles A. Lindbergh —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born in Stockholm, Sweden,
January
20, 1859.
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1907-17; defeated
(Independent), 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1916 (Republican primary), 1923
(Farmer-Labor primary); candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1918.
Died in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., May 24,
1924 (age 65 years, 125
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Einar Hoidale (1870-1952) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Tromso, Norway,
August
17, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1930, 1934; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
5, 1952 (age 82 years, 110
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Charles Raymond Robertson (1889-1951) —
also known as Charles R. Robertson —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Wisconsin, 1889.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1940;
U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1941-43, 1945-49;
defeated (Independent), 1942.
Died in 1951
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Harry Hunter MacLaughlin (1927-2005) —
Born in Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn., August
9, 1927.
Lawyer;
law partner of Walter
F. Mondale, 1957-60; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1972-77; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1977-92; took senior status 1992.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 3,
2005 (age 77 years, 267
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Franklin Fowler Ellsworth (1879-1942) —
also known as Franklin F. Ellsworth —
of St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn.; Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn., July 10,
1879.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Watonwan
County Attorney, 1905-08; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1915-21; candidate
for Governor of
Minnesota, 1924; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1934.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
23, 1942 (age 63 years, 166
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Alexander Hughes (1846-1907) —
of Elk Point, Union
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Brantford, Ontario,
September
30, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
Dakota territorial council, 1872-73, 1887-89; President
of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1872-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1872,
1876,
1880
(alternate); Dakota
territory attorney general, 1883-85; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
24, 1907 (age 61 years, 55
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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William Ignatius Nolan (1874-1943) —
also known as W. I. Nolan —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., 1874.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1903-08, 1911-14, 1917-24
(District 42 1903-08, District 43 1911-14, District 33 1917-24);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924;
Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1925-29; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1929-33; defeated,
1932; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1943.
Died in 1943
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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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.
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Richard Pillsbury Gale (1900-1973) —
also known as Richard P. Gale —
of Mound, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
30, 1900.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 36, 1939-40; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1941-45; defeated,
1944.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
4, 1973 (age 73 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Oscar Ferdinand Youngdahl (1893-1946) —
also known as Oscar F. Youngdahl —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
13, 1893.
Republican. Candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1934, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1939-43.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
3, 1946 (age 52 years, 113
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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William Smith King (1828-1900) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., December
16, 1828.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1875-77.
Died February
24, 1900 (age 71 years, 70
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Moses Kimball Armstrong (1832-1906) —
also known as Moses K. Armstrong —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Milan, Erie
County, Ohio, September
19, 1832.
Member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1862-63; member
Dakota territorial council, 1865-67, 1870-71; President
of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1866-67; treasurer
of Dakota Territory, 1865-68; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1871.
Died in Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., January
11, 1906 (age 73 years, 114
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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John Bachop Gilfillan (1835-1924) —
also known as John B. Gilfillan —
of Minnesota.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., February
11, 1835.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state senate, 1876-85 (25th District 1876-82, 28th District
1883-85); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1885-87.
Died August
19, 1924 (age 89 years, 190
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Alfred Elisha Ames (1814-1874) —
also known as Alfred E. Ames —
of Winnebago
County, Ill.; St. Anthony Falls, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt., December
13, 1814.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Illinois
state senate 24th District, 1849-50; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1853;
postmaster at Minneapolis,
Minn., 1856-57; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
23, 1874 (age 59 years, 284
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Samuel Prather Snider (1845-1928) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Mt. Gilead, Morrow
County, Ohio, October
9, 1845.
Republican. Member of Minnesota state legislature, 1880; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1889-91.
Died in 1928
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Dewey William Johnson (1899-1941) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
14, 1899.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 31, 1929-34; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1937-39.
Died September
18, 1941 (age 42 years, 188
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Earle Brown (1879-1963) —
of Brooklyn Center, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
6, 1879.
Republican. Horse
breeder; Hennepin
County Sheriff, 1920-29, 1942-46; Chief, Minnesota Highway
Patrol, 1929-32; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1932.
Died in Brooklyn Center, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
12, 1963 (age 83 years, 157
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1921 to Gwen
Foster. |
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William Brown Anderson (1861-1940) —
also known as William B. Anderson; "Tall Pine of
Minnesota" —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
4, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 2, 1901-02, 1905-06;
candidate for justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1916; member of Minnesota
state senate 33rd District, 1927-40; died in office 1940.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Chi; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., September
26, 1940 (age 79 years, 53
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Charles Edward Adams (1867-1936) —
also known as Charles E. Adams; Charlie
Adams —
of Granite Falls, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
1, 1867.
Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 57th District, 1915-36; died in office 1936; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1929-31.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
6, 1936 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (1924-2005) —
also known as George Mikan; "Mr.
Basketball" —
of Minnesota.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., June 18,
1924.
Republican. Professional basketball
player and coach for
the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1940s and 1950s; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1956; member,
Basketball Hall of
Fame.
Croatian
ancestry.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 1,
2005 (age 80 years, 348
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery; statue at Target
Center.
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Benjamin Dexter Sprague (1827-1893) —
also known as Benjamin D. Sprague —
of Lansing, Mower
County, Minn.; Rushford, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Bedford, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
6, 1827.
Farmer;
miller;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 15, 1863; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1864-65, 1870 (15th District 1864-65, 14th District
1870).
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 26,
1893 (age 65 years, 232
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Manley Lewis Fosseen (1869-1947) —
also known as Manley L. Fosseen —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Illinois, December, 1869.
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 42, 1903-06; member of
Minnesota
state senate 42nd District, 1907-14; municipal judge in
Minnesota, 1930.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., August
9, 1947 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Lars Swenson (1842-1904) —
of Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in 1842.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1887-89.
Died in 1904
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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John Harrington Stevens (1820-1900) —
also known as John H. Stevens —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Brompton Falls, Quebec,
June
13, 1820.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1857-58, 1862, 1876 (District 18
1857-58, District 6 1862, District 26 1876); member of Minnesota
state senate 18th District, 1859-60.
Died May 28,
1900 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Father of Mary Stevens. |
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Levi Butler —
of Hennepin
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 26th District, 1872-77.
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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William Drew Washburn Jr. (1863-1929) —
also known as W. D. Washburn, Jr. —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 3,
1863.
Newspaper
work; engaged in flour, lumber, and
railroad
businesses; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-12,
1917-18, 1921-26 (District 41 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-12, District 31
1917-18, 1921-26).
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., October
10, 1929 (age 66 years, 190
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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James L. Adams (1921-2014) —
also known as Jim Adams —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., October
2, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician;
treasurer
and president,
IBEW Local 292; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62,
District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74).
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
6, 2014 (age 92 years, 308
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Zina Albert Clough (1859-1926) —
also known as Zina A. Clough —
of Michigan; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Ingham
County, Mich., 1859.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1892.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
14, 1926 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary A. (Strickland) Clough and Albert B. Clough; married to Julia
S. Johns. |
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memorial |
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Charles Williamson Rees (1807-1870) —
also known as Charles W. Rees —
of Chanhassen, Carver
County, Minn.
Born in Seneca town, Ontario
County, N.Y., June 19,
1807.
Democrat. Postmaster at Chanhassen,
Minn., 1859-63.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
3, 1870 (age 62 years, 229
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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John Edwards (1814-1896) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fredonia, Crawford
County, Ind., December
1, 1814.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-43.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
10, 1896 (age 81 years, 345
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Sumner Wellington Farnham (1820-1900) —
also known as Sumner W. Farnham —
of Minnesota.
Born in Calais, Washington
County, Maine, April 2,
1820.
Member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1852, 1856.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., 1900
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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William Anderson (1838-1927) —
of Washburn (now part of Eden Prairie), Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
1838.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 29, 1883-84.
Died in Minnetonka, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
21, 1927 (age about 88
years).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Carrie Fosseen (1875-1963) —
also known as Carrie Secelia Jorgens; Mrs. Manley L.
Fosseen —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minnesota, January
30, 1875.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1920
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker);
member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1924.
Female.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., March
23, 1963 (age 88 years, 52
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Frank Elisha Reed (1880-1967) —
also known as Frank E. Reed —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn., June 19,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 31, 1917-18; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1920.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., February
3, 1967 (age 86 years, 229
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Maple Hill
Cemetery (now gone)
Broadway & Fillmore N.E.
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Minneapolis City
Hall Grounds
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians who have
(or had) monuments here: |
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (1911-1978) —
also known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H.";
"The Happy Warrior"; "The
Hump" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Wallace, Codington
County, S.Dak., May 27,
1911.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate
for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1972;
Vice
President of the United States, 1965-69; candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Congregationalist.
English
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Federation of Teachers.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.
Died, of cancer,
at Waverly, Wright
County, Minn., January
13, 1978 (age 66 years, 231
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery; statue at
Minneapolis City Hall Grounds.
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St. Mary's
Cemetery
4403 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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George Ross Smith (1864-1952) —
also known as George R. Smith —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., May 28,
1864.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1903; probate judge in Minnesota,
1907-13; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1913-17.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
7, 1952 (age 88 years, 163
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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John Edward Kelley (1853-1941) —
also known as John E. Kelley —
of Flandreau, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born near Portage City (now Portage), Columbia
County, Wis., March
27, 1853.
Newspaper
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 16th District, 1891-92; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1897-99; Register,
U.S. Land office, Pierre, S.D., 1915-18.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
5, 1941 (age 88 years, 131
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Sunset Memorial
Park Cemetery
2250 St. Anthony Blvd. N.E.
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Theodore Christianson (1883-1948) —
of Dawson, Lac qui
Parle County, Minn.
Born in Lac qui
Parle County, Minn., September
12, 1883.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 24, 1915-24; Governor of
Minnesota, 1925-31; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1933-37 (at-large 1933-35, 5th
District 1935-37); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Theta
Chi; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dawson, Lac qui
Parle County, Minn., December
9, 1948 (age 65 years, 88
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
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William Mahoney (1869-1952) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1869.
Pressman;
labor
leader; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota; founder and editor, Minnesota
Union Advocate newspaper,
1920-32; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
17, 1952 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Earl R. Larson (1911-2001) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
18, 1911.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1961-77; took senior status 1977.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of a stroke,
at Walker Methodist Health
Center, Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
31, 2001 (age 89 years, 317
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Axel R. Larson and Hannah (Johnson) Larson; married, December
30, 1939, to Cecill Frances Carlgren. |
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Fred Kelton Gage (1902-1951) —
also known as Fred K. Gage —
of Fairfax, Renville
County, Minn.; Hector, Renville
County, Minn.
Born in Cottage Grove, Washington
County, Minn., December
9, 1902.
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 23rd District, 1939-46; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed in a head-on
car crash on Highway 169, near Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn., October
21, 1951 (age 48 years, 316
days). His wife was badly injured, and died three days later.
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Target
Center
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (1924-2005) —
also known as George Mikan; "Mr.
Basketball" —
of Minnesota.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., June 18,
1924.
Republican. Professional basketball
player and coach for
the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1940s and 1950s; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1956; member,
Basketball Hall of
Fame.
Croatian
ancestry.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 1,
2005 (age 80 years, 348
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery; statue at
Target Center.
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University of
Minnesota
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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John Sargent Pillsbury (1827-1901) —
also known as John S. Pillsbury —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Sutton, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 29,
1827.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state senate, 1864-68, 1871, 1873-75 (4th District 1864-68, 1871,
25th District 1873-75); Governor of
Minnesota, 1876-82.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
18, 1901 (age 74 years, 81
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery; statue
erected 1900 at University of Minnesota.
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Groveland
Cemetery
Minnetonka Boulevard
Minnetonka Mills, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Mound
Cemetery
Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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George Edward MacKinnon (1906-1995) —
also known as George E. MacKinnon —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Potomac, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
22, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 29, 1935-42; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1947-49; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1953-58; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1958; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1969-83, 1969-;
took senior status 1983.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 1,
1995 (age 89 years, 9
days).
Interment at Mound Cemetery.
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Union
Cemetery
Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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