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Politicians in Advertising and Public Relations in Minnesota

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, Minneapolis, Minn.   Relatives: Son of Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1852-1925) and Ida Prescott (Stewart) Bainbridge; married, August 27, 1917, to Marie Gale.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial William Burnett Benton (1900-1973) — also known as William Benton — of Southport, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., April 1, 1900. Democrat. Advertising business; introduced sound effects into television commercials; popularized the "Amos 'n' Andy" radio show; vice-president, University of Chicago, 1937-45; publisher of the Encyclopedia Brittanica; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, 1945-47; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1956, 1960, 1968. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Council on Foreign Relations; Zeta Psi. Died, in the Waldorf Towers Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 18, 1973 (age 72 years, 351 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.   Relatives: Son of Charles William Benton and Elma (Hixson) Benton; married 1928 to Helen Hemingway.   The William Benton Museum of Art, at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Image source: Connecticut Register and Manual 1950 Leavitt Corning (b. 1870) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., 1870. Republican. Advertising business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 40, 1915-20; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916, 1920 (member, Credentials Committee). Burial location unknown.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917   Robert N. Lemen (b. 1943) — also known as Bob Lemen — of Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minn. Born in 1943. Republican. Public relations consultant; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 3-B, 1981-82; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 2000, 2002. Evangelical Christian. Still living as of 2002.   See also Minnesota Legislator record George H. Moeller (b. 1882) — Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 13, 1882. Worked in newspaper, telephone, insurance, and advertising businesses; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 36 1913-14, District 40 1915-18). German ancestry. Burial location unknown.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917   Rick Mystrom — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Minnesota. Republican. Advertising business; mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 1994-2000; defeated, 2003. Still living as of 2003.   See also Wikipedia article

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