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Elmer Ellsworth Adams (1861-1950) —
also known as Elmer E. Adams —
of Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., December
31, 1861.
Newspaper
editor; banker; milling
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1905-10, 1915-16, 1919-20
(District 59 1905-10, District 50 1915-16, 1919-20); member of Minnesota
state senate 50th District, 1931-34, 1939-42; defeated, 1934.
Died in Otter Tail
County, Minn., June 24,
1950 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Minn.
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Andrew A. Anderson (1886-1966) —
also known as Andy A. Anderson —
of Luverne, Rock
County, Minn.
Born in Rock
County, Minn., October
8, 1886.
Banker; real
estate and insurance
business; farm
manager; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1951-58; defeated, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died September
30, 1966 (age 79 years, 357
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minn.
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George F. Anderson (b. 1877) —
of Veblen, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
16, 1877.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1919-20;
member of South
Dakota state senate 33rd District, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen Emil Anderson (1895-1978) —
also known as Steve E. Anderson —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Hanska, Brown
County, Minn., August
23, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
banker; state bank examiner; South
Dakota state auditor, 1945-50.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died August
6, 1978 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Riverside
National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson; married to Vera M.
Capesius. |
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memorial |
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George Barbaras (b. 1832) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in France,
September
14, 1832.
Farmer;
bank cashier; lawyer; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1876-78.
French
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harriet Vandaworker. |
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Elmer Austin Benson (1895-1985) —
also known as Elmer A. Benson —
of Appleton, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Appleton, Swift
County, Minn., September
22, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
banker; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1940,
1942; Governor of
Minnesota, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1944.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
13, 1985 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Interment at Appleton
Cemetery, Appleton, Minn.
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Albert Berg (1861-1920) —
of Center City, Chisago
County, Minn.; Warroad, Roseau
County, Minn.
Born in Center City, Chisago
County, Minn., June 25,
1861.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; Chisago
County Register of Deeds, 1886-94; secretary
of state of Minnesota, 1895-1901; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 63, 1901-02;
banker.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
13, 1920 (age 58 years, 233
days).
Interment at Chisago Lake Cemetery, Center City, Minn.
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Theodore C. Blomgren (1874-1953) —
of Cambridge, Isanti
County, Minn.
Born in Itasca
County, Minn., 1874.
Isanti
County Auditor, 1901-05; banker; member of Minnesota
state senate 44th District, 1915-22.
Died in 1953
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Cambridge, Minn.
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Gustave A. Boehmke (1876-1939) —
also known as Gus Boehmke —
of Holland, Pipestone
County, Minn.
Born in Benton
County, Iowa, 1876.
Farmer;
grain and
livestock
buyer; banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 12, 1915-16.
Died in Pipestone, Pipestone
County, Minn., July 13,
1939 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Pipestone, Minn.
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John W. Boock (1881-1960) —
of New Ulm, Brown
County, Minn.; Gibbon, Sibley
County, Minn.
Born in Lafayette Township, Nicollet
County, Minn., January
19, 1881.
Bookkeeper;
banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 15, 1917-18.
Died April 3,
1960 (age 79 years, 75
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Meriden, Minn.
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W. C. Briggs (b. 1861) —
of Pipestone, Pipestone
County, Minn.
Born in England,
July
27, 1861.
Farmer;
land
agent; banker; real estate
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 12, 1917-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Henry Budd (b. 1848) —
of Montevideo, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., March
21, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; Chippewa
County Probate Judge, 1872-73; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Minnesota.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd; married 1877 to Carrie
Eastman; married 1889 to Nellie
C. Moyer. |
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George Burnham (1868-1939) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in London, England,
December
28, 1868.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; retail shoe
business; real estate
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 28,
1939 (age 70 years, 182
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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George W. Burrows (b. 1867) —
of Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn.
Born in Wright
County, Iowa, 1867.
Real
estate business; abstractor;
vice-president, Breckenridge National Bank; treasurer,
Breckenridge Telephone
Company; director, Farmers' Co-Op Elevator
Company; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 60 1913-14,
District 49 1915-18).
Burial location unknown.
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Gordon Hubert Butler (1889-1964) —
also known as Gordon H. Butler —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Scipio, Jennings
County, Ind., February
10, 1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; general
contractor; president, Polaris Concrete
Products Company; bank director; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1951-64 (57th District 1951-62, 61st District
1963-64); died in office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Rotary;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
1, 1964 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Charles Andrew Christopherson (1871-1951) —
also known as Charles A. Christopherson —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Amherst, Fillmore
County, Minn., July 23,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1913-16; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1919-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., November
2, 1951 (age 80 years, 102
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Milton John Daniels (1838-1914) —
also known as Milton J. Daniels —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.; Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., April
18, 1838.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;
banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 14, 1883-86; member of
Minnesota
state senate 14th District, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1903-05.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif., December
1, 1914 (age 76 years, 227
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
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Andrew Duncan Davidson (1853-1916) —
also known as A. D. Davidson —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Glencoe, Ontario,
May
18, 1853.
Republican. President, Canadian Western Lumber
Company; vice-president, Columbia River Lumber
Company; land commissioner, Canadian Northern Railway;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Died, from acute
stomach trouble, in the Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., April
22, 1916 (age 62 years, 340
days).
Entombed at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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John Edward Davis (1913-1990) —
also known as John E. Davis —
of McClusky, Sheridan
County, N.Dak.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April
18, 1913.
Republican. Rancher;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker; mayor of
McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1952-56; Governor of
North Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1960;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); national
commander, American Legion, 1967-68.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., May 12,
1990 (age 77 years, 24
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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William Dawson (1825-1901) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
October
1, 1825.
Banker; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1878-81.
Episcopalian.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
19, 1901 (age 75 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Allen Frank Ferris (1865-1903) —
also known as Allen F. Ferris —
of Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn.
Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., July 22,
1865.
Republican. Banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1895-1902 (District 46 1895-98,
District 48 1899-1902); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1900;
member of Minnesota
state senate 48th District, 1903; died in office 1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died, from appendicitis
and peritonitis,
in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., September
7, 1903 (age 38 years, 47
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Brainerd, Minn.
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Harvey Howard Flowers (b. 1865) —
also known as H. Howard Flowers —
of Cleveland, Le Sueur
County, Minn.
Born in Cleveland, Le Sueur
County, Minn., 1865.
School
teacher; postmaster;
merchant;
banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 27 1913-14,
District 17 1915-18).
Member, Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen.
Interment at Savidge Lake Cemetery, Cleveland, Minn.
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Franklin William Fort (1880-1937) —
also known as Franklin W. Fort —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., March
30, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
Recorder of East Orange, 1907-08; manager, Eagle Fire
Insurance Company; president, Lincoln National Bank;
chairman, Federal Home Loan Bank Board; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1925-31; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1930.
Presbyterian.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 20,
1937 (age 57 years, 82
days).
Interment at Bloomfield
Cemetery, Bloomfield, N.J.
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George D. French (1856-1921) —
of St. Charles, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Winona
County, Minn., February
6, 1856.
Republican. Banker; real
estate and insurance
business; Winona
County Register of Deeds, 1895-1905; member of Minnesota
state senate 2nd District, 1909-10; defeated, 1910.
Died in 1921
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery, St. Charles, Minn.
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Charles Eugene Fuller (1849-1926) —
also known as Charles E. Fuller —
of Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill.
Born near Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill., March
31, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; Boone
County State's Attorney, 1876-78; member of Illinois
state senate, 1878-82, 1888-93; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1882-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1884,
1896
(alternate); circuit judge in Illinois 17th Circuit, 1897-1903; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1903-13, 1915-26;
died in office 1926.
Died, in a hospital
at Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 25,
1926 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Interment at Belvidere
Cemetery, Belvidere, Ill.
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Errol Fay Galt (1889-1975) —
also known as E. F. Galt —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Freeborn
County, Minn., October
2, 1889.
Republican. Banker; member of Montana
state senate, 1930-34; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Montana, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Protestant.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., November
23, 1975 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Peter Anners Gandrud (b. 1868) —
of Sunburg, Kandiyohi
County, Minn.
Born in Rice
County, Minn., 1868.
Merchant;
banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 55, 1901-06; member of
Minnesota
state senate 25th District, 1915-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Gillam (b. 1861) —
of Windom, Cottonwood
County, Minn.
Born in Omro, Winnebago
County, Wis., 1861.
Grain and
farm
implement dealer; real estate
business; banker; mayor of Windom, Minn.; member of Minnesota
state senate 10th District, 1915-26; defeated, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Kingman Goodwin (1905-1983) —
also known as Robert K. Goodwin —
of Redfield, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 23,
1905.
Republican. Farmer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; bank director; mayor of Redfield, Iowa,
1938-40; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940-41; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1952;
member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1952-56.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., February
21, 1983 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.
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Albert O. Gullickson (b. 1875) —
of Fertile, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Allamakee
County, Iowa, March 4,
1875.
Farm
implement dealer; vice-president, Farmers State Bank;
secretary, Fertile Creamery
Association; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 66, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Robert Hansen (1909-2000) —
also known as C. R. Hansen;
"Baldy" —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
8, 1909.
Democrat. Lumber
business; banker; mayor of
Austin, Minn., 1954-62; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1967-76 (5th District 1967-72, 31st District
1973-76).
Died, from respiratory
failure, in Austin Medical
Center, Austin, Mower
County, Minn., May 22,
2000 (age 90 years, 288
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Austin, Minn.
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Albert L. Hanson (1854-1938) —
of Hillsboro, Traill
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Wahpeton, Richland
County, N.Dak.; Ada, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
28, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
banker; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-18 (61st District 1907-14, 64th District
1915-18); delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1912.
Died July 23,
1938 (age 83 years, 268
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Nels S. Hegnes (born c.1879) —
of Argyle, Marshall
County, Minn.
Born in Rice
County, Minn., about 1879.
Republican. Banker; member of Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 1915-22.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob N. Jacobson (1867-1942) —
of Hills, Rock
County, Minn.
Born in Winneshiek
County, Iowa, August
5, 1867.
School
teacher; merchant;
banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 11, 1919-26; candidate
for Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1930.
Died in 1942
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James C. Kelly (1857-1947) —
of Houston
County, Minn.
Born in Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn., October
28, 1857.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1889-90; member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1891-94; banker.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Houston, Houston
County, Minn., June 9,
1947 (age 89 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Fredrick Kelm (1900-1957) —
also known as Elmer F. Kelm —
of Chanhassen, Carver
County, Minn.
Born in Chanhassen, Carver
County, Minn., March 3,
1900.
Democrat. Banker; secretary of
Minnesota Democratic Party, 1937; Minnesota
Democratic state chair, 1940-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1944;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Minnesota, 1946-51.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., July 13,
1957 (age 57 years, 132
days).
Interment at St. Hubert Catholic Cemetery, Chanhassen, Minn.
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Ray G. Kern (b. 1883) —
of Lake Elmo, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Washington
County, Minn., September
12, 1883.
Boot and
shoe salesman; banker; director, Washington County Telephone
Co. and Lake Elmo Telephone
Co.; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 43, 1927-34.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles H. Klein (1872-1961) —
also known as Charley Klein —
of Chaska, Carver
County, Minn.
Born in Carver
County, Minn., June 2,
1872.
Republican. Banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 25, 1903-06; member of
Minnesota
state senate 25th District, 1911-14; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
German
ancestry.
Died in Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn., September
15, 1961 (age 89 years, 105
days).
Entombed at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Chaska, Minn.
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William John Kuntz (b. 1871) —
also known as William J. Kuntz —
of Waconia, Carver
County, Minn.
Born in Watertown Township, Carver
County, Minn., 1871.
Banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 21, 1915-18; member of
Minnesota
state senate 21st District, 1919-22.
Burial location unknown.
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William F. Kunze (1872-1962) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Sleepy Eye, Brown
County, Minn., June 1,
1872.
Republican. Banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 39, 1911-12; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1929-31.
Died February
14, 1962 (age 89 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Albert Larson (1877-1948) —
also known as Henry A. Larson —
of Preston, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Fillmore
County, Minn., June 27,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1920;
member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1927-48; died in office 1948.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, following a stroke,
in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., March
12, 1948 (age 70 years, 259
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Preston, Minn.
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William Edwin Lee (1852-1920) —
also known as William E. Lee —
of Long Prairie, Todd
County, Minn.
Born in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., January
8, 1852.
Republican. Banker; Todd
County Register of Deeds, 1877-80; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1885-88, 1893-94 (District 39
1885-88, District 46 1893-94).
English
ancestry.
Died in Long Prairie, Todd
County, Minn., November
16, 1920 (age 68 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Orren Lowden (1861-1943) —
also known as Frank O. Lowden —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Oregon, Ogle
County, Ill.
Born in Sunrise, Chisago
County, Minn., January
26, 1861.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; law
professor; director, National Bank of the Republic;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1900,
1904;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1904-12; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1906-11; Governor of
Illinois, 1917-21; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920,
1928.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from rectal
cancer, in El Conquistador Hotel,
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., March
20, 1943 (age 82 years, 53
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Carl G. Malmberg (b. 1872) —
of Forest Lake, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Smaland, Sweden,
1872.
Banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 43, 1915-18.
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William Rush Merriam (1849-1931) —
also known as William R. Merriam —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wadham's Mills, Essex
County, N.Y., July 26,
1849.
Republican. Banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1883-84, 1887-88 (District 27
1883-84, District 26 1887-88); Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1887-88; Governor of
Minnesota, 1889-93; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee); director, U.S. Census, 1899-1903.
Died in Port Sewall, Martin
County, Fla., February
18, 1931 (age 81 years, 207
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Adolphus Peter Nelson (1872-1927) —
also known as Adolphus P. Nelson —
of Grantsburg, Burnett
County, Wis.
Born near Holmes City, Douglas
County, Minn., March
28, 1872.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1918-23.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Grantsburg, Burnett
County, Wis., August
21, 1927 (age 55 years, 146
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Grantsburg, Wis.
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Charles W. Odell (1862-1948) —
of Willmar, Kandiyohi
County, Minn.
Born in Sweden,
1862.
Banker; Kandiyohi
County Sheriff, 1890-1902; member of Minnesota
state senate 55th District, 1911-14; defeated, 1930.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in 1948
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Papke (born c.1871) —
of Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn.
Born in St. Mary Township, Waseca
County, Minn., about 1871.
Farmer;
director, First National Bank of Waseca; president, Isoco
Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; president, Waseca County Farmers Live Stock
Association; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-18 (District 10 1911-14,
District 16 1915-18).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Edward P. Peterson (b. 1855) —
of Litchfield, Meeker
County, Minn.
Born in Goodhue
County, Minn., 1855.
Farmer;
school
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
banker; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1911-18, 1923-26 (23rd District 1911-14, 26th
District 1915-18, 1923-26).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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August Carl Polster (1885-1942) —
also known as August Polster —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., September
24, 1885.
Railway
freight clerk; banker; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1938-42; died in office 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Royal
and Select Masters; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; White
Shrine of Jerusalem; Moose; Royal
Arcanum; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., February
1, 1942 (age 56 years, 130
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of August F. Polster and Anna (Rubritins) Polster. |
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John S. Prince (1821-1895) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 7,
1821.
Democrat. Banker; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1860-63, 1865-67.
Catholic.
English
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
4, 1895 (age 74 years, 120
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Pringle (1807-1887) —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Richfield Springs, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
9, 1807.
Whig. Lawyer;
banker; Genesee
County Judge, 1841-46; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1853-57; member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1862.
Died in Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn., June 7,
1887 (age 79 years, 210
days).
Interment at Batavia
Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
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Joseph James Rachac (1874-1947) —
also known as Joseph J. Rachac —
of Faribault, Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Minnesota, December
1, 1874.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1912
(alternate), 1920,
1924.
Czech
ancestry.
Died August
25, 1947 (age 72 years, 267
days).
Interment at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Minn.
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Samuel A. Rask (b. 1874) —
also known as Sam A. Rask —
of Blooming Prairie, Steele
County, Minn.
Born in Houston
County, Minn., 1874.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
banker; member of Minnesota
state senate 16th District, 1917-22; defeated, 1910; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Edward Rustad (born c.1870) —
of Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn.
Born in Columbia
County, Wis., about 1870.
Lawyer;
banker; Traverse
County Auditor; Traverse
County Attorney; member of Minnesota
state senate 48th District, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Hagbarth Sahlgaard (1844-1892) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Kongsberg, Norway,
July
30, 1844.
Druggist;
banker; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in St.
Paul, Minn., 1871-92.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 31,
1892 (age 48 years, 1
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Eric Sevatson (b. 1844) —
of Christiana, Jackson
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1844.
Farmer;
banker; member of Minnesota
state senate 8th District; elected 1890.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) —
also known as William H. H. Stowell —
of Burkeville, Nottoway
County, Va.; Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in West Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., July 26,
1840.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1876;
founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox River Pulp
Co., Atlas Paper
Co., Duluth Iron and
Steel Co.; president of Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth,
1889-1895.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., April
27, 1922 (age 81 years, 275
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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S. J. Swanson (b. 1857) —
of Cokato, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Carver
County, Minn., January
15, 1857.
Vice-president, State Bank of Cokato; president, Cokato Elevator
Company; director, Cokato Telephone
Company; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1917-20 (District 38
1893-96, District 27 1917-20); postmaster.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Carl Ludvig Swenson (1869-1941) —
also known as C. L. Swenson —
of Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Nicollet
County, Minn., December
14, 1869.
Republican. Banker; member of Minnesota
state senate 6th District, 1915-18; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916.
Died in 1941
(age about
71 years).
Interment somewhere
in Albert Lea, Minn.
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John L. Thorne (b. 1814) —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Winkleigh, Devon, England,
May
18, 1814.
Merchant;
banker; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1860-61, 1863-65, 1869-70.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1863 to
Josephine Chapman. |
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C. L. Todd (b. 1869) —
of Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Iowa, 1869.
Lawyer;
banker; farmer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 7th District; elected 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Evan S. Tyler (1843-1923) —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Damascus, Wayne
County, Pa., March
22, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; civil
engineer; merchant;
banker; mayor of
Fargo, N.Dak., 1876-77; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1889, 1895-96.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in the Metropole Hotel,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., August
24, 1923 (age 80 years, 155
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Delavan, Wis.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara Estella Barnes. |
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Albert L. Ward (b. 1842) —
of Fairmont, Martin
County, Minn.
Born in New York, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
banker; postmaster at Fairmont,
Minn., 1887; member of Minnesota
state senate 9th District, 1915-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Charles Fox Washburn (1849-1884) —
also known as Charles F. Washburn —
of Herman, Grant
County, Minn.
Born in Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine, 1849.
Banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 39, 1881-82; member of
Minnesota
state senate 42nd District, 1883-84; died in office 1884.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 11,
1884 (age about 35
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry F. Weis (born c.1866) —
of Le Sueur, Le Sueur
County, Minn.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., about 1866.
Democrat. Banker; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-18 (27th District 1907-14, 17th District
1915-18); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Lawrence Wisniewski (1855-1928) —
of Foley, Benton
County, Minn.
Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan, Poland),
August
4, 1855.
Democrat. Farmer; Benton
County Treasurer; member of Minnesota
Democratic State Central Committee, 1906-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 47, 1911-12; president,
State Bank of Foley.
Polish
ancestry.
Died, of pleurisy,
in Foley, Benton
County, Minn., April 3,
1928 (age 72 years, 243
days).
Interment at Foley
Cemetery, Foley, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wisniewski and Katherine (Kruk) Wisniewski; married to
Paulina Siegmund. |
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