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Jim Abeler (b. 1954) —
of Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 18,
1954.
Chiropractor;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1999-2014 (District 49-A
1999-2002, District 48-B 2003-12, District 35-A 2013-14); member of
Minnesota
state senate 35th District, 2016-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2016.
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Richard Thompson Buckler (1865-1950) —
also known as Richard T. Buckler —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born near Oakland, Coles
County, Ill., October
27, 1865.
Farmer;
director, Farmers Elevator
Company (Crookston, Minn.); member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1915-18, 1923-26, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1935-43.
Baptist. Member, Eagles;
Farmers
Union; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., January
23, 1950 (age 84 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan (1897-1968) —
also known as A. S. J. Carnahan —
of Ellsinore, Carter
County, Mo.
Born near Ellsinore, Carter
County, Mo., January
9, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1945-47, 1949-61;
defeated, 1942, 1946; U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, 1961-63.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Mayo
Clinic hospital, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March
24, 1968 (age 71 years, 75
days).
Interment at Carson
Hill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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John V. Daniels (1809-1881) —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Schoharie
County, N.Y., September
5, 1809.
Lawyer;
postmaster at Rochester,
Minn., 1858-59; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1862-68, 1876-77 (12th District 1862-68, 10th
District 1876-77); mayor
of Rochester, Minn., 1865-66; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 10, 1875, 1881; died in
office 1881.
Baptist.
Died September
24, 1881 (age 72 years, 19
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Rochester, Minn.
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Richard E. Ferrario (1931-1985) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born July 24,
1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1959-64 (58th District 1959-62, 60th District
1963-64).
Baptist. Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Phi
Alpha Theta.
Died in October, 1985
(age 54
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Treyanne Francis (1870-1929) —
also known as William T. Francis —
of Minnesota.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
26, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
worked in legal department of railroad;
member of Minnesota
Republican State Central Committee, 1914; Republican Presidential
Elector for Minnesota, 1921;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1927-29, died in office 1929; U.S. Consul General in
Monrovia, 1927-29, died in office 1929.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
Urban
League; Sigma
Pi Phi; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died in Liberia,
July
15, 1929 (age 59 years, 111
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Marvin Lewis Kline (1903-1974) —
also known as Marvin L. Kline —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Brunswick, Antelope
County, Neb., August
9, 1903.
Republican. Architectural
engineer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1940;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1941-45; convicted
in 1964 of grand larceny for illegally boosting
his salary as director of a rehabilitation institute, and for diverting
fundraising proceeds; sentenced
to 10 years in prison;
released after three years.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Moose;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif., April 9,
1974 (age 70 years, 243
days).
Interment at Cuming City Cemetery, Blair, Neb.
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John Aaron Matthews (b. 1876) —
also known as John A. Matthews —
of Townsend, Broadwater
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn., February
1, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Broadwater
County Attorney, 1903-13; district judge in Montana 4th District,
1913-16; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1919-20, 1925-37; appointed 1919.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thaddeus LeGrand Matthews and Katheryn (Pryse) Matthews; married,
November
8, 1899, to Mabel Rollins. |
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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, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Winfield Emerson Page (1904-1994) —
also known as Winfield E. Page —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., May 23,
1904.
Republican. Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1940 (primary), 1954;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1943-49; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana, 1944.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Died July 11,
1994 (age 90 years, 49
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Eliphalet Rowell (1822-1903) —
of Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, May 28,
1822.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1858, 1861, 1880-81; served in
the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Hallowell,
Maine, 1866-78; mayor
of Hallowell, Maine, 1890.
Baptist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
31, 1903 (age 81 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sophia (Warren) Rowell and Abijah Rowell; married 1844 to Ellen
Frances Smith. |
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Press Association (1899) |
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Harold Edward Stassen (1907-2001) —
also known as Harold E. Stassen —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in West St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn., April
13, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; Dakota
County Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1936,
1940
(Temporary
Chair; speaker);
Governor
of Minnesota, 1939-43; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; among the founders of the United Nations, 1945
(in 2001, he was the last surviving signer of the UN Charter); president,
University of Pennsylvania, 1948-53; director, U.S. Mutual Security
Agency, 1953; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1948,
1952,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1958; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960;
Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1986.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, at the Friendship Village nursing
home, Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 4,
2001 (age 93 years, 325
days).
Interment at Acacia
Park Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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Robert Joseph Wells (1856-1941) —
of Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn.
Born in Mazomanie, Dane
County, Wis., October
4, 1856.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 60, 1901-10.
Baptist.
Died in Winter Haven, Polk
County, Fla., February
12, 1941 (age 84 years, 131
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Winter Haven, Fla.
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