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Catholic Politicians in Minnesota

  Elizabeth Adkins (1934-2001) — also known as Betty Adkins; Elizabeth Ann Whalen — of St. Michael, Wright County, Minn. Born in Hennepin County, Minn., June 4, 1934. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1976; member of Minnesota state senate, 1983-95 (22nd District 1983-92, 19th District 1993-95); resigned 1995. Female. Catholic. Died, from Alzheimer's disease, at Sunrise Cottages nursing home, Buffalo, Wright County, Minn., October 29, 2001 (age 67 years, 147 days). Interment at St. Michael Cemetery (New), St. Michael, Minn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  John J. Ahmann (1860-1927) — also known as Johann Josef Ahmann — of Richmond, Stearns County, Minn.; Munson Township, Stearns County, Minn.; Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minn. Born in Westphalia, Germany, January 6, 1860. Merchant; member of Minnesota state senate 54th District, 1907-14. Catholic. German ancestry. Died in Stearns County, Minn., February 9, 1927 (age 67 years, 34 days). Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Cemetery, Richmond, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Ahmann and Mara Magdalena (Schultenover) Ahmann; married to Catherine Ladner.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Irvin Neil Anderson (1923-2008) — also known as Irvin N. Anderson; Irv Anderson — of International Falls, Koochiching County, Minn. Born in International Falls, Koochiching County, Minn., June 18, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; paper inspector; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1965-82, 1991-2006 (District 64 1965-66, District 64-B 1967-72, District 3-A 1973-82, 1991-2006); Speaker of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1993-96; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1976. Catholic. Died in Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minn., November 17, 2008 (age 85 years, 152 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, International Falls, Minn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Robert A. Anderson (1932-2006) — also known as Bob Anderson — of Ottertail, Otter Tail County, Minn. Born in Wadena, Wadena County, Minn., January 16, 1932. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1977-96 (District 10-B 1977-90, District 10-A 1991-96). Catholic. Died in Ottertail, Otter Tail County, Minn., October 25, 2006 (age 74 years, 282 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 3, 1967, to Janet Lynn 'Janey' Helmquist.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson; married to Vera M. Capesius.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Margaret Andrews (1901-1990) — also known as Margaret Susanna Bringgold; Mrs. R. C. Andrews — of Lindstrom, Chisago County, Minn. Born in Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minn., April 28, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; librarian; secretary of Minnesota Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Female. Catholic. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Died October 1, 1990 (age 89 years, 156 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Lindstrom, Minn.
  Relatives: Daughter of Jacob A. Bringgold, Jr. and Mary Alice (Finn) Bringgold; married, June 30, 1927, to Raymond Charles Andrews.
  Epitaph: "Wife - Mother"
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Polipnick Anthony (b. 1922) — also known as Frank Anthony — of Stow, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minn., June 6, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; writer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1962. Catholic. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  George D. Auge (1834-1917) — of Eagan, Dakota County, Minn. Born in Quebec, December 14, 1834. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 20, 1874. Catholic. French Canadian ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., January 10, 1917 (age 82 years, 27 days). Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, Mendota, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Dosithe Auge and Julie (Beaudet) Auge; married to Mary Dunn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Margaret Culkin Banning (1891-1982) — also known as Margaret Frances Culkin — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.; Tryon, Polk County, N.C. Born in Buffalo, Wright County, Minn., March 18, 1891. Republican. Novelist; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924 (alternate), 1936. Female. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Association of University Women; League of Women Voters. Elected to Duluth Hall of Fame. Died in Tryon, Polk County, N.C., January 4, 1982 (age 90 years, 292 days). Interment at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbus, N.C.
  Relatives: Daughter of William Edgar Culkin and Hannah Alice (Young) Culkin; married, October 9, 1914, to Archibald Tanner Banning, Jr.; married 1942 to Leroy Salsich; niece of Francis Dugan Culkin.
  Political family: Culkin family of Oswego, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Margaret Culkin Banning: The Splendid Torments : A Novel (1976) — Such Interesting People (1979) — The Will of Magda Townsend (1974) — Spellbinders (1922) — Echo Answers (1960) — Country Club People (1923) — The First Woman (1935) — Half Loaves (1921) — Women for Defense (1942) — The Clever Sister (1947) — Conduct Yourself Accordingly (1944) — The Convert (1957) — The Dowry (1955) — Enough to Live On (1940) — Fallen Away (1951) — Festival at the Lakehead (1965) — Give us our years (1950) — A Handmaid of the Lord (1924) — I took my love to the country (1966) — The Iron Will (1936) — Mesabi (1969) — Mixed Marriage (1930) — Money of Her Own (1928) — Out In Society (1940) — The Quality of Mercy : A Novel (1963) — You haven't changed (1937)
  William V. Belanger Jr. (b. 1928) — Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., October 18, 1928. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Minnesota state senate, 1981-2006 (38th District 1981-82, 41st District 1983-2002, 40th District 2003-06). Catholic. Still living as of 2006.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Madeleine Zeien Bordallo (b. 1933) — also known as Madeleine Z. Bordallo; Madeleine Mary Zeien — of Hagatna, Guam. Born in Graceville, Big Stone County, Minn., May 31, 1933. Democrat. Local news editor for KUAM radio/television; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Guam, 1964 (alternate), 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of Democratic National Committee from Guam, 1965-93; member of Guam senate, 1981-82, 1987-94; candidate for Governor of Guam, 1990; Lieutenant Governor of Guam, 1995-2002; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Guam, 2003-19. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 2019.
  Relatives: Daughter of Christian Peter Zeien and Mary Evelyn (Roth) Zeien; married 1953 to Ricardo Jerome Bordallo (brother of Paul Joseph Bordallo).
  Political family: Bordallo family of Minnesota.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Joyce Margueritte Ellis Buettner (b. 1937) — also known as Joyce E. Buettner — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Austin, Mower County, Minn., November 17, 1937. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 1993.
  Pierce Butler (1866-1939) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Northfield, Rice County, Minn., March 17, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; Ramsey County Attorney, 1893-96; general counsel, Chicago & St. Paul Railroad, 1899-1905; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1916; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-39; died in office 1939. Catholic. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Washington, D.C., November 16, 1939 (age 73 years, 244 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Butler and Mary A. Butler; married, August 25, 1891, to Annie M. Cronin.
  See also federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Robert Byrne (1923-2009) — also known as Thomas R. Byrne — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 9, 1923. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1966-70. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died April 5, 2009 (age 86 years, 27 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Casper Capser (1828-1912) — of St. Joseph, Stearns County, Minn. Born in Bavaria, Germany, April 22, 1828. Blacksmith; wagon maker; mechanic; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 40, 1883-86. Catholic. German ancestry. Died in St. Joseph, Stearns County, Minn., June 21, 1912 (age 84 years, 60 days). Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Casper Capser (1796-1868) and Julianna (Obermayer) Capser; brother of Joseph Capser; married, May 11, 1858, to Mary Ann Schriver.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Joseph Capser (1832-1919) — of Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn. Born in Bavaria, Germany, March 5, 1832. Merchant; member of Minnesota state senate 31st District, 1875-76; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1889-92 (District 40 1889-90, District 45 1891-92). Catholic. German ancestry. Died in Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn., December 18, 1919 (age 87 years, 288 days). Interment at St. Paul's Cemetery, Sauk Centre, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Casper Capser (1796-1868) and Julianna (Obermayer) Capser; brother of Casper Capser (1828-1912); married to Marianna Ley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Philip C. Carruthers (b. 1953) — also known as Phil Carruthers — of Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in England, December 8, 1953. Democrat. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 47-B, 1987-2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2004. Catholic. Still living as of 2004.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Florian W. Chmielewski Sr. (b. 1927) — of Sturgeon Lake, Pine County, Minn. Born February 10, 1927. Member of Minnesota state senate, 1971-96 (25th District 1971-72, 14th District 1973-92, 8th District 1993-96). Catholic. Still living as of 1996.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Charles Christopher Cox (b. 1952) — also known as Christopher Cox — of Newport Beach, Orange County, Calif. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 16, 1952. Republican. Lawyer; law clerk to Judge Herbert Y. C. Choy, 1977-79; senior associate counsel to Pres. Ronald Reagan, 1986-88; U.S. Representative from California, 1989-2005 (40th District 1989-93, 47th District 1993-2003, 48th District 2003-05); resigned 2005; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2005-. Catholic. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Joseph William Craven (1854-1913) — also known as Joseph W. Craven — of Norwood (now part of Norwood Young America), Carver County, Minn. Born in Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, March 19, 1854. Democrat. Member of Minnesota state senate 37th District, 1891-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1904, 1910. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of apoplexy (stroke), with contributory arteriosclerosis, in Norwood (now part of Norwood Young America), Carver County, Minn., December 21, 1913 (age 59 years, 277 days). Interment at Catholic Church Cemetery, Norwood Young America, Minn.
  Relatives: Uncle of Thomas David Craven.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Thomas David Craven (1900-1961) — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo. Born in Chaska, Carver County, Minn., March 11, 1900. Merchant; mayor of Laramie, Wyo., 1945. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of a pulmonary embolus, at Kassis Department Store, Laramie, Albany County, Wyo., August 14, 1961 (age 61 years, 156 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
  Relatives: Nephew of Joseph William Craven.
  John E. Daubney (1919-2003) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., July 12, 1919. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1952-54. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., August 6, 2003 (age 84 years, 25 days). Burial location unknown.
  Edward K. Delaney (1909-1973) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., August 21, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948 (alternate), 1956; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1948-52. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Ramsey County, Minn., October 2, 1973 (age 64 years, 42 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Gertrude E. Delaney.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Patrick Devaney (b. 1883) — also known as John P. Devaney — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Lake Mills, Winnebago County, Iowa, June 30, 1883. Lawyer; chief justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1933-36. Catholic. Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Delta Sigma Rho; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Devaney and Ellen (La Velle) Devaney; married, February 20, 1919, to Beatrice Langevin.
  Edward James Devitt (1911-1992) — also known as Edward J. Devitt — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., May 5, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1935-39; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; probate judge in Minnesota, 1950-54; U.S. District Judge for Minnesota, 1954-92. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Phi Delta Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Delta Sigma Rho; Blue Key; Knights of Columbus; Eagles. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 2, 1992 (age 80 years, 302 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Phillip Devitt and Catherine Ethel (McGuire) Devitt; married, April 22, 1939, to Marcelle M. LaRose.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also Wikipedia article
  David Ferdinand Durenberger (b. 1934) — also known as David F. Durenberger — of South St. Paul, Dakota County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn., August 19, 1934. Republican. Lawyer; executive secretary to Gov. Harold LeVander, 1967; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1978-95. Catholic. Member, Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Lions. Investigated in 1990 by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics over allegations that he had broken rules restricting Senators' outside income, in particular by laundering about $100,000 in speaking fees into book royalties. Denounced by unanimous vote of the Senate in July 1990 for bringing "dishonor and disrepute" to the body. Subsequently he was disbarred; in 1995 he pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor counts of misusing his congressional expense account. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  William Henry Fallon (1893-1981) — also known as William H. Fallon — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Waconia, Carver County, Minn., December 19, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1938-40; major in the U.S. Army during World War II. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Delta Theta Pi; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Ramsey County, Minn., July 8, 1981 (age 87 years, 201 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Myles Fallon and Bridget (Conlin) Fallon; married, October 25, 1930, to Veronica P. Shields.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John William Feller (b. 1893) — also known as John W. Feller — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Victor, Iowa County, Iowa, August 30, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer; postmaster at Rochester, Minn., 1935-53 (acting, 1935). Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Louis Feller and Katherine (Frawley) Feller; married, February 25, 1922, to Florence Lyons.
  Frank Earl Flynn (1883-1965) — also known as Frank E. Flynn — of Forsyth, Rosebud County, Mont.; White Salmon, Klickitat County, Wash.; Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak.; Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Lake City, Wabasha County, Minn., June 24, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Yavapai County Attorney, 1931-32; U.S. Attorney for Arizona, 1935-53. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died in September, 1965 (age 82 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn; married, November 26, 1920, to Laura Maxwell.
  John Robert Foley (1917-2001) — also known as John R. Foley — of Maryland. Born in Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minn., October 16, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; orphan's court judge in Maryland, 1954-58; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1959-61; defeated, 1960, 1962. Catholic. Sponsored legislation to authorize the interstate compact to build the Metrorail transit system in the Washington, D.C. area. Died, of cardiac arrest, in Kensington, Montgomery County, Md., November 11, 2001 (age 84 years, 26 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Robert Foley (1890-1954); brother of Daniel F. Foley and Patrick J. Foley.
  Political family: Foley family of Wabasha, Minnesota.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  John J. Girimondi — of Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pa.; Shakopee, Scott County, Minn.; San Francisco, Calif. Catholic priest; naturalized U.S. citizen; concealed his clerical background from Congressmen who recommended him for a consular appointment; U.S. Consul in Santos, 1900-01; removed as consul for neglect of duty and possible embezzlement; went to Italy and misrepresented himself as U.S. Consul to Persia; arrested by Italian authorities on charges of betraying a young woman, and imprisoned there. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Willis Arnold Gorman (1816-1876) — also known as Willis A. Gorman — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born near Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Ky., January 12, 1816. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1841-44; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1849-53; Governor of Minnesota Territory, 1853-57; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Catholic. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., May 20, 1876 (age 60 years, 129 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of David Gorman and Elizabeth Gorman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Gilbert W. Gutknecht (b. 1951) — also known as Gil Gutknecht — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, March 20, 1951. Republican. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1983-94 (District 33-A 1983-92, District 30-A 1993-94); U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1995-. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Minnesota Legislator record
  Dorothy Irene Hokr (1923-1998) — also known as Dorothy I. Hokr; Dorothy Irene Freer — of New Hope, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., June 22, 1923. Republican. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1981-84 (District 44-B 1981-82, District 46-A 1983-84). Female. Catholic. Died, from cancer, in a hospital at Lady Lake, Lake County, Fla., March 26, 1998 (age 74 years, 277 days). Interment at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla.
  Relatives: Married to Leroy W. Hokr.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Elisha Mills Huntington (1806-1862) — also known as Elisha M. Huntington — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Butternuts, Otsego County, N.Y., March 26, 1806. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1832-36; circuit judge in Indiana, 1837-41; delegate to Whig National Convention from Indiana, 1839 (Convention Vice-President); Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1841-42; U.S. District Judge for Indiana, 1842-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1860. Catholic. Died of a lung ailment, in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 26, 1862 (age 56 years, 214 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Huntington (1763-1815) and Mary (Corning) Huntington; brother of Nathaniel Huntington (1793-1828) and James Huntington; married, November 3, 1841, to Susan Mary Rudd; grandnephew of Samuel Huntington; great-grandfather of Helen Huntington Hull; first cousin once removed of Samuel H. Huntington; first cousin twice removed of William Barret Ridgely; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin of Joseph Lyman Huntington; second cousin once removed of Collins Dwight Huntington and George Milo Huntington; second cousin twice removed of Henry Huntington and Gurdon Huntington; third cousin once removed of John Davenport, Ebenezer Huntington, Joshua Coit, James Davenport, Abel Huntington and Benjamin Nicoll Huntington; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Adams; fourth cousin of William Woodbridge, Zina Hyde Jr., Jabez Williams Huntington, Isaac Backus, Theodore Davenport, Charles Phelps Huntington and Henry Titus Backus; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Allen, Chauncey Goodrich, Elizur Goodrich, Augustus Seymour Porter, Samuel Nicholls Smallwood, Peter Buell Porter, John Hall Brockway, Robert Coit Jr., Thomas Worcester Hyde, Alonzo Mark Leffingwell, Abial Lathrop, Roger Wolcott and William Clark Huntington.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Michael Lambert Igoe (1885-1967) — also known as Michael L. Igoe — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 16, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1913-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1928, 1932, 1936; member of Democratic National Committee from Illinois, 1930-32; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1935; resigned 1935; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1935-38; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1938; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1939-65. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Foresters. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 21, 1967 (age 82 years, 127 days). Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of James F. Igoe and Katherine (Sherrin) Igoe; married, November 22, 1928, to Ruth O'Connor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joel Jacobs (b. 1932) — of Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minn. Born in Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minn., March 31, 1932. School teacher; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1973-95 (District 47-A 1973-82, District 49-B 1983-95). Catholic. Still living as of 1995.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Timothy W. Jones (b. 1971) — also known as Tim Jones — of Eureka, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., May 25, 1971. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 2007-14 (89th District 2007-12, 110th District 2013-14); Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 2012-14; in 2009, was a plaintiff in a lawsuit brought by Orly Taitz, alleging Barack Obama was not a "natural born citizen"; the case was dismissed; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2012, 2016 (alternate); radio show host. Catholic. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2016.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  L. Kauphusman (b. 1837) — of Winona County, Minn. Born in Germany, 1837. Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 7, 1877, 1879-80. Catholic. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Kelly and Charlotte (Carson) Kelly.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Randy Cameron Kelly (b. 1950) — also known as Randy Kelly — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Rolette, Rolette County, N.Dak., August 2, 1950. Computer technician; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1975-90 (District 66-B 1975-82, District 67-A 1983-90); member of Minnesota state senate 67th District, 1991-2001; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 2002-06; defeated, 2005. Lutheran; later Catholic. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2007.
  Relatives: Married to Kathy Oarrish.
  See also Wikipedia article — Minnesota Legislator record
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Henry L. Kelm and Rose (Geiser) Kelm; married, May 28, 1918, to Loretta C. Weller; father of Thomas Arthur Kelm.
  Political family: Kelm family of Chanhassen, Minnesota.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry L. Kelm (1869-1916) — of Chanhassen, Carver County, Minn. Born in Chanhassen, Carver County, Minn., November 5, 1869. Republican. Postmaster at Chanhassen, Minn., 1900-04, 1907-11. Catholic. German ancestry. Died in Carver County, Minn., August 10, 1916 (age 46 years, 279 days). Interment at St. Hubert Catholic Cemetery, Chanhassen, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Gottfried Kelm and Anna Kelm; married 1898 to Rose Geiser; father of Elmer Fredrick Kelm; grandfather of Thomas Arthur Kelm.
  Political family: Kelm family of Chanhassen, Minnesota.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Arthur Kelm (1930-2004) — also known as Thomas A. Kelm; Tom Kelm — of Chanhassen, Carver County, Minn.; Montgomery, Le Sueur County, Minn.; Chaska, Carver County, Minn. Born in Chanhassen, Carver County, Minn., November 12, 1930. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1956, 1964 (alternate), 1976. Catholic. German ancestry. Died in Chanhassen, Carver County, Minn., March 6, 2004 (age 73 years, 115 days). Interment at St. Hubert Catholic Cemetery, Chanhassen, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Loretta C. (Weller) Kelm and Elmer Fredrick Kelm; grandson of Henry L. Kelm.
  Political family: Kelm family of Chanhassen, Minnesota.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jeremiah F. Keohen (1892-1954) — also known as Jerry F. Keohen — of Montgomery, Le Sueur County, Minn. Born in Montgomery, Le Sueur County, Minn., March 11, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; furniture and undertaking business; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1936. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Legion. Died September 11, 1954 (age 62 years, 184 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Montgomery, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Jerry Keohen and Ellen (Sheehan) Keohen; married, November 7, 1927, to Helen Lusk.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Tony Kielkucki (b. 1951) — of Lester Prairie, McLeod County, Minn.; Winsted, McLeod County, Minn. Born July 11, 1951. Republican. School teacher; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1997-2003 (District 20-B 1997-2002, District 18-A 2003); resigned 2003; Deputy Minnesota Secretary of State, 2003. Catholic. Still living as of 2003.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  George Latimer (b. 1935) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., June 20, 1935. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1976-90; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984, 1988 (speaker). Catholic. Lebanese ancestry. Still living as of 2002.
  Relatives: Son of William Wilbur Latimer and Dorothy Marie (Nasser) Latimer; married, June 20, 1959, to Nancy Moore.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Daniel William Lawler (1859-1926) — also known as Daniel W. Lawler — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wis., March 28, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1892; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1908-10; candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1912, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1916. Catholic. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., September 15, 1926 (age 67 years, 171 days). Burial location unknown.
  Ann Lenczewski (b. 1960) — of Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minn., May 9, 1960. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1999-2015 (District 40-B 1999-2012, District 50-B 2013-15); resigned 2015. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 2015.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  William Paul Luther (b. 1945) — also known as William P. Luther; Bill Luther — of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minn., June 27, 1945. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 45-B, 1975-76; member of Minnesota state senate, 1977-94 (45th District 1977-82, 47th District 1983-94); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984, 1996, 2000; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1995-2003; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 2002. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Minnesota Legislator record
  Melvin Joseph Maas (1898-1964) — also known as Melvin J. Maas — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., May 14, 1898. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance business; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1927-33, 1935-45; defeated, 1932 (Independent, at-large), 1944 (Republican, 4th District); served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Catholic. Member, Military Order of the World Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Knights of Columbus; Woodmen; Moose; Eagles. Stricken with total blindness in August 1951. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 13, 1964 (age 65 years, 335 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Newton Maas and Rose (Brady) Maas; married, October 9, 1920, to Katherine Bole; married, December 1, 1934, to Katherine Endress.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert D. Mahoney (b. 1921) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., October 16, 1921. Democrat. Salesman; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Wayne County 3rd District 1955-64, 6th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972. Catholic. Member, Moose. Blind from the age of 16. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1941 to Jennie Kubinger.
  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, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Martin M. Malone (1888-1962) — of Montgomery, Le Sueur County, Minn. Born in Montgomery, Le Sueur County, Minn., August 7, 1888. Democrat. Farmer; merchant; insurance agent; vegetable packing plant superintendent; member of Minnesota state senate 17th District, 1955-58. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in Montgomery, Le Sueur County, Minn., January 30, 1962 (age 73 years, 176 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Montgomery, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Malone and Ellen (Sheehan) Malone; married to Emma A. Kasanda.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  James Manahan (1866-1932) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born near Chatfield, Fillmore County, Minn., March 12, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1913-15. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., January 8, 1932 (age 65 years, 302 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Manahan and Catherine (McCarthy) Manahan; married 1893 to Mary Z. Kelly.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
John H. E. McAndrews John Henry Eugene McAndrews (1884-1970) — also known as John H. E. McAndrews — of Owatonna, Steele County, Minn. Born in Owatonna, Steele County, Minn., July 1, 1884. School teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Cork, 1918-21; Frankfort, 1921-22; Bucharest, 1922-30; Nassau, 1939-45. Catholic. Died in Owatonna, Steele County, Minn., November 11, 1970 (age 86 years, 133 days). Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Owatonna, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Angelo McAndrew and Mary Ann (Hand) McAndrew; married, August 19, 1918, to Rosa G. Kennedy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1921)
  Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916-2005) — also known as Eugene J. McCarthy; "Clean Gene" — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Watkins, Meeker County, Minn., March 29, 1916. Democrat. School teacher; university professor; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1949-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952 (alternate), 1960, 1964; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1968, 1972, 1992; candidate for President of the United States, 1968, 1976 (Independent). Catholic. Irish and German ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Phi Kappa Theta. Died, from complications of Parkinson's disease, in the Georgetown Retirement Residence, Washington, D.C., December 10, 2005 (age 89 years, 256 days). Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Woodville, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Michael J. McCarthy and Anna (Baden) McCarthy; married 1945 to Abigail Quigley.
  Cross-reference: Gerry E. Studds — Thomas A. Hutto
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Eugene J. McCarthy: Up 'Til Now : A Memoir of the Decline of American Politics (1987)
  Books about Eugene J. McCarthy: Dominick Sandbrook, Eugene McCarthy : The Rise and Fall of Postwar American Liberalism
  Charles P. McCarty (1933-1974) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., 1933. Real estate business; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1970-72. Catholic. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 9, 1974 (age about 40 years). Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
  Betty McCollum (b. 1954) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., July 12, 1954. Democrat. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 55-B, 1993-2000; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 2001-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2004, 2008. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Minnesota Legislator record
  John J. McDonough (1895-1962) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., September 24, 1895. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 38, 1925-34; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1940-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Ramsey County, Minn., February 27, 1962 (age 66 years, 156 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article — Minnesota Legislator record
  Gerald T. Mullin (1900-1982) — also known as Gerry Mullin — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., January 25, 1900. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 35, 1929-30; member of Minnesota state senate 35th District, 1931-57; resigned 1957. Catholic. Died April 28, 1982 (age 82 years, 93 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1931 to Ruth Kammerer.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Samuel G. Nagel (1901-1963) — of Edgeley, LaMoure County, N.Dak. Born in Tripp, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., January 14, 1901. Democrat. Retail liquor dealer; mayor of Edgeley, N.D.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1944 (member, Credentials Committee). Catholic. Volga German ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., October 11, 1963 (age 62 years, 270 days). Interment at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Edgeley, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of George Nagel and Katharina (Flechtner) Nagel; married, September 24, 1924, to Mary J. Conlon.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Daughter of David Thomas Bonner and Helena (Franken) Bonner; married, April 19, 1947, to William Joseph Nee.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Louis Oberstar (1934-2014) — also known as James L. Oberstar — of Chisholm, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Chisholm, St. Louis County, Minn., September 10, 1934. Democrat. Administrative assistant to U.S. Rep John A. Blatnik, 1963-74; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1975-2011; candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Catholic. Died in Potomac, Montgomery County, Md., May 3, 2014 (age 79 years, 235 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Christopher D. O'Brien (1848-1922) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in County Galway, Ireland, December 4, 1848. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888 (speaker), 1892, 1904. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., August 27, 1922 (age 73 years, 266 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) — also known as Joseph P. O'Hara — of Glencoe, McLeod County, Minn. Born in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, January 23, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; McLeod County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 4, 1975 (age 80 years, 40 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick O'Hara and Catharine (Doyle) O'Hara; married, June 18, 1921, to Leila Lee White.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bernard P. Omann, Sr. (1919-1986) — also known as Ben Omann — of St. Joseph, Stearns County, Minn. Born June 1, 1919. Farmer; insurance agent; member of Minnesota state senate 16th District, 1980; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 16-A, 1983-86; died in office 1986. Catholic. Died in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn., November 19, 1986 (age 67 years, 171 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Bernard P. Omann Jr..
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Bernard P. Omann Jr. (b. 1964) — also known as Bernie Omann — of St. Joseph, Stearns County, Minn. Born December 28, 1964. Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 16-A, 1987-92; Independent Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1992, 1994. Catholic. Still living as of 1994.
  Relatives: Son of Bernard P. Omann, Sr..
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Tim Pawlenty (b. 1960) — of Eagan, Dakota County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., November 27, 1960. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1995-2000; Governor of Minnesota, 2003-; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2004, 2008 (delegation chair). Catholic; later Lutheran. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Pawlenty.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Tim Pawlenty: Courage to Stand: An American Story (2011)
  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, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Philip O. Pittenger (1929-1992) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Lansing Township, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Worthington, Nobles County, Minn., August 9, 1929. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 58th District, 1967-70; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1971-74; defeated (Republican), 1974; candidate for supervisor of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1982 (Republican), 1984 (Tisch Independent Citizens). Catholic. Member, Elks. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 12, 1992 (age 63 years, 95 days). Burial location unknown.
  Anthony Podgorski (1903-1987) — also known as Al Podgorski — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born May 6, 1903. Democrat. Service station owner; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1945-66 (District 38 1945-62, District 47 1963-66); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1956. Catholic. Died, following a heart attack, in Bethesda Lutheran Medical Center, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., July 12, 1987 (age 84 years, 67 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  James Shields (1806-1879) — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill.; Rice County, Minn.; San Francisco, Calif.; Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo. Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), May 10, 1806. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; in 1842, when the Springfield paper published letters from "Aunt Becca" ridiculing him, Shields demanded to know who wrote them; Abraham Lincoln (then a Springfield lawyer) acknowledged responsibility, and Shields challenged him to a duel, which was averted only through the intervention of friends; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1868; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1879. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, June 1, 1879 (age 73 years, 22 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at Courthouse Grounds, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Nephew of James Shields (1762-1831).
  The community of Shieldsville, Minnesota (which he founded), is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James Shields (built 1943 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gerald Edward Sikorski (b. 1948) — also known as Gerry E. Sikorski — of Stillwater, Washington County, Minn. Born in Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minn., April 26, 1948. Democrat. Member of Minnesota state senate, 1976-82; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1983-93; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1992. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Maurice Hubert Stans (1908-1998) — also known as Maurice H. Stans — of Washington, D.C. Born in Shakopee, Scott County, Minn., March 22, 1908. Accountant; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72. Catholic. Indicted in 1973, along with John N. Mitchell, for perjury and obstruction over a contribution from fugitive financier Robert Vesco to President Richard M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried and acquitted; later pleaded guilty to five violations of campaign finance laws and paid a fine of $5,000. Suffered a heart attack, and died five days later, at Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 14, 1998 (age 90 years, 23 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of J. Hubert Stans and Mathilda (Nyssen) Stans; married, September 7, 1933, to Kathleen Carmody.
  Cross-reference: Harry L. Sears
  See also NNDB dossier
  Patrick Moran Thornton (b. 1884) — also known as Patrick Thornton — of Hancock, Houghton County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 11, 1884. Democrat. Road contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Thornton and Margaret Thornton; married, September 23, 1918, to Violet D. King.
  Bruce Frank Vento (1940-2000) — also known as Bruce F. Vento — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 7, 1940. Democrat. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1971-76; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1977-2000; died in office 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984, 1996, 2000. Catholic. German and Italian ancestry. Died, of mesothelioma (lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos), St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 10, 2000 (age 60 years, 3 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Maplewood, Minn.
  Bruce F. Vento Elementary School, in St. Paul, Minnesota, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Thomas William Walsh (b. 1897) — also known as Thomas W. Walsh — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 27, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard A. Walsh and Margaret (McManus) Walsh; married to Mildred Stewart.
  John Vincent Weber (b. 1952) — also known as Vin Weber — of Slayton, Murray County, Minn. Born in Slayton, Murray County, Minn., July 24, 1952. Republican. U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1981-93 (6th District 1981-83, 2nd District 1983-93). Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
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