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William Burnett Benton (1900-1973) —
also known as William Benton —
of Southport, Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 1,
1900.
Democrat. Advertising
business; introduced sound effects into television commercials;
popularized the "Amos 'n' Andy" radio show; vice-president,
University of Chicago, 1937-45; publisher of the Encyclopedia
Brittanica; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs,
1945-47; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956,
1960,
1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Council on Foreign Relations; Zeta
Psi.
Died, in the Waldorf Towers Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
18, 1973 (age 72 years, 351
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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James Day Hodgson (1915-2012) —
also known as James D. Hodgson —
Born in Dawson, Lac qui
Parle County, Minn., December
3, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1970-73; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1974-77.
Member, Council on Foreign Relations.
Died in Malibu, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
28, 2012 (age 96 years, 361
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (1911-1978) —
also known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H.";
"The Happy Warrior"; "The
Hump" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Wallace, Codington
County, S.Dak., May 27,
1911.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate
for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1972;
Vice
President of the United States, 1965-69; candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Congregationalist.
English
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Council on Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Federation of Teachers.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.
Died, of cancer,
at Waverly, Wright
County, Minn., January
13, 1978 (age 66 years, 231
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.; statue at Minneapolis City Hall Grounds, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Walter Frederick Mondale (1928-2021) —
also known as Walter F. Mondale; "Fritz";
"Cavalier" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Ceylon, Martin
County, Minn., January
5, 1928.
Democrat. Minnesota
state attorney general, 1960-64; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1960,
1964,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1964-76; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 2002; Vice
President of the United States, 1977-81; defeated, 1980;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1984; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1993.
Member, Council on Foreign Relations.
Died April
19, 2021 (age 93 years, 104
days).
Cremated.
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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
Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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