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Clergy Politicians in Minnesota

Paul Harold Andreen (1881-1957) — also known as Paul H. Andreen — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Cokato, Wright County, Minn. Born in Lindsborg, McPherson County, Kan., November 19, 1881. Republican. Pastor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1936 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1940. Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Died in Hennepin County, Minn., October 23, 1957 (age 75 years, 338 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Ill.   Relatives: Son of Mary (Strand) Andreen and Gustav Albert Andreen; married, November 12, 1918, to Althea Martha Brown.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Norton Franklin Brand (1869-1947) — also known as Norton F. Brand — of Grandin, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Faribault, Rice County, Minn., May 5, 1869. Lawyer; pastor; U.S. Consul in Salina Cruz, 1917-18; Fernie, 1918-32. Died April 10, 1947 (age 77 years, 340 days). Interment at Bayside Cemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Edmund Bigelow Chaffee (1887-1936) — also known as Edmund B. Chaffee — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Rose Center, Oakland County, Mich., February 19, 1887. Minister; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presbyterian. Dropped dead, while making a speech, at a social work conference in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., September 15, 1936 (age 49 years, 209 days). Interment at Rose Center Cemetery, Rose Center, Mich.   Relatives: Son of John K. Chaffee and Marietta (Bigelow) Chaffee.   Epitaph: "Servant for God and Man, Toiler for Justice and Peace."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Herman Max Cohen (1888-1970) — also known as Herman M. Cohen — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Russia, October 26, 1888. Republican. Rabbi; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1928. Died, in Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., April 14, 1970 (age 81 years, 170 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.   Relatives: Married to Hannah Kulakofsky.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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. Henry Holmes (b. 1861) — of Monticello, Wright County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., 1861. Pastor; writer; lecturer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 55, 1915-18. Congregationalist. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Burial location unknown.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917   Roland N. Holsaple (1876-1940) — also known as R. N. Holsaple — of Litchfield, Hillsdale County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; South Dakota; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Minnesota; Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Monroeville, Allen County, Ind., April 11, 1876. Republican. Minister; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1940. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Died, of pneumonia, in Pleasant Home Hospital, Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich., October 31, 1940 (age 64 years, 203 days). Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.   Relatives: Married, May 11, 1899, to Gertrude Ann Perry.   Ole Juulson Kvale (1869-1929) — also known as O. J. Kvale — of Benson, Swift County, Minn. Born near Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, February 6, 1869. Ordained minister; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1923-29; defeated (Independent), 1920; died in office 1929. Lutheran. Died September 11, 1929 (age 60 years, 217 days). Interment at Benson Cemetery, Benson, Minn.   Relatives: Married 1895 to Ida T. Simley; father of Paul John Kvale.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Junius Ralph Magee (1880-1970) — also known as J. Ralph Magee — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Falmouth, Barnstable County, Mass.; Taunton, Bristol County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Seattle, King County, Wash.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, June 3, 1880. Democrat. Minister; bishop; president ad interim, Hamline University, 1933-34; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1952. Methodist. Died, in a convalescent home at Morton Grove, Cook County, Ill., December 19, 1970 (age 90 years, 199 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John Calvin Magee and Jane Amelia (Cole) Magee; married, September 10, 1902, to Harriet Ammie Keeler.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Chicago Tribune, December 20, 1970   J. S. McCornack (b. 1862) — of Bancroft Township, Freeborn County, Minn. Born in Illinois, 1862. Minister; farmer; member of Minnesota state senate 6th District, 1931-34; defeated, 1934. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.   See also Minnesota Legislator record Oscar S. Paulson (b. 1889) — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis. Born near Dalton, Otter Tail County, Minn., December 12, 1889. Progressive. Pastor; member of Wisconsin state senate 32nd District, 1937-40. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940   Boyd Phelps (1804-1886) — of Racine, Mower County, Minn.; Zumbrota, Goodhue County, Minn.; Stevens County, Minn. Born in North Carolina, October 15, 1804. Minister; member of Minnesota state senate 13th District, 1857-58. Methodist. Died in Minnesota, March 17, 1886 (age 81 years, 153 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, October 20, 1833, to Clarissa Bascom Robinson.   Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Stillwater, Washington County, Minn., October 21, 1855. Lawyer; Adams County Superintendent of Schools, 1878-84; minister; founder (1895) and national superintendent (1895-1903) of the Anti-Saloon League; Dry candidate for delegate to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Congregationalist. Member, Anti-Saloon League; Sons of the American Revolution. Died June 30, 1946 (age 90 years, 252 days). Interment at Otterbein Cemetery, Westerville, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Joseph A. Russell and Sarah (Parker) Russell; married, July 17, 1880, to Lillian Davis.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Joseph Simonson (1904-1985) — of Glen Cove, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Richfield, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in 1904. Republican. Secretary to U.S. Rep. August H. Andresen, 1925-28; minister; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1944, 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1953. Lutheran. Died January 17, 1985 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary

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