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Politicians in Construction in Minnesota

Jim Adams — of Crystal, Hennepin County, Minn. Fire fighter; remodeling and construction business; mayor of Crystal, Minn., 2013-. Still living as of 2014.   Image source: Adams for Mayor web site   William Frederick Bickel (1862-1933) — also known as William F. Bickel — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Huntington County, Ind., September 5, 1862. Republican. Contractor; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 27, 1889-90. German ancestry. Died in 1933 (age about 70 years). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.   Relatives: Son of William Albert Bickel and Eliza Ann (Welch) Bickel; married 1884 to Hazel Mae Cryer.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record   John M. Biggerstaff (b. 1858) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn., November 18, 1858. Republican. Builder; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1884 to Lolita Lamb; married 1899 to Effie J. Grant. Charles Wesley Bouck (1852-1920) — also known as Charles W. Bouck — of Royalton, Morrison County, Minn. Born in Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill., February 29, 1852. Carpenter; employed building bridges for the Northern Pacific Railroad, 1880-85; hardware and farm implement business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1911-20 (District 48 1911-14, District 53 1915-20); died in office 1920. Died in Royalton, Morrison County, Minn., June 4, 1920 (age 68 years, 96 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Royalton, Minn.   Relatives: Married to Mary L. Ball.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917   Charles R. Brink (b. 1831) — of Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn. Born in New Jersey, 1831. Builder; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 16, 1876, 1879-80. Burial location unknown.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   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.   Relatives: Married to Annabelle Dunning.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Michael Cook (1828-1864) — of Rice County, Minn. Born in Morris County, N.J., March 17, 1828. Carpenter; member of Minnesota state senate, 1857-62 (5th District 1857-60, 8th District 1861-62); major in the Union Army during the Civil War. Wounded in the Civil War battle of Nashville, and died eleven days later in the Cumberland field hospital, Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., December 27, 1864 (age 36 years, 285 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Faribault, Minn.   Relatives: Son of Richard Cook and Nellie Louisa (Courter) Cook.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record   Rodney Dwight Grams (1948-2013) — also known as Rod Grams — of Crown, Isanti County, Minn. Born in Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minn., February 4, 1948. Republican. Television news anchor; builder; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1993-95; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1995-2001; defeated, 2000; radio station owner. Lutheran. Died, from colon cancer, in Crown, Isanti County, Minn., October 8, 2013 (age 65 years, 246 days). Interment at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Crown, Minn.   Relatives: Son of Morgan Grams and Audrey (Sandey) Grams; married to Christine Gunhus.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Edward B. Hawkins (b. 1865) — of Biwabik, St. Louis County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., 1865. Republican. Civil engineer; contractor; member of Minnesota state senate 49th District, 1899-1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1908; member of Republican National Committee from Minnesota, 1912. Burial location unknown.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) — also known as Leonard Irving — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 24, 1898. Democrat. Railroad work; theater manager; hotel manager; construction worker; president and business agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53; defeated, 1952. Congregationalist. Member, Eagles. Died in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1962 (age 63 years, 349 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.   Relatives: Married 1918 to Effie A. Bjornstad.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Arthur Sanford (1896-1981) — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., April 3, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; builder; realtor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952 (alternate). Died in 1981 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.   Vervie Pontious Sutherland (b. 1882) — also known as Vervie P. Sutherland — of Minnesota. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., February 18, 1882. Architect; builder; U.S. Consular Agent in Nueva Gerona, 1910-16. Burial location unknown. Joseph M. Thornton (b. 1872) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., 1872. General contractor; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 39, 1915-18. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of P. H. Thornton.   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 George A. Turnham (b. 1859) — of Long Lake, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Hennepin County, Minn., 1859. Road contractor; bridge builder; member of Minnesota state senate 36th District, 1915-28; defeated, 1934. Burial location unknown.   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917   Louis A. Zimmerman — also known as Louie Zimmerman — of Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Minnesota. Builder; mayor of Boca Raton, Fla., 1951-52. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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