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Politician members in Minnesota

  John Grant Alexander (1893-1971) — also known as John G. Alexander — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Cortland County, N.Y., July 16, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1936; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1942. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Optimist Club; Izaak Walton League. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., December 8, 1971 (age 78 years, 145 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
Albert H. Angstman Albert Henry Angstman (1888-1964) — also known as Albert H. Angstman — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born near Farmington, Dakota County, Minn., March 23, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; justice of Montana state supreme court, 1929-34, 1937-42, 1945-61; defeated, 1934, 1942; retired 1961; candidate for U.S. Representative from Montana 1st District, 1948. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis. Died in Lewis and Clark County, Mont., February 29, 1964 (age 75 years, 343 days). Interment at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman; married, September 16, 1919, to Mary Frances Chirgwin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Biographies and Histories of Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts (2020)
  Roy Benjamin Aune (1900-1993) — also known as Roy B. Aune — of Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minn.; Parkers Prairie, Otter Tail County, Minn. Born in a log cabin, near Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minn., April 9, 1900. Superintendent of schools; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 50, 1945-50. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons. Died, following a stroke, in the Lake Region Nursing Home, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minn., June 1, 1993 (age 93 years, 53 days). Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of John Johansen Aune and Ragnhild (Braaten) Aune.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Tim Milford Babcock (1919-2015) — also known as Tim M. Babcock — of Glendive, Dawson County, Mont.; Miles City, Custer County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Littlefork, Koochiching County, Minn., October 27, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; organizer, president, Babcock & Lee Petroleum Transporters, Inc.; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-60; Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 1961-62; Governor of Montana, 1962-69; defeated, 1968; candidate for U.S. Senator from Montana, 1966; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1972, 2004, 2008, 2012. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Eagles; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion. Died in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., April 7, 2015 (age 95 years, 162 days). Interment at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Erwin H. Babcock and Olive Mary (Reinhart) Babcock; married, September 21, 1941, to Betty Ruth Lee.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank D. Bangs (1878-1935) — of Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minn., June 19, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1935; died in office 1935. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Died December 23, 1935 (age 57 years, 187 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Walstein Bangs and Sara Della (Plowman) Bangs; half-brother of Tracy R. Bangs; married to Adella Garlick; father of George A. Bangs; second cousin thrice removed of Martin Keeler; third cousin once removed of John Clarence Keeler; third cousin twice removed of Stephen Hiram Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Anson Foster Keeler.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ole C. Beck (1856-1930) — of Moorhead, Clay County, Minn. Born in Vangs Prestegjaeld, Hedemarken, Norway, August 7, 1856. Mayor of Moorhead, Minn., 1913-15. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Ancient Order of United Workmen; United Commercial Travelers. Died of diabetes, in Moorhead, Clay County, Minn., March 26, 1930 (age 73 years, 231 days). Interment at Prairie Home Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn.
  Robert Cook Bell (1880-1964) — also known as Robert C. Bell — of Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo., November 1, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1924; candidate for Minnesota state attorney general, 1924; member of Minnesota state senate 63rd District, 1931-33; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; U.S. District Judge for Minnesota, 1933-61; took senior status 1961. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Died March 17, 1964 (age 83 years, 137 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John David Bell and Anne (Mercer) Bell; married, November 22, 1911, to Mamie Collins.
  See also federal judicial profile — Minnesota Legislator record
  Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) — also known as Fred Biermann — of Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Born in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., March 20, 1884. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928, 1940; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938. Agnostic. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., July 1, 1968 (age 84 years, 103 days). His body was donated to the Iowa Medical School. Interment at Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of E. E. Biermann and Martha Biermann; married, January 25, 1930, to Adel Rygg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Arley R. Bjella (1916-2001) — of Williston, Williams County, N.Dak.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Williston, Williams County, N.Dak., November 16, 1916. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1960. Lutheran. Member, Theta Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Jaycees; Rotary; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died May 21, 2001 (age 84 years, 186 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Asle Bjella and Clara (Bagstad) Bjella; married 1948 to Beverly Heen.
  Charles J. Buell (1865-1938) — of Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Lake City, Wabasha County, Minn., November 1, 1865. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; Pennington County State's Attorney, 1903-06; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1919-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died July 23, 1938 (age 72 years, 264 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 5, 1891, to Maud Mitchell.
  Quentin Northrop Burdick (1908-1992) — also known as Quentin N. Burdick; "King of Pork" — of Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Munich, Cavalier County, N.Dak., June 19, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, 1942; candidate for Governor of North Dakota, 1946; U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1959-60; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1960-92; defeated, 1956; died in office 1992. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Nu; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Died, from heart disease, in St. Luke's Hospital, Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak., September 8, 1992 (age 84 years, 81 days). Interment at Bohemian Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Usher Lloyd Burdick and Emma Robertson Burdick; brother of Eileen Burdick (who married Robert Woodrow Levering); married, March 18, 1933, to Marietta Janecky; married 1960 to Jocelyn Birch Peterson.
  Political family: Burdick family of Fargo, North Dakota.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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
  Charles Andrew Christopherson (1871-1951) — also known as Charles A. Christopherson — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Amherst, Fillmore County, Minn., July 23, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; banker; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1913-16; Speaker of the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1915-16; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1919-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1944. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., November 2, 1951 (age 80 years, 102 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Knudt Christopherson and Julia (Nelson) Christopherson; married, November 30, 1897, to Abbie M. Deyoe.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Clague (1865-1952) — of Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minn. Born in Warrensville (now Warrensville Heights), Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 13, 1865. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Redwood County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1902; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 19, 1903-06; Speaker of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota state senate 19th District, 1907-14; district judge in Minnesota 9th District, 1918-20; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minn., March 25, 1952 (age 86 years, 256 days). Interment at Redwood Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Clague and Catherine (Brew) Clague; married, April 25, 1895, to Stella Porter.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Minnesota Legislator record
  Earl S. Coe (b. 1892) — of Bingen, Klickitat County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston County, Wash. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., September 12, 1892. Democrat. Fruit grower; lumberman; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1939-44; member of Washington state senate 16th District, 1945-47; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1946; Washington Democratic state chair, 1946-48; secretary of state of Washington, 1947-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1948; director of conservation, State of Washington, 1957. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Scott Coe and Cora (Harvell) Coe; married, November 20, 1912, to Byrdie Miller.
  Clarence A. Dahle (1894-1949) — also known as "Whiff" — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., January 22, 1894. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 57, 1933-36; member of Minnesota state senate 57th District, 1937-49; died in office 1949. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Freemasons; Elks. During a fishing trip, he drowned while swimming off an island in Lake Kabetogama, St. Louis County, Minn., July 26, 1949 (age 55 years, 185 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1922 to Helen C. Jenswold.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Charles Milby Dale (1893-1978) — also known as Charles M. Dale — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Browns Valley, Traverse County, Minn., March 8, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Portsmouth, N.H., 1926-27, 1943-44; member of New Hampshire state senate 24th District, 1933-36, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936 (member, Credentials Committee), 1948; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1937-38; Governor of New Hampshire, 1945-49; president, WHEB radio station. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Delta Upsilon; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died, in a nursing home at Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., September 28, 1978 (age 85 years, 204 days). Interment at Valley View Cemetery, Browns Valley, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Vernon Dale and Maud (Paine) Dale; married, September 27, 1919, to Marion Marvin.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  John Edward Davis (1913-1990) — also known as John E. Davis — of McClusky, Sheridan County, N.Dak. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., April 18, 1913. Republican. Rancher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker; mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of North Dakota state senate, 1952-56; Governor of North Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1960; Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); national commander, American Legion, 1967-68. Member, American Legion; Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif., May 12, 1990 (age 77 years, 24 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of James Ellsworth Davis and Helen (Wilson) Davis; married 1938 to Pauline Huntley; married 1980 to Marilyn R. Westlie.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leonard Ralph Dickinson (1898-1994) — also known as Leonard Dickinson — of Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn. Born in Buena Vista, Beltrami County, Minn., December 19, 1898. Republican. Lumber business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1943-50, 1961-68 (District 62 1943-50, 1961-62, District 64 1963-66, District 64-A 1967-68); delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); member of Minnesota state senate 62nd District, 1951-54; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died, at Beltrami Nursing Home, Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn., March 13, 1994 (age 95 years, 84 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji, Minn.
  Relatives: Married to Agnes O. Jacobson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  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
  Henry Clarence Dworshak (1894-1962) — also known as Henry C. Dworshak — of Burley, Cassia County, Idaho. Born in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., August 29, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1939-46; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1946-49, 1949-62; defeated, 1948; died in office 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1948, 1960. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., July 23, 1962 (age 67 years, 328 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Dworshak and Julia (Ohotto) Dworshak; married 1917 to Georgia B. Lowe.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Adolph O. Eberhart Adolph Olson Eberhart (1870-1944) — also known as Adolph O. Eberhart; A. O. Eberhart; Olaf Adolf Olsson — of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Värmland, Sweden, June 23, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 11th District, 1903-06; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1907-09; Governor of Minnesota, 1909-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916 (speaker); candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1916; real estate broker. Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; United Commercial Travelers. Died December 6, 1944 (age 74 years, 166 days). Interment somewhere in Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Adele Marie Hoke.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Encyclopeda
  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
  Allen Frank Ferris (1865-1903) — also known as Allen F. Ferris — of Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minn. Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., July 22, 1865. Republican. Banker; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1895-1902 (District 46 1895-98, District 48 1899-1902); delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1900; member of Minnesota state senate 48th District, 1903; died in office 1903. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Modern Woodmen of America; Eagles; Knights of Pythias; Redmen. Died, from appendicitis and peritonitis, in Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minn., September 7, 1903 (age 38 years, 47 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of William A. Ferris and Beulah A. (Allen) Ferris; married, June 8, 1887, to Anna M. Steege; married 1902 to Helen Barbara Nelson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  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.
  George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., March 30, 1890. Republican. School teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery; secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947. Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Suffered a head injury in an automobile collision, and died the next day, in Hurley Hospital, Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 24, 1948 (age 58 years, 55 days). Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, September 15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Kingman Goodwin (1905-1983) — also known as Robert K. Goodwin — of Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, May 23, 1905. Republican. Farmer; brick and clay tile manufacturer; bank director; mayor of Redfield, Iowa, 1938-40; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952; member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1952-56. Congregationalist. Member, Farm Bureau; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., February 21, 1983 (age 77 years, 274 days). Interment at Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of William John Goodwin and Grace Henrietta (Kingman) Goodwin; married, August 24, 1932, to Marguerite Lois Schoen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Archie C. Grant (b. 1894) — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Ely, St. Louis County, Minn., March 9, 1894. Democrat. Automobile dealer; candidate for Governor of Nevada, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1936, 1940 (alternate), 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); member of Democratic National Committee from Nevada, 1940; member of Nevada state senate, 1941-42; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1943-44; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1944. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Grant and Mary (Nolan) Grant; married, August 8, 1921, to Zora Faye Marble.
  Paul A. Grassle (1896-1979) — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., May 5, 1896. Hotel business; mayor of Rochester, Minn., 1939-47; candidate for Minnesota state senate 4th District, 1946. Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Eagles; Rotary; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Jesters. Suffered a heart attack, and died two weeks later, in Rochester Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., October 10, 1979 (age 83 years, 158 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Otto Grassle and Laura (Lubitz) Grassle; married, September 19, 1917, to Evangeline Linstrom; married, February 15, 1956, to Gudrun Christenson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harold Christian Hagen (1901-1957) — also known as Harold C. Hagen — of Crookston, Polk County, Minn. Born in Crookston, Polk County, Minn., November 10, 1901. Newspaper publisher; executive secretary to U.S. Rep. Richard T. Buckler, 1935-42; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1943-55; defeated (Republican), 1954, 1956. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, United Commercial Travelers; Sons of Norway; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., March 19, 1957 (age 55 years, 129 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Gudbrand T. Hagen and Anna (Brovold) Hagen; married, November 22, 1928, to Audrey L. Melton.
  Cross-reference: Fay George Child
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles P. Hall (b. 1876) — of Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn. Born in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn., September 22, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 1st District, 1929-47. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Osee M. Hall and Elizabeth (Magee) Hall; married, July 28, 1928, to Olive Dibble.
  Charles L. Halsted (1894-1968) — of Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minn. Born in Ellendale, Dickey County, N.Dak., September 23, 1894. Democrat. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 53, 1937-46, 1953-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1948. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Crow Wing County, Minn., February 19, 1968 (age 73 years, 149 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Minn.
  Relatives: Married to Myrtle Gamble.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Halvor Langdon Halvorson (b. 1881) — also known as Halvor L. Halvorson — of Minot, Ward County, N.Dak. Born in Henning, Otter Tail County, Minn., August 15, 1881. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Minot, N.Dak., 1911-15; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Dakota, 1912 (3rd District), 1942 (Democratic, at-large); delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1916 (member, Credentials Committee), 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker), 1948; candidate for Governor of North Dakota, 1924. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Sons of Norway; Izaak Walton League; Lions; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John C. Halvorson and Juliana (Christenson) Halvorson; married to Nina C. Knudson.
  Hugo O. Hanft (b. 1871) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn., December 16, 1871. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1906-14; district judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1915-32. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar E. Hanft and Anna (Engelke) Hanft; married, June 16, 1900, to Laura H. Holly.
  Lott Russell Herrick (1871-1937) — also known as Lott R. Herrick — of Farmer City, DeWitt County, Ill. Born in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Ill., December 8, 1871. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1902-04; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-37; died in office 1937; chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1936. Member, Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., September 18, 1937 (age 65 years, 284 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Farmer City, Ill.
  Relatives: Brother of George Wirt Herrick.
  Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (1862-1936) — also known as Bernhard M. Jacobsen — of Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. Born in Klixbüll, Germany, March 26, 1862. Democrat. Merchant; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1931-36; died in office 1936. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., June 30, 1936 (age 74 years, 96 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Boh Jacobsen and Magdelena (Tadsen) Jacobsen; married, May 28, 1885, to Lena Trager; father of William Sebastian Jacobsen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alfred Perry Jaques (1857-1937) — also known as Alfred Jaques — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Geneseo Township, Henry County, Ill., February 9, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1887-89; candidate for district judge in Minnesota 11th District, 1896; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1912 (speaker); U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1914-22; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1926. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Died in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., July 2, 1937 (age 80 years, 143 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of William Cowpen Jaques and Elizabeth Anne (Beers) Jaques; married, April 15, 1885, to Mary Josephine Shaw.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  C. A. Johnson (1893-1977) — also known as Gus Johnson; "Little Gus" — of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn. Born in 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; lawyer; Blue Earth County Attorney, 1930-38; candidate for Minnesota state senate 8th District, 1946, 1950; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1963-72 (District 11 1963-66, District 11-A 1967-72). Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Eagles. Died May 3, 1977 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1920 to Susie Mullenix; married 1931 to Bernice Schwanke; married 1941 to Anne Ehlman.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  John Albert Johnson (1861-1909) — also known as Albert Johnson — of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn. Born in a log cabin, near St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn., July 28, 1861. Democrat. Candidate for Minnesota state house of representatives District 17, 1888; member of Minnesota state senate 20th District, 1899-1902; Governor of Minnesota, 1905-09; died in office 1909; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1908. Presbyterian. Swedish ancestry. Member, Elks; Woodmen. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., September 20, 1909 (age 48 years, 54 days). Interment at Greenhill Cemetery, St. Peter, Minn.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.; statue at Nicollet County Courthouse Grounds, St. Peter, Minn.
  See also National Governors Association biography — 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
  Ray G. Kern (b. 1883) — of Lake Elmo, Washington County, Minn. Born in Washington County, Minn., September 12, 1883. Boot and shoe salesman; banker; director, Washington County Telephone Co. and Lake Elmo Telephone Co.; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 43, 1927-34. Presbyterian. Member, American Bankers Association; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Kern and Barbara (Scheisser) Kern; married, July 6, 1910, to Eleanor J. Johnson.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
Harold Knutson Harold Knutson (1880-1953) — of St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn. Born in Skein, Norway, October 20, 1880. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1917-49 (6th District 1917-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1940 (Honorary Vice-President). Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks. On March 9, 1924, he and Leroy M. Hull, a 29-year-old clerk for the Labor Department, sitting in his parked car alongside a rural road near Arlington National Cemetery, were arrested by officers of the Arlington County vice squad; he vainly offered a $100 bribe, but was charged, apparently with sodomy (press reports avoided mentioning the specific crime, only that it was a "grave moral offense"), and jailed overnight; tried before a jury, and found not guilty. Died, following a series of heart attacks, in Wesley Memorial Hospital, Wadena, Wadena County, Minn., August 21, 1953 (age 72 years, 305 days). Interment at North Star Cemetery, St. Cloud, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Oscar John Larson (1871-1957) — also known as Oscar J. Larson — of Calumet, Houghton County, Mich.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Uleaborg (now Oulu), Finland, May 20, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; Houghton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1921-25. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Elks. Died August 1, 1957 (age 86 years, 73 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Lars Larson and Anna (Kemppainen) Larson; married, November 25, 1901, to Emma Dorothy Roberts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Kent T. Lundgren (b. 1914) — of Menominee, Menominee County, Mich. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., July 7, 1914. Republican. Pharmacist; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1962-64; defeated, 1956 (30th District), 1958 (30th District), 1960 (30th District), 1964 (37th District); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 30th Senatorial District, 1961-62; resigned 1962. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Victor Lundgren and Olga (Olson) Lundgren; married to Mildred Francis New.
  Warren Grant Magnuson (1905-1989) — also known as Warren G. Magnuson; "Maggie" — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Moorhead, Clay County, Minn., April 12, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Washington state constitutional convention, 1933; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1933-34; King County Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-36; U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1937-44; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1944-81; defeated, 1980; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1952. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of Norway; Theta Chi. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., May 20, 1989 (age 84 years, 38 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
  Relatives: Married, October 4, 1964, to Jermaine Elliott Peralta.
  Cross-reference: Norman D. Dicks
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Emmet Manly (b. 1869) — also known as Robert E. Manly — of Manila, Philippines; Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. Born in Rushford, Fillmore County, Minn., July 6, 1869. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932; member, Credentials Committee, 1912, 1916, 1924, 1928; Honorary Vice-President, 1916; member of Democratic National Committee from the Philippine Islands, 1912-40. Member, American Bar Association; United Spanish War Veterans; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  John Henry McKee (b. 1909) — also known as John H. McKee — of Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn. Born in Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn., November 10, 1909. School teacher; funeral director; motel owner; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 62, 1951-54; member of Minnesota state senate, 1955-66 (62nd District 1955-62, 64th District 1963-66). Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry N. McKee and Christine (Strom) McKee; married, September 4, 1934, to Norma Babcock.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Louis Adrian Murray — also known as Louis A. Murray; Louie Murray — of East Grand Forks, Polk County, Minn. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; railway conductor; member of Minnesota state senate 66th District, 1951-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1956; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 66-B, 1967-70. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Elks; Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Martin A. Nelson (b. 1889) — of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Born in Hesper, Winneshiek County, Iowa, February 21, 1889. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1928, 1932; candidate for Minnesota state senate 5th District, 1930; vice-chair of Minnesota Republican Party, 1932; Republican candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1934, 1936; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1942; district judge in Minnesota 10th District, 1944-53; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1953. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Delta Theta Phi; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew A. Nelson and Bertha (Jacobson) Nelson; married 1920 to Merle Henifin.
O. C. Neuman Otto Christian Neuman (1869-1938) — also known as O. C. Neuman — of Wheaton, Traverse County, Minn. Born in Dakota County, Minn., June 29, 1869. Democrat. Merchant; land business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 48, 1917-32. Lutheran. German ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Wheaton, Traverse County, Minn., May 30, 1938 (age 68 years, 335 days). Interment somewhere in Wheaton, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Carl Neumann and Johanna L. (Wudke) Neuman; married, May 27, 1903, to Fannie Mapes (daughter of David Parshall Mapes); married to Mary Thompson.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  J. Edward Pearsall (1920-1998) — of Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn., April 20, 1920. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor of Virginia, Minn., 1966-76. Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Elks. Died, in Virginia Regional Medical Center, Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn., July 27, 1998 (age 78 years, 98 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Virginia, Minn.
  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.
  August Carl Polster (1885-1942) — also known as August Polster — of Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Wausau, Marathon County, Wis., September 24, 1885. Railway freight clerk; banker; mayor of Wausau, Wis., 1938-42; died in office 1942. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Royal and Select Masters; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; White Shrine of Jerusalem; Moose; Royal Arcanum; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died, in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., February 1, 1942 (age 56 years, 130 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of August F. Polster and Anna (Rubritins) Polster.
E. W. Rowell Ellsworth Wagner Rowell (1886-1953) — also known as E. W. Rowell; "Bert" — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo.; Anchorage, Alaska. Born in California, March 29, 1886. Republican. Locomotive engineer; printing business; mayor of Casper, Wyo., 1930-33; defeated, 1927, 1933, 1935, 1937; candidate for Governor of Wyoming, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Moose; Elks; Lions. Died, following surgery for a brain tumor, in the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., May 27, 1953 (age 67 years, 59 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, November 2, 1906, to Daphne Cohen; married 1933 to Izetta mae Daugaard.
  Image source: Casper (Wyoming) Tribune-Herald, November 4, 1931
  Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) — of Manhattan, Riley County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams County, Neb. Born in Washington, D.C., December 11, 1909. Republican. Radio announcer; sports reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers; vice-chair of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov. Alfred M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1962. Methodist or Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Navy League; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta Theta Pi; Pi Kappa Delta. Recipient, Medal of Freedom. Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., January 16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36 days). Interment at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Fay Noble Seaton and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schmidt) Seaton; married, January 23, 1931, to Gladys Hope Dowd.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Thor Carl Tollefson (1901-1982) — also known as Thor C. Tollefson — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Perley, Norman County, Minn., May 2, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-34, 1939-46; U.S. Representative from Washington 6th District, 1947-65; defeated, 1944, 1964. Lutheran. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Sigma Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis. Died in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., December 30, 1982 (age 81 years, 242 days). Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Christian Tollefson and Bertha (Jacobson) Tollefson; married, November 24, 1934, to Eva M. Keuss.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Edward Vasaly (1869-1935) — of Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.; St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Morrison County, Minn., December 13, 1869. Democrat. Printer; newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); superintendent, Minnesota State Reformatory at St. Cloud, 1920-33. Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; Kiwanis. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 23, 1935 (age 65 years, 131 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Louis C. Vasaly and Francesca (Riberi) Vasaly; brother of Peter James Vasaly and Louis William Vasaly; married, September 26, 1905, to Laura Castner.
  Political family: Vasaly family of Little Falls, Minnesota.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stanley Washburn (1878-1950) — of Lakewood, Ocean County, N.J. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., February 7, 1878. Republican. Newspaper correspondent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912; president, Washburn Lignite Coal Co., Wilton, N.D., 1926-29; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Delta Psi; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Reserve Officers Association. Died in 1950 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Drew Washburn and Elizabeth (Muzzy) Washburn; brother of William Drew Washburn Jr.; married, November 27, 1906, to Alice Langhorne; nephew of Israel Washburn Jr., Elihu Benjamin Washburne, Cadwallader Colden Washburn and Charles Ames Washburn; grandson of Israel Washburn; grandnephew of Reuel Washburn; first cousin of Charles Fox Washburn, Hempstead Washburne and Robert Charles Washburn.
  Political family: Washburn family of Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
Ellis J. Westlake Ellis J. Westlake (b. 1854) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Horseheads, Chemung County, N.Y., April 30, 1854. Superintendent of dining cars for Northern Pacific Railway; hotel manager; insurance business; member of Minnesota state senate 31st District, 1915-18. Member, Elks; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles D. Westlake and Harriet E. (McNish) Westlake.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
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