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English ancestry Politicians in Minnesota

  Charles Ulyses Arnold (1864-1946) — also known as Charles U. Arnold — of White, Brookings County, S.Dak.; Norden Township, Deuel County, S.Dak.; Leola Township, Codington County, S.Dak. Born in Farmington Township, Olmsted County, Minn., December 10, 1864. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1909-10. English ancestry. Died in Watertown, Codington County, S.Dak., October 9, 1946 (age 81 years, 303 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of James Arnold and Mary Ann (Wheeler) Arnold; married, July 21, 1895, to Catherine Loi Hansen; married, October 20, 1915, to Clara Ida (Brosowske) Falk; father of Ernest Foch Arnold.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Batchelder (1826-1910) — also known as George W. Batchelder — of Faribault, Rice County, Minn. Born in Vermont, February 18, 1826. Lawyer; merchant; member of Minnesota state senate, 1869-70, 1872-73 (8th District 1869-70, 18th District 1872-73); mayor of Faribault, Minn., 1880-81. English ancestry. Member, Sigma Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died January 9, 1910 (age 83 years, 325 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Faribault, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, July 12, 1858, to Kate E. Davis.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Henry Martin Daniel (1829-1908) — also known as Henry M. Daniel — of Fillmore County, Minn.; North Yamhill, Yamhill County, Ore. Born in Danville, Va., March 26, 1829. Democrat. Sawmill and grist mill owner; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 3, 1873. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Suffered a stroke of paralysis, and died four days later, in McMinnville, Yamhill County, Ore., December 16, 1908 (age 79 years, 265 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, McMinnville, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of William Daniel and Lucinda (Miller) Daniel; married, September 9, 1851, to Sarah A. Driskell; first cousin of John Warwick Daniel.
  Political family: Daniel family of Lynchburg, Virginia.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Errol Fay Galt (1889-1975) — also known as E. F. Galt — of Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont. Born in Freeborn County, Minn., October 2, 1889. Republican. Banker; member of Montana state senate, 1930-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1944 (alternate), 1948. Protestant. Scottish and English ancestry. Died in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., November 23, 1975 (age 86 years, 52 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of William Wylie Galt and Emmaretta (Robinson) Galt; married to Florence E. Brooks; father of Jack E. Galt (who married Louise Replogle Rankin); grandfather of Errol Thomas Galt (who married Sharrie Kay Rogan); great-grandfather of Errol Wylie Galt.
  Political family: Galt-Replogle family of Martinsdale, Montana.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Herbert Henry Hoar (1885-1947) — also known as Herbert H. Hoar — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Glencoe, McLeod County, Minn. Born in Wayne County, Pa., October 17, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1940. English ancestry. Died in San Diego County, Calif., January 6, 1947 (age 61 years, 81 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Reed Hoar and Frances Ann 'Fanny' (Avery) Hoar.
Hubert H. Humphrey 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.
  Relatives: Son of Hubert Horatio Humphrey and Christine (Sannes) Humphrey; brother of Ralph W. Humphrey; married, September 3, 1936, to Muriel Fay Buck; father of Hubert Horatio Humphrey III; grandfather of Hubert Horatio Humphrey IV.
  Political family: Humphrey family of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  Cross-reference: Orville L. Freeman — Cyril E. King — Arthur Naftalin — John Bartlow Martin
  Campaign slogan (1960): "The vision of Roosevelt — the intellect of Stevenson — the courage of Truman."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Hubert H. Humphrey: The Education of a Public Man : My Life and Politics
  Books about Hubert H. Humphrey: Carl Solberg, Hubert Humphrey : A Biography — Edgar Berman, Hubert : The Triumph and Tragedy of the Humphrey I Knew — Paul. Westman, Hubert H. Humphrey : The Politics of Joy
  Image source: Library of Congress
Frank T. Jackson Franklin Tomlinson Jackson (1860-1929) — also known as Frank T. Jackson — of Ramsey, McCook County, S.Dak.; Salem, McCook County, S.Dak. Born in Wabasha County, Minn., September 24, 1860. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 11th District, 1903-04, 1911-12. English ancestry. Died July 30, 1929 (age 68 years, 309 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Lake City, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of John Andrew Jackson and Rebecca (Clifford) Jackson; married, July 19, 1883, to Nettie M. Gibbs.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  John Andrew Jackson (1824-1900) — also known as John A. Jackson — of Wabasha County, Minn. Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, May 10, 1824. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 15, 1875. English ancestry. Died in Lake City, Wabasha County, Minn., March 15, 1900 (age 75 years, 309 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Lake City, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. William B. Jackson and Mary Ann (Thomason) Jackson; married, September 4, 1845, to Rebecca C. Clifford; father of Franklin Tomlinson Jackson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Orlando Burr Kidder (1811-1881) — of Claremont, Dodge County, Minn. Born in Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vt., August 14, 1811. Farmer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 11, 1881; died in office 1881. English ancestry. Died in Claremont, Dodge County, Minn., October 14, 1881 (age 70 years, 61 days). Interment at Claremont Street Cemetery, Claremont, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Kidder and Nancy Ann (Goodwin) Kidder; married, July 31, 1834, to Fanny Maria Perry; married, November 28, 1850, to Eliza Mary Way; second cousin of Adoniram Judson Kneeland; third cousin twice removed of Isaiah Kidder, Lyman Kidder, Ezra Kidder and David Kidder; third cousin thrice removed of Ephraim Henry Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Alvan Kidder, Charles Stetson, Francis Kidder, Ira Kidder, Luther Kidder, Arba Kidder, Joseph Souther Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder, Isaiah Stetson and Jefferson Parish Kidder.
  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 — Minnesota Legislator record
  Norman Wolfred Kittson (1814-1888) — also known as Norman W. Kittson; "Commodore Kittson" — of Pembina, Pembina County, Minn. (now N.Dak.); St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Sorel, Lower Canada (now part of Sorel-Tracy, Quebec), March 5, 1814. Democrat. Fur trader; helped end the Hudson Bay Company's fur trading monopoly in 1849; member Minnesota territorial council 7th District, 1852-55; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1858-59; operated steamboats on the Red River from Minnesota north into Winnipeg in the 1870s; worked with James J. Hill to build the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway in 1879-81. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Died in the dining car of a train en route from Chicago to St. Paul, near Roberts, St. Croix County, Wis., May 10, 1888 (age 74 years, 66 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Kittson County, Minn. and Norman County, Minn. are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Minnesota Legislator record
  Cholwell Knox (1839-1910) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Red Hook, Dutchess County, N.Y., 1839. Lawyer; mayor of Niles, Mich., 1883. English ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 23, 1910 (age about 70 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Phillip Knox and Elizabeth (Cholwell) Knox; married, September 7, 1864, to Caroline Angier Rowlatt.
  William Edwin Lee (1852-1920) — also known as William E. Lee — of Long Prairie, Todd County, Minn. Born in Alton, Madison County, Ill., January 8, 1852. Republican. Banker; Todd County Register of Deeds, 1877-80; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1885-88, 1893-94 (District 39 1885-88, District 46 1893-94). English ancestry. Died in Long Prairie, Todd County, Minn., November 16, 1920 (age 68 years, 313 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 14, 1875, to Eva A. Gibson.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  William Worrall Mayo (1819-1911) — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Eccles, Lancashire (now Greater Manchester), England, May 31, 1819. Democrat. Physician; founder of the medical practice and hospital which became the Mayo Clinic; mayor of Rochester, Minn., 1882-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888 (member, Credentials Committee), 1904 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Minnesota state senate 14th District, 1891-94. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., March 6, 1911 (age 91 years, 279 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester, Minn.
  Relatives: Married 1851 to Louise Abigail Wright.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  George Lorenzo Otis (1829-1882) — also known as George L. Otis — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Homer, Cortland County, N.Y., October 7, 1829. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 2, 1857-58; member of Minnesota state senate 21st District, 1866; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1867-68; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1869. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 29, 1882 (age 52 years, 173 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Otis and Caroline Abigail (Curtiss) Otis; brother of Charles Eugene Otis; married 1858 to Mary Virginia (Mix) Morrison; first cousin once removed of Harris F. Otis; second cousin of John Grant Otis; second cousin thrice removed of Samuel Allyne Otis; third cousin once removed of John Otis; third cousin twice removed of Harrison Gray Otis.
  Political family: Otis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  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.
  Robert A. Smith (1827-1913) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Boonville, Warrick County, Ind., June 13, 1827. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1880, 1888; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1887-92, 1894-96, 1900-08; postmaster at St. Paul, Minn., 1896-1900. Methodist. English ancestry. Died in Ramsey County, Minn., February 12, 1913 (age 85 years, 244 days). Burial location unknown.
Alexander W. Thornely Alexander Wild Thornely (1845-1908) — also known as Alexander W. Thornely; John Alexander Wylde Thornely — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis.; Long Prairie, Todd County, Minn.; Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales, March, 1845. Naturalized U.S. citizen; bookkeeper; feed and grain business; customs broker; secretary, Crescent Coal Company; Vice-Consul for Mexico in Tacoma, Wash., 1906-08. English ancestry. Shot in the head by two robbers, and died four days later in Fannie Paddock Hospital, Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., January 24, 1908 (age 62 years, 0 days). Interment at Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Roberts) Thornely and Robert Thornely; married, September 6, 1881, to Louise Lavinia Hinkley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Tacoma News Tribune, January 21, 1908
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