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John Patrick Devaney (b. 1883) —
also known as John P. Devaney —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Lake Mills, Winnebago
County, Iowa, June 30,
1883.
Lawyer;
chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1933-36.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Knights of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Devaney and Ellen (La Velle) Devaney; married, February
20, 1919, to Beatrice Langevin. |
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Edward James Devitt (1911-1992) —
also known as Edward J. Devitt —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., May 5,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Minnesota, 1935-39; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; probate judge in Minnesota, 1950-54; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1954-92.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Delta
Sigma Rho; Blue
Key; Knights of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 2,
1992 (age 80 years, 302
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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John William Feller (b. 1893) —
also known as John W. Feller —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Victor, Iowa
County, Iowa, August
30, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
postmaster at Rochester,
Minn., 1935-53 (acting, 1935).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Feller and Katherine (Frawley) Feller; married, February
25, 1922, to Florence Lyons. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn; married, November
26, 1920, to Laura Maxwell. |
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Michael Lambert Igoe (1885-1967) —
also known as Michael L. Igoe —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
16, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1913-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928,
1932,
1936;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1930-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1935; resigned 1935; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1935-38;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1938; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1939-65.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Foresters.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
21, 1967 (age 82 years, 127
days).
Interment at All
Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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James C. Kelly (1857-1947) —
of Houston
County, Minn.
Born in Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn., October
28, 1857.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1889-90; member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1891-94; banker.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died in Houston, Houston
County, Minn., June 9,
1947 (age 89 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Jeremiah F. Keohen (1892-1954) —
also known as Jerry F. Keohen —
of Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn.
Born in Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn., March
11, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; furniture
and undertaking
business; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died September
11, 1954 (age 62 years, 184
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Montgomery, Minn.
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Melvin Joseph Maas (1898-1964) —
also known as Melvin J. Maas —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., May 14,
1898.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1927-33, 1935-45;
defeated, 1932 (Independent, at-large), 1944 (Republican, 4th
District); served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
Catholic.
Member, Military
Order of the World Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights of Columbus; Woodmen;
Moose;
Eagles.
Stricken with total blindness
in August 1951.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
13, 1964 (age 65 years, 335
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Martin M. Malone (1888-1962) —
of Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn.
Born in Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn., August
7, 1888.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
insurance
agent; vegetable packing
plant superintendent; member of Minnesota
state senate 17th District, 1955-58.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died in Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn., January
30, 1962 (age 73 years, 176
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Montgomery, Minn.
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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.
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Samuel G. Nagel (1901-1963) —
of Edgeley, LaMoure
County, N.Dak.
Born in Tripp, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., January
14, 1901.
Democrat. Retail
liquor dealer; mayor of Edgeley, N.D.; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Dakota, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Volga
German ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Lions.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., October
11, 1963 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Edgeley, N.Dak.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Thornton and Margaret Thornton; married, September
23, 1918, to Violet D. King. |
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Thomas William Walsh (b. 1897) —
also known as Thomas W. Walsh —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
27, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; American Bar
Association; Knights of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard A. Walsh and Margaret (McManus) Walsh; married to Mildred
Stewart. |
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