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James L. Adams (1921-2014) —
also known as Jim Adams —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., October
2, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician;
treasurer and president, IBEW Local 292; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62,
District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74).
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
6, 2014 (age 92 years, 308
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Harold R. Atwood —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 2, 1925-34;
vice-president, Minnesota Federation of Labor, 1933-35; member
of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1936-37; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1942.
Burial location unknown.
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Farrell Dobbs (1907-1983) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; New York.
Born in Queen City, Schuyler
County, Mo., July 25,
1907.
Socialist. Truck
driver; became involved with a militant Teamsters Union local in
Minneapolis in the 1930s, and helped lead a general strike;
joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1939; convicted
in 1941 of treason
under the anti-Communist Smith
Act, and served one year in prison;
Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; national secretary
of the Socialist Workers Party, 1953-72; historian.
Member, Teamsters
Union.
Died in Pinole, Contra
Costa County, Calif., October
31, 1983 (age 76 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac T. Dobbs. |
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article |
| | | Image source: The Militant, July 2,
1956 |
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Gus Hall (1910-2000) —
also known as Arvo Kustaa Halberg —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
8, 1910.
Communist. Steelworker;
union organizer and one of the leaders of the steelworkers'
strike in 1937; candidate for mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1937; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; indicted
in 1948, and convicted
in 1949, under the Smith
Act, of conspiring to teach the violent
overthrow of the U.S. government; fled
to Mexico; arrested
in 1951 and sent back; spent eight years in prison;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984.
Finnish
ancestry.
Died, of complications from diabetes,
in Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 2000 (age 90 years, 5
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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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.
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Richard Jones (b. 1887) —
of Kempton, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Brisbin, Clearfield
County, Pa., August
14, 1887.
Telegraph
operator; secretary and president, Duluth Federated
Trades Assembly; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 58th District, 1915-18.
Welsh
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Edward Karth (1922-2005) —
also known as Joseph E. Karth —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in New Brighton, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
26, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
international representative, Oil, Chemical, and Atomic
Workers union; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 41, 1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1959-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1960,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died May 29,
2005 (age 82 years, 276
days).
Interment at Green
Acres Cemetery, Scottsdale, Ariz.
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Loziene Julius Lee (1907-1999) —
also known as L. J. Lee —
of Bagley, Clearwater
County, Minn.
Born in Glenwood, Pope
County, Minn., March
18, 1907.
Democrat. International representative, Local 39, Union of
Operating Engineers, 1948-68; vice-president, Minnesota
Federation of Labor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1952;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1961-72 (District 65 1961-66,
District 65-B 1967-72); director and chairman, Garden Valley Telephone
Company, 1970-92.
Lutheran.
Member, Eagles.
Died, in Clearwater County Memorial Hospital,
Bagley, Clearwater
County, Minn., May 9,
1999 (age 92 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bagley Cemetery, Bagley, Minn.
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William Mahoney (1869-1952) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1869.
Pressman;
labor leader; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota; founder and editor, Minnesota
Union Advocate newspaper,
1920-32; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
17, 1952 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Gordon Clyde Preble (1909-1973) —
also known as Gordon C. Preble —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
6, 1909.
Democrat. Steelworker;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; president and
business agent, Iron Workers Local 53; president, Nebraska
Federation of Labor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1956.
Died, from cancer,
in Perham, Otter Tail
County, Minn., September
17, 1973 (age 63 years, 285
days).
Interment at St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery, Perham, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Gordon Cecil Preble and Sarah (Holland) Preble; married 1943 to
Roberta Virginia Lewis. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Gene A. Saari (1909-1990) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn., June 21,
1909.
Democrat. Labor leader; candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1944, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1948; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Lutheran.
Finnish
ancestry.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 7,
1990 (age 80 years, 290
days).
Interment at Sugar
Island Cemetery, Sugar Island, Mich.
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Harry P. Van Guilder (1890-1979) —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Cannon Falls, Goodhue
County, Minn., July 6,
1890.
Progressive. Bookkeeper;
railroad
switchman; president of his union local, 10 years; member
of Wisconsin
state assembly from Ashland County, 1937-42; defeated, 1942;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1944.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died in November, 1979
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Ashland, Wis.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie Eileen 'May' Habelt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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