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Howard William Babcock (1917-1986) —
also known as Howard W. Babcock —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., April 7,
1917.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1958-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Nu Phi; Optimist
Club.
Died August
26, 1986 (age 69 years, 141
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Michele Marie Bachmann (b. 1956) —
also known as Michele Bachmann; Michele Marie
Amble —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April 6,
1956.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 2001-06 (56th District 2001-02, 52nd District
2003-06); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 2007-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2008,
2012;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2012.
Female.
Lutheran;
later Evangelical
Christian.
Still living as of 2016.
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Selden E. Bacon (1861-1946) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
28, 1861.
Lawyer; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Northern Westchester Hospital,
Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 25,
1946 (age 84 years, 270
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon and Susan (Bacon) Bacon; married, October
24, 1894, to Sarah Blair Fairchild; married, July 25,
1903, to Josephine Dodge Daskam. |
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Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., March
10, 1882.
Republican. Bakery
business; lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District
1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Civitan;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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John Harvey Baldwin (b. 1851) —
also known as John H. Baldwin —
of Jonesboro, Grant
County, Ind.; St. Lawrence, Hand
County, S.Dak.; Frazee, Becker
County, Minn.
Born near Jonesboro, Grant
County, Ind., 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1896;
member of Minnesota
state senate 63rd District, 1915-22.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Tracy R. Bangs (1862-1936) —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Le Sueur, Le Sueur
County, Minn., April
29, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for Northwestern Bell
Telephone Co., Northern States Power
Co., and Occidental Life
Insurance Co.; Grand
Forks County State's Attorney, 1892; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1894-98.
Episcopalian.
Died February
22, 1936 (age 73 years, 299
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, N.Dak.
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George Barbaras (b. 1832) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in France,
September
14, 1832.
Farmer;
bank
cashier; lawyer; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1876-78.
French
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harriet Vandaworker. |
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Dean M. Barkley (b. 1950) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Annandale, Wright
County, Minn., August
31, 1950.
Lawyer; president, Dayton's Furniture,
Annandale, Minn.; founder and chair, Minnesota Reform Party (later
Minnesota Independence Party); Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1992; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2002-03; defeated, 1994 (Independence),
1996 (Reform), 2008 (Independence).
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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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.
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Erastus Newton Bates (1828-1898) —
also known as Erastus N. Bates —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Centralia, Marion
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Plainfield, Hampshire
County, Mass., February
29, 1828.
Lawyer; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857;
member of Minnesota
state senate 4th District, 1857-58; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1866-67; Illinois
state treasurer, 1869-73.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 29,
1898 (age 70 years, 90
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Walter Burges Beals (b. 1876) —
also known as Walter B. Beals —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 21,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
superior court judge in Washington, 1926-28; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1928-36; appointed 1928.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Burrill Beals and Katharine (McMillan) Beals; married, July 14,
1904, to Othilla Gertrude Carroll. |
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George Loomis Becker (1829-1904) —
also known as George L. Becker —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Locke, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
4, 1829.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1856-57; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857;
candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1859, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1860;
member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1868-71; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1885; appointed 1885.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
6, 1904 (age 74 years, 336
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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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.
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Samuel Smith Beman (1822-1882) —
also known as Samuel S. Beman —
of Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala.; Hampton, Washington
County, N.Y.; Winona, Winona
County, Minn.; St. Charles, Winona
County, Minn.
Born March
11, 1822.
Whig. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1846; member of New York
state assembly from Washington County 2nd District, 1853; member
of Minnesota
state senate, 1857-58, 1872-74, 1881-82 (11th District 1857-58,
7th District 1872-74, 1881-82); died in office 1882.
Died May 9,
1882 (age 60 years, 59
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery, St. Charles, Minn.
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Clifford L. Benedict (1862-1926) —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in Wisconsin, October
1, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; school
principal; member of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1899-1902; postmaster at Mankato,
Minn., 1902-07.
Died in 1926
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford J. Benson (1906-1992) —
also known as Cliff Benson —
of Ortonville, Big Stone
County, Minn.
Born in Browns Valley, Traverse
County, Minn., 1906.
Lawyer; Big
Stone County Attorney, 1934-54; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1959-72 (48th District 1959-62, 24th District
1963-72).
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
18, 1992 (age about 86
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Austin Benson (1895-1985) —
also known as Elmer A. Benson —
of Appleton, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Appleton, Swift
County, Minn., September
22, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1940,
1942; Governor of
Minnesota, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1944.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
13, 1985 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Interment at Appleton
Cemetery, Appleton, Minn.
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Henry Nathaniel Benson (b. 1872) —
also known as Henry N. Benson —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Nicollet
County, Minn., August
1, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1911-22 (20th District 1911-14, 15th District
1915-22); probate judge in Minnesota, 1928; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1929-33; appointed 1929.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred L. Bergerud (1899-1977) —
also known as Alf Bergerud —
of Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Aastad town, Otter Tail
County, Minn., February
2, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1941-42, 1945-58 (District 34
1941-42, District 30 1945-50, District 36 1951-58); member of Minnesota
state senate, 1959-72 (36th District 1959-62, 33rd District
1963-66, 29th District 1967-72); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1960,
1964
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1977
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Asle Bjella and Clara (Bagstad) Bjella; married 1948 to
Beverly Heen. |
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Albin Edmund Bjorklund (1886-1937) —
also known as Albin E. Bjorklund —
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., December
16, 1886.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 37, 1915-18.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 19,
1937 (age 50 years, 185
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Maplewood, Minn.
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Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) —
also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket
Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Nashville, Washington
County, Ill., November
12, 1908.
Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John
B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994;
actor
in the 1997 movie
Amistad, as Justice Joseph
Story.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March 4,
1999 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Philemon Bliss (1813-1889) —
Born in Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., July 28,
1813.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Ohio, 1848-51; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1855-59; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1868-72; law
professor.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
25, 1889 (age 76 years, 28
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Asahel Bliss and Lydia Adams (Griswold) Bliss; brother of Albert
Asahel Bliss; married, November
16, 1843, to Martha W. Thorpe; third great-grandnephew of Roger
Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; second cousin twice removed of Gaylord
Griswold and Samuel
Clesson Allen; second cousin thrice removed of Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold and Frederick
Wolcott; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin once removed of Elisha
Hunt Allen and Judson
H. Warner; third cousin twice removed of Jonathan
Elmer, Ebenezer
Elmer, Eli
Elmer, John
Allen, Elisha
Phelps, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth and William
Wolcott Ellsworth; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew
Griswold (1714-1799), Oliver
Ellsworth, Daniel
Chapin, Augustus
Seymour Porter, Daniel
Pitkin and Peter
Buell Porter; fourth cousin of Edmund
Holcomb, William
Fessenden Allen and Frederick
Hobbes Allen; fourth cousin once removed of Amaziah
Brainard, Luther
Walter Badger, Daniel
Kellogg, Lucius
Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, Chester
William Chapin, John
William Allen, Norman
A. Phelps, James
Samuel Wadsworth, George
Smith Catlin, Henry
Titus Backus, George
Washington Wolcott, John
Smith Phelps, Christopher
Parsons Wolcott, Matthew
Griswold (1833-1919) and Roger
Wolcott (1847-1900). |
| | | Political family: Wolcott
family of Connecticut (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld (1904-1988) —
of Connecticut.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
23, 1904.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1961-77; took senior status 1977.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
5, 1988 (age 84 years, 227
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harlow H. Bonniwell (1860-1935) —
also known as "Bonnie" —
of Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Mequon, Ozaukee
County, Wis., May 13,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; livestock
raiser; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1912;
member of Minnesota
state senate 22nd District, 1915-35; died in office 1935.
Died April
28, 1935 (age 74 years, 350
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Hutchinson, Minn.
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Wilbur Franklin Booth (1861-1944) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn., August
22, 1861.
Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota, 1909-14; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1914-25; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1925-32; took
senior status 1932.
Died July 7,
1944 (age 82 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Albert Booth and Louisa (Tristram) Booth. |
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Rudolph Eli Boschwitz (b. 1930) —
also known as Rudy Boschwitz —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
November
7, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; founder and chairman of Plywood Minnesota
(later Home Valu Interiors), a plywood and
home
improvement retailer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1979-91; defeated, 1990, 1996.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lloyd Wheaton Bowers (1859-1910) —
also known as Lloyd W. Bowers —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., March 9,
1859.
Lawyer; general counsel, Chicago & North Western Railway,
1893-1909; U.S. Solicitor General, 1909-10; died in office 1910.
Member, Skull
and Bones.
Died, from a heart
attack, while suffering from bronchitis,
in the Touraine Hotel,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
9, 1910 (age 51 years, 184
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Norton Franklin Brand (1869-1947) —
also known as Norton F. Brand —
of Grandin, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Faribault, Rice
County, Minn., May 5,
1869.
Lawyer; pastor;
U.S. Consul in Salina Cruz, 1917-18; Fernie, 1918-32.
Died April
10, 1947 (age 77 years, 340
days).
Interment at Bayside
Cemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.
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Myron H. Bright (1919-2016) —
Born in Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn., March 5,
1919.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1968-85; took
senior status 1985.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., December
12, 2016 (age 97 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hascal R. Brill (b. 1846) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Quebec,
1846.
Lawyer; Ramsey
County Probate Judge, 1873-75; Ramsey
County Common Pleas Court Judge, 1875-82; district judge in
Minnesota 2nd District, 1883-1917.
Burial location unknown.
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John B. Brisbin (1827-1898) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Schuylerville, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
10, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; member
Minnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1856-57; President
of the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1856-57; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1857-58; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 21, 1863; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1864.
French
and Scottish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
22, 1898 (age 71 years, 71
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Calvin Luther Brown (1854-1923) —
also known as Calvin L. Brown —
of Morris, Stevens
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Goshen, Sullivan
County, N.H., April
26, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Stevens
County Attorney, 1883-88; district judge in Minnesota 16th
District, 1887-99; appointed 1887; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1899-1913; appointed 1899; chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1913-23; died in office
1923.
Congregationalist.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
24, 1923 (age 69 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Brown; married, September
1, 1879, to Annette Marlow. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Philip E. Brown (1856-1915) —
of Luverne, Rock
County, Minn.
Born in Shullsburg, Lafayette
County, Wis., June 19,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 13th District,
1891-1910; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1912-15; died in office 1915.
Died February
6, 1915 (age 58 years, 232
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George O. Brown and Sarah (Robson) Brown; married, October
8, 1882, to Ella Ford. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Daniel Buck (1837-1905) —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in Boonville, Oneida
County, N.Y., May 15,
1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 17, 1866; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Minnesota
state senate 14th District, 1879-82; Blue
Earth County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1893-99; resigned 1899.
Died in 1905
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Henry Budd (b. 1848) —
of Montevideo, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., March
21, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Chippewa
County Probate Judge, 1872-73; Republican Presidential Elector
for Minnesota, 1897.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd; married 1877 to Carrie
Eastman; married 1889 to Nellie
C. Moyer. |
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Charles J. Buell (1865-1938) —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lake City, Wabasha
County, Minn., November
1, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Republican Presidential Elector for South
Dakota, 1893;
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.
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Gerhard J. Bundlie (1889-1966) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn., October
26, 1889.
Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1930-32.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
8, 1966 (age 76 years, 105
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stillwater, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole G. Bundlie and Gertrude (Brusegard) Bundlie; married, June 25,
1921, to Alice J. Davis. |
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George Lincoln Bunn (b. 1865) —
also known as George L. Bunn —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Sparta, Monroe
County, Wis., June 25,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 2nd District,
1897-1911; appointed 1897; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1911-17; appointed 1911.
Member, Chi Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Romanzo Bunn and Sarah (Purdy) Bunn; married, August
19, 1890, to Ella Spaulding; married, April 2,
1908, to Fannie Losey. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Quentin Northrop Burdick (1908-1992) —
also known as Quentin N. Burdick; "The 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.
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Warren Earl Burger (1907-1995) —
also known as Warren E. Burger —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
17, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1956-69; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1969-86; took senior status 1986.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1988.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Alexandria,
Va., June 25,
1995 (age 87 years, 281
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Montgomery Burlingame (1836-1915) —
also known as James M. Burlingame —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Connecticut, March
29, 1836.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 12, 1885-86.
Died in Napa, Napa
County, Calif., June 4,
1915 (age 79 years, 67
days).
Interment at Old Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (1879-1961) —
also known as J. A. A. Burnquist —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Dayton, Webster
County, Iowa, July 21,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 33, 1909-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1913-15; Governor of
Minnesota, 1915-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1939-55.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died January
12, 1961 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Pierce Butler (1866-1939) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., March
17, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ramsey
County Attorney, 1893-96; general counsel, Chicago & St. Paul Railroad,
1899-1905; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1916;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-39; died in office 1939.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
16, 1939 (age 73 years, 244
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Thomas Robert Byrne (1923-2009) —
also known as Thomas R. Byrne —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 9,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1966-70.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died April 5,
2009 (age 86 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
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