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Lawyer Politicians in Minnesota, I-K

  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.
  Relatives: Son of James F. Igoe and Katherine (Sherrin) Igoe; married, November 22, 1928, to Ruth O'Connor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gideon Sprague Ives (1846-1927) — also known as Gideon S. Ives; Gid S. Ives — of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Dickinson, Franklin County, N.Y., January 19, 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mayor of St. Peter, Minn., 1885; member of Minnesota state senate 17th District, 1887-90; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1891-93. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution; Odd Fellows. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., December 20, 1927 (age 81 years, 335 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Warren Ives and Elizabeth (Ladd) Ives; married to Mary Elizabeth Swift (daughter of Henry Adoniram Swift).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
Joseph A. Jackson Joseph Ansgar Jackson (b. 1868) — also known as Joseph A. Jackson — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Carver, Carver County, Minn., 1868. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 33, 1899-1902; member of Minnesota state senate 37th District, 1915-26. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  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
  Albert W. Johnson — of Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn. Born in Goodhue County, Minn. Lawyer; Goodhue County Attorney, 1897-1906; district judge in Minnesota 1st District, 1909-17. Burial location unknown.
  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
  Harvey Hull Johnson (1808-1896) — also known as Harvey H. Johnson — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio; Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio; Winona, Winona County, Minn.; Owatonna, Steele County, Minn. Born in West Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., September 7, 1808. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Akron, Ohio, 1837-45; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1853-55; president, Winona & St. Peter Railroad; mayor of Owatonna, Minn., 1867-70. Died in Owatonna, Steele County, Minn., February 4, 1896 (age 87 years, 150 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Owatonna, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry A. Johnson (b. 1894) — of Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minn., 1894. School principal; lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 29, 1927-32. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Jeff Johnson (b. 1966) — of Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minn., November 11, 1966. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 2001-06 (District 34-B 2001-02, District 43-A 2003-06); candidate for Minnesota state attorney general, 2006; member of Republican National Committee from Minnesota, 2012; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2012. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Still living as of 2012.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  John Augustus Johnson (1842-1907) — also known as John A. Johnson — of Stillwater, Washington County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Växjö, Sweden, April 24, 1842. Locomotive engineer; farmer; Washington County Sheriff, 1873; lawyer; farm implement dealer; mayor of Fargo, N.Dak., 1885-86, 1896-1902, 1906-07; died in office 1907. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died, of Bright's disease, June 14, 1907 (age 65 years, 51 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 27, 1865, to Agnes A. Coller.
  Louis P. Johnson — of Ivanhoe, Lincoln County, Minn. Born near Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1908; Lincoln County Attorney, 1910-18; member of Minnesota state senate 12th District, 1923-30; defeated, 1930. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Rollin George Johnson (1893-1986) — also known as Rollin G. Johnson — of Forest Lake, Washington County, Minn. Born in Forest Lake, Washington County, Minn., November 11, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 43, 1925-30, 1935-42; member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1943; candidate for justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1946. Died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., December 31, 1986 (age 93 years, 50 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Wyoming, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, June 24, 1920, to Amelia C. Evens.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Verne C. Johnson (1925-2012) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn., July 20, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1952; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 30, 1953-54. Died November 2, 2012 (age 87 years, 105 days). Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  William R. Johnson (b. 1930) — of Hanover, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Minnesota, 1930. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1963-65; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1965-67; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1966; superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1969-85; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1985-99; appointed 1985. Still living as of 2000.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of Sherman D. Horton Jr..
Richard Jones 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.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Timothy W. Jones (b. 1971) — also known as Tim Jones — of Eureka, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., May 25, 1971. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 2007-14 (89th District 2007-12, 110th District 2013-14); Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 2012-14; in 2009, was a plaintiff in a lawsuit brought by Orly Taitz, alleging Barack Obama was not a "natural born citizen"; the case was dismissed; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2012, 2016 (alternate); radio show host. Catholic. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2016.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons
William C. Jones William Carey Jones (1855-1927) — also known as William C. Jones — of Madelia, Watonwan County, Minn.; Cheney, Spokane County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Remsen, Oneida County, N.Y., April 5, 1855. Lawyer; prosecuting attorney, 12th District, 1886-89; Washington state attorney general, 1889-97; U.S. Representative from Washington at-large, 1897-99; defeated (People's), 1898. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., June 14, 1927 (age 72 years, 70 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in a private or family graveyard, Spokane County, Wash.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  Harold Kalina — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate, 1955-72 (28th District 1955-62, 40th District 1963-72). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  William V. Kane (1870-1948) — of International Falls, Koochiching County, Minn. Born in Isle, Mille Lacs County, Minn., December 27, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1912; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1916. Irish ancestry. Died in International Falls, Koochiching County, Minn., April 7, 1948 (age 77 years, 102 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Kane and Ann (O'Neill) Kane; married, June 12, 1913, to Aurelia Van Vleck Green.
  Alexander MacDonald Keith (b. 1928) — also known as A. M. 'Sandy' Keith — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., November 22, 1928. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 4th District, 1959-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1960, 1964; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1963-67; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1989-90; chief justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1990-98. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Norman M. Keith and Edna (Alexander) Keith; married, April 29, 1955, to Marion E. Sanford.
  See also NNDB dossier — Minnesota Legislator record
  Herbert P. Keller (1875-1935) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 7, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1910-14; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916, 1920. German ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 21, 1935 (age 60 years, 256 days). Burial location unknown.
Frank B. Kellogg Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) — also known as Frank B. Kellogg — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., December 22, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Cushman K. Davis; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904, 1908; member of Republican National Committee from Minnesota, 1904-12; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1923-25; U.S. Secretary of State, 1925-29; received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929. Member, American Bar Association. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., December 21, 1937 (age 80 years, 364 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Farnsworth Kellogg and Abigail (Billings) Kellogg; married, June 16, 1886, to Clara M. Cook; second cousin once removed of Orlando Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of William Dean Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Kellogg; second cousin four times removed of Jonathan Hunt and Aaron Kellogg; third cousin of Rowland Case Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Alvan Kellogg, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg and Ensign Hosmer Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Jason Kellogg, Orsamus Cook Merrill, Elijah Hunt Mills, Timothy Merrill and Daniel Fiske Kellogg; fourth cousin of Alphonso Alva Hopkins.
  Political family: Merrill family of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Nobel Laureates
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  William Louis Kelly (b. 1839) — also known as William L. Kelly — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Springfield, Washington County, Ky., August 27, 1839. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; newspaper editor; lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1887-1917. Burial location unknown.
  Jefferson Parish Kidder (1815-1883) — also known as Jefferson P. Kidder — of Snowsville, Braintree, Orange County, Vt.; West Randolph, Randolph, Orange County, Vt.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Vermillion, Clay County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Braintree, Orange County, Vt., June 4, 1815. Lawyer; delegate to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1841; Orange County State's Attorney, 1843-47; member of Vermont state senate, 1847-48; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1853-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1856; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 1, 1861, 1863-64; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1865-75, 1879-83; died in office 1883; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1875-79. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 2, 1883 (age 68 years, 120 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Lyman Kidder and Ruth (Nichols) Kidder; brother of Ira Kidder; married, February 26, 1838, to Mary Ann Stockwell; father of Silas Wright Kidder; uncle of Lyman Kidder Bass; granduncle of Lyman Metcalfe Bass; first cousin of Alvan Kidder; first cousin once removed of Daniel S. Kidder; second cousin of Francis Kidder; second cousin twice removed of Harley Walter Kidder; third cousin once removed of Isaiah Kidder, Ezra Kidder, David Kidder and Nathan Parker Kidder; fourth cousin of Jarvis King Pike, Charles Stetson, Luther Kidder, Arba Kidder, Joseph Souther Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder and Isaiah Stetson; fourth cousin once removed of Caleb Blodgett, Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Orlando Burr Kidder, Adoniram Judson Kneeland, Alanson Pike and Isaiah Kidder Stetson.
  Political family: Blodgett family of Grand Rapids, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Kidder County, N.Dak. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Jacob A. Kiester (b. 1832) — of Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minn. Born in Pennsylvania, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 20, 1865; member of Minnesota state senate 5th District, 1891-94. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Amy Klobuchar (b. 1960) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minn., May 25, 1960. Democrat. Lawyer; Hennepin County Attorney, 1999-2006; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2004, 2008 (delegation chair); U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 2007-; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2020. Female. Still living as of 2024.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
P. H. Konzen Peter H. Konzen (1857-1935) — of Hallock, Kittson County, Minn. Born in Chickasaw County, Iowa, May 27, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1896; mayor of Hallock, Minn.; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 67, 1915-18. German ancestry. Died in Hallock, Kittson County, Minn., July 15, 1935 (age 78 years, 49 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Hallock, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Mathias Konzen and Sophia Konzen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917

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