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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.
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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;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in International Falls, Koochiching
County, Minn., April 7,
1948 (age 77 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Kane and Ann (O'Neill) Kane; married, June 12,
1913, to Aurelia Van Vleck Green. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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 and Isaiah
Kidder Stetson. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (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 |
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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.
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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 2021.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Phillip Knox and Elizabeth (Cholwell) Knox; married, September
7, 1864, to Caroline Angier Rowlatt. |
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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.
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Franklin Knight Lane (1864-1921) —
also known as Franklin K. Lane —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island, July 15,
1864.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; candidate for Governor of
California, 1902; member, Interstate Commerce Commission,
1906-13; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1913-20.
Died, of a heart
attack 12 days after appendicitis
surgery, at the Mayo Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., May 18,
1921 (age 56 years, 307
days).
Cremated.
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Earl R. Larson (1911-2001) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
18, 1911.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1961-77; took senior status 1977.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of a stroke,
at Walker Methodist Health
Center, Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
31, 2001 (age 89 years, 317
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Axel R. Larson and Hannah (Johnson) Larson; married, December
30, 1939, to Cecill Frances Carlgren. |
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Henry Albert Larson (1877-1948) —
also known as Henry A. Larson —
of Preston, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Fillmore
County, Minn., June 27,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1920;
member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1927-48; died in office 1948.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, following a stroke,
in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., March
12, 1948 (age 70 years, 259
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Preston, Minn.
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Oscar John Larson (1871-1957) —
also known as Oscar J. Larson —
of Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Uleaborg (now Oulu), Finland,
May
20, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1921-25.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August
1, 1957 (age 86 years, 73
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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George Latimer (b. 1935) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 20,
1935.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1976-90; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1984,
1988
(speaker).
Catholic.
Lebanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Thomas Erwin Latimer (1879-1937) —
also known as Thomas E. Latimer —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Hilliard, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 6,
1879.
Lawyer; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1935-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Died November
6, 1937 (age 58 years, 214
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel William Lawler (1859-1926) —
also known as Daniel W. Lawler —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Prairie du Chien, Crawford
County, Wis., March
28, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1892; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1908-10; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1912, 1916; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1916.
Catholic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
15, 1926 (age 67 years, 171
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Lemke (1878-1950) —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Albany, Stearns
County, Minn., August
13, 1878.
Lawyer; North Dakota
Republican state chair, 1916-20; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1921; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1926 (Farmer-Labor), 1940; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1933-41, 1943-50; died
in office 1950; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1936;
Union candidate for President
of the United States, 1936.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., May 30,
1950 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fargo, N.Dak.
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Bernhard W. LeVander —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Karl Harold Phillip LeVander (1910-1992) —
also known as Harold LeVander —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Swede Home, Polk
County, Neb., October
10, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Minnesota, 1967-71; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1968.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
30, 1992 (age 81 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John I. Levin (born c.1885) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., about 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 42, 1917-22; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1932,
1936.
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl G. Levin and Ida J. Levin; married to Laura A.
Johnson. |
| | | See also Minnesota
Legislator record |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Abner Lewis (1801-1879) —
of Panama, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Wells, Rutland
County, Vt., August
17, 1801.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County, 1838-39; U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1845-47; Chautauqua
County Judge, 1847-52; Temperance candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1870.
Methodist.
Died in Winona, Winona
County, Minn., October
12, 1879 (age 78 years, 56
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Winona, Minn.
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Olin Barnett Lewis (b. 1861) —
also known as Olin B. Lewis —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Weyauwega, Waupaca
County, Wis., March
12, 1861.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1895-98; district judge in
Minnesota 2nd District, 1897-1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zina W. Lewis and Rebecca Lewis; married 1886 to Della
Barnett. |
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Milton C. Lightner —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 40, 1921-30; member of
Minnesota
state senate 40th District, 1931-54; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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John Lind (1854-1930) —
of New Ulm, Brown
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Kanna, Smaland, Sweden,
March
25, 1854.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1887-93, 1903-05 (2nd District
1887-93, 5th District 1903-05); served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Governor of
Minnesota, 1899-1901; defeated (Democratic), 1896, 1900; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1904;
Prohibition candidate for Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1916.
Unitarian.
Swedish
ancestry.
Lost
his left hand in a boyhood accident.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
18, 1930 (age 76 years, 177
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Lee Loevinger (1913-2004) —
of Minnesota; Washington,
D.C.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
24, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
justice
of Minnesota state supreme court, 1960-61; member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1963-68.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Federal
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died April
26, 2004 (age 91 years, 2
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gustavus Loevinger and Millie (Strouse) Loevinger; married, March 4,
1950, to Ruth E. Howe. |
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Miles Welton Lord (b. 1919) —
also known as Miles Lord —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pine Knoll, Aitkin
County, Minn., November
6, 1919.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1950; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1955-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1960;
U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1961-66; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1966-.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Federal
Bar Association; American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Kendall Lord and Rachel Ann (Terry) Lord; married, August
26, 1940, to Maxine Fay Zontelli. |
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Samuel Lord (1831-1880) —
also known as Sam Lord —
of Marion Township, Olmsted
County, Minn.; Mantorville, Dodge
County, Minn.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., July 26,
1831.
Republican. Lawyer; surveyor;
school
teacher; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 8, 1857-58; member of Minnesota
state senate 15th District, 1866-67, 1870-71; district judge in
Minnesota 5th District, 1872-80.
Died February
12, 1880 (age 48 years, 201
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Mantorville, Minn.
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Samuel Lord (1859-1925) —
of Kasson, Dodge
County, Minn.
Born in Marion Township, Olmsted
County, Minn., February
25, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; Dodge
County Attorney, 1887-99; member of Minnesota
state senate 7th District, 1899-1906; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1900.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
1, 1925 (age 66 years, 188
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Mantorville, Minn.
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Frank Orren Lowden (1861-1943) —
also known as Frank O. Lowden —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Oregon, Ogle
County, Ill.
Born in Sunrise, Chisago
County, Minn., January
26, 1861.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; law
professor; director, National Bank of
the Republic; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1900,
1904;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1904-12; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1906-11; Governor of
Illinois, 1917-21; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920,
1928.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from rectal
cancer, in El Conquistador Hotel,
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., March
20, 1943 (age 82 years, 53
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Ernest Lundeen (1878-1940) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak., August
4, 1878.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 42, 1911-14; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1917-19, 1933-37 (5th District
1917-19, at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-37); defeated
(Independent), 1920; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1928; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1937-40; defeated, 1923 (Republican
primary), 1930 (Farmer-Labor); died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Sigma Rho; United
Spanish War Veterans.
One of 25 passengers and crew killed in the crash
of a Pennsylvania Central Airlines transport plane, bound from
Washington to Pittsburgh, during an intense
storm, near Lovettsville, Loudoun
County, Va., August
31, 1940 (age 62 years, 27
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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William Paul Luther (b. 1945) —
also known as William P. Luther; Bill
Luther —
of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn., June 27,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 45-B, 1975-76; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1977-94 (45th District 1977-82, 47th District
1983-94); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1984,
1996,
2000;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1995-2003; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 2002.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Lewis MacDonald (1838-1903) —
also known as John L. MacDonald —
of Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
February
22, 1838.
Lawyer; probate judge in Minnesota, 1860-61; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 18, 1869-70; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1871, 1873-76 (18th District 1871, 21st District
1873-76); candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1872 (Democratic), 1892 (People's);
district judge in Minnesota, 1877-87; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1887-89; defeated,
1888.
Died from injuries received in a streetcar
accident in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 13,
1903 (age 65 years, 141
days).
Interment at Mt.
St. Mary's Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Clark MacGregor (1922-2003) —
of Plymouth, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 12,
1922.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1961-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1964,
1968;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Chairman of President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign, July to November 1972.
Died, of respiratory
failure, in a hospital
at Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., February
10, 2003 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Claude Hillel MacKenzie (1883-1936) —
also known as Claude H. MacKenzie —
of Gaylord, Sibley
County, Minn.
Born in Morristown, Rice
County, Minn., November
20, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 15th District, 1923-36; died in office 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1928.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., April
11, 1936 (age 52 years, 143
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Gaylord, Minn.
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George Edward MacKinnon (1906-1995) —
also known as George E. MacKinnon —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Potomac, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
22, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 29, 1935-42; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1947-49; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1953-58; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1958; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1969-83, 1969-;
took senior status 1983.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 1,
1995 (age 89 years, 9
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Mound, Minn.
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Harry Hunter MacLaughlin (1927-2005) —
Born in Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn., August
9, 1927.
Lawyer; law partner of Walter
F. Mondale, 1957-60; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1972-77; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1977-92; took senior status 1992.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 3,
2005 (age 77 years, 267
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Ray John Madden (1892-1987) —
also known as Ray J. Madden —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn., February
25, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Nebraska, 1916; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; Lake
County Treasurer, 1938-42; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1943-77 (1st District 1943-63, 8th
District 1963-65, 1st District 1965-77); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
28, 1987 (age 95 years, 215
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James E. Madigan (1868-1928) —
of Maple Lake, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Maple Lake, Wright
County, Minn., November
3, 1868.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 27, 1915-18; member of
Minnesota
state senate 27th District, 1919-28; died in office 1928.
Died May 9,
1928 (age 59 years, 188
days).
Interment at St. Timothy Cemetery (new), Maple Lake, Minn.
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Warren Grant Magnuson (1905-1989) —
also known as Warren G. Magnuson;
"Maggie" —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn., April
12, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Washington state constitutional convention, 1933; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1933-34; King
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-36; U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1937-44; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1944-81; defeated, 1980; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of Norway; Theta
Chi.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., May 20,
1989 (age 84 years, 38
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia
Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
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James Manahan (1866-1932) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born near Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn., March
12, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1913-15.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
8, 1932 (age 65 years, 302
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Robert Emmet Manly (b. 1869) —
also known as Robert E. Manly —
of Manila, Philippines;
Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
Born in Rushford, Fillmore
County, Minn., July 6,
1869.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Philippine Islands, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
member, Credentials Committee, 1912,
1916,
1924,
1928;
Honorary Vice-President, 1916;
member of Democratic National Committee from the Philippine Islands,
1912-40.
Member, American Bar
Association; United
Spanish War Veterans; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul J. Marwin (b. 1885) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Lund, Pierce
County, Wis., 1885.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 29, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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John Aaron Matthews (b. 1876) —
also known as John A. Matthews —
of Townsend, Broadwater
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn., February
1, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Broadwater
County Attorney, 1903-13; district judge in Montana 4th District,
1913-16; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1919-20, 1925-37; appointed 1919.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thaddeus LeGrand Matthews and Katheryn (Pryse) Matthews; married,
November
8, 1899, to Mabel Rollins. |
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Charles McClure (b. 1804) —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in 1804.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 4th District, 1857;
member of Minnesota
state senate 9th District, 1862-63.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. McDonough (1895-1962) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
24, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 38, 1925-34; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1940-48; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., February
27, 1962 (age 66 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Ryan McGill (1840-1905) —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Saegertown, Crawford
County, Pa., February
19, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Governor of
Minnesota, 1887-89; member of Minnesota
state senate 37th District, 1899-1905; died in office 1905;
postmaster at St.
Paul, Minn., 1900-05; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
31, 1905 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Peter McGovern (1845-1917) —
also known as "Honest Pete" —
of Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., October
9, 1845.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1875-76, 1899-1902 (13th District 1875-76, 10th
District 1899-1902).
Died in Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn., November
15, 1917 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. McGrath (b. 1886) —
also known as Tom J. McGrath —
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
2, 1886.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 39, 1915-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael E. McGuire (b. 1925) —
of Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn.
Born in Sibley
County, Minn., June 5,
1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of
Minnesota
state house of representatives District 17, 1955-58; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1959-66 (17th District 1959-62, 12th District
1963-66).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Bradley Burr Meeker (1813-1873) —
also known as Bradley B. Meeker —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Fairfield
County, Conn., March
13, 1813.
Lawyer; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1849-53.
Died in 1873
(age about
60 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James M. Millett (b. 1869) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born near Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn., 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Dakota
County Attorney; member of Minnesota
state senate 20th District, 1915-30; defeated, 1930; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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David R. Minge (b. 1942) —
of Montevideo, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in Clarkfield, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn., March
19, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1993-2001; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 2000; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1996,
2000.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Clarence C. Mitchell —
of Princeton, Mille Lacs
County, Minn.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1947-66 (55th District 1947-62, 28th District
1963-66).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William DeWitt Mitchell (1874-1955) —
also known as William D. Mitchell —
of Syosset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Winona, Winona
County, Minn., September
9, 1874.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1925-29; U.S.
Attorney General, 1929-33.
Died in Syosset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
24, 1955 (age 80 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nels T. Moen (1866-1929) —
of Ada, Norman
County, Minn.; Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in Freeborn
County, Minn., May 26,
1866.
Lawyer; Norman
County Judge of Probate, 1899; Norman
County Attorney, 1905; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1911-16; newspaper
editor; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 50, 1917-26.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Otter Tail
County, Minn., August
23, 1929 (age 63 years, 89
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Tollef Nelson and Marit Larson; married to Betsy
Johnson. |
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Legislator record |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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William S. Moore (b. 1830) —
of St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born in Connecticut, 1830.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 3rd District, 1862-63; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 3, 1866, 1871.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph J. Moriarity (1884-1963) —
of Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn., March
23, 1884.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 26, 1911-12; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1930; candidate for
Governor
of Minnesota, 1934.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital,
St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
2, 1963 (age 78 years, 316
days).
Interment at Shakopee Catholic Cemetery, Shakopee, Minn.
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Edward Howard Morphy (1856-1934) —
also known as Edward H. Morphy —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Brantford, Ontario,
September
20, 1856.
Lawyer; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in St.
Paul, Minn., 1888-1903.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., December
9, 1934 (age 78 years, 80
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Robert Page Walter Morris (1853-1924) —
also known as R. Page W. Morris —
of Lynchburg,
Va.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., June 30,
1853.
Republican. College
professor; lawyer; postmaster at Lynchburg,
Va., 1883-85; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1884; district judge
in Minnesota 11th District, 1895-96; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1897-1903; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1903-23; took senior status 1923.
Arrested
in Salt Lake City, 1921, following an accident in which his
car struck a pedestrian, Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., December
16, 1924 (age 71 years, 169
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Patrick W. Morrison (1866-1935) —
of Norwood (now part of Norwood Young America), Carver
County, Minn.
Born in Sibley
County, Minn., March
12, 1866.
School
teacher; lawyer; Carver
County Attorney, 1894-1902; district judge in Minnesota 8th
District, 1904-17; member of Minnesota
state senate 21st District, 1931-35; died in office 1935.
Died in Norwood (now part of Norwood Young America), Carver
County, Minn., August
12, 1935 (age 69 years, 153
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Moses (1885-1945) —
of Hazen, Mercer
County, N.Dak.
Born in Norway,
June
12, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mercer
County State's Attorney, 1919-23, 1927-33; Governor of
North Dakota, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Dakota, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1945; died in office 1945.
Lutheran.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 3,
1945 (age 59 years, 264
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Mee Moua (b. 1969) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Laos,
June
30, 1969.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 2002-10; member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 2008; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 2008.
Female.
Hmong
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Alfred W. Mueller (b. 1888) —
of New Ulm, Brown
County, Minn.
Born in New Ulm, Brown
County, Minn., May 19,
1888.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 14, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald T. Mullin (1900-1982) —
also known as Gerry Mullin —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
25, 1900.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 35, 1929-30; member of
Minnesota
state senate 35th District, 1931-57; resigned 1957.
Catholic.
Died April
28, 1982 (age 82 years, 93
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles T. Murphy (b. 1887) —
of Aurora, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., 1887.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 61, 1915-24.
Burial location unknown.
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James William Murphy (1858-1927) —
of Platteville, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Platteville, Grant
County, Wis., April
17, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1907-09; defeated,
1920.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., July 11,
1927 (age 69 years, 85
days).
Interment at Calvary
Catholic Cemetery, Platteville, Wis.
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Oscar Albert Naplin (1876-1927) —
also known as Oscar A. Naplin —
of Thief River Falls, Pennington
County, Minn.
Born in Sweden,
May
2, 1876.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 65th District, 1919-22, 1927; died in office 1927.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy, and died eleven days later, in Miller Hospital,
St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
15, 1927 (age 50 years, 258
days).
Interment at Black River Lutheran Cemetery, Polk Centre Township, Pennington
County, Minn.
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Arthur Emanuel Nelson (1892-1955) —
also known as Arthur E. Nelson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Browns Valley, Traverse
County, Minn., May 10,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1922-26; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1942-43; defeated, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
11, 1955 (age 62 years, 336
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Harold S. Nelson (b. 1890) —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., 1890.
Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lawyer; Steele
County Attorney, 1921-34; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1955-66 (16th District 1955-62, 8th District
1963-66).
Burial location unknown.
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Knute Nelson (1843-1923) —
of Wisconsin; Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Vosse Elven, Norway,
February
2, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1868-69; Douglas
County Attorney, 1872-74; member of Minnesota
state senate 39th District, 1875-78; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Minnesota; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1883-89; Governor of
Minnesota, 1893-95; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1895-1923; died in office 1923; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1900,
1904.
Died on
a train near Timonium, Baltimore
County, Md., April
28, 1923 (age 80 years, 85
days).
Interment at Kinkead
Cemetery, Alexandria, Minn.
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Martin A. Nelson (b. 1889) —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Hesper, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, February
21, 1889.
Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1930; vice-chair of
Minnesota Republican Party, 1932; Republican candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1934, 1936; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1942; district judge in Minnesota 10th
District, 1944-53; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1953.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew A. Nelson and Bertha (Jacobson) Nelson; married 1920 to Merle
Henifin. |
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Rensselaer Russell Nelson (1826-1904) —
also known as R. R. Nelson —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 12,
1826.
Lawyer; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1857-58.
Died October
15, 1904 (age 78 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Stanford Newel (1839-1907) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 7,
1839.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1884,
1892;
U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1897-1905; Luxembourg, 1903-05.
Died in 1907
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Hughes Newton (1880-1941) —
also known as Walter H. Newton —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
10, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1919-29; secretary
and administrative assistant to President Herbert
Hoover, 1929; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
10, 1941 (age 60 years, 304
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Monroe Nichols (1859-1908) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., January
15, 1859.
Republican. Real estate
broker; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Died, from locomotor
ataxia, in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., September
16, 1908 (age 49 years, 245
days).
Interment at West Thompson Cemetery, Thompson, Conn.
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George Nordlin (b. 1884) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., May, 1884.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 38, 1917-22; member of
Minnesota
state senate 38th District, 1923-34.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Sheldon Norton (1829-1870) —
also known as Daniel S. Norton —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, April
12, 1829.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member
of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1857-58, 1861, 1864-65; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1865-70; died in office 1870.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 13,
1870 (age 41 years, 92
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Willis I. Norton (b. 1880) —
of Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Allegan
County, Mich., April
28, 1880.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-34 (District 39 1913-14,
District 29 1915-24, District 33 1925-34).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward G. Novak (b. 1917) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born April
16, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1959-74 (38th District 1959-62, 47th District
1963-66, 45th District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-74); alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1964.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Mellen Nye (1852-1935) —
also known as Frank M. Nye —
of Clear Lake, Polk
County, Wis.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Shirley, Piscataquis
County, Maine, March 7,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1885; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1907-13; district
judge in Minnesota, 1920-32.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
29, 1935 (age 83 years, 267
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, River Falls, Wis.
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Christopher D. O'Brien (1848-1922) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in County Galway, Ireland,
December
4, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1888
(speaker),
1892,
1904.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
27, 1922 (age 73 years, 266
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Dillon O'Brien (b. 1859) —
also known as Thomas D. O'Brien —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in La Pointe, Ashland
County, Wis., February
14, 1859.
Lawyer; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1909-11; appointed 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dillon O'Brien and Elizabeth (Kelly) O'Brien; married, April
24, 1888, to Mary C. Cruice. |
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Thomas T. Ofsthun (1858-1936) —
of Glenwood, Pope
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 58, 1901-06, 1913-14;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Pope
County, Minn., February
7, 1936 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) —
also known as Joseph P. O'Hara —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
23, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; McLeod
County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1975 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Patrick H. O'Keefe (1870-1924) —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Welch, Goodhue
County, Minn., March
15, 1870.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1912;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 20, 1921-22.
Died in 1924
(age about
54 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold J. O'Loughlin —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 40th District, 1955-62.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Julius Johann Olson (b. 1875) —
also known as Julius J. Olson —
of Warren, Marshall
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Döna, Norway,
February
22, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1916;
district judge in Minnesota, 1930-34; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1934-48.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Olson and Marie Antoinette (Beck) Olson; married, July 14,
1909, to Caroline Louise Sletten. |
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Charles N. Orr (born c.1878) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Princeton, Mille Lacs
County, Minn., about 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 37, 1911-14; member of
Minnesota
state senate 42nd District, 1915-28; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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.
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John W. Padden (1906-1989) —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Red Lake Falls, Red Lake
County, Minn., April
30, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1942.
Died June 29,
1989 (age 83 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mabeth Hurd Paige —
also known as Mabeth Hurd —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 30, 1923-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to James Paige. |
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Ralph J. Parker (b. 1867) —
of Spring Valley, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Mower
County, Minn., 1867.
Lawyer; Fillmore
County Attorney, 1903; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1915-22; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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John B. Pattison (b. 1876) —
of St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., December
25, 1876.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 45, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Tim Pawlenty (b. 1960) —
of Eagan, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
27, 1960.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1995-2000; Governor of
Minnesota, 2003-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair).
Catholic;
later Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Hazen Peaslee (1804-1866) —
also known as Charles H. Peaslee —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Gilmanton, Belknap
County, N.H., February
6, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1833-37; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1853-57.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
18, 1866 (age 62 years, 224
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
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George E. Perley (d. 1927) —
of Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 60, 1903-06; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904.
Died May 17,
1927.
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn.
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A. M. Peterson (b. 1877) —
of Coleraine, Itasca
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 52, 1915-18; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Edward P. Peterson (b. 1855) —
of Litchfield, Meeker
County, Minn.
Born in Goodhue
County, Minn., 1855.
Farmer;
school
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer; banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1911-18, 1923-26 (23rd District 1911-14, 26th
District 1915-18, 1923-26).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Frank H. Peterson (born c.1862) —
of Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Baltimore
County, Md., about 1862.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1903-10, 1915-22 (60th District 1903-10, 49th
District 1915-22).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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George W. Peterson (b. 1872) —
of Long Prairie, Todd
County, Minn.
Born in Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., February
25, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Todd
County Attorney, 1898-1905; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Minnesota; candidate for chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Herbert Peterson (b. 1890) —
also known as Harry H. Peterson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
12, 1890.
Lawyer; Ramsey
County Attorney, 1923-27; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1933-36; Democratic-Farmer-Labor
candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1950.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Swan Alfred Peterson and Mathilda Christina (Gustafson) Peterson;
married, June 28,
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P. Kenneth Peterson (1915-1994) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April
13, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1952;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1957-61; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1960.
Killed in an automobile
accident, December
31, 1994 (age 79 years, 262
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1839-1901) —
also known as Gilbert A. Pierce —
of Porter
County, Ind.; Illinois; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
11, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; journalist;
newspaper
editor; author;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1869; Governor
of Dakota Territory, 1884-86; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1889-91; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1893.
Died at the Lexington Hotel,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
15, 1901 (age 62 years, 35
days).
Interment at Adams
Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
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William Alvin Pittenger (1885-1951) —
also known as William A. Pittenger —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born near Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 58, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1929-33, 1935-37,
1939-47; defeated, 1932 (at-large), 1946 (8th District).
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., November
26, 1951 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Samuel Cleland Polley (b. 1864) —
also known as Samuel C. Polley —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Winnebago Valley, Houston
County, Minn., January
13, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Lawrence
County State's Attorney, 1901; secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1909-13; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 1st District, 1913-47.
Episcopalian.
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, S.Dak.
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John Power —
of Hibbing, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Lawyer; mayor
of Hibbing, Minn., 1902, 1904.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Victor L. Power (b. 1880) —
of Hibbing, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Michigan, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Hibbing, Minn., 1913-21, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert F. Pratt (b. 1872) —
of Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn.
Born in Anoka
County, Minn., September
25, 1872.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Anoka
County Attorney, 1899-1914; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 44, 1915-18; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1927-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucia Pratt and Thomas Franklin Pratt. |
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Manual 1917 |
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A. J. Praxel (b. 1877) —
of Lamberton, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born January
8, 1877.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 14, 1917-18.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus (1883-1961) —
also known as Jacob A. O. Preus —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Columbia
County, Wis., August
28, 1883.
Republican. Clerk to U.S. Sen. Knute
Nelson, 1906-09; lawyer; Minnesota Insurance Commissioner,
1910-14; Minnesota
state auditor, 1915-21; Governor of
Minnesota, 1921-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 24,
1961 (age 77 years, 269
days).
Interment somewhere
in Decorah, Iowa.
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Benjamin Pringle (1807-1887) —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Richfield Springs, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
9, 1807.
Whig. Lawyer; banker; Genesee
County Judge, 1841-46; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1853-57; member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1862.
Died in Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn., June 7,
1887 (age 79 years, 210
days).
Interment at Batavia
Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
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Frank E. Putnam (born c.1857) —
of Blue Earth, Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Grafton, Windham
County, Vt., about 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; Faribault
County Attorney; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1903-28 (12th District 1903-14, 7th District
1915-28); defeated, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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