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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).
Interment at Acacia
Park Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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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. |
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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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Harry Albert Lund (1871-1950) —
also known as Harry A. Lund —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minnesota, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Collector of Customs at St. Paul, Minn., Minnesota, 1914-24;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1944.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Maccabees;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
28, 1950 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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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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