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Lawyer Politicians in Minnesota, T-V

  Edward Allen Tamm (1906-1985) — Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 21, 1906. Lawyer; deputy director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1930-48; Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1948-65; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1965-85; died in office 1985. Died September 22, 1985 (age 79 years, 154 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  James Albertus Tawney (1855-1919) — also known as James A. Tawney — of Winona, Winona County, Minn. Born in Mt. Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pa., January 3, 1855. Republican. Blacksmith; machinist; lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 15th District, 1891-94; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1893-1911. Died in Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Mo., June 12, 1919 (age 64 years, 160 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Fontain Terrell (1866-1939) — also known as Thomas F. Terrell — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Ballard County, Ky., July 5, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, 1901-03. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., October 28, 1939 (age 73 years, 115 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of James Douglas Terrell and Frances A. 'Fannie' (Corbett) Terrell; married 1897 to Grace Greenwood Jenks.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Paul A. Thuet — of South St. Paul, Dakota County, Minn. Born in South St. Paul, Dakota County, Minn. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Minnesota state senate 20th District, 1959; defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1964. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Clark Holmes Timerman (1864-1931) — also known as Clark H. Timerman — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn., 1864. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904, 1908; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1910. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., May 30, 1931 (age about 66 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  C. L. Todd (b. 1869) — of Faribault County, Minn. Born in Iowa, 1869. Lawyer; banker; farmer; member of Minnesota state senate 7th District; elected 1930. Burial location unknown.
  Thor Carl Tollefson (1901-1982) — also known as Thor C. Tollefson — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Perley, Norman County, Minn., May 2, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-34, 1939-46; U.S. Representative from Washington 6th District, 1947-65; defeated, 1944, 1964. Lutheran. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Sigma Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis. Died in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., December 30, 1982 (age 81 years, 242 days). Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Christian Tollefson and Bertha (Jacobson) Tollefson; married, November 24, 1934, to Eva M. Keuss.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Charlemagne Tower Charlemagne Tower (1848-1923) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 17, 1848. Republican. Lawyer; president, Duluth & Iron Range Railroad; managing director, Minnesota Iron Co. (mining); university professor; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1897-99; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1899-1902; Germany, 1902-08; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died, from pneumonia, in Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 24, 1923 (age 74 years, 313 days). Original interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; reinterment at Waterville Cemetery, Waterville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Charlemagne Tower (1809-1889) and Amelia Malvina (Bartle) Tower; married, February 8, 1888, to Helen 'Nellie' Smith; great-grandfather of John LeBoutillier.
  Political family: Wadsworth-Whitney-Symington family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: National Cyclopedia of American Biography (1894)
  Charles Arnette Towne (1858-1928) — also known as Charles A. Towne — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.; New York, New York County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born near Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., November 21, 1858. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1895-97; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1900-01; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1905-07. Died, from asthma and pneumonia, in Southern Methodist Hospital, Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., October 22, 1928 (age 69 years, 336 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Judson Towne and Laura (Fargo) Towne.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Van Dyke (1807-1878) — of New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J.; Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minn. Born in Lamington, Somerset County, N.J., April 3, 1807. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of New Brunswick, N.J., 1846-47, 1852-53; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1847-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1856; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1859-66; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 15, 1872; district judge in Minnesota 3rd District, 1873-78; died in office 1878. Died in Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minn., December 24, 1878 (age 71 years, 265 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Wabasha, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Louis William Vasaly (1878-1964) — also known as Louis W. Vasaly — Born in Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn., September 13, 1878. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 53, 1915-16. Died in Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn., March 29, 1964 (age 85 years, 198 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Louis C. Vasaly and Francesca (Riberi) Vasaly; brother of Charles Edward Vasaly and Peter James Vasaly; married, October 29, 1913, to Ella Patricia Curley.
  Political family: Vasaly family of Little Falls, Minnesota.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Andrew J. Volstead Andrew John Volstead (1860-1947) — also known as Andrew J. Volstead — of Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minn. Born near Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minn., October 31, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; Yellow Medicine County Attorney; mayor of Granite Falls, Minn., 1900-02; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1903-23; defeated, 1922. Norwegian ancestry. Introduced the National Prohibition Act (or "Volstead Act"), passed in October 1919. Died in Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minn., January 20, 1947 (age 86 years, 81 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Granite Falls, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Jon Einartson Vraalstad and Dorothe Mathea (Lilleoe) Vraalstad; married to Nellie Gilruth.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917

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