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William L. Bernard (b. 1862) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn., 1862.
Lumber merchant; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 59, 1915-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Rudolph Eli Boschwitz (b. 1930) —
also known as Rudy Boschwitz —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
November
7, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer;
founder and chairman of Plywood Minnesota (later Home Valu
Interiors), a plywood and home
improvement retailer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1979-91; defeated, 1990, 1996.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Clarence Bennett Buckman (1851-1917) —
also known as Clarence B. Buckman; C. B.
Buckman —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born near Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., April 1,
1851.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 30, 1881-82; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1883-90, 1899-1902 (39th District 1883-90, 48th
District 1899-1902); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 1,
1917 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
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David Marston Clough (1846-1924) —
also known as David M. Clough —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Lyme, Grafton
County, N.H., December
27, 1846.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Minnesota
state senate 28th District, 1887-90; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1893-95; Governor of
Minnesota, 1895-99.
Congregationalist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died August
28, 1924 (age 77 years, 245
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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Earl S. Coe (b. 1892) —
of Bingen, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
12, 1892.
Democrat. Fruit
grower;
lumberman; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1939-44; member of Washington
state senate 16th District, 1945-47; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1946; Washington
Democratic state chair, 1946-48; secretary
of state of Washington, 1947-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1948;
director of conservation, State of Washington, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Martin Daniel (1829-1908) —
also known as Henry M. Daniel —
of Fillmore
County, Minn.; North Yamhill, Yamhill
County, Ore.
Born in Danville,
Va., March
26, 1829.
Democrat. Sawmill and grist mill
owner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 3, 1873.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and died four days later, in McMinnville, Yamhill
County, Ore., December
16, 1908 (age 79 years, 265
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, McMinnville, Ore.
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Andrew Duncan Davidson (1853-1916) —
also known as A. D. Davidson —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Glencoe, Ontario,
May
18, 1853.
Republican. President, Canadian Western Lumber Company;
vice-president, Columbia River Lumber Company; land
commissioner, Canadian Northern Railway;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Died, from acute
stomach trouble, in the Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., April
22, 1916 (age 62 years, 340
days).
Entombed at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Leonard Ralph Dickinson (1898-1994) —
also known as Leonard Dickinson —
of Bemidji, Beltrami
County, Minn.
Born in Buena Vista, Beltrami
County, Minn., December
19, 1898.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1943-50, 1961-68 (District 62
1943-50, 1961-62, District 64 1963-66, District 64-A 1967-68);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); member of Minnesota
state senate 62nd District, 1951-54; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, at Beltrami Nursing
Home, Bemidji, Beltrami
County, Minn., March
13, 1994 (age 95 years, 84
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji, Minn.
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Gould Cooke Dietz (1868-1948) —
also known as Gould Dietz —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa, May 26,
1868.
Republican. Lumberman; aviation
pioneer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Groveland (now part of Minnetonka), Hennepin
County, Minn., June 29,
1948 (age 80 years, 34
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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James Dwyer (b. 1858) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Stephen, New
Brunswick, September
20, 1858.
Lumber business; ice
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 44 1913-14,
District 35 1915-18); member of Minnesota
state senate 35th District, 1919-26.
Burial location unknown.
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Loren Fletcher (1833-1919) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec
County, Maine, April
10, 1833.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; flour mill
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1872-75, 1877, 1881-84 (District
26 1872-75, 1877, 1881-82, District 29 1883-84); Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1881-84; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1893-1903, 1905-07;
defeated, 1902.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., April
15, 1919 (age 86 years, 5
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Addison Gardner Foster (1837-1917) —
also known as Addison G. Foster —
of Wabasha
County, Minn.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Belchertown, Hampshire
County, Mass., January
28, 1837.
Republican. Lumber business; railroad
builder; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1899-1905.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
16, 1917 (age 79 years, 354
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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George Girrbach (1890-1948) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
30, 1890.
Republican. School
teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery;
secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president,
Centralgoma Iron Mines,
Ltd.; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947.
Member, Grange;
Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Suffered a head injury in an automobile
collision, and died the next day, in Hurley Hospital,
Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 24,
1948 (age 58 years, 55
days).
Interment at Crystal
Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Charles Robert Hansen (1909-2000) —
also known as C. R. Hansen;
"Baldy" —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
8, 1909.
Democrat. Lumber business; banker; mayor of
Austin, Minn., 1954-62; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1967-76 (5th District 1967-72, 31st District
1973-76).
Died, from respiratory
failure, in Austin Medical
Center, Austin, Mower
County, Minn., May 22,
2000 (age 90 years, 288
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Austin, Minn.
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Stanley Willard Holmquist —
also known as Stanley W. Holmquist; Stan
Holmquist —
of Grove City, Meeker
County, Minn.
Lumber dealer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 26, 1947-54; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1955-72 (26th District 1955-62, 16th District
1963-72).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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J. W. Seney (b. 1851) —
of Sheffield, Franklin
County, Iowa; Pope
County, Minn.; Howard, Miner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Port Hope, Ontario,
January
31, 1851.
Republican. Machinist;
flour mill
business; lumber dealer; member of South
Dakota state senate 17th District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
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Manual, 1903 |
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Don G. Stokes (b. 1859) —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Born in Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn., January
8, 1859.
Republican. Sawmill owner; merchant;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 32nd District, 1903-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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William Drew Washburn (1831-1912) —
also known as William D. Washburn —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, January
14, 1831.
Republican. Surveyor General of Minnesota, 1861; miller;
lumber business; railroad
promoter; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1871; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1879-85 (3rd District 1879-83, 4th
District 1883-85); U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1889-95.
Universalist.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 29,
1912 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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William Drew Washburn Jr. (1863-1929) —
also known as W. D. Washburn, Jr. —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 3,
1863.
Newspaper
work; engaged in flour,
lumber, and railroad
businesses; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-12,
1917-18, 1921-26 (District 41 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-12, District 31
1917-18, 1921-26).
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., October
10, 1929 (age 66 years, 190
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Knud Magnus Wefald (1869-1936) —
also known as Knud Wefald —
of Hawley, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Kragero, Norway,
November
3, 1869.
Lumber business; newspaper
editor; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-16 (District 60 1913-14,
District 49 1915-16); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1923-27; defeated
(Farmer-Labor), 1928, 1930; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1933-36; died in office 1936.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
25, 1936 (age 66 years, 357
days).
Interment at Hawley
Cemetery, Hawley, Minn.
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