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James L. Adams (1921-2014) —
also known as Jim Adams —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., October
2, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician;
treasurer
and president,
IBEW Local 292; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62,
District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74).
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry. Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
6, 2014 (age 92 years, 308
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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John Grant Alexander (1893-1971) —
also known as John G. Alexander —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Cortland
County, N.Y., July 16,
1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Independent candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1942.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Optimist
Club; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
8, 1971 (age 78 years, 145
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Christian J. Amble (1874-1947) —
of Manzano, Torrance
County, N.M.; Mountainair, Torrance
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Minnesota, 1874.
Republican. Physician;
druggist;
Torrance
County Treasurer, 1912; Torrance
County Health Officer, 1931; member of New Mexico
Republican State Committee, 1934; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1936;
member of New
Mexico state house of representatives; elected 1938.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., January
30, 1947 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Lee Andersen (1909-2004) —
also known as Elmer L. Andersen —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 17,
1909.
Republican. Glue
manufacturing business; dairy farmer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1948,
1964;
member of Minnesota
state senate 42nd District, 1949-58; Governor of
Minnesota, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died, in a hospital
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
15, 2004 (age 95 years, 151
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Herman Carl Andersen (1897-1978) —
also known as H. Carl Andersen —
of Tyler, Lincoln
County, Minn.
Born in Newcastle, King
County, Wash., January
27, 1897.
Republican. Farmer; livestock
breeder; civil
engineer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 12, 1935-36; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1939-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1960.
Lutheran.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., July 26,
1978 (age 81 years, 180
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Danebod
Lutheran Cemetery, Tyler, Minn.
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Andrew A. Anderson (1886-1966) —
also known as Andy A. Anderson —
of Luverne, Rock
County, Minn.
Born in Rock
County, Minn., October
8, 1886.
Banker;
real
estate and insurance
business; farm
manager; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1951-58; defeated, 1958.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died September
30, 1966 (age 79 years, 357
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minn.
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Art B. Anderson (1891-1978) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born near Clarkfield, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn., May 15,
1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; oil jobber;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1941-46;
member of South
Dakota state senate, 1947-48, 1951-70 (7th District 1947-48,
1951-66, 11th District 1967-70); President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1957-58.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in January, 1978
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jennie E. Jackson. |
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Bruce W. Anderson (b. 1948) —
also known as "Buzz" —
of Slayton, Murray
County, Minn.
Born in Luverne, Rock
County, Minn., January
17, 1948.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
reporter; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1977-84 (District 26-A 1977-82,
District 28-A 1983-84).
Lutheran.
Still living as of 1984.
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Dagmar Irene Anderson (1898-1989) —
also known as Dagmar Anderson; Dagmar Irene
Cassel —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., June 21,
1898.
Republican. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1960;
chair
of Hennepin County Republican Party, 1963-67.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died October
8, 1989 (age 91 years, 109
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Rev. Carl Oscar Cassel and Ellen (Benson) Cassel;
married, June 16,
1926, to Dr. Ernest R. Anderson. |
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Ernest Noral Jerome Anderson (1902-1992) —
also known as Ernest J. Anderson —
of near Frost, Faribault
County, Minn.
Born near Frost, Faribault
County, Minn., November
28, 1902.
Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1955-72 (7th District 1955-62, 10th District
1963-72).
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died January
27, 1992 (age 89 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Anderson (b. 1870) —
of Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn., October
18, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1919-21; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1921-25.
Lutheran.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Iver Anderson and Kari (Ericksen) Anderson; married to Sophie
Knudson. |
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Victor Emanuel Anderson (b. 1883) —
also known as Victor E. Anderson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn., May 27,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Traverse
County Attorney, 1909-13; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1937-48.
Lutheran. Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Anderson and Mary Sophia (Johnson) Anderson; married, July 28,
1909, to Annie Marie Hass. |
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Paul Harold Andreen (1881-1957) —
also known as Paul H. Andreen —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Cokato, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Lindsborg, McPherson
County, Kan., November
19, 1881.
Republican. Pastor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1940.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., October
23, 1957 (age 75 years, 338
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Moline, Ill.
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August Herman Andresen (1890-1958) —
also known as August H. Andresen —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Newark, Kendall
County, Ill., October
11, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Goodhue County Republican Party, 1916-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1925-33, 1935-58 (3rd District
1925-33, 1st District 1935-58); defeated, 1932; died in office 1958.
Lutheran.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
14, 1958 (age 67 years, 95
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
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Roy Benjamin Aune (1900-1993) —
also known as Roy B. Aune —
of Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.; Parkers Prairie, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in a log
cabin, near Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn., April 9,
1900.
Superintendent
of schools; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 50, 1945-50.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons.
Died, following a stroke,
in the Lake Region Nursing
Home, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn., June 1,
1993 (age 93 years, 53
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Michele Marie Bachmann (b. 1956) —
also known as Michele Bachmann; Michele Marie
Amble —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April 6,
1956.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 2001-06 (56th District 2001-02, 52nd District
2003-06); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 2007-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2008,
2012;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2012.
Female.
Lutheran; later Evangelical
Christian.
Still living as of 2016.
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Otto T. Bang Jr. (1931-2008) —
of Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Madelia, Watonwan
County, Minn., September
15, 1931.
Insurance
agent; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1963-72 (District 33 1963-66,
District 29-A 1967-72); member of Minnesota
state senate 39th District, 1973-82.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons.
Died, following an automobile
accident, from complications of a head injury, in Hennepin County
Medical
Center, Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
29, 2008 (age 77 years, 105
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dean M. Barkley (b. 1950) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Annandale, Wright
County, Minn., August
31, 1950.
Lawyer;
president, Dayton's Furniture,
Annandale, Minn.; founder and chair, Minnesota Reform Party (later
Minnesota Independence Party); Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1992; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2002-03; defeated, 1994 (Independence),
1996 (Reform), 2008 (Independence).
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ole C. Beck (1856-1930) —
of Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Vangs Prestegjaeld, Hedemarken, Norway,
August
7, 1856.
Mayor
of Moorhead, Minn., 1913-15.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died of diabetes,
in Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn., March
26, 1930 (age 73 years, 231
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn.
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Frederick William Behmler (1895-1966) —
also known as Fred W. Behmler —
of Appleton, Swift
County, Minn.; Morris, Stevens
County, Minn.
Born in Jordan, Scott
County, Minn., February
2, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
surgeon;
member of Minnesota
state senate 48th District, 1955-58; defeated, 1958.
Lutheran. German
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Abbott Northwestern Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
6, 1966 (age 71 years, 277
days).
Interment at Summit Cemetery, Morris, Minn.
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Elmer Austin Benson (1895-1985) —
also known as Elmer A. Benson —
of Appleton, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Appleton, Swift
County, Minn., September
22, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1940,
1942; Governor of
Minnesota, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1944.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
13, 1985 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Interment at Appleton
Cemetery, Appleton, Minn.
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Henry Nathaniel Benson (b. 1872) —
also known as Henry N. Benson —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Nicollet
County, Minn., August
1, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1911-22 (20th District 1911-14, 15th District
1915-22); probate judge in Minnesota, 1928; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1929-33; appointed 1929.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Berg (1861-1920) —
of Center City, Chisago
County, Minn.; Warroad, Roseau
County, Minn.
Born in Center City, Chisago
County, Minn., June 25,
1861.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; Chisago
County Register of Deeds, 1886-94; secretary
of state of Minnesota, 1895-1901; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 63, 1901-02; banker.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
13, 1920 (age 58 years, 233
days).
Interment at Chisago Lake Cemetery, Center City, Minn.
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Arley R. Bjella (1916-2001) —
of Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak., November
16, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960.
Lutheran. Member, Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died May 21,
2001 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asle Bjella and Clara (Bagstad) Bjella; married 1948 to
Beverly Heen. |
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Ardell F. Brede (b. 1939) —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., June 23,
1939.
Mayor
of Rochester, Minn., 2003-.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2010.
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Gerhard J. Bundlie (1889-1966) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn., October
26, 1889.
Lawyer;
mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1930-32.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
8, 1966 (age 76 years, 105
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stillwater, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole G. Bundlie and Gertrude (Brusegard) Bundlie; married, June 25,
1921, to Alice J. Davis. |
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Victor Laurence August Christgau (1894-1991) —
also known as Victor Christgau —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., September
20, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1927-29; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1929-33; defeated
(Independent), 1932.
Lutheran. German
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from pneumonia,
in George Washington Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., October
10, 1991 (age 97 years, 20
days).
Interment at St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, St. Paul Park, Minn.
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Adolph Olson Eberhart (1870-1944) —
also known as Adolph O. Eberhart; A. O. Eberhart;
Olaf Adolf Olsson —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Värmland, Sweden,
June
23, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1903-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1907-09; Governor of
Minnesota, 1909-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1916
(speaker);
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1916; real estate
broker.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died December
6, 1944 (age 74 years, 166
days).
Interment somewhere
in Chicago, Ill.
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Bernhard Kent Eken (b. 1963) —
also known as Kent Eken —
of Twin Valley, Norman
County, Minn.
Born December
12, 1963.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 2-A, 2003-12; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2008;
member of Minnesota
state senate 4th District, 2013-.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2016.
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Willis Roy Eken (1931-2010) —
of Twin Valley, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Ada, Norman
County, Minn., April
12, 1931.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1971-84 (District 66-A 1971-72,
District 2-B 1973-84); resigned 1984; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1984.
Lutheran.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Twin Valley Living
Center, Twin Valley, Norman
County, Minn., May 8,
2010 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley A. Enebo (1924-2012) —
also known as Stan Enebo —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
6, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician;
real
estate business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1959-66, 1971-79 (District 32
1959-62, District 34 1963-66, 1971-72, District 60-B 1973-79);
resigned 1979.
Lutheran.
Died November
1, 2012 (age 87 years, 361
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Anders Knudson Finseth (1836-1913) —
also known as A. K. Finseth —
of Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Hensedal, Norway,
April
22, 1836.
Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 9, 1868; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1875-78, 1887-90 (17th District 1875-78, 21st
District 1887-90); candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota.
Lutheran.
Died May 24,
1913 (age 77 years, 32
days).
Interment at Little
Cannon Cemetery, Holden Township, Goodhue County, Minn.
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Gary W. Flakne (1934-2016) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
12, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1963-73 (District 35 1963-72,
District 61-A 1973); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1968
(alternate), 1972.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Minnesota, January
3, 2016 (age 81 years, 297
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Orville Lothrop Freeman (1918-2003) —
also known as Orville L. Freeman —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 9,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
aide to Minneapolis Mayor Hubert
H. Humphrey, and his campaign manager for U.S. Senator in 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1948-50;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1950; Governor of
Minnesota, 1955-61; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1952,
1960; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1961-69.
Lutheran. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Moose; Eagles;
Izaak
Walton League; Sons of
Norway; Purple
Heart; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
20, 2003 (age 84 years, 287
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Rodney Dwight Grams (1948-2013) —
also known as Rod Grams —
of Crown, Isanti
County, Minn.
Born in Princeton, Mille Lacs
County, Minn., February
4, 1948.
Republican. Television
news anchor; builder;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1993-95; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1995-2001; defeated, 2000; radio station
owner.
Lutheran.
Died, from colon
cancer, in Crown, Isanti
County, Minn., October
8, 2013 (age 65 years, 246
days).
Interment at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Crown, Minn.
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Henry N. Graven (b. 1893) —
of Greene, Butler
County, Iowa.
Born in St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn., June 1,
1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1937-44; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1944-.
Lutheran. Member, Order of
the Coif.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Christian Hagen (1901-1957) —
also known as Harold C. Hagen —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
10, 1901.
Newspaper
publisher; executive secretary to U.S. Rep. Richard
T. Buckler, 1935-42; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1943-55; defeated
(Republican), 1954, 1956.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
19, 1957 (age 55 years, 129
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Halvor Langdon Halvorson (b. 1881) —
also known as Halvor L. Halvorson —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Henning, Otter Tail
County, Minn., August
15, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Minot, N.Dak., 1911-15; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota, 1912 (3rd District), 1942
(Democratic, at-large); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Dakota, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948;
candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1924.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Sons of
Norway; Izaak
Walton League; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Halvorson and Juliana (Christenson) Halvorson; married to
Nina C. Knudson. |
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Elaine Harder (1947-2013) —
also known as Elaine Renee Rupp —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Minn.
Born in Cottonwood
County, Minn., December
27, 1947.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 22-B, 1995-2004.
Female.
Lutheran.
Died, in St. Anthony Health
Care Center, St. Anthony, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
24, 2013 (age 65 years, 271
days).
Interment at New Home (Rosehill) Mennonite Cemetery, Westbrook, Minn.
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Jean Louise Harris (c.1931-2001) —
of Richmond,
Va.; Eden Prairie, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Virginia, about 1931.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Eden Prairie, Minn., 1995-2001; died in office 2001; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 2000.
Female.
Episcopalian
or Lutheran. African
ancestry.
Died, of lung
cancer, in a hospital
at Eden Prairie, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
14, 2001 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Eden Prairie, Minn.
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Knut Hansen Helling (1839-1916) —
also known as Knut H. Helling —
of near Madelia, Brown
County, Minn.
Born in Aal, Buskerud, Norway,
September
22, 1839.
Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 37, 1875; member of Minnesota
state senate 37th District, 1879-80.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Brown
County, Minn., October
19, 1916 (age 77 years, 27
days).
Interment at Linden
Church Cemetery, Hanska, Minn.
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Nathaniel John Holmberg (1878-1951) —
also known as N. J. Holmberg —
of Renville, Renville
County, Minn.
Born near Renville, Renville
County, Minn., July 24,
1878.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 22, 1907-14; member of
Minnesota
state senate 23rd District, 1915-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1934 (Republican), 1936 (Independent);
member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1941-47.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons.
Died, right after having given a speech
about city parks, in the City
Council Chambers, City
Hall, St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., June 13,
1951 (age 72 years, 324
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mark William Holsten (b. 1965) —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born September
6, 1965.
School
teacher; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1993-2003 (District 56-A
1993-2002, District 52-B 2003); Minnesota Commissioner of Natural
Resources, 2007-11.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2011.
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Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) —
also known as Frank E. Hook; "Fightin'
Frank" —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in L'Anse, Baraga
County, Mich., May 26,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; miner; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12th
District), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957; president of radio
station WJMS, Ironwood, Mich.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Disabled
American Veterans; Americans
for Democratic Action.
In February 1945, he was involved in a fist fight on the floor of the
House of Representatives with John
E. Rankin of Mississippi.
Died in Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 21,
1982 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Ferdinand A. Husher (1825-1894) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Viborg, Denmark,
June
16, 1825.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
editor and publisher; Register, U.S. Land Office, LaCrosse, Wis.;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 29, 1889-90; U.S. Consul
in Port Stanley, 1890-93; St. Thomas, 1890-93.
Lutheran. Danish
ancestry.
Died in Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., February
12, 1894 (age 68 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (1862-1936) —
also known as Bernhard M. Jacobsen —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa.
Born in Klixbüll, Germany,
March
26, 1862.
Democrat. Merchant;
postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1931-36; died in office
1936.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 30,
1936 (age 74 years, 96
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa.
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Alfred Ingvald Johnson (1898-1977) —
also known as Alfred I. Johnson —
of Benson, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Swift
County, Minn., January
10, 1898.
Democrat. Grocer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 25, 1941-58; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Minnesota; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1960.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in a nursing
home at Benson, Swift
County, Minn., February
15, 1977 (age 79 years, 36
days).
Interment at Benson
Cemetery, Benson, Minn.
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C. A. Johnson (1893-1977) —
also known as Gus Johnson; "Little
Gus" —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; Blue
Earth County Attorney, 1930-38; candidate for Minnesota
state senate 8th District, 1946, 1950; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1963-72 (District 11 1963-66,
District 11-A 1967-72).
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Died May 3,
1977 (age about 83
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jeff Johnson (b. 1966) —
of Plymouth, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn., November
11, 1966.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 2001-06 (District 34-B 2001-02,
District 43-A 2003-06); candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 2006; member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 2012; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 2012.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Magnus Johnson (1871-1936) —
also known as Magnus Janson —
of Litchfield, Meeker
County, Minn.; Kimball, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born in Värmland, Sweden,
September
19, 1871.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer;
vice-president, Equity Co-operative Grain
Exchange; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 26, 1915-18; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916;
member of Minnesota
state senate 26th District, 1919-22; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1922 (Farmer-Labor), 1926; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923-25; defeated (Farmer-Labor), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Litchfield, Meeker
County, Minn., September
13, 1936 (age 64 years, 360
days).
Interment at Dassel
Cemetery, Dassel, Minn.
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Randy Cameron Kelly (b. 1950) —
also known as Randy Kelly —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Rolette, Rolette
County, N.Dak., August
2, 1950.
Computer
technician; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1975-90 (District 66-B 1975-82,
District 67-A 1983-90); member of Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 1991-2001; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 2002-06; defeated, 2005.
Lutheran; later Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Hannah Jensen Kempfer (1880-1943) —
of Erhard, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born December
22, 1880.
School
teacher; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 50, 1923-30, 1933-42.
Female.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn., September
27, 1943 (age 62 years, 279
days).
Interment at Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erhard, Minn.
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Harold Knutson (1880-1953) —
of St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born in Skein, Norway,
October
20, 1880.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1917-49 (6th District 1917-33,
at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1940
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
On March 9, 1924, he and Leroy M. Hull, a 29-year-old clerk for the
Labor Department, sitting in his parked car alongside a rural road
near Arlington National Cemetery, were arrested
by officers of the Arlington County vice squad; he vainly offered a
$100 bribe,
but was charged,
apparently with sodomy
(press reports avoided mentioning the specific crime, only that it
was a "grave moral offense"), and jailed
overnight; tried
before a jury, and found not guilty.
Died, following a series of heart
attacks, in Wesley Memorial Hospital,
Wadena, Wadena
County, Minn., August
21, 1953 (age 72 years, 305
days).
Interment at North
Star Cemetery, St. Cloud, Minn.
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Ole Juulson Kvale (1869-1929) —
also known as O. J. Kvale —
of Benson, Swift
County, Minn.
Born near Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, February
6, 1869.
Ordained
minister; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1923-29; defeated
(Independent), 1920; died in office 1929.
Lutheran.
Died September
11, 1929 (age 60 years, 217
days).
Interment at Benson
Cemetery, Benson, Minn.
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Paul John Kvale (1896-1960) —
also known as Paul J. Kvale —
of Benson, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Orfordville, Rock
County, Wis., March
27, 1896.
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1929-39 (7th District 1929-33,
at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-39).
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion.
Died June 14,
1960 (age 64 years, 79
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Benson, Minn.
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Peter Nilsen Langemo (1832-1923) —
also known as P. N. Langemo —
of Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
September
30, 1832.
Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 17, 1878-80.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died April
11, 1923 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Odin Elsford Stanley Langen (1913-1976) —
also known as Odin Langen —
of Kennedy, Kittson
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
5, 1913.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 67, 1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1959-71 (9th District 1959-63, 7th
District 1963-71); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1964,
1968.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died July 6,
1976 (age 63 years, 183
days).
Interment at Red
River Cemetery, Red River, Minn.
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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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Lewis M. Larson (b. 1891) —
of Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Freeborn
County, Minn., November
1, 1891.
Farmer;
candidate for Minnesota
state senate 6th District, 1942, 1946.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Sons of
Norway.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Larson and Inger (Quam) Larson; married, February
16, 1916, to Gustina Skaug. |
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Loziene Julius Lee (1907-1999) —
also known as L. J. Lee —
of Bagley, Clearwater
County, Minn.
Born in Glenwood, Pope
County, Minn., March
18, 1907.
Democrat. International
representative, Local 39, Union of Operating Engineers, 1948-68;
vice-president,
Minnesota Federation of Labor; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1952;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1961-72 (District 65 1961-66,
District 65-B 1967-72); director and chairman, Garden Valley Telephone
Company, 1970-92.
Lutheran. Member, Eagles.
Died, in Clearwater County Memorial Hospital,
Bagley, Clearwater
County, Minn., May 9,
1999 (age 92 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bagley Cemetery, Bagley, Minn.
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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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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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Wilhelm Christian Magelssen (1873-1919) —
also known as William C. Magelssen —
of Bratsberg, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Bratsberg, Fillmore
County, Minn., October
19, 1873.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Beirut, 1899-1905; in Beirut, in August 1903, he was shot
at but not injured; press reports incorrectly reported that he
was dead; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Beirut, 1905-06; U.S. Consul in Baghdad, 1906-09; Colombo, 1909-11; Melbourne, 1911-17.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, on board the steamship
Sonoma, in the North
Pacific Ocean, October
17, 1919 (age 45 years, 363
days).
Interment at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery, Near Peterson,
Fillmore County, 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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Leone Friday Matson (b. 1901) —
also known as Leone F. Matson; Mrs. Henrik L.
Matson —
of Avoca, Murray
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 31,
1901.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert W. Mattson (1924-1982) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in a hospital
at Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
26, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1964-67.
Lutheran. Finnish
ancestry. Member, Disabled
American Veterans.
Died, of kidney
failure, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March
14, 1982 (age 57 years, 200
days).
Interment somewhere
in Naples, Fla.
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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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Donald M. Moe (b. 1942) —
also known as Don Moe —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., December
24, 1942.
Democrat. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1971-80 (District 45-B 1971-72,
District 65-B 1973-80); member of Minnesota
state senate 65th District, 1981-90; Democratic-Farmer-Labor
candidate for Minnesota
state auditor, 1994.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 1994.
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Roger D. Moe (b. 1944) —
of Ada, Norman
County, Minn.; Erskine, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., June 2,
1944.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1971-2002 (66th District 1971-72, 2nd District
1973-2002); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1984
(alternate), 1996,
2000;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1998; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate
for Governor of
Minnesota, 2002.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2007.
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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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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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Ancher Nelsen (1904-1992) —
of Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Renville
County, Minn., October
11, 1904.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 22nd District, 1935-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968;
Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1953-54; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1956; Minnesota
Republican state chair, 1958; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1959-75.
Lutheran. Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn., November
30, 1992 (age 88 years, 50
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Hutchinson, Minn.
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Frank Nelson (b. 1865) —
of Kansas; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Andover, Henry
County, Ill., December
14, 1865.
Republican. Kansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1899-1903; president,
Minnesota College, from 1907; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1920.
Lutheran.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles M. Nelson and Caroline Nelson; married, August
7, 1895, to Emelia S. Morgan. |
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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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Otto Christian Neuman (1869-1938) —
also known as O. C. Neuman —
of Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn.
Born in Dakota
County, Minn., June 29,
1869.
Democrat. Merchant;
land
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 48, 1917-32.
Lutheran. German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn., May 30,
1938 (age 68 years, 335
days).
Interment somewhere in Wheaton, Minn.
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Richard W. O'Dea (1916-1998) —
also known as Dick O'Dea —
of Willernie, Washington
County, Minn.; Mahtomedi, Washington
County, Minn.
Born July 7,
1916.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1953-72 (District 43 1953-62,
District 50 1963-66, District 8 1967-72).
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, from cancer,
January
10, 1998 (age 81 years, 187
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gen Olson (b. 1938) —
of Mound, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Minnetrista, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born May 20,
1938.
Member of Minnesota
state senate, 1983-2012 (43rd District 1983-92, 34th District
1993-2002, 33rd District 2003-12).
Female.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2012.
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John L. Olson —
of Worthington, Nobles
County, Minn.
Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1959-76 (11th District 1959-62, 19th District
1963-72, 26th District 1973-76).
Lutheran.
Still living as of 1976.
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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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Gary James Pagel (b. 1940) —
also known as Gary Pagel —
of West St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
17, 1940.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1964.
Lutheran. Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of R. Emil Pagel and Lucille (Finson) Pagel. |
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Oscar S. Paulson (b. 1889) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born near Dalton, Otter Tail
County, Minn., December
12, 1889.
Progressive. Pastor;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 32nd District, 1937-40.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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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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Alfred John Pearson (1869-1939) —
also known as Alfred J. Pearson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Landskrona, Sweden,
September
29, 1869.
Republican. University
professor; U.S. Minister to Poland, 1924-25; Finland, 1925-30.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Modern
Language Association; American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died August
9, 1939 (age 69 years, 314
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Timothy Joseph Penny (b. 1951) —
also known as Timothy J. Penny —
of New Richland, Waseca
County, Minn.
Born in Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., November
19, 1951.
Democrat. Member of Minnesota
state senate, 1976-82; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1983-95.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Collin Clark Peterson (b. 1944) —
also known as Collin C. Peterson —
of Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., June 29,
1944.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1977-86; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1991-; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1984, 1986; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Albert Harold Quie (b. 1923) —
also known as Albert H. Quie; Al Quie —
of Dennison, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born near Dennison, Goodhue
County, Minn., September
18, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dairy farmer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 18th District, 1955-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1956
(alternate), 1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1958-79; Governor of
Minnesota, 1979-83.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Gabriel Bie Ravndal (1866-1950) —
also known as G. Bie Ravndal —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Norway,
June
22, 1866.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
publisher; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1893-94;
U.S. Consul in Beirut, 1898-1905; Dawson, 1905-06; U.S. Consul General in Beirut, 1906-10; Constantinople, 1910-17, 1919-24; St. Nazaire, 1917-18; Nantes, 1918-19; Zurich, as of 1926-27; Hamburg, as of 1929; Berlin, 1930.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., March
23, 1950 (age 83 years, 274
days).
Interment at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery, Near Peterson,
Fillmore County, Minn.
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David G. Reichert (b. 1950) —
also known as Dave Reichert —
of Washington.
Born in Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn., August
29, 1950.
Republican. Police
officer; King
County Sheriff, 1997-2004; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 2005-.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Karl Fritjof Rolvaag (1913-1990) —
also known as Karl F. Rolvaag —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., July 18,
1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1946; Minnesota
Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1950-54; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1952,
1960,
1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1955-63; Governor of
Minnesota, 1963-67; defeated, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Iceland, 1967.
Lutheran. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died December
20, 1990 (age 77 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gene A. Saari (1909-1990) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn., June 21,
1909.
Democrat. Labor
leader; candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1944, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1948; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Lutheran. Finnish
ancestry.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 7,
1990 (age 80 years, 290
days).
Interment at Sugar
Island Cemetery, Sugar Island, Mich.
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Martin Olav Sabo (1938-2016) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Crosby, Divide
County, N.Dak., February
28, 1938.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1961-78; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1979-2007; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
13, 2016 (age 78 years, 14
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Peter O. Sathre (1878-1968) —
of Finley, Steele
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Adams, Mower
County, Minn., February
7, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Steele
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1927-32; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1933-37; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1937.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in Sharon, Steele
County, N.Dak., January
23, 1968 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Maline (Hansdotter) Sathre and Jacob Pederson Sathre; married, April
14, 1912, to Mina Hilstad. |
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Henrik Shipstead (1881-1960) —
of Glenwood, Pope
County, Minn.; Miltona, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Burbank Township, Kandiyohi
County, Minn., January
8, 1881.
Dentist;
mayor of Glenwood, Minn., 1911-13; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 47, 1917-18; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1918; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1920; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923-47.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn., June 26,
1960 (age 79 years, 170
days).
Interment at Kinkead
Cemetery, Alexandria, Minn.
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Joseph Simonson (1904-1985) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Richfield, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in 1904.
Republican. Secretary to U.S. Rep. August
H. Andresen, 1925-28; minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1944,
1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1953.
Lutheran.
Died January
17, 1985 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Sorensen (1888-1972) —
also known as Vilhelm Sorensen —
of Graceville, Big Stone
County, Minn.
Born in Aarhus (Århus), Denmark,
February
2, 1888.
Farmer;
horse
breeder; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 48, 1953-58.
Lutheran. Danish
ancestry.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., March 2,
1972 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Interment at Graceville Cemetery, Graceville, Minn.
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Arlan Ingehart Stangeland (1930-2013) —
also known as Arlan Stangeland —
of Barnesville, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., February
8, 1930.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1966-74 (District 56-B 1966-72,
District 9-B 1973-74); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1977-91; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1990; news media reported in January 1990
that he had made hundreds of phone calls on his House phone credit
card, to or from the home of a female lobbyist;
he denied having an extramarital
affair, but the scandal
contributed to his defeat in November 1990.
Lutheran. Member, Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in Otter Tail
County, Minn., July 2,
2013 (age 83 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lauritz Selmer Swenson (1865-1947) —
also known as Lauritz S. Swenson —
of Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in New Sweden, Nicollet
County, Minn., June 12,
1865.
Republican. School
principal; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1908
(alternate); U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1897-1905, resigned 1905; Switzerland, 1910-11; Norway, 1911-13, 1921-30; Netherlands, 1931-34.
Lutheran.
Died, of heart
disease, in a hospital
at Oslo, Norway,
November
3, 1947 (age 82 years, 144
days).
Interment at Norseland
Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minn.
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Henry Oscar Talle (1892-1969) —
also known as Henry O. Talle —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born near Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., January
12, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1939-59 (4th District 1939-43, 2nd
District 1943-59); defeated, 1936 (4th District), 1958 (2nd District).
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
14, 1969 (age 77 years, 61
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Arthur Edwin Thompson (b. 1891) —
also known as Arthur E. Thompson —
of Washburn, McLean
County, N.Dak.; Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Born September
19, 1891.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; North
Dakota superintendent of public instruction, 1933-46; Independent
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1946.
Lutheran. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asiak Thompson and Inger (Bergstad) Thompson; married, July 2,
1921, to Emma Siverson. |
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Edward John Thye (1896-1969) —
also known as Edward J. Thye —
of Northfield, Rice
County, Minn.
Born near Frederick, Brown
County, S.Dak., April
26, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1943; Governor of
Minnesota, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1947-59; defeated, 1958.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., August
28, 1969 (age 73 years, 124
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Northfield, Minn.
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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.
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Knut Magnus Wefald (1900-1991) —
also known as Magnus Wefald —
of Hawley, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Hawley, Clay
County, Minn., April
21, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 49th District, 1947-58.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, in St. John's Hospital,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., February
9, 1991 (age 90 years, 294
days).
Interment at Hawley
Cemetery, Hawley, Minn.
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Roy E. Wiseth —
of Goodridge, Pennington
County, Minn.
Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 65th District, 1957-60.
Lutheran.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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