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Methodist Politicians in Minnesota

A. C. Allen A. C. Allen (b. 1864) — of Colman, Moody County, S.Dak. Born in Winona County, Minn., January 2, 1864. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 20th District, 1903-04. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Eugenie Moore Anderson (1909-1997) — also known as Eugenie Anderson; Helen Eugenie Moore; Mrs. John P. Anderson — of Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn. Born in Adair, Adair County, Iowa, May 26, 1909. Democrat. Vice-chair of Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, 1946-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948, 1960; member of Democratic National Committee from Minnesota, 1948-49; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1949-53; U.S. Minister to Bulgaria, 1962-64. Female. Methodist. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; League of Women Voters; Pi Beta Phi; American Association of University Women. Second female U.S. ambassador. Died in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn., March 31, 1997 (age 87 years, 309 days). Interment at Burnside Cemetery, Near Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.
  Relatives: Daughter of Ezekiel Arrowsmith Moore and Flora Belle (McMillen) Moore; married, October 26, 1930, to John Pierce Anderson.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Eugenie Anderson: Mary Dupont, Mrs. Ambassador: The Life and Politics of Eugenie Anderson
  William A. Anderson (1873-1954) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Adams County, Wis., October 19, 1873. Lawyer; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1931-33; candidate for justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1934; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1936-43; district judge in Minnesota, 1944. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Modern Woodmen; Sons of Norway; Foresters. Died December 12, 1954 (age 81 years, 54 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Anderson and Cynthia E. (Harrison) Anderson; married, November 25, 1897, to Myra Blackmun.
Albert H. Angstman Albert Henry Angstman (1888-1964) — also known as Albert H. Angstman — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born near Farmington, Dakota County, Minn., March 23, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; justice of Montana state supreme court, 1929-34, 1937-42, 1945-61; defeated, 1934, 1942; retired 1961; candidate for U.S. Representative from Montana 1st District, 1948. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis. Died in Lewis and Clark County, Mont., February 29, 1964 (age 75 years, 343 days). Interment at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman; married, September 16, 1919, to Mary Frances Chirgwin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Biographies and Histories of Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts (2020)
  Thornton N. Babcock (1865-1944) — of Watertown, Codington County, S.Dak. Born in Winona County, Minn., December 29, 1865. Republican. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 29th District, 1923-30. Methodist. Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Codington County, S.Dak., April 26, 1944 (age 78 years, 119 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 3, 1899, to Carlotta A. Hewitt.
  Mary McClure Bibby (1939-2016) — also known as Mary Anne Burges; Mary McClure — of Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak.; Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak.; Spicer, Kandiyohi County, Minn. Born in Milbank, Grant County, S.Dak., April 21, 1939. Republican. Fulbright scholar; member of South Dakota state senate, 1975-89; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1976, 1992, 2008 (alternate); special assistant for intergovernmental affairs, under President George H. W. Bush, 1989-92. Female. Congregationalist; later Methodist. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary. Died, from cancer, in Spicer, Kandiyohi County, Minn., July 2, 2016 (age 77 years, 72 days). Interment at Spicer Cemetery, Spicer, Minn.
  Relatives: Daughter of Charles Cornelius Burges and Mary Lucille (Whittom) Burges; married 1993 to John Erwin Bibby; married 1963 to Donald James 'Mike' McClure.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) — also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Nashville, Washington County, Ill., November 12, 1908. Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994; actor in the 1997 movie Amistad, as Justice Joseph Story. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., March 4, 1999 (age 90 years, 112 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Corwin Manning Blackmun and Theo H. (Reuter) Blackmun; married, June 21, 1941, to Dorothy E. Clark.
  Cross-reference: Richard Blumenthal
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Books about Harry Blackmun: Linda Greenhouse, Becoming Justice Blackmun : Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey
  Charles Henry Budd (b. 1848) — of Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minn. Born in Niagara County, N.Y., March 21, 1848. Republican. Lawyer; banker; Chippewa County Probate Judge, 1872-73; candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd; married 1877 to Carrie Eastman; married 1889 to Nellie C. Moyer.
  Willis Greenleaf Calderwood (b. 1866) — also known as W. G. Calderwood — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Dodge County, Wis., July 25, 1866. Minnesota Prohibition state chair, 1910-14; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1912; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1914; candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1916 (Prohibition), 1918 (National). Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Calderwood and Emily Bethiah (Greenleaf) Calderwood; married, June 9, 1892, to Alice M. Cox.
  Winifred Nelson Campbell (1879-1964) — also known as Winifred N. Campbell; Winifred Pearl Nelson; Mrs. J. K. Campbell — of Slayton, Murray County, Minn. Born in Adrian, Nobles County, Minn., April 14, 1879. Republican. Newspaper columnist; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1920 (alternate), 1924 (alternate), 1928 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee). Female. Methodist. Member, Order of the Eastern Star. Died, in Methodist Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., May 19, 1964 (age 85 years, 35 days). Interment at Slayton Cemetery, Slayton, Minn.
  Relatives: Daughter of Lewis Seward 'Lars' Nelson and Clementine 'Clemma' (Chandler) Nelson; married, November 27, 1898, to Joseph Kyle Campbell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ray Park Chase (1880-1948) — also known as Ray P. Chase — of Anoka, Anoka County, Minn. Born in Anoka, Anoka County, Minn., March 12, 1880. Republican. Minnesota state auditor, 1921-31; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1930; U.S. Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35; member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1945-47. Methodist or Episcopalian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Alpha Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho. Died in Anoka, Anoka County, Minn., September 18, 1948 (age 68 years, 190 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Anoka, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Edwin Chase and Lena May (Giddings) Chase; married, November 30, 1910, to Lois McGaffey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Lynn Joseph Frazier Lynn Joseph Frazier (1874-1947) — also known as Lynn J. Frazier — of Hoople, Walsh County, N.Dak. Born in Steele County, Minn., December 21, 1874. Republican. Farmer; Governor of North Dakota, 1917-21; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1923-41; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1936. Methodist. Died January 11, 1947 (age 72 years, 21 days). Interment at Park Cemetery, Hoople, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Frazier and Lois B. (Nile) Frazier; married, November 26, 1903, to Lottie J. Stafford.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Kelton F. Gage (b. 1925) — also known as Kelly Gage — of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., June 20, 1925. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 11th District, 1967-72. Methodist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Vivian Gage and Fred Kelton Gage.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Norman W. Hanson — of Cromwell, Carlton County, Minn. Farmer; member of Minnesota state senate, 1955-72 (54th District 1955-62, 52nd District 1963-72). Methodist. Member, Modern Woodmen of America. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Laurence Curran Hodgson (1874-1937) — also known as Laurence C. Hodgson; "Larry Ho" — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Hastings, Dakota County, Minn., November 6, 1874. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; poet; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1918-22, 1926-30; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1920. Methodist. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 24, 1937 (age 62 years, 138 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Hastings, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of William Hodgson and Druscilla (Hutchinson) Hodgson; married, June 21, 1900, to Elizabeth O. Schurch.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Hubert Horatio Humphrey III (b. 1942) — also known as Skip Humphrey — of New Hope, Hennepin County, Minn. Born June 26, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 44th District, 1973-82; Minnesota state attorney general, 1983-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984, 1996 (delegation chair); Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1988; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1998. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Optimist Club; Alpha Sigma Phi; American Association of Retired Persons. Still living as of 2003.
  Relatives: Son of Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. and Muriel Buck Humphrey; married to Nancy Lee Jeffrey; father of Hubert Horatio Humphrey IV; grandson of Hubert Horatio Humphrey.
  Political family: Humphrey family of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  See also Wikipedia article — Minnesota Legislator record
  George W. Johnson (1894-1974) — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., December 22, 1894. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 59, 1925-36; insurance business; mayor of Duluth, Minn., 1945-53. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in a hospital at Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., June 20, 1974 (age 79 years, 180 days). Interment at Oneota Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Jalmer T. Johnson (1912-2000) — of Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn., October 20, 1912. Mayor of Virginia, Minn., 1976-90. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sons of Norway; Moose. Died, in Arrowhead Health Care Center, Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn., September 22, 2000 (age 87 years, 338 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Virginia, Minn.
  John Kline (b. 1947) — of Lakeville, Dakota County, Minn. Born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., September 6, 1947. Republican. U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 2003-; defeated, 1998, 2000. Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Ernest Lundeen 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.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Charles Henry Lundeen and Christina (Peterson) Lundeen; married, February 5, 1919, to Norma Matheson Ward.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
J. Ralph Magee Junius Ralph Magee (1880-1970) — also known as J. Ralph Magee — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Falmouth, Barnstable County, Mass.; Taunton, Bristol County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Seattle, King County, Wash.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, June 3, 1880. Democrat. Minister; bishop; president ad interim, Hamline University, 1933-34; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1952. Methodist. Died, in a convalescent home at Morton Grove, Cook County, Ill., December 19, 1970 (age 90 years, 199 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Calvin Magee and Jane Amelia (Cole) Magee; married, September 10, 1902, to Harriet Ammie Keeler.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Chicago Tribune, December 20, 1970
  Evelyn Silliman Malone (1905-1981) — also known as Evelyn Malone; Evelyn I. Silliman; Mrs. M. W. Malone — of Windom, Cottonwood County, Minn. Born in Windom, Cottonwood County, Minn., December 25, 1905. Democrat. School teacher; librarian; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948, 1952 (alternate), 1960; Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1960-62. Female. Methodist. Member, American Association of University Women; Order of the Eastern Star; Daughters of the American Revolution. Struck by a car while walking in Sun City, Arizona, and died soon after, in a hospital at Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., February 18, 1981 (age 75 years, 55 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Windom, Minn.
  Relatives: Daughter of William LeRoy Silliman and Lottie (Pletz) Silliman; married, January 12, 1943, to Maurice William 'Pat' Malone; married, June 7, 1975, to John O. Burton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Adolphus Peter Nelson (1872-1927) — also known as Adolphus P. Nelson — of Grantsburg, Burnett County, Wis. Born near Holmes City, Douglas County, Minn., March 28, 1872. Republican. Banker; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1918-23. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Grantsburg, Burnett County, Wis., August 21, 1927 (age 55 years, 146 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Grantsburg, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Nels A. Nelson and Christine (Kron) Nelson; married, August 4, 1897, to Lulu E. Strang.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Boyd Phelps (1804-1886) — of Racine, Mower County, Minn.; Zumbrota, Goodhue County, Minn.; Stevens County, Minn. Born in North Carolina, October 15, 1804. Minister; member of Minnesota state senate 13th District, 1857-58. Methodist. Died in Minnesota, March 17, 1886 (age 81 years, 153 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1833, to Clarissa Bascom Robinson.
  Thomas W. Phelps (b. 1829) — of Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Steuben County, N.Y., April 28, 1829. Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1871, 1877 (District 12 1871, District 9 1877). Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 29, 1858, to Eliza J. Hoover.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., September 8, 1815. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1843-47; Governor of Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1855-56; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1856 (Convention Vice-President; member, Platform Committee); Governor of Minnesota, 1860-63; defeated, 1857; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1863-75; U.S. Secretary of War, 1879-81. Methodist or Presbyterian. Scottish and German ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 22, 1903 (age 87 years, 226 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Ramsey counties in Minn. and N.Dak. are named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander Ramsey (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scuttled 1974 as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alvin E. Richards (b. 1886) — of Marquette, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Soudan, St. Louis County, Minn., October 6, 1886. Republican. Mining superintendent; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1947-54; defeated, 1954. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 4, 1911, to Mae Cassidy.
  Carlos Wood Riddick (1872-1960) — also known as Carl W. Riddick — of Winamac, Pulaski County, Ind.; Lewistown, Fergus County, Mont. Born in Wells, Faribault County, Minn., February 25, 1872. Republican. Newspaper publisher; Fergus County Assessor, 1915-18; U.S. Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1919-23; candidate for U.S. Senator from Montana, 1922. Methodist. Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla., July 9, 1960 (age 88 years, 135 days). Interment at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Annapolis, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Hancock Riddick and Alice Esther (Wood) Riddick; brother of Florence Alice Riddick (who married Samuel Evan Boys); married, June 28, 1893, to Grace Adele Keith; father of Merrill K. Riddick; grandnephew of Ezra Cornell; first cousin once removed of Alonzo Barton Cornell; first cousin four times removed of Ezekiel Cornell.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Patricia Scott (1938-2001) — also known as Pat Scott — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn., July 5, 1938. Democrat. Member of Washington state house of representatives, 1984-2001; appointed 1984; died in office 2001. Female. Methodist. Died of lung cancer, in Everett, Snohomish County, Wash., January 7, 2001 (age 62 years, 186 days). Burial location unknown.
  Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) — of Manhattan, Riley County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams County, Neb. Born in Washington, D.C., December 11, 1909. Republican. Radio announcer; sports reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers; vice-chair of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov. Alfred M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1962. Methodist or Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Navy League; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta Theta Pi; Pi Kappa Delta. Recipient, Medal of Freedom. Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., January 16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36 days). Interment at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Fay Noble Seaton and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schmidt) Seaton; married, January 23, 1931, to Gladys Hope Dowd.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert A. Smith (1827-1913) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Boonville, Warrick County, Ind., June 13, 1827. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1880, 1888; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1887-92, 1894-96, 1900-08; postmaster at St. Paul, Minn., 1896-1900. Methodist. English ancestry. Died in Ramsey County, Minn., February 12, 1913 (age 85 years, 244 days). Burial location unknown.
Claude E. Southwick Claude E. Southwick (b. 1873) — of Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minn.; Wells, Faribault County, Minn. Born in Wells, Faribault County, Minn., 1873. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 12 1913-14, District 7 1915-18). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
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