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Politician members in Minnesota

  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.
  Relatives: Daughter of Rev. Carl Oscar Cassel and Ellen (Benson) Cassel; married, June 16, 1926, to Dr. Ernest R. Anderson.
  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
Albert W. Bigelow Albert W. Bigelow (b. 1864) — of Andover, Day County, S.Dak. Born in Winona County, Minn., April 14, 1864. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1903-04. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  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
  Robert Kingman Goodwin (1905-1983) — also known as Robert K. Goodwin — of Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, May 23, 1905. Republican. Farmer; brick and clay tile manufacturer; bank director; mayor of Redfield, Iowa, 1938-40; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952; member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1952-56. Congregationalist. Member, Farm Bureau; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., February 21, 1983 (age 77 years, 274 days). Interment at Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of William John Goodwin and Grace Henrietta (Kingman) Goodwin; married, August 24, 1932, to Marguerite Lois Schoen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elizabeth Ireland (1881-1970) — of Havre, Hill County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont.; Kalispell, Flathead County, Mont. Born in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn., April 5, 1881. Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; Montana superintendent of public instruction, 1929-37, 1941-49. Female. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; American Association of University Women. Died July 30, 1970 (age 89 years, 116 days). Interment at Parkers Prairie Cemetery, Parkers Prairie, Minn.
  Relatives: Daughter of Philip Scott Ireland and Margaret (Chrechton) Ireland.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  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
  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.
  August Carl Polster (1885-1942) — also known as August Polster — of Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Wausau, Marathon County, Wis., September 24, 1885. Railway freight clerk; banker; mayor of Wausau, Wis., 1938-42; died in office 1942. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Royal and Select Masters; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; White Shrine of Jerusalem; Moose; Royal Arcanum; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died, in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., February 1, 1942 (age 56 years, 130 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of August F. Polster and Anna (Rubritins) Polster.
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