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Wendell Richard Anderson (1933-2016) —
also known as Wendell R. Anderson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
1, 1933.
Democrat. Member of the U.S. hockey team which won a silver
medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 37, 1959-62; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1963-70 (49th District 1963-66, 44th District
1967-70); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1964;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1971-76; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1976-78; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1978.
Protestant.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in a hospice
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 17,
2016 (age 83 years, 167
days). His body was
donated to the University of Minnesota for medical research.
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Joseph Hurst Ball (1905-1993) —
also known as Joseph H. Ball —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
3, 1905.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1940-42, 1943-49; defeated, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944.
Protestant.
Died of a stroke,
in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 1993 (age 88 years, 45
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Va.
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Lewis L. Drill (b. 1877) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Browerville, Todd
County, Minn., May 9,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1928-33.
Protestant.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Warren Drill and Saphrona Ellen (Sheets)
Drill. |
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Errol Fay Galt (1889-1975) —
also known as E. F. Galt —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Freeborn
County, Minn., October
2, 1889.
Republican. Banker;
member of Montana
state senate, 1930-34; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Montana, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Protestant. Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., November
23, 1975 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Charles L. Halsted (1894-1968) —
of Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn.
Born in Ellendale, Dickey
County, N.Dak., September
23, 1894.
Democrat. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 53, 1937-46, 1953-66;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1948.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Lions; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Crow Wing
County, Minn., February
19, 1968 (age 73 years, 149
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Brainerd, Minn.
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Duane Robert Quam (b. 1960) —
also known as Duane Quam —
of Byron, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., July 2,
1960.
Republican. Scientist;
engineer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
2008,
2012;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 2011-15 (District 29-A 2011-12,
District 25-A 2013-15); defeated, 2002.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2015.
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Image source:
Minnesota House of Representatives |
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James Ramstad (b. 1946) —
also known as Jim Ramstad —
of Minnetonka, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak., May 6,
1946.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state senate, 1981-90; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1991-.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2014.
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