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John M. Biggerstaff (b. 1858) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., November
18, 1858.
Republican. Builder;
insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884 to Lolita
Lamb; married 1899 to Effie
J. Grant. |
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John B. Brisbin (1827-1898) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Schuylerville, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
10, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; member
Minnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1856-57; President
of the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1856-57; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1857-58; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 21, 1863.
French
and Scottish ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
22, 1898 (age 71 years, 71
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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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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William Wylie Galt (1854-1945) —
also known as William W. Galt —
of Myrtle, Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Rock
County, Wis., May 8,
1854.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 9, 1899-1902.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Cascade
County, Mont., February
22, 1945 (age 90 years, 290
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Glenville, Minn.
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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.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Philip Scott Ireland and Margaret (Chrechton)
Ireland. |
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memorial |
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Garrison Keillor (b. 1942) —
also known as Gary Edward Keillor —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn., August
7, 1942.
Democrat. Writer; radio show
host; comedian;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;
inducted into the Radio Hall of
Fame in 1994.
Scottish ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Claude Hillel MacKenzie (1883-1936) —
also known as Claude H. MacKenzie —
of Gaylord, Sibley
County, Minn.
Born in Morristown, Rice
County, Minn., November
20, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 15th District, 1923-36; died in office 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1928.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., April
11, 1936 (age 52 years, 143
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Gaylord, Minn.
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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.
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Daniel Sinclair (1833-1907) —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland,
January
2, 1833.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; postmaster at Winona,
Minn., 1869-85, 1890-94; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1880
(delegation chair); member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 2, 1903-04.
Congregationalist.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Winona, Winona
County, Minn., November
20, 1907 (age 74 years, 322
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Winona, Minn.
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George Andrew Sutherland (b. 1868) —
also known as George A. Sutherland —
of Sherburne, Martin
County, Minn.; Fairmont, Martin
County, Minn.
Born in Oil Springs, Ontario,
April
5, 1868.
Insurance
and real
estate business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 9, 1917-18.
Congregationalist.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901 to
Augusta Schneekloth. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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John Thompson (b. 1829) —
of Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Scotland,
1829.
Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 18, 1878, 1881-82.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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