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Politician members in Minnesota

  Walter Burges Beals (b. 1876) — also known as Walter B. Beals — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston County, Wash. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., July 21, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; superior court judge in Washington, 1926-28; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1928-36; appointed 1928. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Burrill Beals and Katharine (McMillan) Beals; married, July 14, 1904, to Othilla Gertrude Carroll.
  Usher Lloyd Burdick (1879-1960) — also known as Usher L. Burdick — of Williston, Williams County, N.Dak. Born in Owatonna, Steele County, Minn., February 21, 1879. Republican. Member of North Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-09; Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, 1911-12; Williams County State's Attorney, 1913; law partner of ex-Gov. John Burke in 1920s; U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1935-45, 1949-59; defeated, 1932; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution; Farm Bureau. Died in Washington, D.C., August 19, 1960 (age 81 years, 180 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Son of Ozias W. Burdick and Lucy (Farnum) Burdick; married 1901 to Emma Robertson; father of Quentin Northrop Burdick (who married Jocelyn Birch Peterson) and Eileen Rosemary Burdick (who married Robert Woodrow Levering).
  Political family: Burdick family of Fargo, North Dakota.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Gordon Hubert Butler (1889-1964) — also known as Gordon H. Butler — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Scipio, Jennings County, Ind., February 10, 1889. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil engineer; general contractor; president, Polaris Concrete Products Company; bank director; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Minnesota state senate, 1951-64 (57th District 1951-62, 61st District 1963-64); died in office 1964. Presbyterian. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Rotary; Elks; Eagles. Died, of pneumonia, in St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., August 1, 1964 (age 75 years, 173 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
  Relatives: Married to Annabelle Dunning.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Paul V. Collins (b. 1860) — of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Camden, Preble County, Ohio, July 22, 1860. Newspaper correspondent; newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1888; Progressive candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1912. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Collins and Abigail Jane (Patton) Collins; married, June 20, 1889, to Mary Graves Rhoads.
Winfield S. Hammond Winfield Scott Hammond (1863-1915) — also known as Winfield S. Hammond — of St. James, Watonwan County, Minn. Born in Southborough, Worcester County, Mass., November 17, 1863. Democrat. School principal; superintendent of schools; lawyer; Watonwan County Attorney, 1895-96, 1901-04; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1907-15; defeated, 1892; resigned 1915; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1908 ; Governor of Minnesota, 1915; died in office 1915. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died, from apoplexy, in Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, La., December 30, 1915 (age 52 years, 43 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, St. James, Minn.
  Presumably named for: Winfield Scott
  Relatives: Son of John W. Hammond and Ellen Panton (Harding) Hammond.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Lucius Frederick Hubbard (1836-1913) — also known as Lucius F. Hubbard — of Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., January 26, 1836. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; grain business; railroad builder; member of Minnesota state senate 16th District, 1872-75; Governor of Minnesota, 1882-87; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1896; member of Republican National Committee from Minnesota, 1896; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., February 5, 1913 (age 77 years, 10 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Charles F. Hubbard and Margaret (Van Valkenberg) Hubbard; married, April 17, 1868, to Amelia Thomas.
  Hubbard County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Gideon Sprague Ives (1846-1927) — also known as Gideon S. Ives; Gid S. Ives — of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Dickinson, Franklin County, N.Y., January 19, 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mayor of St. Peter, Minn., 1885; member of Minnesota state senate 17th District, 1887-90; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1891-93. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution; Odd Fellows. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., December 20, 1927 (age 81 years, 335 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Warren Ives and Elizabeth (Ladd) Ives; married to Mary Elizabeth Swift (daughter of Henry Adoniram Swift).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  William Rainey Marshall (1825-1896) — also known as William R. Marshall — of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wis.; St. Anthony, Hennepin County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born near Columbia, Boone County, Mo., October 17, 1825. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1848; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 5th District, 1849; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Minnesota, 1866-70; member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1874, 1876; appointed 1874, 1876. Swedenborgian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Succeeded in removing the word "white" (race) from the Minnesota state constitution. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 8, 1896 (age 70 years, 83 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Marshall counties in Minn. and S.Dak. are named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Minnesota Legislator record
  Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Stillwater, Washington County, Minn., October 21, 1855. Lawyer; Adams County Superintendent of Schools, 1878-84; minister; founder (1895) and national superintendent (1895-1903) of the Anti-Saloon League; Dry candidate for delegate to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Congregationalist. Member, Anti-Saloon League; Sons of the American Revolution. Died June 30, 1946 (age 90 years, 252 days). Interment at Otterbein Cemetery, Westerville, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Joseph A. Russell and Sarah (Parker) Russell; married, July 17, 1880, to Lillian Davis.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Benjamin Sanborn Jr. (1883-1964) — also known as John B. Sanborn, Jr. — of Otisville, Washington County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., November 9, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1913-16 (District 37 1913-14, District 42 1915-16); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Minnesota, 1922-25; U.S. District Judge for Minnesota, 1925-32; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1932-59; took senior status 1959. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Loyal Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Chi Psi. Died, of a heart ailment, in a hospital at St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 7, 1964 (age 80 years, 119 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of John Benjamin Sanborn and Rachel (Rice) Sanborn; married, May 18, 1907, to Helen Clarke; first cousin of Walter Henry Sanborn.
  Political family: Sanborn family of St. Paul, Minnesota.
  Cross-reference: Harry A. Blackmun
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Walter Henry Sanborn (1845-1928) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Epsom, Merrimack County, N.H., October 19, 1845. School principal; lawyer; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 8th Circuit, 1892-1911; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1892-1928; died in office 1928. Member, Union League; Sons of the American Revolution. Died, in the Angus Hotel, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., May 10, 1928 (age 82 years, 204 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Henry F. Sanborn and Eunice (Davis) Sanborn; married, November 10, 1874, to Emily F. Bruce; nephew of John Benjamin Sanborn; first cousin of John Benjamin Sanborn Jr..
  Political family: Sanborn family of St. Paul, Minnesota.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) — also known as William H. H. Stowell — of Burkeville, Nottoway County, Va.; Appleton, Outagamie County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.; Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in West Windsor, Windsor County, Vt., July 26, 1840. Republican. U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77; Virginia Republican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1876; founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox River Pulp Co., Atlas Paper Co., Duluth Iron and Steel Co.; president of Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth, 1889-1895. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars. Died in Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass., April 27, 1922 (age 81 years, 275 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: William Henry Harrison
  Relatives: Son of Sylvester Stowell and Fanny Chandler (Bowen) Stowell; married, November 13, 1873, to Emma Clara Averill (daughter of John Thomas Averill); third cousin twice removed of Henry Fisk Janes; fourth cousin of John Mason Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Carlos Coolidge, Elijah Livermore Hamlin, Hannibal Hamlin, John Maxwell Stowell, George Pickering Bemis, Blake C. Fisk and Claude Vinton Stowell.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hamlin-Bemis family of Bangor, Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Ellis J. Westlake Ellis J. Westlake (b. 1854) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Horseheads, Chemung County, N.Y., April 30, 1854. Superintendent of dining cars for Northern Pacific Railway; hotel manager; insurance business; member of Minnesota state senate 31st District, 1915-18. Member, Elks; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles D. Westlake and Harriet E. (McNish) Westlake.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
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