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Telephone and Telegraph Politicians in Minnesota

Tracy R. Bangs (1862-1936) — of Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, N.Dak. Born in Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minn., April 29, 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., Northern States Power Co., and Occidental Life Insurance Co.; Grand Forks County State's Attorney, 1892; U.S. Attorney for North Dakota, 1894-98. Episcopalian. Died February 22, 1936 (age 73 years, 299 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, N.Dak.   Relatives: Son of Alfred Walstein Bangs and Alena Baker (Stiles) Bangs; half-brother of Frank D. Bangs; married, June 15, 1887, to Jessie L. Caughell; uncle of George A. Bangs; second cousin thrice removed of Martin Keeler; third cousin once removed of John Clarence Keeler; third cousin twice removed of Stephen Hiram Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Anson Foster Keeler.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial George W. Burrows (b. 1867) — of Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minn. Born in Wright County, Iowa, 1867. Real estate business; abstractor; vice-president, Breckenridge National Bank; treasurer, Breckenridge Telephone Company; director, Farmers' Co-Op Elevator Company; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 60 1913-14, District 49 1915-18). Burial location unknown.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 Richard Jones (b. 1887) — of Kempton, Grand Forks County, N.Dak.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Brisbin, Clearfield County, Pa., August 14, 1887. Telegraph operator; secretary and president, Duluth Federated Trades Assembly; lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 58th District, 1915-18. Welsh ancestry. Burial location unknown.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917   Ray G. Kern (b. 1883) — of Lake Elmo, Washington County, Minn. Born in Washington County, Minn., September 12, 1883. Boot and shoe salesman; banker; director, Washington County Telephone Co. and Lake Elmo Telephone Co.; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 43, 1927-34. Presbyterian. Member, American Bankers Association; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John H. Kern and Barbara (Scheisser) Kern; married, July 6, 1910, to Eleanor J. Johnson.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Loziene Julius Lee (1907-1999) — also known as L. J. Lee — of Bagley, Clearwater County, Minn. Born in Glenwood, Pope County, Minn., March 18, 1907. Democrat. International representative, Local 39, Union of Operating Engineers, 1948-68; vice-president, Minnesota Federation of Labor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1961-72 (District 65 1961-66, District 65-B 1967-72); director and chairman, Garden Valley Telephone Company, 1970-92. Lutheran. Member, Eagles. Died, in Clearwater County Memorial Hospital, Bagley, Clearwater County, Minn., May 9, 1999 (age 92 years, 52 days). Interment at Bagley Cemetery, Bagley, Minn.   Relatives: Son of Christian Ole Lee and Minnesota Viola (Billings) Lee; married, June 3, 1934, to Ferol Anderson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record George H. Moeller (b. 1882) — Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 13, 1882. Worked in newspaper, telephone, insurance, and advertising businesses; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 36 1913-14, District 40 1915-18). German ancestry. Burial location unknown.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 S. J. Swanson (b. 1857) — of Cokato, Wright County, Minn. Born in Carver County, Minn., January 15, 1857. Vice-president, State Bank of Cokato; president, Cokato Elevator Company; director, Cokato Telephone Company; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1917-20 (District 38 1893-96, District 27 1917-20); postmaster. Burial location unknown.   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917

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