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Index to Locations
Fort Harrison Montana State Veterans
Cemetery
Helena Benton Avenue Cemetery
Helena Forestvale Cemetery
Helena Resurrection Cemetery
Helena State Capitol Grounds
Helena Sunset Memorial Gardens
Montana State
Veterans Cemetery
Fort Harrison, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
| Politicians buried
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Robert A. Durkee (1915-1997) —
of Montana.
Born in Hibbing, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
25, 1915.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1953-57; member of Montana
state senate, 1957-65.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., May 24,
1997 (age 81 years, 211
days).
Interment at Montana State Veterans Cemetery.
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Daniel Dykstra (1920-1999) —
of Montana.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
20, 1920.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1961-65.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Orange, Orange
County, Calif., March
25, 1999 (age 78 years, 217
days).
Interment at Montana State Veterans Cemetery.
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Benton Avenue
Cemetery
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
| Politicians formerly
buried here: |
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Benjamin Franklin Potts (1836-1887) —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ohio.
Born in Carroll
County, Ohio, January
29, 1836.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio
state senate, 1867; Governor
of Montana Territory, 1870-83; member of Montana
territorial legislature, 1880.
Methodist.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 17,
1887 (age 51 years, 139
days).
Original interment at Benton Avenue Cemetery; reinterment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Forestvale
Cemetery
490 Forestvale Road
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Theodore M. Brantly (1851-1922) —
also known as Theodore M. Brantley —
Born near Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., February
12, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; college
professor; district judge in Montana 3rd District, 1894-98; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1899-1922; died in office
1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
16, 1922 (age 71 years, 216
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Samuel Vernon Stewart (1872-1939) —
also known as Sam V. Stewart —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Monroe
County, Ohio, August
2, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney; Governor of
Montana, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for Democratic nomination
for Vice President, 1920;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1931-32; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1933-39; died in office 1939.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
15, 1939 (age 67 years, 44
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Potts (1836-1887) —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ohio.
Born in Carroll
County, Ohio, January
29, 1836.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio
state senate, 1867; Governor
of Montana Territory, 1870-83; member of Montana
territorial legislature, 1880.
Methodist.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 17,
1887 (age 51 years, 139
days).
Original interment at Benton Avenue Cemetery;
reinterment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Preston Hopkins Leslie (1819-1907) —
of Kentucky; Montana.
Born in Wayne County (part now in Clinton
County), Ky., March 2,
1819.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1844, 1850; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1851-55, 1867; Governor of
Kentucky, 1871-75; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1881; Governor
of Montana Territory, 1887-89; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1894-98.
Baptist.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., February
7, 1907 (age 87 years, 342
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Llewellyn Link Callaway (1868-1951) —
also known as Lew L. Callaway —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., December
15, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney, 1894-98; district judge in Montana 5th District,
1905-13; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1920;
chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1922-34; appointed 1922;
defeated, 1934.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
6, 1951 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Samuel Clarence Ford (1882-1961) —
also known as Sam C. Ford —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Albany, Clinton
County, Ky., November
7, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Montana
state attorney general, 1917-21; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1929-33; Governor of
Montana, 1941-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died November
25, 1961 (age 79 years, 18
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Hugh Rogers Adair (1889-1971) —
also known as Hugh R. Adair —
of Montana.
Born near Ellis, Trego
County, Kan., August
29, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1927, 1931; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1937-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1940; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1943-69; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1947-56.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in a hospital
at Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., January
18, 1971 (age 81 years, 142
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Wilbur Fiske Sanders (1834-1905) —
also known as Wilbur F. Sanders —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Leon, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., May 2,
1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1864, 1867, 1880, 1886;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana Territory, 1868
(speaker);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1872,
1876,
1884,
1900
(alternate); member of Montana
territorial House of Representatives, 1873-80; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1890-93.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., July 7,
1905 (age 71 years, 66
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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John Spafford Harris (1825-1906) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Truxton, Cortland
County, N.Y., December
18, 1825.
Republican. Delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1868; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1868; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1868-71.
Died January
25, 1906 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Samuel Thomas Hauser (1833-1914) —
also known as Samuel T. Hauser —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Falmouth, Pendleton
County, Ky., January
10, 1833.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana
Territory, 1876,
1884;
Governor
of Montana Territory, 1885-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1892.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., November
10, 1914 (age 81 years, 304
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Thomas Hauser (1794-1865) and Mary Ann (Kennett) Hauser;
married to Ellen Frances Farrar. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Forrest Howard Anderson (1913-1989) —
also known as Forrest Anderson —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., January
30, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1943-45; Lewis
and Clark County Attorney, 1945-47; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1953-57; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1956;
Montana
state attorney general, 1957-68; Governor of
Montana, 1969-73.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., July 20,
1989 (age 76 years, 171
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Newton Whitfield McConnell (1832-1915) —
also known as Newton W. McConnell —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Bedford County (part now in Marshall
County), Tenn., May 22,
1832.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1870; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1870; chief
justice of Montana territorial supreme court, 1887-89.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Potwin, Butler
County, Kan., December
22, 1915 (age 83 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Tim Milford Babcock (1919-2015) —
also known as Tim M. Babcock —
of Glendive, Dawson
County, Mont.; Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Littlefork, Koochiching
County, Minn., October
27, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; organizer,
president, Babcock & Lee Petroleum
Transporters,
Inc.; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-60; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1961-62; Governor of
Montana, 1962-69; defeated, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1966; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1972,
2004,
2008,
2012.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Eagles;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., April 7,
2015 (age 95 years, 162
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Albert Henry Angstman (1888-1964) —
also known as Albert H. Angstman —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born near Farmington, Dakota
County, Minn., March
23, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1929-34, 1937-42, 1945-61; defeated,
1934, 1942; retired 1961; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., February
29, 1964 (age 75 years, 343
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman; married, September
16, 1919, to Mary Frances Chirgwin. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Biographies and Histories
of Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts (2020) |
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William Trigg Pigott (1861-1944) —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., November
3, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1897-1902, 1918; appointed 1897,
1918; district judge in Montana 1st District, 1934; defeated, 1892.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., March
18, 1944 (age 82 years, 136
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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William Hedges DeWitt (1853-1902) —
also known as William H. DeWitt —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1883-85; Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1886-89; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1889-96; member of Republican
National Committee from Montana, 1900-02.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., January
18, 1902 (age 48 years, 308
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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James Merritt Clements (1849-1921) —
also known as James M. Clements —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Nome, Nome
census area, Alaska.
Born in Ohio, October
1, 1849.
Lawyer;
Lewis
and Clark County Probate Judge, 1887-88; People's candidate for
justice
of Montana state supreme court, 1896, 1898; district judge in
Montana, 1901-16; U.S.
Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1919-21;
resigned 1921.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
1, 1921 (age 71 years, 335
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Horace Riverside Buck (1853-1897) —
also known as Horace R. Buck —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Yazoo
County, Miss., September
18, 1853.
Member
Montana territorial council, 1884; district judge in Montana 1st
District, 1891-96; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1897; died in office 1897.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
(possibly a gun
accident), in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., December
6, 1897 (age 44 years, 79
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Sam Winn Mitchell (1872-1955) —
also known as Sam W. Mitchell —
of Montana.
Born in Yorkshire, England,
February
9, 1872.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Montana, 1933-55; died in office 1955.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 25,
1955 (age 83 years, 136
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Edna J. Hinman (1902-2001) —
also known as Edna J. McCreanor —
of Montana.
Born in York, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., November
27, 1902.
Republican. Montana
state treasurer, 1953-57, 1961-65.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died, in the Cooney Convalescent
Home, Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., March
24, 2001 (age 98 years, 117
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Louis Rotwitt (1838-1910) —
of Canyon Creek, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born July 23,
1838.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana Territory, 1880;
secretary
of state of Montana, 1889-97.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., December
6, 1910 (age 72 years, 136
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Charles Leondis Sheridan (1887-1953) —
also known as Charles L. Sheridan —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa, June 8,
1887.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1927-32; Montana
state treasurer, 1953; died in office 1953.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Broadwater
County, Mont., October
15, 1953 (age 66 years, 129
days).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of A. D. Sheridan and Luvena Elizabeth (Pearson) Sheridan; married 1924 to Hebe
M. ROberts. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Adami Jr. (1877-1949) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in 1877.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
23, 1949 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.
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Resurrection
Cemetery
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
| Politicians buried
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Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. Walsh —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1928.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. Attorney
General, died suddenly of a heart
attack, on a
train of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., March 2,
1933 (age 73 years, 263
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Joseph Kemp Toole (1851-1929) —
also known as Joseph K. Toole —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., May 12,
1851.
Democrat. Member of Montana
territorial House of Representatives, 1879-81; member
Montana territorial council, 1881-83; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1885-89; Governor of
Montana, 1889-93, 1901-08; resigned 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; Honorary
Vice-President).
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., March
11, 1929 (age 77 years, 303
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Thomas Charles Power (1839-1923) —
also known as Thomas C. Power —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born near Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, May 22,
1839.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1889; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1890-95; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana, 1916.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., February
16, 1923 (age 83 years, 270
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Thomas Lee Judge (1934-2006) —
also known as Thomas L. Judge —
of Montana.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., October
12, 1934.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1961-65; member of Montana
state senate, 1967-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1969-73; Governor of
Montana, 1973-81.
Died, from pulmonary
fibrosis, in Chandler Regional Hospital,
Chandler, Maricopa
County, Ariz., September
8, 2006 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Albert John Galen (1876-1936) —
also known as Albert J. Galen —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Jefferson County (part now in Broadwater
County), Mont., January
16, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Montana
state attorney general, 1905-13; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1921-33; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1930.
Catholic.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., May 16,
1936 (age 60 years, 121
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Albert Anderson (1876-1948) —
of Glendive, Dawson
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in St. Croix
County, Wis., March
28, 1876.
Lawyer;
Dawson
County Attorney; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1941-44; defeated, 1944.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., October
17, 1948 (age 72 years, 203
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Ralph Justin Anderson (1888-1962) —
also known as Ralph J. Anderson —
of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Kinderhook, Pike
County, Ill., October
17, 1888.
Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1915-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1933-38.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
8, 1962 (age 73 years, 295
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Anderson and Emma (House) Anderson; married, February
24, 1919, to Laurette Kelly. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Biographies and Histories
of Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts (2020) |
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Martin Maginnis (1841-1919) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born near Pultneyville, Wayne
County, N.Y., October
27, 1841.
Democrat. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1873-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana Territory, 1876,
1880
(not seated), 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker);
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1889; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
27, 1919 (age 77 years, 151
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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James Douglas Waltermire (1949-1988) —
also known as Jim Waltermire —
of Montana.
Born in Choteau, Teton
County, Mont., February
15, 1949.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1978; secretary
of state of Montana, 1981-88; died in office 1988.
While returning from a campaign
appearance, was killed in a plane
crash near Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., April 8,
1988 (age 39 years, 53
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Edward William Christiansen (1914-2000) —
also known as Bill Christiansen —
of Hardin, Big Horn
County, Mont.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., February
24, 1914.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1965-73; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1973-76.
Died March
28, 2000 (age 86 years, 33
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
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State Capitol
Grounds
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
| Politicians who have
(or had) monuments here: |
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Thomas Francis Meagher (1823-1867) —
of Montana.
Born in Ireland,
August
3, 1823.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary
of Montana Territory, 1865; Governor
of Montana Territory, 1865-66.
Fell from a steamboat
into the Missouri River and presumably drowned,
at Fort Benton, Chouteau
County, Mont., July 1,
1867 (age 43 years, 332
days). His body was never
found.
Statue at State Capitol Grounds.
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Sunset Memorial
Gardens
7100 North Montana Avenue
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Horace Fay Casey (1890-1961) —
also known as Horace F. Casey —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 9,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; wholesale candy
dealer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1931; Montana
state treasurer, 1957-61.
Died, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., October
11, 1961 (age 71 years, 155
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
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