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Cedor Boris Aronow (1910-1991) —
also known as Cedor Aronow —
of Shelby, Toole
County, Mont.
Born in Odessa, Russia (now Ukraine),
September
2, 1910.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; Toole
County Attorney, 1937-43; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during
World War II; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1949-53; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1956;
oil
producer.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar Association; Moose.
Died June 7,
1991 (age 80 years, 278
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Boris A. S. Aronow and Anna (DeParment) Aronow; married, May 27,
1936, to Jane Kaster. |
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Roy Elmer Ayers (1882-1955) —
also known as Roy E. Ayers —
of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born near Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont., November
9, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Montana 10th District, 1913-22; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1922; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1933-37; Governor of
Montana, 1937-41; defeated, 1940; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1940.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont., May 23,
1955 (age 72 years, 195
days).
Interment at Lewistown
City Cemetery, Lewistown, Mont.
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James Franklin Battin (1925-1996) —
also known as James F. Battin —
of Montana.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., February
13, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1961-69; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1969-90; took senior status 1990.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, of cancer,
in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., September
27, 1996 (age 71 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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James Robert Browning (1918-2012) —
also known as James R. Browning —
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., October
1, 1918.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1961-2000; took
senior status 2000.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in Marin
County, Calif., May 5,
2012 (age 93 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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, Helena, Mont.
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Edward Cason Day (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward C. Day —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., March
20, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1899, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1918-20; trustee, St. Peter's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Day and Mary Frances (Cason) Day. |
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Stanley Morton Doyle (b. 1898) —
of Polson, Lake
County, Mont.
Born in Revere, Redwood
County, Minn., February
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Patrick Doyle and Elizabeth A. (Bodenhofer) Doyle;
married, August
15, 1945, to Aileen Davison. |
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Leif Erickson (1906-1998) —
of Richland
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cashton, Monroe
County, Wis., July 29,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richland
County Attorney, 1936-38; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1938-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1944, 1948 (primary); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1946; Montana
Democratic state chair, 1956-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1962-73.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died at the Riverside Health
Care Center, Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 146
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson; married, December
29, 1932, to Huberta Barton Brown. |
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Henry Cleveland Hall (1892-1963) —
also known as H. Cleveland Hall —
of Glasgow, Valley
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., October
13, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War I; district judge in
Montana 17th District, 1919-20; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Montana.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died October
26, 1963 (age 71 years, 13
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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William Milton Johnston (b. 1867) —
also known as W. M. Johnston —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Milledgeville, Carroll
County, Ill., February
5, 1867.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1905-07; mayor
of Billings, Mont., 1917-19.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond Thomas Nagle (1897-1950) —
also known as Raymond T. Nagle; Ray Nagle —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 2,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1925-30; Montana
state attorney general, 1933-36.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar Association; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from periarteritis
nodosa, in Brookmont, Montgomery
County, Md., March 6,
1950 (age 52 years, 277
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Patrick Nagle and Mary Ann (Toole) Nagle; married, October
5, 1925, to Margaret Ann Walsh. |
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Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) —
also known as Robert H. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
15, 1904.
Mining
engineer;
lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1942-44; special
assistant to Barney Balaban, president of Paramount Pictures,
and director, Paramount International Films;
when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer of
the movie
theater chain, United Paramount Theaters; following a merger with
American Broadcasting Company, he became financial vice-president of
the ABC television
network; in 1957, he joined the Loew's movie
theater chain as vice-president and treasurer; president of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie
studio, 1963-69.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of a stroke,
in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
6, 1997 (age 93 years, 21
days).
Interment somewhere
in Butte, Mont.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien; married, August
27, 1927, to Ellen Ford. |
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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, Helena, Mont.
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Frank Comerford Walker (1886-1959) —
also known as Frank C. Walker —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 30,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1909-12; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1913; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1932-33; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1940-45; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1959 (age 73 years, 106
days).
Interment at St. Patricks Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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James Eugene Walker (1908-1972) —
also known as James E. Walker —
of Orange, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Miles City, Custer
County, Mont., July 19,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; writer;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1940; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-54; chair of
Orange County Democratic Party, 1942-44; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California, 1944; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; member of California
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1946-52; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Society for International Law; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Historical Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in May, 1972
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sharpless Walker and Gladys (James) Walker; married, June 10,
1930, to Murrel K. Knox. |
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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, Helena, Mont.
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