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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, Helena, Mont.
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John Morse Haydon (b. 1920) —
Born in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., January
27, 1920.
Republican. Commissioner and president, Seattle Port
Commission, 1960-69; Governor of
American Samoa, 1969-74.
Baptist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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, Helena, Mont.
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John Aaron Matthews (b. 1876) —
also known as John A. Matthews —
of Townsend, Broadwater
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn., February
1, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Broadwater
County Attorney, 1903-13; district judge in Montana 4th District,
1913-16; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1919-20, 1925-37; appointed 1919.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thaddeus LeGrand Matthews and Katheryn (Pryse) Matthews; married,
November
8, 1899, to Mabel Rollins. |
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Winfield Emerson Page (1904-1994) —
also known as Winfield E. Page —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., May 23,
1904.
Republican. Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1940 (primary), 1954;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1943-49; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana, 1944.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Died July 11,
1994 (age 90 years, 49
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Green Clay Smith (1826-1895) —
also known as Green C. Smith —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., July 4,
1826.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1863-66; Governor
of Montana Territory, 1866-68; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1876.
Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 29,
1895 (age 68 years, 360
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Archibald Woodson (b. 1843) —
of Meagher
County, Mont.; Washington
County, Miss.; Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., May 28,
1843.
Democrat. Meagher
County Sheriff; member of Montana state legislature, 1890.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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