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John Woodrow Bonner (1902-1970) —
also known as John W. Bonner —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., July 16,
1902.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Montana
state attorney general, 1941-42; Governor of
Montana, 1949-53; defeated, 1952, 1956; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1952,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1960.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., March
28, 1970 (age 67 years, 255
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Anthony Burns (1909-1975) —
also known as John A. Burns —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Fort Assinniboine, Hill
County, Mont., March
30, 1909.
Democrat. Police
officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii
Territory, 1952,
1956;
Hawaii
Territory Democratic Party chair, 1952-56; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1957-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1964;
Governor
of Hawaii, 1962-74; defeated, 1959.
Catholic. Member, Lions.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, April 5,
1975 (age 66 years, 6
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Cornelius Patrick Callahan II (1915-1994) —
also known as C. Patrick Callahan II —
of Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., October
17, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Coronado, Calif., 1978-84.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer,
in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., June 12,
1994 (age 78 years, 238
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Frank Henry Cooney (1872-1935) —
also known as Frank H. Cooney —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Norwood, Ontario,
December
31, 1872.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1933; defeated, 1924; Governor of
Montana, 1933-35; died in office 1935.
Catholic.
Died of heart
failure in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., December
15, 1935 (age 62 years, 349
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Andrew Vincent Corry (1904-1981) —
also known as Andrew V. Corry —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., September
22, 1904.
Rhodes
scholar; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, 1964-67; Ceylon, 1967-70; Maldive Islands, 1967-70.
Catholic.
Died in 1981
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Dennis Coughlin (b. 1918) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Scobey, Daniels
County, Mont., February
5, 1918.
Member of North
Dakota state senate, 1967-.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clyde P. Fickes (1884-1987) —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Nelson, Nuckolls
County, Neb., November
2, 1884.
Republican. Forest
ranger; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1960.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in St. Patrick Hospital,
Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
29, 1987 (age 103 years,
57 days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Frank Earl Flynn (1883-1965) —
also known as Frank E. Flynn —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.; White Salmon, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Lake City, Wabasha
County, Minn., June 24,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Yavapai
County Attorney, 1931-32; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1935-53.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in September, 1965
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn; married, November
26, 1920, to Laura Maxwell. |
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Donald Ray Foster (1937-2000) —
of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Gooding, Gooding
County, Idaho, April
18, 1937.
Democrat. Delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1972; member of Montana
state senate, 1974-76.
Catholic. Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Rotary.
Died, of hemochromatosis,
in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., January
22, 2000 (age 62 years, 279
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Billings, Mont.
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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, Helena, Mont.
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Arthur Francis Lamey (1892-1963) —
also known as Arthur F. Lamey —
of Havre, Hill
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Big Sandy, Chouteau
County, Mont., December
24, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Hill
County Attorney, 1923-27; Montana
Democratic state chair, 1938-44; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1940,
1944
(delegation chair); candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1940, 1948.
Catholic. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in his law
office, Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., June 4,
1963 (age 70 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Lamey and Mary J. (Glassford) Lamey; married to Frances
B. Kasmer. |
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John Melcher (1924-2018) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
6, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; veterinarian;
mayor of Forsyth, Mont., 1955; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1961-63, 1969; member of Montana
state senate, 1963-67; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1969-77; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1977-89; defeated, 1988; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1988,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 2008.
Catholic.
Died April
12, 2018 (age 93 years, 218
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Patrick Monaghan (1906-1985) —
also known as Joseph P. Monaghan —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., 1906.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1933-37; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1936;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1936.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died July 5,
1985 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Butte, Mont.
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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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Jane Wall Purcell —
also known as Mrs. Richard Purcell —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt.
Democrat. School
teacher; accountant;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1940.
Female.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Marc Racicot (b. 1948) —
of Montana.
Born in Thompson Falls, Sanders
County, Mont., July 24,
1948.
Republican. Candidate for justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1980; candidate for district judge
in Montana, 1982; Montana
state attorney general, 1989-93; Governor of
Montana, 1993-2001; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 2002-03.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Frances Catherine Sanborn (1893-1992) —
also known as Frances Sanborn —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., November
17, 1893.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,
1948.
Female.
Catholic.
Died September
23, 1992 (age 98 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Brian David Schweitzer (b. 1955) —
also known as Brian Schweitzer —
Born in Havre, Hill
County, Mont., September
4, 1955.
Democrat. Agronomist;
rancher;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 2000; Governor of
Montana, 2005-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 2008
(speaker).
Catholic. German,
Russian,
and Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Thomas Joseph Walker (1877-1945) —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., March
25, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1905; Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1906-10; member of Montana
state senate, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Montana, 1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1938; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1940-45, 1940-45; died in office 1945.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
18, 1945 (age 67 years, 299
days).
Interment at St. Patricks Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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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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John Patrick Williams (b. 1937) —
also known as Pat Williams —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., October
30, 1937.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1967-69; executive assistant to
U.S. Rep. John
Melcher, 1969-71; U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1979-97 (1st District 1979-93,
at-large 1993-97); defeated in primary, 1974; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1988,
1996.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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