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Congregationalist Politicians in Montana
(including United Church of Christ;
Evangelical and Reformed Church;
Congregational Christian Churches)

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.   Relatives: Son of William Russell Battin and Hannah (McBroom) Battin; married, August 9, 1947, to Barbara F. Choate.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile   Max Sieben Baucus (b. 1941) — also known as Max Baucus; "Mad Max" — of Missoula, Missoula County, Mont. Born in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., December 11, 1941. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1973-74; U.S. Representative from Montana 1st District, 1975-78; resigned 1978; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1978-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Katherine Thompson Becker (1916-1996) — also known as Katherine Thompson Brown — of Stockton, San Joaquin County, Calif. Born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., October 10, 1916. Republican. Member of California Republican State Central Committee, 1942-50; vice-chair of California Republican Party, 1948-50. Female. Congregationalist. Danish, Dutch, and English ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters. Died in San Joaquin County, Calif., February 25, 1996 (age 79 years, 138 days). Entombed at Casa Bonita Mausoleum, Stockton, Calif.   Relatives: Daughter of Charles Henry Brown and Annette (Thompson) Brown; married to Howard E. Becker.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Raymond Victor Bottomly (1885-1961) — also known as R. V. Bottomly — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Cedarville, Smith County, Kan., July 16, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Montana state attorney general, 1942-49. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Died in Silver Bow County, Mont., February 14, 1961 (age 75 years, 213 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Byron Shelley Bottomly and Isabelle (Pilcher) Bottomly; married, December 10, 1916, to Mouriel M. Heath.   Willard Edward Fraser (1907-1972) — also known as Willard E. Fraser — of Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont. Born in Gardner, Johnson County, Kan., January 26, 1907. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1936; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Governor of Montana, 1960; mayor of Billings, Mont., 1963-69, 1971-72; died in office 1972. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died, from a heart attack, in Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont., September 21, 1972 (age 65 years, 239 days). Interment at Mountview Cemetery, Billings, Mont.   Relatives: Son of John Brown Fraser and Sadie Irene (Gay) Fraser; married, June 3, 1933, to Marjorie Robin Frost.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of John Henry Hall and Marie (Cleveland) Hall; married, May 10, 1919, to Georgia Coleman.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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