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Politician members in Montana

  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, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar A. Anderson and Nora (O'Keefe) Anderson; married, January 24, 1941, to Margaret Evelyn Samson.
  The Forrest H. Anderson Memorial Bridge, which crosses the Missouri River at Craig, Montana, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Albert H. Angstman 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, Helena, Mont.
  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)
  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, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Erwin H. Babcock and Olive Mary (Reinhart) Babcock; married, September 21, 1941, to Betty Ruth Lee.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick J. Bonner and Kathleen (Kelly) Bonner; married, February 3, 1929, to Josephine Martin.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Joseph P. Cloon (1896-1974) — of Wakefield, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Aldridge, Park County, Mont., March 12, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; garage business; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1936; member of Michigan state senate 31st District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-54; defeated, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gogebic District, 1961. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Eagles; Rotary. Died in Novi, Oakland County, Mich., May 14, 1974 (age 78 years, 63 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Wakefield, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lucas Cloon; married, January 12, 1921, to Margaret Ockstedt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles W. Dempster (c.1879-1941) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, about 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1901-02; Supreme Secretary of the Fraternal Brotherhood, an insurance union; on February 1, 1917, when he was ousted by the brotherhood's Supreme Council on grounds of insubordination, he drew a revolver and held the council at bay for ten minutes; after being disarmed by a private detective, he was arrested for disturbing the peace; candidate for California state senate 31st District, 1920; member of California state assembly, 1931-34 (57th District 1931-32, 61st District 1933-34); candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1932, 1933 (primary). Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Eagles. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 20, 1941 (age about 62 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Grace Warner.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson; married, December 29, 1932, to Huberta Barton Brown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Ford and Glanora E. (Snow) Ford; married 1910 to Mary Leslie Shobe.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harrison J. Freebourn (b. 1890) — also known as Harry Freebourn — of Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., February 17, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; Silver Bow County Attorney, 1929-36; Montana state attorney general, 1937-41; candidate for U.S. Senator from Montana, 1940; justice of Montana state supreme court, 1949-51. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Freebourn and Agnes (Brown) Freebourn; married, January 18, 1911, to Anne Donnelly; married, November 30, 1936, to Mary Elizabeth Moran.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James H. Lamey and Mary J. (Glassford) Lamey; married to Frances B. Kasmer.
  Lloyd Meeds (1927-2005) — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Dillon, Beaverhead County, Mont., December 11, 1927. Democrat. Gasoline station business; lawyer; Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney, 1962-64; U.S. Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1965-79. Member, Kiwanis; Eagles. Died, of cancer, in Church Creek, Dorchester County, Md., August 17, 2005 (age 77 years, 249 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Cross-reference: Al Swift
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  John Mary Morin (1868-1942) — also known as John M. Morin — of Missoula, Missoula County, Mont.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 18, 1868. Republican. Steelworker; member, Central Trades Council of Pittsburgh; director of public safety, Pittsburgh, 1909-13; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-29 (at-large 1913-15, 31st District 1915-23, 34th District 1923-29). Irish ancestry. Member, Eagles. Died in Marine Hospital, Baltimore, Md., March 3, 1942 (age 73 years, 319 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Joseph Morin and Rose Joyce Morin; married 1897 to Eleanor C. Hickey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Arnold Olsen (1916-1990) — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont., December 17, 1916. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Montana state attorney general, 1949-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1956; candidate for Governor of Montana, 1956; U.S. Representative from Montana 1st District, 1961-71; defeated, 1970; district judge in Montana 2nd District, 1977-90; died in office 1990. Methodist. Norwegian ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., October 9, 1990 (age 73 years, 296 days). Interment somewhere in Butte, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Olsen and Anna (Vennes) Olsen; married 1942 to Margaret Mary Williams.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
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