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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)
  Jess Lloyd Angstman (1890-1979) — also known as Jess L. Angstman — of Havre, Hill County, Mont. Born in Groton, Brown County, S.Dak., February 25, 1890. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948, 1952 (alternate); member of Montana state house of representatives, 1947-48, 1959-60; member of Montana state senate, 1949-56; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 1960. Member, Rotary; Elks; Lions. Died in Havre, Hill County, Mont., October 28, 1979 (age 89 years, 245 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Havre, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman; married 1916 to Lorena Mary Jesmer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  Theodore M. Brantly (1851-1922) — also known as Theodore M. Brantley — Born near Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., February 12, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; college professor; district judge in Montana 3rd District, 1894-98; chief justice of Montana state supreme court, 1899-1922; died in office 1922. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., September 16, 1922 (age 71 years, 216 days). Interment at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Edwin Theodore Brantly and Mary Eliza (McKnight) Brantly; married 1891 to Lois A. Reat (sister of Samuel Callaway Reat); father of Lois Brown Brantly (who married Francis A. Hazelbaker); nephew of Neill Smith Brown and John Calvin Brown.
  Political family: Brown-Oliver-McMillin-Hazelbaker family.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Edmund Callaway and Mary Elizabeth (Link) Callaway; married, December 12, 1894, to Ellen Nimma Badger.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  E. K. Cheadle Jr. (b. 1895) — of Shelby, Toole County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Lewistown, Fergus County, Mont., August 12, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1927; Montana Republican state chair, 1936-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1940 (member, Credentials Committee); candidate for U.S. Senator from Montana, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; justice of Montana state supreme court, 1948. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Delta Chi; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edwin K. Cheadle and Ida (Wohlfahrt) Cheadle; married, November 27, 1924, to Anna Ruth Moore.
  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
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Day and Mary Frances (Cason) Day.
  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.
  Willis Edward Dowell (1863-1935) — also known as Willis E. Dowell — of Missoula, Missoula County, Mont. Born in Crittenden County, Ky., February 3, 1863. Democrat. Postmaster at Missoula, Mont., 1895-99. Member, Elks. Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., November 8, 1935 (age 72 years, 278 days). Interment at Mapleview Cemetery, Marion, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Alexander Dowell and Mary Elizabeth (Hill) Dowell; married to Alice Elmira Croft.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Zales Nelson Ecton (1898-1961) — also known as Zales N. Ecton — of Manhattan, Gallatin County, Mont.; Bozeman, Gallatin County, Mont. Born in Weldon, Decatur County, Iowa, April 1, 1898. Republican. Farmer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1933-37; member of Montana state senate, 1937-46; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1947-53. Christian. Member, American Legion; Farm Bureau; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Bozeman, Gallatin County, Mont., March 3, 1961 (age 62 years, 336 days). Interment at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Aaron Smith Ecton and Delphia (McVay) Ecton; married, November 25, 1920, to Vera B. Harris.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Stanley Evans Felt (b. 1881) — also known as Stanley E. Felt — of Baker, Fallon County, Mont. Born in Wiota, Cass County, Iowa, June 26, 1881. Republican. District judge in Montana 16th District, 1921-32; candidate for U.S. Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1934. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Felt and Clara B. (Smith) Felt; married 1913 to Harriet Anna Kelly.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Fickes; married 1914 to Katherine McCrea; married, April 7, 1975, to Corinne F. Otoupalik.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn; married, November 26, 1920, to Laura Maxwell.
  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
  Thomas Frederick Haines (1903-1997) — also known as Tom Haines — of Missoula, Missoula County, Mont. Born in Rockport, Pike County, Ill., March 4, 1903. Republican. Grocer; director, New American Life Insurance Company; chair of Missoula County Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1948; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1950-74. Methodist; later Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Missoula, Missoula County, Mont., March 21, 1997 (age 94 years, 17 days). Interment at Missoula Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Nicholas Haines and Susan (Krauss) Haines; married, November 17, 1926, to Edna May Bolin.
  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.
  Thomas Bailey Lee (b. 1873) — also known as T. Bailey Lee — of Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont.; Burley, Cassia County, Idaho. Born in Mocksville, Davie County, N.C., August 10, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; Cassia County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-12; district judge in Idaho 11th District, 1921-26, 1935-36; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1926-33; appointed 1926; chief justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1931-32. Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. William Drayton Lee and Sarah Ann (Bailey) Lee; married, November 4, 1907, to Irene Teasdale.
  Morrell Lewis MacSpadden (1903-1961) — also known as Morrell L. MacSpadden; Molly MacSpadden — of Juneau, Alaska. Born in Garrison, Powell County, Mont., January 24, 1903. Republican. Member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1953-54; mayor of Juneau, Alaska, 1955-59. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Juneau, Alaska, November 2, 1961 (age 58 years, 282 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska.
  Relatives: Married 1928 to Janice Lowe.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fletcher Maddox (b. 1860) — of White Sulphur Springs, Meagher County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont. Born in Washington, D.C., December 23, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; member of Montana state senate, 1902-06; Montana Republican state chair, 1906; candidate for U.S. Representative from Montana, 1914. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Harris Maddox and Marion Elizabeth (Fletcher) Maddox; married, March 31, 1887, to Jessie Coburn.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Lee Myers (1862-1943) — also known as Henry L. Myers — of Hamilton, Ravalli County, Mont. Born near Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., October 9, 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana state senate, 1899-1903; district judge in Montana, 1907-11; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1911-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); justice of Montana state supreme court, 1927-29; appointed 1927. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont., November 11, 1943 (age 81 years, 33 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Hamilton, Mont.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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
  Albert Joseph Seligman (b. 1859) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 24, 1859. Republican. Banker; mining business; member of Montana territorial legislature, 1884-85; Montana Republican state chair, 1889-90; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1892. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Seligman and Henrietta Seligman; married, December 22, 1886, to Lillie Glazier.
  Burt Lacklen Talcott (1920-2016) — also known as Burt L. Talcott — of Salinas, Monterey County, Calif. Born in Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont., February 22, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from California, 1963-77 (12th District 1963-75, 16th District 1975-77); defeated, 1976. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Elks; Rotary. Died in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., July 29, 2016 (age 96 years, 158 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Burt Breckinridge Talcott and Hester V. (Lacklen) Talcott; married, September 6, 1942, to Leona Gladys Taylor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Bell Tansil (b. 1881) — also known as John B. Tansil — of Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont. Born in Dresden, Weakley County, Tenn., July 13, 1881. Democrat. Lawyer; Yellowstone County Attorney, 1923-29; U.S. Attorney for Montana, 1935-50. Episcopalian. Member, Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Egbert E. Tansil and Jackie (Bell) Tansil; married, February 12, 1908, to Lillian Summers; married, August 12, 1931, to Helen Fletcher.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of David Walker and Ellen (Comerford) Walker; brother of Frank Comerford Walker; married, June 7, 1905, to Maude Evelyn Matilda Margaret Galen.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Burton K. Wheeler Burton Kendall Wheeler (1882-1975) — also known as Burton K. Wheeler — of Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont. Born in Hudson, Middlesex County, Mass., February 27, 1882. Lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1911-13; U.S. Attorney for Montana, 1913-18; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1923-47; Democratic candidate for Governor of Montana, 1920; Progressive candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1932, 1936, 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died, from a stroke, in Washington, D.C., January 6, 1975 (age 92 years, 313 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Leonard Wheeler and Mary Elizabeth (Tyler) Wheeler; married, September 7, 1907, to Lulu M. White; third cousin once removed of Philip Allcock Sprague; third cousin twice removed of Edgar Weeks; fourth cousin once removed of John A. Weeks.
  Political families: Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; French-Richardson family of Chester, New Hampshire; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1965 to Carol Griffith (daughter of Vern D. Griffith).
  Political family: Williams family of Butte, Montana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
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