The Political Graveyard: Episcopalian Politicians in Montana

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Episcopalian Politicians in Montana
(including Anglican)

Arthur Ainslie Ageton (1900-1971) — also known as Arthur A. Ageton — of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md.; Washington, D.C. Born in Fromberg, Carbon County, Mont., October 25, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; rear admiral; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1954-57; university professor. Episcopalian. Died, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 23, 1971 (age 70 years, 180 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

		Relatives: Son of Peter Benjamin Ageton and Minnie Anna (Drummond) Ageton; married, November 24, 1933, to Jo Lucille Gallion.
		See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Books by Arthur A. Ageton: Admiral Ambassador to Russia, with William H. Standley (1955) — The Naval Officer's Guide (1944) — Naval Leadership and the American Bluejacket (1944)
		Fiction by Arthur A. Ageton: Hit the Beach — The Jungle Seas

Grace D. Catlin — of Missoula, Missoula County, Mont. Born in Fairbury, Livingston County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1924 (alternate), 1932 (alternate), 1936 (alternate), 1940. Female. Episcopalian. 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.

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.

Dennis R. Rehberg (b. 1955) — also known as Denny Rehberg — of Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont. Born in Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont., October 5, 1955. Republican. Staff for U.S. Rep. Ron Marlenee, 1979-82; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1984-91; Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 1991-96; candidate for U.S. Senator from Montana, 1996; U.S. Representative from Montana at-large, 2001-. Episcopalian. Still living as of 2014.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier

William Victor Roth Jr. (1921-2003) — also known as William V. Roth, Jr. — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., July 22, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, 1960; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1964; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1967-70; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1971-2001; resigned 1970; defeated, 2000. Episcopalian. Member, Trilateral Commission. Died December 13, 2003 (age 82 years, 144 days). Burial location unknown.

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.

James Eugene Walker (1908-1972) — also known as James E. Walker — of Orange, Orange County, Calif. Born in Miles City, Custer County, Mont., July 19, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; writer; candidate for California state assembly, 1940; member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-54; chair of Orange County Democratic Party, 1942-44; candidate for U.S. Representative from California, 1944; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of California Democratic State Executive Committee, 1946-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Society for International Law; American Political Science Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Historical Association; American Civil Liberties Union; Delta Theta Phi. Died in May, 1972 (age 63 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Son of Sharpless Walker and Gladys (James) Walker; married, June 10, 1930, to Murrel K. Knox.

Benjamin Franklin White (1833-1920) — of Montana. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., December 3, 1833. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1864; member of Montana territorial legislature, 1882-83; Governor of Montana Territory, 1889; Speaker of the Montana State House of Representatives, 1902-04; member of Montana state senate, 1904-08. Episcopalian. Died in Dillon, Beaverhead County, Mont., December 4, 1920 (age 87 years, 1 days). Interment somewhere in Dillon, Mont.

Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin

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