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LeRoy Hagen Anderson (1906-1991) —
also known as LeRoy H. Anderson —
of Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont.
Born in Ellendale, Dickey
County, N.Dak., February
2, 1906.
Democrat. Rancher; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1947-48; member of Montana
state senate, 1949-56, 1967; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1957-61; defeated,
1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Tau Beta
Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Chi Sigma; Pi
Kappa Alpha; American
Chemical Society.
Died, in a hospital
at Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont., September
25, 1991 (age 85 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lloyd Joel Andrews (b. 1920) —
also known as Lloyd J. Andrews —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Dutton, Teton
County, Mont., August
26, 1920.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; fruit
grower; member of Washington
state senate, 1953-57; Washington
superintendent of public instruction, 1957-61; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Lee Andrews and Ada Lou (Stoner) Andrews; married, June 28,
1942, to Winnie Mae Drake. |
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O. C. Cato —
of Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.
Democrat. Rancher; banker; Custer
County Sheriff; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Interment at Custer
County Cemetery, Miles City, Mont.
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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.
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Dirk P. Fabrick (1887-1988) —
of Choteau, Teton
County, Mont.
Born in Wolvega, Netherlands,
October
23, 1887.
Democrat. Farmer; rancher; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1952.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died May 8,
1988 (age 100 years,
198 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Pier A. Fabrick and Greta (DeRuyter) Fabrick; married 1912 to Marion
V. Hoyt. |
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James Fergus (1813-1902) —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born in Lanarkshire, Scotland,
October
8, 1813.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; Morrison
County Probate Judge, 1857-58; Morrison
County Treasurer, 1859-60; rancher; member of Montana
territorial House of Representatives, 1879; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Fergus
County, Mont., June 5,
1902 (age 88 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Jack E. Galt (1923-2007) —
also known as Jack Galt —
of Martinsdale, Meagher
County, Mont.
Born in Geyser, Judith
Basin County, Mont., April
18, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; ranch
manager; cattle
buyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1973-74; member of Montana
state senate, 1975-89; Republican Presidential Elector for
Montana, 1996;
Republican Presidential Elector for Montana, 2000
(voted for George
W. Bush and Richard
B. Cheney).
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in a hospital
at Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., September
8, 2007 (age 84 years, 143
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Meagher County, Mont.
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William Wylie Galt (1854-1945) —
also known as William W. Galt —
of Myrtle, Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Rock
County, Wis., May 8,
1854.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 9, 1899-1902.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Cascade
County, Mont., February
22, 1945 (age 90 years, 290
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Glenville, Minn.
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Sumner Pell Gerard (1916-2005) —
also known as Sumner Gerard —
of Ennis, Madison
County, Mont.
Born in Melville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 15,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
rancher; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1955-60; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Montana, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1960; member of Montana
state senate, 1963-66; U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, 1974-77.
Died, in a hospital
at Vero Beach, Indian
River County, Fla., February
24, 2005 (age 88 years, 224
days).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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A. E. Kathan —
of Brady, Pondera
County, Mont.
Democrat. Farmer; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Arla Jeanne Murray —
of Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.
Republican. Rancher; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Harry Monroe Ralston (1882-1962) —
also known as Harry M. Ralston —
of Cut Bank, Glacier
County, Mont.
Born in Montana, March
17, 1882.
Democrat. Carpenter;
rancher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1940.
Died in Silver Bow
County, Mont., June 9,
1962 (age 80 years, 84
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel F. Ralston and Mary F. (Gregg) Ralston; married to Cleola
I. Pyle. |
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Rolland W. Redlin (1920-2011) —
also known as Rollie Redlin —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Lambert, Richland
County, Mont., February
29, 1920.
Democrat. Farmer; candidate for North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1952; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1959-63, 1973-2000; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Farmers
Union; Sons of
Norway; Kiwanis.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., September
23, 2011 (age 91 years, 207
days).
Interment at Concordia Cemetery, Crosby, N.Dak.
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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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George Chapman Sinton (1886-1976) —
also known as George Sinton —
of Manhattan, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in County Down, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), December
21, 1886.
Republican. Rancher; Republican candidate for Presidential
Elector for Montana, 1944;
Republican Presidential Elector for Montana, 1960
(voted for Richard
M. Nixon and Henry
Cabot Lodge, Jr.); Republican Presidential Elector for Montana,
1972
(voted for Richard
M. Nixon and Spiro
T. Agnew).
Quaker.
Died in Gallatin
County, Mont., September
6, 1976 (age 89 years, 260
days).
Interment at Meadowview Cemetery, Manhattan, Mont.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Sinton and Lucy (Chapman) Sinton; married to
Katherine Rybolt. |
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Jon Tester (b. 1956) —
also known as Raymond Jon Tester —
Born in Havre, Hill
County, Mont., August
21, 1956.
Democrat. Farmer; school
teacher; member of Montana
state senate, 1999-2006; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 2007-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 2008.
Still living as of 2024.
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Cornelius Thiessen (1910-1993) —
also known as Cornie R. Thiessen —
of Lambert, Richland
County, Mont.
Born in Mountain Lake, Cottonwood
County, Minn., July 6,
1910.
Democrat. Rancher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Montana, 1956;
member of Montana
state senate, 1959-62.
Member, Toastmasters.
Died February
21, 1993 (age 82 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Thiessen and Agneatha (Holzrichter) Thiessen; married, November
24, 1938, to Ailee E. Buck. |
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Edward C. Wren (1918-1962) —
of Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., September
28, 1918.
Republican. Baking plant
manager; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;
rancher; candidate for Montana
state house of representatives, 1954, 1956, 1958; Montana state
agriculture commissioner, 1961-62.
Member, Reserve
Officers Association.
Flying from Helena to Cut Bank, he was killed, along with Gov. Donald
G. Nutter and four others, when the twin-engine C-47 plane crashed
into a mountain and burned,
during a snowstorm,
near Wolf Creek, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., January
25, 1962 (age 43 years, 119
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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