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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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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; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Montana.
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, 0
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; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Montana.
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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memorial |
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Jon Tester (b. 1956) —
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 2014.
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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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