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Hugh Rogers Adair (1889-1971) —
also known as Hugh R. Adair —
of Montana.
Born near Ellis, Trego
County, Kan., August
29, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1927, 1931; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1937-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1940; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1943-69; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1947-56.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in a hospital
at Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., January
18, 1971 (age 81 years, 142
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Francis Adkinson (1831-1912) —
also known as Frank Adkinson —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.
Born in East Enterprise, Switzerland
County, Ind., March
14, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1880.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., July 2,
1912 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Thomas Adkinson and Jane (McHenry) Adkinson; married 1860 to
Frances Ann Roberts. |
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memorial |
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George Jackson Allen (1907-1964) —
also known as George J. Allen —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.
Born in Livingston, Park
County, Mont., October
7, 1907.
Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1941; district judge in Montana
6th District, 1956-64; appointed 1956; died in office 1964.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the Park
County Courthouse, Livingston, Park
County, Mont., December
18, 1964 (age 57 years, 72
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Livingston, Mont.
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Relatives: Son
of Elbert Fisher Allen and Faith Lenora (Jackson) Allen; married to
Doris May Ward. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Great Falls (Mont.)
Tribune, December 20, 1964 |
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Nat Allen (1910-2001) —
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., December
22, 1910.
Lawyer; Golden
Valley County Attorney, 1936-59; district judge in Montana 14th
District, 1960-82.
Died in Roundup, Musselshell
County, Mont., September, 2001
(age 90
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Anderson (1876-1948) —
of Glendive, Dawson
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in St. Croix
County, Wis., March
28, 1876.
Lawyer; Dawson
County Attorney; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1941-44; defeated, 1944.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., October
17, 1948 (age 72 years, 203
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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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.
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Ralph Justin Anderson (1888-1962) —
also known as Ralph J. Anderson —
of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Kinderhook, Pike
County, Ill., October
17, 1888.
Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1915-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1933-38.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
8, 1962 (age 73 years, 295
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Anderson and Emma (House) Anderson; married, February
24, 1919, to Laurette Kelly. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Biographies and Histories
of Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts (2020) |
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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.
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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) |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman; married 1916 to Lorena
Mary Jesmer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Cedor Boris Aronow (1910-1991) —
also known as Cedor Aronow —
of Shelby, Toole
County, Mont.
Born in Odessa, Russia (now Ukraine),
September
2, 1910.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; Toole
County Attorney, 1937-43; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during
World War II; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1949-53; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1956;
oil
producer.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; Moose.
Died June 7,
1991 (age 80 years, 278
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Boris A. S. Aronow and Anna (DeParment) Aronow; married, May 27,
1936, to Jane Kaster. |
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Roy Elmer Ayers (1882-1955) —
also known as Roy E. Ayers —
of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born near Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont., November
9, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Montana 10th District,
1913-22; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1922; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1933-37; Governor of
Montana, 1937-41; defeated, 1940; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1940.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont., May 23,
1955 (age 72 years, 195
days).
Interment at Lewistown
City Cemetery, Lewistown, Mont.
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James Harris Baldwin (1876-1944) —
also known as James H. Baldwin —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., August
1, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1934-35; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1935-44; died in office 1944.
Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., October
26, 1944 (age 68 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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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.
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Max Sieben Baucus (b. 1941) —
also known as Max Baucus; "Mad
Max" —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., December
11, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1973-74; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1975-78; resigned 1978;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1978-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
United
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lawrence Becker (1869-1947) —
of Montana; Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.; East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Finnentrop, Germany,
August
10, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1904-11; superior court judge in Indiana,
1911-14, 1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a kidney
operation, in St. Catherine's Hospital,
East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., March
12, 1947 (age 77 years, 214
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Eberhard Becker and Margaret (Alvers) Becker; married, September
8, 1898, to Agnes D. Eaton. |
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Frank Cadwallader Bingham (1906-1954) —
also known as Frank C. Bingham —
of Craig, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Nome, Nome
census area, Alaska; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan., September
5, 1906.
School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1944-51.
Died in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., March
28, 1954 (age 47 years, 204
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Henry Nichols Blake (1838-1933) —
also known as Henry N. Blake —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.
Born in Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk
County), Mass., June 5,
1838.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; newspaper
editor; justice of
Montana territorial supreme court, 1875-80; chief
justice of Montana territorial supreme court, 1889; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Montana Territory, 1880;
member of Montana
territorial House of Representatives, 1881-87; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1889-92.
Died in a hospital
at Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
29, 1933 (age 95 years, 177
days).
Interment at Dorchester
North Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
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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.
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Raymond Victor Bottomly (1885-1961) —
also known as R. V. Bottomly —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cedarville, Smith
County, Kan., July 16,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Montana
state attorney general, 1942-49.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in Silver Bow
County, Mont., February
14, 1961 (age 75 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byron Shelley Bottomly and Isabelle (Pilcher) Bottomly; married,
December
10, 1916, to Mouriel M. Heath. |
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George M. Bourquin (1863-1958) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Warren
County, Pa., June 24,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Montana, 1905-09; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1912-34; took senior status 1934;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1934.
Died November
15, 1958 (age 95 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Justin Bourquin and Celestine (Ducray) Bourquin; married, September
25, 1891, to Mary M. Ratigan. |
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Otto H. Boyesen (1857-1914) —
also known as Otto H. Boysen —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Bowman, Bowman
County, N.Dak.
Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway,
April
24, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Grand
Forks, N.D., 1889-92; U.S. Consul in Christiania, 1893; Gothenberg, 1893-97; district judge in North Dakota, 1909-12.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in a hotel
room at Glasgow, Valley
County, Mont., February
27, 1914 (age 56 years, 309
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Glasgow, Mont.
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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.
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Robert Lewis Brown Sr. (1892-1948) —
of Granite
County, Mont.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Philipsburg, Granite
County, Mont., May 25,
1892.
Lawyer; Granite
County Attorney, 1916-18; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1945-48; died in office 1948.
Died April 2,
1948 (age 55 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Robert Browning (1918-2012) —
also known as James R. Browning —
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., October
1, 1918.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1961-2000; took
senior status 2000.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in Marin
County, Calif., May 5,
2012 (age 93 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Henry Burke (b. 1886) —
of Hardin, Big Horn
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Sheldon, Ransom
County, N.Dak., February
7, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Montana
state senate, 1940.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Henry Burke and Bridget Elizabeth (Boyle) Burke; married, August
4, 1910, to Effie L. Lindstrom. |
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James Montgomery Burlingame (1836-1915) —
also known as James M. Burlingame —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Connecticut, March
29, 1836.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 12, 1885-86.
Died in Napa, Napa
County, Calif., June 4,
1915 (age 79 years, 67
days).
Interment at Old Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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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.
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Albert James Campbell (1857-1907) —
also known as Albert J. Campbell —
of Lake
County, Mich.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
12, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-88; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1897; U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1899-1901.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
9, 1907 (age 49 years, 240
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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Benjamin Platt Carpenter (1837-1921) —
also known as B. Platt Carpenter —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Stanford, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 14,
1837.
Republican. Lawyer; Dutchess
County District Attorney, 1858; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1868,
1872,
1884;
member of New York
state senate 11th District, 1876-77; Dutchess
County Judge, 1876-83; New York
Republican state chair, 1881-82; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1882; Governor
of Montana Territory, 1885; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889.
Died in Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., December
24, 1921 (age 84 years, 224
days).
Interment somewhere
in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Morgan Carpenter and Maria (Bockee) Carpenter; married 1860 to Esther
Thorne. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin K. Cheadle and Ida (Wohlfahrt) Cheadle; married, November
27, 1924, to Anna Ruth Moore. |
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William Horace Clagett (1838-1901) —
also known as William H. Clagett —
of Humboldt City, Humboldt County (now Pershing
County), Nev.; Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.
Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., September
21, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nevada
territorial House of Representatives, 1862-63; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1864-65; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana Territory, 1868;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1871-73; defeated, 1872.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., August
3, 1901 (age 62 years, 316
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Wash.
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James Merritt Clements (1849-1921) —
also known as James M. Clements —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Nome, Nome
census area, Alaska.
Born in Ohio, October
1, 1849.
Lawyer; Lewis
and Clark County Probate Judge, 1887-88; People's candidate for
justice
of Montana state supreme court, 1896, 1898; district judge in
Montana, 1901-16; U.S.
Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1919-21;
resigned 1921.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
1, 1921 (age 71 years, 335
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Hollis Gay Connors (1912-1993) —
also known as Hollis Connors —
of Townsend, Broadwater
County, Mont.
Born in Ceylon, Martin
County, Minn., February
21, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1962; Montana
state treasurer, 1973-77.
Female.
Died in Milwaukie, Clackamas
County, Ore., December
15, 1993 (age 81 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Day and Mary Frances (Cason) Day. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Warner. |
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William Hedges DeWitt (1853-1902) —
also known as William H. DeWitt —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1883-85; Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1886-89; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1889-96; member of Republican
National Committee from Montana, 1900-02.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., January
18, 1902 (age 48 years, 308
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Joseph Moore Dixon (1867-1934) —
also known as Joseph M. Dixon —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Snow Camp, Alamance
County, N.C., July 31,
1867.
Lawyer; Missoula
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-97; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1903-07; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Montana, 1904,
1916,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1907-13; defeated, 1912 (Progressive), 1928
(Republican); Governor of
Montana, 1921-25; defeated (Republican), 1924.
Died in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., May 22,
1934 (age 66 years, 295
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Stanley Morton Doyle (b. 1898) —
of Polson, Lake
County, Mont.
Born in Revere, Redwood
County, Minn., February
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Patrick Doyle and Elizabeth A. (Bodenhofer) Doyle;
married, August
15, 1945, to Aileen Davison. |
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William Eggers III (b. 1939) —
of Montana.
Born in 1939.
Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1999-.
Crow
Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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John Edward Erickson (1863-1946) —
also known as John E. Erickson —
of Teton
County, Mont.; Kalispell, Flathead
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Stoughton, Dane
County, Wis., March
14, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; Teton
County Attorney, 1897-1903; district judge in Montana 11th
District, 1904-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1920,
1936
(alternate); Montana
Democratic state chair, 1920-24; Governor of
Montana, 1925-33; resigned 1933; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1933-34.
Lutheran.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., May 25,
1946 (age 83 years, 72
days).
Interment at Conrad
Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Mont.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson; married, December
29, 1932, to Huberta Barton Brown. |
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John Morgan Evans (1863-1946) —
also known as John M. Evans —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., January
7, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Missoula, Mont., 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1913-21, 1923-33 (at-large 1913-17,
1st District 1917-21, 1923-33); alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1932.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
12, 1946 (age 83 years, 64
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn; married, November
26, 1920, to Laura Maxwell. |
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LeRoy Albert Foot (b. 1882) —
also known as L. A. Foot —
of Kalispell, Flathead
County, Mont.; Fort Peck, Valley
County, Mont.
Born in Melrose, Stearns
County, Minn., September
9, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Montana
state attorney general, 1924-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Loren S. Foot and Sadie M. (Trace) Foot; married, September
1, 1910, to Clara P. Pitts. |
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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.
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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.
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Albert John Galen (1876-1936) —
also known as Albert J. Galen —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Jefferson County (part now in Broadwater
County), Mont., January
16, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Montana
state attorney general, 1905-13; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1921-33; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1930.
Catholic.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., May 16,
1936 (age 60 years, 121
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Louise R. Galt (1923-2013) —
also known as Opal Louise Replogle; Louise Replogle
Rankin —
of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.; Martinsdale, Meagher
County, Mont.
Born in Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont., September
7, 1923.
Republican. Lawyer; Fergus
County Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1948.
Female.
Member, Tau
Kappa Alpha; Alpha
Phi.
Died in Martinsdale, Meagher
County, Mont., November
21, 2013 (age 90 years, 75
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Meagher County, Mont.
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Orpheus Fletcher Goddard (1853-1943) —
also known as O. F. Goddard —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born near Troy, Davis
County, Iowa, January
20, 1853.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; member of Montana
state senate 12th District, 1891-94; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Montana, 1896,
1916,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1896; district judge in
Montana 13th District, 1924-36; appointed 1924; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1938; appointed 1938;
retired 1938.
Died in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., September
25, 1943 (age 90 years, 248
days).
Interment at Mountview
Cemetery, Billings, Mont.
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Henry Cleveland Hall (1892-1963) —
also known as H. Cleveland Hall —
of Glasgow, Valley
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., October
13, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World
War I; district judge in Montana 17th District, 1919-20; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Montana.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died October
26, 1963 (age 71 years, 13
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Charles Sampson Hartman (1861-1929) —
also known as Charles S. Hartman —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Monticello, White
County, Ind., March 1,
1861.
Lawyer; probate judge in Montana, 1884-86; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1893-99; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Montana, 1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1913-22.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died August
3, 1929 (age 68 years, 155
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fort Benton, Mont.
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Paul Gerhart Hatfield (1928-2000) —
also known as Paul G. Hatfield —
of Montana.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., April
29, 1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; district judge in Montana, 1960-76; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1977-78; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1978; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1979-96.
Died of a heart
attack, in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., July 3,
2000 (age 72 years, 65
days).
Interment at Riverside
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Cornelius Hedges (1837-1907) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1874; member of Montana
state senate 7th District, 1889-92.
Died in 1907
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Kelly (1924-2005) —
of Florida.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., July 31,
1924.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1960-74; U.S.
Representative from Florida 5th District, 1975-81.
Implicated
in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab
businessmen offered bribes
to political figures; indicted
June 13, 1980, and convicted
January 26, 1981, on charges of bribery
conspiracy, and interstate travel to further illegal activities; the
conviction was overturned on appeal, then reinstated; served 13
months in prison.
Died in Stevensville, Ravalli
County, Mont., August
22, 2005 (age 81 years, 22
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hiram Knowles (1834-1911) —
of Nevada; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
18, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Nevada, 1864; justice of
Montana territorial supreme court, 1868-69; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1884; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1890-1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died April 6,
1911 (age 77 years, 78
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Lamey and Mary J. (Glassford) Lamey; married to Frances
B. Kasmer. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William Drayton Lee and Sarah Ann (Bailey) Lee; married, November
4, 1907, to Irene Teasdale. |
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Stuart Lewin —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Great Falls, Mont., 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Harris Maddox and Marion Elizabeth (Fletcher) Maddox;
married, March
31, 1887, to Jessie Coburn. |
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Thomas C. Marshall (1851-1911) —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born December
14, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Missoula, Mont., 1885; resigned 1885; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana, 1896
(Convention
Vice-President; member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1898; member of Republican
National Committee from Montana, 1908.
Died April
23, 1911 (age 59 years, 130
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Simon Bolivar Marye (1825-1868) —
also known as Simon B. Marye —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Shenandoah
County, Va., June 7,
1825.
Lawyer; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1852-53.
Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., February
19, 1868 (age 42 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Aaron Matthews (b. 1876) —
also known as John A. Matthews —
of Townsend, Broadwater
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn., February
1, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Broadwater
County Attorney, 1903-13; district judge in Montana 4th District,
1913-16; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1919-20, 1925-37; appointed 1919.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thaddeus LeGrand Matthews and Katheryn (Pryse) Matthews; married,
November
8, 1899, to Mabel Rollins. |
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Henry Lowndes Maury (1875-1959) —
also known as Henry L. Maury —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., November
20, 1875.
Lawyer; Socialist candidate for justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1906; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1910; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1928.
Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., January
14, 1959 (age 83 years, 55
days).
Interment at Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cismont, Va.
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Newton Whitfield McConnell (1832-1915) —
also known as Newton W. McConnell —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Bedford County (part now in Marshall
County), Tenn., May 22,
1832.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1870; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1870; chief
justice of Montana territorial supreme court, 1887-89.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Potwin, Butler
County, Kan., December
22, 1915 (age 83 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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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.
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Lee Warren Metcalf (1911-1978) —
also known as Lee Metcalf —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Stevensville, Ravalli
County, Mont., January
28, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
justice
of Montana state supreme court, 1946-52; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1953-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1961-78; died in office 1978.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., January
12, 1978 (age 66 years, 349
days).
Cremated.
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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.
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Claude F. Morris (1869-1957) —
of Havre, Hill
County, Mont.
Born in Ralls
County, Mo., January
10, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1912;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1915-16; member of Montana
state senate, 1917-20; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1935-46; candidate for chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1946.
Died September
28, 1957 (age 88 years, 261
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Edward Murray (1876-1961) —
also known as James E. Murray —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born near St. Thomas, Ontario,
May
3, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Montana, 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1934-61.
Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., March
23, 1961 (age 84 years, 324
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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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.
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Raymond Thomas Nagle (1897-1950) —
also known as Raymond T. Nagle; Ray Nagle —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 2,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1925-30; Montana
state attorney general, 1933-36.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from periarteritis
nodosa, in Brookmont, Montgomery
County, Md., March 6,
1950 (age 52 years, 277
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Patrick Nagle and Mary Ann (Toole) Nagle; married, October
5, 1925, to Margaret Ann Walsh. |
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Edwin Lee Norris (1865-1924) —
also known as Edwin L. Norris —
of Dillon, Beaverhead
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Cumberland
County, Ky., August
15, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana
state senate from Beaverhead County, 1897-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1905-08; Governor of
Montana, 1908-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1912,
1916
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Died in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., April
25, 1924 (age 58 years, 254
days).
Original interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.; reinterment at Highland
Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Donald Grant Nutter (1915-1962) —
also known as Donald G. Nutter —
of Montana.
Born November
28, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; Montana
Republican state chair, 1958-60; Governor of
Montana, 1961-62; died in office 1962.
Flying from Helena to Cut Bank, he was killed, along with Edward
C. Wren 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 46 years, 58
days).
Interment at Sidney
City Cemetery, Sidney, Mont.
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Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) —
also known as Robert H. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
15, 1904.
Mining
engineer;
lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
1942-44; special assistant to Barney Balaban, president of Paramount
Pictures,
and director, Paramount International Films;
when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer of
the movie
theater chain, United Paramount Theaters; following a merger with
American Broadcasting Company, he became financial vice-president of
the ABC television
network; in 1957, he joined the Loew's movie
theater chain as vice-president and treasurer; president of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie
studio, 1963-69.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of a stroke,
in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
6, 1997 (age 93 years, 21
days).
Interment somewhere
in Butte, Mont.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien; married, August
27, 1927, to Ellen Ford. |
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James Francis O'Connor (1878-1945) —
also known as James F. O'Connor —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.
Born in California Junction, Harrison
County, Iowa, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Montana 12th District,
1912; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1917-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1924
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1937-45; died in office
1945.
Died in 1945
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Livingston, Mont.
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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.
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William Young Pemberton (1843-1922) —
also known as William Y. Pemberton —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 1,
1843.
Lawyer; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1886; district
judge in Montana 2nd District, 1891-92; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1893-98.
Died in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., August
26, 1922 (age 79 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Trigg Pigott (1861-1944) —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., November
3, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1897-1902, 1918; appointed 1897,
1918; district judge in Montana 1st District, 1934; defeated, 1892.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., March
18, 1944 (age 82 years, 136
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Wellington Duncan Rankin (1884-1966) —
also known as Wellington D. Rankin —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., September
16, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Montana
state attorney general, 1921-24; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1926-34; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1942.
Died June 4,
1966 (age 81 years, 261
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Roger Roots —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.
Libertarian. Lawyer; candidate for secretary
of state of Montana, 2012, 2016; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 2014; candidate for Montana
state auditor, 2020.
Still living as of 2020.
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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.
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Wilbur Fiske Sanders (1834-1905) —
also known as Wilbur F. Sanders —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Leon, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., May 2,
1834.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1864, 1867, 1880, 1886;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana Territory, 1868
(speaker);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1872,
1876,
1884,
1900
(alternate); member of Montana
territorial House of Representatives, 1873-80; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1890-93.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., July 7,
1905 (age 71 years, 66
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Walter B. Sands (1870-1938) —
of Chinook, Blaine
County, Mont.
Born in Maiden Rock, Pierce
County, Wis., January
28, 1870.
Lawyer; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1935-38; died in office
1938; during his campaign for Chief Justice, he pledged to accept
only $6,000 of the $7,500 salary; in 1935, W. D. Tipton sued to oust
him based on the contention that this promise constituted a bribe,
and violated the state's corrupt
practices act; ultimately it was ruled that he had acted in good
faith.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Hit by
a bus, was badly injured, suffered a heart
attack, and died three days after the accident, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 13,
1938 (age 68 years, 136
days).
Entombed at Hillcrest
Lawn Memorial, Great Falls, Mont.
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Brenda Kay Sannes (b. 1958) —
also known as Brenda K. Sannes —
Born in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., 1958.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 2014-.
Female.
Still living as of 2017.
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John Lawrence Slattery (b. 1876) —
also known as John L. Slattery —
of Glasgow, Valley
County, Mont.
Born in Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., September
2, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Valley
County Attorney, 1907-08, 1913-14; member of Montana
state senate, 1919-23; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1921.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Slattery and Margaret (Purcell) Slattery; married, February
14, 1906, to Lear E. Humphrey. |
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Green Clay Smith (1826-1895) —
also known as Green C. Smith —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., July 4,
1826.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member
of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1863-66; Governor
of Montana Territory, 1866-68; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1876.
Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 29,
1895 (age 68 years, 360
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel Vernon Stewart (1872-1939) —
also known as Sam V. Stewart —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Monroe
County, Ohio, August
2, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney; Governor of
Montana, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for Democratic nomination
for Vice President, 1920;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1931-32; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1933-39; died in office 1939.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
15, 1939 (age 67 years, 44
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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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.
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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.
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Decius Spear Wade (1835-1905) —
also known as Decius Wade; "Father of Montana
Jurisprudence" —
of Andover, Ashtabula
County, Ohio.
Born in Andover, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, January
23, 1835.
Lawyer; novelist;
Ashtabula
County Probate Judge, 1861-67; member of Ohio
state senate, 1868; chief
justice of Montana territorial supreme court, 1871-87.
Died in Andover, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, August
3, 1905 (age 70 years, 192
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Jefferson, Ohio.
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Frank Comerford Walker (1886-1959) —
also known as Frank C. Walker —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 30,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1909-12; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1913; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1932-33; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1940-45; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1959 (age 73 years, 106
days).
Interment at St. Patricks Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Sharpless Walker and Gladys (James) Walker; married, June 10,
1930, to Murrel K. Knox. |
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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.
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Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. Walsh —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1928.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. Attorney
General, died suddenly of a heart
attack, on a
train of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., March 2,
1933 (age 73 years, 263
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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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.
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