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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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Jacob Albright (1860-1933) —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.
Born in 1860.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,
1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1933
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Virginia City Cemetery, Virginia City, Mont.
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Joseph Lloyd Alexander (1868-1948) —
also known as J. Lloyd Alexander —
of Winnett, Petroleum
County, Mont.
Born in Iowa, September
11, 1868.
Physician;
delegate
to Montana convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
1, 1948 (age 79 years, 112
days).
Interment at Winnett Cemetery, Winnett, Mont.
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Winfield Scott W. S. Allen (1862-1940) —
also known as W. S. Allen —
of Brockway, McCone
County, Mont.
Born November
24, 1862.
Delegate
to Montana convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
17, 1940 (age 77 years, 328
days).
Interment at Brockway Cemetery, Brockway, 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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Henry H. Anderson (1908-1973) —
of Libby, Lincoln
County, Mont.
Born in Wright
County, Iowa, May 9,
1908.
Democrat. Chiropractor;
mayor of Libby, Mont., 1951-54; member of Montana
state senate, 1955-60; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1960; Montana
state treasurer, 1965-69.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., August
24, 1973 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Interment at Libby Cemetery, Libby, Mont.
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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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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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Julian Orlando Asbjornson (1911-1990) —
also known as J. O. Boots Asbjornson —
of Winifred, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Minneota, Lyon
County, Minn., January
18, 1911.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1960-74.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont., August
6, 1990 (age 79 years, 200
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Winifred
Cemetery, Winifred, Mont.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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Brice J. Brasen (1873-1926) —
of Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 22,
1873.
Plumber;
mayor
of Miles City, Mont., 1922-26; defeated, 1926; died in office
1926.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Miles City, Custer
County, Mont., April
19, 1926 (age 52 years, 301
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, River Grove, Ill.
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Conrad Ray Burns (1935-2016) —
also known as Conrad R. Burns —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., January
25, 1935.
Republican. Auctioneer;
broadcaster;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1989-2007; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 2008.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April
28, 2016 (age 81 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Andrews Clark (1839-1925) —
also known as William A. Clark —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born near Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., January
8, 1839.
Democrat. Banker; mine owner;
delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889; candidate
for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1888; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1892,
1904;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1899-1900, 1901-07; resigned 1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 2,
1925 (age 86 years, 53
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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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.
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Henry A. Davee (b. 1872) —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.; Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., July 29,
1872.
School
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; Montana
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-17.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zachariah L. Davee and Elvira (King) Davee; married, December
24, 1902, to Mabel Flinders. |
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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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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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Ernest T. Eaton (b. 1877) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Atkinson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, September
11, 1877.
Superintendent
of schools; founder
in 1908, Billings Polytechnic Institute; (now Rocky Mountain
College); president,
1931; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1915-19, 1923-25; member of Montana
state senate, 1925-33; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1935, 1941-49.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas O. Eaton and Delia E. (Bolster) Eaton; married 1911 to
Augusta M. Valiton. |
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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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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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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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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Felt and Clara B. (Smith) Felt; married 1913 to
Harriet Anna Kelly. |
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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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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.
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Edwin Grafton —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Mayor
of Billings, Mont., 1925-27; resigned 1927.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Billings Gazette, August 16, 1933 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Nicholas Haines and Susan (Krauss) Haines; married, November
17, 1926, to Edna May Bolin. |
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Wilfred Eugene Harmon (1856-1933) —
also known as Wilfred E. Harmon —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Fayette, Fulton
County, Ohio, February
7, 1856.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Montana
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-13; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1920; Montana
state treasurer, 1925-29; secretary
of state of Montana, 1929-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., August
15, 1933 (age 77 years, 189
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
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William Milton Johnston (b. 1867) —
also known as W. M. Johnston —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Milledgeville, Carroll
County, Ill., February
5, 1867.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1905-07; mayor
of Billings, Mont., 1917-19.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Tom Kane (1878-1939) —
of Corvallis, Ravalli
County, Mont.
Born in Kingston, Ontario,
August
23, 1878.
Member of Montana
state senate, 1915-32; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died in Ravalli
County, Mont., March
20, 1939 (age 60 years, 209
days).
Interment at Corvallis Cemetery, Corvallis, Mont.
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John Karlberg (b. 1893) —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Sweden,
September
12, 1893.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; building
contractor; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1947-48.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Peterson Karlberg and Carolina (Johansson) Karlberg; married
to Sophie Johnson. |
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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Alexander David McDonald (1861-1919) —
of Montana.
Born in 1861.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1905-07, 1911-15.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of cancer in
Galen, Deer Lodge
County, Mont., April 5,
1919 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Conrad
Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, 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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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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Winfield Emerson Page (1904-1994) —
also known as Winfield E. Page —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., May 23,
1904.
Republican. Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1940 (primary), 1954;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1943-49; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana, 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Died July 11,
1994 (age 90 years, 49
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Robert G. Redd (1842-1908) —
of Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.
Born in Knox
County, Ky., August
16, 1842.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Miles City, Mont., 1889; member of Montana
state senate 11th District, 1889-92.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Crab Orchard, Lincoln
County, Ky., February
21, 1908 (age 65 years, 189
days).
Interment at Redd Cemetery, Crab Orchard, Ky.
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Jerry D. Roe (b. 1936) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont., May 18,
1936.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
2000
(alternate), 2004.
Methodist.
Member, American
Political Science Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Howard O. Roe and Ialene B. (Freel) Roe; married 1965 to
Shirley Carol Hands. |
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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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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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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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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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Julius J. Wuerthner (1890-1972) —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 18,
1890.
Republican. Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1925-27; member of Montana
state senate, 1928-31; mayor
of Great Falls, Mont., 1937-41; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1940.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in a nursing
home at Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., February
21, 1972 (age 81 years, 279
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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