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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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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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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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