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Scottish ancestry Politicians in Montana

James Mitchell Ashley (1824-1896) — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born near Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 14, 1824. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856 (speaker); U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1859-69 (5th District 1859-63, 10th District 1863-69); defeated, 1868, 1890, 1892; Governor of Montana Territory, 1869. Unitarian. Scottish ancestry. Died of a heart attack in Alma, Gratiot County, Mich., September 16, 1896 (age 71 years, 307 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Rev. John Clinton Ashley and Mary Ann (Kirkpatrick) Ashley; married 1851 to Emma Jane Smith; father of Mary Emma Ashley (daughter-in-law of Abram Stevens Hewitt); great-grandfather of Thomas William Ludlow Ashley.   Political family: Cooper-Ashley family of New York City, New York.   Epitaph: "A builder."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about James M. Ashley: Robert E. Horowitz, Great Impeacher: A Political Biography of James M. Ashley   Errol Fay Galt (1889-1975) — also known as E. F. Galt — of Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont. Born in Freeborn County, Minn., October 2, 1889. Republican. Banker; member of Montana state senate, 1930-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1944 (alternate), 1948. Protestant. Scottish and English ancestry. Died in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., November 23, 1975 (age 86 years, 52 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.   Relatives: Son of William Wylie Galt and Emmaretta (Robinson) Galt; married to Florence E. Brooks; father of Jack E. Galt (who married Louise Replogle Rankin); grandfather of Errol Thomas Galt (who married Sharrie Kay Rogan); great-grandfather of Errol Wylie Galt.   Political family: Galt-Replogle family of Martinsdale, Montana.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Wylie Galt (1854-1945) — also known as William W. Galt — of Myrtle, Freeborn County, Minn. Born in Rock County, Wis., May 8, 1854. Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 9, 1899-1902. Scottish ancestry. Died in Cascade County, Mont., February 22, 1945 (age 90 years, 290 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Glenville, Minn.   Relatives: Son of John M. Galt and Jennette (Wylie) Galt; married to Emmaretta Robinson; father of Errol Fay Galt; grandfather of Jack E. Galt (who married Louise Replogle Rankin); great-grandfather of Errol Thomas Galt (who married Sharrie Kay Rogan); second great-grandfather of Errol Wylie Galt.   Political family: Galt-Replogle family of Martinsdale, Montana.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record   Elizabeth Ireland (1881-1970) — of Havre, Hill County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont.; Kalispell, Flathead County, Mont. Born in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn., April 5, 1881. Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; Montana superintendent of public instruction, 1929-37, 1941-49. Female. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; American Association of University Women. Died July 30, 1970 (age 89 years, 116 days). Interment at Parkers Prairie Cemetery, Parkers Prairie, Minn.   Relatives: Daughter of Philip Scott Ireland and Margaret (Chrechton) Ireland.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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