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Politicians in Trouble or Disgrace: Montana

in chronological order   Arthur Elmer Reimer (1882-1969) — also known as Arthur E. Reimer — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 15, 1882. Socialist. Tailor; lawyer; Socialist Labor candidate for President of the United States, 1912, 1916; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1913, 1914; jailed in Butte, Montana, 1916, for making a radical speech. Died in 1969 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.   See also Wikipedia article   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.   Relatives: Son of Richard Montgomery Sands and Nancy (Butcher) Sands.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Kenneth Romney (1885-1952) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Missoula, Missoula County, Mont., October 20, 1885. Democrat. Newspaper correspondent; Sergeant-at-Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1931-47; convicted in 1947 of concealing a shortage of about $121,000 in House bank accounts, and sentenced to one to three years in prison; released in 1949. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., April 6, 1952 (age 66 years, 169 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Hamilton, Mont.   Relatives: Son of Hiram Thomas Gaskell Romney and Anna (Wood) Romney; brother of Miles Romney; married to Edna Romney; uncle of Miles J. Romney Jr.; first cousin of Vernon Romney; first cousin once removed of Marion George Romney, George Wilcken Romney and Vernon Bradford Romney; first cousin twice removed of George Scott Romney and Willard Mitt Romney; first cousin thrice removed of Ronna Romney McDaniel and Craig Romney.   Political family: Romney family.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Dave Brown (1948-1998) — of Montana. Born in Pompeys Pillar, Yellowstone County, Mont., November 20, 1948. Member of Montana state house of representatives, 1981-93. Pleaded guilty in 1994 to five counts of failing to file federal income tax returns. Died in University Hospital, Madison, Dane County, Wis., October 23, 1998 (age 49 years, 337 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Butte, Mont.   Andrew L. Cetraro (born c.1976) — of Bozeman, Gallatin County, Mont. Born in Bozeman, Gallatin County, Mont., about 1976. Restaurant owner; mayor of Bozeman, Mont., 2004-05. Arrested at his home in November 2005; accused of assaulting his pregnant wife while intoxicated; arraigned on misdemeanor charges; pleaded not guilty. Still living as of 2005.   John Edward Walsh (b. 1960) — also known as John E. Walsh — Born in Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont., November 3, 1960. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 2013-14; U.S. Senator from Montana, 2014-15; appointed 2014; in 2014, allegations that he had plagiarized part of a research paper led him to drop out of the race for U.S. Senator, and the revocation of his Master's degree. Still living as of 2015.   See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article

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