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Thomas Ryum Amlie (1897-1973) —
also known as Thomas R. Amlie —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.
Born in Griggs
County, N.Dak., April
17, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1931-33, 1935-39.
Member, American Legion.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., August
22, 1973 (age 76 years, 127
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Sunset
Memory Gardens, Madison, Wis.
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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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Mark Andrews (b. 1926) —
of Mapleton, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., May 19,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Dakota, 1958-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1960;
candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1962; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota, 1963-81 (1st District 1963-73,
at-large 1973-81); U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1981-87; defeated, 1986.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Farm
Bureau; Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 2018.
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Paul Benson (1918-2004) —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Greenville Township, LaMoure
County, N.Dak., June 1,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; executive secretary
(1946-49) and administrative assistant (1949) to U.S. Sen. Milton
R. Young; lawyer; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1954-55; U.S.
District Judge for North Dakota, 1971-85; took senior status 1985.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
American Legion; Elks.
Died, in Willow Point Memory Care Assisted
Living, Verona, Dane
County, Wis., April
22, 2004 (age 85 years, 326
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, N.Dak.
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Arley R. Bjella (1916-2001) —
of Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak., November
16, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960.
Lutheran.
Member, Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Died May 21,
2001 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asle Bjella and Clara (Bagstad) Bjella; married 1948 to
Beverly Heen. |
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James Harvey Brown (1906-1995) —
also known as James H. Brown —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak., April
22, 1906.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; vice-chair of
California Democratic Party, 1948-58; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
municipal judge in California, 1964-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 10,
1995 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Edward Davis (1913-1990) —
also known as John E. Davis —
of McClusky, Sheridan
County, N.Dak.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April
18, 1913.
Republican. Rancher;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker;
mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1952-56; Governor of
North Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1960;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); national
commander, American Legion, 1967-68.
Member, American Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., May 12,
1990 (age 77 years, 24
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Harlan Francis Hagen (1914-1990) —
also known as Harlan Hagen —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Lawton, Ramsey
County, N.Dak., October
8, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (14th District 1953-63,
18th District 1963-67); defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Member, American Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Exchange
Club.
Died November
25, 1990 (age 76 years, 48
days).
Interment at Grangeville
Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
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John Hjalmar Hougen (1889-1978) —
also known as John H. Hougen —
of Fisher, Polk
County, Minn.; Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., July 7,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1927-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1930; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., July 14,
1978 (age 89 years, 7
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas Savig Kleppe (1919-2007) —
also known as Thomas S. Kleppe; Tom Kleppe —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Kintyre, Emmons
County, N.Dak., July 1,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Bismarck, N.Dak., 1950-54; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1964, 1970; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1967-71; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1975-77.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions;
American Legion; Elks.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 2,
2007 (age 87 years, 244
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Duane Mutch —
of Larimore, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1959-; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1968; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 2008.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) —
also known as Robert E. O'Brian —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Bryant, Fulton
County, Ill., July 22,
1895.
Democrat. Locomotive
fireman; automobile
mechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pastor; president,
Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;
president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of a meat packing
plant), 1944-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Killed when he was hit by a
car on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
25, 1977 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married 1920 to Mabel
Day. |
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Tobias Anton Roth (b. 1938) —
also known as Toby Roth —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Strasburg, Emmons
County, N.Dak., October
10, 1938.
Republican. Realtor;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly 42nd District, 1972-78; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1979-97.
Member, American Legion; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lynn Upshaw Stambaugh (1890-1971) —
also known as Lynn U. Stambaugh —
of North Dakota.
Born in Abilene, Dickinson
County, Kan., July 4,
1890.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1944.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 27,
1971 (age 80 years, 327
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Winfield Scott Stambaugh; married 1915 to Enid
Ericson. |
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Arthur Edwin Thompson (b. 1891) —
also known as Arthur E. Thompson —
of Washburn, McLean
County, N.Dak.; Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Born September
19, 1891.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; North
Dakota superintendent of public instruction, 1933-46; Independent
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1946.
Lutheran.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asiak Thompson and Inger (Bergstad) Thompson; married, July 2,
1921, to Emma Siverson. |
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