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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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Norris Conroy Bakke (1894-1973) —
also known as Norris C. Bakke —
of Sterling, Logan
County, Colo.; Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak., April
19, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1945-46; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Lions.
Died in January, 1973
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Pederson Bakke and Karina (Erickson) Bakke; married, August
12, 1921, to Esther Newell Banks; married, April 6,
1958, to Mrs. Guy L. Elken. |
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Ralph Abernethy Gamble (1885-1959) —
also known as Ralph A. Gamble —
of Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.; St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), May 6,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1931-37; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1937-57 (25th District 1937-45,
28th District 1945-53, 26th District 1953-57).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Died in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., March 4,
1959 (age 73 years, 302
days).
Interment at Hopewell
Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
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Charles L. Halsted (1894-1968) —
of Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn.
Born in Ellendale, Dickey
County, N.Dak., September
23, 1894.
Democrat. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 53, 1937-46, 1953-66;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Lions; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Crow Wing
County, Minn., February
19, 1968 (age 73 years, 149
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Brainerd, Minn.
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Halvor Langdon Halvorson (b. 1881) —
also known as Halvor L. Halvorson —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Henning, Otter Tail
County, Minn., August
15, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Minot, N.Dak., 1911-15; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota, 1912 (3rd District), 1942
(Democratic, at-large); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Dakota, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948;
candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1924.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Sons of
Norway; Izaak
Walton League; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Halvorson and Juliana (Christenson) Halvorson; married to
Nina C. Knudson. |
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Ernest Eugene Kell Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as Ernie Kell —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in North Dakota, July 5,
1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; contractor;
mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1984-94.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2001.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest Eugene Kell and Katherine (Moynier) Kell. |
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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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Arthur Albert Link (1914-2010) —
also known as Arthur A. Link —
of Alexander, McKenzie
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Alexander, McKenzie
County, N.Dak., May 24,
1914.
Democrat. Member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1947-70; Speaker of
the North Dakota State House of Representatives, 1965; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1971-73; Governor of
North Dakota, 1973-81; defeated, 1980.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions.
Died, at St. Alexius Medical
Center, Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., June 1,
2010 (age 96 years, 8
days).
Interment at Alexander Cemetery, Alexander, N.Dak.
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Samuel G. Nagel (1901-1963) —
of Edgeley, LaMoure
County, N.Dak.
Born in Tripp, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., January
14, 1901.
Democrat. Retail
liquor dealer; mayor of Edgeley, N.D.; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Dakota, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Volga
German ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., October
11, 1963 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Edgeley, N.Dak.
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Aloys Peter Primising (b. 1895) —
also known as A. P. Primising —
of Wahpeton, Richland
County, N.Dak.; Lidgerwood, Richland
County, N.Dak.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 27,
1895.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1940,
1944
(alternate); member of North Dakota
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Jaycees.
Burial location unknown.
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