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Casper Drengman Aaker (b. 1883) —
also known as Casper D. Aaker —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ridgeway, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, August, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
organizer, Trinity Hospital,
1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota,
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Lutheran. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Drengman Aaker and Christine (Ellefson) Aaker; married, December
15, 1914, to Leda Mansfield. |
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Fred George Aandahl (1897-1966) —
also known as Fred G. Aandahl —
of Litchville, Barnes
County, N.Dak.
Born in Litchville, Barnes
County, N.Dak., April 9,
1897.
Republican. Farmer; superintendent
of schools; chair of
Barnes County Republican Party, 1928-29; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1931, 1939-41; Governor of
North Dakota, 1945-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1951-53; Independent
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1952.
Lutheran. Member, Rotary;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., April 7,
1966 (age 68 years, 363
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Valley City, N.Dak.
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Gwen Adele Anderson (b. 1930) —
also known as Gwen Anderson; Gwen Adele
Odegaard —
of Kennewick, Benton
County, Wash.
Born in Lignite, Burke
County, N.Dak., June 3,
1930.
Republican. Member of Washington
Republican State Committee, 1962-65; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1968,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Washington, 1968-73.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Alpha
Phi; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Adolph Odegaard and Beatrice (Shannon) Odegaard; married,
June
4, 1951, to Harlan John Anderson. |
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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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Clarence Norman Brunsdale (1891-1978) —
also known as Norman Brunsdale —
of Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak.
Born in Sherbrooke, Steele
County, N.Dak., July 9,
1891.
Republican. Member of North
Dakota state senate, 1927-34, 1941-51; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 1940
(alternate), 1956;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Dakota, 1948-52; Governor of
North Dakota, 1951-57; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1959-60.
Lutheran.
Died in Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak., January
27, 1978 (age 86 years, 202
days).
Interment at Mayville
Cemetery, Mayville, N.Dak.
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Olger Burton Burtness (1884-1960) —
also known as Olger B. Burtness —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Mekinock, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., March
14, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Grand
Forks County State's Attorney, 1911-16; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 1916,
1936,
1948;
member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1919-20; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1921-33.
Lutheran. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of Norway.
Died in Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., January
20, 1960 (age 75 years, 312
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, N.Dak.
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Walter Christensen (1910-1979) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Mercer, McLean
County, N.Dak., April
21, 1910.
Member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1961-66; North
Dakota state treasurer, 1965-68, 1973-79; died in office 1979.
Lutheran.
Died August
3, 1979 (age 69 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Byron Leslie Dorgan (b. 1942) —
also known as Byron L. Dorgan —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Dickinson, Stark
County, N.Dak., May 14,
1942.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1981-92; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1992-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Dakota, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Peter Bergenius Garberg (1882-1951) —
also known as Peter B. Garberg —
of Reeder, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Revillo, Grant
County, S.Dak., December
25, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1914-20; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1920-23; candidate for North
Dakota state attorney general, 1922; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1929-33.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Sons of
Norway.
Died in 1951
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Recaboth
Cemetery, Albee, S.Dak.
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Fingar T. Gronvold (c.1869-1941) —
also known as F. T. Gronvold —
of Rugby, Pierce
County, N.Dak.
Born in Norway,
about 1869.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; farmer; banker; Pierce
County Treasurer, 1896-98; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1898-1918; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1918-41; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Dakota, 1940.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, from a ruptured spleen suffered in a fall, in
Rugby, Pierce
County, N.Dak., November
7, 1941 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Priscilla
Watts Cemetery, Rugby, N.Dak.
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Gladys Gullard (b. 1907) —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Garrison, McLean
County, N.Dak., April
22, 1907.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,
1948;
vice-chair
of Montana Republican Party, 1950.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Darlene Hooley (b. 1939) —
of West Linn, Clackamas
County, Ore.; Lake Oswego, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak., April 4,
1939.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1980-86; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 5th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ferdinand A. Husher (1825-1894) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Viborg, Denmark,
June
16, 1825.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
editor and publisher; Register, U.S. Land Office, LaCrosse, Wis.;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 29, 1889-90; U.S. Consul
in Port Stanley, 1890-93; St. Thomas, 1890-93.
Lutheran. Danish
ancestry.
Died in Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., February
12, 1894 (age 68 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gary Earl Johnson (b. 1953) —
also known as Gary E. Johnson —
of New Mexico.
Born in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., January
1, 1953.
Construction
business; Governor of
New Mexico, 1995-2002; Libertarian candidate for President
of the United States, 2012, 2016; Libertarian candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 2018.
Lutheran. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Still living as of 2018.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson (1883-1946) —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Holum, Hjaltadal, Iceland,
July
10, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; North Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1920-22; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1921-22; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1923-26; resigned 1926;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936;
candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1944.
Lutheran. Icelandic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Theta; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., March
10, 1946 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment somewhere
in Champaign, Ill.
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Randy Cameron Kelly (b. 1950) —
also known as Randy Kelly —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Rolette, Rolette
County, N.Dak., August
2, 1950.
Computer
technician; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1975-90 (District 66-B 1975-82,
District 67-A 1983-90); member of Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 1991-2001; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 2002-06; defeated, 2005.
Lutheran; later Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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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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Arthur Calvin Mellette (1842-1896) —
also known as Arthur C. Mellette —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Henry
County, Ind., June 23,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1871-75; Governor
of Dakota Territory, 1889; Governor of
South Dakota, 1889-93.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan., May 25,
1896 (age 53 years, 337
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
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John Moses (1885-1945) —
of Hazen, Mercer
County, N.Dak.
Born in Norway,
June
12, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mercer
County State's Attorney, 1919-23, 1927-33; Governor of
North Dakota, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Dakota, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1945; died in office 1945.
Lutheran.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 3,
1945 (age 59 years, 264
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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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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Ragnvald Anderson Nestos (1877-1942) —
also known as R. A. Nestos —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Voss, Norway,
April
12, 1877.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1911-12; Ward
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1916, 1928; Governor of
North Dakota, 1921-25; defeated in primary, 1924; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1932.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Rotary.
Suffered a stroke,
and died three days later, in a hospital
at Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., July 15,
1942 (age 65 years, 94
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Gardens, Minot, N.Dak.
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Ole H. Olson (1872-1954) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis., September
19, 1872.
Non-Partisan League candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1920; Lieutenant
Governor of North Dakota, 1933-34; Governor of
North Dakota, 1934-35.
Lutheran.
Died in New Rockford, Eddy
County, N.Dak., January
29, 1954 (age 81 years, 132
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, New Rockford, N.Dak.
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Collin Clark Peterson (b. 1944) —
also known as Collin C. Peterson —
of Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., June 29,
1944.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1977-86; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1991-; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1984, 1986; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Henry T. Quanbeck (1887-1972) —
of McVille, Nelson
County, N.Dak.
Born in North Dakota, May 22,
1887.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1915-16; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1948.
Lutheran.
Died in 1972
(age about
85 years).
Interment at New
Luther Valley Cemetery, McVille, N.Dak.
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Rolland W. Redlin (1920-2011) —
also known as Rollie Redlin —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Lambert, Richland
County, Mont., February
29, 1920.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1952; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1959-63, 1973-2000; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Farmers
Union; Sons of
Norway; Kiwanis.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., September
23, 2011 (age 91 years, 0
days).
Interment at Concordia Cemetery, Crosby, N.Dak.
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Martin Olav Sabo (1938-2016) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Crosby, Divide
County, N.Dak., February
28, 1938.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1961-78; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1979-2007; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
13, 2016 (age 78 years, 14
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Reinhold J. Sailer (1902-1984) —
also known as R. J. Sailer —
of Hazen, Mercer
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Mannhaven, Mercer
County, N.Dak., April
26, 1902.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Dakota, 1948.
Lutheran. Volga
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in a hospital
at Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., July 19,
1984 (age 82 years, 84
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Sailer and Jacobina (Benz) Sailer; married 1941 to Alma
Rockne; married 1969 to Elsie
(Gebert) Haney. |
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memorial |
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Peter O. Sathre (1878-1968) —
of Finley, Steele
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Adams, Mower
County, Minn., February
7, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Steele
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1927-32; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1933-37; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1937.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in Sharon, Steele
County, N.Dak., January
23, 1968 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Maline (Hansdotter) Sathre and Jacob Pederson Sathre; married, April
14, 1912, to Mina Hilstad. |
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William Sorensen (1888-1972) —
also known as Vilhelm Sorensen —
of Graceville, Big Stone
County, Minn.
Born in Aarhus (Århus), Denmark,
February
2, 1888.
Farmer;
horse
breeder; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 48, 1953-58.
Lutheran. Danish
ancestry.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., March 2,
1972 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Interment at Graceville Cemetery, Graceville, Minn.
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Arlan Ingehart Stangeland (1930-2013) —
also known as Arlan Stangeland —
of Barnesville, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., February
8, 1930.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1966-74 (District 56-B 1966-72,
District 9-B 1973-74); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1977-91; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1990; news media reported in January 1990
that he had made hundreds of phone calls on his House phone credit
card, to or from the home of a female lobbyist;
he denied having an extramarital
affair, but the scandal
contributed to his defeat in November 1990.
Lutheran. Member, Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in Otter Tail
County, Minn., July 2,
2013 (age 83 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Knut Magnus Wefald (1900-1991) —
also known as Magnus Wefald —
of Hawley, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Hawley, Clay
County, Minn., April
21, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 49th District, 1947-58.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, in St. John's Hospital,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., February
9, 1991 (age 90 years, 294
days).
Interment at Hawley
Cemetery, Hawley, Minn.
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