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Methodist Politicians in Utah

Charles Durkee (1805-1870) — of Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wis. Born in Royalton, Windsor County, Vt., December 10, 1805. Member of Wisconsin territorial legislature, 1836-38; Independent candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1848; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1849-53; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1855-61; Governor of Utah Territory, 1865-69. Methodist. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., January 14, 1870 (age 64 years, 35 days). Interment at Green Ridge Cemetery, Kenosha, Wis.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Leonard Beck Jordan (1899-1983) — also known as Len B. Jordan — of Idaho. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah, May 15, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Idaho state legislature, 1947; Governor of Idaho, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1952; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1962-73. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Tau Omega. Died June 30, 1983 (age 84 years, 46 days). Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.   Relatives: Son of Leonard Eugene Jordan and Irene (Beck) Jordan; married, December 30, 1924, to Grace Edgington.   Cross-reference: Jim Jones   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Timothy Monagan Jr. (b. 1920) — also known as Bob Monagan — of Tracy, San Joaquin County, Calif. Born in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, July 5, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; real estate business; member of California state assembly, 1961-72; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1969-70; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   John Wilson Shaffer (1827-1870) — also known as J. Wilson Shaffer — of Utah. Born in Lewisburg, Union County, Pa., July 5, 1827. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Utah Territory, 1870; died in office 1870. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, October 31, 1870 (age 43 years, 118 days). Interment somewhere in Freeport, Ill.

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