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William A. Anderson (1873-1954) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Adams
County, Wis., October
19, 1873.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1931-33; candidate for justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1934; municipal judge in
Minnesota, 1936-43; district judge in Minnesota, 1944.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Modern
Woodmen; Sons of
Norway; Foresters.
Died December
12, 1954 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Anderson and Cynthia E. (Harrison) Anderson; married, November
25, 1897, to Myra Blackmun. |
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William Hawley Atwell (1869-1961) —
also known as William H. Atwell —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Sparta, Monroe
County, Wis., June 9,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1898-1913; candidate
for Governor of
Texas, 1922; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1923-54; took
senior status 1954.
Methodist. Member, Elks; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died December
22, 1961 (age 92 years, 196
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Capt. Benjamin D. Atwell and De Emma (Greene) Atwell; married, December
7, 1892, to Susie Snyder. |
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Jacob Leonard Babler (1871-1945) —
also known as Jacob L. Babler —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New Glarus, Green
County, Wis., May 3,
1871.
Republican. Life
insurance business; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1916-24; philanthropist; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District,
1943-44.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died, from heart
disease, in St. Mary's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., May 31,
1945 (age 74 years, 28
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry John Babler and Sarah Salome (Lucksinger)
Babler. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
June 1, 1945 |
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Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) —
also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C.
Bagley —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Magnolia, Rock
County, Wis., October
29, 1873.
Republican. Banker; in
1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at
him and missed; Iowa state
treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose;
Maccabees;
American
Bankers Association; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) —
also known as Aaron T. Bliss —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., May 22,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
Governor
of Michigan, 1901-04.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1906 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Milton S. Buchli (1910-2003) —
of Montana town, Buffalo
County, Wis.; Fountain City, Buffalo
County, Wis.
Born in Montana town, Buffalo
County, Wis., August
18, 1910.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer; chair of
Buffalo County Democratic Party, 1950-56; member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1954; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Buffalo, Pepin and Pierce counties, 1965-66;
defeated, 1950 (Buffalo and Pepin counties), 1956 (Buffalo, Pepin and
Pierce counties).
Methodist.
Died May 5,
2003 (age 92 years, 260
days).
Interment at Montana
Methodist Cemetery, Montana town, Buffalo County, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Sam Buchli and Agnes (Senty) Buchli; married, June 4,
1941, to Erna Riesch. |
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Thomas P. Burnett (1800-1845) —
of Mt. Hope Township, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., September
3, 1800.
Lawyer;
walked with a limp
due to a leg injury during a fire; present for the surrender of Black
Hawk (Indian chief), August 2, 1832; member
Wisconsin territorial council, 1836.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of typhoid,
in Mt. Hope Township, Grant
County, Wis., November
7, 1845 (age 45 years, 65
days).
Interment at Hermitage
Cemetery, Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis.
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Willis Greenleaf Calderwood (b. 1866) —
also known as W. G. Calderwood —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Dodge
County, Wis., July 25,
1866.
Minnesota Prohibition state chair, 1910-14; Prohibition candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1912; Prohibition
candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1916 (Prohibition), 1918 (National).
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Calderwood and Emily Bethiah (Greenleaf) Calderwood; married,
June
9, 1892, to Alice M. Cox. |
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Paul Fenimore Clark (1861-1932) —
also known as Paul F. Clark —
of Nebraska; Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., 1861.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives; elected 1905; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1912.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 2,
1932 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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Relatives:
Grandnephew of James Fenimore Cooper. |
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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.
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Samuel Fallows (1835-1922) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Pendleton, Lancashire, England,
December
13, 1835.
Republican. Minister;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Wisconsin
superintendent of public instruction, 1870-74; president,
Wesleyan University, 1874; bishop; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888.
Methodist; later Reformed
Episcopal Church. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
5, 1922 (age 86 years, 266
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucy Bethia Huntington. |
| | | Personal motto: "Do with your might
what your hands find to do." |
| | | Epitaph: "He walked with God - God
took him." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Warren Everett Green (1870-1945) —
also known as Warren E. Green —
of Hazel, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.
Born in Jackson
County, Wis., March
10, 1870.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1907-08, 1923-26; Governor of
South Dakota, 1931-33; candidate in inconclusive primary 1930;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1936.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died April
27, 1945 (age 75 years, 48
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Julius Henning (b. 1868) —
also known as Edward J. Henning —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Iron Ridge, Dodge
County, Wis., December
28, 1868.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1910-11.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Godlove Henning and Henriette (Erdman) Henning; married, December
7, 1898, to Eugenia Husting. |
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Merton W. Herrick (1834-1907) —
of St.
Croix County, Wis.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., November
19, 1834.
School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; St.
Croix County Treasurer, 1867-72; lumber
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1881.
Methodist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died March
24, 1907 (age 72 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Webster Hoan (1881-1961) —
also known as Daniel W. Hoan —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis., March
12, 1881.
Lawyer;
attorney
for Wisconsin Federation of Labor, 1908-10; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1916-40; defeated, 1948; Democratic candidate
for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1944, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948,
1952
(alternate); Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1948; candidate in
Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950; Democratic candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 8th District, 1952.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Woodmen.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 11,
1961 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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John Wesley Hoyt (1831-1912) —
also known as John W. Hoyt —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born near Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
13, 1831.
Wisconsin
railroad commissioner, 1874-76; Governor
of Wyoming Territory, 1878-82.
Methodist.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., May 23,
1912 (age 80 years, 223
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Edwin Hyde (b. 1828) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in England,
June
8, 1828.
Republican. Stone
dealer; trustee, Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1867-68, 1877-78; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1879-80.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Hyde and Harriet (Harris) Hyde. |
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Edward Halsey Jenison (1907-1996) —
also known as Edward H. Jenison —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 27,
1907.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1947-53 (18th District 1947-49,
23rd District 1949-53); defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956,
1968
(alternate).
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died June 22,
1996 (age 88 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nicholas Egbert Knight (b. 1866) —
also known as N. E. Knight —
of Castlewood, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.; Thomas, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.
Born in a log
house, Eau Claire
County, Wis., October
15, 1866.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1913-16, 1931-32 (30th
District 1913-16, 28th District 1931-32); South
Dakota commissioner of school and public lands, 1917-25.
Methodist. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry A. Moehlenpah (1867-1949) —
of Clinton, Rock
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March 9,
1867.
Democrat. Banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1906; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1918; member, Federal Reserve Board, 1919-20.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis.
Died November
9, 1949 (age 82 years, 245
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Darius H. Muller (1838-1909) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October, 1838.
Republican. Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1876.
Methodist.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 21,
1909 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Adolphus Peter Nelson (1872-1927) —
also known as Adolphus P. Nelson —
of Grantsburg, Burnett
County, Wis.
Born near Holmes City, Douglas
County, Minn., March
28, 1872.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1918-23.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Grantsburg, Burnett
County, Wis., August
21, 1927 (age 55 years, 146
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Grantsburg, Wis.
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Henry Clay Payne (1843-1904) —
also known as Henry C. Payne —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ashfield, Franklin
County, Mass., November
23, 1843.
Republican. Postmaster at Milwaukee,
Wis., 1876-85; president, Wisconsin Telephone
Company; president, Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light
Company; president, American Street
Railway Association; receiver, Northern Pacific Railroad;
member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1880-1904; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1904; Wisconsin
Republican state chair, 1892; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1902-04; died in office 1904.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
4, 1904 (age 60 years, 316
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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William Thomas Rawleigh (b. 1870) —
also known as William T. Rawleigh —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born near Mineral Point, Iowa
County, Wis., December
3, 1870.
Merchant;
newspaper
editor; manufacturer;
mayor
of Freeport, Ill., 1909-11; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1911-12; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Illinois; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Illinois; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles David Rawleigh and Sarah Malinda (Babcock) Rawleigh;
married, November
16, 1890, to Minnie B. Trevillian; married, March
14, 1923, to M. Marguerite Schneider. |
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Thomas John Bright Robinson (1868-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. B. Robinson —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Lafayette
County, Wis., August
12, 1868.
Republican. Banker; real estate
business; member of Iowa
state senate 43rd District, 1913-16; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1923-33; defeated, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1958
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Hampton
Cemetery, Hampton, Iowa.
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Arthur M. Smith (1890-1969) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Iowa, February
12, 1890.
Mayor
of Wausau, Wis., 1954-58.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
12, 1969 (age 79 years, 273
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Red Oak, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Smith; married, June 16,
1957, to Ida Rahn. |
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Robert Scadden Vessey (1858-1929) —
also known as Robert S. Vessey —
of Wessington Springs, Jerauld
County, S.Dak.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 16,
1858.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 19th District, 1905-08; Governor of
South Dakota, 1909-13.
Methodist.
Died October
18, 1929 (age 71 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) —
also known as W. G. Waddel —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., June 29,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Day
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22.
Methodist. Scottish
and German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Day
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.
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Robert Willis Warren (1925-1998) —
also known as Robert W. Warren —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Raton, Colfax
County, N.M., August
30, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Brown
County District Attorney, 1961-64; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1965-68; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1972
(delegation chair); U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1974-91.
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Purple
Heart.
Died, of cancer,
at Columbia Hospital,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
20, 1998 (age 72 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Josiah Flint Willard (1805-1868) —
also known as Josiah F. Willard —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Wheelock, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
17, 1805.
Dairy farmer; naturalist;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1849.
Congregationalist;
later Methodist.
Died January
24, 1868 (age 62 years, 68
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Thompson Hill; father of Frances E.
Willard. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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