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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: American Legion, politicians, Minnesota</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Adams (1921-2014) — also known as Jim Adams — of Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-lived.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn. Born in Iron Mountain, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DI-born.html">Dickinson County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/10-02.html">October 2, 1921</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/electrician.html">electrician</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">treasurer</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">president</a>, IBEW Local 292; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a>, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62, District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scandinavian.html">Swedish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Died in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-died.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2014/08-06.html">August 6, 2014</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/92.html">92 years, 308 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-buried.html#cms00172">Lakewood Cemetery</a>, Minneapolis, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Lewis Adams and Signe Adams; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1954/">1954</a> to Edith Hvambsal.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/185189726">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10005">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Grant Alexander (1893-1971) — also known as John G. Alexander — of Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-lived.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CR-born.html">Cortland County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/07-16.html">July 16, 1893</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Minnesota</a>, 1936; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Minnesota</a> 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Minnesota</a>, 1942. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/optimist-club.html">Optimist Club</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/izaak-walton-league.html">Izaak Walton League</a>. Died in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-died.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1971/12-08.html">December 8, 1971</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 145 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-buried.html#cms00172">Lakewood Cemetery</a>, Minneapolis, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000097">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400755">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John G. Alexander">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7275595">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Stephen Emil Anderson (1895-1978) — also known as Steve E. Anderson — of Pierre, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/HU-lived.html">Hughes County</a>, S.Dak.; San Bernardino, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SB-lived.html">San Bernardino County</a>, Calif. Born in Hanska, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/BR-born.html">Brown County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/08-23.html">August 23, 1895</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">state bank examiner</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/aud.html">South Dakota state auditor</a>, 1945-50. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; American Legion. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1978/08-06.html">August 6, 1978</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 348 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/RI-buried.html#cms07691">Riverside National Cemetery</a>, Riverside, Calif. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson; married to Vera M. Capesius.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/287383">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://courts.mt.gov/external/library/docs/judgesbio2.pdf"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/699/36.40.jpg" width=70 height=108 border=0 alt="Albert H. Angstman"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Albert Henry Angstman (1888-1964) — also known as Albert H. Angstman — of Helena, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/LC-lived.html">Lewis and Clark County</a>, Mont. Born near Farmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/DA-born.html">Dakota County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/03-23.html">March 23, 1888</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/ofc/spju.html">justice of Montana state supreme court</a>, 1929-34, 1937-42, 1945-61; defeated, 1934, 1942; retired 1961; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Montana</a> 1st District, 1948. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/LC-died.html">Lewis and Clark County</a>, Mont., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/02-29.html">February 29, 1964</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 343 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/LC-buried.html#cms01848">Forestvale Cemetery</a>, Helena, Mont. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/09-16.html">September 16, 1919</a>, to Mary Frances Chirgwin.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/26014351">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Biographies and Histories of Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts (2020)</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frank Polipnick Anthony (b. 1922) — also known as Frank Anthony — of Stow, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-lived.html">Middlesex County</a>, Mass. Born in Breckenridge, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/WL-born.html">Wilkin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/06-06.html">June 6, 1922</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/writing.html">writer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Massachusetts</a> 3rd District, 1962. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Tim Milford Babcock (1919-2015) — also known as Tim M. Babcock — of Glendive, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/DA-lived.html">Dawson County</a>, Mont.; Miles City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/CU-lived.html">Custer County</a>, Mont.; Billings, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/YE-lived.html">Yellowstone County</a>, Mont.; Helena, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/LC-lived.html">Lewis and Clark County</a>, Mont. Born in Littlefork, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/KO-born.html">Koochiching County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/10-27.html">October 27, 1919</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; organizer, president, Babcock & Lee <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/oilgas.html">Petroleum</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/trucking.html">Transporters</a>, Inc.; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/ofc/sthse.html">Montana state house of representatives</a>, 1953-54, 1957-60; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Montana</a>, 1961-62; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Montana</a>, 1962-69; defeated, 1968; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Montana</a>, 1966; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/MT.html">1972</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2004/MT.html">2004</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/MT.html">2008</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2012/MT.html">2012</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; American Legion. Died in Helena, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/LC-died.html">Lewis and Clark County</a>, Mont., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2015/04-07.html">April 7, 2015</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/95.html">95 years, 162 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/LC-buried.html#cms01848">Forestvale Cemetery</a>, Helena, Mont. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Erwin H. Babcock and Olive Mary (Reinhart) Babcock; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1941/09-21.html">September 21, 1941</a>, to Betty Ruth Lee.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/tim-m-babcock/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/857/000099560">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/144703300">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Walter Burges Beals (b. 1876) — also known as Walter B. Beals — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash.; Olympia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/TH-lived.html">Thurston County</a>, Wash. Born in St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-born.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/07-21.html">July 21, 1876</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; superior court judge in Washington, 1926-28; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/spju.html">justice of Washington state supreme court</a>, 1928-36; appointed 1928. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/loyal-legion.html">Loyal Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of James Burrill Beals and Katharine (McMillan) Beals; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/07-14.html">July 14, 1904</a>, to Othilla Gertrude Carroll.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frederick William Behmler (1895-1966) — also known as Fred W. Behmler — of Appleton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SW-lived.html">Swift County</a>, Minn.; Morris, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SV-lived.html">Stevens County</a>, Minn. Born in Jordan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SC-born.html">Scott County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/02-02.html">February 2, 1895</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">physician</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">surgeon</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 48th District, 1955-58; defeated, 1958. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/german.html">German</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ama.html">American Medical Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Died, from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">myocardial infarction</a>, in Abbott Northwestern <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-died.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1966/11-06.html">November 6, 1966</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 277 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SV-buried.html# ">Summit Cemetery</a>, Morris, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Otto August Behmler and Martha (Drager) Behmler; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/08-20.html">August 20, 1920</a>, to Mathilda Ovedia Eidem.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Behmler Hall, at the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-colleges.html">University</a> of Minnesota <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SV-names.html">Morris</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/114670006">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11206">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Elmer Austin Benson (1895-1985) — also known as Elmer A. Benson — of Appleton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SW-lived.html">Swift County</a>, Minn. Born in Appleton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SW-born.html">Swift County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/09-22.html">September 22, 1895</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Minnesota</a>, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1940, 1942; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Minnesota</a>, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/MN.html">1944</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-phi.html">Delta Theta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-died.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1985/03-13.html">March 13, 1985</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 172 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SW-buried.html#cms02258">Appleton Cemetery</a>, Appleton, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Thomas Helga Benson and Dora (Jacobsen) Benson; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/10-14.html">October 14, 1922</a>, to Frances Miller.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000389">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401380">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/elmer-austin-benson/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer Austin Benson">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7562145">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/967/94.30.jpg" width=70 height=106 border=0 alt="William Benton"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> William Burnett Benton (1900-1973) — also known as William Benton — of Southport, Fairfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Born in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-born.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/04-01.html">April 1, 1900</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/advertising.html">Advertising business</a>; introduced sound effects into television commercials; popularized the "Amos 'n' Andy" radio show; vice-president, University of Chicago, 1937-45; publisher of the Encyclopedia Brittanica; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, 1945-47; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Connecticut</a>, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/CT.html">1952</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/committees.html">Platform and Resolutions Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/CT.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/CT.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/CT.html">1968</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/cfr.html">Council on Foreign Relations</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/zeta-psi.html">Zeta Psi</a>. Died, in the Waldorf Towers <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/hotels.html">Hotel</a>, Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1973/03-18.html">March 18, 1973</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 351 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes scattered. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Charles William Benton and Elma (Hixson) Benton; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/">1928</a> to Helen Hemingway.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">The William Benton <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-libraries.html">Museum of Art</a>, at the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-colleges.html">University</a> of Connecticut, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/TO-names.html">Storrs, Connecticut</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000399">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401390">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William Benton (senator)">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Connecticut Register and Manual 1950</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) — also known as Fred Biermann — of Decorah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/WK-lived.html">Winneshiek County</a>, Iowa. Born in Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/OL-born.html">Olmsted County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/03-20.html">March 20, 1884</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper editor and publisher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/postal.html">postmaster</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/IA.html">1928</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/IA.html">1940</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Iowa</a> 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/atheist-agnostic.html">Agnostic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died in La Crosse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/LC-died.html">La Crosse County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1968/07-01.html">July 1, 1968</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 103 days</a>). His <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/donated.html">body was donated</a> to the Iowa Medical School. Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/WK-buried.html#cms00504">Phelps Cemetery</a>, Decorah, Iowa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of E. E. Biermann and Martha Biermann; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/01-25.html">January 25, 1930</a>, to Adel Rygg.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000449">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401434">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Arley R. Bjella (1916-2001) — of Williston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/WI-lived.html">Williams County</a>, N.Dak.; Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-lived.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn. Born in Williston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/WI-born.html">Williams County</a>, N.Dak., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/11-16.html">November 16, 1916</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/ND.html">1948</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/ND.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/ND.html">1960</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/theta-chi.html">Theta Chi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jaycees.html">Jaycees</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2001/05-21.html">May 21, 2001</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 186 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Asle Bjella and Clara (Bagstad) Bjella; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1948/">1948</a> to Beverly Heen.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Arthur T. Broche (1892-1968) — of Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Born in St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-born.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/04-15.html">April 15, 1892</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/sthse.html">Illinois state house of representatives</a> 1st District. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; American Legion. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1968/10-29.html">October 29, 1968</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 197 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/LA-buried.html# ">Fort Sheridan Cemetery</a>, Highwood, Ill. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Gustave M. Broche and Katherine (Murphy) Broche; married to Virginia M. McGrew.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/27912672">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Gordon Hubert Butler (1889-1964) — also known as Gordon H. Butler — of Duluth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-lived.html">St. Louis County</a>, Minn. Born in Scipio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/JN-born.html">Jennings County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/02-10.html">February 10, 1889</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/engineer.html">civil engineer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/construction.html">general contractor</a>; president, Polaris <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/masonry.html">Concrete Products</a> Company; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">bank director</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a>, 1951-64 (57th District 1951-62, 61st District 1963-64); died in office 1964. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-soc-civil-engrs.html">American Society of Civil Engineers</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-tau-omega.html">Alpha Tau Omega</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/pneumonia.html">pneumonia</a>, in St. Luke's <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Duluth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-died.html">St. Louis County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/08-01.html">August 1, 1964</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 173 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-buried.html#cms00466">Forest Hill Cemetery</a>, Duluth, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to Annabelle Dunning.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11526">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Thomas Robert Byrne (1923-2009) — also known as Thomas R. Byrne — of St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Born in St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-born.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/03-09.html">March 9, 1923</a>. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/saintpaul.html">mayor of St. Paul, Minn.</a>, 1966-70. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2009/04-05.html">April 5, 2009</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 27 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas R. Byrne">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Homer M. Carr — of Proctor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-lived.html">St. Louis County</a>, Minn. Born in Malta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MN-born.html">Morgan County</a>, Ohio. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">locomotive engineer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a> District 59, 1933-34; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 59th District, 1935-64; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/MN.html">1952</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11587">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Elmer Anderson Carter (1890-1973) — also known as Elmer A. Carter — of Prairie View, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/WL-lived.html">Waller County</a>, Tex.; Columbus, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, Ohio; Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky.; St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn.; Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MO-born.html">Monroe County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/07-19.html">July 19, 1890</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">College teacher</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive secretary for the Urban League in various cities, 1920-28; editor of Opportunity, a Journal of Negro Life, 1928-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/NY.html">1932</a>; Republican candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 22nd District, 1950; Republican candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/newyorkcity.html#3">borough president of Manhattan, New York</a>, 1953. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/urban-league.html">Urban League</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-phi-alpha.html">Alpha Phi Alpha</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1973/01-16.html">January 16, 1973</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 181 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-buried.html#cms00843">Ferncliff Cemetery</a>, Hartsdale, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/">1922</a> to Edna Felicia Billups; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/">1927</a> to Thelma Charles Johnson.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Victor Laurence August Christgau (1894-1991) — also known as Victor Christgau — of Austin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/MO-lived.html">Mower County</a>, Minn. Born in Austin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/MO-born.html">Mower County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/09-20.html">September 20, 1894</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 5th District, 1927-29; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Minnesota</a> 1st District, 1929-33; defeated (Independent), 1932. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/german.html">German</a> ancestry. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/pneumonia.html">pneumonia</a>, in George Washington <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1991/10-10.html">October 10, 1991</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/97.html">97 years, 20 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/WA-buried.html# ">St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery</a>, St. Paul Park, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Fred Christgau and Adeline (Vanselow) Christgau; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/07-30.html">July 30, 1931</a>, to Muriel Josephine Doyle.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000378">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402517">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/114288305">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11650">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8254105354/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/096/13.84.jpg" width=70 height=104 border=0 alt="Albert J. Connors"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Albert James Connors (b. 1891) — also known as Albert J. Connors — of Barron, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/BA-lived.html">Barron County</a>, Wis. Born in Duluth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-born.html">St. Louis County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/09-13.html">September 13, 1891</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/BA-officials.html">Barron County District Attorney</a>, 1929; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/WI.html">1932</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 29th District, 1939-42. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of David Connors and Mary Connors.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) — also known as Paul Cunningham — of Des Moines, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/PO-lived.html">Polk County</a>, Iowa. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/IN-born.html">Indiana County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/06-15.html">June 15, 1890</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/sthse.html">Iowa state house of representatives</a>, 1933-36; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Iowa</a>, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th District 1943-59); defeated, 1958. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-phi-epsilon.html">Sigma Phi Epsilon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Died in Brainerd, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/CW-died.html">Crow Wing County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1961/07-16.html">July 16, 1961</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 31 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/PO-buried.html#cms03343">Des Moines Masonic Cemetery</a>, Des Moines, Iowa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Robert Harvey Cunningham and Sarah Jane (McQuaide) Cunningham; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/">1918</a> to Harriett French Plummer; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/12-26.html">December 26, 1926</a>, to Gail Fry; father of Edward Plummer Cunningham.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000993">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403101">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Edward Davis (1913-1990) — also known as John E. Davis — of McClusky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/SH-lived.html">Sheridan County</a>, N.Dak. Born in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-born.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/04-18.html">April 18, 1913</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Rancher</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ofc/stsen.html">North Dakota state senate</a>, 1952-56; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ofc/gov.html">Governor of North Dakota</a>, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/ND.html">1960</a>; Republican candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from North Dakota</a>, 1960, 1964 (primary); national commander, American Legion, 1967-68. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish-rite-masons.html">Scottish Rite Masons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/beta-theta-pi.html">Beta Theta Pi</a>. Died in Rancho Mirage, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/RI-died.html">Riverside County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1990/05-12.html">May 12, 1990</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 24 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/BU-buried.html#cms02667">Fairview Cemetery</a>, Bismarck, N.Dak. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of James Ellsworth Davis and Helen (Wilson) Davis; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1938/">1938</a> to Pauline Huntley; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1980/">1980</a> to Marilyn R. Westlie.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/john-edward-davis/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John E. Davis (North Dakota politician)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/746/000120386">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7267226">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Edward James Devitt (1911-1992) — also known as Edward J. Devitt — of St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Born in St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-born.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/05-05.html">May 5, 1911</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1935-39; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Minnesota</a> 4th District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; probate judge in Minnesota, 1950-54; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for Minnesota</a>, 1954-92. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/beta-gamma-sigma.html">Beta Gamma Sigma</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-sigma-rho.html">Delta Sigma Rho</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/blue-key.html">Blue Key</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died in St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-died.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1992/03-02.html">March 2, 1992</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 302 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Thomas Phillip Devitt and Catherine Ethel (McGuire) Devitt; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/04-22.html">April 22, 1939</a>, to Marcelle M. LaRose.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000280">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403412">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> William B. Dosland (b. 1927) — also known as Bill Dosland — of Moorhead, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/CL-lived.html">Clay County</a>, Minn. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/11-10.html">November 10, 1927</a>. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a>, 1959-72 (49th District 1959-62, 56th District 1963-72). Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jaycees.html">Jaycees</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Still living as of 1972. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12582">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Stanley Morton Doyle (b. 1898) — of Polson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/LA-lived.html">Lake County</a>, Mont. Born in Revere, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RD-born.html">Redwood County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/02-04.html">February 4, 1898</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/ofc/spju.html">justice of Montana state supreme court</a>, 1960. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-phi.html">Delta Theta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-alpha-epsilon.html">Sigma Alpha Epsilon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Francis Patrick Doyle and Elizabeth A. (Bodenhofer) Doyle; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1945/08-15.html">August 15, 1945</a>, to Aileen Davison.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Henry Clarence Dworshak (1894-1962) — also known as Henry C. Dworshak — of Burley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/CS-lived.html">Cassia County</a>, Idaho. Born in Duluth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-born.html">St. Louis County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/08-29.html">August 29, 1894</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper publisher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Idaho</a> 2nd District, 1939-46; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Idaho</a>, 1946-49, 1949-62; defeated, 1948; died in office 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/ID.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/ID.html">1960</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1962/07-23.html">July 23, 1962</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 328 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Henry Dworshak and Julia (Ohotto) Dworshak; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/">1917</a> to Georgia B. Lowe.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000585">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403688">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry Dworshak">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=28289">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> William Henry Fallon (1893-1981) — also known as William H. Fallon — of St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Born in Waconia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/CA-born.html">Carver County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/12-19.html">December 19, 1893</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/saintpaul.html">mayor of St. Paul, Minn.</a>, 1938-40; major in the U.S. Army during World War II. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-pi.html">Delta Theta Pi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-died.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/07-08.html">July 8, 1981</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 201 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Myles Fallon and Bridget (Conlin) Fallon; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/10-25.html">October 25, 1930</a>, to Veronica P. Shields.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William H. Fallon">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John William Feller (b. 1893) — also known as John W. Feller — of Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/OL-lived.html">Olmsted County</a>, Minn. Born in Victor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/IA-born.html">Iowa County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/08-30.html">August 30, 1893</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/engineer.html">engineer</a>; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/rochester.html#2">Rochester, Minn.</a>, 1935-53 (acting, 1935). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Louis Feller and Katherine (Frawley) Feller; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/02-25.html">February 25, 1922</a>, to Florence Lyons.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frank Earl Flynn (1883-1965) — also known as Frank E. Flynn — of Forsyth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/RS-lived.html">Rosebud County</a>, Mont.; White Salmon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KL-lived.html">Klickitat County</a>, Wash.; Aberdeen, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/BR-lived.html">Brown County</a>, S.Dak.; Prescott, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/YA-lived.html">Yavapai County</a>, Ariz.; Phoenix, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/MA-lived.html">Maricopa County</a>, Ariz. Born in Lake City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/WB-born.html">Wabasha County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1883/06-24.html">June 24, 1883</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/YA-officials.html">Yavapai County Attorney</a>, 1931-32; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for Arizona</a>, 1935-53. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died in September, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1965/index.html">1965</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 0 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/11-26.html">November 26, 1920</a>, to Laura Maxwell.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> LeRoy Albert Foot (b. 1882) — also known as L. A. Foot — of Kalispell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/FL-lived.html">Flathead County</a>, Mont.; Fort Peck, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/VA-lived.html">Valley County</a>, Mont. Born in Melrose, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ST-born.html">Stearns County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/09-09.html">September 9, 1882</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/ofc/attygn.html">Montana state attorney general</a>, 1924-33. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Loren S. Foot and Sadie M. (Trace) Foot; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/09-01.html">September 1, 1910</a>, to Clara P. Pitts.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/693/09.99.jpg" width=70 height=118 border=0 alt="Orville L. Freeman"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Orville Lothrop Freeman (1918-2003) — also known as Orville L. Freeman — of Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-lived.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-born.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/05-09.html">May 9, 1918</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; aide to Minneapolis Mayor <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphrey.html#503.62.34">Hubert H. Humphrey</a>, and his campaign manager for U.S. Senator in 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/MN.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/MN.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/MN.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/MN.html">1964</a>; Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1948-50; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/attygn.html">Minnesota state attorney general</a>, 1950; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Minnesota</a>, 1955-61; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1952, 1960; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of Agriculture</a>, 1961-69. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ams-dem-action.html">Americans for Democratic Action</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aclu.html">American Civil Liberties Union</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/izaak-walton-league.html">Izaak Walton League</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-norway.html">Sons of Norway</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/purple-heart.html">Purple Heart</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>. Died, from complications of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/dementia.html">Alzheimer's disease</a>, in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-died.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2003/02-20.html">February 20, 2003</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 287 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-buried.html#cms00172">Lakewood Cemetery</a>, Minneapolis, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/05-02.html">May 2, 1942</a>, to Jane Shields; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freeman.html#154.01.32">Michael O. Freeman</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farr.html#593.19.84">George A. Farr</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/orville-lothrop-freeman/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orville Freeman">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/826/000167325">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293544">Internet Movie Database profile</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7201618">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Allen John Furlow (1890-1954) — also known as Allen J. Furlow — of Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/OL-lived.html">Olmsted County</a>, Minn. Born in Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/OL-born.html">Olmsted County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/11-09.html">November 9, 1890</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper publisher</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 4th District, 1923-25; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Minnesota</a> 1st District, 1925-29. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/theta-delta-chi.html">Theta Delta Chi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; American Legion. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1954/01-29.html">January 29, 1954</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 81 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/OL-buried.html#cms02141">Oakwood Cemetery</a>, Rochester, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Samuel C. Furlow and Lillie (Jones) Furlow; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/10-20.html">October 20, 1920</a>, to Ruth Irish.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000433">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404374">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12935">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Thomas F. Gallagher (b. 1897) — of Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-lived.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn. Born in Faribault, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RI-born.html">Rice County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/11-24.html">November 24, 1897</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/attygn.html">Minnesota state attorney general</a>, 1936; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Minnesota</a>, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/MN.html">1940</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/spju.html">justice of Minnesota state supreme court</a>, 1943-47. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-sigma-phi.html">Alpha Sigma Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Patrick James Gallagher and Helena (McCall) Gallagher; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/08-19.html">August 19, 1931</a>, to Elizabeth Jane Gillum.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CP-lived.html">Chippewa County</a>, Mich. Born in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-born.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/03-30.html">March 30, 1890</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; general manager and vice-president, Soo <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dairy.html">Creamery</a>; secretary, Rudyard <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lumber.html">Woodworking</a> Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/metal.html">Iron</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/mining.html">Mines</a>, Ltd.; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 11th District, 1947. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>. Suffered a head injury in an <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/automobile.html">automobile collision</a>, and died the next day, in Hurley <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Flint, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/GE-died.html">Genesee County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1948/05-24.html">May 24, 1948</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/58.html">58 years, 55 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-buried.html#cms02663">Crystal Lake Cemetery</a>, Minneapolis, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/09-15.html">September 15, 1917</a>, to Ethel Mae McEachern.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/167581175">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Archie C. Grant (b. 1894) — of Las Vegas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/CL-lived.html">Clark County</a>, Nev. Born in Ely, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-born.html">St. Louis County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/03-09.html">March 9, 1894</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/autodealer.html">Automobile dealer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Nevada</a>, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/NV.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/NV.html">1940</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/NV.html">1952</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/committees.html">Committee on Rules and Order of Business</a>); member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/NV.html">Democratic National Committee from Nevada</a>, 1940; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/ofc/stsen.html">Nevada state senate</a>, 1941-42; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/ofc/sthse.html">Nevada state house of representatives</a>, 1943-44; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Nevada</a> at-large, 1944. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Grant and Mary (Nolan) Grant; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/08-08.html">August 8, 1921</a>, to Zora Faye Marble.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/memberimgls92/18B.jpg?v=010120"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/897/48.82.jpg" width=70 height=108 border=0 alt="Glenn H. Gruenhagen"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Glenn H. Gruenhagen (b. 1952) — of Glencoe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/MD-lived.html">McLeod County</a>, Minn. Born in Glencoe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/MD-born.html">McLeod County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1952/02-01.html">February 1, 1952</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">Insurance agent</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a>, 2011-21 (District 25-A 2011-12, District 18-B 2013-21). Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Still living as of 2021. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn Gruenhagen">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=15350">Minnesota Legislator record</a> — <a href="https://americanloons.blogspot.com/2016/06/1679-glenn-gruenhagen.html">Encyclopedia of American Loons</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Minnesota House of Representatives</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) — also known as Frank E. Hook; "Fightin' Frank" — of Ironwood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/GO-lived.html">Gogebic County</a>, Mich.; Edina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-lived.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn. Born in L'Anse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BG-born.html">Baraga County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/05-26.html">May 26, 1893</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/mining.html">miner</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47; defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12th District), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/MI.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/MI.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/MI.html">1944</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/MI.html">1948</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Michigan</a>, 1948; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pr1948-election.html">1948</a>; candidate in primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 32nd Circuit, 1957; president of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/radiotv.html">radio station</a> WJMS, Ironwood, Mich. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-delta-kappa.html">Sigma Delta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ams-dem-action.html">Americans for Democratic Action</a>. In February 1945, he was involved in a fist fight on the floor of the House of Representatives with <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rankin.html#182.60.60">John E. Rankin</a> of Mississippi. Died in Edina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-died.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1982/06-21.html">June 21, 1982</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 26 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-buried.html#cms03975">Fort Snelling National Cemetery</a>, Minneapolis, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to Elsie C. Schneider.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000757">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405608">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank Eugene Hook">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7275499">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/136/39.76.jpg" width=70 height=120 border=0 alt="John H. Hougen"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Hjalmar Hougen (1889-1978) — also known as John H. Hougen — of Fisher, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/PO-lived.html">Polk County</a>, Minn.; Crookston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/PO-lived.html">Polk County</a>, Minn. Born in Fargo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/CA-born.html">Cass County</a>, N.Dak., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/07-07.html">July 7, 1889</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">law professor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 66th District, 1927-30; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota</a>, 1930; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scandinavian.html">Norwegian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ord-coif.html">Order of the Coif</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-sigma.html">Kappa Sigma</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-alpha-delta.html">Phi Alpha Delta</a>. Died in Hendersonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/HE-died.html">Henderson County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1978/07-14.html">July 14, 1978</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 7 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Olai Jensen Hougen and Thrine Christine (Johnson) Hougen; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1946/11-29.html">November 29, 1946</a>, to Rita Mary Zini.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/32316478">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13425">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Moorhead Daily News, July 5, 1930</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> C. A. Johnson (1893-1977) — also known as Gus Johnson; "Little Gus" — of Mankato, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/BE-lived.html">Blue Earth County</a>, Minn. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/index.html">1893</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">school teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/BE-officials.html">Blue Earth County Attorney</a>, 1930-38; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 8th District, 1946, 1950; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a>, 1963-72 (District 11 1963-66, District 11-A 1967-72). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/05-03.html">May 3, 1977</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">about 83 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/">1920</a> to Susie Mullenix; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/">1931</a> to Bernice Schwanke; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1941/">1941</a> to Anne Ehlman.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12325">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Walter Henry Judd (1898-1994) — also known as Walter H. Judd — of Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-lived.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn. Born in Rising City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/BL-born.html">Butler County</a>, Neb., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/09-25.html">September 25, 1898</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">physician</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Minnesota</a> 5th District, 1943-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/MN.html">1948</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/MN.html">1952</a> (alternate; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/speakers.html">speaker</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/MN.html">1956</a> (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/officers.html">Honorary Vice-President</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/speakers.html">speaker</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/MN.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/MN.html">1964</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; American Legion. Received the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/medal-of-freedom.html">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> in 1981. Died in Mitchellville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/PG-died.html">Prince George's County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1994/02-13.html">February 13, 1994</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/95.html">95 years, 141 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/BL-buried.html#cms06134">Blue Valley Cemetery</a>, Surprise, Neb. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Horace H. Judd and Mary Elizabeth (Greenslit) Judd; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/">1932</a> to Miriam Louise Barber.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000278">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406170">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Joseph Edward Karth (1922-2005) — also known as Joseph E. Karth — of St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Born in New Brighton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-born.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/08-26.html">August 26, 1922</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">international representative</a>, Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers union; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a> District 41, 1951-58; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Minnesota</a> 4th District, 1959-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/MN.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/MN.html">1964</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2005/05-29.html">May 29, 2005</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 276 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/MA-buried.html#cms07287">Green Acres Cemetery</a>, Scottsdale, Ariz. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to Charlotte Nordgren.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000014">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406186">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/11071933">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10307">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Jeremiah F. Keohen (1892-1954) — also known as Jerry F. Keohen — of Montgomery, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/LS-lived.html">Le Sueur County</a>, Minn. Born in Montgomery, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/LS-born.html">Le Sueur County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/03-11.html">March 11, 1892</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/furniture.html">furniture</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/funeral.html">undertaking</a> business; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper editor</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/MN.html">1936</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; American Legion. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1954/09-11.html">September 11, 1954</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 184 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/LS-buried.html#cms07339">Calvary Cemetery</a>, Montgomery, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Jerry Keohen and Ellen (Sheehan) Keohen; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/11-07.html">November 7, 1927</a>, to Helen Lusk.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/47332580">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Stafford King (b. 1893) — of St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Born in Fair Haven, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ST-born.html">Stearns County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/10-27.html">October 27, 1893</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/aud.html">Minnesota state auditor</a>, 1931-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/MN.html">1956</a>. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Paul John Kvale (1896-1960) — also known as Paul J. Kvale — of Benson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SW-lived.html">Swift County</a>, Minn. Born in Orfordville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RO-born.html">Rock County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/03-27.html">March 27, 1896</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Minnesota</a>, 1929-39 (7th District 1929-33, at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-39). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, American Legion. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1960/06-14.html">June 14, 1960</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 79 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SW-buried.html#cms02673">Protestant Cemetery</a>, Benson, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kurvink-kyros.html#724.19.32">Ole Juulson Kvale</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000350">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406503">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Arthur Bernard Langlie (1900-1966) — also known as Arthur B. Langlie — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Lanesboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/FI-born.html">Fillmore County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/07-25.html">July 25, 1900</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/seattle.html">Mayor of Seattle, Wash.</a>, 1938-41; defeated, 1936; resigned 1941; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Washington</a>, 1941-45, 1949-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/WA.html">1944</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/WA.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/WA.html">1952</a> (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/officers.html">Honorary Vice-President</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/speakers.html">speaker</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/WA.html">1956</a> (delegation chair; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/speakers.html">speaker</a>); served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/royal-arcanum.html">Royal Arcanum</a>. Died in Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-died.html">King County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1966/07-24.html">July 24, 1966</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 364 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-buried.html#cms04638">Acacia Memorial Park</a>, Lake Forest Park, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to Evelyn Pansy Baker.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Campaign slogan (1956): "High Office Demands High Principles."</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/arthur-b-langlie/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/660/000206042">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6410">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/036/70.24.jpg" width=70 height=122 border=0 alt="Herbert G. Lauterbach"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Herbert G. Lauterbach (1888-1968) — of Twin Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/TF-lived.html">Twin Falls County</a>, Idaho. Born in Redwood Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RD-born.html">Redwood County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/09-08.html">September 8, 1888</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Rancher</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/twinfalls.html">mayor of Twin Falls, Idaho</a>, 1947-49; defeated (Progressive Citizens), 1949. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died, in Magic Valley Memorial <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Twin Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/TF-died.html">Twin Falls County</a>, Idaho, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1968/08-19.html">August 19, 1968</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 346 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/TF-buried.html# ">Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery</a>, Twin Falls, Idaho. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/11-07.html">November 7, 1922</a>, to Gladys Emily Foster.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/113868151">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Twin Falls (Idaho) Times-News, February 18, 1947</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Kent T. Lundgren (b. 1914) — of Menominee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MM-lived.html">Menominee County</a>, Mich. Born in St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-born.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/07-07.html">July 7, 1914</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/drugs.html">Pharmacist</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 30th District, 1962-64; defeated, 1956 (30th District), 1958 (30th District), 1960 (30th District), 1964 (37th District); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from 30th Senatorial District, 1961-62; resigned 1962. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Victor Lundgren and Olga (Olson) Lundgren; married to Mildred Francis New.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Clark MacGregor (1922-2003) — of Plymouth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-lived.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-lived.html">Washington</a>, D.C. Born in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-born.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/07-12.html">July 12, 1922</a>. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Minnesota</a> 3rd District, 1961-71; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/MN.html">1964</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1968/MN.html">1968</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Minnesota</a>, 1970. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Chairman of President <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nixon.html#870.67.93">Richard M. Nixon</a>'s re-election campaign, July to November 1972. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/lung.html">respiratory failure</a>, in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">hospital</a> at Pompano Beach, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-died.html">Broward County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2003/02-10.html">February 10, 2003</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 213 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-buried.html#cms00466">Forest Hill Cemetery</a>, Duluth, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of William Edwin MacGregor and Edith (Clark) MacGregor; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1948/06-16.html">June 16, 1948</a>, to Barbara Porter Spicer.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000010">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407040">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark MacGregor">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7179303">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Ray John Madden (1892-1987) — also known as Ray J. Madden — of Omaha, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/DO-lived.html">Douglas County</a>, Neb.; Gary, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/LA-lived.html">Lake County</a>, Ind. Born in Waseca, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/WS-born.html">Waseca County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/02-25.html">February 25, 1892</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; municipal judge in Nebraska, 1916; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/LA-officials.html">Lake County Treasurer</a>, 1938-42; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Indiana</a>, 1943-77 (1st District 1943-63, 8th District 1963-65, 1st District 1965-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/IN.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/IN.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/IN.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/IN.html">1964</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/IN.html">1968</a>. Member, American Legion. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1987/09-28.html">September 28, 1987</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/95.html">95 years, 215 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Madden and Mary Elizabeth (Burns) Madden.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000039">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407067">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Warren Grant Magnuson (1905-1989) — also known as Warren G. Magnuson; "Maggie" — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Moorhead, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/CL-born.html">Clay County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/04-12.html">April 12, 1905</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/cncn.html">delegate to Washington state constitutional convention</a>, 1933; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/sthse.html">Washington state house of representatives</a>, 1933-34; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-officials.html">King County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1934-36; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Washington</a> 1st District, 1937-44; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Washington</a>, 1944-81; defeated, 1980; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/WA.html">1952</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amvets.html">Amvets</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-norway.html">Sons of Norway</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/theta-chi.html">Theta Chi</a>. Died in Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-died.html">King County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1989/05-20.html">May 20, 1989</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 38 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-buried.html#cms04638">Acacia Memorial Park</a>, Lake Forest Park, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/10-04.html">October 4, 1964</a>, to Jermaine Elliott Peralta.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#806.00.63">Norman D. Dicks</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000053">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407081">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/586/000123217">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6411">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8253033721/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/953/91.68.jpg" width=70 height=101 border=0 alt="Joseph E. McDermid"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Joseph E. McDermid (b. 1894) — of Ladysmith, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RU-lived.html">Rusk County</a>, Wis. Born in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-born.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/03-20.html">March 20, 1894</a>. Progressive. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/veterinarian.html">veterinarian</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 12th District; elected 1936. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Louis Adrian Murray — also known as Louis A. Murray; Louie Murray — of East Grand Forks, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/PO-lived.html">Polk County</a>, Minn. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">railway conductor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 66th District, 1951-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/MN.html">1956</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a> District 66-B, 1967-70. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14089">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Arthur Emanuel Nelson (1892-1955) — also known as Arthur E. Nelson — of St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Born in Browns Valley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/TR-born.html">Traverse County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/05-10.html">May 10, 1892</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/saintpaul.html">mayor of St. Paul, Minn.</a>, 1922-26; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota</a>, 1936; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Minnesota</a>, 1942-43; defeated, 1928. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-died.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1955/04-11.html">April 11, 1955</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 336 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-buried.html#cms00693">Oakland Cemetery</a>, St. Paul, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000030">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408121">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur E. Nelson">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7891611">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Martin A. Nelson (b. 1889) — of Austin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/MO-lived.html">Mower County</a>, Minn. Born in Hesper, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/WK-born.html">Winneshiek County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/02-21.html">February 21, 1889</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/MN.html">1928</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/MN.html">1932</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 5th District, 1930; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/MN.html">vice-chair of Minnesota Republican Party</a>, 1932; Republican candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Minnesota</a>, 1934, 1936; Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Minnesota</a>, 1942; district judge in Minnesota 10th District, 1944-53; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/spju.html">justice of Minnesota state supreme court</a>, 1953. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-phi.html">Delta Theta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Andrew A. Nelson and Bertha (Jacobson) Nelson; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/">1920</a> to Merle Henifin.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) — also known as Joseph P. O'Hara — of Glencoe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/MD-lived.html">McLeod County</a>, Minn. Born in Tipton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/CD-born.html">Cedar County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/01-23.html">January 23, 1895</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/MD-officials.html">McLeod County Attorney</a>, 1934-38; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Minnesota</a> 2nd District, 1941-59. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion. Died in Bethesda, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/MO-died.html">Montgomery County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1975/03-04.html">March 4, 1975</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 40 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/MO-buried.html#cms00459">Gate of Heaven Cemetery</a>, Silver Spring, Md. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Patrick O'Hara and Catharine (Doyle) O'Hara; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/06-18.html">June 18, 1921</a>, to Leila Lee White.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000056">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408291">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6402812">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> J. Edward Pearsall (1920-1998) — of Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-lived.html">St. Louis County</a>, Minn. Born in Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-born.html">St. Louis County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/04-20.html">April 20, 1920</a>. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/virginia.html">mayor of Virginia, Minn.</a>, 1966-76. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died, in Virginia Regional <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Medical Center</a>, Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-died.html">St. Louis County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1998/07-27.html">July 27, 1998</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 98 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-buried.html#cms06199">Greenwood Cemetery</a>, Virginia, Minn. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Benjamin Sanborn Jr. (1883-1964) — also known as John B. Sanborn, Jr. — of Otisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, Minn. Born in St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-born.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1883/11-09.html">November 9, 1883</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a>, 1913-16 (District 37 1913-14, District 42 1915-16); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Minnesota, 1922-25; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for Minnesota</a>, 1925-32; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-ct-apps.html">Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit</a>, 1932-59; took senior status 1959. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/loyal-legion.html">Loyal Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/chi-psi.html">Chi Psi</a>. Died, of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart ailment</a>, in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">hospital</a> at St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-died.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/03-07.html">March 7, 1964</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 119 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-buried.html#cms00693">Oakland Cemetery</a>, St. Paul, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanborn.html#500.88.20">John Benjamin Sanborn</a> and Rachel (Rice) Sanborn; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/05-18.html">May 18, 1907</a>, to Helen Clarke; first cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanborn.html#979.84.46">Walter Henry Sanborn</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/30822.html">Sanborn family</a> of St. Paul, Minnesota.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blackdon-blackstone.html#342.20.26">Harry A. Blackmun</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2093&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John B. Sanborn, Jr.">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/29141858">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/sanborn-john-benjamin">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Henry Oscar Talle (1892-1969) — also known as Henry O. Talle — of Decorah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/WK-lived.html">Winneshiek County</a>, Iowa. Born near Albert Lea, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/FR-born.html">Freeborn County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/01-12.html">January 12, 1892</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">school teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">superintendent of schools</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">college professor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Iowa</a>, 1939-59 (4th District 1939-43, 2nd District 1943-59); defeated, 1936 (4th District), 1958 (2nd District). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1969/03-14.html">March 14, 1969</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 61 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Talle and Anna (Ovri) Talle; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/">1920</a> to Edith Margaret Huset.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000028">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=410617">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Arthur Edwin Thompson (b. 1891) — also known as Arthur E. Thompson — of Washburn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ML-lived.html">McLean County</a>, N.Dak.; Moorhead, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/CL-lived.html">Clay County</a>, Minn. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/09-19.html">September 19, 1891</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">school principal</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">superintendent of schools</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ofc/sppi.html">North Dakota superintendent of public instruction</a>, 1933-46; Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from North Dakota</a>, 1946. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Asiak Thompson and Inger (Bergstad) Thompson; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/07-02.html">July 2, 1921</a>, to Emma Siverson.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Paul A. Thuet — of South St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/DA-lived.html">Dakota County</a>, Minn. Born in South St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/DA-born.html">Dakota County</a>, Minn. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 20th District, 1959; defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/MN.html">1964</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Joseph Vadheim — of Tyler, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/LI-lived.html">Lincoln County</a>, Minn. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/drugs.html">druggist</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 12th District, 1957-60. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Thomas William Walsh (b. 1897) — also known as Thomas W. Walsh — of St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Born in St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-born.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/10-27.html">October 27, 1897</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/MN.html">1948</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Richard A. Walsh and Margaret (McManus) Walsh; married to Mildred Stewart.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Stanley Washburn (1878-1950) — of Lakewood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/OC-lived.html">Ocean County</a>, N.J. Born in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-born.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1878/02-07.html">February 7, 1878</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper correspondent</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/MN.html">1912</a>; president, Washburn Lignite <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/mining.html">Coal</a> Co., Wilton, N.D., 1926-29; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Jersey</a> 3rd District, 1932. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-psi.html">Delta Psi</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/reserve-officers-assoc.html">Reserve Officers Association</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/index.html">1950</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">about 72 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#029.10.17">William Drew Washburn</a> and Elizabeth (Muzzy) Washburn; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#310.00.75">William Drew Washburn Jr.</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/11-27.html">November 27, 1906</a>, to Alice Langhorne; nephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#578.05.21">Israel Washburn Jr.</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#844.25.24">Elihu Benjamin Washburne</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#070.60.86">Cadwallader Colden Washburn</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#634.80.77">Charles Ames Washburn</a>; grandson of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#131.55.29">Israel Washburn</a>; grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#081.76.93">Reuel Washburn</a>; first cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#882.62.17">Charles Fox Washburn</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#333.33.49">Hempstead Washburne</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#223.37.09">Robert Charles Washburn</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-2019.html">Washburn family</a> of Raynham, Massachusetts (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." 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