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Harold Christian Hagen (1901-1957) —
also known as Harold C. Hagen —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
10, 1901.
Son of Gudbrand T. Hagen and Anna (Brovold) Hagen.
Newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1943-55; defeated
(Republican), 1954, 1956.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 19,
1957 (age 55 years, 129
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Steny Hamilton Hoyer (b. 1939) —
also known as Steny H. Hoyer —
of Berkshire, Prince
George's County, Md.; Mechanicsville, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 14,
1939.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1967-79; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 1978; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1981-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker).
Baptist.
Danish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Emil Hurja (1892-1953) —
of Breckenridge, Stephens
County, Tex.; Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., January
22, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946, 1948.
Finnish ancestry. Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Suffered a heart
attack, collapsed and died at the National Press Club, Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1953 (age 61 years, 128
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Irvine Luther Lenroot (1869-1949) —
also known as Irvine L. Lenroot —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., January
31, 1869.
Son of Lars Lenroot and Fredrica Lenroot.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 1st District, 1901-07; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1903-07; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1909-18; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918-27; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1929-41.
Congregationalist.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1949 (age 79 years, 361
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Superior, Wis.
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Hoval A. Smith (1876-c.1954) —
of Arizona.
Born in Iowa, 1876.
Republican. Mining engineer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1911.
Norwegian ancestry.
Advocated the annexation of Sonora from Mexico to the U.S.
Died about 1954 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Earl Warren (1891-1974) —
also known as "Superchief" —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 19,
1891.
Son of Methias H. Warren and Chrystal (Hernlund) Warren.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Alameda
County District Attorney, 1925-39; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
Temporary Chair, 1944;
California
Republican state chair, 1934-36; member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1936-38; California
state attorney general, 1939-43; Governor of
California, 1943-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California, 1944;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1948; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1953-69; chair, President's Commission
on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi; Exchange
Club.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1981.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 9,
1974 (age 83 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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