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  James Franklin Ailshie (1868-1947) — also known as James F. Ailshie — of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. Born in Greene County, Tenn., June 19, 1868. Son of George Washington Ailshie (1846-1925) and Martha (Knight) Ailshie (1848-1918). Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1900, 1916, 1932; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1903-14, 1935-47; resigned 1914; died in office 1947; chief justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1907-09, 1913-15, 1939-41, 1945-46; U.S. Attorney for Idaho, 1925. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died May 27, 1947 (age 78 years, 342 days). Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Ailshie (1846-1925) and Martha (Knight) Ailshie (1848-1918); married, June 19, 1894, to Lucy Bundren (1866-1947); father of William Knight Ailshie and Robert Ailshie. See Ailshie family of Idaho.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Ailshie (1908-1947) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, February 16, 1908. Son of Lucy (Bundren) Ailshie (1866-1947) and James Franklin Ailshie. Republican. Lawyer; Idaho state attorney general, 1947; died in office 1947. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association. Died, of a heart attack, in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, November 16, 1947 (age 39 years, 273 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of William Knight Ailshie. See Ailshie family of Idaho.
  J. Blaine Anderson (1922-1988) — of Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Trenton, Cache County, Utah, January 19, 1922. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for Idaho, 1971-76; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1976-88; died in office 1988. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, April 16, 1988 (age 66 years, 88 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Beverly Barbara Bistline (b. 1922) — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, August 28, 1922. Daughter of Francis Marion Bistline and Anne (Glindemann) Bistline (1897-1991). Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives 33rd District, 1975-76. Female. United Church of Christ. Member, Soroptimists; American Bar Association. Still living as of 2004.
  Relatives: Grandniece of Joseph Bistline; granddaughter of John M. Bistline; daughter of Francis Marion Bistline and Anne (Glindemann) Bistline (1897-1991); cousin of Stephen Bistline; married 1948 to Arland Robert Spaulding (divorced 1949). See Bistline family of Idaho.
  Francis Marion Bistline (1896-1969) — also known as Francis M. Bistline; F. M. Bistline — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Ransom, Ness County, Kan., March 25, 1896. Son of John M. Bistline and Martha (Shellenberger) Bistline. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1941-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940, 1944; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1944-48. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Elks; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. While defending a client in a murder case, he suddenly collapsed and died from a heart attack, in the courtroom at the Bingham County Courthouse, Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho, January 20, 1969 (age 72 years, 301 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Francis Marion
  Relatives: Nephew of Joseph Bistline; son of John M. Bistline and Martha (Shellenberger) Bistline; married, August 16, 1921, to Anne Glindemann (1897-1991); father of Beverly Barbara Bistline. See Bistline family of Idaho.
  Hamer Harold Budge (1910-2003) — also known as Hamer Budge — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, November 21, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1949; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1951-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee); district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1961-64; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1964-71; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1969-71. Mormon. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Eagles; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz., July 22, 2003 (age 92 years, 243 days). Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) — also known as Harold H. Burton — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 22, 1888. Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz) Burton. Republican. Lawyer; assistant attorney, Utah Power & Light Company and Utah Light & Traction Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power Company and Boise Valley Traction Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1929; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Grange; Rotary; Kiwanis; Exchange Club. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, June 15, 1912, to Selma Florence Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Chase Addison Clark (1883-1966) — also known as Chase A. Clark — of Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Amo, Hendricks County, Ind., August 20, 1883. Son of Joseph Addison Clark and Eunice (Hadley) Clark. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1913-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1928; member of Idaho state senate, 1933-36; mayor of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1937-38; Governor of Idaho, 1941-43; U.S. District Judge for Idaho, 1943. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons. Died in a hospital at Boise, Ada County, Idaho, December 30, 1966 (age 83 years, 132 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Addison Clark and Eunice (Hadley) Clark; brother of Barzilla Worth Clark; married, January 10, 1906, to Jean Burnett; father of Bethine Clark (who married Frank Forrester Church). See Clark family of Idaho.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Benjamin Dunlap (b. 1888) — also known as S. Ben Dunlap — of Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in St. Charles County, Mo., February 22, 1888. Son of Robert Hamilton Dunlap and Carolyn Ada (Pearce) Dunlap. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Caldwell, Idaho, 1938-39; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1942-45; appointed 1942. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 12, 1910, to Elizabeth Jacoby Bedford.
  Burton Lee French (1875-1954) — also known as Burton L. French — of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler County, Ohio. Born near Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., August 1, 1875. Son of Charles A. French and Mina P. (Fisher) French. Republican. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S. Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large 1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1914. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Political Science Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi Delta Theta; Delta Sigma Rho; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons. Died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, September 12, 1954 (age 79 years, 42 days). Interment at Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
  Relatives: Married, June 28, 1904, to Winifred Hartley (1875-1934).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Abe McGregor Goff (1899-1984) — of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho. Born in Colfax, Whitman County, Wash., December 21, 1899. Son of Herbert William Goff (1868-1940) and Mary (Dorsey) Goff (1868-1935). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Latah County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-34; member of Idaho state senate, 1941-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1958-67. Episcopalian. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons. Died in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, November 23, 1984 (age 84 years, 338 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
  Relatives: Married, August 24, 1927, to Florence L. Richardson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Guy H. Martin (b. 1866) — of Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama). Born in Lancaster, Keokuk County, Iowa, August 31, 1866. Son of Edward M. Martin and Eliza A. (Goss) Martin. Republican. Lawyer; Clay County District Attorney, 1894-99; U.S. Attorney for Canal Zone, 1923-24; U.S. District Judge for Canal Zone, 1924-26. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 9, 1904, to Alma L. Austin.
  James E. Risch (b. 1943) — also known as Jim Risch — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., May 3, 1943. Republican. Rancher; lawyer; Ada County Prosecuting Attorney, 1970-74; member of Idaho state senate, 1975-89, 1995-2003; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1988, 2004, 2008 (delegation chair); Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, 2003-06, 2007-09; Governor of Idaho, 2006; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 2009-. Member, American Bar Association; National Rifle Association. Still living as of 2012.
  See also congressional biography — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Frank Grant Sawyer (1918-1996) — also known as F. Grant Sawyer — of Elko, Elko County, Nev. Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, December 14, 1918. Son of Harry W. Sawyer and Bula (Cameron) Sawyer. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Elko County District Attorney, 1950-58; Nevada Democratic state chair, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1956; Governor of Nevada, 1959-67; defeated, 1966. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; American Legion; Lions; Eagles. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., February 19, 1996 (age 77 years, 67 days). Interment at Palm Valley View Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nev.
  Relatives: Married, August 1, 1946, to Bette Hoge.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier

 

 


 
   
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