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Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994) —
Born in Whitney, Franklin
County, Idaho, August 4,
1899.
Son of George Taft Benson and Sarah (Dunkley) Benson.
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-61.
Mormon.
Member, Farm Bureau; Alpha
Zeta.
President of the Mormon Church 1985-94.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 29,
1994 (age 94 years, 298
days).
Interment at Whitney
Cemetery, Whitney, Idaho.
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George Vernon Hansen (b. 1930) —
also known as George V. Hansen —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Tetonia, Teton
County, Idaho, September
14, 1930.
Republican. Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1962 (primary), 1968, 1972 (primary); U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1965-69, 1975-85.
Mormon.
Member, American
Legion; Farm Bureau; Kiwanis.
Convicted
in 1984 of failing to include four transactions on federal
disclosure forms; sentenced
to 15 months in prison
and fined
$40,000; reprimanded
by the U.S. House; his conviction was reversed in 1995.
Still living as of 1998.
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William Marion Jardine (1879-1955) —
also known as William M. Jardine —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Oneida
County, Idaho, January
16, 1879.
Son of William Jardine and Rebecca J. (Dudley) Jardine.
College
professor; agronomist;
president,
Kansas State Agricultural College, 1918-25; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1930; Kansas
state treasurer, 1933-34; appointed 1933; resigned 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Xi; Beta
Theta Pi; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Forestry Association; Farm Bureau.
Died January
17, 1955 (age 76 years, 1
days).
Interment at Logan
City Cemetery, Logan, Utah.
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Charles Ben Ross (1876-1946) —
also known as C. Ben Ross —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Parma, Canyon
County, Idaho, December
27, 1876.
Son of John M. Ross and Jeannette (Hadley) Ross.
Democrat. Farmer; mayor
of Pocatello, Idaho, 1922-30; Governor of
Idaho, 1931-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Elks; Eagles; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died March 31,
1946 (age 69 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Carfield Sanborn (1885-1968) —
also known as John C. Sanborn —
of Hagerman, Gooding
County, Idaho.
Born in Chenoa, McLean
County, Ill., September
28, 1885.
Son of Orville D. Sanborn and Frances (Carfield) Sanborn.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-30; member of Idaho
state senate, 1939-42; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1947-51; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1950, 1956; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1952;
Presidential Elector for Idaho, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, May 16,
1968 (age 82 years, 231
days).
Interment at Hagerman
Cemetery, Hagerman, Idaho.
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