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John Joseph Allen, Jr. (1899-1995) —
also known as John J. Allen, Jr. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; McCall, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
27, 1899.
Son of John Joseph Allen, Sr. and Cathryn (Liston) Allen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958; mayor of McCall, Idaho, 1989-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Kiwanis; Native
Sons of the Golden West; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died March 7,
1995 (age 95 years, 100
days).
Cremated.
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Claude J. Burtenshaw (b. 1918) —
of Rexburg, Madison
County, Idaho; Logan, Cache
County, Utah.
Born in Bonneville
County, Idaho, February
24, 1918.
Son of W. F. Burtenshaw and Olive (Humphrey) Burtenshaw.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Idaho
Democratic State Committee, 1948-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1950; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1952; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1952;
chair
of Madison County Democratic Party, 1954; member of Idaho
state senate, 1958-59; university
professor.
Mormon.
Member, Kiwanis; Rotary.
Still living as of 1963.
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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.
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Edson H. Deal (1903-1967) —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Weiser, Washington
County, Idaho, November
11, 1903.
Son of Willard W. Deal and Flora L. (Hart) Deal.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Idaho
state senate, 1941-50; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1944;
Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1951-55; secretary of
state of Idaho, 1967; died in office 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Kiwanis; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died April 22,
1967 (age 63 years, 162
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Lydia Justice Edwards (born c.1938) —
of Donnelly, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Wolf Pen, Carter
County, Ky., about 1938.
Daughter of Chad Justice and Velva (Kinney) Justice.
Republican. Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1982-86; Idaho state
treasurer, 1987-98.
Female.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2007.
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Albert John Graf (b. 1898) —
also known as Albert J. Graf —
of Wallace, Shoshone
County, Idaho.
Born in Lane, Kootenai
County, Idaho, April 30,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1944.
Protestant.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Albertus McClure (b. 1924) —
also known as James A. McClure —
of Payette, Payette
County, Idaho.
Born in Payette, Payette
County, Idaho, December
27, 1924.
Son of William Robertson McClure and Marie Caroline (Freehafer)
McClure.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state senate, 1960-67; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1967-73; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1973-91; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1988;
Presidential Elector for Idaho, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Kiwanis; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Armington Robins (1884-1970) —
also known as Charles A. Robins —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Defiance, Shelby
County, Iowa, December
8, 1884.
Republican. Physician;
member of Idaho
state senate, 1938-44; Governor of
Idaho, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American Medical
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died September
20, 1970 (age 85 years, 286
days).
Interment at Lewis
and Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho.
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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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Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) —
also known as Don W. Samuelson —
of Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho.
Born in Woodhull, Henry
County, Ill., July 27,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sporting
goods merchant; member of Idaho
state senate, 1960-66; Governor of
Idaho, 1967-71; defeated, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Kiwanis; National Rifle
Association.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Swedish Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
20, 2000 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
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