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Lawyer Politicians in Idaho


  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.
  George Ainslie (1838-1913) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho; Alameda, Alameda County, Calif. Born near Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., October 30, 1838. Son of John A. Ainslie. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho territorial House of Representatives, 1865-66; newspaper editor; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1879-83; defeated, 1882; delegate to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1889; president, Boise Rapid Transit Co., 1890-1904; Idaho Democratic state chair, 1890-91; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1896-1900. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., May 19, 1913 (age 74 years, 201 days). Cremated; ashes originally interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at San Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, March 27, 1866, to Sallie Owens.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Joseph Allen, Sr. and Cathryn (Liston) Allen; married, June 16, 1926, to Carol Cook (1904-1957); married 1957 to Sally Clement (born 1924).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Grant Lewis Ambrose (1915-1968) — also known as Grant L. Ambrose — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Mackay, Custer County, Idaho, September 15, 1915. Son of George Ambrose and Amy (Cooke) Ambrose. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1948. Member, Phi Gamma Delta. Died in September, 1968 (age about 53 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 26, 1942, to Winifred Smyth.
  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
  Fred Jason Babcock (1891-1973) — also known as Fred J. Babcock — of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif. Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, August 15, 1891. Son of Jason Eugene Babcock and Bertha Rebecca (Peyton) Babcock. Republican. School teacher and principal; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Nez Perce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-28; Idaho state attorney general, 1931-33. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Nu; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Lions. Died in 1973 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  James Helmick Beatty (1836-1927) — of Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Hailey, Blaine County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, May 8, 1836. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Idaho territorial senate, 1886-88; U.S. District Judge for Idaho, 1891-1907; retired 1907. Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 21, 1927 (age 91 years, 166 days). Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David H. Bieter (born c.1960) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, about 1960. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1999-2003; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 2004-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  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.
  William Edgar Borah (1865-1940) — also known as William E. Borah; "The Lion of Idaho" — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born near Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill., June 29, 1865. Son of William N. Borah and Eliza Borah. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho, 1896; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1907-40; died in office 1940; member of Republican National Committee from Idaho, 1908-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1936. Protestant. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., January 19, 1940 (age 74 years, 204 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of William N. Borah and Eliza Borah; married, April 21, 1895, to Mamie McConnell (daughter of William John McConnell).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Thomas Meade Bowen (1835-1906) — also known as Thomas M. Bowen — of Del Norte, Rio Grande County, Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo. Born near Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, October 26, 1835. Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1856; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1864; delegate to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1866; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1867-71; Governor of Idaho Territory, 1871; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1873; district judge in Colorado, 1876-80; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1882-83; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1883-89. Died in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., December 30, 1906 (age 71 years, 65 days). Interment at Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jerry Michael Brady (b. 1936) — also known as Jerry Brady — of Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho. Born in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, March 20, 1936. Democrat. Lawyer; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Frank Church; director of public affairs for the Peace Corps; general manager of the KIFI television station, Idaho Falls; newspaper publisher; candidate for Governor of Idaho, 2002, 2006. Catholic. Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Great-grandson of James Henry Brady.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Alfred Budge (b. 1868) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Providence, Cache County, Utah, February 24, 1868. Son of William Budge and Eliza (Pritchert) Budge. Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 5th District, 1894-98; Bear Lake County Attorney, 1898-1902; district judge in Idaho 5th District, 1902-14; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1914-48; appointed 1914; chief justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1917, 1923, 1929-30. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 5, 1894, to Ella Hoge.
  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
  Donald A. Callahan (b. 1876) — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho. Born in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill., September 8, 1876. Son of Thomas Callahan and Mary Jennings (Rowe) Callahan. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Idaho state senate, 1923-33; president, Callahan Consolidated Mines, 1937; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1938; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1940. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 10, 1905, to Agnes Kelly.
  John Alfred Carver (b. 1896) — also known as John A. Carver — of Preston, Franklin County, Idaho; Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, March 14, 1896. Son of Parley P. Carver and Elizabeth Ann (Pritchett) Carver. Lawyer; Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-28; police judge in Idaho, 1929-33; U.S. Attorney for Idaho, 1933-53. Mormon. Member, Rotary; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 25, 1917, to LaVerne Olson.
  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
  David Worth Clark (1902-1955) — also known as D. Worth Clark — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, April 2, 1902. Son of David Worth Clark and Nellie (Kelleher) Clark. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1936, 1940; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1939-45; defeated, 1950. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 19, 1955 (age 53 years, 78 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
  Relatives: Married 1926 to Virgil Irwin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James Edwin Cochran (1848-1919) — also known as James E. Cochran — of McCook, Red Willow County, Neb.; St. Anthony, Fremont County, Idaho; Port Angeles, Clallam County, Wash. Born near Hillsboro, Lee County, Iowa, May 15, 1848. Son of Hugh F. Cochran and Lucy (Hammond) Cochran. Farmer; school teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; district judge in Nebraska, 1887-92; appointed 1887; Fremont County Prosecuting Attorney. Died in Port Angeles, Clallam County, Wash., November 17, 1919 (age 71 years, 186 days). Interment at Ocean View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Wash.
  Relatives: Married, October 11, 1877, to Mary Louise Beecher.
  Thomas Chalkley Coffin (1887-1934) — also known as Thomas C. Coffin — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, October 25, 1887. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Pocatello, Idaho, 1931-33; U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1933-34; died in office 1934. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Struck by an automobile on a driveway in the south grounds of the U.S. Capitol, June 4, 1934, and died four days later at Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 8, 1934 (age 46 years, 226 days). Interment at Mountainview Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Michael Dean Crapo (b. 1951) — also known as Michael D. Crapo; Mike Crapo — of Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho. Born in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, May 20, 1951. Republican. Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge James M. Carter, 1977-78; member of Idaho state senate, 1985-92; U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1993-99; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1999-. Mormon. Still living as of 2012.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  George E. Donart (b. 1889) — of Weiser, Washington County, Idaho. Born in Salubria (now part of Cambridge), Washington County, Idaho, February 27, 1889. Son of J. E. Donart and Mary (Keenan) Donart. Democrat. Lawyer; hardware business; hotel business; member of Idaho state senate, 1933-45; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1946. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 24, 1917, to Letha Bush.
  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.
  Robert H. Elder (b. 1877) — of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. Born in Marion, Crittenden County, Ky., September 7, 1877. Son of James T. Elder and Mary E. (Dowell) Elder. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1912-28; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 21, 1903, to Martha Jane Noble.
  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
  Raymond Luelling Givens (b. 1884) — also known as Raymond L. Givens — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Salem, Marion County, Ore., February 9, 1884. Son of John Weeks Givens and Ellen Elizabeth (Luelling) Givens. Republican. Lawyer; Ada County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-17; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1919; district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1920-24; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1925-55; chief justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1930-31. Member, Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 6, 1916, to Margaret A. O'Donnell.
  Thomas Louis Glenn (1847-1918) — also known as Thomas L. Glenn — of Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho. Born near Bardwell, Carlisle County, Ky., February 2, 1847. Son of Tyre Glenn and Barzilla J. Glenn. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Ballard County Clerk, 1874-82; member of Kentucky state senate 2nd District, 1887-91; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Idaho at-large, 1901-03. Died in Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho, November 18, 1918 (age 71 years, 289 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Montpelier, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Tyre Glenn and Barzilla J. Glenn; married, March 17, 1870, to Lucretia I. Stephens (died 1893); married 1895 to Nellie Jones.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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
  Thomas Ray Hamer (1864-1950) — also known as Thomas R. Hamer — of St. Anthony, Fremont County, Idaho. Born in Vermont, Fulton County, Ill., May 4, 1864. Son of Thomas Hamer. Republican. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1896; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from Idaho at-large, 1909-11; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Died, from heart disease, in Butler Rest Home in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., December 22, 1950 (age 86 years, 232 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Nephew of Thomas Lyon Hamer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Henry Hawley (1847-1929) — also known as James H. Hawley — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, January 17, 1847. Son of Thomas Hawley and Annie (Carr) Hawley. Democrat. Miner; lawyer; member of Idaho territorial House of Representatives, 1870-71; member of Idaho territorial senate, 1874-75; District Attorney 2nd District, 1879-83; U.S. Attorney for Idaho, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1892, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President; speaker), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1924; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1903-05; Governor of Idaho, 1911-13; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1914; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1920. Catholic. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, August 3, 1929 (age 82 years, 198 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hawley and Annie (Carr) Hawley; married, July 4, 1875, to Mary E. Bullock; father-in-law of Reilly Atkinson, Sr.. See Atkinson-Hawley family of Michigan.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Weldon Brinton Heyburn (1852-1912) — also known as Weldon B. Heyburn — of Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho. Born in Delaware County, Pa., May 23, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho Territory, 1888; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1892, 1900; candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho, 1898; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1903-12; died in office 1912; member of Republican National Committee from Idaho, 1904. Died in 1912 (age about 60 years). Interment at Lafayette Cemetery, Chadds Ford, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Edward Dexter Holbrook (1836-1870) — also known as Edward D. Holbrook — of Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho. Born in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, May 6, 1836. Lawyer; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1865-69. Censured by the House of Representatives in 1869 for use of unparliamentary language. Shot and mortally wounded by Charles H. Douglas, and died the next day, in Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho, June 18, 1870 (age 34 years, 43 days). Interment at Masonic Burial Ground, Idaho City, Idaho.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Wesley Holden (1877-1967) — also known as Arthur W. Holden — of Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho. Born in Nebraska, July 17, 1877. Son of Louisa Sutherland (Ross) Holden (1845-1936) and William C. Holden. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1916. Died in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, May 26, 1967 (age 89 years, 313 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
  Relatives: Great-grandson of Sulifand Sutherland Ross; son of Louisa Sutherland (Ross) Holden (1845-1936) and William C. Holden; brother of Edwin McPherson Holden; married, November 19, 1902, to Mercedes Greenwood (1880-1973). See Holden-Ross-Ball family.
  William Harrison Hornibrook (1884-1946) — also known as William H. Hornibrook — of Condon, Gilliam County, Ore.; Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho; Vancouver, Clark County, Wash.; Utah. Born in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, July 6, 1884. Son of Dr. Edward Hornibrook and Rosina Hornibrook. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Idaho state senate, 1910-12; member of Oregon Democratic State Central Committee, 1913-15; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1915-16; Persia, 1933-36; Afghanistan, 1935-36; Costa Rica, 1937-41; member of Democratic National Committee from Oregon, 1918-19. Episcopalian. Died in 1946 (age about 61 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 23, 1906, to Yolande Wilson.
  Rosel Herschel Hyde (b. 1900) — also known as Rosel H. Hyde — of Idaho; Washington, D.C. Born in Bannock County, Idaho, April 12, 1900. Son of George T. Hyde and Emma (Nibley) Hyde. Republican. Lawyer; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1946-69; chair, Federal Communications Commission, 1953-54, 1966-69. Mormon. Member, Federal Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 3, 1924, to Mary Henderson.
  Jim Jones — Born in Idaho. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Len B. Jordan, 1970-73; Idaho state attorney general, 1983-91; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 2005-. Still living as of 2009.
  Montgomery Oliver Koelsch (1912-1992) — Born in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, March 5, 1912. Son of Charles F. Koelsch. Lawyer; district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1951-59; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1959-76; took senior status 1976. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., September 1, 1992 (age 80 years, 180 days). Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Bailey Lee (b. 1873) — also known as T. Bailey Lee — of Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont.; Burley, Cassia County, Idaho. Born in Mocksville, Davie County, N.C., August 10, 1873. Son of Rev. William Drayton Lee and Sarah Ann (Bailey) Lee. Republican. Lawyer; Cassia County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-12; district judge in Idaho 11th District, 1921-26, 1935-36; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1926-33; appointed 1926; chief justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1931-32. Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 4, 1907, to Irene Teasdale.
  William Erwin Lee (b. 1882) — also known as William E. Lee — of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho. Born in Madison County, N.C., January 27, 1882. Son of Reuben Francis Lee and Althea (West) Lee. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1912, 1916; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1922-30; resigned 1930; chief justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1926-29; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1930-53. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 1, 1914, to Mary Madeline Shields.
  Lycurgus Homer Lingenfelter (1861-1917) — also known as Curg H. Lingenfelter — of Grant City, Worth County, Mo.; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Denver, Worth County, Mo., November 11, 1861. Son of John Lingenfelter (1832-1884) and Mary Ellen (Pyle) Lingenfelter (1844-1932). Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Idaho, 1908-13. Died in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Ore., June 1, 1917 (age 55 years, 202 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Lingenfelter (1832-1884) and Mary Ellen (Pyle) Lingenfelter (1844-1932); married, December 25, 1889, to Beatrice Daily (1865-1917); second cousin once removed of Lloyd Elmer Pyle.
  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.
  John Rogers McBride (1832-1904) — also known as John R. McBride — of Lafayette, Yamhill County, Ore.; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Franklin County, Mo., August 22, 1832. Son of James McBride. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Yamhill County, 1857; member of Oregon state senate, 1860-62; U.S. Representative from Oregon at-large, 1863-65; justice of Idaho territorial supreme court, 1865-69; member of Republican National Committee from Idaho Territory, 1872-; member of Republican National Committee from Washington, 1880-92. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., July 20, 1904 (age 71 years, 333 days). Interment at Germany Hill Cemetery, St. Helens, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of James McBride; brother of Thomas Allen McBride and George Wycliffe McBride. See McBride family of Oregon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Grandson of Albertus LeRoy Freehafer; son of William Robertson McClure and Marie Caroline (Freehafer) McClure; married, September 23, 1950, to Louise Marilyn Miller.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Bert Henry Miller (1879-1949) — also known as Bert H. Miller — of St. Anthony, Fremont County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in St. George, Washington County, Utah, December 15, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1912 (speaker); Fremont County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912-14; candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho, 1914, 1938; Idaho state attorney general, 1933-37, 1941-45; candidate in primary for Governor of Idaho, 1936; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1945-48; resigned 1948; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1949; died in office 1949. Died in Washington, D.C., October 8, 1949 (age 69 years, 297 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Perry Wright Mitchell (1872-1948) — also known as Perry W. Mitchell — of Nezperce, Lewis County, Idaho. Born in Greenville, Bond County, Ill., April 2, 1872. Son of David Wright Mitchell (1827-1905) and Mary Malinda (Walker) Mitchell (1835-1889). Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1912, 1924; member of Idaho state senate, 1917, 1935, 1941. Died in Orofino, Clearwater County, Idaho, November 13, 1948 (age 76 years, 225 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 4, 1904, to Myrtle Mitchell.
  William McKendree Morgan (1869-1942) — also known as William M. Morgan — of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho. Born in Adams County, Ill., December 2, 1869. Son of John Milton Morgan and Mary (Gooding) Morgan. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1897-99, 1911-13; mayor of Moscow, Idaho, 1906-08; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1915-20, 1933-42; died in office 1942. Died October 16, 1942 (age 72 years, 318 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 22, 1895, to Emma M. Friedline.
  John Tracy Morrison (1860-1915) — also known as John T. Morrison — of Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Jefferson County, Pa., December 25, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; Governor of Idaho, 1903-05. Died December 20, 1915 (age 54 years, 360 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902
  James Pinckney Pope (1884-1966) — also known as James P. Pope — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born near Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, La., March 31, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1924, 1936; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1929-33; resigned 1933; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1933-39. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Died in Alexandria, Va., January 23, 1966 (age 81 years, 298 days). Interment at Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Betty H. Richardson (b. 1953) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born October 3, 1953. Democrat. Staff aide to U.S. Senator Frank Church, 1976-77; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Idaho, 1993-2001; candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2003.
  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
  William Sali (b. 1954) — also known as Bill Sali — of Kuna, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, February 17, 1954. Republican. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1990-2006; U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 2007-. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Henry Floyd Samuels (1869-1948) — also known as H. F. Samuels — of Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho. Born in Washington County, Miss., April 4, 1869. Son of Floyd Samuels and Isabelle (Jenkins) Samuels (died 1873). Progressive. Lawyer; Shoshone County Attorney, 1898-1900; developed zinc, lead and silver mining in Idaho; built the Samuels Hotel in 1907; banker; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1926. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1948 (age about 79 years). Interment at Sequim View Cemetery, Near Sequim, Clallam County, Wash.
  Relatives: Grandson of Henry Jenkins; son of Floyd Samuels and Isabelle (Jenkins) Samuels (died 1873); married, December 25, 1892, to Iona Snyder; married, February 27, 1905, to Ada Marie Jenkins (1876-1960).
  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
  Everett Bailey Taylor (1899-1990) — also known as Everett B. Taylor — of Sun Valley, Blaine County, Idaho. Born in Montgomery County, Ohio, October 21, 1899. Son of Harry Taylor and Myrtle E. (Bailey) Taylor. Republican. Lawyer; represented Travelers' Insurance, banks, and the Union Pacific Railroad; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1960. Member, American Legion; Psi Upsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Rotary. Died March 2, 1990 (age 90 years, 132 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 14, 1931, to Dorice E. Neiman.
  Warren Truitt (1849-1935) — of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho. Born in Fayette, Greene County, Ill., 1849. Son of Samuel Truitt and Cynthia (Carr) Truitt. Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1882; district judge in Alaska, 1892-96; member of Idaho state senate, 1906-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1908; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1914-15; appointed 1914. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1935 (age about 86 years). Interment at Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
  Relatives: Married, February 28, 1888, to Kathryn Mayer (1860-1938).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lloyd J. Walker (d. 2000) — of Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1964. Died January 31, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  William Henson Wallace (1811-1879) — Born in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, July 19, 1811. Lawyer; member of Iowa territorial House of Representatives, 1838; member Iowa territorial council, 1842-43; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1843; candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1848; member of Washington territorial legislature, 1853; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1861; defeated, 1854; Governor of Washington Territory, 1861; Governor of Idaho Territory, 1863-64; appointed 1863; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1864; probate judge in Washington. Member, Freemasons. Died in Steilacoom, Pierce County, Wash., February 7, 1879 (age 67 years, 203 days). Interment at Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery, Steilacoom, Wash.
  Relatives: Brother of David Wallace; uncle of Lewis Wallace. See Wallace family of Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Herman Welker (1906-1957) — of Payette, Payette County, Idaho. Born in Cambridge, Washington County, Idaho, December 11, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Idaho state senate, 1948-50; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1951-57. Died, from a brain tumor, in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., October 30, 1957 (age 50 years, 323 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Gladys Taylor Pence.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  George Lemuel Woods (1832-1890) — also known as George L. Woods — Born in Boone County, Mo., July 30, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Idaho territorial supreme court, 1865-66; Governor of Oregon, 1866-70; Governor of Utah Territory, 1871-75. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., January 7, 1890 (age 57 years, 161 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  See also National Governors Association biography

 

 


 
   
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