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Politician members in Idaho


  W. Dean Abraham — of Canyon County, Idaho. Republican. Member of Idaho state senate 11th District, 1971-77; appointed 1971. Member, Lions. Still living as of 1977.
  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.
  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.
  Ralph Ray Harding (b. 1929) — also known as Ralph R. Harding — of Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho. Born in Malad City, Oneida County, Idaho, September 9, 1929. Son of Ralph W. Harding and Kathryn (Olson) Harding. Democrat. Accountant; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1955-56; U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1961-65; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1966. Mormon. Member, American Legion; Lions. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Married, August 11, 1954, to Willa Conrad.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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
  Jerry Thomas Twiggs (1933-2000) — also known as Jerry Twiggs — of Idaho. Born in Thomas, Bingham County, Idaho, March 25, 1933. Farmer; member of Idaho state senate, 1985-2000; died in office 2000. Mormon. Member, Lions. Died of a heart attack while jogging, in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, January 10, 2000 (age 66 years, 291 days). Interment at Riverside-Thomas Cemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho.

 

 


 
   
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