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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.
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Albert Larson Alford (1907-1968) —
also known as A. L. Alford;
"Bud" —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho, January
7, 1907.
Son of Eugene L. Alford and Alice C. (Larson) Alford.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1932,
1948,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Sigma Nu.
Died July 20,
1968 (age 61 years, 195
days).
Interment at Normal
Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Idaho.
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Clarence Alfred Bottolfsen (1891-1964) —
also known as C. A. Bottolfsen —
of Arco, Butte
County, Idaho.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., October
10, 1891.
Son of Andrew C. Bottolfsen and Mary (Carlson) Bottolfsen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-24, 1929-32, 1959-64; Speaker of
the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1931; Idaho
Republican state chair, 1937-38; Governor of
Idaho, 1939-41, 1943-45; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1944.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks.
Died July 18,
1964 (age 72 years, 282
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Arco, Idaho.
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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.
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William Malcolm Bunn (1842-1923) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
1, 1842.
Son of Albert Gesner Bunn (1802-1873) and Rebecca (Crouse) Bunn
(1808-1865).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; woodworker;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1868-70; newspaper editor;
Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1884-85.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
19, 1923 (age 81 years, 261
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Henry Clarence Dworshak (1894-1962) —
also known as Henry C. Dworshak —
of Burley, Cassia
County, Idaho.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
29, 1894.
Son of Henry Dworshak and Julia (Ohotto) Dworshak.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1939-46; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1946-49, 1949-62; defeated, 1948; died in
office 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho,
1948,
1960.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 23,
1962 (age 67 years, 328
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Robert French (1819-1890) —
also known as John R. French —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Biddeford, York
County, Maine; Lake
County, Ohio; Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Gilmanton, Belknap
County, N.H., May 28,
1819.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1858-59; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1867-69;
Sergeant-at-Arms, U.S. Senate, 1869-79.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, October
2, 1890 (age 71 years, 127
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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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.
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George Nicholas Ifft (1865-1947) —
also known as George N. Ifft —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Butler
County, Pa., January
27, 1865.
Son of Nicholas Ifft (1840-1865) and Elenore Jane (Snyder) Ifft
(1841-1926).
Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; U.S. Consul in Chatham, 1905-06; Annaberg, 1906-08; Warsaw, 1908-09; Nuremberg, 1909-14; SAINT Gall, 1916; Stuttgart, 1917; Bergen, 1919-22; Nancy, 1924-26; Ghent, 1926-29.
Died in Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho, August
15, 1947 (age 82 years, 200
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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George Nicholas Ifft II (1892-1974) —
also known as G. Nicholas Ifft —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 5,
1892.
Son of George
Nicholas Ifft and Etta (Riddle) Ifft (1870-1962).
Republican. Newspaper editor; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1928,
1932.
Died in Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho, October
3, 1974 (age 82 years, 212
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Milton Kelly (1818-1892) —
of Idaho.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
9, 1818.
Member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1863-64; justice of
Idaho territorial supreme court, 1865-70; newspaper editor and
publisher.
Died April 9,
1892 (age 73 years, 213
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Marjorie Ruth Moon —
Born in Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Daughter of Ruth
G. Moon.
Democrat. Newspaper reporter; newspaper publisher; printing
business; Idaho state
treasurer, 1963-87.
Female.
Still living as of 1987.
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