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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.
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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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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.
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Thomas Warren Bennett (1831-1893) —
Born in Union
County, Ind., February
16, 1831.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1859-61, 1865-67; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1869-71, 1877-83, 1885-87; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1871-75; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1875-76.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., February
2, 1893 (age 61 years, 352
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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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.
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Parley Parker Christensen (b. 1869) —
also known as Parley P. Christensen —
of Grantsville, Tooele
County, Utah; Salt Lake
County, Utah; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Weston, Franklin
County, Idaho, July 19,
1869.
Son of Peter Christensen and Sophia M. Christensen.
School
principal; Tooele
County Superintendent of Schools, 1892-95; Salt
Lake County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member of Utah state
house of representatives, 1910-12; Farmer-Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1920; Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1926.
Unitarian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Albertus LeRoy Freehafer (1868-1940) —
also known as A. L. Freehafer —
of Idaho.
Born in Butler, Richland
County, Ohio, February
12, 1868.
Democrat. Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1906; member of Idaho
state senate, 1908; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Payette, Payette
County, Idaho, October
28, 1940 (age 72 years, 259
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
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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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