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Caleb Lyon (1822-1875) —
of Lyonsdale, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyonsdale, Lewis
County, N.Y., December
7, 1822.
Son of Caleb
Lyon (1784?-?).
Member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1851; resigned 1851; member of
New
York state senate 21st District, 1851; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1853-55; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1864-66.
In 1866, an audit
revealed that he had embezzled
$46,418 in federal funds intended for the Nez Perce Indians, but he
was never convicted.
Died in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
8, 1875 (age 52 years, 275
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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.
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Glen Hearst Taylor (1904-1984) —
also known as Glen H. Taylor —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April 12,
1904.
Son of Pleasant John Taylor and Olive Oatman (Higgins) Taylor.
Country-western
singer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1938; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1945-51; defeated (Democratic), 1940, 1942;
Progressive candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1948.
Member, United
World Federalists.
Arrested
on May 1, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama, for attempting
to use a door reserved for Negroes, rather than the whites-only door;
convicted
in 1949 of disorderly conduct.
Died April 28,
1984 (age 80 years, 16
days).
Interment at Skylawn
Memorial Park, San Mateo, Calif.
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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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Larry Edwin Craig (b. 1945) —
also known as Larry Craig —
of Midvale, Washington
County, Idaho; Payette, Payette
County, Idaho.
Born in Council, Adams
County, Idaho, July 20,
1945.
Republican. Member of Idaho
state senate, 1975-81; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1981-91; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1991-2009.
Methodist.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Arrested
for soliciting
sex in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Airport, June 11, 2007; charged
with disorderly conduct; pleaded
guilty, and was fined.
Still living as of 2009.
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