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Ernest Lundeen (1878-1940) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak., 1878.
Son of Rev. Charles H. Lundeen and Christina (Peterson) Lundeen.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of Minnesota state legislature; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1917-19, 1933-37 (5th District
1917-19, at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-37); defeated
(Independent), 1920; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1928; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1937-40; defeated, 1923 (Republican
primary), 1930 (Farmer-Labor); died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
One of 25 passengers and crew killed in the crash of
a Pennsylvania Central Airlines transport plane, bound from
Washington to Pittsburgh, during an intense
storm, near Lovettsville, Loudoun
County, Va., August
31, 1940 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) —
also known as Frank E. Hook; "Fightin'
Frank" —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in L'Anse, Baraga
County, Mich., May 26,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; miner; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12th
District), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1948;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957; president of radio
station WJMS, Ironwood, Mich.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Disabled
American Veterans; Americans
for Democratic Action.
In February 1945, he was involved in a fist fight on the floor of the
House of Representatives with John
E. Rankin of Mississippi.
Died in Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 21,
1982 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Mark H. Gehan (1892-1967) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
28, 1892.
Lawyer;
mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1934-38.
Catholic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., June 23,
1967 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Joseph E. Dillon (d. 1990) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1954-60; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1956.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., April 17,
1990.
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Nicholas David Coleman, Sr. (1925-1981) —
also known as Nicholas D. Coleman; Nick
Coleman —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
23, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1963-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1964.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of leukemia,
March
5, 1981 (age 56 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Kay Nee (1919-2010) —
also known as Kay Evangeline Bonner —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Fridley, Anoka
County, Minn.
Born in Plummer, Red Lake
County, Minn., October
26, 1919.
Daughter of David Thomas Bonner and Helena (Franken) Bonner.
Democrat. Radio and
television writer and
producer; actress;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1964.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Died August 2,
2010 (age 90 years, 280
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Ora Miner Leland (1876-1962) —
also known as Ora M. Leland —
of New York.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., June 28,
1876.
Progressive. Candidate for New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1912.
Dean of
the College of Engineering and Architecture at the University of
Minnesota; developed the Aeronautical
Engineering Department in 1928-29.
Died March 30,
1962 (age 85 years, 275
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Frank Leguil (1892-1964) —
of Adrian, Nobles
County, Minn.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, April 17,
1892.
Son of Louis Leguil and Kathryn Leguil.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; road
contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1940.
Died in Canada,
January
20, 1964 (age 71 years, 278
days).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Harold Nelson Bishop (1894-1975) —
also known as Harold Bishop —
of Park Rapids, Hubbard
County, Minn.
Born in Sauk Centre, Stearns
County, Minn., September
20, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1948.
Died in 1975
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (1911-1978) —
also known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H.";
"The Happy Warrior"; "The
Hump" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Wallace, Codington
County, S.Dak., May 27,
1911.
Son of Hubert
Horatio Humphrey and Christine (Sannes) Humphrey.
Pharmacist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1972;
Vice
President of the United States, 1965-69; Democratic candidate for
President
of the United States, 1968.
Congregationalist.
English
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Federation of Teachers.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.
Died, of cancer, at
Waverly, Wright
County, Minn., January
13, 1978 (age 66 years, 231
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Orville Lothrop Freeman (1918-2003) —
also known as Orville L. Freeman —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 9,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; aide
to Minneapolis Mayor Hubert
H. Humphrey, and his campaign manager for U.S. Senator in 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1948-50;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1950; Governor of
Minnesota, 1955-61; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1952,
1960; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1961-69.
Lutheran.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Moose; Eagles; Izaak
Walton League; Sons of
Norway; Purple
Heart; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
20, 2003 (age 84 years, 287
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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John Sargent Pillsbury (1827-1901) —
also known as John S. Pillsbury —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Sutton, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 29,
1827.
Son of John
Pillsbury.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state senate, 1864-68, 1871, 1873-75 (4th District 1864-68, 1871,
25th District 1873-75); Governor of
Minnesota, 1876-82.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
18, 1901 (age 74 years, 81
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery; statue erected 1900 at University of Minnesota.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Son of David Schall and Mary Ellen (Jordan) Schall.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by
an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, near
Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three days
later, in Casualty Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Floyd Björnstjerne Olson (1891-1936) —
also known as Floyd B. Olson —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
13, 1891.
Governor
of Minnesota, 1931-36; defeated, 1924; died in office 1936.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., August
22, 1936 (age 44 years, 283
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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John Lind (1854-1930) —
of New Ulm, Brown
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Kanna, Smaland, Sweden,
March
25, 1854.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1887-93, 1903-05 (2nd District
1887-93, 5th District 1903-05); served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Governor of
Minnesota, 1899-1901; defeated (Democratic), 1896, 1900;
Prohibition candidate for Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1916.
Unitarian.
Swedish
ancestry.
Lost
his left hand in a boyhood accident.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
18, 1930 (age 76 years, 177
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (1879-1961) —
also known as J. A. A. Burnquist —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Dayton, Webster
County, Iowa, July 21,
1879.
Son of John A. Burnquist and A. Louise (Johnson) Burnquist.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1909-11; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1913-15; Governor of
Minnesota, 1915-21; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1939-55.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died January
12, 1961 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Paul David Wellstone (1944-2002) —
also known as Paul Wellstone; "Senator
Welfare" —
of Minnesota.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 21,
1944.
Son of Leon Wexelstein and Minnie (Danishevsky) Wexelstein.
College
professor; arrested
during a Vietnam War
protest at the federal building in Minneapolis, 1970; arrested
again during a protest of
farm foreclosures at a bank in Paynesville, Minn., 1984;
candidate for Minnesota
state auditor, 1982; member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1984-91; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1991-2002; died in office 2002; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1996,
2000.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Killed in a plane
crash, along with his wife and daughter, near Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
25, 2002 (age 58 years, 96
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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William Drew Washburn (1831-1912) —
also known as William D. Washburn —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, January
14, 1831.
Son of Israel
Washburn and Martha (Benjamin) Washburn (1792-1861).
Republican. Surveyor General of Minnesota, 1861; miller; lumber
business; railroad
promoter; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 5th District, 1871; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1879-85 (3rd District 1879-83, 4th
District 1883-85); U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1889-95.
Universalist.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 29,
1912 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Alfred John Pearson (1869-1939) —
also known as Alfred J. Pearson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Landskrona, Sweden,
September
29, 1869.
Son of Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson.
Republican. University
professor; U.S. Minister to Poland, 1924-25; Finland, 1925-30.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Modern
Language Association; American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died August 9,
1939 (age 69 years, 314
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson; married 1901 to Thea
Pauline Swenson (daughter of Lars
Swenson). See Swenson
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Rudolph George Perpich (1928-1995) —
also known as Rudy Perpich; "Governor
Goofy" —
of Hibbing, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Carson Lake (now part of Hibbing), St. Louis
County, Minn., June 27,
1928.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1963-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1971-76; Governor of
Minnesota, 1976-79, 1983-91; defeated, 1978; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984.
Catholic.
Croatian
ancestry.
Died of colon
cancer, in Minnetonka, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
21, 1995 (age 67 years, 86
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Guy Victor Howard (1879-1954) —
also known as Guy V. Howard —
of Minnesota.
Born in Minnesota, November
28, 1879.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1936-37.
Died August
20, 1954 (age 74 years, 265
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Muriel Buck Humphrey (1912-1998) —
also known as Muriel Fay Buck; Muriel Humphrey
Brown —
of Plymouth, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in South Dakota, February
20, 1912.
Daughter of Andrew E. Buck and Jessie Mae (Pierce) Buck.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1978; appointed 1978.
Female.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
20, 1998 (age 86 years, 212
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Eugene McLanahan Wilson (1833-1890) —
also known as Eugene M. Wilson —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.), December
25, 1833.
Son of Edgar
Campbell Wilson.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1857-61; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1869-71; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1872-73, 1874-75; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1876;
member of Minnesota
state senate 27th District, 1879; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1888.
Died April 10,
1890 (age 56 years, 106
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Loren Fletcher (1833-1919) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec
County, Maine, April 10,
1833.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; flour mill
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 26th District, 1872-77, 1881-84;
Speaker
of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1881-84; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1893-1903, 1905-07;
defeated, 1902.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., April 15,
1919 (age 86 years, 5
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Godfrey Gummer Goodwin (1873-1933) —
also known as Godfrey G. Goodwin —
of Cambridge, Isanti
County, Minn.
Born in Nicollet
County, Minn., January
11, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Isanti
County Attorney, 1899-1907, 1912-25; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1925-33; died in
office 1933.
Died when he jumped or
fell
from a fifth-floor window at the Hotel
Driscoll, Washington,
D.C., February
16, 1933 (age 60 years, 36
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Walter Hughes Newton (1880-1941) —
also known as Walter H. Newton —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
10, 1880.
Son of Thomas Rogers Newton and Mary (Hughes) Newton.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1919-29; secretary
and administrative assistant to President Herbert
Hoover, 1929; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
10, 1941 (age 60 years, 304
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Sydney Anderson (1881-1948) —
of Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Zumbrota, Goodhue
County, Minn., September
18, 1881.
Son of Charles B. Anderson and Anna Knudsen (Strand) Anderson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1911-25; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; vice-president, General Mills, 1929.
Presbyterian.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
8, 1948 (age 67 years, 20
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1859-1924) —
also known as Charles A. Lindbergh —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born in Stockholm, Sweden,
January
20, 1859.
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1907-17; defeated
(Independent), 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1916 (Republican primary), 1923
(Farmer-Labor primary); candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1918.
Died in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., May 24,
1924 (age 65 years, 125
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Einar Hoidale (1870-1952) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Tromso, Norway,
August
17, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1930, 1934; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
5, 1952 (age 82 years, 110
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Charles Raymond Robertson (1889-1951) —
also known as Charles R. Robertson —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Wisconsin, 1889.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1940;
U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1941-43, 1945-49;
defeated (Independent), 1942.
Died in 1951
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Franklin Fowler Ellsworth (1879-1942) —
also known as Franklin F. Ellsworth —
of St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn.; Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn., July 10,
1879.
Son of Clinton Ellsworth and Louise (Manning) Ellsworth.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Watonwan
County Attorney, 1905-08; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1915-21; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Minnesota, 1924; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1934.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
23, 1942 (age 63 years, 166
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Alexander Hughes (1846-1907) —
of Elk Point, Union
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Bismarck, Burleigh
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.).
Born in Brantford, Ontario,
September
30, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
Dakota territorial council, 1872-73, 1887-89; President
of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1872-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1872,
1876,
1880
(alternate); Dakota
territory attorney general, 1883-85; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 1896.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
24, 1907 (age 61 years, 55
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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William Ignatius Nolan (1874-1943) —
also known as W. I. Nolan —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., 1874.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1903-08, 1911-14, 1917-24 (42nd
District 1903-08, 43rd District 1911-14, 33rd District 1917-24);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924;
Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1925-29; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1929-33; defeated,
1932; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1943.
Died in 1943
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Cyrus Aldrich (1808-1871) —
of Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., June 18,
1808.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1845-47; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1856
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); delegate to
Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1859-63; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 5th District, 1865.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
5, 1871 (age 63 years, 109
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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William Henry Eustis (1845-1928) —
also known as William H. Eustis —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Oxbow, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 17,
1845.
Republican. Mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1893-95; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1908.
Died November
29, 1928 (age 83 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Dorilus Morrison (1814-1897) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
27, 1814.
Banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1864-65; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1867-68, 1869-70.
Died June 26,
1897 (age 82 years, 181
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Robert Pratt (1845-1908) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., December
12, 1845.
Republican. Mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1895-99.
Died August 8,
1908 (age 62 years, 240
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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John Grant Alexander (1893-1971) —
also known as John G. Alexander —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Cortland
County, N.Y., July 16,
1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Independent candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1942.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Optimist
Club; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
8, 1971 (age 78 years, 145
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Richard Pillsbury Gale (1900-1973) —
also known as Richard P. Gale —
of Mound, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
30, 1900.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1939-40; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1941-45; defeated,
1944.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
4, 1973 (age 73 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Wallace George Nye (1859-1926) —
also known as Wallace G. Nye —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Hortonville, Outagamie
County, Wis., October
17, 1859.
Republican. Pharmacist;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1913-17.
Died March 4,
1926 (age 66 years, 138
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Oscar Ferdinand Youngdahl (1893-1946) —
also known as Oscar F. Youngdahl —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
13, 1893.
Republican. Candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1934, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1939-43.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
3, 1946 (age 52 years, 113
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Edward C. Babb (1834-1899) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
1, 1834.
Republican. Mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1889-91.
Died March 9,
1899 (age 65 years, 36
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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William Smith King (1828-1900) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., December
16, 1828.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1875-77.
Died February
24, 1900 (age 71 years, 70
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Moses Kimball Armstrong (1832-1906) —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Milan, Erie
County, Ohio, September
19, 1832.
Member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1862-63; member
Dakota territorial council, 1865-67, 1870-71; President
of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1866-67; treasurer
of Dakota Territory, 1865-68; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1871.
Died in Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., January
11, 1906 (age 73 years, 114
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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John Bachop Gilfillan (1835-1924) —
also known as John B. Gilfillan —
of Minnesota.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., February
11, 1835.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state senate, 1876-85 (25th District 1876-82, 28th District
1883-85); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1885-87.
Died August
19, 1924 (age 89 years, 190
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Samuel Prather Snider (1845-1928) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Mt. Gilead, Morrow
County, Ohio, October
9, 1845.
Republican. Member of Minnesota state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1889-91.
Died in 1928
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Dewey William Johnson (1899-1941) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 14,
1899.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1929; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1937-39.
Died September
18, 1941 (age 42 years, 188
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Hugh G. Harrison (1822-1891) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., April 23,
1822.
Banker;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1868-69; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1888.
Died August
12, 1891 (age 69 years, 111
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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George A. Brackett (1836-1921) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Calais, Washington
County, Maine, September
16, 1836.
Mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1873-74.
Died May 17,
1921 (age 84 years, 243
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Earle Brown (1879-1963) —
of Brooklyn Center, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
6, 1879.
Republican. Horse
breeder; Hennepin
County Sheriff, 1920-29, 1942-46; Chief, Minnesota Highway
Patrol, 1929-32; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1932.
Died in Brooklyn Center, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 12,
1963 (age 83 years, 157
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Gwen Foster. |
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Charles Edward Adams (1867-1936) —
also known as Charles E. Adams —
of Granite Falls, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
1, 1867.
Son of Emaline (Twitchell) Adams (1833-1922) and Isaac Milton Adams
(1841-1916).
Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 57th District, 1915-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1929-31.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
6, 1936 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Manley Lewis Fosseen (1869-1947) —
also known as Manley L. Fosseen —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Illinois, December, 1869.
Son of Osman Leonard Fosseen (1843-1914) and Isabella (Richolsen)
Fosseen (1850-1936).
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 42nd District, 1907-14; municipal judge in
Minnesota, 1930.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., August 9,
1947 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Lars Swenson (1842-1904) —
of Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in 1842.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1887-89.
Died in 1904
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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John Harrington Stevens (1820-1900) —
also known as John H. Stevens —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Brompton Falls, Quebec,
June
13, 1820.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1857-58, 1862, 1876 (18th
District 1857-58, 6th District 1862, 26th District 1876); member of
Minnesota
state senate 18th District, 1859-60.
Died May 28,
1900 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Father of Mary Stevens (first Caucasian born in
Minneapolis). |
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Levi Butler —
of Hennepin
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 26th District, 1872-77.
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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John Edwards (1814-1896) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fredonia, Crawford
County, Ind., December
1, 1814.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-43.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
10, 1896 (age 81 years, 345
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Sumner Wellington Farnham (1820-1900) —
also known as Sumner W. Farnham —
of Minnesota.
Born in Calais, Washington
County, Maine, April 2,
1820.
Son of Rufus Farnham (1794-1876) and Abigail W. (Dyer) Farnham
(1794-1880).
Member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1852, 1856.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., 1900
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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Carrie Fosseen (1875-1963) —
also known as Carrie Secelia Jorgens; Mrs. Manley L.
Fosseen —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minnesota, January
30, 1875.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1924.
Female.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., March 23,
1963 (age 88 years, 52
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
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