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  Loretta Abel Amley (1919-2006) — also known as Loretta Amley — of La Mirada, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., May 28, 1919. Daughter of Charles Amley and Anna (Botten) Amley. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968, 1972. Female. Unitarian. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. Died November 15, 2006 (age 87 years, 171 days). Burial location unknown.
  Jackie Biskupski — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Hastings, Dakota County, Minn. Democrat. Member of Utah state house of representatives 30th District, 1999-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 2000. Member, Sierra Club; American Civil Liberties Union; Lesbian. Still living as of 2006.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Frank S. Farrell, Sr. (c.1921-2000) — of Minnesota. Born in Minnesota, about 1921. Lawyer; candidate for Minnesota state senate, 1956. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. Plaintiff in a lawsuit over disparities in legislative district populations (Minnesota had not changed its state senate districts since 1913), which led to the U.S. Supreme Court's "One Man, One Vote" decisions starting in 1962. Died, of congestive heart failure, near Hayward, Sawyer County, Wis., July 31, 2000 (age about 79 years). Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, Mendota, Minn.
  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, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, May 2, 1942, to Jane Shields; father of Mike Freeman.
  Cross-reference: George A. Farr
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Earl R. Larson (1911-2001) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., December 18, 1911. Son of Axel R. Larson and Hannah (Johnson) Larson. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. District Judge for Minnesota, 1961-77; took senior status 1977. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. Died, of a stroke, at Walker Methodist Health Center, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., October 31, 2001 (age 89 years, 317 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Anthony, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, December 30, 1939, to Cecill Frances Carlgren.

 

 


 
   
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