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John J. Ahmann (1860-1927) —
also known as Johann Josef Ahmann —
of Richmond, Stearns
County, Minn.; Munson Township, Stearns
County, Minn.; Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Westphalia, Germany,
January
6, 1860.
Son of Joseph Ahmann (1830-1903) and Mara Magdalena (Schultenover)
Ahmann (1833-1909).
Merchant;
member of Minnesota
state senate 54th District, 1907-10.
Catholic. German
ancestry.
Died in Stearns
County, Minn., February
9, 1927 (age 67 years, 34
days).
Interment at Sts.
Peter and Paul Catholic Church Cemetery, Richmond, Minn.
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Stephen Emil Anderson (1895-1978) —
also known as Steve E. Anderson —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Hanska, Brown
County, Minn., August
23, 1895.
Son of Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; state bank
examiner; South Dakota
state auditor, 1945-50.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died August 6,
1978 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Riverside
National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
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Margaret Bringgold Andrews (1901-1990) —
also known as Margaret Andrews; Margaret Susanna
Bringgold; Mrs. R. C. Andrews —
of Lindstrom, Chisago
County, Minn.
Born in Pine Island, Goodhue
County, Minn., April 28,
1901.
Daughter of Jacob A. Bringgold, Jr. and Mary Alice (Finn) Bringgold.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
Minnesota Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Female.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died October
1, 1990 (age 89 years, 156
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Lindstrom, Minn.
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Frank Polipnick Anthony (b. 1922) —
also known as Frank Anthony —
of Stow, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn., June 6,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; writer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1962.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 2004.
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George Auge (1834-1917) —
of Eagan, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Quebec,
December
14, 1834.
Son of Joseph Dosithe Auge and Julie (Beaudet) Auge.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 20th District, 1874.
Catholic. French
Canadian ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
10, 1917 (age 82 years, 27
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Mendota, Minn.
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Margaret Culkin Banning (1891-1982) —
also known as Margaret Frances Culkin —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn., March 18,
1891.
Daughter of William
Edgar Culkin and Hannah Alice (Young) Culkin.
Republican. Novelist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924
(alternate), 1936.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters.
Elected to Duluth Hall of
Fame.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., January
4, 1982 (age 90 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Madeleine Zeien Bordallo (b. 1933) —
also known as Madeleine Z. Bordallo; Madeleine Mary
Zeien —
of Hagatna, Guam.
Born in Graceville, Big Stone
County, Minn., May 31,
1933.
Daughter of Christian Peter Zeien and Mary Evelyn (Roth) Zeien.
Democrat. Local news editor for KUAM radio/television;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Guam, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic National Committee from Guam, 1965-93; member of
Guam
senate, 1981-82, 1987-94; candidate for Governor of
Guam, 1990; Lieutenant
Governor of Guam, 1995-2002; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Guam, 2003-.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joyce Margueritte Ellis Buettner (b. 1937) —
also known as Joyce E. Buettner —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., November
17, 1937.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1993.
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Pierce Butler (1866-1939) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., March 17,
1866.
Son of Patrick Butler and Mary A. Butler.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ramsey
County Attorney, 1893-96; general counsel, Chicago & St. Paul Railroad,
1899-1905; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1916;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-39; died in office 1939.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
16, 1939 (age 73 years, 244
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Thomas Robert Byrne (b. 1923) —
also known as Thomas R. Byrne —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 9,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1966-70.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2000.
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Charles Christopher Cox (b. 1952) —
also known as Christopher Cox —
of Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
16, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk to Judge Herbert
Y. C. Choy, 1977-79; senior associate counsel to Pres. Ronald
Reagan, 1986-88; U.S.
Representative from California, 1989-2005 (40th District 1989-93,
47th District 1993-2003, 48th District 2003-05); resigned 2005; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 2005-.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph William Craven (1854-1913) —
also known as Joseph W. Craven —
of Norwood (now part of Norwood Young America), Carver
County, Minn.
Born in Milford, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 19,
1854.
Democrat. Member of Minnesota
state senate 37th District, 1891-93; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1904;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1904, 1910.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, of apoplexy (stroke),
with contributory arteriosclerosis,
in Norwood (now part of Norwood Young America), Carver
County, Minn., December
21, 1913 (age 59 years, 277
days).
Interment at Catholic
Church Cemetery, Norwood, Minn.
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Thomas David Craven (1900-1961) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Chaska, Carver
County, Minn., March 11,
1900.
Merchant;
mayor
of Laramie, Wyo., 1945.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a pulmonary
embolus, at Kassis Department
Store, Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., August
14, 1961 (age 61 years, 156
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
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John E. Daubney (1919-2003) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 12,
1919.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1952-54.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August 6,
2003 (age 84 years, 25
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward K. Delaney (1909-1973) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
21, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948
(alternate), 1956;
mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1948-52.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., October
2, 1973 (age 64 years, 42
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Patrick Devaney (b. 1883) —
also known as John P. Devaney —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Lake Mills, Winnebago
County, Iowa, June 30,
1883.
Son of Patrick Devaney and Ellen (La Velle) Devaney.
Lawyer;
chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1933-36.
Catholic. Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward James Devitt (1911-1992) —
also known as Edward J. Devitt —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., May 5,
1911.
Son of Thomas Phillip Devitt and Catherine Ethel (McGuire) Devitt.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Minnesota, 1935-39; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; probate judge in Minnesota, 1950-54; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1954-92.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Delta
Sigma Rho; Blue
Key; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 2,
1992 (age 80 years, 302
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Minneapolis, Minn.
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David Ferdinand Durenberger (b. 1934) —
also known as David F. Durenberger —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., August
19, 1934.
Lawyer;
executive secretary to Gov. Harold
LeVander, 1967; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1978-95.
Catholic. Member, Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Lions.
Investigated
in 1990 by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics over allegations
that he had broken rules restricting Senators' outside income, in
particular by laundering
about $100,000 in speaking fees into book royalties. Denounced
by unanimous vote of the Senate in July 1990 for bringing
"dishonor and disrepute" to the body. Subsequently he was
disbarred;
in 1995 he pleaded
guilty to five misdemeanor counts of misusing
his congressional expense account.
Still living as of 2009.
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William H. Fallon (1893-1981) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Waconia, Carver
County, Minn., December
19, 1893.
Lawyer;
mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1938-40.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., July 8,
1981 (age 87 years, 201
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Earl Flynn (1883-1965) —
also known as Frank E. Flynn —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.; White Salmon, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Lake City, Wabasha
County, Minn., June 24,
1883.
Son of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Yavapai
County Attorney, 1931-32; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1935-53.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in September, 1965
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Robert Foley (1917-2001) —
also known as John R. Foley —
of Maryland.
Born in Wabasha, Wabasha
County, Minn., October
16, 1917.
Son of John
Robert Foley (1890-1954).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
orphan's court judge in Maryland, 1954-58; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1959-61; defeated,
1960, 1962.
Catholic.
Sponsored legislation to authorize the interstate compact to build
the Metrorail
transit system in the Washington, D.C. area.
Died, of cardiac
arrest, in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., November
11, 2001 (age 84 years, 26
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Willis Arnold Gorman (1816-1876) —
also known as Willis A. Gorman —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born near Flemingsburg, Fleming
County, Ky., January
12, 1816.
Son of David Gorman and Elizabeth Gorman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-44; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1849-53; Governor of
Minnesota Territory, 1853-57; delegate to
Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Catholic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., May 20,
1876 (age 60 years, 129
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Gilbert W. Gutknecht (b. 1951) —
also known as Gil Gutknecht —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, March 20,
1951.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1982-94; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1995-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Elisha Mills Huntington (1806-1862) —
also known as Elisha M. Huntington —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Otsego
County, N.Y., March 26,
1806.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1832-36; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1837-41; delegate to Whig National Convention from Indiana,
1839 (Convention Vice-President); U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1842-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1860.
Catholic.
Died of a lung
ailment, in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
26, 1862 (age 56 years, 214
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Michael Lambert Igoe (1885-1967) —
also known as Michael L. Igoe —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 16,
1885.
Son of James F. Igoe and Katherine (Sherrin) Igoe.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1913-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1930-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1935; resigned 1935; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1935-38;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1938; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1939-65.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
21, 1967 (age 82 years, 127
days).
Interment at All
Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Randy Cameron Kelly (b. 1950) —
also known as Randy Kelly —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Rolette, Rolette
County, N.Dak., August 2,
1950.
Computer
technician; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1975-90 (District 66-B 1975-82,
District 67-A 1983-90); member of Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 1991-2001; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 2002-06; defeated, 2005.
Lutheran;
later Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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George Latimer (b. 1935) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 20,
1935.
Son of William Wilbur Latimer and Dorothy Marie (Nasser) Latimer.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1976-90; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1984.
Catholic. Lebanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Daniel William Lawler (1859-1926) —
also known as Daniel W. Lawler —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Prairie du Chien, Crawford
County, Wis., March 28,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1892; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1908-10; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1912, 1916; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1916.
Catholic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
15, 1926 (age 67 years, 171
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Paul Luther (b. 1945) —
also known as William P. Luther; Bill
Luther —
of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn., June 27,
1945.
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1975-76; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1977-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1984,
1996,
2000;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1995-2003; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 2002.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Melvin Joseph Maas (1898-1964) —
also known as Melvin J. Maas —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., May 14,
1898.
Son of Frank Newton Maas and Rose (Brady) Maas.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1927-33, 1935-45;
defeated, 1932 (Independent, at-large), 1944 (Republican, 4th
District); served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
Catholic. Member, Military
Order of the World Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Woodmen;
Moose;
Eagles.
Stricken with total blindness
in August 1951.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 13,
1964 (age 65 years, 335
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert D. Mahoney (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
16, 1921.
Democrat. Salesman;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1955-64, 6th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972.
Catholic. Member, Moose.
Blind
from the age of 16.
Still living as of 1972.
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William Mahoney (1869-1952) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1869.
Pressman;
labor
leader; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; Public Ownership
candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1908;
founder and editor, Minnesota Union Advocate newspaper,
1920-32; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
17, 1952 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Anthony, Minn.
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James Manahan (1866-1932) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born near Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn., March 12,
1866.
Son of Joseph Manahan and Catherine (McCarthy) Manahan.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1913-15.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
8, 1932 (age 65 years, 302
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916-2005) —
also known as Eugene J. McCarthy; "Clean
Gene" —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Watkins, Meeker
County, Minn., March 29,
1916.
Son of Michael J. McCarthy and Anna (Baden) McCarthy.
School
teacher; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1949-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1968,
1972,
1992;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1968, 1976 (Independent).
Catholic. Irish and
German
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease, in the Georgetown Retirement
Residence, Washington,
D.C., December
10, 2005 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Woodville, Va.
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Charles P. McCarty (1933-1974) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., 1933.
Real
estate business; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1970-72.
Catholic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
9, 1974 (age about 40
years).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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Betty McCollum (b. 1954) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 12,
1954.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1992-2001; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 2001-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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John J. McDonough (1895-1962) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
24, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1940-48; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1944,
1948.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., February
27, 1962 (age 66 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Minneapolis, Minn.
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James Louis Oberstar (b. 1934) —
also known as James L. Oberstar —
of Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn., September
10, 1934.
Administrative assistant to U.S. Rep John
A. Blatnik, 1963-74; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1975-; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1984; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Christopher D. O'Brien (1848-1922) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in County Galway, Ireland,
December
4, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1888
(speaker),
1892.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
27, 1922 (age 73 years, 266
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) —
also known as Joseph P. O'Hara —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
23, 1895.
Son of Patrick O'Hara and Catharine (Doyle) O'Hara.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; McLeod
County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1975 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Tim Pawlenty (b. 1960) —
of Eagan, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
27, 1960.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1995-2000; Governor of
Minnesota, 2003-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair).
Catholic; later Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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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, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Philip O. Pittenger (1929-1992) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Worthington, Nobles
County, Minn., August 9,
1929.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 58th District, 1967-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1971-74; defeated (Republican), 1974;
candidate for supervisor
of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1982 (Republican), 1984 (Tisch
Independent Citizens).
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
12, 1992 (age 63 years, 95
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John S. Prince (1821-1895) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 7,
1821.
Democrat. Banker; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1860-63, 1865-67.
Catholic. English
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
4, 1895 (age 74 years, 120
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Shields (1810-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1810.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; general in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 69 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Gerald Edward Sikorski (b. 1948) —
also known as Gerry E. Sikorski —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn., April 26,
1948.
Member of Minnesota
state senate, 1976-82; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1983-93; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1992.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Maurice Hubert Stans (1908-1998) —
also known as Maurice H. Stans —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn., March 22,
1908.
Son of J. Hubert Stans and Mathilda (Nyssen) Stans.
Accountant;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72.
Catholic.
Indicted
in 1973, along with John
N. Mitchell, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried and
acquitted; later pleaded
guilty to five violations of campaign
finance laws and paid a fine of
$5,000.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died five days later, at Huntington Memorial Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 14,
1998 (age 90 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Moran Thornton (b. 1884) —
also known as Patrick Thornton —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 11,
1884.
Son of Patrick Thornton and Margaret Thornton.
Democrat. Road
contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1936.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce Frank Vento (1940-2000) —
also known as Bruce F. Vento —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
7, 1940.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1971-76; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1977-2000; died in
office 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1984,
1996,
2000.
Catholic. German and
Italian
ancestry.
An elementary school in St. Paul, Minn., is named for him.
Died, of mesothelioma (lung
cancer caused by exposure to asbestos), St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
10, 2000 (age 60 years, 3
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Maplewood, Minn.
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Thomas William Walsh (b. 1897) —
also known as Thomas W. Walsh —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
27, 1897.
Son of Richard A. Walsh and Margaret (McManus) Walsh.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Vincent Weber (b. 1952) —
also known as Vin Weber —
of Slayton, Murray
County, Minn.
Born in Slayton, Murray
County, Minn., July 24,
1952.
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1981-93 (6th District 1981-83, 2nd
District 1983-93).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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