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Politician members in Minnesota


  Albert Henry Angstman (1888-1964) — also known as Albert H. Angstman — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Farmington, Dakota County, Minn., March 23, 1888. Son of Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Montana state supreme court, 1929-35, 1937-43. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis. Died in Lewis and Clark County, Mont., February 29, 1964 (age 75 years, 343 days). Interment at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Married, September 16, 1919, to Mary Frances Chirgwin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Tim M. Babcock (b. 1919) — of Miles City, Custer County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Littlefork, Koochiching County, Minn., August 27, 1919. Son of Erwin H. Babcock and Olive Mary (Reinhart) Babcock. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; organizer, president, Babcock & Lee Petroleum Transporters, Inc.; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-60; Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 1961-62; Governor of Montana, 1962-69; defeated, 1968; candidate for U.S. Senator from Montana, 1966; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1972, 2004, 2008. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Eagles; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Married, September 21, 1941, to Betty Lee.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Richard Thompson Buckler (1865-1950) — also known as Richard T. Buckler — of Crookston, Polk County, Minn. Born near Oakland, Coles County, Ill., October 27, 1865. Son of John Buckler and Harriet (Davis) Buckler. Farmer; director, Farmers Elevator Company (Crookston, Minn.); member of Minnesota state senate 66th District, 1915-18, 1923-26, 1931-34; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1935-43. Baptist. Member, Eagles; Farmers Union; Farm Bureau. Died in Crookston, Polk County, Minn., January 23, 1950 (age 84 years, 88 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, November 27, 1890, to Addie Ball.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Gerhard J. Bundlie (1889-1966) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn., October 26, 1889. Son of Ole G. Bundlie and Gertrude (Brusegard) Bundlie. Lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1930-32. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Eagles. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 8, 1966 (age 76 years, 105 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Stillwater, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, June 25, 1921, to Alice J. Davis.
  Quentin Northrop Burdick (1908-1992) — also known as Quentin N. Burdick; "King of Pork" — of Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Munich, Cavalier County, N.Dak., June 19, 1908. Son of Usher Lloyd Burdick and Emma Robertson Burdick. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, 1942; candidate for Governor of North Dakota, 1946; U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1959-60; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1960-92; defeated, 1956; died in office 1992. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Nu; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Died, from heart disease, in St. Luke's Hospital, Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak., September 8, 1992 (age 84 years, 81 days). Interment at Bohemian Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Usher Lloyd Burdick and Emma Robertson Burdick; married, March 18, 1933, to Marietta Janecky (1912-1958); married 1960 to Jocelyn Birch Peterson; brother of Eileen Burdick (who married Robert Woodrow Levering). See Burdick family of North Dakota.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Earl S. Coe (b. 1892) — of Bingen, Klickitat County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston County, Wash. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., September 12, 1892. Son of Scott Coe and Cora (Harvell) Coe. Democrat. Fruit grower; lumberman; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1939-44; member of Washington state senate 16th District, 1945-47; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1946; Washington Democratic state chair, 1946-48; secretary of state of Washington, 1947-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1948; director of conservation, State of Washington, 1957. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 20, 1912, to Byrdie Miller.
  Charles Milby Dale (1893-1978) — also known as Charles M. Dale — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Browns Valley, Traverse County, Minn., March 8, 1893. Son of Fred Vernon Dale and Maud (Paine) Dale. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Portsmouth, N.H., 1926-27, 1943-44; member of New Hampshire state senate 24th District, 1933-36, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936, 1948; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1937-38; Governor of New Hampshire, 1945-49; president, WHEB radio station. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Delta Upsilon; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died, in a nursing home at Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., September 28, 1978 (age 85 years, 204 days). Interment at Valley View Cemetery, Browns Valley, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, September 27, 1919, to Marion Marvin.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Relatives: Married, April 22, 1939, to Marcelle M. LaRose.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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
  Milton Cline Garber (1867-1948) — also known as Milton C. Garber — of Enid, Garfield County, Okla. Born in Humboldt County, Calif., November 30, 1867. Son of Martin Garber and Lucy A. (Rife) Garber. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; co-founder, along with his father and brother, of Garber, Okla.; Garfield County Probate Judge, 1902-06; justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1906-07; appointed 1906; district judge in Oklahoma 20th District, 1908-12; mayor of Enid, Okla., 1919-21; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1932. Disciples of Christ. Member, Eagles. Died in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn., September 12, 1948 (age 80 years, 287 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, Okla.
  Relatives: Married 1900 to Lucy M. Bradley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Archie C. Grant (b. 1894) — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Ely, St. Louis County, Minn., March 9, 1894. Son of John Grant and Mary (Nolan) Grant. Democrat. Automobile dealer; candidate for Governor of Nevada, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1936, 1940 (alternate), 1952; member of Nevada state senate, 1941-42; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1943-44; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1944. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 8, 1921, to Zora Faye Marble.
  Harold Christian Hagen (1901-1957) — also known as Harold C. Hagen — of Crookston, Polk County, Minn. Born in Crookston, Polk County, Minn., November 10, 1901. Son of Gudbrand T. Hagen and Anna (Brovold) Hagen. Newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1943-55; defeated (Republican), 1954, 1956. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, United Commercial Travelers; Sons of Norway; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., March 19, 1957 (age 55 years, 129 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
  Relatives: Married 1928 to Audrey Melton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) — also known as Leonard Irving — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 24, 1898. Democrat. Railroad work; theater manager; hotel manager; construction worker; president and business agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53. Congregationalist. Member, Eagles. Died in 1962 (age about 64 years). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1918 to Effie A. Bjornstad.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (1862-1936) — also known as Bernhard M. Jacobsen — of Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. Born in Klixbüll, Germany, March 26, 1862. Son of Boh Jacobsen and Magdelena (Tadsen) Jacobsen. Democrat. Merchant; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1931-36; died in office 1936. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., June 30, 1936 (age 74 years, 96 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Boh Jacobsen and Magdelena (Tadsen) Jacobsen; married, May 28, 1885, to Lena Trager; father of William Sebastian Jacobsen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alexander MacDonald Keith (b. 1928) — also known as A. M. 'Sandy' Keith — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., November 22, 1928. Son of Norman M. Keith and Edna (Alexander) Keith. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 4th District, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1960, 1964; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1963-67; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1989-90; chief justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1990-98. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married, April 29, 1955, to Marion E. Sanford.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Thomas Erwin Latimer (1879-1937) — also known as Thomas E. Latimer — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio, April 6, 1879. Lawyer; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1935-37. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Eagles. Died November 6, 1937 (age 58 years, 214 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Newton Maas and Rose (Brady) Maas; married, October 9, 1920, to Katherine Bole; married, December 1, 1934, to Katherine Endress.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Warren Grant Magnuson (1905-1989) — also known as Warren G. Magnuson — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Moorhead, Clay County, Minn., April 12, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Washington state constitutional convention, 1933; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1933-34; King County Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-36; U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1937-44; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1944-81; defeated, 1980; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1952. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of Norway; Theta Chi. Died May 20, 1989 (age 84 years, 38 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
  Relatives: Married, October 4, 1964, to Jermaine Elliott Peralta.
  Cross-reference: Norman D. Dicks
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Louis A. Murray — of East Grand Forks, Polk County, Minn. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; railway conductor; member of Minnesota state senate 66th District, 1951-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1956. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Elks; Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1959.

 

 


 
   
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