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Victor Emanuel Anderson (b. 1883) —
also known as Victor E. Anderson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn., May 27,
1883.
Son of Ole Anderson and Mary Sophia (Johnson) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Traverse
County Attorney, 1909-13; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1937-48.
Lutheran.
Member, Farm Bureau; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Usher Lloyd Burdick (1879-1960) —
also known as Usher L. Burdick —
of Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., February
21, 1879.
Son of Ozias W. Burdick and Lucy (Farnum) Burdick.
Republican. Member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-09; Lieutenant
Governor of North Dakota, 1911-12; Williams
County State's Attorney, 1913; law partner of ex-Gov. John
Burke in 1920s; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1935-45, 1949-59;
defeated, 1932; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Farm Bureau.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
19, 1960 (age 81 years, 180
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Robert Kingman Goodwin (1905-1983) —
also known as Robert K. Goodwin —
of Redfield, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 23,
1905.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940-41; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1952;
member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1952-56.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., February
21, 1983 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Interment at Resthaven,
Des Moines, Iowa.
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Franklin P. Kroehler —
of Henderson, Sibley
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 15th District, 1959.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Still living as of 1959.
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Leone Friday Matson (b. 1901) —
also known as Leone F. Matson; Mrs. Henrik L.
Matson —
of Avoca, Murray
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 31,
1901.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; Farm Bureau; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Delmont Theodore Moffitt (1911-2001) —
of near Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Woodstock, Pipestone
County, Minn., December
21, 1911.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1961, 1972.
Christian.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died, in Mercy Medical
Center, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, June 30,
2001 (age 89 years, 191
days).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, Near Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa.
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Ancher Nelsen (1904-1992) —
of Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Renville
County, Minn., October
11, 1904.
Son of Nels Peter Nelsen and Elisabeth (Anderson) Nelson.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 22nd District, 1935-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952,
1960
(alternate), 1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1953-54; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1956; Minnesota
Republican state chair, 1958; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1959-75.
Lutheran.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Farm Bureau.
Died in Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn., November
30, 1992 (age 88 years, 50
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Hutchinson, Minn.
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Charles A. Peterson (b. 1884) —
of Rosendale, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Harris, Chisago
County, Minn., April 12,
1884.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Fond du Lac County 2nd District; elected 1948.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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A. O. Starks (b. 1882) —
of Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Dexter Township, Mower
County, Minn., July 23,
1882.
Farmer;
cattle
breeder; member of Minnesota
state senate 5th District; elected 1930, 1942.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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