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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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William Bickel —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Germany.
U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 2nd Minnesota District, 1879.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hans Birkhofer (b. 1860) —
of Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Germany,
November
1, 1860.
Brewer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 47th District, 1917-18.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Hugo O. Hanft (b. 1871) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn., December
16, 1871.
Son of Oscar E. Hanft and Anna (Engelke) Hanft.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; municipal
judge in Minnesota, 1906-14; district judge in Minnesota 2nd
District, 1915-32.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry LeRoy Heer (1873-1962) —
also known as Harry L. Heer —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., January
22, 1873.
Son of David H. Heer (1836-1908) and Martha (Evans) Heer (1838-1922).
Mining engineer;
lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois 15th Circuit, 1925.
German and Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., November
12, 1962 (age 89 years, 294
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Galena, Ill.
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Herbert P. Keller (1875-1935) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
7, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1910-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1916.
German ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
21, 1935 (age 60 years, 256
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Robert Kiefer (1832-1904) —
also known as Andrew R. Kiefer —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Marienborn, Germany,
May
25, 1832.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Minnesota
state house of representatives 21st District, 1864; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1893-97; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1898-1900; defeated, 1890.
German ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., May 1,
1904 (age 71 years, 342
days).
Interment at Oakland
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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George H. Moeller (b. 1882) —
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
13, 1882.
Worked in newspaper,
telephone,
insurance,
and advertising
businesses; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 40th District, 1915-18.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Louis Bernard Nagler (1871-1947) —
also known as Louis B. Nagler —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
28, 1871.
Son of Louis J. Nagler (1820-1894) and Catherine (Schottmuller)
Nagler (1829-1915).
Republican. Journalist;
author;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,
1940.
German ancestry.
Died of prostate
cancer, in Polk
County, Wis., May 8,
1947 (age 76 years, 69
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, East Farmington, Wis.
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Otto Christian Neuman (1869-1938) —
also known as O. C. Neuman —
of Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn.
Born in Dakota
County, Minn., June 29,
1869.
Son of Frederick Carl Neumann (1828-1899) and Johanna L. (Wudke)
Neuman (1829-1906).
Democrat. Merchant;
land
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 48th District, 1917-18.
Lutheran.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn., May 30,
1938 (age 68 years, 335
days).
Interment somewhere in Wheaton, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Carl Neumann (1828-1899) and Johanna L. (Wudke) Neuman
(1829-1906); married to Mary Thompson; married, May 27,
1903, to Fannie
Mapes (daughter of David
Parshall Mapes). See Beakes-Galloway-Mapes-Neuman
family of Michigan. |
| | | Epitaph: "In grateful recognition of
David P, Mapes, for his vision and valuable services as pioneer,
founder, benefactor and promoter of the City of Ripon and its
College, the citizens of Ripon dedicate this marker." |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born near Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
8, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1843-47; Governor of
Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1855-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; member, Platform
Committee); Governor of
Minnesota, 1860-63; defeated, 1857; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1863-75; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1879-81.
Methodist
or Presbyterian.
Scottish
and German ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 22,
1903 (age 87 years, 226
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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J. D. Ross (b. 1859) —
of Clinton, Big Stone
County, Minn.
Born in Mecklenburg Schwerin (now Mecklenburg-Verpommern), Germany,
May 4,
1859.
Hardware
and farm
implement business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 48th District, 1917-18.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Samuel F. Snively (1859-1952) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa., November
24, 1859.
Mayor
of Duluth, Minn., 1921-37.
Swiss
and German ancestry.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., 1952
(age about
92 years).
Interment at Sunrise
Memorial Park, Hermantown, Minn.
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John Steffen (b. 1868) —
of Troy Township, Pipestone
County, Minn.
Born in Holstein, Germany,
1868.
Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 12th District, 1915-18.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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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