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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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George W. Burrows (b. 1867) —
of Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn.
Born in Wright
County, Iowa, 1867.
Real
estate business; abstractor;
vice-president, Breckenridge National Bank;
treasurer, Breckenridge Telephone
Company; director, Farmers' Co-Op Elevator Company; member of
Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (60th District 1913-14,
49th District 1915-18).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Alexander S. Campbell (b. 1858) —
also known as Alex S. Campbell —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Minnesota, 1858.
Republican. Flour mill business; mayor of
Austin, Minn.; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1903-10, 1915-18 (6th District 1903-10, 5th
District 1915-18); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1904
(alternate), 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Henry Martin Daniel (1829-1908) —
also known as Henry M. Daniel —
of Fillmore
County, Minn.; North Yamhill, Yamhill
County, Ore.
Born in Danville,
Va., March 26,
1829.
Son of William Daniel and Lucinda (Miller) Daniel.
Democrat. Sawmill and
grist mill owner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1873.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and died four days later, in McMinnville, Yamhill
County, Ore., December
16, 1908 (age 79 years, 265
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, McMinnville, Ore.
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Loren Fletcher (1833-1919) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec
County, Maine, April 10,
1833.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; flour mill business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 26th District, 1872-77, 1881-84;
Speaker
of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1881-84; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1893-1903, 1905-07;
defeated, 1902.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., April 15,
1919 (age 86 years, 5
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Paris Gibson (1830-1920) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Fort Benton, Chouteau
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Brownfield, Oxford
County, Maine, July 1,
1830.
Son of Abel Gibson and Ann (Howard) Gibson.
Democrat. Flour mill business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1852; founded city of Great
Falls, 1882; mayor
of Great Falls, Mont., 1888-89; delegate to
Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; member of Montana
state senate 16th District, 1891-94; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1901-05; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1904.
Died December
16, 1920 (age 90 years, 168
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Charles W. Gillam (b. 1861) —
of Windom, Cottonwood
County, Minn.
Born in Omro, Winnebago
County, Wis., 1861.
Grain and farm
implement dealer; real estate
business; banker;
mayor of Windom, Minn.; member of Minnesota
state senate 10th District, 1915-26; defeated, 1926.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Asher Howard (b. 1877) —
Born near Webster City, Hamilton
County, Iowa, 1877.
Grain business; lawyer; Kanabec
County Attorney, 1907-10; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 34th District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Lucius Frederick Hubbard (1836-1913) —
also known as Lucius F. Hubbard —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., January
26, 1836.
Son of Charles F. Hubbard and Margaret (Van Valkenberg) Hubbard.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; grain
business; railroad
builder; member of Minnesota
state senate 16th District, 1872-75; Governor of
Minnesota, 1882-87; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1896;
member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1896; general in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died February
5, 1913 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Johnson (b. 1883) —
of Hancock, Stevens
County, Minn.; Preston, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Litchfield, Meeker
County, Minn., July 9,
1883.
Bookkeeper;
grain elevator manager; hardware store
owner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 1st District, 1921-31, 1939-47; Speaker of
the Montana State House of Representatives, 1925-26; member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1951; defeated, 1958.
Burial
location unknown.
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Magnus Johnson (1871-1936) —
also known as Magnus Janson —
of Litchfield, Meeker
County, Minn.; Kimball, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born in Värmland, Sweden,
September
19, 1871.
Son of Johannes Janson.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer;
vice-president, Equity Co-operative Grain Exchange; member of
Minnesota
state house of representatives 26th District, 1915-18; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916;
member of Minnesota
state senate 26th District, 1919-22; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1922 (Farmer-Labor), 1926; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923-25; defeated (Farmer-Labor), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Litchfield, Meeker
County, Minn., September
13, 1936 (age 64 years, 360
days).
Interment at Dassel
Cemetery, Dassel, Minn.
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John Andrew Rystrom (b. 1855) —
also known as John A. Rystrom —
of North Branch, Chisago
County, Minn.
Born in Sweden,
December, 1855.
Son of Peter Rystrom and Christina Rystrom.
Republican. Farmer;
flour mill manager; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1908;
member of Minnesota
state senate 56th District, 1915-18.
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to Ida Christina Peterson (1858-1930). |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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J. W. Seney (b. 1851) —
of Sheffield, Franklin
County, Iowa; Pope
County, Minn.; Howard, Miner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Port Hope, Ontario,
January
31, 1851.
Republican. Machinist;
flour mill business; lumber
dealer; member of South
Dakota state senate 17th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
25, 1872, to Eliza Anderson. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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S. J. Swanson (b. 1857) —
of Cokato, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Carver
County, Minn., January
15, 1857.
Vice-president, State Bank of
Cokato; president, Cokato Elevator Company; director, Cokato
Telephone
Company; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1917-20 (38th District
1893-96, 27th District 1917-20); postmaster.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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W. D. Washburn (b. 1863) —
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 3,
1863.
Newspaper
work; engaged in flour, lumber, and
railroad
businesses; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-12,
1917-18 (41st District 1901-02, 1905-06, 31st District 1909-12,
1917-18).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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William Drew Washburn (1831-1912) —
also known as William D. Washburn —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, January
14, 1831.
Son of Israel
Washburn and Martha (Benjamin) Washburn (1792-1861).
Republican. Surveyor General of Minnesota, 1861; miller; lumber
business; railroad
promoter; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 5th District, 1871; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1879-85 (3rd District 1879-83, 4th
District 1883-85); U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1889-95.
Universalist.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 29,
1912 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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