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Tracy R. Bangs (1862-1936) —
of Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak.
Born in Le Sueur, Le Sueur
County, Minn., April 29,
1862.
Son of Alfred
Walstein Bangs and Alena Baker (Stiles) Bangs.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for Northwestern Bell
Telephone Co., Northern States Power
Co., and Occidental Life Insurance Co.; Grand
Forks County State's Attorney, 1892; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1894-98.
Episcopalian.
Died February
22, 1936 (age 73 years, 299
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, N.Dak.
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John M. Biggerstaff (b. 1858) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., November
18, 1858.
Republican. Builder;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Lolita Lamb (died 1897); married 1899 to Effie
J. Grant. |
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James Cumming (b. 1861) —
of Huntsville Township, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Carlton County, Ontario,
October
17, 1861.
President, Huntsville Fire Insurance Company; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1899-1902, 1917-18 (62nd District
1899-1902, 66th District 1917-18); member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1919-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Calvin Deming (b. 1896) —
of Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 28,
1896.
Son of Portius
C. Deming.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; real
estate and insurance business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 29th District, 1927-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Muriel Joy Voegeli. |
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Franklin William Fort (1880-1937) —
also known as Franklin W. Fort —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., March 30,
1880.
Son of John
Franklin Fort and Charlotte Elizabeth (Stainsby) Fort.
Republican. Lawyer;
Recorder of East Orange, 1907-08; manager, Eagle Fire
Insurance Company; president, Lincoln National Bank;
chairman, Federal Home Loan Bank Board; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1925-31; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 20,
1937 (age 57 years, 82
days).
Interment at Bloomfield
Cemetery, Bloomfield, N.J.
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John M. Harrison (b. 1875) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., 1875.
Republican. Fire insurance business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 34th District, 1915-18; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Hugh Leonard (b. 1865) —
of Millville, Wabasha
County, Minn.
Born in Wabasha
County, Minn., 1865.
Superintendent
of schools; farmer;
director and vice-president, Plainview Farmers; Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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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J. Edward Meyers (1862-1944) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
22, 1862.
Son of Charles G. Meyers and Maria (Gagel) Meyers.
Republican. Insurance business; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1919-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1936.
Died June 11,
1944 (age 81 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Frank L. Palmer (born c.1863) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., about 1863.
Postal
worker; real
estate and insurance business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-14; member of Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1915-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to Mary A. Hogle. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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John W. Papke (born c.1871) —
of Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn.
Born in St. Mary Township, Waseca
County, Minn., about 1871.
Farmer;
director, First National Bank of
Waseca; president, Isoco Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company; president, Waseca County Farmers Live Stock Association;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-18 (10th District 1911-14,
16th District 1915-18).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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John L. Richardson —
of St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance business; member of Minnesota
state senate 45th District, 1959.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archie A. Stone (b. 1893) —
of Morris, Stevens
County, Minn.
Born in Morris, Stevens
County, Minn., 1893.
Farm
implement dealer; insurance business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 48th District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Ernest G. Strand (b. 1883) —
of Two Harbors, Lake
County, Minn.
Born in Smaland, Sweden,
August
8, 1883.
Barber;
secretary, North Shore Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company;
mayor of Two Harbors, Minn., 1916; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 57th District, 1917-18.
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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George Andrew Sutherland (b. 1868) —
also known as George A. Sutherland —
of Sherburne, Martin
County, Minn.; Fairmont, Martin
County, Minn.
Born in Oil Springs, Ontario,
April
5, 1868.
Insurance and real
estate business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 9th District, 1917-18.
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Augusta Schneekloth. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Ellis J. Westlake (b. 1854) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., April 30,
1854.
Son of Charles D. Westlake and Harriet E. (McNish) Westlake.
Superintendent of dining cars for Northern Pacific Railway;
hotel
manager; insurance business; member of Minnesota
state senate 31st District, 1915-18.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Walter William Whitbeck (1892-1961) —
also known as Walter W. Whitbeck —
of Oregon.
Born in North St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August 7,
1892.
Democrat. Insurance business; fire
chief; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1942.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
23, 1961 (age 69 years, 77
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Relatives:
Married 1918
to Beaulah Angela Simpson. |
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George S. Whitney (b. 1858) —
of Faribault, Rice
County, Minn.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., December
9, 1858.
Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred B. Wood (b. 1866) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Ames, Montgomery
County, N.Y., June 14,
1866.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; Adjutant
General of Minnesota, 1905-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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