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George Burnham (1868-1939) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in London, England,
December
28, 1868.
Son of James Burnham and Maria Ann Drucilla (Steele) Burnham.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; retail shoe
business; real estate
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 28,
1939 (age 70 years, 182
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Charles Andrew Christopherson (1871-1951) —
also known as Charles A. Christopherson —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Amherst, Fillmore
County, Minn., July 23,
1871.
Son of Knudt Christopherson and Julia (Nelson) Christopherson.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1913-16; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1919-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., November
2, 1951 (age 80 years, 102
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Frank Clague (1865-1952) —
of Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Warrensville, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 13,
1865.
Son of Philip Clague and Catherine (Brew) Clague.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Redwood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1902; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1907-14; district judge in Minnesota
9th District, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn., March 25,
1952 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Interment at Redwood
Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
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Jeremiah E. Finch (b. 1829) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Woodstock, Ontario,
November
22, 1829.
Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1866-67.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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LeRoy Albert Foot (b. 1882) —
also known as L. A. Foot —
of Kalispell, Flathead
County, Mont.; Fort Peck, Valley
County, Mont.
Born in Melrose, Stearns
County, Minn., September
9, 1882.
Son of Loren S. Foot and Sadie M. (Trace) Foot.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Montana
state attorney general, 1924-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Girrbach (1890-1948) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 30,
1890.
Republican. School
teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery;
secretary, Rudyard Woodworking
Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947.
Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died May 24,
1948 (age 58 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (1911-1978) —
also known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H.";
"The Happy Warrior"; "The
Hump" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Wallace, Codington
County, S.Dak., May 27,
1911.
Son of Hubert
Horatio Humphrey and Christine (Sannes) Humphrey.
Pharmacist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1972;
Vice
President of the United States, 1965-69; Democratic candidate for
President
of the United States, 1968.
Congregationalist.
English
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Federation of Teachers.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.
Died, of cancer, at
Waverly, Wright
County, Minn., January
13, 1978 (age 66 years, 231
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Winfield Emerson Page (1904-1994) —
also known as Winfield E. Page —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., May 23,
1904.
Republican. Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1943-49; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana, 1944;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights Templar.
Died July 11,
1994 (age 90 years, 49
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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