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William Anderson (b. 1888) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
25, 1888.
Son of Edward Anderson and Maren (Olausen) Anderson.
Political
scientist; university
professor; member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Member, American
Political Science Association; American Association of
University Professors; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Leighton Carss (1865-1931) —
also known as William L. Carss —
of Proctor, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Pella, Marion
County, Iowa, February
15, 1865.
Son of James Carss and Annie (Parks) Carss.
Locomotive
engineer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1919-21, 1925-29;
defeated, 1920 (Democratic), 1922 (Democratic), 1928 (Farmer-Labor),
1930 (Farmer-Labor).
Member, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., May 31,
1931 (age 66 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oneota
Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Farrell Dobbs (1907-1983) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; New York.
Born in Queen City, Schuyler
County, Mo., July 25,
1907.
Truck
driver; became involved with a militant Teamsters Union local in
Minneapolis in the 1930s, and helped lead a
general strike; joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1939; convicted
in 1941 of treason
under the anti-Communist Smith
Act, and served one year in prison;
Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; national secretary
of the Socialist Workers Party, 1953-72.
Member, Teamsters Union.
Died October
31, 1983 (age 76 years, 98
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Karl F. Grittner (b. 1922) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in West St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn., November
22, 1922.
School
teacher; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives; member of Minnesota
state senate 39th District, 1959.
Member, American Federation of Teachers.
Still living as of 1959.
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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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Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) —
also known as Leonard Irving —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 24,
1898.
Democrat. Railroad
work; theater
manager; hotel
manager; construction
worker; president and
business
agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53.
Congregationalist.
Member, Eagles.
Died in 1962
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Richard Jones (b. 1887) —
of Kempton, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Brisbin, Clearfield
County, Pa., August
14, 1887.
Telegraph
operator; secretary and
president,
Duluth Federated Trades Assembly; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 58th District, 1915-18.
Welsh
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Joseph Edward Karth (1922-2005) —
also known as Joseph E. Karth —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in New Brighton, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
26, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; international
representative, Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers union; member
of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1950-58; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1959-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1960,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died May 29,
2005 (age 82 years, 276
days).
Interment at Green
Acres Cemetery, Scottsdale, Ariz.
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Herman J. Kording (b. 1903) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Hayfield, Dodge
County, Minn., August
30, 1903.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives; member of Minnesota
state senate 32nd District, 1959.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harley Mikkelson —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Minnesota.
Green. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 2002; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 2008; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 2010.
Member, AFSCME; United Auto Workers.
Still living as of 2010.
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Alfred John Pearson (1869-1939) —
also known as Alfred J. Pearson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Landskrona, Sweden,
September
29, 1869.
Son of Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson.
Republican. University
professor; U.S. Minister to Poland, 1924-25; Finland, 1925-30.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Modern
Language Association; American Association of University
Professors; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died August 9,
1939 (age 69 years, 314
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson; married 1901 to Thea
Pauline Swenson (daughter of Lars
Swenson). See Swenson
family of Minnesota. |
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