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Claude H. Allen (1899-1974) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born April 4,
1899.
Married to Anna M. Allen.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives; member of Minnesota
state senate 42nd District, 1959.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
25, 1974 (age 75 years, 235
days).
Interment at Acacia
Park Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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Eli B. Ames (1820-1897) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt., August 3,
1820.
Lawyer; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1870-72.
Died February
12, 1897 (age 76 years, 193
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Anderson (b. 1870) —
of Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn., October
18, 1870.
Son of Iver Anderson and Kari (Ericksen) Anderson; married to Sophie
Knudson.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1919-21; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1921-25.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sydney Anderson (1881-1948) —
of Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Zumbrota, Goodhue
County, Minn., September
18, 1881.
Son of Charles B. Anderson and Anna Knudsen (Strand) Anderson;
married, June 16,
1901, to Florence Belle Douglas.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1911-25; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; vice-president, General Mills, 1929.
Presbyterian.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
8, 1948 (age 67 years, 20
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Victor Emanuel Anderson (b. 1883) —
also known as Victor E. Anderson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn., May 27,
1883.
Son of Ole Anderson and Mary Sophia (Johnson) Anderson; married, July 28,
1909, to Annie Marie Hass.
Democrat. Lawyer; Traverse
County Attorney, 1909-13; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1937-48.
Lutheran.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wendell Richard Anderson (b. 1933) —
also known as Wendell R. Anderson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
1, 1933.
Member of the U.S. hockey team which won a silver
medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics; lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1959-63; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1963-67; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1964;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1971-76; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1976-78; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1978.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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William A. Anderson (1873-1954) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Adams
County, Wis., October
19, 1873.
Son of Daniel Anderson and Cynthia E. (Harrison) Anderson; married,
November
25, 1897, to Myra Blackmun.
Lawyer; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1931-33; candidate for justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1934; municipal judge in
Minnesota, 1936-43; district judge in Minnesota, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Modern
Woodmen; Sons of
Norway; Foresters.
Died December
12, 1954 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Andreasen (b. 1931) —
of Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 16,
1931.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1975; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1987-.
Still living as of 1995.
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August Herman Andresen (1890-1958) —
also known as August H. Andresen —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Newark, Kendall
County, Ill., October
11, 1890.
Son of Rev. Ole Andresen and Anna (Lunke) Andresen; married, August
12, 1914, to Julia Lien.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Goodhue County Republican Party, 1916-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1925-33, 1935-58 (3rd District
1925-33, 1st District 1935-58); defeated, 1932; died in office 1958.
Lutheran.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
14, 1958 (age 67 years, 95
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
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Christopher Columbus Andrews (1829-1923) —
also known as C. C. Andrews —
of St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Hillsborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
27, 1829.
Son of Luther Andrews and Nabby (Beard) Andrews; married 1868 to Mary
Baxter (died 1893).
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 20th District, 1859-60; Democratic candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1869-77; U.S. Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, 1882-85; Minnesota Forestry Commissioner,
1895-1911.
Died September
21, 1923 (age 93 years, 329
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Margaret Bringgold Andrews (1901-1990) —
also known as Margaret Andrews; Margaret Susanna
Bringgold; Mrs. R. C. Andrews —
of Lindstrom, Chisago
County, Minn.
Born in Pine Island, Goodhue
County, Minn., April 28,
1901.
Daughter of Jacob A. Bringgold, Jr. and Mary Alice (Finn) Bringgold;
married to Raymond Charles Andrews.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
Minnesota Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died October
1, 1990 (age 89 years, 156
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Lindstrom, Minn.
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Edward Mott Angell (1868-1927) —
also known as Edward M. Angell —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Moreau, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
6, 1868.
Son of William Penn Angell (1839-1913) and Francena (Mott) Angell
(1843-1911); married, October
18, 1913, to Gertrude Abigail Sheldon.
Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1922-27; died in office
1927.
Quaker.
Died, probably from infection,
six days after appendicitis
surgery, in Glens Falls Hospital,
Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., November
25, 1927 (age 59 years, 323
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Henry Angstman (1888-1964) —
also known as Albert H. Angstman —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Farmington, Dakota
County, Minn., March 23,
1888.
Son of Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman; married, September
16, 1919, to Mary Frances Chirgwin.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1929-35, 1937-43.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis.
Died in Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., February
29, 1964 (age 75 years, 343
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Roger Arnebergh (1909-2004) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
17, 1909.
Son of Targe Arnebergh and Amelia (Graagaard) Arnebergh; married, May 1,
1937, to Emilie K. Rogers.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1952,
1964;
Los Angeles City Attorney, 1953-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
25, 2004 (age 94 years, 161
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Richard Sheppard Arnold (1936-2004) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., March 26,
1936.
Great-grandson of John
Levi Sheppard; grandson of Morris
Sheppard; first cousin of Connie
Mack III; brother of Morris
Sheppard Arnold.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1966, 1972; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1968;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1969-70; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1978-80; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1978-80; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1980-2001; took senior
status 2001.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from complications of lymphoma,
in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., September
23, 2004 (age 68 years, 181
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St.
Margaret's Episcopal Church Columbarium, Little Rock, Ark.
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Horace Austin (1831-1905) —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Mound, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., October
15, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 6th District,
1865-69; Governor of
Minnesota, 1870-74; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1887; appointed 1887.
Died, in St. Barnabas Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
2, 1905 (age 74 years, 18
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Howard William Babcock (1917-1986) —
also known as Howard W. Babcock —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., April 7,
1917.
Son of Clarence S. Babcock and Irene Mildred (Orrin) Babcock;
married, November
12, 1946, to Leontyna Najgrodzka.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1958-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma Nu
Phi; Optimist
Club.
Died August
26, 1986 (age 69 years, 141
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Michele Marie Bachmann (b. 1956) —
also known as Michele Bachmann —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April 6,
1956.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 56th District, 2001-06; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 2007-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., March 10,
1882.
Republican. Bakery
business; lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District
1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Civitan;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank D. Bangs (1878-1935) —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Le Sueur, Le Sueur
County, Minn., June 19,
1878.
Second cousin thrice removed of Martin
Keeler; third cousin twice removed of Stephen
Hiram Keeler; son of Alfred
Walstein Bangs and Sara Della (Plowman) Bangs (1841-1926); third
cousin once removed of John
Clarence Keeler; half-brother of Tracy
R. Bangs; married to Adella Garlick; fourth cousin once removed
of Anson
Foster Keeler; father of George
A. Bangs.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1935; died
in office 1935.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died December
23, 1935 (age 57 years, 187
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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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.
Second cousin thrice removed of Martin
Keeler; third cousin twice removed of Stephen
Hiram Keeler; son of Alfred
Walstein Bangs and Alena Baker (Stiles) Bangs; third cousin once
removed of John
Clarence Keeler; married, June 15,
1887, to Jessie L. Caughell; half-brother of Frank
D. Bangs; fourth cousin once removed of Anson
Foster Keeler; uncle of George
A. 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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Dean M. Barkley (b. 1950) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Annandale, Wright
County, Minn., August
31, 1950.
Lawyer; president, Dayton's Furniture,
Annandale, Minn.; founder and chair, Minnesota Reform Party (later
Minnesota Independence Party); Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1992; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2002-03; defeated, 1994 (Independence),
1996 (Reform), 2008 (Independence).
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Erastus Newton Bates (1828-1898) —
also known as Erastus N. Bates —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Centralia, Marion
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Plainfield, Hampshire
County, Mass., February
29, 1828.
First cousin of Erastus
N. Bates.
Delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1857; member of Minnesota
state senate 4th District, 1857-58; lawyer; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1866-67; Illinois
state treasurer, 1869-73.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 29,
1898 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Walter Burges Beals (b. 1876) —
also known as Walter B. Beals —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 21,
1876.
Son of James Burrill Beals and Katharine (McMillan) Beals; married,
July
14, 1904, to Othilla Gertrude Carroll.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
superior court judge in Washington, 1926-28; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1928-36; appointed 1928.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Loomis Becker (1829-1904) —
also known as George L. Becker —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Locke, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
4, 1829.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1856-57; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1859, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1860;
member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1868-71; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1885; appointed 1885.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
6, 1904 (age 74 years, 336
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Robert Cook Bell (1880-1964) —
also known as Robert C. Bell —
of Detroit, Becker
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., November
1, 1880.
Son of John David Bell and Anne (Mercer) Bell; married, November
22, 1911, to Mamie Collins.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1924;
candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1924; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1928-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1933-61; took senior status 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died March 17,
1964 (age 83 years, 137
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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C. J. Benson —
also known as Cliff Benson —
of Ortonville, Big Stone
County, Minn.
Born in Browns Valley, Traverse
County, Minn.
Lawyer; Big
Stone County Attorney; member of Minnesota
state senate 48th District, 1959.
Still living as of 1959.
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Elmer Austin Benson (1895-1985) —
also known as Elmer A. Benson —
of Appleton, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Appleton, Swift
County, Minn., September
22, 1895.
Son of Thomas Helga Benson and Dora (Jacobsen) Benson; married, October
14, 1922, to Frances Miller.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1940,
1942; Governor of
Minnesota, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1944.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 13,
1985 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Interment at Appleton
Cemetery, Appleton, Minn.
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Henry Nathaniel Benson (b. 1872) —
also known as Henry N. Benson —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Nicollet
County, Minn., August 1,
1872.
Son of Peter Benson and Malena (Pehrson) Benson; married, September
27, 1904, to Lillian M. Marchant.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1910-23; probate judge in Minnesota, 1928; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1929-33; appointed 1929.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alf Bergerud (1899-1977) —
of Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Aastad town, Otter Tail
County, Minn., February
2, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1941-42, 1945-50, 1951-58 (34th
District 1941-42, 30th District 1945-50, 36th District 1951-58);
member of Minnesota
state senate 36th District, 1959; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1960,
1964
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1977
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arley R. Bjella (1916-2001) —
of Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak., November
16, 1916.
Son of Asle Bjella and Clara (Bagstad) Bjella; married 1948 to Beverly
Heen.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1948
(alternate), 1960.
Lutheran.
Member, Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died May 21,
2001 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) —
also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket
Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Nashville, Washington
County, Ill., November
12, 1908.
Son of Corwin Manning Blackmun and Theo H. (Reuter) Blackmun;
married, June 21,
1941, to Dorothy E. Clark.
Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John
B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994; actor
in the 1997 movie
Amistad, as Justice Joseph
Story.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March 4,
1999 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Philemon Bliss (1813-1889) —
Born in Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., July 28,
1813.
Son of Asahel Bliss and Lydia Adams (Griswold) Bliss; brother of Albert
Asahel Bliss; married, November
16, 1843, to Martha W. Thorpe.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Ohio, 1848-51; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1855-59; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1868-72; law
professor.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
25, 1889 (age 76 years, 28
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld (1904-1988) —
of Connecticut.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 23,
1904.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1961-77; took senior status 1977.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
5, 1988 (age 84 years, 227
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur Franklin Booth (1861-1944) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn., August
22, 1861.
Son of Rev. Albert Booth and Louisa (Tristram) Booth.
Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota, 1909-14; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1914-25; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1925-32; took senior
status 1932.
Died July 7,
1944 (age 82 years, 320
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rudolph Eli Boschwitz (b. 1930) —
also known as Rudy Boschwitz —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
November
7, 1930.
Lawyer; founder and chairman of Plywood Minnesota (later Home
Valu Interiors), a plywood and
home
improvement retailer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1979-91; defeated (Republican), 1990,
1996.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lloyd Wheaton Bowers (1859-1910) —
also known as Lloyd W. Bowers —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., March 9,
1859.
Son of Samuel Dwight Bowers (born 1825) and Martha Wheaton (Dowd)
Bowers (born 1834); married, September
7, 1887, to Louisa Bennett Wilson (died 1897; daughter of Thomas
Wilson); married 1906 to
Charlotte Josephine (Lewis) Watson; father of Martha Wheaton Bowers
(1889-1958; who married Robert
Alphonso Taft).
Lawyer; general counsel, Chicago & North Western Railway,
1893-1909; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1909-10; died in office 1910.
Member, Skull and
Bones.
Died, from a heart
attack, while suffering from bronchitis,
in the Touraine Hotel,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
9, 1910 (age 51 years, 184
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norton Franklin Brand (b. 1869) —
also known as Norton F. Brand —
of Grandin, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Faribault, Rice
County, Minn., May 5,
1869.
Lawyer; pastor; U.S.
Consul in Salina Cruz, 1917-18; Fernie, 1918-32.
Burial
location unknown.
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Myron H. Bright (b. 1919) —
Born in Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn., 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1968-85; took senior
status 1985.
Still living as of 1985.
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John B. Brisbin (1827-1898) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Schuylerville, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
10, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; member
Minnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1856-57; President
of the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1856-57; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1857-58; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 21st District, 1863.
French
and Scottish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 22,
1898 (age 71 years, 71
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Calvin Luther Brown (1854-1923) —
also known as Calvin L. Brown —
of Morris, Stevens
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Goshen, Sullivan
County, N.H., April 26,
1854.
Son of John H. Brown; married, September
1, 1879, to Annette Marlow.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota, 1887-99; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1899-1913; appointed 1899; chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1913-23; died in office
1923.
Congregationalist.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
24, 1923 (age 69 years, 151
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip E. Brown (1856-1915) —
of Luverne, Rock
County, Minn.
Born in Lafayette
County, Wis., June 19,
1856.
Son of George O. Brown and Sarah R. Brown; married, October
8, 1882, to Ella Ford.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 13th District,
1891-1910; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1912-13.
Died February
6, 1915 (age 58 years, 232
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Buck (1837-1905) —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in Boonville, Oneida
County, N.Y., May 15,
1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 17th District, 1866; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Minnesota
state senate 14th District, 1879-82; Blue
Earth County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1893-99; resigned 1899.
Died in 1905
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Henry Budd (b. 1848) —
of Montevideo, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., March 21,
1848.
Son of Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd; married 1877 to Carrie
Eastman (died 1881); married 1889 to Nellie
C. Moyer.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Chippewa
County Probate Judge, 1872-73; Presidential Elector for
Minnesota, 1896.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles J. Buell (1865-1938) —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lake City, Wabasha
County, Minn., November
1, 1865.
Married, May 5,
1891, to Maud Mitchell.
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1892;
Pennington
County State's Attorney, 1903-06; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1919-24;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died July 23,
1938 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerhard J. Bundlie (1889-1966) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn., October
26, 1889.
Son of Ole G. Bundlie and Gertrude (Brusegard) Bundlie; married, June 25,
1921, to Alice J. Davis.
Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1930-32.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
8, 1966 (age 76 years, 105
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stillwater, Minn.
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George Lincoln Bunn (b. 1865) —
also known as George L. Bunn —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Sparta, Monroe
County, Wis., June 25,
1865.
Son of Romanzo Bunn and Sarah (Purdy) Bunn; married, August
19, 1890, to Ella Spaulding (died 1891); married, April 2,
1908, to Fannie Losey.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 2nd District,
1897-1911; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1911-13; appointed 1911.
Member, Chi Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Quentin Northrop Burdick (1908-1992) —
also known as Quentin N. Burdick; "King of
Pork" —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Munich, Cavalier
County, N.Dak., June 19,
1908.
Son of Usher
Lloyd Burdick and Emma Robertson Burdick; married, March 18,
1933, to Marietta Janecky (1912-1958); married 1960 to Jocelyn
Birch Peterson; brother of Eileen Burdick (who married Robert
Woodrow Levering).
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Dakota, 1942; candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1946; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1959-60; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960-92; defeated, 1956; died in
office 1992.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, from heart
disease, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., September
8, 1992 (age 84 years, 81
days).
Interment at Bohemian
Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minn.
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Warren Earl Burger (1907-1995) —
also known as Warren E. Burger —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
17, 1907.
Son of Charles Joseph Burger and Katharine (Schnittger) Burger;
married, November
8, 1933, to Elvera Stromberg.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1956-69; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1969-86; took senior status 1986.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1988.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Alexandria,
Va., June 25,
1995 (age 87 years, 281
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (1879-1961) —
also known as J. A. A. Burnquist —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Dayton, Webster
County, Iowa, July 21,
1879.
Son of John A. Burnquist and A. Louise (Johnson) Burnquist; married,
January
1, 1906, to Mary Louise Cross.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1909-11; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1913-15; Governor of
Minnesota, 1915-21; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1939-55.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died January
12, 1961 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Pierce Butler (1866-1939) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., March 17,
1866.
Son of Patrick Butler and Mary A. Butler; married, August
25, 1891, to Annie M. Cronin.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ramsey
County Attorney, 1893-96; general counsel, Chicago & St. Paul Railroad,
1899-1905; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1916;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-39; died in office 1939.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
16, 1939 (age 73 years, 244
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Thomas Robert Byrne (b. 1923) —
also known as Thomas R. Byrne —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 9,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1966-70.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2000.
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Johnston B. Campbell (b. 1868) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., August 5,
1868.
Son of Hugh Campbell and Lucinda (Fee) Campbell; married, September
13, 1893, to Martha Shearer.
Republican. Lawyer; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1921-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Canty (b. 1854) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in London, England,
April
25, 1854.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1894-99.
Burial
location unknown.
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James A. Carley (b. 1869) —
of Plainview, Wabasha
County, Minn.
Born in Olmsted
County, Minn., June 17,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wabasha
County Attorney, 1897-1901, 1905-09; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1909-10; member of
Minnesota
state senate 3rd District, 1915-30, 1935-59; defeated, 1930;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Warner Carpenter (1873-1957) —
of San Anselmo, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Sauk Centre, Stearns
County, Minn., December
12, 1873.
Son of Ira M. Carpenter and Eva A. (Wright) Carpenter.
Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to William
H. Taft, when he was Governor of the Philippine Islands,
Secretary of War, and President of the United States; U.S. Minister
to Morocco, 1910-12; Siam, 1912-13.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Chi.
Died in 1957
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Gould Chatfield (1810-1875) —
also known as Andrew G. Chatfield —
of Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Racine, Racine
County, Wis.; Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Butternuts, Otsego
County, N.Y., January
27, 1810.
Son of Enos Chatfield (1782-1858) and Hannah (Starr) Chatfield
(1782-1857); third cousin once removed of Truman
Hotchkiss; married, June 27,
1836, to Eunice Electa Clark Beeman (1817-1901).
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County, 1839-41, 1846; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57.
Member, Freemasons.
Chatfield, Minnesota, is named for
him.
Died in Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn., October
3, 1875 (age 65 years, 249
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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;
married, November
30, 1897, to Abbie M. Deyoe.
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; married, April 25,
1895, to Stella Porter.
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, 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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Moses Edwin Clapp (1851-1929) —
also known as Moses E. Clapp —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., May 21,
1851.
Son of Harvey Spaulding Clapp and Abbie Jane (Vandercook) Clapp;
married, December
30, 1874, to Hattie Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Croix County Attorney, 1878-80; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1887-93; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1901-17; defeated in primary, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904,
1912.
Died near Accotink, Fairfax
County, Va., March 6,
1929 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr. (b. 1949) —
also known as Norm Coleman —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
17, 1949.
Son of Norman Bertram Coleman, Sr. and Beverly Coleman; married 1981 to Laurie
Casserly.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1994-2002; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1998; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2003-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Louis L. Collins (b. 1882) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., October
6, 1882.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1921-25; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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William B. Colver (1870-1926) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wellington, Lorain
County, Ohio, 1870.
Married to Pauline Simmons (c.1874-1964).
Democrat. Lawyer; editorial director, Scripps-Howard newspapers;
member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1917-20; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1918-19.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1926 (age about 55
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Cooper (1820-1875) —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Austin, Lander
County, Nev.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., July 2,
1820.
Lawyer; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1849-53.
Died in 1875
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis R. E. Cornell (1821-1881) —
of Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Coventry, Chenango
County, N.Y., November
17, 1821.
Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1852-53; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 5th District, 1861-62, 1865; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1868-74; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1875-81; died in office 1881.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 23,
1881 (age 59 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Christopher Cox (b. 1952) —
also known as Christopher Cox —
of Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
16, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; law clerk to Judge Herbert
Y. C. Choy, 1977-79; senior associate counsel to Pres. Ronald
Reagan, 1986-88; U.S.
Representative from California, 1989-2005 (40th District 1989-93,
47th District 1993-2003, 48th District 2003-05); resigned 2005; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 2005-.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Edgar Culkin (1861-1949) —
also known as William E. Culkin —
of Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., 1861.
Son of Anthony Culkin and Bridget (Dugan) Culkin; married, July 8,
1886, to Hannah Alice Young; father of Margaret
Culkin Banning.
Lawyer; Wright
County Attorney; member of Minnesota
state senate 38th District, 1895-97.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., June 25,
1949 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) —
also known as Paul Cunningham —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., June 15,
1890.
Son of Robert Harvey Cunningham and Sarah Jane (McQuaide) Cunningham;
married 1918
to Harriett French Plummer; married, December
26, 1926, to Gail Fry; father of Edward Plummer Cunningham (U.S.
Marine; killed in action in Saipan, 1944).
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th
District 1943-59); defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., July 16,
1961 (age 71 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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