| | 
Harold Kalina —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 28th District, 1959.
Still living as of 1959.
|
| |
William V. Kane (1870-1948) —
of International Falls, Koochiching
County, Minn.
Born in Isle, Mille Lacs
County, Minn., December
27, 1870.
Son of Patrick Kane (1820-1911) and Ann (O'Neill) Kane (1832-1887);
married, June 12,
1913, to Aurelia Van Vleck Green (1886-1960).
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1912.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in International Falls, Koochiching
County, Minn., April 7,
1948 (age 77 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Alexander MacDonald Keith (b. 1928) —
also known as A. M. 'Sandy' Keith —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., November
22, 1928.
Son of Norman M. Keith and Edna (Alexander) Keith; married, April 29,
1955, to Marion E. Sanford.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 4th District, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1960,
1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1963-67; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1989-90; chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1990-98.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Herbert P. Keller (1875-1935) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
7, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1910-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1916.
German
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
21, 1935 (age 60 years, 256
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) —
also known as Frank B. Kellogg —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
22, 1856.
Son of Asa F. Kellogg and Abigail (Billings) Kellogg; married 1896 to Clara
M. Cook.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Cushman
K. Davis; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1904,
1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1904-12; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; U.S. Ambassador
to Great Britain, 1923-25; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1925-29.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1929.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., December
21, 1937 (age 80 years, 364
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
|
| |
J. A. Kiester (b. 1832) —
of Blue Earth, Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 20th District, 1865; member of Minnesota
state senate 5th District; elected 1890.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Amy Klobuchar (b. 1960) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Plymouth, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 25,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hennepin
County Attorney, 1999-2006; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2007-.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Cholwell Knox (1839-1910) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Red Hook, Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1839.
Son of Abraham Phillip Knox (1812-1878) and Elizabeth (Cholwell) Knox
(1817-1905); married, September
7, 1864, to Caroline Angier Rowlatt (1842-1886).
Lawyer; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1883.
English
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
23, 1910 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Franklin Knight Lane (1864-1921) —
also known as Franklin K. Lane —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island, July 15,
1864.
Son of Dr. C. S. Lane and C. W. H. Lane; married, April 11,
1893, to Anne Wintermute.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; candidate for Governor of
California, 1902; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1906-13; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1913-20.
Died, of a heart
attack 12 days after appendicitis
surgery, at the Mayo Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., May 18,
1921 (age 56 years, 307
days).
Cremated.
|
| |
Earl R. Larson (1911-2001) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
18, 1911.
Son of Axel R. Larson and Hannah (Johnson) Larson; married, December
30, 1939, to Cecill Frances Carlgren.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1961-77; took senior status 1977.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of a stroke, at
Walker Methodist Health
Center, Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
31, 2001 (age 89 years, 317
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Anthony, Minn.
|
| |
Henry A. Larson —
of Minnesota.
Born in Fillmore
County, Minn.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1927-43.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Oscar John Larson (1871-1957) —
also known as Oscar J. Larson —
of Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Uleaborg (now Oulu), Finland,
May
20, 1871.
Son of Lars Larson and Anna (Kemppainen) Larson; married, November
25, 1901, to Emma Dorothy Roberts.
Republican. Lawyer; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1921-25.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August 1,
1957 (age 86 years, 73
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
|
| |
George Latimer (b. 1935) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 20,
1935.
Son of William Wilbur Latimer and Dorothy Marie (Nasser) Latimer;
married, June 20,
1959, to Nancy Moore.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1976-90; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1984.
Catholic.
Lebanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Thomas Erwin Latimer (1879-1937) —
also known as Thomas E. Latimer —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Hilliard, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 6,
1879.
Lawyer; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1935-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Died November
6, 1937 (age 58 years, 214
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Daniel William Lawler (1859-1926) —
also known as Daniel W. Lawler —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Prairie du Chien, Crawford
County, Wis., March 28,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1892; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1908-10; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1912, 1916; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1916.
Catholic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
15, 1926 (age 67 years, 171
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
William Lemke (1878-1950) —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Albany, Stearns
County, Minn., August
13, 1878.
Son of Fred Lemke and Julia Lemke; married, April 16,
1910, to Isabelle McIntyre.
Lawyer; North Dakota
Republican state chair, 1916-20; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1921; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1926 (Farmer-Labor), 1940; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1933-41, 1943-50; died
in office 1950; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1936;
Union candidate for President
of the United States, 1936.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., May 30,
1950 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fargo, N.Dak.
|
| |
Bernhard W. LeVander —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Karl Harold Phillip LeVander (1910-1992) —
also known as Harold LeVander —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Swede Home, Polk
County, Neb., October
10, 1910.
Son of Rev. Peter Magni LeVander; married to Iantha Powrie.
Lawyer; Governor of
Minnesota, 1967-71.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 30,
1992 (age 81 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Milton C. Lightner —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1940;
member of Minnesota
state senate 40th District; elected 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
John Lind (1854-1930) —
of New Ulm, Brown
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Kanna, Smaland, Sweden,
March
25, 1854.
Married, September
1, 1879, to Alice A. Shepard.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1887-93, 1903-05 (2nd District
1887-93, 5th District 1903-05); served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Governor of
Minnesota, 1899-1901; defeated (Democratic), 1896, 1900;
Prohibition candidate for Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1916.
Unitarian.
Swedish
ancestry.
Lost
his left hand in a boyhood accident.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
18, 1930 (age 76 years, 177
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
|
| |
Lee Loevinger (1913-2004) —
of Minnesota; Washington,
D.C.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 24,
1913.
Son of Gustavus Loevinger and Millie (Strouse) Loevinger; married, March 4,
1950, to Ruth E. Howe.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
justice
of Minnesota state supreme court, 1960-61; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1963-68.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Federal
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died April 26,
2004 (age 91 years, 2
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Miles Welton Lord (b. 1919) —
also known as Miles Lord —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pine Knoll, Aitkin
County, Minn., November
6, 1919.
Son of Frank Kendall Lord and Rachel Ann (Terry) Lord; married, August
26, 1940, to Maxine Fay Zontelli.
Lawyer; candidate for Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1950; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1955-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1960;
U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1961-66; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1966-.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Federal
Bar Association; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1976.
|
| |
Frank Orren Lowden (1861-1943) —
also known as Frank O. Lowden —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Oregon, Ogle
County, Ill.
Born in Sunrise, Chisago
County, Minn., January
26, 1861.
Son of Lorenzo Orren Lowden and Nancy Elizabeth (Breg) Lowden;
married, April 29,
1896, to Florence Pullman (daughter of George M. Pullman
(1831-1897; industrialist; inventor of Pullman railroad sleeping
car)).
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; law
professor; director, National Bank of the
Republic; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1900,
1904;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1904-12; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1906-11; Governor of
Illinois, 1917-21; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920,
1928.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from rectal
cancer, in El Conquistador Hotel,
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., March 20,
1943 (age 82 years, 53
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
|
| |
Ernest Lundeen (1878-1940) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak., 1878.
Son of Rev. Charles H. Lundeen and Christina (Peterson) Lundeen;
married 1919
to Norma Matheson Ward.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Minnesota state legislature; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1917-19, 1933-37 (5th District
1917-19, at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-37); defeated
(Independent), 1920; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1928; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1937-40; defeated, 1923 (Republican
primary), 1930 (Farmer-Labor); died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
One of 25 passengers and crew killed in the crash of
a Pennsylvania Central Airlines transport plane, bound from
Washington to Pittsburgh, during an intense
storm, near Lovettsville, Loudoun
County, Va., August
31, 1940 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
|
| |
William Paul Luther (b. 1945) —
also known as William P. Luther; Bill
Luther —
of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn., June 27,
1945.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1975-76; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1977-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1984,
1996,
2000;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1995-2003; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 2002.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
John Lewis MacDonald (1838-1903) —
also known as John L. MacDonald —
of Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
February
22, 1838.
Lawyer; probate judge in Minnesota, 1860-61; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 18th District, 1869-70; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1871, 1873-76 (18th District 1871, 21st District
1873-76); candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1872 (Democratic), 1892 (People's);
district judge in Minnesota, 1877-87; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1887-89; defeated,
1888.
Died from injuries received in a streetcar
accident in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 13,
1903 (age 65 years, 141
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
|
| |
Clark MacGregor (1922-2003) —
of Plymouth, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 12,
1922.
Son of William Edwin MacGregor and Edith (Clark) MacGregor; married,
June
16, 1948, to Barbara Porter Spicer.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1961-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1964,
1968;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Chairman of President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign, July to November 1972.
Died, of respiratory
failure, in a hospital
at Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., February
10, 2003 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
|
| |
George Edward MacKinnon (1906-1995) —
also known as George E. MacKinnon —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Potomac, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 22,
1906.
Son of James Alexander Wiley MacKinnon and Cora Blanche (Asselstine)
MacKinnon; married, August
20, 1938, to Elizabeth Valentine Davis.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1935-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1947-49; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1953-58; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1958; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1969-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Potomac, Allegany
County, Md., May 1,
1995 (age 89 years, 9
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Mound, Minn.
|
| |
Ray John Madden (1892-1987) —
also known as Ray J. Madden —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn., February
25, 1892.
Son of John Madden and Mary Elizabeth (Burns) Madden.
Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Nebraska, 1916; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; Lake
County Treasurer, 1938-42; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1943-77 (1st District 1943-63, 8th
District 1963-65, 1st District 1965-77); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
28, 1987 (age 95 years, 215
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
|
| |
Warren Grant Magnuson (1905-1989) —
also known as Warren G. Magnuson —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn., April 12,
1905.
Married, October
4, 1964, to Jermaine Elliott Peralta.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Washington state constitutional convention, 1933; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1933-34; King
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-36; U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1937-44; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1944-81; defeated, 1980; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
Norway; Theta
Chi.
Died May 20,
1989 (age 84 years, 38
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia
Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
|
| |
James Manahan (1866-1932) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born near Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn., March 12,
1866.
Son of Joseph Manahan and Catherine (McCarthy) Manahan; married 1893 to Mary Z.
Kelly.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1913-15.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
8, 1932 (age 65 years, 302
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
|
| |
Robert Emmet Manly (b. 1869) —
also known as Robert E. Manly —
of Manila, Philippines;
Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
Born in Rushford, Fillmore
County, Minn., July 6,
1869.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Philippine Islands, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
member, Credentials Committee, 1912,
1916;
Honorary Vice-President, 1916;
member of Democratic National Committee from the Philippine Islands,
1912-20.
Member, American Bar
Association; United
Spanish War Veterans; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
John Aaron Matthews (b. 1876) —
also known as John A. Matthews —
of Townsend, Broadwater
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn., February
1, 1876.
Son of Thaddeus LeGrand Matthews and Katheryn (Pryse) Matthews;
married, November
8, 1899, to Mabel Rollins.
Democrat. Lawyer; Broadwater
County Attorney, 1903-13; district judge in Montana 4th District,
1913-16; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1919-31; appointed 1919.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
John J. McDonough (1895-1962) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
24, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1940-48; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., February
27, 1962 (age 66 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Andrew Ryan McGill (1840-1905) —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Saegertown, Crawford
County, Pa., February
19, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Governor of
Minnesota, 1887-89; member of Minnesota
state senate 37th District, 1899-1905; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
31, 1905 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
|
| |
Peter McGovern (1845-1917) —
also known as "Honest Pete" —
of Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., October
9, 1845.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1875-76, 1899-1902 (13th District 1875-76, 10th
District 1899-1902).
Died in Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn., November
15, 1917 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Michael E. McGuire (b. 1925) —
of Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn.
Born in Sibley
County, Minn., June 5,
1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of
Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1955-57; member of Minnesota
state senate 17th District, 1959.
Still living as of 1959.
|
| |
Bradley Burr Meeker (1813-1873) —
also known as Bradley B. Meeker —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Fairfield
County, Conn., March 13,
1813.
Lawyer; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1849-53.
Died in 1873
(age about
60 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
David R. Minge (b. 1942) —
of Montevideo, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in Clarkfield, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn., March 19,
1942.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1993-2001; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 2000; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1996,
2000.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
C. C. Mitchell —
of Princeton, Mille Lacs
County, Minn.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 55th District, 1947-59.
Still living as of 1959.
|
| |
William DeWitt Mitchell (1874-1955) —
also known as William D. Mitchell —
Born in Winona, Winona
County, Minn., September
9, 1874.
Son of William
Mitchell and Frances (Merritt) Mitchell; married to Gertrude
Bancroft.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Solicitor General,
1925-29; U.S.
Attorney General, 1929-33.
Died in Syosset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
24, 1955 (age 80 years, 349
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Robert Page Walter Morris (1853-1924) —
also known as R. Page W. Morris —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., June 30,
1853.
Republican. College
professor; lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1884; district judge in Minnesota
11th District, 1895-96; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1897-1903; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1903-23; took senior status 1923.
Arrested
in Salt Lake City, 1921, following an accident in which his car
struck a pedestrian, Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., December
16, 1924 (age 71 years, 169
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
|
| |
Mee Moua (b. 1969) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Laos, June 30,
1969.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 2002-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 2008; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 2008.
Female.
Hmong
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
James William Murphy (1858-1927) —
of Platteville, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Platteville, Grant
County, Wis., April 17,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1907-09; defeated,
1920.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., July 11,
1927 (age 69 years, 85
days).
Interment at Calvary
Catholic Cemetery, Platteville, Wis.
|
| |
Arthur Emanuel Nelson (1892-1955) —
also known as Arthur E. Nelson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Browns Valley, Traverse
County, Minn., May 10,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1922-26; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1942-43; defeated, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 11,
1955 (age 62 years, 336
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
|
| |
Harold S. Nelson (b. 1890) —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., 1890.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Steele
County Attorney, 1921-34; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; member of Minnesota
state senate 16th District, 1955-59.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Knute Nelson (1843-1923) —
of Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Vosse Elven, Norway,
February
2, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1868-69; Douglas
County Attorney, 1872-74; member of Minnesota
state senate 39th District, 1875-78; Presidential Elector for
Minnesota, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1883-89; Governor of
Minnesota, 1893-95; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1895-1923; died in office 1923; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1900,
1904.
Died on
a train near Timonium, Baltimore
County, Md., April 28,
1923 (age 80 years, 85
days).
Interment at Kinkead
Cemetery, Alexandria, Minn.
|
| |
Martin A. Nelson (b. 1889) —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Hesper, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, February
21, 1889.
Son of Andrew A. Nelson and Bertha (Jacobson) Nelson; married 1920 to Merle
Henifin.
Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1930; vice-chair of
Minnesota Republican Party, 1932; Republican candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1934, 1936; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1942; district judge in Minnesota 10th
District, 1944-53; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1953.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Rensselaer Russell Nelson (1826-1904) —
also known as R. R. Nelson; R. R Nelson —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 12,
1826.
Lawyer; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1857-58.
Died October
15, 1904 (age 78 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
|
| |
Stanford Newel (1839-1907) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 7,
1839.
Son of Stanford Newel and Abby Lee (Penniman) Newel; married 1880 to Helen
F. Fiedler.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1884,
1892;
U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1897-1905; Luxembourg, 1903-05.
Died in 1907
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Walter Hughes Newton (1880-1941) —
also known as Walter H. Newton —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
10, 1880.
Son of Thomas Rogers Newton and Mary (Hughes) Newton; married, June 14,
1905, to Cora M. Noracon.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1919-29; secretary
and administrative assistant to President Herbert
Hoover, 1929; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
10, 1941 (age 60 years, 304
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
|
| |
Daniel Sheldon Norton (1829-1870) —
also known as Daniel S. Norton —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, April 12,
1829.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member
of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1857-58, 1861, 1864-65; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1865-70; died in office 1870.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 13,
1870 (age 41 years, 92
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
|
| |
Edward G. Novak (b. 1917) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born April 16,
1917.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 38th District, 1959; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Frank Mellen Nye (1852-1935) —
also known as Frank M. Nye —
of Clear Lake, Polk
County, Wis.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Shirley, Piscataquis
County, Maine, March 7,
1852.
Great-grandson of Bartlett
Nye; third cousin thrice removed of Hezekiah
Nye and Thomas
Nye; son of Franklin Nye and Eliza Mitchell (Loring) Nye;
married, March 27,
1876, to Carrie Maria Wilson.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1885; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1907-13; district
judge in Minnesota, 1920-32.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
29, 1935 (age 83 years, 267
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, River Falls, Wis.
|
| |
Christopher D. O'Brien (1848-1922) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in County Galway, Ireland,
December
4, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1888
(speaker),
1892.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
27, 1922 (age 73 years, 266
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Thomas Dillon O'Brien (b. 1859) —
also known as Thomas D. O'Brien —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in La Pointe, Ashland
County, Wis., February
14, 1859.
Son of Dillon O'Brien and Elizabeth (Kelly) O'Brien; married, April 24,
1888, to Mary C. Cruice.
Lawyer; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1909-11; appointed 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Thomas T. Ofsthun (1858-1936) —
of Glenwood, Pope
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 58th District, 1901-06; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912.
Died in Pope
County, Minn., February
7, 1936 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) —
also known as Joseph P. O'Hara —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
23, 1895.
Son of Patrick O'Hara and Catharine (Doyle) O'Hara; married, June 18,
1921, to Leila Lee White.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; McLeod
County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1975 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
|
| |
Harold J. O'Loughlin —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 40th District, 1959.
Still living as of 1959.
|
| |
Julius Johann Olson (b. 1875) —
also known as Julius J. Olson —
of Warren, Marshall
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Döna, Norway,
February
22, 1875.
Son of Carl Olson and Marie Antoinette (Beck) Olson; married, July 14,
1909, to Caroline Louise Sletten.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1916;
district judge in Minnesota, 1930-34; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1934-48.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
George Lorenzo Otis (1829-1882) —
also known as George L. Otis —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
7, 1829.
Second cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Alleyne Otis; third cousin twice removed of Harrison
Gray Otis; son of Isaac Otis (1798-1853) and Caroline Abigail
(Curtiss) Otis; third cousin once removed of John
Otis; first cousin once removed of Harris
F. Otis; married 1858 to Mary
Virginia (Mix) Morrison; second cousin of John
Grant Otis; brother of Charles
Eugene Otis.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1857-58; member of
Minnesota
state senate 21st District, 1866; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1867-68; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1869.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 29,
1882 (age 52 years, 173
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
|
| |
John W. Padden (1906-1989) —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Red Lake Falls, Red Lake
County, Minn., April 30,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1942.
Died June 29,
1989 (age 83 years, 60
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Tim Pawlenty (b. 1960) —
of Eagan, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
27, 1960.
Married to Mary Pawlenty.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1995-2000; Governor of
Minnesota, 2003-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair).
Catholic;
later Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Charles Hazen Peaslee (1804-1866) —
also known as Charles H. Peaslee —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Gilmanton, Belknap
County, N.H., February
6, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1833-37; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853-57.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
18, 1866 (age 62 years, 224
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
|
| |
George E. Perley (d. 1927) —
of Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 60th District, 1903-06; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904.
Died May 17,
1927.
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn.
|
| |
George W. Peterson (b. 1872) —
of Long Prairie, Todd
County, Minn.
Born in Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., February
25, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Todd
County Attorney, 1898-1905; Presidential Elector for Minnesota,
1904;
candidate for chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1934.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Harry Herbert Peterson (b. 1890) —
also known as Harry H. Peterson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 12,
1890.
Son of Swan Alfred Peterson and Mathilda Christina (Gustafson)
Peterson; married, June 28,
1916, to Mabel V. Norquist.
Lawyer; Ramsey
County Attorney, 1923-27; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1933-36; Democratic-Farmer-Labor
candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1950.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
P. Kenneth Peterson (1915-1994) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 13,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1952;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1957-61; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1960.
Killed in an automobile
accident, December
31, 1994 (age 79 years, 262
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1839-1901) —
also known as Gilbert A. Pierce —
of Porter
County, Ind.; Illinois; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
11, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; journalist;
newspaper
editor; author;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1869; Governor of
Dakota Territory, 1884-86; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1889-91; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1893.
Died at the Lexington Hotel,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
15, 1901 (age 62 years, 35
days).
Interment at Adams
Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
|
| |
Samuel Cleland Polley (b. 1864) —
also known as Samuel C. Polley —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Winnebago Valley, Houston
County, Minn., January
13, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Lawrence
County State's Attorney, 1901; secretary of
state of South Dakota, 1909-13; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 1st District, 1913-47.
Episcopalian.
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, S.Dak.
|
| |
Victor L. Power (b. 1880) —
of Hibbing, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Michigan, 1880.
Son of John Power and Elizabeth Power.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Hibbing, Minn., 1913-21, 1923; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Albert F. Pratt (b. 1872) —
of Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn.
Born in Minnesota, September
25, 1872.
Son of Lucia Pratt and Thomas Franklin Pratt (1849-1931).
Lawyer; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1927-28.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus (1883-1961) —
also known as Jacob A. O. Preus —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Columbia
County, Wis., August
28, 1883.
Son of Christian Keyser Preus (1852-1921) and Louise Augusta (Hjort)
Preus; married 1909 to Idella
Louise Haugen.
Republican. Clerk to U.S. Sen. Knute
Nelson, 1906-09; lawyer; Minnesota Insurance Commissioner,
1910-14; Minnesota
state auditor, 1915-21; Governor of
Minnesota, 1921-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 24,
1961 (age 77 years, 269
days).
Interment somewhere
in Decorah, Iowa.
|
![[Amazon.com]](http://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)
