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William L. Bernard (b. 1862) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn., 1862.
Lumber merchant; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 59th District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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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Clarence Bennett Buckman (1851-1917) —
also known as Clarence B. Buckman; C. B.
Buckman —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born near Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., April 1,
1851.
Son of William Buckman and Jane E. Buckman.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1887-91, 1899-1903; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 1,
1917 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
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David Marston Clough (1846-1924) —
also known as David M. Clough —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Lyme, Grafton
County, N.H., December
27, 1846.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1887-91; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1893-95; Governor of
Minnesota, 1895-99.
Died August
28, 1924 (age 77 years, 245
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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Earl S. Coe (b. 1892) —
of Bingen, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
12, 1892.
Son of Scott Coe and Cora (Harvell) Coe.
Democrat. Fruit
grower; lumberman; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1939-44; member of Washington
state senate 16th District, 1945-47; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1946; Washington
Democratic state chair, 1946-48; secretary of
state of Washington, 1947-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1948;
director of conservation, State of Washington, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Martin Daniel (1829-1908) —
also known as Henry M. Daniel —
of Fillmore
County, Minn.; North Yamhill, Yamhill
County, Ore.
Born in Danville,
Va., March 26,
1829.
Son of William Daniel and Lucinda (Miller) Daniel.
Democrat. Sawmill and grist mill
owner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1873.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and died four days later, in McMinnville, Yamhill
County, Ore., December
16, 1908 (age 79 years, 265
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, McMinnville, Ore.
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James Dwyer (b. 1858) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Stephen, New
Brunswick, September
20, 1858.
Lumber business; ice
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (44th District 1913-14,
35th District 1915-18); member of Minnesota
state senate 35th District, 1919-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Loren Fletcher (1833-1919) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec
County, Maine, April 10,
1833.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; flour mill
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 26th District, 1872-77, 1881-84;
Speaker
of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1881-84; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1893-1903, 1905-07;
defeated, 1902.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., April 15,
1919 (age 86 years, 5
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Addison Gardner Foster (1837-1917) —
also known as Addison G. Foster —
of Wabasha
County, Minn.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Belchertown, Hampshire
County, Mass., January
28, 1837.
Republican. Lumber business; railroad
builder; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1899-1905.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
16, 1917 (age 79 years, 354
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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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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Stanley W. Holmquist —
of Grove City, Meeker
County, Minn.
Lumber dealer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives; member of Minnesota
state senate 26th District, 1955-59.
Still living as of 1959.
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J. W. Seney (b. 1851) —
of Sheffield, Franklin
County, Iowa; Pope
County, Minn.; Howard, Miner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Port Hope, Ontario,
January
31, 1851.
Republican. Machinist;
flour mill
business; lumber dealer; member of South
Dakota state senate 17th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
25, 1872, to Eliza Anderson. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Don G. Stokes (b. 1859) —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Born in Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn., January
8, 1859.
Republican. Sawmill owner; merchant;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 32nd District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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W. D. Washburn (b. 1863) —
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 3,
1863.
Newspaper
work; engaged in flour,
lumber, and railroad
businesses; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-12,
1917-18 (41st District 1901-02, 1905-06, 31st District 1909-12,
1917-18).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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William Drew Washburn (1831-1912) —
also known as William D. Washburn —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, January
14, 1831.
Son of Israel
Washburn and Martha (Benjamin) Washburn (1792-1861).
Republican. Surveyor General of Minnesota, 1861; miller;
lumber business; railroad
promoter; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 5th District, 1871; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1879-85 (3rd District 1879-83, 4th
District 1883-85); U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1889-95.
Universalist.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 29,
1912 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Knud Wefald (1869-1936) —
of Hawley, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Kragero, Norway,
November
3, 1869.
Lumber business; newspaper
editor; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-16 (60th District 1913-14,
49th District 1915-16); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1923-27; defeated
(Farmer-Labor), 1928, 1930; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1933-36; died in office 1936.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
25, 1936 (age 66 years, 357
days).
Interment at Hawley
Cemetery, Hawley, Minn.
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