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Politician members in Minnesota


  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. Republican. Lawyer; banker; Chippewa County Probate Judge, 1872-73; Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1896. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd; married 1877 to Carrie Eastman (died 1881); married 1889 to Nellie C. Moyer.
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Married, June 25, 1921, to Alice J. Davis.
  Charles Andrew Christopherson (1871-1951) — also known as Charles A. Christopherson — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Amherst, Fillmore County, Minn., July 23, 1871. Son of Knudt Christopherson and Julia (Nelson) Christopherson. Republican. Lawyer; banker; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1913-16; Speaker of the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1915-16; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1919-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1944. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., November 2, 1951 (age 80 years, 102 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Married, November 30, 1897, to Abbie M. Deyoe.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Clague (1865-1952) — of Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minn. Born in Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 13, 1865. Son of Philip Clague and Catherine (Brew) Clague. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Redwood County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1902; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1903-06; Speaker of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota state senate 19th District, 1907-14; district judge in Minnesota 9th District, 1918-20; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minn., March 25, 1952 (age 86 years, 256 days). Interment at Redwood Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, April 25, 1895, to Stella Porter.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885) — also known as "The Christian Statesman"; "Smiler" — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 23, 1823. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; delegate to Whig National Convention from Indiana, 1852; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1855-69; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1863-69; Vice President of the United States, 1869-73; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1872. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn., January 13, 1885 (age 61 years, 296 days). Interment at City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
  Relatives: Married 1868 to Ellen Maria Wade (1836-1911; niece of Benjamin Franklin Wade); father of Schuyler Colfax, Jr.. See Wade-Colfax family.
  Colfax counties in Neb. and N.M. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Schuyler Colfax: Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax : The changing fortunes of a political idol (out of print) — James S. Brisbin, The campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax (out of print) — Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax and the political upheaval of 1854-1855 (out of print) — Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax: a reappraisal (out of print)
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Culkin and Bridget (Dugan) Culkin; married, July 8, 1886, to Hannah Alice Young; father of Margaret Culkin Banning.
  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. 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.
  Relatives: 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).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Milby Dale (1893-1978) — also known as Charles M. Dale — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Browns Valley, Traverse County, Minn., March 8, 1893. Son of Fred Vernon Dale and Maud (Paine) Dale. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Portsmouth, N.H., 1926-27, 1943-44; member of New Hampshire state senate 24th District, 1933-36, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936, 1948; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1937-38; Governor of New Hampshire, 1945-49; president, WHEB radio station. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Delta Upsilon; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died, in a nursing home at Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., September 28, 1978 (age 85 years, 204 days). Interment at Valley View Cemetery, Browns Valley, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, September 27, 1919, to Marion Marvin.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Henry Clarence Dworshak (1894-1962) — also known as Henry C. Dworshak — of Burley, Cassia County, Idaho. Born in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., August 29, 1894. Son of Henry Dworshak and Julia (Ohotto) Dworshak. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1939-46; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1946-49, 1949-62; defeated, 1948; died in office 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1948, 1960. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., July 23, 1962 (age 67 years, 328 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1917 to Georgia B. Lowe.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Charles P. Hall (b. 1876) — of Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn. Born in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn., September 22, 1876. Son of Osee M. Hall and Elizabeth (Magee) Hall. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 1st District, 1929-47. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 28, 1928, to Olive Dibble.
  Philo Hall (1865-1938) — of Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak. Born in Wilton, Waseca County, Minn., December 31, 1865. Son of Philo Hall (died 1883) and Mary E. (Greene) Hall. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Brookings, S.Dak., 1894-95; Brookings County State's Attorney, 1895-98; member of South Dakota state senate 20th District, 1901-02; South Dakota state attorney general, 1903-07; U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1907-09; Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1924. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak., October 7, 1938 (age 72 years, 280 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Brookings, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Married, April 27, 1890, to Mary A. Cooke.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Oscar Hallam (b. 1865) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Linden town, Iowa County, Wis., October 19, 1865. Son of Joseph Hallam and Mary (Wood) Hallam. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1905-13; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1913-23; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1923. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Phi Beta Kappa; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 27, 1892, to Edith L. Lott.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Charles L. Halsted (b. 1894) — of Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minn. Born in Ellendale, Dickey County, N.Dak., September 23, 1894. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1937-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1948. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Moose; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Halvor Langdon Halvorson (b. 1881) — also known as Halvor L. Halvorson — of Minot, Ward County, N.Dak. Born in Henning, Otter Tail County, Minn., August 15, 1881. Son of John C. Halvorson and Juliana (Christenson) Halvorson. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Minot, N.Dak., 1911-15; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Dakota, 1912 (3rd District), 1942 (Democratic, at-large); delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1916 (member, Credentials Committee), 1944, 1948; candidate for Governor of North Dakota, 1924. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Sons of Norway; Izaak Walton League; Lions; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Nina C. Knudson.
  Hugo O. Hanft (b. 1871) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn., December 16, 1871. Son of Oscar E. Hanft and Anna (Engelke) Hanft. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1906-14; district judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1915-32. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1900, to Laura H. Holly.
  Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (1862-1936) — also known as Bernhard M. Jacobsen — of Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. Born in Klixbüll, Germany, March 26, 1862. Son of Boh Jacobsen and Magdelena (Tadsen) Jacobsen. Democrat. Merchant; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1931-36; died in office 1936. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., June 30, 1936 (age 74 years, 96 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Boh Jacobsen and Magdelena (Tadsen) Jacobsen; married, May 28, 1885, to Lena Trager; father of William Sebastian Jacobsen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Augustus Johnson (1842-1907) — also known as John A. Johnson — of Stillwater, Washington County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Växjö, Sweden, April 24, 1842. Locomotive engineer; farmer; Washington County Sheriff, 1873; lawyer; farm implement dealer; mayor of Fargo, N.Dak., 1885-86, 1896-1902, 1906-07; died in office 1907. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died, of Bright's disease, June 14, 1907 (age 65 years, 51 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 27, 1865, to Agnes A. Coller.
  Harold Knutson (1880-1953) — of St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn. Born in Skein, Norway, October 20, 1880. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1917-49 (6th District 1917-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1940. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died August 21, 1953 (age 72 years, 305 days). Interment at North Star Cemetery, St. Cloud, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  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.
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Married, November 8, 1899, to Mabel Rollins.
  Henrik Shipstead (1881-1960) — of Glenwood, Pope County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Miltona, Douglas County, Minn. Born in Burbank Township, Kandiyohi County, Minn., January 8, 1881. Son of Saave Shipstead and Christine (Ellefson) Shipstead. Dentist; mayor of Glenwood, Minn., 1911-13; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 47th District, 1917-18; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1918; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1920; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1923-47. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn., June 26, 1960 (age 79 years, 170 days). Interment at Kinkead Cemetery, Alexandria, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Saave Shipstead and Christine (Ellefson) Shipstead; married 1906 to Lula Anderson (daughter of Thomas J. Anderson).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917

 

 


 
   
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