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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.
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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Usher Lloyd Burdick (1879-1960) —
also known as Usher L. Burdick —
of Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., February
21, 1879.
Son of Ozias W. Burdick and Lucy (Farnum) Burdick.
Republican. Member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-09; Lieutenant
Governor of North Dakota, 1911-12; Williams
County State's Attorney, 1913; law partner of ex-Gov. John
Burke in 1920s; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1935-45, 1949-59;
defeated, 1932; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons of the American Revolution; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
19, 1960 (age 81 years, 180
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Paul V. Collins (b. 1860) —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Camden, Preble
County, Ohio, July 22,
1860.
Son of Samuel Collins and Abigail Jane (Patton) Collins.
Newspaper
correspondent; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1888;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Winfield Scott Hammond (1863-1915) —
also known as Winfield S. Hammond —
of St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn.
Born in Southborough, Worcester
County, Mass., November
17, 1863.
Son of John W. Hammond and Ellen Panton (Harding) Hammond.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Watonwan
County Attorney, 1895-96, 1901-04; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1907-15; defeated,
1892; resigned 1915; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1908 ;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1915; died in office 1915.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Clinton, East
Feliciana Parish, La., December
30, 1915 (age 52 years, 43
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, St. James, Minn.
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Lucius Frederick Hubbard (1836-1913) —
also known as Lucius F. Hubbard —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., January
26, 1836.
Son of Charles F. Hubbard and Margaret (Van Valkenberg) Hubbard.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; grain
business; railroad
builder; member of Minnesota
state senate 16th District, 1872-75; Governor of
Minnesota, 1882-87; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1896;
member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1896; general in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died February
5, 1913 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Rainey Marshall (1825-1896) —
also known as William R. Marshall —
of St. Croix Falls, Polk
County, Wis.; St. Anthony, Hennepin
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born near Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., October
17, 1825.
Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1848; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 5th District, 1849-50;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Minnesota, 1866-70; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1874, 1876; appointed 1874,
1876.
Swedenborgian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Succeeded in removing the word "white" (race) from the Minnesota
state constitution.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
8, 1896 (age 70 years, 83
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., October
21, 1855.
Son of Rev. Joseph A. Russell and Sarah (Parker) Russell.
Lawyer;
Adams
County Superintendent of Schools, 1878-84; minister;
founder (1895) and national superintendent (1895-1903) of the
Anti-Saloon League; Dry candidate for delegate to
Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Congregationalist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died June 30,
1946 (age 90 years, 252
days).
Interment at Otterbein
Cemetery, Westerville, Ohio.
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John Benjamin Sanborn (1883-1964) —
also known as John B. Sanborn —
of Otisville, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
9, 1883.
Son of Gen. John B. Sanborn and Rachel (Rice) Sanborn.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-16 (37th District 1913-14,
42nd District 1915-16); served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
district judge in Minnesota, 1922-25; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1925-32; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1932-59; took senior
status 1959.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Chi Psi.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in a hospital
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 7,
1964 (age 80 years, 119
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Walter Henry Sanborn (1845-1928) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Epsom, Merrimack
County, N.H., October
19, 1845.
Son of Henry F. Sanborn and Eunice (Davis) Sanborn.
School
principal; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1892-1903; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1903-28.
Member, Union
League; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died, in the Angus Hotel, St.
Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., May 10,
1928 (age 82 years, 204
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Ellis J. Westlake (b. 1854) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., April 30,
1854.
Son of Charles D. Westlake and Harriet E. (McNish) Westlake.
Superintendent of dining cars for Northern Pacific Railway;
hotel
manager; insurance
business; member of Minnesota
state senate 31st District, 1915-18.
Member, Elks;
Sons of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
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