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Unitarian or Universalist Politicians in Minnesota


  Loretta Abel Amley (1919-2006) — also known as Loretta Amley — of La Mirada, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., May 28, 1919. Daughter of Charles Amley and Anna (Botten) Amley. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968, 1972. Female. Unitarian. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. Died November 15, 2006 (age 87 years, 171 days). Burial location unknown.
  Frank B. Doran (1853-1914) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Lisbon, Kendall County, Ill., May 1, 1853. Republican. Mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1896-98. Universalist. Irish ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 1, 1914 (age 60 years, 276 days). Burial location unknown.
  Alfred Jaques (b. 1857) — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Geneseo Township, Henry County, Ill., February 9, 1857. Son of William Cowpen Jaques and Elizabeth Anne (Beers) Jaques. Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1887-89; candidate for district judge in Minnesota 11th District, 1896; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1912 (speaker); U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1914-22; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1926. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 15, 1885, to Mary Josephine Shaw.
  John Lind (1854-1930) — of New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Kanna, Smaland, Sweden, March 25, 1854. 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.
  Relatives: Married, September 1, 1879, to Alice A. Shepard.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Washburn and Martha (Benjamin) Washburn (1792-1861); nephew of Reuel Washburn; brother of Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu Benjamin Washburne, Cadwallader Colden Washburn and Charles Ames Washburn; married, April 19, 1859, to Elizabeth M. Muzzy (1836-1915); fourth cousin once removed of Dwight May Sabin; father of Stanley Washburn. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

 

 


 
   
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