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Paris Gibson (1830-1920) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Fort Benton, Chouteau
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Brownfield, Oxford
County, Maine, July 1,
1830.
Son of Abel Gibson and Ann (Howard) Gibson.
Democrat. Flour mill
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1852; founded city of Great
Falls, 1882; mayor
of Great Falls, Mont., 1888-89; delegate to
Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; member of Montana
state senate 16th District, 1891-94; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1901-05; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1904.
Died December
16, 1920 (age 90 years, 168
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Edwin Lee Norris (1865-1924) —
also known as Edwin L. Norris —
of Dillon, Beaverhead
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Cumberland
County, Ky., August
15, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state senate from Beaverhead County, 1897-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1905-08; Governor of
Montana, 1908-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1912,
1916
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Died in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., April 25,
1924 (age 58 years, 254
days).
Original interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.; reinterment at Highland Cemetery.
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James M. Burlingame (1868-1938) —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., June 6,
1868.
Republican. Member of Montana
state senate, 1911-21; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Montana, 1916,
1920
(alternate).
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound at his home in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., December
28, 1938 (age 70 years, 205
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Julius J. Wuerthner (1890-1972) —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 18,
1890.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1925-27; member of Montana
state senate, 1928-31; mayor
of Great Falls, Mont., 1937-41.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in a nursing
home at Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., February
21, 1972 (age 81 years, 279
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Henry Cleveland Hall (1892-1963) —
also known as H. Cleveland Hall —
of Glasgow, Valley
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., October
13, 1892.
Son of John Henry Hall and Marie (Cleveland) Hall.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War I; district judge in
Montana 17th District, 1919-20; Presidential Elector for Montana, 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died October
26, 1963 (age 71 years, 13
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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O. S. Warden —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Charles Nelson Pray (1868-1963) —
also known as Charles N. Pray —
of Fort Benton, Chouteau
County, Mont.
Born in New York, 1868.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1907-13; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1916.
Died September
12, 1963 (age about 95
years).
Interment at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial.
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Jerry Joseph O'Connell (1909-1956) —
also known as Jerry J. O'Connell —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Montana, 1909.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1937-39; defeated,
1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana,
1944.
Died in 1956
(age about
47 years).
Entombed at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial.
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Charles Gordon McGowan (1911-1999) —
of Montana.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., September
5, 1911.
Member of Montana
state senate, 1954-74.
Died in a nursing
home at Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., May 26,
1999 (age 87 years, 263
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial.
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Errol Fay Galt (1889-1975) —
also known as E. F. Galt —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Myrtle, Freeborn
County, Minn., October
2, 1889.
Son of William Wylie Galt (1854-1945) and Emmaretta (Robinson) Galt
(1859-1931).
Republican. Banker;
member of Montana
state senate, 1930-34; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Montana, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Protestant.
Died in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., November
23, 1975 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Patrick L. Ryan (1928-2000) —
of Montana.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., May 15,
1928.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1977-79; member of Montana
state senate, 1979-82.
Died, of cancer, in
Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., January
24, 2000 (age 71 years, 254
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Edward M. Larson (1879-1954) —
of Montana.
Born in Cambridge, Story
County, Iowa, September
3, 1879.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1925-27.
Died in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., March 13,
1954 (age 74 years, 191
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Rudolph William Polich (1913-1996) —
of Montana.
Born in Little Chicago (now Black Eagle), Cascade
County, Mont., April 24,
1913.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1969.
Died in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., October
3, 1996 (age 83 years, 162
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Helen Galvin O'Connell (1917-1997) —
of Montana.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., July 15,
1917.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1975-91.
Female.
Died in a hospital
at Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., June 29,
1997 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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