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Joseph Moore Dixon (1867-1934) —
also known as Joseph M. Dixon —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Snow Camp, Alamance
County, N.C., July 31,
1867.
Lawyer;
Missoula
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-97; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1903-07; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Montana, 1904,
1916,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1907-13; defeated, 1912 (Progressive), 1928
(Republican); Governor of
Montana, 1921-25; defeated (Republican), 1924.
Died in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., May 22,
1934 (age 66 years, 295
days).
Interment at Missoula Cemetery.
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John Morgan Evans (1863-1946) —
also known as John M. Evans —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., January
7, 1863.
Democrat. Mayor
of Missoula, Mont., 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1913-21, 1923-33 (at-large 1913-17,
1st District 1917-21, 1923-33); alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1932.
Died March 12,
1946 (age 83 years, 64
days).
Interment at Missoula Cemetery.
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Wellington Duncan Rankin (1884-1966) —
also known as Wellington D. Rankin —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., September
16, 1884.
Son of John Rankin and Olive (Pickering) Rankin.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Montana
state attorney general, 1921-24; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1926-34; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1942.
Died June 4,
1966 (age 81 years, 261
days).
Interment at Missoula Cemetery.
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Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973) —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.; Carmel, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born near Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., June 11,
1880.
Daughter of John Rankin and Olive (Pickering) Rankin.
Social
worker; U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1917-19, 1941-43 (2nd District
1917-19, 1st District 1941-43); National candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1918.
Female.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Voted against U.S. participation in World Wars I and II.
Died in Carmel, Monterey
County, Calif., May 18,
1973 (age 92 years, 341
days).
Interment at Missoula Cemetery.
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Washington Jay McCormick (1884-1949) —
also known as Washington J. McCormick —
of Montana.
Born in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., January
4, 1884.
Republican. Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.
Died in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., March 7,
1949 (age 65 years, 62
days).
Interment at Missoula Cemetery.
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Thomas Frederick Haines (1903-1997) —
also known as Tom Haines —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Rockport, Pike
County, Ill., March 4,
1903.
Son of Charles Nicholas Haines and Susan (Krauss) Haines.
Republican. Grocer;
director, New American Life
Insurance Company; chair of
Missoula County Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana, 1948;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1950-74.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., March 21,
1997 (age 94 years, 17
days).
Interment at Missoula Cemetery.
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Robert Budd Gould (1937-1997) —
of Montana.
Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 10,
1937.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1974-81, 1985-91.
Blinded
by diabetes in 1970.
Died of complications of diabetes.
June
2, 1997 (age 60 years, 23
days).
Interment at Missoula Cemetery.
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Frank Henry Cooney (1872-1935) —
also known as Frank H. Cooney —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Norwood, Ontario,
December
31, 1872.
Son of John W. Cooney and Mary (O'Callaghan) Cooney.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1933; defeated, 1924; Governor of
Montana, 1933-35; died in office 1935.
Catholic.
Died of heart
failure in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., December
15, 1935 (age 62 years, 349
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Edward Donlan (d. 1952) —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1912,
1920
(alternate).
Died in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., May 1,
1952.
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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