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James Harris Baldwin (1876-1944) —
also known as James H. Baldwin —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., August 1,
1876.
Son of John T. Baldwin and Emma Louise (Cockrell) Baldwin.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1934-35; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1935-44; died in office 1944.
Died October
26, 1944 (age 68 years, 86
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Arnold Olsen (1916-1990) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., December
17, 1916.
Son of Albert Olsen and Anna Olsen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Montana
state attorney general, 1949-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1956;
candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1956; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1961-71; defeated, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died October
9, 1990 (age 73 years, 296
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) —
also known as Robert H. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
15, 1904.
Son of Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien.
Mining engineer;
lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1942-44; special assistant to Barney
Balaban, president of Paramount Pictures,
and director, Paramount International Films;
when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer of
the movie
theater chain, United Paramount Theaters; following a merger with
American Broadcasting Company, he became financial vice-president of
the ABC television
network; in 1957, he joined the Loew's movie
theater chain as vice-president and treasurer; president of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie
studio, 1963-69.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of a stroke, in
Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
6, 1997 (age 93 years, 21
days).
Interment somewhere.
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James Edward Murray (1876-1961) —
also known as James E. Murray —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born near St. Thomas, Ontario,
May 3,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1934-61.
Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., March 23,
1961 (age 84 years, 324
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Jacob Thorkelson (1876-1945) —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Egersund, Norway,
September
24, 1876.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1939-41.
Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., November
20, 1945 (age 69 years, 57
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Vern D. Griffith (1915-1972) —
also known as Hanna Griffith —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., February
16, 1915.
Mayor
of Butte, Mont., 1959-64.
Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., November
13, 1972 (age 57 years, 271
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Lee Mantle (1851-1934) —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Birmingham, England,
December
13, 1851.
Son of Joseph H. Mantle (died 1851) and Mary Susan Mantle.
Republican. Telegrapher;
newspaper
publisher; real
estate and mining
business; member of Montana
territorial House of Representatives, 1882; mayor of
Butte, Mont., 1892; Montana
Republican state chair, 1892-94, 1904; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1904,
1916
(alternate).
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
18, 1934 (age 82 years, 340
days).
Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
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Albert James Campbell (1857-1907) —
also known as Albert J. Campbell —
of Lake
County, Mich.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
12, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-88; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1897; U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1899-1901.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 9,
1907 (age 49 years, 240
days).
Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
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Ella Knowles (1860-1911) —
of Montana.
Born in Northwood Ridge, Northwood, Rockingham
County, N.H., July 31,
1860.
Candidate for Montana
state attorney general, 1892.
Female.
Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., January
27, 1911 (age 50 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
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