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Cedor Boris Aronow (1910-1991) —
also known as Cedor Aronow —
of Shelby, Toole
County, Mont.
Born in Odessa, Russia (now Ukraine),
September
2, 1910.
Son of Boris A. S. Aronow and Anna (DeParment) Aronow.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; Toole
County Attorney, 1937-43; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during
World War II; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1949-53; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1956;
oil
producer.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar Association; Moose.
Died June 7,
1991 (age 80 years, 278
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Elmer Ayers (1882-1955) —
also known as Roy E. Ayers —
of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born near Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont., November
9, 1882.
Son of George W. Ayers and Mary E. (Sullenger) Ayers.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Montana 10th District, 1913-22; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1922; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1933-37; Governor of
Montana, 1937-41; defeated, 1940; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1940.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont., May 23,
1955 (age 72 years, 195
days).
Interment at Lewistown
City Cemetery, Lewistown, Mont.
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James Franklin Battin (1925-1996) —
of Montana.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., February
13, 1925.
Son of William Russell Battin and Hannah (McBroom) Battin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1961-69; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1969-90; took senior status 1990.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died, of cancer, in
Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., September
27, 1996 (age 71 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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Llewellyn Link Callaway (1868-1951) —
also known as Lew L. Callaway —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., December
15, 1868.
Son of James Edmund Callaway (1834-1905) and Mary Elizabeth (Link)
Callaway (1843-1922).
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney, 1894-98; district judge in Montana, 1905-13;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1920;
chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1922-35.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August 6,
1951 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Edward Cason Day (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward C. Day —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., March 20,
1862.
Son of Alfred Day and Mary Frances (Cason) Day.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1899, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1918-20; trustee, St. Peter's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley Morton Doyle (b. 1898) —
of Polson, Lake
County, Mont.
Born in Revere, Redwood
County, Minn., February
4, 1898.
Son of Francis Patrick Doyle and Elizabeth A. (Bodenhofer) Doyle.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leif Erickson (1906-1998) —
of Richland
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cashton, Monroe
County, Wis., July 29,
1906.
Son of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richland
County Attorney, 1936-38; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1938-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1946; Montana
Democratic state chair, 1956-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1962-73.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died at the Riverside Health
Care Center, Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 146
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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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, Great Falls, Mont.
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William Milton Johnston (b. 1867) —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Milledgeville, Carroll
County, Ill., February
5, 1867.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1905-07; mayor
of Billings, Mont., 1917-19.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond Thomas Nagle (1897-1950) —
also known as Raymond T. Nagle; Ray Nagle —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 2,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives; Montana
state attorney general, 1933-36.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar Association.
Died, from periarteritis
nodosa, in Brookmont, Montgomery
County, Md., March 6,
1950 (age 52 years, 277
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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
in Butte, Mont.
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Frank Comerford Walker (1886-1959) —
also known as Frank C. Walker —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 30,
1886.
Son of David Walker and Ellen (Comerford) Walker.
Democrat. Lawyer; Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1909-12; member of Montana state
legislature, 1913; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1932-33; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1940-45; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died September
13, 1959 (age 73 years, 106
days).
Interment somewhere
in Plymouth, Pa.
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James Eugene Walker (1908-1972) —
also known as James E. Walker —
of Orange, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Miles City, Custer
County, Mont., July 19,
1908.
Son of Sharpless Walker and Gladys (James) Walker.
Democrat. Lawyer; writer;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1940; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-54; chair of
Orange County Democratic Party, 1942-44; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from California, 1944; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; member of California
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1946-52; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Society for International Law; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Historical Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in May, 1972
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. Walsh —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1859.
Son of Felix Walsh and Bridget (Comer) Walsh.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. Attorney
General, died suddenly of a heart
attack, on a
train of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., March 2,
1933 (age 73 years, 263
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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