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John Woodrow Bonner (1902-1970) —
also known as John W. Bonner —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., July 16,
1902.
Son of Patrick J. Bonner and Kathleen (Kelly) Bonner.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Montana
state attorney general, 1941-42; Governor of
Montana, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1952,
1956.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Elks; Eagles.
Died March 28,
1970 (age 67 years, 255
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Anthony Burns (1909-1975) —
also known as John A. Burns —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Fort Assinniboine, Hill
County, Mont., March 30,
1909.
Son of Harry J. Burns and Anne (Scally) Burns.
Democrat. Police
officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii
Territory, 1952,
1956;
Hawaii
Territory Democratic Party chair, 1952-56; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1957-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1964;
Governor
of Hawaii, 1962-74; defeated, 1959.
Catholic. Member, Lions.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, April 5,
1975 (age 66 years, 6
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Cornelius Patrick Callahan II (1915-1994) —
also known as C. Patrick Callahan II —
of Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., October
17, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Coronado, Calif., 1978-84.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer, in
Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., June 12,
1994 (age 78 years, 238
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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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, Missoula, Mont.
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Andrew Vincent Corry (1904-1981) —
also known as Andrew V. Corry —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., September
22, 1904.
Rhodes
scholar; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, 1964-67; Ceylon, 1967-70; Maldive Islands, 1967-70.
Catholic.
Died in 1981
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Dennis Coughlin (b. 1918) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Scobey, Daniels
County, Mont., February
5, 1918.
Member of North
Dakota state senate, 1967-.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1967.
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Frank Earl Flynn (1883-1965) —
also known as Frank E. Flynn —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.; White Salmon, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Lake City, Wabasha
County, Minn., June 24,
1883.
Son of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Yavapai
County Attorney, 1931-32; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1935-53.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in September, 1965
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Ray Foster (1937-2000) —
of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Gooding, Gooding
County, Idaho, April 18,
1937.
Democrat. Delegate to
Montana state constitutional convention, 1972; member of Montana
state senate, 1974-76.
Catholic. Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Rotary.
Died, of hemochromatosis,
in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., January
22, 2000 (age 62 years, 279
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Billings, Mont.
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Albert John Galen (b. 1876) —
also known as Albert J. Galen —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born near Three Forks, Gallatin
County, Mont., January
16, 1876.
Son of Hugh F. Galen and Matilda (Gillogly) Galen.
Republican. Lawyer; Montana
state attorney general, 1905-13; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1921-33; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1930.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Melcher (b. 1924) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
6, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; veterinarian;
mayor of Forsyth, Mont., 1955; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1961-63, 1969; member of Montana
state senate, 1963-67; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1969-77; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1977-89; defeated, 1988; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 2008; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2010.
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Joseph Patrick Monaghan (1906-1985) —
also known as Joseph P. Monaghan —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., 1906.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1933-37; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1936;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1936.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died July 5,
1985 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Butte, Mont.
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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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Jane Wall Purcell —
also known as Mrs. Richard Purcell —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt.
Democrat. School
teacher; accountant;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1940.
Female.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marc Racicot (b. 1948) —
of Montana.
Born in Thompson Falls, Sanders
County, Mont., July 24,
1948.
Republican. Candidate for justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1980; candidate for district judge
in Montana, 1982; Montana
state attorney general, 1989-93; Governor of
Montana, 1993-2001; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 2002-03.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frances Catherine Sanborn (1893-1992) —
also known as Frances Sanborn —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., November
17, 1893.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,
1948.
Female.
Catholic.
Died September
23, 1992 (age 98 years, 311
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Brian David Schweitzer (b. 1955) —
also known as Brian Schweitzer —
Born in Havre, Hill
County, Mont., September
4, 1955.
Son of Adam Schweitzer and Kay Schweitzer.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 2000; Governor of
Montana, 2005-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 2008
(speaker).
Catholic. German, Russian,
and Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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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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John Patrick Williams (b. 1937) —
also known as Pat Williams —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., October
30, 1937.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1967-69; executive assistant to
U.S. Rep. John
Melcher, 1969-71; U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1979-97 (1st District 1979-93,
at-large 1993-97); defeated in primary, 1974; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1996.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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