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Arthur Ainslie Ageton (1900-1971) —
also known as Arthur A. Ageton —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Fromberg, Carbon
County, Mont., October
25, 1900.
Son of Peter Benjamin Ageton and Minnie Anna (Drummond) Ageton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; rear
admiral; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1954-57; university professor.
Episcopalian.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 23,
1971 (age 70 years, 180
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Brian J. Coyle (1944-1991) —
of Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., June 25,
1944.
College instructor; in 1968, he was indicted
and tried for
his refusal to comply with the military
draft, but was acquitted as a conscientious objector; Independent
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1978; candidate for mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1979; president, Minneapolis city council.
Gay.
One of Minnesota's first openly-gay politicians.
Died, from AIDS-related
complications, August
23, 1991 (age 47 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903-2001) —
also known as Mike Mansfield —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 16,
1903.
Son of Patrick Mansfield and Josephine (O'Brien) Mansfield.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mining engineer;
university professor; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1943-53; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1996,
2000;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1953-77; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1977-88.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at the Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., October
5, 2001 (age 98 years, 203
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Roland Roger Renne (1905-1989) —
also known as Roland Renne —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Greenwich, Cumberland
County, N.J., December
12, 1905.
Son of Fred Christian Renne and Caroline Augusta (Young) Renne.
Economist;
college professor; president,
Montana State College, Bozeman, 1943-64; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1964.
Presbyterian
or Unitarian.
Member, Rotary; American
Economic Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Zeta.
The Renne Library at Montana State University is named for
him.
Died August
30, 1989 (age 83 years, 261
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roscoe B. Turner Steffen (1893-1976) —
also known as Roscoe Steffen —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., April 9,
1893.
Son of John Bonard Steffen and Grace May (Brazelton) Turner.
Democrat. Law professor; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hamden, 1932, 1934.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., June 8,
1976 (age 83 years, 60
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bonard Steffen and Grace May (Brazelton) Turner; step-son of
William L. Turner; married 1919 to Ona
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