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Orvin Benonie Fjare (1918-2011) —
also known as Orvin B. Fjare —
of Montana.
Born near Big Timber, Sweet Grass
County, Mont., April 16,
1918.
Republican. Clothing
merchant; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member,
Montana Public Welfare Commission, 1952-54; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1955-57; defeated,
1956; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1959-61; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1960; life insurance business;
Montana director, Federal Housing Administration, 1970-79.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 27,
2011 (age 93 years, 72
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Missoula, Mont.
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William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930) —
also known as William B. Thompson —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont., May 13,
1869.
Son of William Thompson and Anna M. (Boyce) Thompson.
Republican. Mining
magnate; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1912;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; director, Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co.
Died, from pneumonia,
June
27, 1930 (age 61 years, 45
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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