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Forrest Howard Anderson (1913-1989) —
also known as Forrest Anderson —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., January
30, 1913.
Son of Oscar A. Anderson and Nora (O'Keefe) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1943-45; Lewis
and Clark County Attorney, 1945-47; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1953-57; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1956;
Montana
state attorney general, 1957-68; Governor of
Montana, 1969-73.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Moose; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., July 20,
1989 (age 76 years, 171
days).
Cremated.
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Albert Henry Angstman (1888-1964) —
also known as Albert H. Angstman —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Farmington, Dakota
County, Minn., March 23,
1888.
Son of Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1929-35, 1937-43.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis.
Died in Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., February
29, 1964 (age 75 years, 343
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Jess Lloyd Angstman (1890-1979) —
also known as Jess L. Angstman —
of Havre, Hill
County, Mont.
Born in Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak., February
25, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Montana, 1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate); member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1946-48; candidate for Montana
state senate, 1949.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Lions.
Died in October, 1979
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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 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
in Butte, 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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Max Sieben Baucus (b. 1941) —
also known as Max Baucus; "Mad
Max" —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., December
11, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1973-74; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1975-78; resigned 1978;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1978-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
United
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2010.
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Lawrence Becker (1869-1947) —
of Montana; Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.; East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Finnentrop, Germany,
August
10, 1869.
Son of Eberhard Becker and Margaret (Alvers) Becker.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1904-11; superior court judge in Indiana, 1911-14,
1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a kidney
operation, in St. Catherine's Hospital,
East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., March 12,
1947 (age 77 years, 214
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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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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Raymond Victor Bottomly (1885-1961) —
also known as R. V. Bottomly —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cedarville, Smith
County, Kan., July 16,
1885.
Son of Byron Shelley Bottomly (1850-1908) and Isabelle (Pilcher)
Bottomly (1860-1922).
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Montana
state attorney general, 1942-49.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in Silver Bow
County, Mont., February
14, 1961 (age 75 years, 213
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George M. Bourquin (1863-1958) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Warren
County, Pa., June 24,
1863.
Son of Justin Bourquin and Celestine (Ducray) Bourquin.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Montana, 1905-09; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1912-34; took senior status 1934;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1934.
Died November
15, 1958 (age 95 years, 144
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lewis Brown, Sr. (1892-1948) —
of Granite
County, Mont.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Philipsburg, Granite
County, Mont., May 25,
1892.
Lawyer; Granite
County Attorney, 1916-18; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1945-48; died in office 1948.
Died April 2,
1948 (age 55 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Robert Browning (b. 1918) —
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., October
1, 1918.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1961-2000; took senior
status 2000.
Member, American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2000.
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Thomas Henry Burke (b. 1886) —
of Hardin, Big Horn
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Sheldon, Ransom
County, N.Dak., February
7, 1886.
Son of John Henry Burke and Bridget Elizabeth (Boyle) Burke.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Montana
state senate.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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, Butte, Mont.
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Benjamin Platt Carpenter (1837-1921) —
also known as B. Platt Carpenter —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Stanford, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 14,
1837.
Son of Morgan Carpenter and Maria (Bockee) Carpenter.
Republican. Lawyer; Dutchess
County District Attorney, 1858; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1868,
1872,
1884;
member of New York
state senate 11th District, 1876-77; Dutchess
County Judge, 1876-83; New York
Republican state chair, 1881-82; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1882; Governor of
Montana Territory, 1885; delegate to
Montana state constitutional convention, 1889.
Died in Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., December
24, 1921 (age 84 years, 224
days).
Interment somewhere
in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1860
to Esther Thorne. |
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E. K. Cheadle, Jr. (b. 1895) —
of Shelby, Toole
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont., August
12, 1895.
Son of Edwin K. Cheadle and Ida (Wohlfahrt) Cheadle.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1927; Montana
Republican state chair, 1936-40; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army during World
War II; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1948.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Chi; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Horace Clagett (1838-1901) —
also known as William H. Clagett —
of Humboldt (unknown
county), Nev.; Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.
Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., September
21, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nevada
territorial House of Representatives, 1862-63; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1864-65; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana Territory, 1868;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1871-73; defeated, 1872.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., August 3,
1901 (age 62 years, 316
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Wash.
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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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Joseph Moore Dixon (1867-1934) —
also known as Joseph M. Dixon —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Snow Camp, Alamance
County, N.C., July 31,
1867.
Lawyer; Missoula
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-97; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1903-07; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Montana, 1904,
1916,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1907-13; defeated, 1912 (Progressive), 1928
(Republican); Governor of
Montana, 1921-25; defeated (Republican), 1924.
Died in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., May 22,
1934 (age 66 years, 295
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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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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William Eggers III (b. 1939) —
of Montana.
Born in 1939.
Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1999-.
Crow
Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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John Edward Erickson (1863-1946) —
also known as John E. Erickson —
of Teton
County, Mont.; Kalispell, Flathead
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Stoughton, Dane
County, Wis., March 14,
1863.
Son of E. Erickson and Olene Alma Erickson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Teton
County Attorney, 1897-1903; district judge in Montana 11th
District, 1904-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1920,
1936
(alternate); Montana
Democratic state chair, 1920-24; Governor of
Montana, 1925-33; resigned 1933; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1933-34.
Lutheran.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., May 25,
1946 (age 83 years, 72
days).
Interment at Conrad
Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Mont.
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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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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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LeRoy Albert Foot (b. 1882) —
also known as L. A. Foot —
of Kalispell, Flathead
County, Mont.; Fort Peck, Valley
County, Mont.
Born in Melrose, Stearns
County, Minn., September
9, 1882.
Son of Loren S. Foot and Sadie M. (Trace) Foot.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Montana
state attorney general, 1924-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Clarence Ford (1882-1961) —
also known as Sam C. Ford —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Albany, Clinton
County, Ky., November
7, 1882.
Son of William Ford and Glanora E. (Snow) Ford.
Republican. Lawyer; Montana
state attorney general, 1917-21; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1929-33; Governor of
Montana, 1941-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died November
25, 1961 (age 79 years, 18
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harrison J. Freebourn (b. 1890) —
also known as Harry Freebourn —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
17, 1890.
Son of John Freebourn and Agnes (Brown) Freebourn.
Lawyer; Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1929-36; Montana
state attorney general, 1937-41; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1949-51.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Freebourn and Agnes (Brown) Freebourn; married, January
18, 1911, to Anne Donnelly (died 1932); married, November
30, 1936, to Mary Elizabeth Moran. |
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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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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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Charles Sampson Hartman (1861-1929) —
also known as Charles S. Hartman —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Monticello, White
County, Ind., March 1,
1861.
Son of Sampson Hartman and Mary C. Hartman.
Lawyer; probate judge in Montana, 1884-86; delegate to
Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1893-99; U.S. Minister to
Ecuador, 1913-22.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died August 3,
1929 (age 68 years, 155
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fort Benton, Mont.
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Paul Gerhart Hatfield (1928-2000) —
also known as Paul G. Hatfield —
of Montana.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., April 29,
1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; district judge in Montana, 1960-76; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1977-78; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1978; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1979-96.
Died of a heart
attack, in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., July 3,
2000 (age 72 years, 65
days).
Interment at Riverside
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Richard Kelly (1924-2005) —
of Florida.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., July 31,
1924.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1960-74; U.S.
Representative from Florida 5th District, 1975-81.
Implicated
in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab
businessmen offered bribes
to political figures; indicted
June 13, 1980, and convicted
January 26, 1981, on charges of bribery
conspiracy, and interstate travel to further illegal activities; the
conviction was overturned on appeal, then reinstated; served 13
months in prison.
Died in Stevensville, Ravalli
County, Mont., August
22, 2005 (age 81 years, 22
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hiram Knowles (1834-1911) —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
18, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Nevada, 1864; justice of
Montana territorial supreme court, 1868-69; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1884; delegate to
Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1890-1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died April 6,
1911 (age 77 years, 78
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur F. Lamey (d. 1963) —
of Havre, Hill
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1940,
1944.
Died in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., June 4,
1963.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Bailey Lee (b. 1873) —
also known as T. Bailey Lee —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Burley, Cassia
County, Idaho.
Born in Mocksville, Davie
County, N.C., August
10, 1873.
Son of Rev. William Drayton Lee and Sarah Ann (Bailey) Lee.
Republican. Lawyer; Cassia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-12; district judge in Idaho
11th District, 1921-26, 1935-36; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1926-33; appointed 1926; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1931-32.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher Maddox (b. 1860) —
of White Sulphur Springs, Meagher
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1860.
Son of Thomas Harris Maddox and Marion Elizabeth (Fletcher) Maddox.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Montana
state senate, 1902-06; Montana
Republican state chair, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Aaron Matthews (b. 1876) —
also known as John A. Matthews —
of Townsend, Broadwater
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn., February
1, 1876.
Son of Thaddeus LeGrand Matthews and Katheryn (Pryse) Matthews.
Democrat. Lawyer; Broadwater
County Attorney, 1903-13; district judge in Montana 4th District,
1913-16; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1919-31; appointed 1919.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd Meeds (1927-2005) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Dillon, Beaverhead
County, Mont., December
11, 1927.
Democrat. Gasoline
station business; lawyer; Snohomish
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1962-64; U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1965-79.
Member, Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, of cancer, in
Church Creek, Dorchester
County, Md., August
17, 2005 (age 77 years, 249
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Lee Warren Metcalf (1911-1978) —
also known as Lee Metcalf —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Stevensville, Ravalli
County, Mont., January
28, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
justice
of Montana state supreme court, 1946-52; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1953-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1961-78; died in office 1978.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., January
12, 1978 (age 66 years, 349
days).
Cremated.
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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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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, Butte, Mont.
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Henry Lee Myers (1862-1943) —
also known as Henry L. Myers —
of Hamilton, Ravalli
County, Mont.
Born near Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., October
9, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana
state senate, 1899-1903; district judge in Montana, 1907-11; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1911-23; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1927-29; appointed 1927.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., November
11, 1943 (age 81 years, 33
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Hamilton, 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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Edwin Lee Norris (1865-1924) —
also known as Edwin L. Norris —
of Dillon, Beaverhead
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Cumberland
County, Ky., August
15, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana
state senate from Beaverhead County, 1897-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1905-08; Governor of
Montana, 1908-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1912,
1916
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Died in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., April 25,
1924 (age 58 years, 254
days).
Original interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.; reinterment at Highland
Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Donald Grant Nutter (1915-1962) —
also known as Donald G. Nutter —
of Montana.
Born November
28, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; Montana
Republican state chair, 1958-60; Governor of
Montana, 1961-62; died in office 1962.
En route from Helena to Cut Bank, he was killed, along with five
others, when the twin-engine C-47 plane crashed
into a mountain and burned,
during a snowstorm,
near Wolf Creek, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., January
25, 1962 (age 46 years, 58
days).
Interment at Sidney
City Cemetery, Sidney, Mont.
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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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James Francis O'Connor (1878-1945) —
also known as James F. O'Connor —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.
Born in California Junction, Harrison
County, Iowa, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Montana 12th District,
1912; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1917-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1924
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1937-45; died in office
1945.
Died in 1945
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Livingston, Mont.
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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
in Butte, Mont.
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William Trigg Pigott (b. 1861) —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., November
3, 1861.
Lawyer; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1897-.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wellington Duncan Rankin (1884-1966) —
also known as Wellington D. Rankin —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., September
16, 1884.
Son of John Rankin and Olive (Pickering) Rankin.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Montana
state attorney general, 1921-24; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1926-34; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1942.
Died June 4,
1966 (age 81 years, 261
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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William Victor Roth, Jr. (1921-2003) —
also known as William V. Roth, Jr. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., July 22,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1960; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1967-70; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1971-2001; resigned 1970; defeated, 2000.
Episcopalian.
Member, Trilateral
Commission.
Died December
13, 2003 (age 82 years, 144
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur Fiske Sanders (1834-1905) —
also known as Wilbur F. Sanders —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Leon, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., May 2,
1834.
Son of Ira Sanders and Freedom (Edgerton) Sanders.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1864, 1867, 1880, 1886;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana Territory, 1868
(speaker);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1872,
1876,
1884,
1900
(alternate); member of Montana
territorial House of Representatives, 1873-80; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1890-93.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., July 7,
1905 (age 71 years, 66
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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John Lawrence Slattery (b. 1876) —
also known as John L. Slattery —
of Glasgow, Valley
County, Mont.
Born in Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., September
2, 1876.
Son of Michael Slattery and Margaret (Purcell) Slattery.
Republican. Lawyer; Valley
County Attorney, 1907-08, 1913-14; member of Montana
state senate, 1919-23; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1921.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Green Clay Smith (1826-1895) —
also known as Green C. Smith —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., July 4,
1826.
Son of John
Speed Smith.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member
of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1863-66; Governor of
Montana Territory, 1866-68; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1876.
Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 29,
1895 (age 68 years, 360
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Burt Lacklen Talcott (b. 1920) —
also known as Burt L. Talcott —
of Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., February
22, 1920.
Son of Burt Breckinridge Talcott and Hester V. (Lacklen) Talcott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-77 (12th District 1963-75,
16th District 1975-77); defeated, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Burton Kendall Wheeler (1882-1975) —
also known as Burton K. Wheeler —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
27, 1882.
Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1913-18; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1923-47; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1920; Progressive candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1932,
1936,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from a stroke, in
1975
(age about
93 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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