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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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Lloyd Joel Andrews (b. 1920) —
also known as Lloyd J. Andrews —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Dutton, Teton
County, Mont., August
26, 1920.
Son of Fred Lee Andrews and Ada Lou (Stoner) Andrews.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; fruit
grower; member of Washington
state senate, 1953-57; Washington
superintendent of public instruction, 1957-61; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1964.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1964.
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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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Joseph P. Cloon (1896-1974) —
of Wakefield, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Aldrich (unknown
county), Mont., March 12,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; garage
business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1936; member
of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-54; defeated,
1938, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gogebic
District, 1961.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Novi, Oakland
County, Mich., May 14,
1974 (age 78 years, 63
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry A. Davee (b. 1872) —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.; Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., July 29,
1872.
Son of Zachariah L. Davee and Elvira (King) Davee.
School
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; Montana
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-17.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
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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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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Benjamin Franklin Potts (1836-1887) —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ohio.
Born in Carroll
County, Ohio, January
29, 1836.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state
senate, 1867; Governor of
Montana Territory, 1870-83; member of Montana
territorial legislature.
Methodist.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 17,
1887 (age 51 years, 139
days).
Original interment at Benton
Avenue Cemetery, Helena, Mont.; reinterment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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John Ezra Rickards (1848-1927) —
also known as John E. Rickards —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Delaware City, New Castle
County, Del., July 23,
1848.
Son of David Townsend Rickards and Mary (Burris) Rickards.
Republican. Merchant;
member
Montana territorial council, 1887; delegate to
Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1889-93; Governor of
Montana, 1893-97.
Methodist.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., December
26, 1927 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carlos Wood Riddick (1872-1960) —
also known as Carl W. Riddick —
of Winamac, Pulaski
County, Ind.; Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Wells, Faribault
County, Minn., February
25, 1872.
Son of Isaac Hancock Riddick (1846-1931) and Alice Esther (Wood)
Riddick (1848-1873).
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Fergus
County Assessor, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1919-23; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1922.
Methodist.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., July 9,
1960 (age 88 years, 135
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Memorial Gardens, Annapolis, Md.
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Jerry D. Roe (b. 1936) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont., May 18,
1936.
Son of Howard O. Roe and Ialene B. (Freel) Roe.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
2004.
Methodist. Member, American
Political Science Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives:
Married 1965
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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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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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