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LeRoy Hagen Anderson (1906-1991) —
also known as LeRoy H. Anderson —
of Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont.
Born in Ellendale, Dickey
County, N.Dak., February
2, 1906.
Son of Peter John Anderson and Gena (Hagen) Anderson.
Democrat. Rancher;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1947-48; member of Montana
state senate, 1949-56, 1967; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1957-61; defeated, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Tau Beta
Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Chi Sigma; Pi
Kappa Alpha; American
Chemical Society.
Died, in a hospital
at Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont., September
25, 1991 (age 85 years, 235
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tim M. Babcock (b. 1919) —
of Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Littlefork, Koochiching
County, Minn., August
27, 1919.
Son of Erwin H. Babcock and Olive Mary (Reinhart) Babcock.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; organizer,
president, Babcock & Lee Petroleum Transporters,
Inc.; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-60; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1961-62; Governor of
Montana, 1962-69; defeated, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1966; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1972,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Eagles;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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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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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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