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Casper Drengman Aaker (b. 1883) —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ridgeway, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, August
30, 1883.
Son of Drengman Aaker and Christine (Ellefson) Aaker.
Republican. Lawyer;
organizer, Trinity Hospital,
1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota,
1940.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark Andrews (b. 1926) —
of Mapleton, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., May 19,
1926.
Son of Mark Andrews and Lillian (Hoyler) Andrews.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Dakota, 1958-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1960;
candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1962; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota, 1963-81 (1st District 1963-73,
at-large 1973-81); U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1981-87; defeated, 1986.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Farm
Bureau; Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Norris Conroy Bakke (1894-1973) —
also known as Norris C. Bakke —
of Sterling, Logan
County, Colo.; Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak., April 19,
1894.
Son of Ole Pederson Bakke and Karina (Erickson) Bakke.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1945-46; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died in 1973
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Pederson Bakke and Karina (Erickson) Bakke; married, August
12, 1921, to Esther Newell Banks; married, April 6,
1958, to Mrs. Guy L. Elken. |
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Paul Benson (b. 1918) —
of Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak.
Born in Greenville Township, LaMoure
County, N.Dak., June 1,
1918.
Son of Edwin Benson and Anne (Peterson) Benson.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; executive secretary
(1946-49) and administrative assistant (1949) to U.S. Sen. Milton
R. Young; lawyer; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1954-55; U.S.
District Judge for North Dakota, 1971-85; took senior status 1985.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 2000.
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Arley R. Bjella (1916-2001) —
of Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak., November
16, 1916.
Son of Asle Bjella and Clara (Bagstad) Bjella.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 1948
(alternate), 1960.
Lutheran.
Member, Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died May 21,
2001 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Beverly Heen. |
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Quentin Northrop Burdick (1908-1992) —
also known as Quentin N. Burdick; "King of
Pork" —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Munich, Cavalier
County, N.Dak., June 19,
1908.
Son of Usher
Lloyd Burdick and Emma Robertson Burdick.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Dakota, 1942; candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1946; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1959-60; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960-92; defeated, 1956; died in
office 1992.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, from heart
disease, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., September
8, 1992 (age 84 years, 81
days).
Interment at Bohemian
Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minn.
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John Dennis Coughlin (b. 1918) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Scobey, Daniels
County, Mont., February
5, 1918.
Member of North
Dakota state senate, 1967-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1967.
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John Edward Davis (1913-1990) —
also known as John E. Davis —
of McClusky, Sheridan
County, N.Dak.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 18,
1913.
Son of James Ellsworth Davis (1875-1959) and Helen (Wilson) Davis
(1879-1970).
Republican. Rancher;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker;
mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1952-56; Governor of
North Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1960;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); national
commander, American Legion, 1967-68.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., May 12,
1990 (age 77 years, 24
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Oscar Willard Edmonds (b. 1890) —
also known as O. W. Edmonds —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Caledonia, Traill
County, N.Dak., February
4, 1890.
Son of Arthur Edmonds and Anna S. (Olson) Edmonds.
Republican. Abstract and
title business; mayor
of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 1943-45.
Protestant.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester McCormick Foresman (b. 1888) —
also known as Chet M. Foresman —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Allenwood, Union
County, Pa., 1888.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Dakota, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Bergenius Garberg (1882-1951) —
also known as Peter B. Garberg —
of Reeder, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Revillo, Grant
County, S.Dak., December
25, 1882.
Son of Gunder Paulson Garberg (1852-1930) and Gunhild (Kjosness)
Garberg (1854-1935).
Republican. Lawyer; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1914-20; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1920-23; candidate for North
Dakota state attorney general, 1922; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1929-33.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Sons of
Norway.
Died in 1951
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Recaboth
Cemetery, Albee, S.Dak.
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Harlan Francis Hagen (1914-1990) —
also known as Harlan Hagen —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Lawton, Ramsey
County, N.Dak., October
8, 1914.
Son of Oluf Hagen and Carrie (Swenson) Hagen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (14th District 1953-63,
18th District 1963-67); defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Elks; Eagles; Moose; Exchange
Club.
Died November
25, 1990 (age 76 years, 48
days).
Interment at Grangeville
Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
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Thomas Hall (1869-1958) —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Cliff Mine, Keweenaw
County, Mich., June 6,
1869.
Son of Richard Hall and Ellen (Peters) Hall.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; rancher; secretary of
state of North Dakota, 1913-24, 1943-54; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924-33; defeated,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., December
4, 1958 (age 89 years, 181
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Charles L. Halsted (b. 1894) —
of Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn.
Born in Ellendale, Dickey
County, N.Dak., September
23, 1894.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1937-47; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Lions; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Halvor Langdon Halvorson (b. 1881) —
also known as Halvor L. Halvorson —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Henning, Otter Tail
County, Minn., August
15, 1881.
Son of John C. Halvorson and Juliana (Christenson) Halvorson.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Minot, N.Dak., 1911-15; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota, 1912 (3rd District), 1942
(Democratic, at-large); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Dakota, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1924.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Sons of
Norway; Izaak
Walton League; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Nina C. Knudson. |
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Marcus F. Jensen (1908-2001) —
of Douglas, Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Westhope, Bottineau
County, N.Dak., August 8,
1908.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1949-50;
member of Alaska
territorial senate 1st District, 1953-56; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1961.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Juneau,
Alaska, February
6, 2001 (age 92 years, 182
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Shrine
of St. Therese, Juneau, Alaska.
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Thomas Savig Kleppe (1919-2007) —
also known as Thomas S. Kleppe; Tom Kleppe —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Kintyre, Emmons
County, N.Dak., July 1,
1919.
Son of Lars Kleppe.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Bismarck, N.Dak., 1950-54; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1964, 1970; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1967-71; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1975-77.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Elks.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 2,
2007 (age 87 years, 244
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953) —
also known as Patrick D. Norton —
of Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Mandan, Morton
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., May 17,
1876.
Son of Patrick Norton and Bridget (Dolan) Norton.
Republican. Farmer; lawyer; superintendent
of schools; banker; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1907-11; secretary of
state of North Dakota, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 3rd District, 1913-19.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., October
14, 1953 (age 77 years, 150
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Minot, N.Dak.
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William J. Patterson (b. 1880) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., June 4,
1880.
Son of Amos Patterson and Mary (Bidwell) Patterson.
Railway
brakeman, fireman, switchman, and conductor; safety inspector;
Director of Safety for Interstate Commerce Commission, 1934-39; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1939-53.
Member, Order of
Railway Conductors; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Aloys Peter Primising (b. 1895) —
also known as A. P. Primising —
of Wahpeton, Richland
County, N.Dak.; Lidgerwood, Richland
County, N.Dak.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 27,
1895.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1940,
1944
(alternate); member of North Dakota
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Jaycees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmore Yocum Sarles (1859-1929) —
also known as E. Y. Sarles —
of Hillsboro, Traill
County, N.Dak.
Born in Wonewoc, Juneau
County, Wis., January
15, 1859.
Republican. Governor of
North Dakota, 1905-07.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died February
14, 1929 (age 70 years, 30
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hillsboro, N.Dak.
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James Herbert Sinclair (1871-1943) —
also known as James H. Sinclair —
of Kenmare, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Canada,
October
9, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; farmer; real estate
business; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1915; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota, 1919-35 (3rd District 1919-33,
at-large 1933-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died September
5, 1943 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Cremated.
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Edwin Winslow Wade (1903-1976) —
also known as Edwin W. Wade —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak., October
15, 1903.
Son of Harry M. Wade and Marian A. (Eaton) Wade.
Mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1960-75.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Navy
League.
Died in June, 1976
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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