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Politician members in North Dakota


  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.
  Relatives: Married 1948 to Beverly Heen.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, August 4, 1910, to Effie L. Lindstrom.
  Ralph Abernethy Gamble (1885-1959) — also known as Ralph A. Gamble — of Larchmont, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), May 6, 1885. Son of Robert Jackson Gamble and Carrie (Osborne) Gamble. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1931-37; U.S. Representative from New York, 1937-57 (25th District 1937-45, 28th District 1945-53, 26th District 1953-57). Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi; Lions. Died in St. Michaels, Talbot County, Md., March 4, 1959 (age 73 years, 302 days). Interment at Hopewell Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
  Relatives: Nephew of John Rankin Gamble; son of Robert Jackson Gamble and Carrie (Osborne) Gamble; married, April 19, 1911, to Virginia Nesbitt (died 1937); married, June 19, 1958, to Ruth G. Daniels. See Gamble family of South Dakota and New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lynn Upshaw Stambaugh (1890-1971) — also known as Lynn U. Stambaugh — of North Dakota. Born in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kan., July 4, 1890. Son of Winfield Scott Stambaugh. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1944. Member, Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., May 27, 1971 (age 80 years, 327 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1915 to Enid Ericson.

 

 


 
   
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