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Olger Burton Burtness (1884-1960) —
also known as Olger B. Burtness —
of Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak.
Born in Mekinock, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., March 14,
1884.
Son of O. O. Burtness and Mary (Anderson) Burtness.
Republican. Lawyer; Grand
Forks County State's Attorney, 1911-16; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 1916,
1936,
1948;
member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1919-20; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1921-33.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of Norway.
Died in Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., January
20, 1960 (age 75 years, 312
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, N.Dak.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson (1883-1946) —
of Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak.; Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Holum, Hjaltadal, Iceland,
July
10, 1883.
Son of John Johnson and Gudbjorg Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer; North Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1920-22; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1921-22; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1923-26; resigned 1926;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936;
candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1944.
Lutheran.
Icelandic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi Delta Theta; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., March 10,
1946 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment somewhere
in Champaign, Ill.
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William Lemke (1878-1950) —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Albany, Stearns
County, Minn., August
13, 1878.
Son of Fred Lemke and Julia Lemke.
Lawyer;
North
Dakota Republican state chair, 1916-20; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1921; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1926 (Farmer-Labor), 1940; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1933-41, 1943-50; died
in office 1950; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1936;
Union candidate for President
of the United States, 1936.
Member, Phi Delta Theta.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., May 30,
1950 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fargo, N.Dak.
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Ragnvald Anderson Nestos (1877-1942) —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Voss, Norway,
April
12, 1877.
Son of Andres R. Nestos and Herborg (Saue) Nestos.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1911-12; Ward
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1916, 1928; Governor of
North Dakota, 1921-25; defeated in primary, 1924.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Rotary.
Suffered a stroke,
and died three days later, in a hospital
at Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., July 15,
1942 (age 65 years, 94
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Gardens, Minot, N.Dak.
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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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