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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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Richard Keith Armey (b. 1940) —
also known as Dick Armey —
of Arlington, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Cando, Towner
County, N.Dak., July 7,
1940.
Republican. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from Texas 26th District, 1985-2003.
Presbyterian. Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha.
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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George S. S. Codington —
also known as G. S. S. Codington —
of Medary, Brookings
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Minister;
member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1877-78.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
Died of tuberculosis
in Wisconsin.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coe Isaac Crawford (1858-1944) —
also known as Coe I. Crawford —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born near Volney, Allamakee
County, Iowa, January
14, 1858.
Son of Robert Crawford and Sarah (Shannon) Crawford.
Republican. Lawyer; Hughes
County State's Attorney, 1886-88; member
Dakota territorial council, 1889; member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1889-90; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1893-97; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1896; attorney for
Chicago & North Western Railroad,
1897-1905; Governor of
South Dakota, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1909-15.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., April 25,
1944 (age 86 years, 102
days).
Interment at Municipal
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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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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Gerald Prentice Nye (1892-1971) —
also known as Gerald P. Nye —
of Cooperstown, Griggs
County, N.Dak.
Born in Hortonville, Outagamie
County, Wis., December
19, 1892.
Son of Irwin R. Nye and Phoebe Ella (Prentice) Nye.
Newspaper
editor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1925-45; appointed 1925; defeated,
1944, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Dakota, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 17,
1971 (age 78 years, 210
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Earl Ralph Pomeroy III (b. 1952) —
also known as Earl Pomeroy —
of Valley City, Barnes
County, N.Dak.
Born in Valley City, Barnes
County, N.Dak., September
2, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1981-85; North
Dakota insurance commissioner, 1985-92; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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