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Fred George Aandahl (1897-1966) —
also known as Fred G. Aandahl —
of Litchville, Barnes
County, N.Dak.
Born in Litchville, Barnes
County, N.Dak., April 9,
1897.
Son of Sam J. Aandahl and Mamie C. (Lawry) Aandahl.
Republican. Farmer; superintendent
of schools; chair of
Barnes County Republican Party, 1928-29; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1931, 1939-41; Governor of
North Dakota, 1945-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1951-53; Independent
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary; Modern
Woodmen of America; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., April 7,
1966 (age 68 years, 363
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Valley City, N.Dak.
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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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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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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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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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