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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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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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William Langer (1886-1959) —
also known as "Wild Bill" —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.; Wheatland, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Everest Township, Cass
County, N.Dak., September
30, 1886.
Son of Frank
J. Langer and Mary (Weber) Langer.
Lawyer;
North
Dakota state attorney general, 1916-20; Governor of
North Dakota, 1932-34, 1937-39; defeated (Republican), 1920;
removed 1934; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1941-59; defeated (Independent), 1938;
died in office 1959.
Member, Sigma Chi.
Died November
8, 1959 (age 73 years, 39
days).
Interment at St.
Leo's Catholic Cemetery, Casselton, N.Dak.
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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.
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Married 1915
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