Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Andrew Duncan Davidson (1853-1916) — also known asA. D. Davidson — of Little Falls,MorrisonCounty, Minn.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Glencoe,Ontario,May18, 1853.Republican. President, Canadian WesternLumberCompany; vice-president, Columbia RiverLumberCompany; land commissioner, Canadian NorthernRailway;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1896(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).Died, fromacutestomach trouble, in theMayo Clinic, Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,April22, 1916 (age62 years, 340days).Entombed atForestHill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn. | | James Delmage Ross (1872-1939) — also known asJ. D. Ross — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Chatham,Ontario,November9, 1872.Electricalengineer;Seattle superintendent of lighting (electricpower), 1911-39; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,1935-37; administrator, Bonneville Power Administration, 1937.Died, from aheartattack, following surgery forstomachandintestinalailments, in theMayo Clinic, Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,March14, 1939 (age66 years, 125days).Interment atRoss Family Burial Site, Newhalem, Wash.| |  Relatives:Married1907 to AliceM. Wilson. | | | | MountRoss, inWhatcomCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. — RossDam(built 1937-49), on the Skagit River, inWhatcomCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. — RossLake,a reservoir inWhatcomCounty, Washington, which also extends intoBritishColumbia, Canada, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS J. D. Ross (built 1943 atPortland,Oregon; sold and renamedSS Lampsis; sank during a stormin theNorthAtlantic Ocean, 1966) was originallynamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "J.D. Ross, one of thegreatest Americans of our generation, was an outstandingmathematician and equally great engineer. He had also the practicalability to make things work in the spirit of public opinion andsuccessful business. More than that, he was a philosopher and loverand student of trees and flowers. His successful career andespecially his long service in behalf of the public interest areworthy of study by every American boy." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Ellsworth Wagner Rowell (1886-1953) — also known asE. W. Rowell;"Bert" —of Casper,NatronaCounty, Wyo.;Anchorage,Alaska.Born in California,March29, 1886.Republican.Locomotiveengineer;printingbusiness;mayor ofCasper, Wyo., 1930-33; defeated, 1927, 1933, 1935, 1937;candidate forGovernor ofWyoming, 1932.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Moose;Elks;Lions.Died, following surgery for abraintumor, in theMayo Clinic, Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,May 27,1953 (age67 years, 59days).Cremated.| | Relatives:Married,November2, 1906, to Daphne Cohen; married1933 to Izettamae Daugaard. | | | | Image source: Casper (Wyoming)Tribune-Herald, November 4, 1931 |
| | | Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan (1897-1968) — also known asA. S. J. Carnahan — of Ellsinore,CarterCounty, Mo.Born near Ellsinore,CarterCounty, Mo.,January9, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;school teacherand principal;U.S.Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1945-47, 1949-61;defeated, 1942, 1946; U.S. Ambassador toSierra Leone, 1961-63.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Died, in theMayo Clinic hospital, Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,March24, 1968 (age71 years, 75days).Interment atCarsonHill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo. | | Dennis Banks (1937-2017) — also known as"Nowa Cumig" — Born inCassCounty, Minn.,April12, 1937.Socialist. Co-founder of American Indian Movement; Socialism andLiberation candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2016.OjibweIndian ancestry.Died, from complications ofpneumonia,followingheartsurgery, in theMayo Clinic, Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,October29, 2017 (age80 years, 200days).Burial location unknown.
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