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Ramsey County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Arthur McQuillan (1895-1954) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March29, 1895.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1944.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,November5, 1954 (age59 years, 221days).Interment somewhere.
Forest LawnMemorial Park
Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Bruce Frank Vento (1940-2000) — also known asBruce F. Vento — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,October7, 1940.Democrat. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1971-76;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1977-2000; died inoffice 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1984,1996,2000.Catholic.GermanandItalianancestry.Died, of mesothelioma (lungcancer caused by exposure to asbestos), St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,October10, 2000 (age60 years, 3days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.  | Carl Chester Van Dyke (1881-1919) — also known asCarl C. Van Dyke — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Alexandria,DouglasCounty, Minn.,February18, 1881.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;schoolteacher;railwaymailclerk;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1915-19; died inoffice 1919.Episcopalian.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 20,1919 (age38 years, 91days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
UnionCemetery
Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Albin Edmund Bjorklund (1886-1937) — also known asAlbin E. Bjorklund — Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,December16, 1886.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 37, 1915-18.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,June 19,1937 (age50 years, 185days).Interment at Union Cemetery.
RoselawnCemetery
Larpenteur Avenue
Roseville, Ramsey County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George John Vavoulis (1911-1992) — also known asGeorge J. Vavoulis — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.BornFebruary6, 1911.Republican.Florist;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1960-66.EasternOrthodox.Greekancestry.Died inRamseyCounty, Minn.,July 4,1992 (age81 years, 149days).Interment at Roselawn Cemetery. | | Winn Powers (1861-1939) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born inWilliamsCounty, Ohio,April26, 1861.Mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1914-16.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,April 8,1939 (age77 years, 347days).Interment at Roselawn Cemetery. | | Mike Holm (1876-1952) — of Roseau,RoseauCounty, Minn.Born in Ringvattnet, Alanas Socken Jamtland,Sweden,June17, 1876.Republican. Probate judge in Minnesota, 1900;secretaryof state of Minnesota, 1921-52; died in office 1952.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,July 6,1952 (age76 years, 19days).Interment at Roselawn Cemetery. | | James A. Larson (b. 1860) — of Walnut Grove,RedwoodCounty, Minn.Born in Illinois,1860.Republican.Farmer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1897-1902 (District 9 1897-98,District 19 1899-1902); alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Minnesota,1916;Republican Presidential Elector for Minnesota,1916.Interment at Roselawn Cemetery.
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St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
CalvaryCemetery
Front Street
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Pierce Butler (1866-1939) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Northfield,RiceCounty, Minn.,March17, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;RamseyCounty Attorney, 1893-96; general counsel, Chicago & St. PaulRailroad,1899-1905; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1916;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-39; died in office 1939.Catholic.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died inWashington,D.C.,November16, 1939 (age73 years, 244days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Ignatius Loyola Donnelly (1831-1901) — also known asIgnatius L. Donnelly — of Nininger,DakotaCounty, Minn.; Hastings,DakotaCounty, Minn.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November3, 1831.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1860-63;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1863-69; defeated,1868, 1870; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1874-78, 1891-94 (20th District 1874-78, 24thDistrict 1891-94); member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1887-88, 1897-98 (District 251887-88, District 24 1897-98); People's candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1892; People's candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1900.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,January1, 1901 (age69 years, 59days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Frank Thomas Starkey (1892-1968) — also known asFrank T. Starkey — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,February18, 1892.Democrat. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 38, 1922-33;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1945-47; defeated(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1946; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Minnesota,1952.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,May 14,1968 (age76 years, 86days).Cremated;ashes interred at Calvary Cemetery. | | James Manahan (1866-1932) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born near Chatfield,FillmoreCounty, Minn.,March12, 1866.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1913-15.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,January8, 1932 (age65 years, 302days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | George Mitsch (1825-1895) — ofRamseyCounty, Minn.Born in1825.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 2, 1859-60.Died in1895(ageabout70 years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | William Q. Davern — ofRamseyCounty, Minn.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 2, 1857-58.Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | John E. Boland (1937-2015) — of Maplewood,RamseyCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,August1, 1937.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1971-73 (District 50-A 1971-72,District 50-B 1973); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1976.DiedSeptember2, 2015 (age78 years, 32days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
ElmhurstCemetery
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
OaklandCemetery
927 Jackson Street
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born near Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,September8, 1815.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1843-47;Governorof Minnesota Territory, 1849-53;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1855-56; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Minnesota,1856(ConventionVice-President; member,PlatformCommittee);Governor ofMinnesota, 1860-63; defeated, 1857;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1863-75;U.S.Secretary of War, 1879-81.MethodistorPresbyterian.ScottishandGermanancestry.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,April22, 1903 (age87 years, 226days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Walter Henry Sanborn (1845-1928) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Epsom,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,October19, 1845.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 8th Circuit, 1892-1911;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1892-1928; died inoffice 1928.Member,UnionLeague;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, in the AngusHotel,St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,May 10,1928 (age82 years, 204days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Samuel James Renwick McMillan (1826-1897) — also known asSamuel J. R. McMillan — of Stillwater,WashingtonCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Pennsylvania,1826.Republican. District judge in Minnesota 1st District, 1850;justice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1864-74;chiefjustice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1874-75; resigned 1875;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1875-87.Died in1897(ageabout71 years).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | John Benjamin Sanborn Jr. (1883-1964) — also known asJohn B. Sanborn, Jr. — of Otisville,WashingtonCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,November9, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1913-16 (District 37 1913-14,District 42 1915-16); served in the U.S. Army during World War I;district judge in Minnesota, 1922-25;U.S.District Judge for Minnesota, 1925-32;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1932-59; tooksenior status 1959.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;LoyalLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Chi Psi.Died, of aheartailment, in ahospitalat St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March 7,1964 (age80 years, 119days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Jacob Henry Stewart (1829-1884) — also known asJacob H. Stewart — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Clermont,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1829.Republican.Physician;Minnesota surgeon general, 1857-63; member ofMinnesotastate senate 2nd District, 1859-60;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1864-65, 1868-69, 1872-75; postmaster atSt.Paul, Minn., 1865-70;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1877-79; U.S.Surveyor-General for Minnesota, 1879-83.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,August25, 1884 (age55 years, 223days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | William Rainey Marshall (1825-1896) — also known asWilliam R. Marshall — of St. Croix Falls,PolkCounty, Wis.; St. Anthony,HennepinCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born near Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,October17, 1825.Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1848; member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 5th District, 1849; generalin the Union Army during the Civil War;Governor ofMinnesota, 1866-70; member ofMinnesotarailroad and warehouse commission, 1874, 1876; appointed 1874,1876.Swedenborgian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Succeeded in removing the word "white" (race) from the Minnesotastate constitution.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January8, 1896 (age70 years, 83days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Horace Austin (1831-1905) — of St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Mound,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Canterbury,WindhamCounty, Conn.,October15, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;district judge in Minnesota 6th District, 1865-69;Governor ofMinnesota, 1870-74; member ofMinnesotarailroad and warehouse commission, 1887; appointed 1887.Died, in St. BarnabasHospital,Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November2, 1905 (age74 years, 18days).Cremated;ashes interred at Oakland Cemetery. | | Edmund Rice (1819-1889) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Waitsfield,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,February14, 1819.Democrat. Member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1851;president of severalrailroads;member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1864-65, 1873-74 (1st District 1864-65, 23rdDistrict 1873-74); member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1867, 1872 (District 1 1867,District 24 1872); candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1879;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1881-83, 1885-87;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1887-89.Died in White Bear Lake,RamseyCounty, Minn.,July 11,1889 (age70 years, 147days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Arthur Emanuel Nelson (1892-1955) — also known asArthur E. Nelson — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Browns Valley,TraverseCounty, Minn.,May 10,1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1922-26; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1936;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1942-43; defeated, 1928.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April11, 1955 (age62 years, 336days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Henry Hastings Sibley (1811-1891) — also known asHenry H. Sibley — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.; Mendota,DakotaCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February20, 1811.Democrat.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1848-49;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1855;Governor ofMinnesota, 1858-60; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1860;general in the Union Army during the Civil War.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,February18, 1891 (age79 years, 363days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.| |  Relatives: SonofSolomonSibley and Sarah Whipple (Sproat) Sibley; brother of CatherineWhipple Sibley (who marriedCharlesChristopher Trowbridge); married to Sarah Jane Steele (daughterofJamesSteele). | | | | Political family:Trowbridgefamily of Detroit, Michigan (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Sibley County,Minn. is named for him. | | | | ThecityofHastings,Minnesota, isnamed forhim. — Henry SibleyHighSchool (founded 1954, rebuilt 1971), inMendotaHeights, Minnesota, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry H. Sibley (built 1943 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1968) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Henry Hastings Sibley:Rhoda R. Gilman,HenryHastings Sibley: Divided Heart |
| | Andrew Robert Kiefer (1832-1904) — also known asAndrew R. Kiefer — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Marienborn,Germany,May25, 1832.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 21, 1864;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1893-97;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1898-1900; defeated, 1890.Germanancestry.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,May 1,1904 (age71 years, 342days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Willis Arnold Gorman (1816-1876) — also known asWillis A. Gorman — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born near Flemingsburg,FlemingCounty, Ky.,January12, 1816.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1841-44; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring the Mexican War;U.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1849-53;Governorof Minnesota Territory, 1853-57;delegateto Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1860;general in the Union Army during the Civil War.Catholic.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,May 20,1876 (age60 years, 129days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Andrew Ryan McGill (1840-1905) — of St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Saegertown,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,February19, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Governor ofMinnesota, 1887-89; member ofMinnesotastate senate 37th District, 1899-1905; died in office 1905;postmaster atSt.Paul, Minn., 1900-05; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Minnesota,1904.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,October31, 1905 (age65 years, 254days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Christopher Columbus Andrews (1829-1923) — also known asC. C. Andrews — of St. Cloud,StearnsCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Hillsborough,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,October27, 1829.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate senate 20th District, 1859-60; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Minnesota,1860;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Minnesota,1868(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); U.S. Minister toSweden, 1869-77; U.S. Consul General inRio de Janeiro, 1882-85; Minnesota Forestry Commissioner,1895-1911.DiedSeptember21, 1923 (age93 years, 329days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894) — also known asHenry M. Rice — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Waitsfield,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,November29, 1816.Democrat.Furtrader;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Minnesota Territory, 1853-57;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1858-63; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1865.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January15, 1894 (age77 years, 47days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | William Lee (1822-1906) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Milford,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,April14, 1822.Democrat.Mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1870-72; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Minnesota,1876;postmaster atSt.Paul, Minn., 1887-92.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,October21, 1906 (age84 years, 190days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Frederick P. Wright (1854-1916) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January25, 1854.Republican.Newspaperwork;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1892-94.Presbyterian.Died in Florida Keys,MonroeCounty, Fla.,February18, 1916 (age62 years, 24days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | George Lorenzo Otis (1829-1882) — also known asGeorge L. Otis — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Homer,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1829.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 2, 1857-58; member ofMinnesotastate senate 21st District, 1866;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1867-68; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1869.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March29, 1882 (age52 years, 173days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | John B. Brisbin (1827-1898) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Schuylerville,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1827.Democrat.Lawyer;memberMinnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1856-57;Presidentof the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1856-57;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1857-58; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 21, 1863; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1864.FrenchandScottishancestry.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March22, 1898 (age71 years, 71days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | George Loomis Becker (1829-1904) — also known asGeorge L. Becker — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Locke,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1829.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1856-57;delegateto Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857;candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1859, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1860;member ofMinnesotastate senate 1st District, 1868-71; member ofMinnesotarailroad and warehouse commission, 1885; appointed 1885.Dutchancestry.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,January6, 1904 (age74 years, 336days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Norman Wolfred Kittson (1814-1888) — also known asNorman W. Kittson;"CommodoreKittson" —of Pembina,PembinaCounty, Minn. (now N.Dak.); St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Sorel, Lower Canada (now part of Sorel-Tracy,Quebec),March5, 1814.Democrat.Furtrader; helped end the Hudson Bay Company's fur trading monopolyin 1849;memberMinnesota territorial council 7th District, 1852-55;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1858-59; operatedsteamboatson the Red River from Minnesota north into Winnipeg in the 1870s;worked with James J. Hill to build the St. Paul, Minneapolis andManitobaRailwayin 1879-81.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.Died in thediningcar of atrainen route from Chicago to St. Paul, near Roberts,St. CroixCounty, Wis.,May 10,1888 (age74 years, 66days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Jefferson Parish Kidder (1815-1883) — also known asJefferson P. Kidder — of Snowsville, Braintree,OrangeCounty, Vt.; West Randolph, Randolph,OrangeCounty, Vt.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Vermillion,ClayCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).Born in Braintree,OrangeCounty, Vt.,June 4,1815.Lawyer;delegateto Vermont state constitutional convention, 1841;OrangeCounty State's Attorney, 1843-47; member ofVermontstate senate, 1847-48;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1853-54; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Vermont,1856;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 1, 1861, 1863-64;justice ofDakota territorial supreme court, 1865-75, 1879-83; died inoffice 1883;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1875-79.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,October2, 1883 (age68 years, 120days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofLymanKidder and Ruth (Nichols) Kidder; brother ofIraKidder; married,February26, 1838, to Mary Ann Stockwell; father ofSilasWright Kidder; uncle ofLymanKidder Bass; granduncle ofLymanMetcalfe Bass; first cousin ofAlvanKidder; first cousin once removed ofDanielS. Kidder; second cousin ofFrancisKidder; second cousin twice removed ofHarleyWalter Kidder; third cousin once removed ofIsaiahKidder,EzraKidder,DavidKidder andNathanParker Kidder; fourth cousin ofJarvisKing Pike,CharlesStetson,LutherKidder,ArbaKidder,JosephSouther Kidder,PascalPaoli Kidder andIsaiahStetson; fourth cousin once removed ofCalebBlodgett,ChaunceyFitch Cleveland,OrlandoBurr Kidder,AdoniramJudson Kneeland,AlansonPike andIsaiahKidder Stetson. | | | | Political families:Kidderfamily of Bangor, Maine;Kidder-Wolcottfamily (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Kidder County,N.Dak. is named for him. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial —MinnesotaLegislator record |
| | Charles Eugene Flandrau (1828-1903) — also known asCharles E. Flandrau — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1828.Democrat.Lawyer;memberMinnesota territorial council 10th District, 1856;delegateto Minnesota state constitutional convention 10th District, 1857;justiceof Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1857-58;justice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1858-64; resigned 1864; candidateforGovernor ofMinnesota, 1867.DiedSeptember9, 1903 (age75 years, 56days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Frederick Clement Stevens (1861-1923) — also known asFrederick C. Stevens — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January1, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1889-92 (District 26 1889-90,District 28 1891-92);U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1897-1915; delegateto Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1916.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,July 1,1923 (age62 years, 181days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | John Thomas Averill (1825-1889) — also known asJohn T. Averill — ofWabashaCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Alna,LincolnCounty, Maine,March 1,1825.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate senate 12th District, 1859-60; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Minnesota, 1868-80;U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1871-75 (2nd District 1871-73, 3rdDistrict 1873-75).Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,October3, 1889 (age64 years, 216days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Moses G. Sherburne (1808-1868) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Mt. Vernon,KennebecCounty, Maine,January25, 1808.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1842; member ofMainestate senate, 1845; candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1852;justice ofMinnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57.Member,Freemasons.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March29, 1868 (age60 years, 64days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Samuel Mayall (1816-1892) — of Gray,CumberlandCounty, Maine; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in North Gray, Gray,CumberlandCounty, Maine,June 21,1816.Member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1845-47, 1848; member ofMainestate senate, 1847-48;U.S.Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1853-55; served in theUnion Army during the Civil War; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1871, 1873.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,September17, 1892 (age76 years, 88days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Edward Charles Stringer (1852-1916) — also known asE. C. Stringer — of Minnesota. Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1852.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.Attorney for Minnesota, 1894-98.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,July 8,1916 (age64 years, 19days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Richard Woodhouse Johnson (1827-1897) — also known asRichard W. Johnson;R. W.Johnson —of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born near Smithland,LivingstonCounty, Ky.,February7, 1827.Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidateforGovernor ofMinnesota, 1881.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,April21, 1897 (age70 years, 73days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Robert Kennedy (1801-1889) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Virginia,1801.Townpresident of St. Paul, Minnesota, 1851-52.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,June 21,1889 (ageabout 87years).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Rensselaer Russell Nelson (1826-1904) — also known asR. R. Nelson — of Superior,DouglasCounty, Wis.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1826.Lawyer;justiceof Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1857-58.DiedOctober15, 1904 (age78 years, 156days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Mark Delos Flower (1842-1907) — also known asMark D. Flower — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Chagrin Falls,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,March31, 1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;AdjutantGeneral of Minnesota, 1870-75;railroadclaims agent; president and general manager, St. Paul UnionStockyardsCo.; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 36, 1905-06; postmasteratSt.Paul, Minn., 1905-07.DiedFebruary3, 1907 (age64 years, 309days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Gideon Sprague Ives (1846-1927) — also known asGideon S. Ives;Gid S. Ives — of St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Dickinson,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,January19, 1846.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;mayorof St. Peter, Minn., 1885; member ofMinnesotastate senate 17th District, 1887-90;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1891-93.Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic;Sons ofthe American Revolution;OddFellows.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,December20, 1927 (age81 years, 335days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.  | Gottfried Stamm (1842-1907) — also known asJohann Gottfried Stamm — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Bibern (now part of Thayngen), Schaffhausen,Switzerland,November,1842.Naturalized U.S. citizen;physician;HonoraryConsul for Switzerland inSt.Paul, Minn., 1889-1905.Swissancestry.Died, fromintestinalcancer, in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,September15, 1907 (age64 years, 0days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | | William Albert Bickel (1834-1900) — also known asWilliam Bickel — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Baden-Wurttemberg,Germany,July13, 1834.Republican.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at St. Paul, Minnesota, 1879.Germanancestry.DiedMarch13, 1900 (age65 years, 243days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Engebreth Hagbarth Hobe (1860-1940) — also known asEngebreth H. Hobe — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born inNorway,February20, 1860.Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inSt.Paul, Minn., 1893-1904;HonoraryConsul for Norway inSt.Paul, Minn., 1935.Norwegianancestry.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,April19, 1940 (age80 years, 59days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Hagbarth Sahlgaard (1844-1892) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Kongsberg,Norway,July30, 1844.Druggist;banker;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inSt.Paul, Minn., 1871-92.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,July 31,1892 (age48 years, 1days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Edward Howard Morphy (1856-1934) — also known asEdward H. Morphy — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Brantford,Ontario,September20, 1856.Lawyer;Vice-Consulfor Great Britain inSt.Paul, Minn., 1888-1904.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,December9, 1934 (age78 years, 80days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Johannes Boon Hartsinck (1851-1934) — also known asJ. B. Hartsinck — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Amsterdam,Netherlands,1851.Vice-Consulfor Netherlands inSt.Paul, Minn., 1888-1902.Died, fromheartdisease, in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 31,1934 (ageabout 82years).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | William Frederick Bickel (1862-1933) — also known asWilliam F. Bickel — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born inHuntingtonCounty, Ind.,September5, 1862.Republican.Contractor;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 27, 1889-90.Germanancestry.Died in1933(ageabout70 years).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: |  | Cushman Kellogg Davis (1838-1900) — also known asCushman K. Davis — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Henderson,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1838.Republican.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 1, 1867;U.S.Attorney for Minnesota, 1868-73;Governor ofMinnesota, 1874-76;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1887-1900; died in office 1900; delegateto Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1900.Helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish-AmericanWar, and gave Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the United States.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,November27, 1900 (age62 years, 164days).Originally entombed at Oakland Cemetery; later interred in 1901 atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | James Shields (1806-1879) — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.;RiceCounty, Minn.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Mo.Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),May 10,1806.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1836; member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Committee, 1839-41;Illinoisstate auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; in 1842, when theSpringfield paper published letters from "Aunt Becca" ridiculing him,Shields demanded to know who wrote them;AbrahamLincoln (then a Springfield lawyer) acknowledged responsibility,and Shields challenged him to aduel,which was averted only through the intervention of friends;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1843-45; Commissioner of theGeneral Land Office, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during theMexican War;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army duringthe Civil War; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri, 1868; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1874, 1879;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1879.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Ottumwa,WapelloCounty, Iowa,June 1,1879 (age73 years, 22days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.; statue atCourthouseGrounds, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at State Capitol Grounds. | | John Albert Johnson (1861-1909) — also known asAlbert Johnson — of St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.Born in alogcabin, near St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.,July 28,1861.Democrat. Candidate forMinnesotastate house of representatives District 17, 1888; member ofMinnesotastate senate 20th District, 1899-1902;Governor ofMinnesota, 1905-09; died in office 1909; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1908.Presbyterian.Swedishancestry. Member,Elks;Woodmen.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,September20, 1909 (age48 years, 54days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, St. Peter, Minn.; statue at State Capitol Grounds;statue atNicolletCounty Courthouse Grounds, St. Peter, Minn.
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