| |  Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) — also known asFred Biermann — of Decorah,WinneshiekCounty, Iowa.Born in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,March20, 1884.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspapereditor and publisher;postmaster; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Iowa,1928,1940;U.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.Agnostic.Member,Freemasons;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,July 1,1968 (age84 years, 103days). Hisbody wasdonated to the Iowa Medical School.Interment atPhelpsCemetery, Decorah, Iowa. | | Henry Bordewich (1844-1912) — of Granite Falls,YellowMedicine County, Minn.Born in Vaagan,Norway,January19, 1844.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the Union Navy duringthe Civil War;YellowMedicine County Auditor, 1874-88; candidate forMinnesotastate treasurer, 1884;postmaster; U.S. Consul inChristiania, 1897-1900; U.S. Consul General inChristiania, 1900-12, died in office 1912.Norwegianancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Christiania (now Oslo),Norway,March19, 1912 (age68 years, 60days).Interment atOliviaCemetery, Olivia, Minn.| |  Relatives: Sonof John P. Bordewich and Leonharde (Linkhausen) Bordewich; married1869 toBergithe Severinson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John P. Bray (1859-1917) — of Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.Born in Henderson,SibleyCounty, Minn.,February14, 1859.Republican.Merchant;GrandForks County Auditor;NorthDakota state auditor, 1889-92; resigned 1892;postmaster;U.S. Consul General inMelbourne, 1897-1908;Sydney, 1908-15;Singapore, 1915-16; U.S. Consul inJohannesburg, 1916-17, died in office 1917.Died in Johannesburg,SouthAfrica,December20, 1917 (age58 years, 309days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Bray and Catherine (Hughes) Bray; married1915 toWinifred Mabel Crabbe. |
| | Charles Schretz Crandall (b. 1840) — also known asCharles S. Crandall — of Owatonna,SteeleCounty, Minn.Born inErieCounty, Ohio,1840.Republican.Newspapereditor;hardwarestore owner;postmaster; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 12, 1874; member ofMinnesotastate senate 12th District, 1887-94.Burial location unknown. | | Henry Richard Diessner (1853-1935) — also known asHenry R. Diessner — of Waconia,CarverCounty, Minn.Born in Hanover,Germany,November4, 1853.Republican.Physician;postmaster; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Minnesota,1900;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 25, 1911-12.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,January11, 1935 (age81 years, 68days).Burial location unknown.  | Harvey Howard Flowers (b. 1865) — also known asH. Howard Flowers — of Cleveland,Le SueurCounty, Minn.Born in Cleveland,Le SueurCounty, Minn.,1865.Schoolteacher;postmaster;merchant;banker;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 27 1913-14,District 17 1915-18).Member,Freemasons;ModernWoodmen.Interment atSavidge Lake Cemetery, Cleveland, Minn.  | John Frisch (b. 1871) — Born in St. Charles,WinonaCounty, Minn.,November12, 1871.Postmaster;automobiledealer; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 2, 1917-20; member ofMinnesotastate senate 2nd District, 1923-26.Burial location unknown. | | | David Gilman (1812-1885) — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.; Watab,BentonCounty, Minn.Born in New York,April29, 1812.Democrat.Liverybusiness;hotelier;farmer;BentonCounty Sheriff, 1849-51; member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1851;postmaster;delegateto Minnesota state constitutional convention 5th District, 1857.Member,Freemasons.Died in Watab,BentonCounty, Minn.,May 9,1885 (age73 years, 10days).Interment atBentonCounty Cemetery, Sauk Rapids, Minn. | | Elam Andrew Jackson Greeley (1818-1882) — also known asElam A. J. Greeley — of Stillwater,WashingtonCounty, Minn.Born in Salisbury,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,August13, 1818.Postmaster;memberMinnesota territorial council 1st District, 1852-53; member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1857.DiedSeptember13, 1882 (age64 years, 31days).Burial location unknown. | | Archibald Marshall Hayes (1872-1941) — also known asArchie M. Hayes — of Hastings,DakotaCounty, Minn.; McGregor,AitkinCounty, Minn.Born in Minnesota,April26, 1872.Republican.Flour millbusiness; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 30, 1905-06; clerk toU.S. Sen.KnuteNelson, 1910;postmaster of McGregor, Minn., 1922-34.DiedOctober22, 1941 (age69 years, 179days).Interment atLakeview Cemetery, Aitkin, Minn.  | Edward R. Hinds (born c.1857) — of Hubbard,HubbardCounty, Minn.Born in Pennsylvania, about 1857.Farmer;postmaster; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1903-06, 1909-10, 1915-22(District 53 1903-06, 1909-10, District 63 1915-22).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Gilbert Iverson (b. 1859) — also known asSamuel G. Iverson — of Rushford,FillmoreCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Rushford,FillmoreCounty, Minn.,April21, 1859.Republican.Postmaster; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 2, 1887-88;Minnesotastate auditor, 1903-15; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1916.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (1862-1936) — also known asBernhard M. Jacobsen — of Clinton,ClintonCounty, Iowa.Born in Klixbüll,Germany,March26, 1862.Democrat.Merchant;postmaster;U.S.Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1931-36; died in office1936.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Eagles.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,June 30,1936 (age74 years, 96days).Interment atSpringdaleCemetery, Clinton, Iowa. | | Joseph B. Kendall (b. 1838) — of Byron,OlmstedCounty, Minn.Born in Pennsylvania,1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice ofthe peace;postmaster;brickmanufacturer; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 14, 1895-98.Burial location unknown.  | Elias Nordgren (b. 1872) — of Sunrise,ChisagoCounty, Minn.; North Branch,ChisagoCounty, Minn.Born in Jamtland,Sweden,June23, 1872.Republican.Merchant;postmaster; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 56, 1915-22; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1928.Swedishancestry.Burial location unknown.  | Frank L. Palmer (born c.1863) — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.; North Dakota; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born inJacksonCounty, Mich., about 1863.Postal worker;realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1911-14; member ofMinnesotastate senate 29th District, 1915-22.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1882 to MaryA. Hogle. | | | | Image source: Minnesota LegislativeManual 1917 |
| | 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 atOaklandCemetery, St. Paul, Minn. | | Charles Daniel Sherwood (1833-1895) — also known asCharles D. Sherwood — of Rushford,FillmoreCounty, Minn.; Sherwood,FranklinCounty, Tenn.Born in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November18, 1833.Republican.Physician;lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1859-61, 1863 (District 91859-60, District 14 1861, 1863);postmaster;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1864-66.Drowned,reportedly as asuicide,inLakeMichigan, near Chicago, Illinois,July 2,1895 (age61 years, 226days).Interment atMoundGrove Cemetery, Kankakee, Ill.  | S. J. Swanson (b. 1857) — of Cokato,WrightCounty, Minn.Born inCarverCounty, Minn.,January15, 1857.Vice-president, StateBank ofCokato; president, CokatoElevatorCompany; director, CokatoTelephoneCompany; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1893-96, 1917-20 (District 381893-96, District 27 1917-20);postmaster.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
| | Joe Tanner — of Brooklyn Park,HennepinCounty, Minn.Mail carrier;comedian;candidate formayorof Brooklyn Park, Minn., 2011.Still living as of 2011.  | 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;railwaymail clerk;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 atForestLawn Memorial Park, Maplewood, Minn.
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