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Montana StateVeterans Cemetery
Fort Harrison, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Robert A. Durkee (1915-1997) — of Montana. Born in Hibbing,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,October25, 1915.Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1953-57; member ofMontanastate senate, 1957-65.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,May 24,1997 (age81 years, 211days).Interment at Montana State Veterans Cemetery. | | Daniel Dykstra (1920-1999) — of Montana. Born in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,August20, 1920.Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1961-65.Died, of aheartattack, in Orange,OrangeCounty, Calif.,March25, 1999 (age78 years, 217days).Interment at Montana State Veterans Cemetery.
Benton AvenueCemetery
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Benjamin Franklin Potts (1836-1887) — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ohio.Born inCarrollCounty, Ohio,January29, 1836.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1860;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofOhiostate senate, 1867;Governorof Montana Territory, 1870-83; member ofMontanaterritorial legislature, 1880.Methodist.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,June 17,1887 (age51 years, 139days).Original interment at Benton Avenue Cemetery; reinterment atForestvale Cemetery.
ForestvaleCemetery
490 Forestvale Road
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Theodore M. Brantly (1851-1922) — also known asTheodore M. Brantley — Born near Lebanon,WilsonCounty, Tenn.,February12, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;collegeprofessor; district judge in Montana 3rd District, 1894-98;chiefjustice of Montana state supreme court, 1899-1922; died in office1922.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,September16, 1922 (age71 years, 216days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.  | Samuel Vernon Stewart (1872-1939) — also known asSam V. Stewart — of Virginia City,MadisonCounty, Mont.; Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born inMonroeCounty, Ohio,August2, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;MadisonCounty Attorney;Governor ofMontana, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMontana,1916,1920,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); candidate for Democratic nominationfor Vice President,1920;member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1931-32;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1933-39; died in office 1939.Member,Freemasons.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,September15, 1939 (age67 years, 44days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Benjamin Franklin Potts (1836-1887) — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ohio.Born inCarrollCounty, Ohio,January29, 1836.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1860;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofOhiostate senate, 1867;Governorof Montana Territory, 1870-83; member ofMontanaterritorial legislature, 1880.Methodist.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,June 17,1887 (age51 years, 139days).Original interment atBenton Avenue Cemetery;reinterment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Preston Hopkins Leslie (1819-1907) — of Kentucky; Montana. Born in Wayne County (part now inClintonCounty), Ky.,March 2,1819.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1844, 1850; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1851-55, 1867;Governor ofKentucky, 1871-75; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1881;Governorof Montana Territory, 1887-89;U.S.Attorney for Montana, 1894-98.Baptist.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,February7, 1907 (age87 years, 342days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Llewellyn Link Callaway (1868-1951) — also known asLew L. Callaway — of Virginia City,MadisonCounty, Mont.; Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.; Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Tuscola,DouglasCounty, Ill.,December15, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;MadisonCounty Attorney, 1894-98; district judge in Montana 5th District,1905-13; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMontana,1920;chiefjustice of Montana state supreme court, 1922-34; appointed 1922;defeated, 1934.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Elks.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,August6, 1951 (age82 years, 234days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Samuel Clarence Ford (1882-1961) — also known asSam C. Ford — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Albany,ClintonCounty, Ky.,November7, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;Montanastate attorney general, 1917-21;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1929-33;Governor ofMontana, 1941-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Montana,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Eagles.DiedNovember25, 1961 (age79 years, 18days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Hugh Rogers Adair (1889-1971) — also known asHugh R. Adair — of Montana. Born near Ellis,TregoCounty, Kan.,August29, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1927, 1931;LieutenantGovernor of Montana, 1937-41; candidate forU.S.Representative from Montana 1st District, 1940;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1943-69;chiefjustice of Montana state supreme court, 1947-56.Member,Freemasons.Died in ahospitalat Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,January18, 1971 (age81 years, 142days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.  | Wilbur Fiske Sanders (1834-1905) — also known asWilbur F. Sanders — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Leon,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1834.Republican.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1864, 1867, 1880, 1886;delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana Territory,1868(speaker),1872,1876,1884;member ofMontanaterritorial House of Representatives, 1873-80;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1890-93; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Montana,1900.Member,Freemasons.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,July 7,1905 (age71 years, 66days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | John Spafford Harris (1825-1906) — of Louisiana. Born in Truxton,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1825.Republican.Delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1868; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1868;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1868-71.DiedJanuary25, 1906 (age80 years, 38days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Samuel Thomas Hauser (1833-1914) — also known asSamuel T. Hauser — ofPendletonCounty, Ky.; Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Falmouth,PendletonCounty, Ky.,January10, 1833.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKentucky,1864;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana Territory,1876,1884;Governorof Montana Territory, 1885-87; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Montana,1892.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,November10, 1914 (age81 years, 304days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Samuel Thomas Hauser (1794-1865) and Mary Ann (Kennett) Hauser;married to Ellen Frances Farrar. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Forrest Howard Anderson (1913-1989) — also known asForrest Anderson — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,January30, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1943-45;Lewisand Clark County Attorney, 1945-47;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1953-57; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Montana,1956;Montanastate attorney general, 1957-68;Governor ofMontana, 1969-73.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Moose;PhiDelta Theta.Died of aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,July 20,1989 (age76 years, 171days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Newton Whitfield McConnell (1832-1915) — also known asNewton W. McConnell — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Bedford County (part now inMarshallCounty), Tenn.,May 22,1832.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofTennesseestate senate, 1870; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1870;chiefjustice of Montana territorial supreme court, 1887-89.Member,Freemasons.Died in Potwin,ButlerCounty, Kan.,December22, 1915 (age83 years, 214days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Tim Milford Babcock (1919-2015) — also known asTim M. Babcock — of Glendive,DawsonCounty, Mont.; Miles City,CusterCounty, Mont.; Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.; Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Littlefork,KoochichingCounty, Minn.,October27, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; organizer,president, Babcock & LeePetroleumTransporters,Inc.; member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-60;LieutenantGovernor of Montana, 1961-62;Governor ofMontana, 1962-69; defeated, 1968; candidate forU.S.Senator from Montana, 1966; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Montana,1972,2004,2008,2012.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary;Eagles;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,April 7,2015 (age95 years, 162days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.  | Albert Henry Angstman (1888-1964) — also known asAlbert H. Angstman — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born near Farmington,DakotaCounty, Minn.,March23, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1929-34, 1937-42, 1945-61; defeated,1934, 1942; retired 1961; candidate forU.S.Representative from Montana 1st District, 1948.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Kiwanis.Died inLewis andClark County, Mont.,February29, 1964 (age75 years, 343days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman; married,September16, 1919, to Mary Frances Chirgwin. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Biographies and Historiesof Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts (2020) |
| | William Trigg Pigott (1861-1944) — of Virginia City,MadisonCounty, Mont.; Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.; Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,November3, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;bankdirector;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1897-1902, 1918; appointed 1897,1918; district judge in Montana 1st District, 1934; defeated, 1892.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,March18, 1944 (age82 years, 136days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | William Hedges DeWitt (1853-1902) — also known asWilliam H. DeWitt — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.; Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Montana, 1883-85;SilverBow County Attorney, 1886-89;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1889-96; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Montana, 1900-02.Dutchancestry.Died in Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.,January18, 1902 (age48 years, 308days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.  | James Merritt Clements (1849-1921) — also known asJames M. Clements — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.; Nome,Nomecensus area, Alaska.Born in Ohio,October1, 1849.Lawyer;Lewisand Clark County Probate Judge, 1887-88; People's candidate forjusticeof Montana state supreme court, 1896, 1898; district judge inMontana, 1901-16;U.S.Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1919-21;resigned 1921.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,September1, 1921 (age71 years, 335days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Horace Riverside Buck (1853-1897) — also known asHorace R. Buck — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born inYazooCounty, Miss.,September18, 1853.MemberMontana territorial council, 1884; district judge in Montana 1stDistrict, 1891-96;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1897; died in office 1897.Died, from aself-inflictedgunshot(possibly agunaccident), in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,December6, 1897 (age44 years, 79days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Sam Winn Mitchell (1872-1955) — also known asSam W. Mitchell — of Montana. Born in Yorkshire,England,February9, 1872.Democrat.Secretaryof state of Montana, 1933-55; died in office 1955.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,June 25,1955 (age83 years, 136days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Edna J. Hinman (1902-2001) — also known asEdna J. McCreanor — of Montana. Born in York,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,November27, 1902.Republican.Montanastate treasurer, 1953-57, 1961-65.Female.Presbyterian.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star;AmericanLegion Auxiliary.Died, in the CooneyConvalescentHome, Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,March24, 2001 (age98 years, 117days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Louis Rotwitt (1838-1910) — of Canyon Creek,Lewis andClark County, Mont.BornJuly 23,1838.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMontana Territory,1880;secretaryof state of Montana, 1889-97.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,December6, 1910 (age72 years, 136days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | James Fergus (1813-1902) — of Little Falls,MorrisonCounty, Minn.Born in Lanarkshire,Scotland,October8, 1813.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;MorrisonCounty Probate Judge, 1857-58;MorrisonCounty Treasurer, 1859-60;rancher;member ofMontanaterritorial House of Representatives, 1879;delegateto Montana state constitutional convention, 1884.Scottishancestry.Died inFergusCounty, Mont.,June 5,1902 (age88 years, 240days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Charles Leondis Sheridan (1887-1953) — also known asCharles L. Sheridan — of Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.Born in Marshalltown,MarshallCounty, Iowa,June 8,1887.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Collector of Customs at Great Falls, Mont., Montana, 1927-32;Montanastate treasurer, 1953; died in office 1953.Member,AmericanLegion.Died inBroadwaterCounty, Mont.,October15, 1953 (age66 years, 129days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof A. D. Sheridan and Luvena Elizabeth (Pearson) Sheridan; married1924 to HebeM. ROberts. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Adami Jr. (1877-1949) — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in1877.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,1920(member,CredentialsCommittee).Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,August23, 1949 (ageabout 72years).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery. | | Rolla Earl Duncan (1881-1960) — also known asRolla Duncan — of Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.Born inCooperCounty, Mo.,December25, 1881.Republican.Policechief; acting postmaster atBillings,Mont., 1926-27;movietheater owner.Died in Wheeler,TillamookCounty, Ore.,April19, 1960 (age78 years, 116days).Interment at Forestvale Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John H. Duncan and Amelia Susan (McMahan) Duncan; married1905 toKatherine Anne Hehl; married1917 toFortunette Ritchot. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
ResurrectionCemetery
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) — also known asThomas J. Walsh — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Two Rivers,ManitowocCounty, Wis.,June 12,1859.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Montana,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1920,1924,1928,1932;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1928.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation.While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. AttorneyGeneral, died suddenly of aheartattack,on atrain of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.,March 2,1933 (age73 years, 263days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. | | Joseph Kemp Toole (1851-1929) — also known asJoseph K. Toole — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Savannah,AndrewCounty, Mo.,May 12,1851.Democrat. Member ofMontanaterritorial House of Representatives, 1879-81;memberMontana territorial council, 1881-83;delegateto Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1885-89;Governor ofMontana, 1889-93, 1901-08; resigned 1908; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Montana,1904(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;HonoraryVice-President).Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,March11, 1929 (age77 years, 303days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. | | Thomas Charles Power (1839-1923) — also known asThomas C. Power — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born near Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,May 22,1839.Republican. Candidate forGovernor ofMontana, 1889;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1890-95; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Montana,1916.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,February16, 1923 (age83 years, 270days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. | | Thomas Lee Judge (1934-2006) — also known asThomas L. Judge — of Montana. Born in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,October12, 1934.Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1961-65; member ofMontanastate senate, 1967-69;LieutenantGovernor of Montana, 1969-73;Governor ofMontana, 1973-81.Died, frompulmonaryfibrosis, in Chandler RegionalHospital,Chandler,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,September8, 2006 (age71 years, 331days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.  | Albert John Galen (1876-1936) — also known asAlbert J. Galen — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Jefferson County (part now inBroadwaterCounty), Mont.,January16, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;Montanastate attorney general, 1905-13; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1921-33; candidate forU.S.Senator from Montana, 1930.Catholic.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,May 16,1936 (age60 years, 121days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. | | | Albert Anderson (1876-1948) — of Glendive,DawsonCounty, Mont.; Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.Born inSt. CroixCounty, Wis.,March28, 1876.Lawyer;DawsonCounty Attorney;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1941-44; defeated, 1944.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,October17, 1948 (age72 years, 203days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.  | Ralph Justin Anderson (1888-1962) — also known asRalph J. Anderson — of Lewistown,FergusCounty, Mont.Born in Kinderhook,PikeCounty, Ill.,October17, 1888.Lawyer;member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1915-16; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1933-38.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,August8, 1962 (age73 years, 295days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Anderson and Emma (House) Anderson; married,February24, 1919, to Laurette Kelly. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Biographies and Historiesof Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts (2020) |
| | Martin Maginnis (1841-1919) — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born near Pultneyville,WayneCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1841.Democrat. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1873-85; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Montana Territory,1876,1880(not seated),1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker);candidate forU.S.Representative from Montana at-large, 1889; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Montana,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March27, 1919 (age77 years, 151days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. | | James Douglas Waltermire (1949-1988) — also known asJim Waltermire — of Montana. Born in Choteau,TetonCounty, Mont.,February15, 1949.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Montana, 1978;secretaryof state of Montana, 1981-88; died in office 1988.While returning from acampaignappearance, was killed in aplanecrash near Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,April 8,1988 (age39 years, 53days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. | | Edward William Christiansen (1914-2000) — also known asBill Christiansen — of Hardin,Big HornCounty, Mont.Born in Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,February24, 1914.Democrat.Automobiledealer; member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1965-73;LieutenantGovernor of Montana, 1973-76.DiedMarch28, 2000 (age86 years, 33days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
State CapitolGrounds
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Thomas Francis Meagher (1823-1867) — of Montana. Born inIreland,August3, 1823.General in the Union Army during the Civil War;secretaryof Montana Territory, 1865;Governorof Montana Territory, 1865-66.Fell from asteamboatinto the Missouri River and presumablydrowned,at Fort Benton,ChouteauCounty, Mont.,July 1,1867 (age43 years, 332days). His body wasneverfound.Statue at State Capitol Grounds.
Sunset MemorialGardens
7100 North Montana Avenue
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Horace Fay Casey (1890-1961) — also known asHorace F. Casey — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.; Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 9,1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;wholesale candydealer; member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1931;Montanastate treasurer, 1957-61.Died, in St. Peter'sHospital,Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,October11, 1961 (age71 years, 155days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
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