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Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Arnold Olsen (1916-1990) — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.,December17, 1916.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Montanastate attorney general, 1949-57; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Montana,1956;candidate forGovernor ofMontana, 1956;U.S.Representative from Montana 1st District, 1961-71; defeated,1970; district judge in Montana 2nd District, 1977-90; died in office1990.Methodist.Norwegianancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,October9, 1990 (age73 years, 296days).Interment somewhere. | | Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) — also known asRobert H. O'Brien — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,September15, 1904.Miningengineer;lawyer;member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1942-44; specialassistant to Barney Balaban, president of ParamountPictures,and director, Paramount InternationalFilms;when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer ofthemovietheater chain, United Paramount Theaters; following a merger withAmerican Broadcasting Company, he became financial vice-president ofthe ABCtelevisionnetwork; in 1957, he joined the Loew'smovietheater chain as vice-president and treasurer; president of theMetro-Goldwyn-Mayermoviestudio, 1963-69.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, of astroke,in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,October6, 1997 (age93 years, 21days).Interment somewhere.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien; married,August27, 1927, to Ellen Ford. |
Holy CrossCemetery
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Edward Murray (1876-1961) — also known asJames E. Murray — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born near St. Thomas,Ontario,May3, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana,1932(alternate),1936,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1934-61.Died in Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.,March23, 1961 (age84 years, 324days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Jacob Thorkelson (1876-1945) — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born in Egersund,Norway,September24, 1876.Republican.U.S.Representative from Montana 1st District, 1939-41; defeated inprimary, 1940.Died in Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.,November20, 1945 (age69 years, 57days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Vern D. Griffith (1915-1972) — also known asHanna Griffith — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born in Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.,February16, 1915.Mayorof Butte, Mont., 1959-64.Died in Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.,November13, 1972 (age57 years, 271days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mt. MoriahCemetery
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lee Mantle (1851-1934) — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born in Birmingham,England,December13, 1851.Republican.Telegrapher;newspaperpublisher;realestate andminingbusiness; member ofMontanaterritorial House of Representatives, 1882;mayor ofButte, Mont., 1892;MontanaRepublican state chair, 1892-94, 1904;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1895-99; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Montana,1896(speaker),1904,1916(alternate).Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November18, 1934 (age82 years, 340days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. | | James Harris Baldwin (1876-1944) — also known asJames H. Baldwin — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,August1, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Montana, 1934-35;U.S.District Judge for Montana, 1935-44; died in office 1944.Died in Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.,October26, 1944 (age68 years, 86days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. | | Albert James Campbell (1857-1907) — also known asAlbert J. Campbell — ofLakeCounty, Mich.; Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born in Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,December12, 1857.Democrat.Lawyer;LakeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-88; member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1897;U.S.Representative from Montana at-large, 1899-1901.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August9, 1907 (age49 years, 240days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. | | Edgar Nelson Harwood (1854-1936) — also known asEdgar N. Harwood — of Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.; Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born near Ellicottville,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1854.Member ofMontanaterritorial House of Representatives, 1887;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1889-94.Died in ahospitalat Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.,October21, 1936 (age81 years, 321days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. | | Ella Knowles (1860-1911) — of Montana. Born in Northwood Ridge, Northwood,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,July 31,1860.Candidate forMontanastate attorney general, 1892.Female.Died in Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.,January27, 1911 (age50 years, 180days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mountain ViewCemetery
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Dave Brown (1948-1998) — of Montana. Born in Pompeys Pillar,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.,November20, 1948.Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1981-93.Pleadedguilty in 1994 to five counts of failing to filefederalincome tax returns.Died in UniversityHospital,Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,October23, 1998 (age49 years, 337days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
St. PatricksCemetery
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Frank Comerford Walker (1886-1959) — also known asFrank C. Walker — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.; Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 30,1886.Democrat.Lawyer;SilverBow County Attorney, 1909-12; member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1913; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;Treasurerof Democratic National Committee, 1932-33;U.S.Postmaster General, 1940-45;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1948.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1959 (age73 years, 106days).Interment at St. Patricks Cemetery. | | | Thomas Joseph Walker (1877-1945) — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,March25, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1905;SilverBow County Attorney, 1906-10; member ofMontanastate senate, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Montana,1928,1932,1936(alternate); candidate forchiefjustice of Montana state supreme court, 1938;Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1940-45, 1940-45; died in office 1945.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1945 (age67 years, 299days).Interment at St. Patricks Cemetery.
Sunset MemorialPark
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Patrick Monaghan (1906-1985) — also known asJoseph P. Monaghan — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born in Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.,1906.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Montana 1st District, 1933-37; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana,1936;Independent candidate forU.S.Senator from Montana, 1936.Catholic.Member,Elks.DiedJuly 5,1985 (ageabout 79years).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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