| |  Jeannette Pickering Rankin (1880-1973) — also known asJeannette Rankin — of Missoula,MissoulaCounty, Mont.; Carmel,MontereyCounty, Calif.Born near Missoula,MissoulaCounty, Mont.,June 11,1880.Socialworker;U.S.Representative from Montana, 1917-19, 1941-43 (2nd District1917-19, 1st District 1941-43); National candidate forU.S.Senator from Montana, 1918.Female.Member,American Civil Liberties Union. Voted against U.S. participation in World Wars I and II; inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1993.Died in Carmel,MontereyCounty, Calif.,May 18,1973 (age92 years, 341days).Interment atMissoulaCemetery, Missoula, Mont. | | James Eugene Walker (1908-1972) — also known asJames E. Walker — of Orange,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Miles City,CusterCounty, Mont.,July 19,1908.Democrat.Lawyer;writer; candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1940; member ofCaliforniaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1940-54;chair ofOrange County Democratic Party, 1942-44; candidate forU.S.Representative from California, 1944; served in the U.S. Army AirForce in World War II; member ofCaliforniaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1946-52; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1948,1952(alternate).Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanSociety for International Law;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanHistorical Association;American Civil Liberties Union;DeltaTheta Phi.Died in May,1972(age63years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Sharpless Walker and Gladys (James) Walker; married,June 10,1930, to Murrel K. Knox. |
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