| Birth: | Aug. 8, 1861 | | Death: | Dec. 30, 1905
Caldwell
Canyon County
Idaho, USA | 
Governor of Idaho. In 1896, Steunenberg won the Democratic nomination by endorsing "fusion" with the Populist ticket, then went on to win the governorship by the biggest landslide in Idaho's history. When labor violence erupted in northern Idaho in 1899, Governor Steunenberg took a tough stance. He declared martial law and asked President McKinley to send federal troops, leading to the arrest of hundreds of union activists. Frank Steunenberg was returning to his home in Caldwell, Idaho shortly after six p.m. on December 30, 1905. He pulled a wooden slide thata opened the gate to his side door, triggering a bomb that blew him ten feet into the air. Within an hour, he was dead.
Steunenberg's assassination was retaliation for his strong anti-union measures. See Find-A-Grave entry for Harry Orchard.
(bio by: David M. Habben)
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Spouse:
Eveline Keppel Steunenberg (1863 - 1951)*
Children:
Julian Pope Steunenberg (1886 - 1966)*
Felix Steunenberg (1888 - 1894)*
Frances Lucy Steunenberg Eastman (1892 - 1956)*
Frank Willis Steunenberg (1900 - 1990)*
Edna Jessie Steunenberg Maves (1902 - 1981)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Frank Steunenberg | | | Burial:
Canyon Hill Cemetery
Caldwell
Canyon County
Idaho, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jul 02, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6570925 |
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