Campbell, Albert James b. December 12, 1857 d. August 9, 1907 US Congressman. Elected to represent Montana in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1899 to 1901. Also served as a Member of the Montana State House of Representatives in 1897. (Bio by: K) Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Knievel, Evel (Robert Craig) b. October 17, 1938 d. November 30, 2007 Stuntman and entertainer. Robert Knievel was born in Butte, Montana. He was a motorcycle daredevil whose daring and highly publicized motorcycle jumps, including attempting to jump over the Snake River canyon, made him a household name. Despite suffering a series of major injuries during stunts, he had a long career in stunt riding. He is immortalized in Washington's Smithsonian Institution as "America's Legendary Daredevil." His son, Robbie "Kaptain" Knievel, has carried on in his father's...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser) Mountain View Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Mantle, Lee b. December 13, 1851 d. November 18, 1934 US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Montana from 1895 to 1899. Also served as a Member of the Montana Territorial House of Representatives in 1882, and Mayor of Butte, Montana in 1892. Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Powers, Leo J. b. April 5, 1909 d. July 14, 1967 World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Private First Class, Rifleman, in Company L, 133d Infantry, 34th Infantry Division for action on February 3, 1944 at Hill 175, northwest of Cassino, Italy. His citation reads in part "This enemy gun silenced, the center of the line was able to move forward again, but almost immediately came under machine-gun fire from a second pillbox on the left flank...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe) Holy Cross Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Walker, Frank Comerford b. May 30, 1886 d. September 13, 1959 Presidential Cabinet Sectretary. Appointed executive secretary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's National Emergency Council, he served in that capacity from 1933 until 1935. He was appointed Postmaster General on September 10, 1940 and served Presidents Roosevelt and Truman until May 8, 1945. As Postmaster General, he established the V-mail system to reduce the weight and bulk of mail to U.S. servicemen abroad and expanded delivery of mail to rural areas of the United States. (Bio by: Thomas Fisher) Saint Patricks Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
b. October 17, 1938 d. November 30, 2007