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• Addy, Eddy (Robert Edward)    b. February, 1838  d. April 9, 1910
  Major League Baseball Player. He made his Major League debut on May 6, 1871. He played for the Rockford Forest Citys in 1871, Philadelphia Whites in 1873, and 1875, Boston Red Stockings in 1873, Hartford Dark Blues in 1874, Chicago White Stockings in 1876, and Cincinnati Reds in 1877.
  Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
   
• Albertson, Joseph A.    b. October 17, 1906  d. January 20, 1993
  Businessman. He founded of Albertson's Supermarkets as a grocery store in Boise, idaho, and guided it as it grew to a chain of over 600 stores.
  Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
  Plot: Section Q, Lot 149, Grave 1
   
• Alexander, Moses    b. November 13, 1853  d. January 4, 1932
  Idaho Governor. He served as Governor of Idaho from 1915 to 1919. When he was elected in 1914, he became the first Jewish governor in the United States. He went on to earn a reputation for wit, eloquence, and progressiveness. He was elected Governor of Idaho twice, and also elected Mayor of Boise, Idaho twice. As governor, he started the state highway system, workers' compensation and the State Insurance Commission. He led the way for statewide prohibition in 1916. (Bio by: David M. Habben)
  Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
  Plot: Beth Israel Section 5-5
   
• Baldridge, H. Clarence    b. November 24, 1868  d. June 8, 1947
  Idaho Governor. He was elected lieutentant governor of Idaho in 1922 and 1924 and governor in 1926 and 1928. He warned against excessive expansion of public building programs; but nevertheless, during his administration there were significant additions to the University of Idaho and various charitable institutions. A gasoline tax was instituted to finance the building of state highways. At the end of his administration, he organized the state's efforts to maintain wages and keep people employed...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
  Parma Cemetery, Parma, Canyon County, Idaho, USA
   
• Barter, Gurdon H.   b. 1843  d. April 22, 1900
  Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War as a Landsman on board the "USS Minnesota". He was awarded the CMOH fo rhis bravery in the combined Union Army and Naval assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina on January 15, 1865. His citation reads "Landing on the beach with the assaulting party from his ship, Landsman Barter advanced to the top of the sandhill and partly through the breach in the palisades despite enemy fire which...[Read More] (Bio by: Gayle Alvarez)
  Viola Cemetery, Viola, Latah County, Idaho, USA
  Plot: Plot 66, Grave 3
   
• Benson, Ezra Taft    b. August 4, 1899  d. May 30, 1994
  Thirteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1952 President Dwight David Eisenhower appointed Ezra Taft Benson to the cabinet post of Secretary of Agriculture, temporarilly being released from his duties as an Apostle while still serving in this capacity. Through his service for our country many nations have been opened up to the gospel by the example he set to their leaders. In 1973 Benson was set apart as president of the Council of the Twelve Apostles. At...[Read More] (Bio by: Chad Stowell)
  Whitney Cemetery, Whitney, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
   
• Bleak, David Bruce [cenotaph]    b. February 27, 1932  d. March 23, 2006
  Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War in the Medical Company of the 223rd Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in the vicinity of Minari-gol, Korea, on June 14, 1852. His citation reads "Sgt. Bleak, a member of the medical company, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and indomitable courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. As a medical...[Read More] (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
  Lost River Cemetery, Moore, Butte County, Idaho, USA
  Plot: Section D, Row 2, Space 1
   
• Borah, William E. 'The Lion of Idaho'    b. June 29, 1865  d. January 19, 1940
  Isolationist Senator from Idaho. Senator Borah was elected to 6 terms in the U.S. Senate and died of a stroke while still in office. One of only 16 'progressives' in the Senate at the time of his death, he was a noted 'Isolationist'. Offered the Vice-Presidential nomination by Calvin Coolidge, he declined. Senator Borah lost his own bid for the the Republican Presidential nomination in 1936 with newspaperman Frank Gannette as his running mate. Dem. F.D.R. was eventually elected President. (Bio by: Christopher Carlton)
  Cause of death: stroke
  Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
   
• Bottolfsen, C. A.    b. October 10, 1891  d. July 18, 1964
  Governor of Idaho, 1939-1941 and 1943-1945. Newpaperman, Arco, ID. Elected to the state legislature 1920, 1922, 1928, 1930, 1958, and 1960. Republican. (Bio by: David M. Habben)
  Hillcrest Cemetery, Arco, Butte County, Idaho, USA
   
• Brady, James Henry    b. June 12, 1862  d. January 18, 1918
  Idaho Governor, US Senator. He served as Governor of Idaho from 1909 to 1911 and served in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1918. He died in office. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
  Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
  Plot: Ashes interrred in James H. Brady Memorial Chapel.
   
• Brostrom, Leonard C.    b. November 23, 1919  d. October 28, 1944
  World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Army, and he was from Preston, Idaho. He was awarded his medal posthumously for action at Dagami, Leyte, Philippine Islands, on October 28, 1944, during World War II. Citation: He was a rifleman with an assault platoon which ran into powerful resistance near Dagami,Leyte, Philippine Islands, on 28 October 1944. From pillboxes, trenches, and spider holes, so well camouflaged that they could be detected at no more...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Preston Cemetery, Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
  Plot: Block 1, lot 18
   
• Budge, Hamer Harold    b. November 21, 1910  d. July 25, 2003
  US Congressman. Served in the United States Navy during World War II. Elected to represent Idaho's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1951 to 1961. Also served as a Member of the Idaho State House of Representatives from 1939 to 1942, and again in 1949. In 1963 he was given a seat by President Lyndon B. Johnson on the Securities and Exchange Commission, where he served until 1969. In 1969 he then became Chairman of the Securites and Exchange Commission and...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Cloverdale Memorial Park, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
   
• Cadore, Leon Joseph   b. November 20, 1890  d. March 16, 1958
  Professional Baseball Player. He played ten seasons in the major leagues as a pitcher with the Brooklyn Robins, Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Giants. He appeared in 192 during his major league career. He is best remembered for pitching in the longest game in major league history on May 1, 1920 against Joe Oeschger. The game was called after 26 innings with the score tied one to one. He finished his major league career...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
  Pinecrest Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho, USA
   
• Church, Frank    b. July 25, 1924  d. April 7, 1984
  Senator and former head of the foreign relations committee. Responsible for the legislation that returned the Panama Canal. Democratic Presidential candidate in 1976 against Jimmy Carter. Buried close to his boyhood hero, Sen. William Borah. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1957 at the age of 32, he was one of the youngest ever to take a seat in the U.S. Senate. First and only office he was ever elected to, he served 4 terms in a Republican State that had never re-elected a Democrat. 'The River of...[Read More] (Bio by: Christopher Carlton)
  Cause of death: cancer
  Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
   
• Clark, Barzilla Worth    b. December 22, 1880  d. September 21, 1943
  Idaho Governor. The brother of fellow Idaho Governor Chase Addison Clark, when he and his brother were small children, the family moved to Eagle Rock (now Idaho Falls), Idaho. He attended college in Terre Haute, Indiana, but dropped out when his health became poor. He returned to Idaho, where he farmed, raised cattle, and mined. He served as Mayor of Idaho Falls from 1913 to 1917 and again from 1927 until 1937, when he...[Read More] (Bio by: Collins Crapo)
  Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA
   
• Clark, Chase Addison    b. August 20, 1883  d. December 29, 1966
  Idaho Governor. He served as Governor of Idaho from 1941 to 1943. He also served as a member of the Idaho state House of Representatives from 1913 to 1916, and as a member of the Idaho State Senate from 1933 to 1936. (Bio by: Mark Pawelczak)
  Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA
   
• Coffin, Thomas Chalkley    b. October 25, 1887  d. June 8, 1934
  Politician. Served in the United States Navy during World War I (1914-1918), Mayor of Pocatello, Idaho (1931-1933) and United States Representative from Idaho for the 2nd District from 1933-1934. (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
   
• Conaway, John Wesley    b. September 19, 1843  d. November 21, 1913
  Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Private in Company C, 83rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His citation reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." His Medal was awarded to him on August 11, 1894. He was one of ten 83rd Indiana soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War (the others being Private Clinton L. Armstrong...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Evergreen Cemetery, Post Falls, Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
  Plot: Block 30, Lot 6
   
• Cox, Brian George 'Bruiser'  b. September 10, 1969  d. March 23, 2003
  Professional Wrestler. Trained by Jesse Barr and teamed with such greats as Art Barr and Eddie Gurerro wrestled in the WCW. He was a 4 time Oregon Tag Team Champion and 8 time PNW Heavyweight Champion. (Bio by: Miss Hildy)
  Cause of death: Heart attack
  Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA
   
• Craig, William    b. 1807  d. April, 1869
  Folk Figure. He fled Virginia and headed west at the age of seventeen after he killed a neighbor in an argument. He was recognized as an American West explorer as early as 1829. In partnership with other men he established Fort Davy Crockett on the Green River in Brown's Hole, a favorite wintering place for Indians in northwest Colorado. They closed the fort in 1840 when they learned that supply trains would no longer be passing by and Craig moved further west. On November 20, 1840 he arrived...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
  Cause of death: Stroke
  Jacques Spur Cemetery, Jacques, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA
   

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