Weydemeyer, Winton, 1903-

Winton Weydemeyer was born in Cass City, Michigan, on March 19, 1903, the son of Harry and Margaret Weydemeyer. From the age of 6 weeks, he lived on the family farm about 6 miles north of Fortine, Montana. He graduated from eighth grade at the local one-room school at the age of 11, having skipped two grades. He graduated from Eureka High School in 1919. He then worked two years on the family farm before attending Montana State College in Bozeman, majoring in agriculture.

In 1939 he was one of the founding members of the Tobacco Valley Grange. He was active in the Grange for the rest of his life, serving as local secretary, master of the county Grange, and eventually master of the Montana State Grange. He edited the Montana Grange News for many years and was a lobbyist for the Grange in the Montana legislature.

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