Dillon, Montana
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Notable residents
- Ed BarkerEd BarkerEdward Ross Barker is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the first round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams....
- NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
wide receiverWide receiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
- Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... - Cree Paul - [Where is she now?]
- Charles Xavier LarrabeeCharles Xavier LarrabeeCharles Xavier "C. X." Larrabee was a 19th century businessman and a co-founder of the town of Fairhaven, Washington.-Early life:...
- owner of the nearby stock ranch Brooknook. - Lloyd MeedsLloyd MeedsLloyd Meeds , an American politician, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1979. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Democrat....
- Politician, lobbyist, and navy officer. - Edwin L. NorrisEdwin L. NorrisEdwin Lee Norris was a Montana politician who served as the fifth Governor of Montana.Norris moved from Kentucky to Montana in 1889. He practiced law in Dillon, Montana and was city attorney there for five years. Norris was elected to the Montana State Senate in 1896 and served until 1900. From...
- former Governor of Montana - Benjamin F. WhiteBenjamin F. White (Montana politician)Benjamin Franklin White was an American lawyer, banker, and politician. He lived in California and Idaho Territory before moving to Montana Territory and founding the city of Dillon...
, last Governor of Montana TerritoryMontana TerritoryThe Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 28, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Montana.-History:... - Craigh Cornelius (Former University of Montana Western Football Player) Wide Receiver No. 5, Now resides in Ronan, MT