He served as the eighth Governor of Montana and as a United States Senator .
John Edward Erickson ( March 14 , 1863 -- May 25 , 1946 ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Montana .
John Edward Erickson served as the eighth Governor of Montana and as a United States Senator .
John Edward Erickson ( March 14 , 1863 -- May 25 , 1946 ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Montana .