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David Bremner Henderson (1840-1906) —
also known as David B. Henderson —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Scotland,
March
14, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1883-1903; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1899-1903; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1888,
1896
(speaker).
Wounded during the Civil War, in 1863, and lost a
leg.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, February
25, 1906 (age 65 years, 348
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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William Boyd Allison (1829-1908) —
also known as William B. Allison —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio; Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in a log
cabin in Perry, Wayne
County, Ohio, March 2,
1829.
Son of John Allison and Mary Allison.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860,
1904;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1863-71; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1873-1908; died in office 1908; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1888,
1896.
Died, from kidney
disease and prostate
enlargement, in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, August 4,
1908 (age 79 years, 155
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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Stephen P. Hempstead (1812-1883) —
of Iowa.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., October
1, 1812.
Lawyer;
member
Iowa territorial council, 1838-48; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Dubuque, Delaware,
Black Hawk and Fayette counties, 1844; Governor of
Iowa, 1850-54.
Congregationalist.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, February
16, 1883 (age 70 years, 138
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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John Taylor Adams (1862-1939) —
also known as John T. Adams —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, December
22, 1862.
Son of Shubael
Pratt Adams and Diana R. (Taylor) Adams.
Republican. Door and sash manufacturer; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1912-24; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1921-24; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1917-21.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, October
28, 1939 (age 76 years, 310
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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George Wallace Jones (1804-1896) —
also known as George W. Jones —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., April 12,
1804.
Son of John
Rice Jones (1760?-1824).
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1835-36; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1836-39; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848-59; U.S. Minister to New Grenada, 1859-61.
In 1861, was arrested
in New York City by order of Secretary of State William
H. Seward on a charge of
disloyalty,
based on correspondence with his friend Jefferson
Davis; imprisoned
for 64 days; released by order of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 22,
1896 (age 92 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Richard Louis Murphy (1875-1936) —
also known as Louis Murphy —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, November
6, 1875.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1933-36; died in office 1936.
Catholic.
Died in an automobile
accident near Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., July 16,
1936 (age 60 years, 253
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Maurice Connolly (1877-1921) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, March 13,
1877.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1913-15; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1914; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Member, Elks.
Died in an airplane
accident near Indian Head, Charles
County, Md., May 28,
1921 (age 44 years, 76
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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