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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
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Robert M. L. Johnson (1921-2009) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
6, 1921.
Son of Max L. Johnson and Nell (Lanphear) Johnson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
reporter; radio and
television newsman; mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1962-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1966; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1979-82; candidate for Iowa state
senate 25th District, 1982.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, April 13,
2009 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married, July 20,
1941, to Edna Mae Haldy (died 1997). |
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Milo J. Sedlacek (1898-1955) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in 1898.
Mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1953-54.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1955
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
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James William Good (1866-1929) —
also known as James W. Good; "Jimmy
Good" —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
24, 1866.
Son of Henry Good and Margaret Elizabeth (Combs) Good.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1909-21; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1929; died in office 1929.
Presbyterian.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1929 (age 63 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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James Harvey Rothrock (1829-1899) —
also known as James H. Rothrock —
of Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa.
Born in Milroy, Mifflin
County, Pa., June 1,
1829.
Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1861; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1876-96.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, January
14, 1899 (age 69 years, 227
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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John Taylor Hamilton (1843-1925) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Geneseo, Henry
County, Ill., October
16, 1843.
Democrat. Mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1878; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1885-91; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1890-91; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1891-93; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1914.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, January
25, 1925 (age 81 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Henry Otis Pratt (1838-1931) —
of Iowa.
Born in Maine, 1838.
Republican. Member of Iowa state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1873-77.
Died in 1931
(age about
93 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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William Greene Dows (1864-1926) —
also known as William G. Dows —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Clayton
County, Iowa, August
12, 1864.
Son of Stephen Leland Dows (1832-1909) and Henrietta Weddell (Safley)
Dows (1834-1893).
Republican. President, Iowa Railway
and Light
Company, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway;
Iowa Electric
Company; Central States Electric
Company; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Loyal
Legion.
Died, in University Hospital,
Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
25, 1926 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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