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Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965) —
also known as Henry A. Wallace —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; South Salem, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born near Orient, Adair
County, Iowa, October
7, 1888.
Son of May (Brodhead) Wallace and Henry
Cantwell Wallace.
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1933-40; Vice
President of the United States, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1945-46; Progressive candidate for President
of the United States, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
18, 1965 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Clyde LaVerne Herring (1879-1945) —
also known as Clyde L. Herring —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 3,
1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1924-28; Governor of
Iowa, 1933-37; defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1937-43; defeated, 1922, 1942.
Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1945 (age 66 years, 135
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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George Allison Wilson (1884-1953) —
also known as George A. Wilson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born near Menlo, Adair
County, Iowa, April 1,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Polk
County Attorney, 1915-16; district judge in Iowa, 1917-21; member
of Iowa
state senate, 1925-35; Governor of
Iowa, 1939-43; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1943-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944.
Methodist.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
8, 1953 (age 69 years, 160
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Archibald Alphonso Alexander (1888-1958) —
also known as Archie Alexander —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, May 14,
1888.
Civil
engineer; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1954-55; resigned 1955.
African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
4, 1958 (age 69 years, 235
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Hubert Utterback (1880-1942) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Hayesville, Keokuk
County, Iowa, June 28,
1880.
Son of A. M. Utterback and Julia Esther (Hayes) Utterback.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1915-27; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1932-33; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1935-37; defeated, 1938;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Acacia; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Phi Omega; Delta
Theta Phi; Lions.
Died in 1942
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Solomon Francis Prouty (1854-1927) —
also known as Solomon F. Prouty —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, January
17, 1854.
Republican. Member of Iowa state legislature, 1879; district judge in
Iowa 9th District, 1899-1902; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1911-15.
Died in 1927
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Frederic Magoun Miller (1896-1958) —
also known as Frederic M. Miller —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
18, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1939-46.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 8,
1958 (age 62 years, 110
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) —
also known as A. U. Coates —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 21,
1858.
Son of William Harvey Coates (1833-1917) and Anna French (Knowlton)
Coates (1839-1923).
School
teacher; music
store manager; grocer; real estate
dealer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936.
Church
of Christ. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
21, 1943 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Mark G. Thornburg (1882-1962) —
of Emmetsburg, Palo Alto
County, Iowa.
Born in Linden, Dallas
County, Iowa, June 8,
1882.
Son of Thomas A. Thornburg and Jennie (Vestal) Thornburg.
Republican. Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1924-33, 1939-43.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Alpha
Zeta.
Died December
15, 1962 (age 80 years, 190
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Blanche Scholes (died 1969). |
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Carl G. Radosevich (1920-2001) —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Lovilia, Monroe
County, Iowa, January
22, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Ottumwa, Iowa, 1988-93; defeated, 1965.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions; Elks.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, August 6,
2001 (age 81 years, 196
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Carroll O. Switzer —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1948.
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 11,
1866.
Son of Henry Wallace and Nannie (Cantwell) Wallace.
Farmer;
college
professor; magazine
editor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-24; died in office 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
25, 1924 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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John Adam Kasson (1822-1910) —
also known as John A. Kasson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Charlotte, Chittenden
County, Vt., January
11, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1863-67, 1873-77, 1881-84 (5th District
1863-67, 7th District 1873-77, 1881-84); member of Iowa state
legislature, 1868; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1877-81; Germany, 1884-85.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died May 18,
1910 (age 88 years, 127
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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James Baird Weaver (1833-1912) —
also known as James B. Weaver —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, June 12,
1833.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1879-81, 1885-89;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1880 (Greenback Labor), 1892 (Populist).
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
6, 1912 (age 78 years, 239
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Albert Baird Cummins (1850-1926) —
also known as Albert B. Cummins —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born, in a log
house, near Carmichaels, Greene
County, Pa., February
15, 1850.
Son of Thomas Layton Cummins and Sarah (Baird) Cummins.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1888; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1896,
1904,
1924;
Governor
of Iowa, 1902-08; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1908-26; died in office 1926; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1912,
1916.
Congregationalist.
Died of a heart
attack, in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 30,
1926 (age 76 years, 165
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Samuel Merrill (1822-1899) —
Born in Turner, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August 7,
1822.
Republican. Member of New Hampshire state legislature, 1854; member
of Iowa state legislature, 1859; colonel in the Union Army during the
Civil War; Governor of
Iowa, 1868-72.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
31, 1899 (age 77 years, 24
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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George Grover Wright (1820-1896) —
also known as George G. Wright —
of Van
Buren County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., March 24,
1820.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
senate, 1849-51; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1855-60, 1860-70; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1871-77.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
11, 1896 (age 75 years, 293
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Cassius Clay Dowell (1864-1940) —
also known as Cassius C. Dowell —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born near Summerset, Warren
County, Iowa, February
29, 1864.
Son of James W. Dowell and Martha (Rees) Dowell.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1894-98; member of Iowa state
senate, 1902-12; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1915-35, 1937-40 (7th District 1915-33,
6th District 1933-35, 1937-40); defeated, 1934; died in office 1940.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
4, 1940 (age 75 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Bradley Baker (1818-1876) —
also known as Nathaniel B. Baker —
of New Hampshire; Iowa.
Born in Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H., September
29, 1818.
Lawyer;
newspaper
publisher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1850; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1854-55; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1859; Adjutant
General of Iowa, 1861-76.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
11, 1876 (age 57 years, 348
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Lafayette Young (1848-1926) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Monroe
County, Iowa, May 10,
1848.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Iowa state legislature; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900,
1908;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1910-11.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
15, 1926 (age 78 years, 189
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Charles Augustus Rawson (1867-1936) —
also known as Charles A. Rawson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 29,
1867.
Son of A. Y. Rawson and Mary (Scott) Rawson.
Republican. Manufacturer;
campaign manager for U.S. Senator William
S. Kenyon, 1911; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1912-20; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1924.
Protestant.
Died in 1936
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Josiah Given (1828-1908) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1828.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa 5th
District, 1881-86; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1887-89,
1903; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1901.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
3, 1908 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Charles Alvord Bishop (1854-1908) —
also known as Charles A. Bishop —
of La Porte City, Black Hawk
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waukesha
County, Wis., May 22,
1854.
Son of Matthew Patrick Bishop and Roxana (Alvord) Bishop.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1882; district judge in Iowa 9th
District, 1889-90, 1897-1902; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1902-08.
Died in 1908
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Hiram Ypsilanti Smith (1843-1894) —
of Iowa.
Born in Ohio, 1843.
Republican. Member of Iowa state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1884-85.
Died in 1894
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Benjamin F. Gue (1828-1904) —
of Scott
County, Iowa; Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Greene
County, N.Y., December
25, 1828.
Newspaper
editor; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1858-62; member of Iowa state
senate, 1862-66; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1866-68.
Died in Polk
County, Iowa, June 4,
1904 (age 75 years, 162
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Albert Winfield Swalm (1845-1922) —
also known as Albert W. Swalm —
of Grand Junction, Greene
County, Iowa; Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Womelsdorf, Berks
County, Pa., November
30, 1845.
Son of John E. Swalm and Elizabeth (Christ) Swalm.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
U.S. Consul in Montevideo, 1897-1903; Southampton, 1903-19; Hamilton, 1919-22, died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Bermuda,
August
24, 1922 (age 76 years, 267
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Frederick William Lehmann (1853-1931) —
also known as Frederick W. Lehmann —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Prussia,
February
28, 1853.
Son of Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmann and Sophia Lehman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for Wabash Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Solicitor General, 1910-12.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died September
12, 1931 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; cenotaph at Woodland Cemetery.
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