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Walter Inglewood Smith (1862-1922) —
also known as Walter I. Smith —
of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, July 10,
1862.
Republican. District judge in Iowa 15th District, 1891-1900; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1900-11; resigned 1911; federal
judge, 1911.
Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, January
27, 1922 (age 59 years, 201
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Joseph Lyman (1840-1890) —
of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Lyons, Ionia
County, Mich., September
13, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit
judge in Iowa 13th District, 1884; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1885-89.
Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, July 9,
1890 (age 49 years, 299
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Joseph Rea Reed (1835-1925) —
of Iowa.
Born in Ohio, 1835.
Republican. Justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1884-89; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1889-91.
Died in 1925
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Edward Swanson (1879-1970) —
also known as Charles E. Swanson —
of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born near Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., January
3, 1879.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1929-33; defeated, 1932,
1934.
Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, August
22, 1970 (age 91 years, 231
days).
Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
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William Henry Mills Pusey (1826-1900) —
of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1826.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860,
1888
(speaker);
member of Iowa state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1883-85.
Died in 1900
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
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Grenville Mellen Dodge (1831-1916) —
also known as Grenville M. Dodge —
of Iowa.
Born in Danvers, Essex
County, Mass., April 12,
1831.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1868
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1872-74.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Chief engineer
of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, January
3, 1916 (age 84 years, 266
days).
Entombed at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
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