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John Forrest Dillon (1831-1914) —
also known as John F. Dillon —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, December
25, 1831.
Lawyer;
law
professor; author;
district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1859-63; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1864-69; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1867-69; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1870-79.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1914 (age 82 years, 131
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna Price (died 1898; daughter of Hiram
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Hiram Price (1814-1901) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Pennsylvania, January
10, 1814.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1863-69, 1877-81; U.S.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1881-85.
Died May 30,
1901 (age 87 years, 140
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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John Parsons Cook (1817-1872) —
of Iowa.
Born in Whitestown, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
31, 1817.
Member of Iowa state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1853-55.
Died in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, April 17,
1872 (age 54 years, 230
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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James Thorington (1816-1887) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., May 7,
1816.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1843-46; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1855-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1856;
U.S. Consul in Aspinwall, 1872-82.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 18,
1887 (age 71 years, 42
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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Joseph Reed Lane (1858-1931) —
also known as Joe R. Lane —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 6,
1858.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1899-1901; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1908,
1916.
Died May 1,
1931 (age 72 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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James Grant (1812-1891) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born near Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., December
12, 1812.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1842-43; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Scott County, 1844;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Scott County, 1846;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1852-53; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1852-53; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1854; president, Chicago and Rock Island Railroad.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March 14,
1891 (age 78 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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Addison Hiatt Sanders (1823-1912) —
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
13, 1823.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary
of Montana Territory, 1870-72.
Died in Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa, November
7, 1912 (age 89 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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Charles August Ficke (1850-1931) —
also known as Charles A. Ficke —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Beitzenburg, Germany,
April
21, 1850.
Son of Christoph Ficke and Elisabeth (Praesent) Ficke.
Democrat. Lawyer; Scott
County Attorney, 1886-88; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1890-91.
German
ancestry.
Died in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, December
10, 1931 (age 81 years, 233
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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