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C. B. Akers (b. 1888) —
also known as Chet Akers —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Frederic, Monroe
County, Iowa, August
22, 1888.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Iowa state
auditor, 1939-65.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Quentin V. Anderson (b. 1932) —
of Ellston, Ringgold
County, Iowa.
Born in Ringgold
County, Iowa, May 7,
1932.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1963-65; member of Iowa state
senate, 1969-.
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Jaycees;
Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1971.
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Walter Lincoln Anderson (1868-1959) —
also known as Walter L. Anderson —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa, February
19, 1868.
Son of Albert
Raney Anderson and Sarah Jane (Woods) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916;
delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of
Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1921-22; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1922; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; United
Spanish War Veterans; American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in 1959
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Richard Dean Arbuckle (b. 1926) —
also known as R. Dean Arbuckle —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April 2,
1926.
Son of Charles Martin Arbuckle and Winifred (Pettit) Arbuckle.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Iowa state
senate, 1971.
Christian.
Member, Lions;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Charles Shirk Arthur, Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Charles Arthur —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, July 16,
1917.
Son of Charles Shirk Arthur and Anna (Pearson) Arthur.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Riley
County Attorney, 1949-53; chair of
Riley County Republican Party, 1953-55; mayor
of Manhattan, Kan., 1956-57; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1957-65; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1963-64; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-69.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1973.
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George J. Baker (1898-1964) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison
County, Iowa, March 17,
1898.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1934-47; secretary of
state of Colorado, 1949-53, 1955-63.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1964
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bert Andrew Bandstra (1922-1995) —
also known as Bert Bandstra —
of Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Monroe
County, Iowa, January
25, 1922.
Son of Andrew Bandstra and Adriana 'Jennie' (De Jong) Bandstra.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Marion
County Attorney, 1955-59; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966,
1968.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, American Legion.
Died in Pella, Marion
County, Iowa, October
23, 1995 (age 73 years, 271
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Pella, Iowa.
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Maurice E. Baringer (b. 1921) —
of Fayette
County, Iowa.
Born in Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan., December
4, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1961-68; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1967-68; Iowa state
treasurer, 1969-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American Legion; Elks; Lions.
Still living as of 1970.
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Rexford Rule Bateson (1897-1964) —
also known as Rex Bateson —
of Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa.
Born in Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa, November
15, 1897.
Son of Harvey E. Bateson (born 1862) and Ella May Bateson (born
1863).
Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 37th District, 1947-.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a myocardial
infarct, in Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez), Guerrero,
January
22, 1964 (age 66 years, 68
days).
Interment somewhere
in Eldora, Iowa.
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Grenville Beardsley (1898-1960) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Henry
County, Iowa, January
12, 1898.
Son of Frank Grenville Beardsley and Mary Elizabeth (Riddell)
Beardsley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Illinois
state senate 13th District, 1934, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Illinois
state attorney general, 1959-60; appointed 1959; died in office
1960.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died in 1960
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis H. Becker (b. 1915) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, October
15, 1915.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-72.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Still living as of 1972.
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Berkley Warren Bedell (b. 1921) —
also known as Berkley Bedell —
of Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, March 5,
1921.
Son of Warren Berkley Bedell and Virginia Price Bedell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1975-87; defeated, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis;
American Legion; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 2009.
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Allen Jay Beermann (b. 1940) —
also known as Allen J. Beermann —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, January
14, 1940.
Lawyer;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1971-.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Elks; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Newcomen
Society.
Still living as of 2001.
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Ralph Frederick Beermann (1912-1977) —
of Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb.
Born near Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb., August
13, 1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1961-65 (3rd District 1961-63, 1st
District 1963-65).
Lutheran.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis.
Died in an airplane
crash at the Municipal Airport
in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
17, 1977 (age 64 years, 188
days).
Interment at Dakota
City Cemetery, Dakota City, Neb.
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Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) —
also known as Fred Biermann —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 20,
1884.
Son of E. E. Biermann and Martha Biermann.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Agnostic.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 1,
1968 (age 84 years, 103
days); body
donated to Iowa Medical School.
Interment at Phelps
Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
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Robert Donald Blue (1898-1989) —
of Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa, September
24, 1898.
Son of Donald Blue and Myrtle Emily (Newell) Blue.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1932;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1935-42; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1941-42; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1943-45; Governor of
Iowa, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Legion; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died December
13, 1989 (age 91 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Laurence Montgomery Boothby (1896-1981) —
also known as Laurence M. Boothby —
of Cleghorn, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born November
24, 1896.
Son of Bert Boothby and Sophia Boothby.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer;
elected Iowa state
house of representatives from Cherokee County 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Legion.
Died September
11, 1981 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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James D'Orma Braman (1901-1980) —
also known as Dorm Braman —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Lorimor, Union
County, Iowa, December
23, 1901.
Son of Jacob W. Braman and Susan Mae (Huntzinger) Braman.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1964-69; resigned 1969; Assistant U.S. Secretary
of Transportation, 1969.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks;
American Legion.
Died in August, 1980
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Joseph Breen (1899-1978) —
also known as Edward Breen —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Estherville, Emmet
County, Iowa, March 18,
1899.
Son of Edward J. Breen and Mary E. (Mitchell) Breen.
Democrat. Lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1937-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1942; president, KVFO radio
station.
Member, American Legion; Elks.
Died, of cancer, June 15,
1978 (age 79 years, 89
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Maurice J. Breen (1889-1972) —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Rock Rapids, Lyon
County, Iowa, July 20,
1889.
Son of Edward Breen and Mary E. (Mitchell) Breen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Webster County Democratic Party, 1936-38.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in May, 1972
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Edward Bromwell (1920-2009) —
also known as James E. Bromwell —
of Center Point, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March 26,
1920.
Son of Maxwell Thomas Bromwell and Olive Marguerite (MacDuff)
Bromwell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1961-65; defeated, 1964;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1968.
Member, American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
11, 2009 (age 89 years, 169
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Son of Abram Colar Brookhart and Cynthia (Wildman) Brookhart.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school
teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Robert O. Burrows, Sr. (b. 1899) —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa.
Born in Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak., June 29,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Benton County, 1951.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) —
also known as Francis Case —
of Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Everly, Clay
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Son of Herbert Llywellen Case and Mary Ellen (Grannis) Case.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; rancher; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 22,
1962 (age 65 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Clinton Amos Clauson (1895-1959) —
also known as Clinton A. Clauson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March 28,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor;
U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Maine, 1941-51; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1956-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1956;
Governor
of Maine, 1959; died in office 1959.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Newcomen
Society.
Died December
30, 1959 (age 64 years, 277
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Paul J. Cooksey (b. 1923) —
of Spencer, Clay
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, March 17,
1923.
Son of E. E. Cooksey and Lucille (Landess) Cooksey.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Clay County, 1951.
Christian.
Member, American Legion.
Still living as of 1951.
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Gilbert Geoffrey Cottam (b. 1873) —
also known as Gilbert G. Cottam —
of Rock Rapids, Lyon
County, Iowa; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Manchester, England,
August
2, 1873.
Son of Rev. Henry Cottam and Eliza Mary (Warburton) Cottam.
Republican. Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Medical
Association; American Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) —
also known as Paul Cunningham —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., June 15,
1890.
Son of Robert Harvey Cunningham and Sarah Jane (McQuaide) Cunningham.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th
District 1943-59); defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., July 16,
1961 (age 71 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981) —
also known as Robert V. Denney —
of Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, April 11,
1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1967-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1981 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Fairbury
Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
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James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) —
also known as James I. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1894.
Son of Rev. Robert H. Dolliver and Mary Elle (Barrett) Dolliver.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Elks; Moose;
American Legion; Farm
Bureau; Delta
Chi.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., December
10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Zales Nelson Ecton (1898-1961) —
also known as Zales N. Ecton —
of Manhattan, Gallatin
County, Mont.; Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Weldon, Decatur
County, Iowa, April 1,
1898.
Son of Aaron Smith Ecton and Delphia (McVay) Ecton.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1933-37; member of Montana
state senate, 1937-46; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1947-53.
Christian.
Member, American Legion; Farm
Bureau; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., March 3,
1961 (age 62 years, 336
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
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Kenneth A. Evans (b. 1898) —
of Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Emerson, Mills
County, Iowa, November
9, 1898.
Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1945-51.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley Evans Felt (b. 1881) —
also known as Stanley E. Felt —
of Baker, Fallon
County, Mont.
Born in Wiota, Cass
County, Iowa, June 26,
1881.
Son of George W. Felt and Clara B. (Smith) Felt.
Republican. District judge in Montana 16th District, 1921-32;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1934.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Ray Files (b. 1884) —
also known as J. Ray Files —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, December
6, 1884.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; candidate for Iowa
state attorney general, 1920; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,
1924;
Iowa
Democratic state chair, 1925-27; Los Angeles Police
Commissioner, 1940-45.; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1940,
1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Franzenburg (1916-2004) —
of Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa.
Born in Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa, November
18, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Iowa state
treasurer, 1965-69; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1968, 1972.
Methodist
or Presbyterian.
Member, Lions;
American Legion.
Died, from complications
of a hip replacement and congestive
heart failure, in the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
31, 2004 (age 87 years, 348
days).
Interment at Conrad
Cemetery, Conrad, Iowa.
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Robert David Fulton (b. 1929) —
also known as Robert D. Fulton —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, May 13,
1929.
Democrat. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1958-60; member of Iowa state
senate, 1962-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1965-69; Governor of
Iowa, 1969; member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1971; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Member, Amvets;
American Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) —
also known as Guy G. Gabrielson —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 22,
1891.
Son of Frank August Gabrielson and Ida (Jansen) Gabrielson.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines,
Danville, Quebec; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1926-30; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1949-52.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in May, 1976
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Philip Gaffney (b. 1890) —
also known as James P. Gaffney —
of Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa; Marengo, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa
County, Iowa, October
7, 1890.
Son of Michael F. Gaffney and Bridget E. (Grimes) Gaffney.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Iowa
County Attorney, 1923-27; district judge in Iowa 8th District,
1933-40; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1936,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American Legion; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel James Gallery (1896-1964) —
also known as Daniel J. Gallery —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa.
Born in Winthrop, Buchanan
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Son of James Andrew Gallery (1857-1942) and Teresa (Kane) Gallery
(1866-1950).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Madison County Democratic Party, 1930-32, 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1948;
mayor of Winterset, Iowa, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Lions;
American Legion.
Died in Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa, April 18,
1964 (age 67 years, 131
days).
Interment at Winterset
Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.
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Raymond O. Garber (1887-1956) —
also known as Ray O. Garber —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Adair, Adair
County, Iowa, October
16, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American Legion.
Died April 30,
1956 (age 68 years, 197
days).
Interment at Sunnyhill Cemetery, Adair, Iowa.
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Raymond R. Gillespie (b. 1890) —
of Iowa.
Born July 23,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
senate 16th District; elected 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; American Legion.
Interment at Winterset
Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.
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Guy Mark Gillette (1879-1973) —
also known as Guy M. Gillette —
of Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, February
3, 1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; farmer; lawyer; Cherokee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-09; member of Iowa state
senate, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1922;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936-45, 1949-55; defeated, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Actor
in cameo role in the 1962 movie
Advise & Consent.
Died in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, March 3,
1973 (age 94 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Harold Royce Gross (1899-1987) —
also known as H. R. Gross —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Arispe, Union
County, Iowa, June 30,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1949-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
22, 1987 (age 88 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Hugh Gail Guernsey (1892-1992) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, August
10, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1937-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Died, in Calvin Manor nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
18, 1992 (age 100 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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John Williams Gwynne (1889-1972) —
also known as John W. Gwynne —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Victor, Iowa
County, Iowa, October
20, 1889.
Son of Thomas Williams Gwynne and Katherine (McGilway) Gwynne.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in Iowa,
1920-26; Black
Hawk County Attorney, 1929-34; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1935-49; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1953-59; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1955-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Legion; Elks.
Died in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, July 5,
1972 (age 82 years, 259
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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Gail Handy (1898-1970) —
of Eau Claire, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Coon Rapids, Carroll
County, Iowa, January
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fruit
farmer; sheriff's
deputy; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1939-42, 1959-64; defeated, 1942 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1944
(Berrien County 2nd District), 1948 (Berrien County 2nd District),
1950 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1952 (Berrien County 2nd
District), 1964 (44th District).
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; American Legion; Grange.
Died in 1970
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) —
also known as Joe R. Hanley —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 30,
1876.
Son of John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
ordained
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1950.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in Perry Nursing
Home, Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund Perry Hanson (1889-1953) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Iroquois
County, Ill., August
14, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1935-36.
Presbyterian;
later Christian
Scientist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
11, 1953 (age 63 years, 150
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Boyd G. Hayes (b. 1915) —
of Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa.
Born in Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa, September
13, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Floyd County Republican Party, 1946-48; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1952.
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Norman R. Hays (b. 1891) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, 1891.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1933-46; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1946-65.
Member, American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Harold Everett Hughes (1922-1996) —
also known as Harold E. Hughes —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born near Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, February
10, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of
Iowa, 1963-69; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1969-75; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
23, 1996 (age 74 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Ida
Grove Cemetery, Ida Grove, Iowa.
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Raymond Allen Constan Johnson (b. 1923) —
also known as Ray A. C. Johnson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Stanton, Montgomery
County, Iowa, July 25,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant;
Nebraska
state auditor, 1971-91.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1993.
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Alfred E. Jones (b. 1920) —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in Clarke
County, Iowa, January
20, 1920.
Son of Floyd
Jones and Elizabeth (Tice) Jones.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; restaurant
business; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Clarke County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American Legion; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1951.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine Dickinson. |
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Robert Leonard Larson (1898-1986) —
also known as Robert L. Larson —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, September
20, 1898.
Son of Charles Leonard Larson and Nellie (Stever) Larson.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; athletic
coach; lawyer; Iowa
state attorney general, 1947-53; appointed 1947; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1953-71; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1959-61.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Sigma
Pi; Rotary.
Died in 1986
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Leonard Larson and Nellie (Stever) Larson; married, June 1,
1922, to Helen Kruse; married, March 12,
1938, to Wilma Donham. |
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Loren H. Laughlin (b. 1896) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Mt. Ayr, Ringgold
County, Iowa, August
13, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1932,
1936.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American Bar
Association; American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry D. Linn —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born near Shelby, Shelby
County, Iowa.
Republican. Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1943-50; resigned 1950.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles E. MacMillin (1888-1941) —
of Pinal
County, Ariz.
Born in Marengo, Iowa
County, Iowa, January
21, 1888.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1925.
Member, American Legion.
Convicted
of forgery
in 1934; sentenced
to prison.
Died March 2,
1941 (age 53 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hanford MacNider (1889-1968) —
also known as Jack MacNider —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa, October
2, 1889.
Son of Charles Henry MacNider and May (Hanford) MacNider.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1948;
U.S. Minister to Canada, 1930-32; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice
President, 1932;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., February
18, 1968 (age 78 years, 139
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Fred W. Messmore (b. 1890) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Boone, Boone
County, Iowa, July 11,
1890.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 18th District, 1929-37; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1937-.
Methodist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) —
also known as Jack Miller —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa state
senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Izaak
Walton League; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla., August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John E. Mulroney (b. 1896) —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Ruthven, Palo Alto
County, Iowa, February
15, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1943-55.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin A. Nelson (b. 1889) —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Hesper, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, February
21, 1889.
Son of Andrew A. Nelson and Bertha (Jacobson) Nelson.
Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1930; vice-chair of
Minnesota Republican Party, 1932; Republican candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1934, 1936; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1942; district judge in Minnesota 10th
District, 1944-53; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1953.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Merle Henifin. |
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William H. Nicholas (b. 1892) —
of Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Butler
County, Iowa, October
10, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1947; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1951-53, 1957-59.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Farm
Bureau; American Legion; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley Barnum Niles (1896-1978) —
also known as Stanley B. Niles —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Nashville, Barry
County, Mich., January
22, 1896.
Son of Fred Lewis Niles and Carrie A. (Barnum) Niles.
Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Eaton County,
1933; Commonwealth candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1935; Commonwealth candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1936; president,
Iowa Wesleyan College, 1938-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, in Methodist Manor retirement
home, Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., December
30, 1978 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tulsa, Okla.
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Richard J. Norpel, Sr. (1918-2007) —
of Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa, June 24,
1918.
Son of Charles Norpel and Laura (Meier) Norpel.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; grocer; hotelier;
insurance
and real
estate business; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1971-72; member of Iowa state
senate, 1975-76.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died May 24,
2007 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Norpel and Laura (Meier) Norpel; step-son of Herman
Pogeman; married, February
23, 1943, to Janaan Lewis (died 2002). |
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Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) —
also known as Joseph P. O'Hara —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
23, 1895.
Son of Patrick O'Hara and Catharine (Doyle) O'Hara.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; McLeod
County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1975 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Ralph Addison Oliver (b. 1886) —
also known as Ralph A. Oliver —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Eddyville, Wapello
County, Iowa, July 31,
1886.
Son of John Franklin Oliver and Fannie M. (Wilhermsdorfer) Oliver.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Iowa,
1931-32; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1938-62; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1939, 1947.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Frederick Raper, Jr. (b. 1913) —
also known as John F. Raper, Jr. —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 13,
1913.
Son of John Frederick Raper and Anna Selma (Peterson) Raper.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1953-61; Wyoming
state attorney general, 1963-66; district judge in Wyoming,
1966-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice E. Rawlings (1906-1982) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa, August
17, 1906.
Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 4th District, 1958-65; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion.
Died September
10, 1982 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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Walter Ward Reynoldson (b. 1920) —
also known as W. Ward Reynoldson —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in St. Edward, Boone
County, Neb., May 17,
1920.
Son of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach)
Reynoldson.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Clarke
County Attorney, 1953-57; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1971-87; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1978-87; law
professor.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2003.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach) Reynoldson;
married, December
24, 1942, to Janet Aline Mills (died 1986); married, June 3,
1989, to Patricia A. Frey. |
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David Fulton Rice (1889-1929) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Exline, Appanoose
County, Iowa, September
13, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1925.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
American Legion.
Shot
and killed by
a disgruntled law client, George Domyancich, as he was leaving the
Appanoose County
Courthouse, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, February
28, 1929 (age 39 years, 168
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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B. M. Richardson (b. 1896) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, February
19, 1896.
Republican. Member of Iowa
railroad commission, 1925-32; member of Iowa
commerce commission, 1939-.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Riegelman (1892-1982) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
19, 1892.
Son of Isaac Riegelman and Bertha (Meyer) Riegelman.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1922; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1952,
1956;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Beta Tau; Freemasons;
American Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in 1982
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Armington Robins (1884-1970) —
also known as Charles A. Robins —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Defiance, Shelby
County, Iowa, December
8, 1884.
Republican. Physician;
member of Idaho
state senate, 1938-44; Governor of
Idaho, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; American Medical
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis.
Died September
20, 1970 (age 85 years, 286
days).
Interment at Lewis
and Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho.
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Howard P. Savage (c.1884-1944) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Boone, Boone
County, Iowa, about 1884.
Republican. Played one season as a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs baseball
team; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; National Commander
of the American Legion, 1926-27; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Member, American Legion.
Died, in Edward Hines Jr. Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 7,
1944 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Schechinger (b. 1894) —
of near Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa.
Born in Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa, December
17, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Joseph Scherle (b. 1923) —
also known as William J. Scherle —
of Henderson, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., March 14,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Iowa state
house of representatives; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1967-75 (7th District 1967-73, 5th
District 1973-75); defeated, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1998.
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Lloyd R. Smith (1911-1978) —
of Iowa.
Born in Forest City, Winnebago
County, Iowa, November
3, 1911.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Iowa state
auditor, 1967-78; died in office 1978.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion.
Died in 1978
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce M. Snell (1895-1976) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, March 4,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1941-60; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1961-70.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in September, 1976
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William C. Stuart (b. 1920) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, April 28,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1953-61; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1962-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 1971.
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Melvin D. Synhorst (b. 1914) —
of Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa.
Born in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, January
21, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1949-65, 1967-80; resigned 1980.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Amvets.
Still living as of 1980.
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Henry Oscar Talle (1892-1969) —
also known as Henry O. Talle —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born near Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., January
12, 1892.
Son of John Talle and Anna (Ovri) Talle.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1939-59 (4th District 1939-43, 2nd
District 1943-59); defeated, 1936 (4th District), 1958 (2nd District).
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 14,
1969 (age 77 years, 61
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Orville Taylor (1885-1969) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
8, 1885.
Son of Orville J. Taylor and Eleanor Sarah (Harris) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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T. Eugene Thornton (b. 1911) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 27,
1911.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1959-67.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
American Legion; Amvets.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd Thurston (1880-1970) —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, March 27,
1880.
Son of S. Thurston and Margaret (Maloy) Thurston.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1920-24; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1925-39 (8th District 1925-33, 5th
District 1933-39); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1938.
Protestant.
Member, American Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Rotary.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 7,
1970 (age 90 years, 41
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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John C. Torgerson (b. 1947) —
of Kasilof, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, October
21, 1947.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state senate District D, 1995-.
Member, Eagles; Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2001.
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Richard C. Turner (b. 1927) —
of Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Avoca, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, September
30, 1927.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
senate, 1960-64; Iowa
state attorney general, 1967-; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1981-86.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Still living as of 1986.
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John Kalbach Valentine (1904-1950) —
also known as John K. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
5, 1904.
Son of Hosford
Edwin Valentine and Annetta (Kalbach) Valentine.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1933-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939-40; candidate
for Governor of
Iowa, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
vice-president, Iowa Southern Utilities
Company, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Rotary; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, October
12, 1950 (age 46 years, 249
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) —
also known as Monrad C. Wallgren; Mon C.
Wallgren —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April 17,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler; optician;
U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1940-45; Governor of
Washington, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1950-51.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile
accident, in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
18, 1961 (age 70 years, 154
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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Chesley Mathew Walter (b. 1889) —
also known as Chesley M. Walter —
of Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill., November
19, 1889.
Son of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1944.
Member, Kiwanis;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter; married 1912 to Fannie
Machen; married, May 24,
1941, to Dorothy Mills Smith. |
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Charles F. Wennerstrum (1889-1986) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., October
11, 1889.
Son of Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand)
Wennerstrum.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Iowa
2nd District, 1930-40; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1941-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Died in June, 1986
(age 96
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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G. E. Whitehead (b. 1892) —
of Perry, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Marshall
County, Iowa, August
11, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,
1932;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1943-45; member of Iowa state
senate 17th District; elected 1948.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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