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Patricia Ann Anton (b. 1953) —
also known as Patty Anton —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, November
29, 1953.
Daughter of Dr. George R. Anton and Mary Lou (Cahalan) Anton.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1972.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1973.
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Joseph Clemence Arts (1878-1935) —
also known as Joseph C. Arts —
of Carroll, Carroll
County, Iowa.
Born in Carroll, Carroll
County, Iowa, September
17, 1878.
Son of William Arts (1840-1910) and Christina (Manemann) Arts
(1849-1924).
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Catholic. German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Carroll, Carroll
County, Iowa, April 8,
1935 (age 56 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April 27,
1904, to Caroline B. 'Carrie' Meyers (1879-1957). |
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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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Frances Richmond Bickert (1887-1987) —
also known as Frances Bickert; Frances
Richmond —
of Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa.
Born in Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa, October
14, 1887.
Daughter of Levi Tiltson Richmond and Elizabeth Winifred (Malone)
Richmond.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952
(alternate).
Female.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in October, 1987
(age about
99 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Grover Joseph Bittner (1885-1965) —
also known as Grover J. Bittner; Grove
Bittner —
of Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa, August
23, 1885.
Son of Louis Bittner (1848-1930) and Mary Gertrude (Niemeyer) Bittner
(1854-1915).
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; mayor of Bellevue, Iowa, 1936-48; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1939-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940.
Catholic. Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 4,
1965 (age 79 years, 315
days).
Entombed at St.
Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Bittner (1848-1930) and Mary Gertrude (Niemeyer) Bittner
(1854-1915); married, October
29, 1915, to Frances Margaret Ernst (1874-1945); married 1946 to Waive
Ellen Ernst (1901-1992). |
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memorial |
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Terry Edward Branstad (b. 1946) —
also known as Terry E. Branstad —
of Iowa.
Born in Leland, Winnebago
County, Iowa, November
17, 1946.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member of
Iowa
state house of representatives, 1973-79; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1979-83; Governor of
Iowa, 1983-99, 2011-; president,
Des Moines University.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2011.
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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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John Burke (1859-1937) —
of Devils Lake, Ramsey
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa, February
25, 1859.
Son of John Burke and Mary (Ryan) Burke.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1891; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1893-97; Governor of
North Dakota, 1907-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for
Vice President, 1912;
Treasurer of the United States, 1913-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Dakota, 1924;
justice
of North Dakota state supreme court, 1925-37; chief
justice of North Dakota state supreme court, 1935-36.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died May 14,
1937 (age 78 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Donald J. Canney (1930-2011) —
also known as Don Canney —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, October
8, 1930.
Son of John Canney and Alice (Mickle) Canney.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; civil
engineer; mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1969-92.
Catholic.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March 20,
2011 (age 80 years, 163
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mariclare Mari Culver —
also known as Mari Culver —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2008.
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John Patrick Devaney (b. 1883) —
also known as John P. Devaney —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Lake Mills, Winnebago
County, Iowa, June 30,
1883.
Son of Patrick Devaney and Ellen (La Velle) Devaney.
Lawyer;
chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1933-36.
Catholic. Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice Francis Donegan (b. 1875) —
also known as Maurice F. Donegan —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Welton, Clinton
County, Iowa, September
2, 1875.
Son of Jeremiah Donegan and Mary (Lucey) Donegan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1913-21; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1940-49.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Albert Dow (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward A. Dow —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, April 20,
1879.
Son of Charles Noble Dow and Nora Gertrude Dow.
Real
estate and insurance
business; U.S. Consul in SAINT Stephen, 1915-17; Ciudad Juarez, 1917-20; Algiers, 1920-24; Rotterdam, 1924-28; Frankfort, 1928-30; U.S. Consul General in SAINT John's, 1930-33; Santiago, 1933-38.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Gregory Dunn (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward G. Dunn; E. G. Dunn —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Nora Springs, Floyd
County, Iowa, April 18,
1879.
Son of Michael Dunn and Anna (Ryan) Dunn.
Democrat. School
teacher; operator of grain
elevator and organizer of co-operative grain elevators; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1908,
1944;
lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1934-40.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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E. J. Feuling —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920,
1924;
Iowa
Democratic state chair, 1925.
Catholic.
Interment at New
Hampton Cemetery, New Hampton, Iowa.
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Philip Bracken Fleming (1887-1955) —
also known as Philip B. Fleming —
of Washington,
D.C.; New Hampshire.
Born in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
15, 1887.
Son of John Joseph Fleming and Mary (Bracken) Fleming.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in the
U.S. Army during World War II; head of Federal Works Agency and of
Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1951-53.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon.
Died, of cancer, in
Washington,
D.C., October
6, 1955 (age 67 years, 356
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Greg Ganske (b. 1949) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa, March 31,
1949.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1995-2003; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 2002.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Gilbert W. Gutknecht (b. 1951) —
also known as Gil Gutknecht —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, March 20,
1951.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1982-94; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1995-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Richard Harkin (b. 1939) —
also known as Tom Harkin —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Cumming, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Cumming, Warren
County, Iowa, November
19, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1975-85; defeated, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1985-; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 2012.
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James Henry Hawley (1847-1929) —
also known as James H. Hawley —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, January
17, 1847.
Son of Thomas Hawley and Annie (Carr) Hawley.
Democrat. Miner; lawyer;
member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1870-71; member of Idaho
territorial senate, 1874-75; District Attorney 2nd District,
1879-83; U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1892,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1903-05; Governor of
Idaho, 1911-13; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1914; candidate for Democratic nomination for
Vice President, 1920.
Catholic.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, August 3,
1929 (age 82 years, 198
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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John A. Heinz —
of Peosta, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Farmer;
elected Iowa state
house of representatives from Dubuque County 1950.
Catholic. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1951.
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Michael Owen Johanns (b. 1950) —
also known as Mike Johanns —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 18,
1950.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1991-98; Governor of
Nebraska, 1999-2005; resigned 2005; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 2005-.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Alpha Theta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Mary Stella Kelleher (1887-1979) —
also known as Mary S. Kelleher; Mary Stella
Donahoe —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Pocahontas
County, Iowa, October
23, 1887.
Daughter of Edward Andrew Donahoe and Elizabeth Catherine (O'Brien)
Donahoe.
Democrat. Secretary of
Iowa Democratic Party, 1926-36; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940;
vice-chair
of Iowa Democratic Party, 1936-40.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, January
12, 1979 (age 91 years, 81
days).
Interment at Corpus
Christi Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Steve King (b. 1949) —
of Kiron, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Storm Lake, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 28,
1949.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
senate, 1996-2002; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000) —
also known as Gene Leahy —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Imogene, Fremont
County, Iowa, May 8,
1929.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
municipal judge in Nebraska, 1964-68; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1969-73.
Catholic. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from complications of lung
cancer, at the Veterans Administration Medical
Center, Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
18, 2000 (age 70 years, 255
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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James Ross Lightfoot (b. 1938) —
also known as Jim Lightfoot —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.; Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
27, 1938.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1985-97 (5th District 1985-93, 3rd
District 1993-97); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1996; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1998.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2012.
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Mildred L. Lillie (1915-2002) —
also known as Mildred Kluckhohn —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, January
25, 1915.
Daughter of Ottomar A. Kluckhohn and Florence E. (Martin) Kluckhohn.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1947-49; superior court judge in
California, 1949-58; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1958-83.
Female.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Soroptimists.
Died October
27, 2002 (age 87 years, 275
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Ottomar A. Kluckhohn and Florence E. (Martin) Kluckhohn;
married, March 18,
1947, to Cameron L. Lillie (died 1959); married, August
27, 1966, to A. V. Falcone. |
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Luke E. Linnan (b. 1895) —
of Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa.
Born in Maurice, Sioux
County, Iowa, April 8,
1895.
Son of John Q. Linnan and Kate (Fitzpatric) Linnan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940;
justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1958.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Florence Mary Lynch (b. 1891) —
also known as Florence Lynch; Florence Mary
Coddington —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa.
Born in Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa, February
17, 1891.
Daughter of Fred Coddington and Catherine (Willmas) Coddington.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; linotype
operator; secretary of
Iowa Democratic Party, 1936-40; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1949.
Female.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel E. Maguire (b. 1878) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in East Dubuque, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., July 31,
1878.
Son of Thomas Maguire and Ellen (Groff) Maguire.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 19th District, 1916-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1940.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dennis Aloysius Mahoney (1821-1879) —
of Jackson
County, Iowa; Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Ross, County Cork, Ireland,
January
20, 1821.
Member of Iowa state
house of representatives; elected 1848, 1858; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1862, 1864.
Catholic.
Newspaper
editor who criticized
the Civil War; arrested
in August 1862 and held until November at the Old Capitol Federal Prison in
Washington, D.C.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, November
5, 1879 (age 58 years, 289
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick Cemetery, Garryowen, Iowa.
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Walter Thomas Mahoney (b. 1900) —
also known as Walter T. Mahoney —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
12, 1900.
Democrat. Business
executive; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael L. Mason (b. 1906) —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Warren
County, Ill., June 14,
1906.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1952-53; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-78.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur A. McGiverin (b. 1928) —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
10, 1928.
Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1965-78; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1978-; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1987-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Melcher (b. 1924) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
6, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; veterinarian;
mayor of Forsyth, Mont., 1955; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1961-63, 1969; member of Montana
state senate, 1963-67; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1969-77; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1977-89; defeated, 1988; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 2008; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2010.
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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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Daniel D. Murphy (1862-1931) —
also known as Daniel Murphy —
of Elkader, Clayton
County, Iowa.
Born in New Diggings, Lafayette
County, Wis., August
22, 1862.
Son of John G. Murphy and Ellen (McCarthy) Murphy.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clayton
County Attorney, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1892,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1910; vice-president,
Elkader State Bank;
director, St. Olaf Savings Bank,
Elkport Savings Bank, and
Clayton County State Bank;
director, Moresby Island Lumber
Company; president, Iowa Bar Association.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died May 30,
1931 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Elkader, Iowa.
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Jeremiah Henry Murphy (1835-1893) —
also known as Jeremiah H. Murphy; Jerrie
Murphy —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
13, 1835.
Son of Timothy Murphy (1806-1866) and Gerusha (Shattuck) Murphy
(1814-1901).
Democrat. Mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1873, 1879; member of Iowa state legislature;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1883-87.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1893 (age 58 years, 300
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.
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Richard Louis Murphy (1875-1936) —
also known as Louis Murphy —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, November
6, 1875.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1933-36; died in office 1936.
Catholic.
Died in an automobile
accident near Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., July 16,
1936 (age 60 years, 253
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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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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Ambrose O'Connell (1881-1962) —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born near Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, July 9,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
work; assistant to postmaster general James
A. Farley, 1933-39; Second Assistant Postmaster General, 1939-40;
First Assistant Postmaster General, 1940-43; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1944-48.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
attack, in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., October
13, 1962 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Aloysius O'Connor (b. 1875) —
also known as Frank A. O'Connor —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Independence, Buchanan
County, Iowa, August 2,
1875.
Son of Timothy O'Connor and Ellen (Curran) O'Connor.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chickasaw
County Attorney, 1902-06; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1908-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1912,
1932
(delegation chair); U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1914-21.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy O'Connor and Ellen (Curran) O'Connor; married, November
24, 1904, to May A. McNevin; married 1939 to Mabel
Conover. |
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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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Theodore Eugene Pillow (b. 1951) —
also known as Ted Pillow —
of Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1951.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Catholic. Member, Alpha
Chi Rho.
Still living as of 1973.
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Jon C. Porter (b. 1955) —
of Boulder City, Clark
County, Nev.; Henderson, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, May 16,
1955.
Republican. Mayor, Boulder City, Nev., 1987-91; member of Nevada
state senate, 1994-2002; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 3rd District, 2003-; defeated, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Aloys Peter Primising (b. 1895) —
also known as A. P. Primising —
of Wahpeton, Richland
County, N.Dak.; Lidgerwood, Richland
County, N.Dak.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 27,
1895.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1940,
1944
(alternate); member of North Dakota
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940.
Catholic. Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Jaycees.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Des Moines, Iowa.
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John Richard Reilly (b. 1928) —
also known as John R. Reilly —
of Illinois; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 24,
1928.
Son of William Raphael Reilly and Stella (Vogenthaler) Reilly.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1964-67.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1967.
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Daniel Schaefer (1936-2006) —
also known as Dan Schaefer —
of Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Guttenberg, Clayton
County, Iowa, January
25, 1936.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Colorado
state senate, 1979-82; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 1983-99.
Catholic. Member, Jaycees.
Died, of cancer, in
Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo., April 16,
2006 (age 70 years, 81
days).
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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James Shields (1810-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1810.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; general in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 69 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Thomas Joseph Tauke (b. 1950) —
also known as Thomas J. Tauke; Tom Tauke —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, October
11, 1950.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1979-91; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1990.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Anthony Van Wagenen (b. 1852) —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, December
28, 1852.
Son of I. W. Van Wagenan and Elizabeth (Moreland) Van Wagenan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 4th District, 1892-95; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1913-14.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Vilsack (b. 1950) —
also known as Tom Vilsack —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
13, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1993-98; Governor of
Iowa, 1999-2007; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 2004; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 2008;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 2009-.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Upsilon.
Still living as of 2012.
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