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Politician members in Iowa

	Henry de Forest Baldwin (1862-1947) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, November 7, 1862. Son of Simeon Baldwin and Mary Sarah (Marvin) Baldwin. Lawyer; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Skull and Bones. Died, following a stroke, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 18, 1947 (age 84 years, 192 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Second great-grandson of Roger Sherman; great-grandson of Simeon Baldwin (1761-1851); grandnephew of Roger Sherman Baldwin; son of Simeon Baldwin and Mary Sarah (Marvin) Baldwin; second cousin of Edward Baldwin Whitney; married, September 4, 1890, to Jessie Pinney; third cousin of Roger Sherman Hoar. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
	James Albert Smith Leach (b. 1942) — also known as Jim Leach — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, October 15, 1942. Son of James Albert Leach and Lois (Hill) Leach. Republican. Staff, U.S. Rep. Donald Rumsfeld, 1965-66; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1977-2006 (1st District 1977-2003, 2nd District 2003-06); defeated, 1974. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission; Moose; Rotary; Elks. Still living as of 2009.   Relatives: Married, December 6, 1975, to Elizabeth Foxley.   Cross-reference: Thomas C. Hubbard   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
	William Robert Rivkin (1919-1967) — also known as William R. Rivkin — of Illinois. Born in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1919. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1962-65; Senegal, 1966-67, died in office 1967; Gambia, 1966-67, died in office 1967. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Council on Foreign Relations. Died, of a heart attack, in Dakar, Senegal, March 19, 1967 (age about 47 years). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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