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Henry Beets (b. 1869) —
of Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Koedyk, Netherlands,
January
5, 1869.
Son of Jasper Beets and Margaret (Smit) Beets.
Republican. Pastor; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 1st
District, 1933.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Eugene Bentley (1841-1905) —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; Butler
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Warners, Onondaga
County, N.Y., April 30,
1841.
Baptist minister; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1896.
Baptist.
Died, from a heart
attack, in a lodging
house at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
4, 1905 (age 63 years, 280
days).
Interment at Blue
Valley Cemetery, Surprise, Neb.
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Donald B. Culp (born c.1942) —
of Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa.
Born about 1942.
Republican. Pastor; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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F. Paul Goodland (d. 2004) —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Episcopal priest; mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1980-89.
Episcopalian.
Died in Arizona, September
7, 2004.
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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Roland N. Holsaple (1876-1940) —
also known as R. N. Holsaple —
of Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; South Dakota; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Minnesota; Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Monroeville, Allen
County, Ind., April 11,
1876.
Republican. Minister; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Pleasant Home Hospital,
Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., October
31, 1940 (age 64 years, 203
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Morris Hurd (born c.1944) —
of Marengo, Iowa
County, Iowa; Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born about 1944.
Republican. Pastor; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Still living as of 2008.
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Ole Juulson Kvale (1869-1929) —
also known as O. J. Kvale —
of Benson, Swift
County, Minn.
Born near Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, February
6, 1869.
Ordained minister; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1923-29; defeated
(Independent), 1920; died in office 1929.
Lutheran.
Died September
11, 1929 (age 60 years, 217
days).
Interment at Benson
Cemetery, Benson, Minn.
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George Richard Lunn (1873-1948) —
also known as George R. Lunn —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Lenox, Taylor
County, Iowa, June 23,
1873.
Son of Martin A. Lunn and Mattie (Bratton) Lunn.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
Presbyterian minister; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1912-13, 1916-17, 1920-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1917-19; defeated
(Democratic), 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1920; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1923-24; defeated (Democratic), 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif., November
27, 1948 (age 75 years, 157
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Melvin Orlando McLaughlin (1876-1928) —
also known as Melvin O. McLaughlin —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; York, York
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, August 8,
1876.
Son of William D. McLaughlin and Jane (Creger) McLaughlin.
Republican. School
teacher; minister; president,
York College, York, Nebraska, 1913-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1919-27.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1928
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, York, Neb.
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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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Henry P. Scholte (1805-1868) —
of Pella, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands,
September
25, 1805.
Republican. Preacher; joined the dissenters from the national
church of the Netherlands; tried in
1834 for teaching
heresy, expelled
from the church, fined,
and imprisoned;
helped organize a group which emigrated to Iowa in 1847; lawyer; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died August
25, 1868 (age 62 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Pella, Iowa.
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Lafayette Shaeffer (1849-1932) —
of Iowa.
Born in Bellair Township, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 6,
1849.
Democrat. Farmer;
ordained minister; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1915.
Died January
5, 1932 (age 82 years, 244
days).
Interment at Shaeffer
Cemetery, Walnut Township, Appanoose County, Iowa.
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