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William S. Beardsley (1901-1954) —
also known as Bill Beardsley —
of New Virginia, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Beacon, Mahaska
County, Iowa, May 13,
1901.
Son of William Beardsley and Carrie (Shane) Beardsley.
Republican. Pharmacist; farmer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1933-41; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of
Iowa, 1949-54; died in office 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Methodist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Killed in an automobile
accident, November
21, 1954 (age 53 years, 192
days).
Interment at New
Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia, Iowa.
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Clarence A. Luce (1847-1925) —
of Republican City, Harlan
County, Neb.
Born in Lamoille
County, Vt., May 27,
1847.
Son of Harvey Luce and Mary Luce.
Republican. Druggist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1912.
Died in McGregor, Clayton
County, Iowa, December
30, 1925 (age 78 years, 217
days).
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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William Miller McCreary (1837-1916) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
13, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
druggist; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1904-06.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
6, 1916 (age 79 years, 24
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Frank Connell Zehrung (1858-1942) —
also known as Frank C. Zehrung; F. C.
Zehrung —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, October
7, 1858.
Son of John Zehrung and Mary (Connell) Zehrung.
Republican. Druggist; theater
business; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1913-15, 1921-27, 1931-33.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
8, 1942 (age 83 years, 336
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Relatives:
Married, March 15,
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