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Casper Drengman Aaker (b. 1883) —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ridgeway, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, August
30, 1883.
Son of Drengman Aaker and Christine (Ellefson) Aaker.
Republican. Lawyer;
organizer, Trinity Hospital,
1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota,
1940.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leighton W. Abel (1900-1975) —
of Guttenberg, Clayton
County, Iowa.
Born in Monona, Clayton
County, Iowa, February
22, 1900.
Son of E. H. Abel and Mathilda Abel.
Republican. Shoe
merchant; farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Clayton County, 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in April, 1975
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Don A. Allen, Sr. —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Iowa.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member
of California
state assembly, 1938-46, 1956-66; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California, 1960.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Optimist
Club; United
Commercial Travelers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Anderson (1871-1954) —
also known as John W. Anderson —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Buchanan
County, Iowa, July 21,
1871.
Son of Reese Babbs Anderson and Emma Theresa (Davenport) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Monona
County Attorney, 1910-14; district judge in Iowa 4th District,
1915-21; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, January
29, 1954 (age 82 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reese Babbs Anderson and Emma Theresa (Davenport) Anderson;
married, September
24, 1895, to Burdette Hopper; married, April 15,
1933, to Mary Agnes Peck. |
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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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George C. Armstrong (b. 1872) —
of Lawrenceville, Lawrence
County, Ill.
Born in Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa, July 11,
1872.
Republican. Business
executive; member of Illinois
state senate 48th District, 1941-49.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) —
also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C.
Bagley —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Magnolia, Rock
County, Wis., October
29, 1873.
Son of Shepherd Stephen Bagley and Louisa (Cain) Bagley.
Republican. Banker; in
1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at
him and missed; Iowa state
treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose;
Maccabees;
American
Bankers Association; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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John Ora Bailey (b. 1880) —
also known as J. O. Bailey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, September
26, 1880.
Son of John Sherbourne Bailey and Harriet C. (Kingsley) Bailey.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1925-29; member of Oregon
state senate, 1929-33; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1933-50; retired 1950; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1943-45.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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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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Alfred S. Bennett (b. 1854) —
of The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 10,
1854.
Son of Thomas M. Bennett and Zylpha Ann (Finnell) Bennett.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1882-84; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1919-20; resigned 1920.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Henry Beuse (1901-1957) —
also known as Walter H. Beuse —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, November
2, 1901.
Son of Henry Beuse and Ida (Weetz) Beuse.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; sports
writer; Scott
County Sheriff; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1940;
member of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee, 1949; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1954-57; died in office 1957.
Lutheran.
Member, Eagles; Moose; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; United
Commercial Travelers; Lions; Jaycees.
Died August
26, 1957 (age 55 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Fred H. Blume (b. 1875) —
of Audubon
County, Iowa; Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa, January
9, 1875.
Son of William Blume and Lena Blume.
Lawyer;
Audubon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1900-04; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1907-09; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1909-13; justice of
Wyoming state supreme court, 1921-36; chief
justice of Wyoming state supreme court, 1927-31.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Blanche Alexander. |
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Paul E. Boslaugh (b. 1881) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 10,
1881.
Lawyer;
justice
of Nebraska state supreme court, 1949-.
Swiss
and English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Carroll L. Brown (1913-1976) —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Rose Hill, Mahaska
County, Iowa, March 5,
1913.
Republican. School
teacher; supervisor, seed
corn company; part owner and manager of a pig
hatchery; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Mahaska County; elected 1950;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Died in April, 1976
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Haslett Platt Burke (b. 1874) —
also known as Haslett P. Burke —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Monona
County, Iowa, April 28,
1874.
Son of John Thomas Burke and Clara Jane (Hardy) Burke.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; district
judge in Colorado 13th District, 1907-19; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1919-49; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1927-28, 1937-39, 1947-49.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Acacia;
Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harlan John Bushfield (1882-1948) —
also known as Harlan J. Bushfield —
of Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, August 6,
1882.
Son of John A. Bushfield and Cora (Pearson) Bushfield.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
South Dakota, 1939-43; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1940;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Dakota, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1943-48; died in office 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak., September
27, 1948 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Interment at G.A.R.
Cemetery, Miller, S.Dak.
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Frank Michael Byrne (1858-1927) —
also known as Frank M. Byrne —
of Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak.
Born in Volney, Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
23, 1858.
Son of Lawrence Byrne and Delia (Hart) Byrne.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1889-90, 1907-10 (35th District 1889-90,
1907-08, 36th District 1909-10); Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1911-13; Governor of
South Dakota, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1927 (age 69 years, 62
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dwight Ezra Campbell (1887-1964) —
also known as Dwight Campbell —
of Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
5, 1887.
Son of Frank Ezra Campbell and Cornelia (Bell) Campbell.
Republican. Lawyer;
represented railroads
in the Dakotas; member of South
Dakota state senate 35th District, 1923-24; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1925-37.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died June 15,
1964 (age 76 years, 223
days).
Interment somewhere
in Groton, S.Dak.
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Terry McGovern Carpenter (1900-1978) —
also known as Terry Carpenter —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March 28,
1900.
Son of Bert C. Carpenter and Martha Ellen (Harris) Carpenter.
Candidate for mayor
of Scottsbluff, Neb., 1931; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1933-35; candidate for
Governor
of Nebraska, 1934, 1940 (Democratic), 1950, 1960; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1936 (Democratic), 1942, 1948
(Democratic), 1954, 1972 (Democratic); delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1952;
member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1953-; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1974.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Changed parties five times.
Died in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff
County, Neb., April 27,
1978 (age 78 years, 30
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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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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Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) —
of Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1950-66; Presidential Elector for California, 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1967 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Edgar Erastus Clark (1856-1930) —
also known as Edgar E. Clark —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., February
18, 1856.
Son of Henry Dean Clark and Nancy Elizabeth (Jones) Clark.
Republican. Train
conductor; Grand Senior
Conductor (1889), and Grand Chief
Conductor (1890-1906), of the Order of Railway Conductors of
America; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904;
member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1906-21; chair, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1913-14, 1918-21.
Member, Order of
Railway Conductors; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
1, 1930 (age 74 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Dean Clark and Nancy Elizabeth (Jones) Clark; married, September
1, 1880, to Lovenia Jenkins (died 1903); married, June 28,
1911, to Agnes English Barnes. |
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article |
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Congress |
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Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) —
also known as Ted D. Clark —
of Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1920.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
and furniture
business; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51; member
of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 3,
1980 (age 59 years, 326
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Gracie May Frost. |
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Maurice Connolly (1877-1921) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, March 13,
1877.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1913-15; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1914; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Member, Elks.
Died in an airplane
accident near Indian Head, Charles
County, Md., May 28,
1921 (age 44 years, 76
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Harold Miles Cooper (b. 1885) —
also known as H. M. Cooper —
of Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Born in Sturgis, Meade
County, S.Dak., June 10,
1885.
Son of Miles Monroe Cooper and Mary P. (Ranft) Cooper.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Cooper Manufacturing
Company, makers of power lawn mowers and gaskets; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Armstrong Day (b. 1859) —
also known as George A. Day —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Union
County, Iowa, November
10, 1859.
Son of James Gamble Day and Minerva C. (Manly) Day.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1902-20; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1920-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Dawkins Dillon (1916-2001) —
of Columbus Junction, Louisa
County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
22, 1916.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died, in Iowa Methodist Medical
Center, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 26,
2001 (age 85 years, 124
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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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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Ray E. Dougherty (b. 1895) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, July 11,
1895.
Son of William J. Dougherty and Sarah Ann (Judkins) Dougherty.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
candidate for South
Dakota state attorney general, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Izaak
Walton League.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Greene Dows (1864-1926) —
also known as William G. Dows —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Clayton
County, Iowa, August
12, 1864.
Son of Stephen Leland Dows (1832-1909) and Henrietta Weddell (Safley)
Dows (1834-1893).
Republican. President, Iowa Railway
and Light
Company, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway;
Iowa Electric
Company; Central States Electric
Company; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Loyal
Legion.
Died, in University Hospital,
Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
25, 1926 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Jim Duncan (b. 1942) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, May 14,
1942.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1957-86; member of Alaska
state senate, 1987-; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1998.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Ralph Roscoe Eltse (1885-1971) —
also known as Ralph R. Eltse —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, September
13, 1885.
Son of John J. Eltse and Jennie Sarah (West) Eltse.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March 18,
1971 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
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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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Relatives:
Married 1913
to Harriet Anna Kelly. |
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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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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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James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) —
also known as James E. Garrigues —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., October
6, 1852.
Son of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues.
Republican. Lawyer;
district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado
8th District, 1903-10; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married,
May 3,
1880, to Clara L. Boehner (died 1896); married, January
19, 1911, to Alice Roberts. |
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John Howard Gates (1865-1927) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, October
26, 1865.
Son of John Cook Gates and Adelia (St. John) Gates.
Republican. Lawyer; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1913-27; died in
office 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Died November
8, 1927 (age 62 years, 13
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Ellsworth Good (1862-1937) —
also known as Edward E. Good —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 13,
1862.
Son of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good.
Republican. Lawyer; Saunders
County Attorney, 1895-96; director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; district judge in Nebraska 5th District, 1912-22; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1923-37; died in office 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died August 3,
1937 (age 75 years, 82
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Graham (b. 1901) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in West Union, Fayette
County, Iowa, January
12, 1901.
Son of Rev. Thomas J. Graham and Elizabeth Malcolm (Connor) Graham.
Democrat. Business
executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948;
candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Urban
League; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 20,
1931, to Charlotte Lawrence Henriques. |
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Joseph Kelso Green (1882-1951) —
also known as Joe Green —
of Hyder, Prince of
Wales-Hyder census area, Alaska; Haines, Haines
Borough, Alaska.
Born in Menlo, Guthrie
County, Iowa, December
31, 1882.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1933-38; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1937-39; member of
Alaska
territorial senate 1st District, 1945-48.
Member, Elks.
Died in Juneau,
Alaska, February
3, 1951 (age 68 years, 34
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Raymond Green (1856-1947) —
also known as William R. Green —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., November
7, 1856.
Son of Timothy Franklin Green and Sarah Maria (Raymond) Green.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1894-1911; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1911-28; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1928-40.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Bellport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 11,
1947 (age 90 years, 216
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Son of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Oscar Hale (b. 1867) —
of Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Born in Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa, February
27, 1867.
Son of John Hale and Clara (Rhodes) Hale.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 20th District, 1913-38; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1939-50.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren Keith Hamill (b. 1895) —
also known as W. Keith Hamill —
of Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa.
Born in Keota, Keokuk
County, Iowa, May 29,
1895.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1928;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1940;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-49.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Daniel Miller Hamilton (b. 1892) —
also known as J. D. M. Hamilton —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa, March 2,
1892.
Son of John Daniel Miller Hamilton and Mary (Rice) Hamilton.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1925-28; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1932-36.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Clifford Ragsdale Hope (1893-1970) —
also known as Clifford R. Hope —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Birmingham, Van Buren
County, Iowa, June 9,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1925-26; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1927-57 (7th District 1927-43, 5th
District 1943-57).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Elks.
Died in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., May 16,
1970 (age 76 years, 341
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Garden City, Kan.
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Edgar Howard (1858-1951) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, September
16, 1858.
Son of James Dakin Howard (1824-1884) and Martha (Daniel) Howard
(1824-1910).
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., July 19,
1951 (age 92 years, 306
days).
Interment at Columbus
Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
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Harry Edward Hull (1864-1938) —
also known as Harry E. Hull —
of Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born near Belvidere, Allegany
County, N.Y., March 12,
1864.
Son of Henry D. Hull and Isabel (Renwick) Hull.
Republican. Grain
business; mayor of Williamsburg, Iowa, 1889-1901; postmaster;
president, Williamsburg Telephone
Company; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1915-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1938 (age 73 years, 310
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa.
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Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (1862-1936) —
also known as Bernhard M. Jacobsen —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa.
Born in Klixbüll, Germany,
March
26, 1862.
Son of Boh Jacobsen and Magdelena (Tadsen) Jacobsen.
Democrat. Merchant;
postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1931-36; died in office
1936.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 30,
1936 (age 74 years, 96
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa.
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William Darius Jamieson (1873-1949) —
of Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born near Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa, November
9, 1873.
Son of Ira Jamieson and Mary J. (Gillis) Jamieson.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Iowa state
senate, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1909-11; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1949 (age 76 years, 9
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Royal Cleaves Johnson (1882-1939) —
also known as Royal C. Johnson —
of Highmore, Hyde
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, October
3, 1882.
Son of Eli Johnson and Philena (Everett) Johnson.
Republican. Lawyer; Hyde
County State's Attorney, 1909-10; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1915-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August 2,
1939 (age 56 years, 303
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Percy R. Kelly (1870-1949) —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Arlington, Fayette
County, Iowa, July 13,
1870.
Son of Christopher C. Kelly and Mary Jane (Whipple) Kelly.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1898-1902; circuit judge in Oregon, 1911-30; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1930-49; appointed 1930; died in
office 1949; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1941-43.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 14,
1949 (age 78 years, 336
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Edward Kendall (1868-1936) —
also known as Nathan E. Kendall —
of Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa.
Born near Greenville, Lucas
County, Iowa, March 17,
1868.
Son of Elijah L. Kendall and Lucinda (Stephens) Kendall.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1900-08; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1909-13; Governor of
Iowa, 1921-25.
Congregationalist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
5, 1936 (age 68 years, 233
days).
Cremated.
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Carroll A. Lane (1905-1997) —
of Iowa; Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa, May 9,
1905.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1943-45; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died October
15, 1997 (age 92 years, 159
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Charles E. Loizeaux (b. 1889) —
also known as Charlie Loizeaux —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa, January
22, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Plainfield, N.J., 1921; member of New Jersey
state senate from Union County, 1933-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herschel Celiel Loveless (1911-1989) —
also known as Herschel C. Loveless —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Hedrick, Keokuk
County, Iowa, May 5,
1911.
Son of David H. Loveless and Ethel (Beaver) Loveless.
Democrat. Mayor of
Ottumwa, Iowa, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1954; Governor of
Iowa, 1957-61; defeated, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Lions.
Died May 4,
1989 (age 77 years, 364
days).
Interment at Ottumwa
Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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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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Guy H. Martin (b. 1866) —
of Spencer, Clay
County, Iowa; Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Born in Lancaster, Keokuk
County, Iowa, August
31, 1866.
Son of Edward M. Martin and Eliza A. (Goss) Martin.
Republican. Lawyer; Clay
County District Attorney, 1894-99; U.S.
Attorney for Canal Zone, 1923-24; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1924-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Anthony Martin (1871-1957) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
26, 1871.
Republican. Business
owner; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1939-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, February
16, 1957 (age 85 years, 82
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Arch W. McFarlane (b. 1885) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April 14,
1885.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1915-21; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1919-22; member of Iowa state
senate, 1927-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1928-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial
location unknown.
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George McGill (1879-1963) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Russell, Lucas
County, Iowa, February
12, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1928,
1936,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930-39; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1948, 1954;
member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1945.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in St. Francis Hospital,
Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., May 14,
1963 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Interment at Pawnee
Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, Kan.
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William Henry McMaster (1877-1968) —
also known as William H. McMaster —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ticonic, Monona
County, Iowa, May 10,
1877.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1911-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1913-16; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1917-21; Governor of
South Dakota, 1921-25; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., September
14, 1968 (age 91 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Dixon, Ill.
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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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M. J. Miles —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1909-11.
Member, Elks.
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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George Nagle (1900-1996) —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Milton, Van Buren
County, Iowa, September
26, 1900.
Son of Lee Nagle (1870-1942) and Sarah Elizabeth (Bell) Nagle
(1870-1949).
Republican. Lumber
business; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956;
Iowa
Republican state chair, 1961-63; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1961-63.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1996
(age about
95 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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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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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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Frank Smith Payne (1869-1933) —
also known as Frank S. Payne —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August
16, 1869.
Son of Charles
Wilson Payne and Margaret (Patton) Payne.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
general counsel, Iowa Southern Utilities
Co.; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1900-02; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 13,
1933 (age 63 years, 240
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Dickinson. |
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Hollis Monroe Peavey (b. 1897) —
also known as Hollis M. Peavey —
of Huntington Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Riceville, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March 27,
1897.
Republican. Mayor
of Huntington Park, Calif., 1942-44, 1947-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Musician
and leader of Peavy's Jazz Bandits, one of the first
jazz bands.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edgar Pickett (1866-1930) —
also known as Charles E. Pickett —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Bonaparte, Van Buren
County, Iowa, January
14, 1866.
Son of Edgar C. Pickett and Glorvina (Ballard) Pickett.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1909-13; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1930
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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Donald Charles Pierson (b. 1908) —
also known as Don C. Pierson —
of Humboldt, Humboldt
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March 3,
1908.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944
(alternate), 1956;
chair
of Humboldt County Republican Party, 1948; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1952-58; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1954-57.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Samuel Morgan Shortridge (1861-1952) —
also known as Samuel M. Shortridge —
of Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August 3,
1861.
Son of Rev. Elias W. Shortridge and Tabitha C. Shortridge.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for California, 1888,
1900,
1908;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1921-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died January
17, 1952 (age 90 years, 167
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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Harrison Earl Spangler (b. 1879) —
also known as Harrison E. Spangler —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Guthrie
County, Iowa, June 10,
1879.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1931-49; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1942-44.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher B. Swank (1875-1950) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April 24,
1875.
Son of Wallace Swank and Melinda (Wells) Swank.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; private secretary to U.S. Rep Scott
Ferris, 1907-08; lawyer; Cleveland
County Judge, 1911-14; district judge in Oklahoma 14th District,
1915-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1921-29, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Woodmen
Circle.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March 16,
1950 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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George King Thompson (b. 1887) —
also known as G. King Thompson —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Jamaica, Guthrie
County, Iowa, November
24, 1887.
Son of William Jenkins Thompson and Ida America (King) Thompson.
Lawyer;
Linn
County Attorney, 1933-40; district judge in Iowa, 1941-50; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1951-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Maccabees;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Jenkins Thompson and Ida America (King) Thompson; married,
September
1, 1915, to Margaret Kane (died 1918); married, December
17, 1921, to Grace Byfield. |
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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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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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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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Edward E. Wagner (b. 1874) —
of Alexandria, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lyon
County, Iowa, October
22, 1874.
Son of James H. Wagner (died 1884) and Louisa E. (Conklin) Wagner.
Republican. Lawyer; Hanson
County State's Attorney, 1901-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 11th District, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1907-13.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) —
also known as Thomas R. Wallace —
of Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1848.
Son of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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De Vere Watson (1893-1982) —
of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born near Searsboro, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, April 1,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate; elected 1940, 1944; elected unopposed 1948; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960.
Member, Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Woodmen;
Lions.
Died in November, 1982
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James M. Wilson (1866-1924) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., September
8, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
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,
1911, to Jessie L. Voris. |
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