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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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Horace Boies (1827-1923) —
of Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.; Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa; Palermo Township, Grundy
County, Iowa; Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y., December
7, 1827.
Son of Heber Boies (1795-1873) and Ester 'Hattie' (Henshaw) Boies
(1798-1852).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1857; Governor of
Iowa, 1890-94; defeated, 1893; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1892;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1902.
French
and English ancestry.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 4,
1923 (age 95 years, 118
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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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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Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) —
also known as A. U. Coates —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 21,
1858.
Son of William Harvey Coates (1833-1917) and Anna French (Knowlton)
Coates (1839-1923).
School
teacher; music
store manager; grocer; real estate
dealer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936.
Church
of Christ. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
21, 1943 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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John George Laxson (1867-1911) —
also known as John G. Laxson —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Elkport, Clayton
County, Iowa, February, 1867.
Republican. Clothing
merchant; bookkeeper;
real
estate business; mayor of Canton, S.D., 1895-96; member of South
Dakota state senate 5th District, 1907-10.
English ancestry.
Died in Lincoln
County, S.Dak., May 20,
1911 (age 44 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eben Wever Martin (1855-1932) —
also known as Eben W. Martin —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Maquoketa, Jackson
County, Iowa, April 12,
1855.
Son of Capt. James W. Martin and Lois Hyde (Wever) Martin.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1885-86; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1901-07, 1908, 1909-15
(at-large 1901-07, 1908, 1909-13, 3rd District 1913-15).
Methodist.
English and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., May 22,
1932 (age 77 years, 40
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
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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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James Rockwell Sheffield (1864-1938) —
also known as James R. Sheffield —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, August
13, 1864.
Son of Frederick William Hotchkiss Sheffield and Sarah (Kellogg)
Sheffield.
Republican. Lawyer;
private secretary to U.S. Sen. William
B. Allison; member of New York
state assembly, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1936;
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1924-27; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
English and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Saranac Inn, Franklin
County, N.Y., September
2, 1938 (age 74 years, 20
days).
Interment somewhere
in Utica, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick William Hotchkiss Sheffield and Sarah (Kellogg)
Sheffield; married, November
2, 1898, to Edith Tod (granddaughter of David
Tod). |
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Wesley J. Stearns (1868-1966) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Iowa, May 20,
1868.
Republican. Meat merchant;
farmer;
Montcalm
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1917-20.
English ancestry.
Died in 1966
(age about
98 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Seneca Chamberlain Traver (b. 1867) —
also known as Seneca C. Traver —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa, May 17,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1905-08.
English and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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