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  Orlando Harrison Baker (1830-1913) — also known as Orlando H. Baker — of Indianola, Warren County, Iowa. Born in Union County, Ind., September 16, 1830. College professor; newspaper editor; U.S. Consul in Copenhagen, 1892-94; Sydney, 1900-08; Sandakan, 1908-13, died in office 1913. Died in Nagasaki, Japan, August 6, 1913 (age 82 years, 324 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Catherine Ridley (1837-1890).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Guy Vernon Bennett (b. 1880) — also known as G. Vernon Bennett — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, February 17, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent of schools; university professor; member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1938-40, 1948; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Phi Delta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  James F. Bryan (b. 1857) — of Creston, Union County, Iowa. Born in Illinois, October, 1857. Republican. Newspaper reporter; lecturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  William A. Campbell (born c.1876) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Pocahontas County, Iowa, about 1876. Traveling salesman; lecturer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1909-14; member of Minnesota state senate 32nd District, 1915-18. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Chester Cicero Cole (b. 1824) — also known as Chester C. Cole — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Oxford, Orange County, N.Y., June 4, 1824. Son of Samuel Cole and Alice (Pullman) Cole. Lawyer; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1864-76; law professor. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 25, 1848, to Amanda M. Bennett.
  John Forrest Dillon (1831-1914) — also known as John F. Dillon — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Born in Washington County, Iowa, December 25, 1831. Lawyer; law professor; author; district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1859-63; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1864-69; chief justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1867-69; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1870-79. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 5, 1914 (age 82 years, 131 days). Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
  Relatives: Married to Anna Price (died 1898; daughter of Hiram Price).
  Oran Faville (1817-1872) — of Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio; Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa. Born in Manheim, Herkimer County, N.Y., October 13, 1817. Son of Thomas Faville (1788-1860) and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (West) Faville (1794-1877). College professor; president, Wesleyan Female College, Delaware, Ohio, 1853-55; Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1858-60; Iowa superintendent of public instruction, 1864-67. Died in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, November 2, 1872 (age 55 years, 20 days). Interment at Harlington Cemetery, Waverly, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Faville (1788-1860) and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (West) Faville (1794-1877); married to Maria M. Peck (1815-1903); uncle of Frederick F. Faville.
  John Samuel Hagelin (b. 1954) — also known as John Hagelin — of Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 9, 1954. University professor; physicist; Natural Law candidate for President of the United States, 1992, 1996, 2000. Still living as of 2010.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  John Hospers (b. 1918) — Born in Pella, Marion County, Iowa, June 9, 1918. Libertarian. University professor; candidate for President of the United States, 1972. Dutch ancestry. Still living as of 2009.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  David W. Loebsack (b. 1952) — also known as Dave Loebsack — of Mt. Vernon, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, December 23, 1952. Democrat. University professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2000, 2008; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 2007-. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Emlin McClain (1851-1915) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio, November 25, 1851. Son of William McClain. Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Sen. George G. Wright, 1875-77; law professor; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1901-12; chief justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1906-12. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Died suddenly, of apoplexy, in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, May 25, 1915 (age 63 years, 181 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
  Relatives: Married, February 19, 1879, to Ellen Griffiths (born 1855).
  Wade Hampton McCree, Jr. (1920-1987) — also known as Wade H. McCree, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, July 30, 1920. Son of Wade Hampton McCree and Lulu (Harper) McCree. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-61; appointed 1954; resigned 1961; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-66; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1966-77; U.S. Solicitor General, 1977-81; law professor. Unitarian. African ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from a heart attack and bone cancer in Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 30, 1987 (age 67 years, 31 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Wade Hampton
  Relatives: Married, July 29, 1946, to Dores B. McCrary.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John H. Muyskens (1887-1957) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, September 3, 1887. Son of Henry H. Muyskens and Tietje (Cupido) Muyskens. Democrat. University professor; candidate in primary for mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1935; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1936. Died, from uremia, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., December 10, 1957 (age 70 years, 98 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married to Mary G. Groen.
  Alfred John Pearson (1869-1939) — also known as Alfred J. Pearson — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Landskrona, Sweden, September 29, 1869. Son of Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson. Republican. University professor; U.S. Minister to Poland, 1924-25; Finland, 1925-30. Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Member, Modern Language Association; American Association of University Professors; Phi Beta Kappa. Died August 9, 1939 (age 69 years, 314 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson; married 1901 to Thea Pauline Swenson (daughter of Lars Swenson). See Swenson family of Minnesota.
  John E. Powell (born c.1937) — also known as Jack Powell — of Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak. Born in Kingsley, Plymouth County, Iowa, about 1937. University professor; mayor of Vermillion, S.Dak., 2010-. Still living as of 2011.
  Walter Ward Reynoldson (b. 1920) — also known as W. Ward Reynoldson — of Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa. Born in St. Edward, Boone County, Neb., May 17, 1920. Son of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach) Reynoldson. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Clarke County Attorney, 1953-57; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1971-87; chief justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1978-87; law professor. Member, Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 2003.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach) Reynoldson; married, December 24, 1942, to Janet Aline Mills (died 1986); married, June 3, 1989, to Patricia A. Frey.
  Henry Oscar Talle (1892-1969) — also known as Henry O. Talle — of Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Born near Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minn., January 12, 1892. Son of John Talle and Anna (Ovri) Talle. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher; superintendent of schools; college professor; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1939-59 (4th District 1939-43, 2nd District 1943-59); defeated, 1936 (4th District), 1958 (2nd District). Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Washington, D.C., March 14, 1969 (age 77 years, 61 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1920 to Edith Margaret Huset (died 1938).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Martin Joseph Wade (1861-1931) — also known as Martin J. Wade — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., October 20, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 8th District, 1893-1903; law professor; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1903-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1904; speaker, 1912; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912; member of Democratic National Committee from Iowa, 1912; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1915-31; died in office 1931. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 16, 1931 (age 69 years, 178 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., May 11, 1866. Son of Henry Wallace and Nannie (Cantwell) Wallace. Farmer; college professor; magazine editor; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-24; died in office 1924. Presbyterian. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Phi Kappa Phi; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., October 25, 1924 (age 58 years, 167 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Wallace and Nannie (Cantwell) Wallace; married, November 24, 1887, to Carrie May Brodhead; father of Henry Agard Wallace.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Adonijah Strong Welch (1821-1889) — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla.; Ames, Story County, Iowa. Born in East Hampton, Middlesex County, Conn., April 12, 1821. Republican. First principal, in 1851-65, of the Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti, Mich. (later Eastern Michigan University); member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1863-66; established a lumber mill at Jacksonville, Fla.; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1868-69; first president, in 1869-83, of the Iowa Agricultural College in Ames, Iowa (later Iowa State University); college professor; author. Welch Hall, at Eastern Michigan University, is named for him. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 14, 1889 (age 67 years, 336 days). Interment at Iowa State College Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949) — also known as Ray L. Wilbur — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Boonesboro, Boone County, Iowa, April 13, 1875. Son of Dwight Locke Wilbur and Edna Maria (Lyman) Wilbur. Republican. Physician; dean of Stanford University Medical School, 1911-16; president of Stanford University, 1916-43; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1929-33. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; Newcomen Society. Died in Stanford, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 26, 1949 (age 74 years, 74 days). Interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
  Relatives: Brother of Curtis Dwight Wilbur.
  See also NNDB dossier
  James Wilson (1835-1920) — also known as "Tama Jim" — of Tama County, Iowa. Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, August 16, 1835. Republican. Farmer; school teacher; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1867-73; Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1872-73; U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1873-77, 1883-85; member of Iowa railroad commission, 1882-88; director, Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, and professor of agriculture at Iowa Agricultural College, 1891-97; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1897-1913. Died in Traer, Tama County, Iowa, August 26, 1920 (age 85 years, 10 days). Interment at Buckingham Cemetery, Traer, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John McClelland Work (1869-1961) — also known as John M. Work — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Washington County, Iowa, January 3, 1869. Son of John H. Work and Roseanna (McClelland) Work. Socialist. Lawyer; lecturer; writer; candidate for mayor of Des Moines, Iowa, 1902; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1910; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1914; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1916; editorial page editor for the Socialist Milwaukee Leader newspaper, 1917-42; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1925; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1956. Died in Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 5, 1961 (age 92 years, 2 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 24, 1896, to Lucy Josephine Hoisington.
  See also Wikipedia article

 

 


 
   
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