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Quentin V. Anderson (b. 1932) —
of Ellston, Ringgold
County, Iowa.
Born in Ringgold
County, Iowa, May 7,
1932.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1963-65; member of Iowa state
senate, 1969-.
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Jaycees;
Farm Bureau.
Still living as of 1971.
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Albert Earl Augustine (1890-1975) —
also known as A. Earl Augustine —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
10, 1890.
Son of Michael G. Augustine and Emma C. (Thatcher) Augustine.
Democrat. Farmer; real estate
agent; member of Iowa state
senate 14th District, 1936-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm Bureau.
Died in November, 1975
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Sherman Banta (1884-1952) —
also known as George S. Banta —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa; Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, July 2,
1884.
Son of M. S. Banta and Briget (Hickey) Banta.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; farmer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1924.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Farm Bureau; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
attack, August 1,
1952 (age 68 years, 30
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Manchester, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of M. S. Banta and Briget (Hickey) Banta; married, January
1, 1907, to Elizabeth Davis; married, July 15,
1936, to Stella T. Mutschler. |
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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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Elmer A. Bass (b. 1887) —
of Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa.
Born in Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, 1887.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Montgomery County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Nellie M. Smith. |
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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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Ralph Frederick Beermann (1912-1977) —
of Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb.
Born near Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb., August
13, 1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1961-65 (3rd District 1961-63, 1st
District 1963-65).
Lutheran.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Farm Bureau; Kiwanis.
Died in an airplane
crash at the Municipal Airport
in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
17, 1977 (age 64 years, 188
days).
Interment at Dakota
City Cemetery, Dakota City, Neb.
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Don Lytton Berry (1880-1974) —
also known as Don L. Berry —
of Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa, October
8, 1880.
Son of William H. Berry and Alice M. (Barker) Berry.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary.
Died November
11, 1974 (age 94 years, 34
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa.
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John H. Brockmeyer (1890-1984) —
of Lime Springs, Howard
County, Iowa; Pleasantville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Colesburg, Delaware
County, Iowa, September
14, 1890.
Son of J. H. Brockmeyer and Anna (Woeste) Brockmeyer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Howard County, 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died in July, 1984
(age 93
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Clara L. Kuntz. |
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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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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Son of Abram Colar Brookhart and Cynthia (Wildman) Brookhart.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school
teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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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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John Brownlie (1881-1970) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa.
Born January
19, 1881.
Son of Robert Brownlie and Mary (McFarlane) Brownlie.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Madison County; elected 1950.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau.
Died in September, 1970
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy G. Butler (b. 1887) —
of Rolfe, Pocahontas
County, Iowa.
Born in Beattie, Marshall
County, Kan., March 5,
1887.
Republican. Dentist; farm owner;
banker;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Pocahontas County; elected 1950;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Member, Psi
Omega; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Farm Bureau; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Summa Grenova. |
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Raymond Cornick (b. 1889) —
of New London, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Iowa, February
19, 1889.
Son of Albert Cornick and India B. Cornick.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Henry County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Farm Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Raymond R. Gillespie (b. 1890) —
of Iowa.
Born July 23,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
senate 16th District; elected 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm Bureau; American
Legion.
Interment at Winterset
Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.
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Robert Kingman Goodwin (1905-1983) —
also known as Robert K. Goodwin —
of Redfield, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 23,
1905.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940-41; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1952;
member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1952-56.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., February
21, 1983 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Interment at Resthaven,
Des Moines, Iowa.
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Gail Handy (1898-1970) —
of Eau Claire, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Coon Rapids, Carroll
County, Iowa, January
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fruit
farmer; sheriff's
deputy; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1939-42, 1959-64; defeated, 1942 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1944
(Berrien County 2nd District), 1948 (Berrien County 2nd District),
1950 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1952 (Berrien County 2nd
District), 1964 (44th District).
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau; American
Legion; Grange.
Died in 1970
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Heinz —
of Peosta, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Farmer;
elected Iowa state
house of representatives from Dubuque County 1950.
Catholic.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Still living as of 1951.
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Roger William Jepsen (b. 1928) —
also known as Roger Jepsen —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, December
23, 1928.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Iowa state
senate, 1967-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1969-72; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1979-85; defeated, 1984.
Lutheran.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; Farm Bureau; Shriners;
Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alfred E. Jones (b. 1920) —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in Clarke
County, Iowa, January
20, 1920.
Son of Floyd
Jones and Elizabeth (Tice) Jones.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; restaurant
business; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Clarke County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; American
Legion; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1951.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine Dickinson. |
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Delmont Theodore Moffitt (1911-2001) —
of near Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Woodstock, Pipestone
County, Minn., December
21, 1911.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1961, 1972.
Christian.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died, in Mercy Medical
Center, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, June 30,
2001 (age 89 years, 191
days).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, Near Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa.
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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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William Joseph Scherle (b. 1923) —
also known as William J. Scherle —
of Henderson, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., March 14,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Iowa state
house of representatives; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1967-75 (7th District 1967-73, 5th
District 1973-75); defeated, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau.
Still living as of 1998.
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Virginia Dodd Smith (1911-2006) —
also known as Virginia Smith; Virginia
Dodd —
of Chappell, Deuel
County, Neb.
Born in Randolph, Fremont
County, Iowa, June 30,
1911.
Daughter of Clifton Clark Dodd and Erville (Reeves) Dodd.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1975-91.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Association of University Women; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Sun City West, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
23, 2006 (age 94 years, 207
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clyde Spry (d. 1961) —
of Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Farmer;
Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1950-61; appointed 1950; died in office
1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm Bureau; Izaak
Walton League; Moose; Freemasons.
Died June 14,
1961.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Joseph Teachout (1892-1975) —
also known as Harold Teachout —
of Farragut, Fremont
County, Iowa; Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 24,
1892.
Son of Abram E. Teachout and Amelia E. (Kuntz) Teachout.
Democrat. Farmer; insurance
agent; candidate for Iowa state
senate, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1940,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary.
Died in 1975
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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G. E. Van Wert (b. 1880) —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Grundy
County, Iowa, August
13, 1880.
Son of J. S. Van Wert and Elizabeth (Rose) Van Wert.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1929-39; director, Mutual Telephone
Company.
Church
of Christ. Member, Farm Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul M. Walter (b. 1904) —
of Union, Hardin
County, Iowa.
Born in Marshall
County, Iowa, December
14, 1904.
Son of Warren Walter and Iva Walter.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Hardin County, 1949-51; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927
to Mary Brindle. |
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