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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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Lot Abraham (1838-1920) —
of Center Township, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Butler
County, Ohio, April 18,
1838.
Son of John Abraham (1806-1843) and Sarah (McCue) Abraham
(1807-1872).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of Iowa state
senate, 1881-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1912.
United
Brethren.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, July 23,
1920 (age 82 years, 96
days).
Interment at Abraham
Cemetery, Center Township, Henry County, Iowa.
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R. D. Albaugh (1882-1958) —
of Winner, Tripp
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, February
2, 1882.
Republican. Livestock raiser; automobile
dealer; member of South
Dakota state senate 25th District, 1941-46.
Died March 12,
1958 (age 76 years, 38
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Mabel Gilmore. |
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Byron Gilchrist Allen (1901-1988) —
also known as Byron G. Allen —
of Pocahontas, Pocahontas
County, Iowa; Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.
Born in Laurens, Pocahontas
County, Iowa, September
13, 1901.
Son of Joseph Holmes Allen and Grace (Gilchrist) Allen.
Farmer; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1927-32; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944,
1952;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1944; candidate for Minnesota
state senate, 1946, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1948-55; Minnesota
Commissioner of Agriculture, 1955-61; assistant U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture, 1961-69.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Died June 10,
1988 (age 86 years, 271
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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C. E. Anderson (1886-1973) —
of Henry, Codington
County, S.Dak.; White, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Stratford, Hamilton
County, Iowa, June 24,
1886.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives; member of Iowa state
senate; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 32nd District, 1939-46;
member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1957-58.
Died in Codington
County, S.Dak., December
18, 1973 (age 87 years, 177
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph H. Anderson (b. 1871) —
of Thompson, Winnebago
County, Iowa.
Born in Forest City, Winnebago
County, Iowa, April 12,
1871.
Son of Anders Anderson and Christina (Hausdaughter) Anderson.
Farmer; superintendent
of schools; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1915-25; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1923-24.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph H. Anderson (b. 1871) —
also known as Joe H. Anderson —
of Thompson, Winnebago
County, Iowa.
Born in Forest City, Winnebago
County, Iowa, April 12,
1871.
Son of Anders Anderson and Christina (Hausdaughter) Anderson.
Republican. Farmer; superintendent
of schools; Winnebago
County District Court Clerk, 1905-13; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1915-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1932.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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L. V. Anderson (1900-1987) —
of Clearfield, Tripp
County, S.Dak.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
14, 1900.
Democrat. Farmer; rancher; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 41st District, 1959-60.
Lutheran.
Member, Farmers
Union.
Died in Tripp
County, S.Dak., August
26, 1987 (age 87 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Vauser. |
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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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John T. Baker (b. 1845) —
of Monroe Township, Linn
County, Iowa; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Huron
County, Ohio, March 7,
1845.
Son of Uriah Baker (1815-1850) and Catherine (Tyndall) Baker
(1820-1850).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; carpenter;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1897-1900.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
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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William Bartling (1880-1951) —
of Clayton, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Iowa, 1880.
Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1919-22;
member of South
Dakota state senate 7th District, 1923-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1924.
Died in 1951
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James F. Benson (b. 1872) —
of Harding, Harding
County, S.Dak.; Redig, Harding
County, S.Dak.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Iowa, April 6,
1872.
Republican. Rancher; Harding
County Commissioner, 1923-26; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 53rd District, 1927-30.
Interment at Pine
Slope Cemetery, Belle Fourche, S.Dak.
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Laurence Montgomery Boothby (1896-1981) —
also known as Laurence M. Boothby —
of Cleghorn, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born November
24, 1896.
Son of Bert Boothby and Sophia Boothby.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
farmer; elected Iowa state
house of representatives from Cherokee County 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died September
11, 1981 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, 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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Howard C. Buck (1899-1985) —
of State Center, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Born in Marshall
County, Iowa, October
10, 1899.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Marshall County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Izaak
Walton League.
Died in March, 1985
(age 85
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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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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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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John Chrystal (c.1926-2000) —
of Iowa.
Born about 1926.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Iowa, 1990.
Agricultural advisor for the Soviet Union.
Died of cancer, in
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
19, 2000 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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G. T. Clark (b. 1905) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, March 2,
1905.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Iowa, 1944
(alternate), 1948;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1950.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927
to Ruth Burgess. |
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James Edwin Cochran (1848-1919) —
also known as James E. Cochran —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; St. Anthony, Fremont
County, Idaho; Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born near Hillsboro, Lee
County, Iowa, May 15,
1848.
Son of Hugh F. Cochran and Lucy (Hammond) Cochran.
Farmer; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska, 1887-92; appointed 1887; Fremont
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., November
17, 1919 (age 71 years, 186
days).
Interment at Ocean
View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Wash.
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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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Louis N. Crill (b. 1867) —
of Richland, Union
County, S.Dak.; Elk Point, Union
County, S.Dak.
Born in Spragueville, Jackson
County, Iowa, 1867.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of South
Dakota state senate 1st District, 1893-94, 1897-98; President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1897-98; candidate
for Governor of
South Dakota, 1904, 1922 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1920;
South
Dakota Democratic state chair, 1925-27.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel L. Cushing (b. 1836) —
of Poweshiek
County, Iowa; Quechee, Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt., August 4,
1836.
Republican. Civil
engineer; worked on the Erie Canal
and railroad
projects; farmer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1882-83; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1886.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Taylor Daniels (1859-1944) —
of Iowa.
Born in Jackson
County, Ohio, September
23, 1859.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1911-14.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, of apoplexy (stroke),
in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 4,
1944 (age 84 years, 224
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Moulton, 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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Thomas Cooper Evans (1924-2005) —
also known as T. Cooper Evans —
of Grundy Center, Grundy
County, Iowa.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, May 26,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; engineer;
farmer; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1971; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1981-87.
Methodist.
Died in Grundy Center, Grundy
County, Iowa, December
22, 2005 (age 81 years, 210
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center, Iowa.
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John Fields (b. 1871) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, July 29,
1871.
Son of David T. Fields and Sara (Mosser) Fields.
Republican. Chemist;
farmer; banker;
editor, Oklahoma Farmer magazine;
president, Times Co., publishers Oklahoma Daily Times newspaper;
candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1914, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy Mark Gillette (1879-1973) —
also known as Guy M. Gillette —
of Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, February
3, 1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
farmer; lawyer; Cherokee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-09; member of Iowa state
senate, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1922;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936-45, 1949-55; defeated, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Actor
in cameo role in the 1962 movie
Advise & Consent.
Died in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, March 3,
1973 (age 94 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Thomas M. Goddard (b. 1846) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Shiloh, Sully
County, S.Dak.
Born near Troy, Davis
County, Iowa, November
24, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
stockman; Sully
County State's Attorney; Sully
County Judge; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 25th District, 1897-1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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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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Frank M. Hanna (b. 1856) —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa; Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mercer
County, Pa., October
28, 1856.
School
teacher; farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903.
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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Jesse Hiatt (1841-1925) —
of Union Township, Poweshiek
County, Iowa; Kimball, Brule
County, S.Dak.; Oleta Township, Ellis
County, Okla.
Born in Fairfield Township, Highland
County, Ohio, December
31, 1841.
Son of Amos Hiatt (1806-1877) and Lydia (Davis) Hiatt (1813-1895).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; carpenter;
member of South
Dakota state senate 14th District, 1899-1900.
Died April 1,
1925 (age 83 years, 91
days).
Interment at Fargo Cemetery, Fargo, Okla.
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Samuel Hixson (1832-1907) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Preble
County, Ohio, September
20, 1832.
Farmer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1880.
Christian.
Died, of kidney
trouble, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 13,
1907 (age 74 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Robert W. Hyers (born c.1844) —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Iowa, about 1844.
Republican. Farmer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial
location unknown.
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George J. Jenkins (b. 1856) —
of Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa; Sisseton, Roberts
County, S.Dak.
Born in Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, March 20,
1856.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; hardware
dealer; banker; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 33rd District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Arrie A. Grant. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Martin Nelson Johnson (1850-1909) —
also known as Martin N. Johnson —
of Petersburg, Nelson
County, N.Dak.
Born in Racine
County, Wis., March 3,
1850.
Son of Nelson Johnson and Anna (Selheim) Johnson.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
farmer; Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1876;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1877; member of Iowa state
senate, 1878; delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Nelson
County, 1889; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1891-99; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1909; died in office 1909.
Died October
21, 1909 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Petersburg, N.Dak.
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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Son of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting.
Democrat. Lawyer; test pilot
and executive, Howard Aircraft
Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and Arizona Aviation
Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun
States Land and
Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels
Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 1970.
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August Koenig —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Hardin
County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mainz, Germany.
Democrat. Bricklayer;
farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1891-94, 1903-04 (4th
District 1891-92, 7th District 1893-94, 1903-04).
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Edward Langworthy (1808-1893) —
of Iowa.
Born in Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
31, 1808.
Son of Stephen Langworthy (1777-1848) and Betsey (Massey) Langworthy
(1781-1820).
Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; farmer; lead mining
business; steamboat
owner; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Dubuque, Delaware,
Black Hawk and Fayette counties, 1844.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, January
4, 1893 (age 84 years, 126
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank LeCocq, Jr. (b. 1858) —
of Harrison, Douglas
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pella, Marion
County, Iowa, June 19,
1858.
Real
estate business; farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 8th District, 1889-90; South
Dakota railroad commissioner, 1907-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Clifford Lofvegren (b. 1903) —
of Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Mitchell
County, Iowa, May 10,
1903.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 47th District, 1949-59.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Loucks (b. 1844) —
of Floyd
County, Iowa; Trent, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born in Kenosha
County, Wis., 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1901-04 (16th
District 1889-90, 20th District 1901-04).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Ira D. McVicker (1853-1938) —
of Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry, Marshall
County, Ill., January
27, 1853.
Farmer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives; elected 1912.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa, November
20, 1938 (age 85 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove, Iowa.
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Claudius B. Miller (1824-1917) —
also known as "Uncle Claudius" —
of Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Hickman
County, Tenn., December
1, 1824.
Farmer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1870-72.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, March 14,
1917 (age 92 years, 103
days).
Interment at Unionville
Cemetery, Unionville, Iowa.
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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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John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) —
also known as John H. Morehead —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born near Columbia, Lucas
County, Iowa, December
3, 1861.
Son of Andrew Morehead and Frances (Cooper) Morehead.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer; banker; Richardson
County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member
of Nebraska
state senate, 1911; Governor of
Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital
at St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 31,
1942 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Oliver Perry Morton (b. 1860) —
also known as O. P. Morton —
of Clarion, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Bremer
County, Iowa, August, 1860.
Son of William Cunningham Morton (1825-1905) and Sarah Jane (Van
Eman) Morton.
Republican. Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cyrus Goldsmith Oliver (1864-1929) —
of Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa.
Born in Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa, August 7,
1864.
Son of Samuel
Addison Oliver.
Engineer;
farmer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1923-29.
Died in Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa, February
15, 1929 (age 64 years, 192
days).
Interment at Onawa
Cemetery, Onawa, Iowa.
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Charles Wilson Payne —
also known as Charles W. Payne; Wils Payne —
of Henry
County, Iowa.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1880-82.
Interment at Finley
Chapel Cemetery, Henry County, Iowa.
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John Schechinger (b. 1894) —
of near Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa.
Born in Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa, December
17, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lafayette Shaeffer (1849-1932) —
of Iowa.
Born in Bellair Township, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 6,
1849.
Democrat. Farmer; ordained
minister; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1915.
Died January
5, 1932 (age 82 years, 244
days).
Interment at Shaeffer
Cemetery, Walnut Township, Appanoose County, Iowa.
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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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Samuel E. Squires (b. 1882) —
of near Mason, Bayfield
County, Wis.
Born in Iowa, September
27, 1882.
Republican. School
teacher; grain
merchant; farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Bayfield County; elected 1942, 1948.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Jens Thompson (b. 1887) —
of Rolfe, Pocahontas
County, Iowa.
Born in Rolfe, Pocahontas
County, Iowa, October
10, 1887.
Son of Henry Thompson and Sophia (Johansen) Thompson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
farmer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1934-40; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry G. Thorley (b. 1897) —
also known as H. G. Thorley —
of Springview, Keya Paha
County, Neb.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, May 12,
1897.
Son of G. H. Thorley and Elmina (Marshall) Thorley.
Republican. Banker;
rancher; chair of
Keya Paha County Republican Party, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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C. L. Todd (b. 1869) —
of Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Iowa, 1869.
Lawyer;
banker;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 7th District; elected 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Webster Turner (1877-1969) —
also known as Dan W. Turner —
of Corning, Adams
County, Iowa.
Born in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, March 17,
1877.
Son of Austin B. Turner and Almira (Baker) Turner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant;
farmer; member of Iowa state
senate, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1916
(alternate), 1932,
1936;
Governor
of Iowa, 1931-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died April 15,
1969 (age 92 years, 29
days).
Interment somewhere
in Corning, Iowa.
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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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Fred Waddle (b. 1881) —
of Roslyn, Day
County, S.Dak.; Nutley Township, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Liberty Township, Plymouth
County, Iowa, May 27,
1881.
Son of William Warren Waddle (1843-1912) and Elizabeth Ann (Garner)
Waddle (1850-1935).
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1927-28.
Scottish
and German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse J. Wall (1831-1916) —
of Udell, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rutherford
County, N.C., September
3, 1831.
Farmer; member of Iowa state
senate, 1880-82.
Christian.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
6, 1916 (age 85 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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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.
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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
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Otha Donner Wearin (1903-1990) —
also known as Otha D. Wearin —
of Hastings, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Hastings, Mills
County, Iowa, January
10, 1903.
Democrat. Farmer; author; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1933-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952
(alternate); member of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee, 1948-52; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1950; candidate in primary for Governor of
Iowa, 1952.
Died in 1990
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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