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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; married, December
15, 1914, to Leda Mansfield.
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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Steven L. Abrams —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Iowa.
Lawyer; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 2001-07.
Still living as of 2007.
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Shubael Pratt Adams (1817-1894) —
also known as Shubael P. Adams —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Medfield, Norfolk
County, Mass., February
5, 1817.
Son of Nehemiah Adams (1773-1854) and Mary (Clark) Adams (1777-1821);
married to Lydia Stetson (1816-1853); married, December
4, 1853, to Diancy Rawson Taylor (1825-1914); father of John
Taylor Adams.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1845, 1857; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1862.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, March 14,
1894 (age 77 years, 37
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucien Lester Ainsworth (1831-1902) —
of Iowa.
Born in New Woodstock, Madison
County, N.Y., June 21,
1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
senate, 1860-62; served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1871-73; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1875-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Died in West Union, Fayette
County, Iowa, April 19,
1902 (age 70 years, 302
days).
Interment at West
Union Cemetery, West Union, Iowa.
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Elma Gates Albert (b. 1866) —
also known as E. G. Albert —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa.
Born in Hampton, Adams
County, Pa., June 5,
1866.
Son of Daniel Albert and Margaret (Getz) Albert; married, June 16,
1897, to Alice Kester.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 16th District,
1915-17; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1925-36.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles E. Albrook (1851-1919) —
of Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Clarion
County, Pa., October
23, 1851.
Son of Frank Michael Albrook (1819-1882) and Myra (Hahn) Albrook
(1823-1912); married to Adelaide Victoria Gibbs (1860-1931).
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Eldora, Iowa, 1879-81, 1892-94;
Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1892;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900
(chair, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); district judge in Iowa 11th
District, 1908-14.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., February
19, 1919 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Interment at Eldora
City Cemetery, Eldora, Iowa.
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Robert George Allbee (b. 1928) —
also known as Robert G. Allbee —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, December
14, 1928.
Son of George Edward Allbee and Ethel Khone Allbee; married 1960 to Jennie
Johnson.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1975-76; Judge,
Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-78; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1978-82.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Still living as of 1983.
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William Boyd Allison (1829-1908) —
also known as William B. Allison —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio; Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in a log
cabin in Perry, Wayne
County, Ohio, March 2,
1829.
Son of John Allison and Mary Allison; married 1854 to Anna
Carter.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1860,
1904;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1863-71; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1873-1908; died in office 1908; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1888,
1896.
Died, from kidney
disease and prostate
enlargement, in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, August 4,
1908 (age 79 years, 155
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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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;
married, September
24, 1895, to Burdette Hopper; married, April 15,
1933, to Mary Agnes Peck.
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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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; married, October
29, 1902, to Helen Marie Nance.
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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James H. Andreasen (b. 1931) —
of Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 16,
1931.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1975; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1987-.
Still living as of 1995.
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Thomas Arthur (b. 1860) —
of Logan, Harrison
County, Iowa.
Born in Harrison
County, Iowa, July 12,
1860.
Son of William Arthur and Ellen Arthur; married, December
14, 1892, to H. Ima Stocker.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 15th District,
1912-20; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1920-25; appointed 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Washington Irving Babb (1844-1925) —
also known as W. I. Babb —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
2, 1844.
Son of Miles Babb and Mary (Moyer) Babb; married, October
9, 1873, to Alice Bird.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1884; district judge in Iowa 2nd
District, 1891-94; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1895.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Union
League.
Died September
4, 1925 (age 80 years, 337
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
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Michele Marie Bachmann (b. 1956) —
also known as Michele Bachmann —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April 6,
1956.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 56th District, 2001-06; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 2007-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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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;
married, August 3,
1911, to Verna Alice Chase.
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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Andrew Jackson Baker (1832-1911) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Lancaster, Schuyler
County, Mo.; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Bakers Station, Marshall
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 6,
1832.
Son of George Baker and Margaret (Reager) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1868;
member of Missouri state legislature, 1869-70; Missouri
state attorney general, 1871-73; Iowa
state attorney general, 1885-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 23,
1911 (age 78 years, 321
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Nathaniel Bradley Baker (1818-1876) —
also known as Nathaniel B. Baker —
of New Hampshire; Iowa.
Born in Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H., September
29, 1818.
Second cousin thrice removed of Jonah
Howe and Gardner
Howe; fourth cousin once removed of Charles
Augustus Eldredge and Marshall
Otis Howe.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1850; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1854-55; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1859; Adjutant
General of Iowa, 1861-76.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
11, 1876 (age 57 years, 348
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Henry de Forest Baldwin (1862-1947) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, November
7, 1862.
Second great-grandson of Roger
Sherman; great-grandson of Simeon
Baldwin (1761-1851); grandnephew of Roger
Sherman Baldwin; son of Simeon Baldwin and Mary Sarah (Marvin)
Baldwin; second cousin of Edward
Baldwin Whitney; married, September
4, 1890, to Jessie Pinney; third cousin of Roger
Sherman Hoar.
Lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Skull and
Bones.
Died, following a stroke, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1947 (age 84 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Achilles Ballinger (1858-1922) —
also known as Richard A. Ballinger —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Boonesboro, Boone
County, Iowa, July 9,
1858.
Son of Col. Richard H. Ballinger and Mary E. Ballinger; married, October
26, 1886, to Julia A. Bradley.
Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington,
1894-97; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1904-06; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1909-11; resigned 1911.
Member, Zeta Psi.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 6,
1922 (age 63 years, 332
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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George L. Bambrick (b. 1869) —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, Iowa, September
4, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1945-48; defeated, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bert Andrew Bandstra (1922-1995) —
also known as Bert Bandstra —
of Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Monroe
County, Iowa, January
25, 1922.
Son of Andrew Bandstra and Adriana 'Jennie' (De Jong) Bandstra.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
Marion
County Attorney, 1955-59; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966,
1968.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, American
Legion.
Died in Pella, Marion
County, Iowa, October
23, 1995 (age 73 years, 271
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Pella, Iowa.
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L. Ward Bannister (b. 1871) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, March 30,
1871.
Married, December
25, 1902, to Helen Allabach.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
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; married, January
1, 1907, to Elizabeth Davis; married, July 15,
1936, to Stella T. Mutschler.
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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James Robert Barkley (1869-1948) —
of Iowa.
Born in a log
cabin in Davis
County, Iowa, February
13, 1869.
Lawyer; member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Iowa Methodist Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 26,
1948 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
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Henry Clay Bates (1843-1909) —
also known as Henry C. Bates —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., January
29, 1843.
Married 1866
to Laura E. Jenness.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Caledonia
County State's Attorney, 1880-82, 1892-94; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1886-88; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1896-97; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1898-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1900;
U.S. Judge for the Philippine Islands, 1901-07.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March 12,
1909 (age 66 years, 42
days).
Interment at Smithland
Cemetery, Smithland, Iowa.
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Rexford Rule Bateson (1897-1964) —
also known as Rex Bateson —
of Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa.
Born in Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa, November
15, 1897.
Son of Harvey E. Bateson (born 1862) and Ella May Bateson (born
1863).
Lawyer; member of Iowa state
senate 37th District, 1947-.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a myocardial
infarct, in Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez), Guerrero,
January
22, 1964 (age 66 years, 68
days).
Interment somewhere
in Eldora, Iowa.
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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; married, April 16,
1927, to Leona Marian Murray.
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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William Worth Belknap (1829-1890) —
also known as William W. Belknap —
of Iowa.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., September
22, 1829.
Son of William Goldsmith Belknap (Mexican War general) and Ann
(Clark) Belknap; married to Cora LeRoy, Carrie Thompson and Mrs. John
Bower; father of Hugh
Reid Belknap.
Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1869-76.
Impeached
in 1876 by the House of Representatives for taking
bribes; resigned
on March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lacked
jurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachment trial was
held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction,
short of the necessary two-thirds.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., October
13, 1890 (age 61 years, 21
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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; married,
November
7, 1887, to Mary McCauley.
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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Granville Gaylord Bennett (1833-1910) —
also known as G. G. Bennett —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born near Bloomingburg, Fayette
County, Ohio, October
9, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1865-67; member of Iowa state
senate, 1867-71; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1875-78; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1879-81; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1900.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., June 28,
1910 (age 76 years, 262
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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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.
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Mark W. Bennett (b. 1950) —
of Iowa.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 4,
1950.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1994-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Ellis Yarnal Berry (1902-1999) —
also known as E. Y. Berry —
of McLaughlin, Corson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Larchwood, Lyon
County, Iowa, October
6, 1902.
Son of William S. Berry and Kitty (Teghtmeyer) Berry; married, March 4,
1928, to Rose Hartinger.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1939-42; Presidential Elector
for South Dakota, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1951-71; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., April 1,
1999 (age 96 years, 177
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Benjamin Pixley Birdsall (1858-1916) —
also known as Benjamin P. Birdsall —
of Clarion, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Weyauwega, Waupaca
County, Wis., October
26, 1858.
Son of Benjamin Birdsall (1810-1888) and Ann Birdsall (1831-1906);
second cousin once removed of Ausburn
Birdsall; married to Bertha Schultz (died 1886); married 1888 to Belle
Johnston.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 11th District,
1893-1900; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1903-09.
Most sources give his date of death as May 26, 1917, but his New
York Times obituary and the Iowa cemetery record (WPA
transcription) contradict this.
Died in Clarion, Wright
County, Iowa, May 16,
1916 (age 57 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Clarion, Iowa.
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Charles Alvord Bishop (1854-1908) —
also known as Charles A. Bishop —
of La Porte City, Black Hawk
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waukesha
County, Wis., May 22,
1854.
Son of Matthew Patrick Bishop and Roxana (Alvord) Bishop; married, November
2, 1873, to Della M. Dow (1855-1900); married, June 24,
1902, to Alice S. Lyman.
Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1882; district judge in Iowa 9th
District, 1889-90, 1897-1902; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1902-08.
Died in 1908
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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William L. Bliss (1876-1969) —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Lincoln Township, Polk
County, Iowa, December
13, 1876.
Son of Wentworth H. Bliss and Ellen (MacDonald) Bliss; married, June 6,
1906, to Margaret A. McGruder (1882-1955).
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1932, 1939-62; appointed 1932;
defeated, 1932, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died January
29, 1969 (age 92 years, 47
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Robert Donald Blue (1898-1989) —
of Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa, September
24, 1898.
Son of Donald Blue and Myrtle Emily (Newell) Blue; married, October
17, 1926, to Cathlene M. Beale.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1932;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1935-42; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1941-42; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1943-45; Governor of
Iowa, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died December
13, 1989 (age 91 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married 1920 to Blanche
Alexander.
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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Herbert B. Boies (1867-1930) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, 1867.
Son of Horace
Boies and Versalia (Barber) Boies; fourth cousin once removed of
Charles
Pennell Crosby.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 10th District, 1915-20.
Died January
14, 1930 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Waterloo, 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); married, May 10,
1848, to Adella King (died 1855); married 1858 to
Versalia M. Barber; third cousin twice removed of Charles
Pennell Crosby; father of Herbert
B. Boies.
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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William Dayton Boies (1857-1932) —
also known as William D. Boies —
of Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Boone
County, Ill., January
3, 1857.
Son of William Dayton Boies and Sarah C. (Bugbee) Boies; married, November
24, 1881, to Lillian E. Biddinger.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1913-18 (4th
District 1913, 21st District 1913-18); U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1919-29.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa, May 31,
1932 (age 75 years, 149
days).
Interment at Eastlawn
Cemetery, Sheldon, Iowa.
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Hiram Evans Booth (b. 1860) —
also known as Hiram E. Booth —
of Carson, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born near Postville, Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
25, 1860.
Son of Joseph Booth and Caroline (Bishop) Booth; married, May 29,
1889, to Lillian B. Redhead.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Utah
territorial senate, 1894-96; member of Utah state
senate, 1896-97; U.S.
Attorney for Utah, 1906-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Thomas Meade Bowen (1835-1906) —
also known as Thomas M. Bowen —
of Del Norte, Rio Grande
County, Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born near Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
26, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1856; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1864;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1866; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1867-71; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1871; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1873; district judge in Colorado, 1876-80;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1882-83; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1883-89.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., December
30, 1906 (age 71 years, 65
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Allen Alexander Bradford (1815-1888) —
also known as Allen A. Bradford —
of Atchison
County, Mo.; Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Otoe
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Friendship, Knox
County, Maine, July 23,
1815.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 6th District, 1852-55; member
of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856-57; justice of
Colorado territorial supreme court, 1862-65; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1865-67, 1869-71.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., March 12,
1888 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Interment at Pueblo
City Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Charles Sullivan Bradshaw (b. 1871) —
also known as Charles S. Bradshaw —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa, August 4,
1871.
Son of Centenary B. Bradshaw and Mary Ann (Hayzlett) Bradshaw;
married, June 28,
1911, to Ruth E. Baker (died 1918).
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1911-12.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce L. Braley (b. 1957) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, October
30, 1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2008.
Still living as of 2009.
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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; brother of Maurice
J. Breen; married, August
30, 1923, to Elizabeth Loomis (1903-1960).
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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Maurice J. Breen (1889-1972) —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Rock Rapids, Lyon
County, Iowa, July 20,
1889.
Son of Edward Breen and Mary E. (Mitchell) Breen; brother of Edward
Joseph Breen.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
chair
of Webster County Democratic Party, 1936-38.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in May, 1972
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jean Sala Breitenstein (1900-1986) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, July 18,
1900.
Married, July 8,
1925, to Helen Callamore Thomas.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1954-57; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1957-70; took senior
status 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons.
Died January
30, 1986 (age 85 years, 196
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Edward Bromwell (b. 1920) —
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; married, September
10, 1946, to Dorothy Bennett.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1961-65; defeated, 1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Still living as of 2004.
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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;
married, June 22,
1897, to Jennie Hearne.
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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Norris Brown (1863-1960) —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Maquoketa, Jackson
County, Iowa, May 2,
1863.
Son of William Henry Harrison Brown and Eliza Ann (Phelps) Brown;
married, November
28, 1885, to Lula K. Beeler (died 1925); married, February
5, 1927, to Ann L. Howland (died 1939).
Republican. Lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1905-07; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
law partner of Irving
F. Baxter.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
5, 1960 (age 96 years, 248
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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John Bruce (1832-1901) —
of Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; Prairie Bluff, Wilcox
County, Ala.
Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland,
February
16, 1832.
Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1872-74; U.S.
District Judge for Alabama, 1875-1901; died in office 1901.
Died in Walters Park, Berks
County, Pa., October
1, 1901 (age 69 years, 227
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.
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Emory Roy Buckner (1877-1941) —
also known as Emory R. Buckner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, August 7,
1877.
Son of Rev. J. D. M. Buckner and Sarah A. (Ellis) Buckner; married,
April
4, 1901, to Katherine Keach.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1925-27.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 11,
1941 (age 63 years, 216
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; married, March 16,
1904, to Rose M. Sanner.
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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John Burke (1859-1937) —
of Devils Lake, Ramsey
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa, February
25, 1859.
Son of John Burke and Mary (Ryan) Burke; married, August
22, 1891, to Mary E. Kane.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1891; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1893-97; Governor of
North Dakota, 1907-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for
Vice President, 1912;
Treasurer of the United States, 1913-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Dakota, 1924;
justice
of North Dakota state supreme court, 1925-37; chief
justice of North Dakota state supreme court, 1935-36.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died May 14,
1937 (age 78 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) —
also known as Elmer J. Burkett —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, December
1, 1867.
Son of Henry W. Burkett and Catherine (Kearney) Burkett; married, September
1, 1891, to Fannie Fern Wright.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916;
director, First National Bank;
director, State Oil Company.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 23,
1935 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (1879-1961) —
also known as J. A. A. Burnquist —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Dayton, Webster
County, Iowa, July 21,
1879.
Son of John A. Burnquist and A. Louise (Johnson) Burnquist; married,
January
1, 1906, to Mary Louise Cross.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1909-11; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1913-15; Governor of
Minnesota, 1915-21; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1939-55.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died January
12, 1961 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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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; married, April 15,
1912, to Vera
E. Cahalan.
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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Henry Clay Caldwell (1832-1915) —
of Keosauqua, Van Buren
County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Marshall
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
4, 1832.
Son of Van Caldwell and Susan (Moffit) Caldwell; married 1854 to Harriet
Benton.
Lawyer; Van
Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1856-58; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1859-61; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1864-71; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1864-90; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1890-1903; retired
1903.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
15, 1915 (age 82 years, 164
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Dwight Ezra Campbell (1887-1963) —
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; married to
Pauline Caywood.
Republican. Lawyer; member of South
Dakota state senate 35th District, 1923-24; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1925-37.
Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Lions.
Died in 1963
(age about
75 years).
Interment somewhere
in Groton, S.Dak.
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George Alfred Carlson (1876-1926) —
also known as George A. Carlson —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Alta, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, October
23, 1876.
Son of Charles August Carlson and Louisa Piternilla (Gustafson)
Carlson; married, August
29, 1906, to Rosa Lillian Alps.
Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 8th Judicial District,
1908-15; Governor of
Colorado, 1915-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
6, 1926 (age 50 years, 44
days).
Interment at Linn
Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
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James H. Carter (b. 1935) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa, January
18, 1935.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1973-76; Judge,
Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-82; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1982-.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Steven V. Carter (1915-1959) —
of Iowa.
Born in Carterville (unknown
county), Utah, October
8, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1959; defeated, 1948,
1950, 1956; died in office 1959.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
4, 1959 (age 44 years, 27
days).
Interment at Leon
Cemetery, Leon, Iowa.
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John Chambers (1780-1852) —
of Washington, Mason
County, Ky.
Born in Bromley Ridge, Somerset
County, N.J., October
6, 1780.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1812, 1815, 1830-31; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1825-27; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1828-29, 1835-39 (2nd District
1828-29, 12th District 1835-39); Governor of
Iowa Territory, 1841-45.
Died near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., September
21, 1852 (age 71 years, 351
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Mason County, Ky.
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George Miles Chilcott (1828-1891) —
also known as George M. Chilcott —
of Jefferson
County, Iowa; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Cassville, Huntingdon
County, Pa., January
2, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; Jefferson
County Sheriff, 1853; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856; member
Colorado territorial council, 1861-62; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Colorado
territorial House of Representatives, 1872-74; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1878; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1882-83.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1891 (age 63 years, 63
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Alexander Clark (1826-1891) —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., February
25, 1826.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1890-91, died in office 1891.
African
ancestry.
Died in Monrovia, Liberia,
May
31, 1891 (age 65 years, 95
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.
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Clarence Don Clark (1851-1930) —
also known as Clarence D. Clark —
of Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa; Evanston, Uinta
County, Wyo.
Born in Sandy Creek, Oswego
County, N.Y., April 16,
1851.
Son of Oratia D. Clark and Laura A. (King) Clark; married, August 6,
1874, to Alice Downs.
Republican. Lawyer; Uinta
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming Territory, 1888;
delegate
to Wyoming state constitutional convention, 1889; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1890-93; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1895-1917; defeated, 1916; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1900,
1904,
1908,
1912.
Died November
18, 1930 (age 79 years, 216
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Evanston, Wyo.
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Rush Clark (1834-1879) —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., October
1, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1860-64, 1876; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1877-79; died in office
1879.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 29,
1879 (age 44 years, 210
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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George W. Clarke (1852-1936) —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Shelby
County, Ind., October
24, 1852.
Son of John Clarke and Jane (Akers) Clarke; married to Arletta
Greene.
Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1901; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1904-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1909-13; Governor of
Iowa, 1913-17.
Christian.
Member, Rotary.
Died November
28, 1936 (age 84 years, 35
days).
Interment somewhere
in Adel, Iowa.
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George C. Claussen (b. 1882) —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August 6,
1882.
Son of John Claussen and Wiebke (Banderob) Claussen; married, March 18,
1920, to Luella Fahr.
Republican. Lawyer; Clinton
County Attorney, 1915-18; municipal judge in Iowa, 1918; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1932, 1933-34.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orion Clemens (1825-1897) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.; Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Missouri, October
6, 1825.
Son of John Marshall Clemens (1798-1847); married, December
19, 1854, to Mary E. 'Mollie' Stotts; brother of Samuel Langhorne
Clemens (1835-1910; author and humorist, best known as 'Mark Twain').
Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; secretary
of Nevada Territory, 1861-64; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1865.
Died in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, December
11, 1897 (age 72 years, 66
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo.
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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; married, October
11, 1877, to Mary Louise Beecher.
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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Beverly Waugh Coiner (b. 1857) —
also known as Beverly W. Coiner —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Leon, Decatur
County, Iowa, December
20, 1857.
Son of Erasmus Tully Coiner and Mary E. (Young) Coiner; married, November
1, 1880, to Ida Hare.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 1882-84; Pierce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-89, 1895-96; major in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; Washington
Republican state chair, 1910-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1912-13.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married, June 25,
1848, to Amanda M. Bennett.
Lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1864-76; law
professor.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert W. Colflesh (1900-1967) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
31, 1900.
Son of Frank Marvin Colflesh and Alice (Davis) Colflesh; married, September
14, 1924, to Martha Lucy Waring.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1932-34; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Iowa, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,
1936.
Church
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April 17,
1967 (age 67 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Hurd Conger (1843-1907) —
also known as Edwin H. Conger —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Knox
County, Ill., March 7,
1843.
Son of Lorentus Everett Conger (1814-1873) and Mary W. (Hurd) Conger
(1816-1888); first cousin of Omar
Dwight Conger and Chauncey
Stewart Conger; married, June 18,
1866, to Sarah Jane Pike.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Dallas
County Treasurer, 1877-81; Iowa state
treasurer, 1881-85; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1885-91; U.S. Minister to
Brazil, 1890-93, 1897-98; China, 1898-1905; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1905.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 18,
1907 (age 64 years, 72
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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James Perry Conner (1851-1924) —
also known as James P. Conner —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Delaware
County, Ind., January
27, 1851.
Son of William C. Conner; married, October
12, 1875, to Allie M. Cowdery.
Republican. Lawyer; state's attorney 13th district, 1881-85;
circuit judge in Iowa 13th District, 1884-86; district judge in Iowa
16th District, 1887-90; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1900-09.
Died in Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa, March 19,
1924 (age 73 years, 52
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Denison, Iowa.
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Paul J. Cooksey (b. 1923) —
of Spencer, Clay
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, March 17,
1923.
Son of E. E. Cooksey and Lucille (Landess) Cooksey; married, January
26, 1945, to Dorothy Jean Kurtzwell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Clay County, 1951.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 1951.
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Elmer Ellsworth Corfman (1863-1950) —
also known as Elmer E. Corfman —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa, March 2,
1863.
Son of John Corfman (1814-1892) and Catherine (Hufford) Corfman
(1818-1876); married, June 8,
1898, to Ivy Gladys Loar (1872-1953).
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-23; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1919-23.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1950 (age 86 years, 337
days).
Interment at Pierce
Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles,
Calif.
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George Cosson —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Son of George Willis Cosson and Mary Ann (McEnturff) Cosson; married,
December
24, 1904, to Jennie F. Riggs.
Republican. Lawyer; Audubon
County Attorney, 1905-06; member of Iowa state
senate, 1909-10; Iowa
state attorney general, 1911-17; candidate in primary for Governor of
Iowa, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Aylett Rains Cotton (1826-1912) —
also known as Aylett R. Cotton —
of Lyons, Clinton
County, Iowa; Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Austintown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, November
29, 1826.
Son of John Cotton (1791-1870) and Cathrinia (Parkhurst) Cotton
(1798-1829); married 1853 to Laura
Finch Wick (1835-1900); married to Hattie Elizabeth Walker
(1854-1921); father of Aylett
Rains Cotton, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Clinton
County Judge, 1851-53; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1854; mayor of Lyons, Iowa, 1855-57;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1857;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1868-71; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1871-75.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1912 (age 85 years, 336
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Robert Gordon Cousins (1859-1933) —
also known as Robert G. Cousins —
of Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa.
Born near Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
31, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1886; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1893-1909.
Died in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, June 20,
1933 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Red
Oak Cemetery, Tipton, Iowa.
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La Monte Cowles (b. 1859) —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, September
30, 1859.
Third cousin thrice removed of Josiah
Cowles and Moses
Seymour; son of William Fletcher Cowles (b.1819) and Elizabeth
Maria (La Monte) Cowles (died 1873); first cousin of Russell
Cowles Ostrander; married, September
15, 1885, to Hattie E. Kane (died 1889); brother of Gardner
Cowles.
Republican. Lawyer; abstractor;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1911-13; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joe Crail (1877-1938) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, December
25, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1927-33; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1932.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 2,
1938 (age 60 years, 67
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Coe Isaac Crawford (1858-1944) —
also known as Coe I. Crawford —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born near Volney, Allamakee
County, Iowa, January
14, 1858.
Son of Robert Crawford and Sarah (Shannon) Crawford; married, October
4, 1884, to May Robinson (died); married, November
26, 1896, to Lavinia Robinson.
Republican. Lawyer; Hughes
County State's Attorney, 1886-88; member
Dakota territorial council, 1889; member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1889-90; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1893-97; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1896; attorney for
Chicago & North Western Railroad,
1897-1905; Governor of
South Dakota, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1909-15.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., April 25,
1944 (age 86 years, 102
days).
Interment at Municipal
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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James Buchanan Cullison (b. 1857) —
also known as James B. Cullison —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in New London, Henry
County, Iowa, September
21, 1857.
Son of Elisha Cullison and Matilda (McCabe) Cullison; married, July 30,
1882, to May Mary Sharp.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; register, U.S. Land Office, Enid, Okla.,
1897-1902; district judge in Oklahoma 21st District, 1911-29;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(alternate), 1932;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Baird Cummins (1850-1926) —
also known as Albert B. Cummins —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born, in a log
house, near Carmichaels, Greene
County, Pa., February
15, 1850.
Son of Thomas Layton Cummins and Sarah (Baird) Cummins; married, June 24,
1874, to Ida L. Gallery.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1888; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1896,
1904,
1924;
Governor
of Iowa, 1902-08; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1908-26; died in office 1926; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1912,
1916.
Congregationalist.
Died of a heart
attack, in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 30,
1926 (age 76 years, 165
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) —
also known as Paul Cunningham —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., June 15,
1890.
Son of Robert Harvey Cunningham and Sarah Jane (McQuaide) Cunningham;
married 1918
to Harriett French Plummer; married, December
26, 1926, to Gail Fry; father of Edward Plummer Cunningham (U.S.
Marine; killed in action in Saipan, 1944).
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th
District 1943-59); defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., July 16,
1961 (age 71 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Francis Wellington Cushman (1867-1909) —
also known as Francis W. Cushman; "Abe Lincoln of the
Pacific Coast" —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, May 8,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1899-1909 (at-large 1899-1909,
2nd District 1909); died in office 1909.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1909 (age 42 years, 59
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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