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Timothy Davis (1794-1872) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., March 29,
1794.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1857-59; defeated, 1848.
Died in Elkader, Clayton
County, Iowa, April 27,
1872 (age 78 years, 29
days).
Interment at Elkader
Cemetery, Elkader, Iowa.
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Clyde C. Dawson (b. 1864) —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dallas
County, Iowa, February
8, 1864.
Son of Jesse W. Dawson and Caroline (Price) Dawson; married, September
23, 1899, to Kathryn Russell.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1904
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1908;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865-1912) —
also known as Thomas C. Dawson —
of Enterprise, Volusia
County, Fla.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., July 30,
1865.
Son of Allan Dawson and Anna (Cleland) Dawson; married 1900 to Luiza
Guerra Duval; father of Allan
Dawson (1903-1949).
Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; U.S. Minister to Santo Domingo, 1904-07; Colombia, 1907-09; Chile, 1909; Panama, 1910; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1904-07.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 1,
1912 (age 46 years, 276
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Armstrong Day (b. 1859) —
also known as George A. Day —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Union
County, Iowa, November
10, 1859.
Son of James Gamble Day and Minerva C. (Manly) Day; married, February
13, 1889, to Sarah Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 4th District,
1902-20; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1920-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace Emerson Deemer (b. 1858) —
also known as Horace E. Deemer —
of Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa.
Born in Bourbon, Marshall
County, Ind., September
24, 1858.
Son of John A. Deemer and Elizabeth (Erwin) Deemer; married, July 12,
1882, to Jeannette Gibson.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 15th District,
1887-94; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1894-1917.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Political Science Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucas James DeKoster (1918-2000) —
also known as Lucas J. DeKoster —
of Hull, Sioux
County, Iowa.
Born in Hull, Sioux
County, Iowa, June 18,
1918.
Lawyer; member of Iowa state
senate 1st District, 1965-83.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Hull, Sioux
County, Iowa, February
23, 2000 (age 81 years, 250
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Hull, Iowa.
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Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981) —
also known as Robert V. Denney —
of Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, April 11,
1916.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during
World War II; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1967-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1981 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Fairbury
Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
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John R. Dethmers (1903-1971) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plessis, O'Brien
County, Iowa, October
15, 1903.
Son of Roy P. Dethmers and Agnes (DeRoos) Dethmers; married, April 4,
1931, to Aleen E. DeJong.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1942-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1945-46; resigned 1946; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946-70; appointed 1946; defeated,
1970; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1953, 1956-62, 1967-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
1, 1971 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Patrick Devaney (b. 1883) —
also known as John P. Devaney —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Lake Mills, Winnebago
County, Iowa, June 30,
1883.
Son of Patrick Devaney and Ellen (La Velle) Devaney; married, February
20, 1919, to Beatrice Langevin.
Lawyer; chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1933-36.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Almon Dewey (b. 1877) —
also known as Charles A. Dewey —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Iowa, September
11, 1877.
Son of Almon Ralph Dewey and Sarah (Rousseau) Dewey; married, September
1, 1910, to Jessie Irene Laffer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Washington
County Attorney, 1909-15; district judge in Iowa, 1918-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1928-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tobias Ellsworth Diamond (b. 1876) —
also known as Tobias E. Diamond; T. E.
Diamond —
of Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Tilsit, Prussia (now Sovetsk, Russia),
March
18, 1876.
Son of Hyman Diamond and Lena (Epstein) Diamond; married, November
12, 1907, to Maude Elizabeth Peck.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1932,
1940;
delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from O'Brien County,
1933; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1940-52.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester Jesse Dickinson (1873-1968) —
also known as L. J. Dickinson —
of Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Derby, Lucas
County, Iowa, October
20, 1873.
Son of Levi D. Dickinson and Willamine (Morton) Dickinson; married,
August
21, 1901, to Myrtle Call; cousin of Fred
Dickinson Letts.
Republican. Lawyer; Kossuth
County Attorney; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1914-18; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1919-31; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1931-37; defeated, 1936, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 4,
1968 (age 94 years, 228
days).
Interment at Algona
Cemetery, Algona, Iowa.
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John Forrest Dillon (1831-1914) —
also known as John F. Dillon —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, December
25, 1831.
Married to Anna Price (died 1898; daughter of Hiram
Price).
Lawyer; law
professor; author;
district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1859-63; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1864-69; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1867-69; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1870-79.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1914 (age 82 years, 131
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) —
also known as James I. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1894.
Nephew of Jonathan
Prentiss Dolliver; son of Rev. Robert H. Dolliver and Mary Elle
(Barrett) Dolliver; married, October
23, 1923, to Betty Morgan (died 1925); married, September
4, 1928, to Rachael McCreight.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Delta
Chi.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., December
10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver (1858-1910) —
also known as Jonathan P. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born near Kingwood, Preston
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
6, 1858.
Cousin of William
Gay Brown, Jr.; uncle of James
Isaac Dolliver.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1888,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1889-1900; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1900-10; died in office 1910.
Died in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, October
15, 1910 (age 52 years, 251
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Maurice Francis Donegan (b. 1875) —
also known as Maurice F. Donegan —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Welton, Clinton
County, Iowa, September
2, 1875.
Son of Jeremiah Donegan and Mary (Lucey) Donegan; married, November
29, 1905, to Mary I. Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 7th District,
1913-21; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1940-49.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ray E. Dougherty (b. 1895) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, July 11,
1895.
Son of William J. Dougherty and Sarah Ann (Judkins) Dougherty;
married, June 30,
1920, to Julia Newell Treat.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; candidate for South
Dakota state attorney general, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Izaak
Walton League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cassius Clay Dowell (1864-1940) —
also known as Cassius C. Dowell —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born near Summerset, Warren
County, Iowa, February
29, 1864.
Son of James W. Dowell and Martha (Rees) Dowell.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1894-98; member of Iowa state
senate, 1902-12; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1915-35, 1937-40 (7th District 1915-33,
6th District 1933-35, 1937-40); defeated, 1934; died in office 1940.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
4, 1940 (age 75 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Francis Marion Drake (1830-1903) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., December
30, 1830.
Son of John Adams Drake and Harriet Jane (O'Neal) Drake; married, December
24, 1855, to Mary Jane Lord (died 1883).
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; railroad
builder; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1888;
Governor
of Iowa, 1896-98.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa is named for
him.
Died, of diabetes,
in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
20, 1903 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Edward Gregory Dunn (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward G. Dunn; E. G. Dunn —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Nora Springs, Floyd
County, Iowa, April 18,
1879.
Son of Michael Dunn and Anna (Ryan) Dunn; married, June 26,
1912, to Laura Helen Delker.
Democrat. School
teacher; operator of grain
elevator and organizer of co-operative grain elevators; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1908,
1944;
lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1934-40.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Eaton (b. 1849) —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, October
9, 1849.
Son of Elizabeth Selfridge (Rice) Eaton (1818-1862) and Ebenezer
Ansel Eaton; married, August 4,
1874, to Anne E. Grondy.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1896
(alternate), 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Clayton Eicher (1878-1944) —
also known as Edward C. Eicher —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Noble, Washington
County, Iowa, December
16, 1878.
Son of Benjamin Eicher and Lydia (Sommer) Eicher; married, August
19, 1908, to Hazel Mount.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1933-39; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1938-42; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1941-42; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1942.
Mennonite.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., November
30, 1944 (age 65 years, 350
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Ralph Roscoe Eltse (1885-1971) —
also known as Ralph R. Eltse —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, September
13, 1885.
Son of John J. Eltse and Jennie Sarah (West) Eltse; married, August
16, 1915, to Oma Almona Davies.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March 18,
1971 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
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Robert Emory Evans (1856-1925) —
also known as Robert E. Evans —
of Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb.
Born in Coalmont, Huntingdon
County, Pa., July 15,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 8th District,
1896-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1919-23; defeated,
1922; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1925; died in office 1925.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., July 8,
1925 (age 68 years, 358
days).
Interment at Graceland
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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Frederick F. Faville (1865-1954) —
of Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa; Storm Lake, Buena Vista
County, Iowa; Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 5,
1865.
Nephew of Oran
Faville; son of Amos S. Faville (1825-1900) and Esther D. (Crary)
Faville (1831-1902); married, December
22, 1891, to Cora Thornburg (1866-1919); married, January
1, 1925, to Josephine Creelman (1877-1963).
Republican. Lawyer; Buena
Vista County Attorney, 1895-99; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1907-13; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1921-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
19, 1954 (age 88 years, 259
days).
Interment at Storm
Lake Cemetery, Storm Lake, Iowa.
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Joseph M. Fee (1888-1938) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 15,
1888.
Son of Thomas M. Fee (judge); married to Mary Hopwood.
Lawyer; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1938; died in office 1938.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 15,
1938 (age 49 years, 335
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) —
also known as Andrew J. Felt —
of Nashua, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha
County, Kan.
Born in East Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
27, 1833.
Third cousin thrice removed of Peter
Felt, John
Felt and Daniel
Felt; son of Warren Torry Felt (1809-1872) and Cynthia Amelia
(Stowell) Felt (1812-1855); married, February
21, 1858, to Emily J. Rutherford (1842-1909); father-in-law of William
Howard Thompson.
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1868,
1872;
postmaster;
banker;
Presidential Elector for Kansas, 1884;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1889-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1912 (age 78 years, 183
days).
Interment at Seneca
City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.
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Charles August Ficke (1850-1931) —
also known as Charles A. Ficke —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Beitzenburg, Germany,
April
21, 1850.
Son of Christoph Ficke and Elisabeth (Praesent) Ficke; married, March 23,
1882, to Frances 'Fannie' Davison.
Democrat. Lawyer; Scott
County Attorney, 1886-88; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1890-91.
German
ancestry.
Died in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, December
10, 1931 (age 81 years, 233
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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John Fletcher (b. 1876) —
of Avoca, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa, January
5, 1876.
Son of John Fletcher and Martha Fletcher; married, June 14,
1905, to Marie Schmidt.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Avoca, Ia., 1907-09; district
judge in Iowa, 1925-27; Iowa
state attorney general, 1927-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy C. Fox (b. 1890) —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Cincinnati, Appanoose
County, Iowa, October
10, 1890.
Son of James Wesley Fox and Sarah Louise (McMahon) Fox; married, May 6,
1922, to Frankie A. Juvinall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1920-26; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1926-34.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Frick (1848-1927) —
of Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa; Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August 6,
1848.
Son of Michael Frick and Mary Ann (Knen) Frick; married, December
25, 1872, to Catharine L. Kunz.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1906-27; died in office 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1910-12, 1917-19.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
2, 1927 (age 78 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Howard G. Fuller —
of Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa; South Dakota.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Married to Maria Leonard.
School
teacher and principal; Hardin
County Superintendent of Schools, 1883-86; lawyer; circuit
judge in South Dakota, 1889-94; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1894-1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Gabbert (1849-1923) —
also known as William H. Gabbert —
of Telluride, San Miguel
County, Colo.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa, October
12, 1849.
Married, December
19, 1883, to Eva Adams (1854-1930).
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado 7th District,
1893-97; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1898-1917; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1904-07, 1915-17.
Died in 1923
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) —
also known as Guy G. Gabrielson —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 22,
1891.
Son of Frank August Gabrielson and Ida (Jansen) Gabrielson; married,
February
5, 1918, to Cora M. Speer.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines,
Danville, Quebec; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1926-30; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1949-52.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in May, 1976
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Philip Gaffney (b. 1890) —
also known as James P. Gaffney —
of Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa; Marengo, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa
County, Iowa, October
7, 1890.
Son of Michael F. Gaffney and Bridget E. (Grimes) Gaffney; married,
October
14, 1919, to Irene Sabina Stapleton.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Iowa
County Attorney, 1923-27; district judge in Iowa 8th District,
1933-40; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1936,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel James Gallery (1896-1964) —
also known as Daniel J. Gallery —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa.
Born in Winthrop, Buchanan
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Son of James Andrew Gallery (1857-1942) and Teresa (Kane) Gallery
(1866-1950); married to Marguerite York (1917-1992).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
chair
of Madison County Democratic Party, 1930-32, 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1948;
mayor of Winterset, Iowa, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa, April 18,
1964 (age 67 years, 131
days).
Interment at Winterset
Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.
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Ray O. Garber (b. 1887) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Adair, Adair
County, Iowa, October
16, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore G. Garfield (b. 1894) —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Born in Humboldt, Humboldt
County, Iowa, November
12, 1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; district
judge in Iowa, 1927-40; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1941-69; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1961-.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry F. Garrett (b. 1887) —
of Corydon, Wayne
County, Iowa.
Born in Corydon, Wayne
County, Iowa, December
24, 1887.
Son of John S. Garrett and Carrie (Freeland) Garrett.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne
County Attorney, 1914-18, 1929-30; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1931-32; candidate for Iowa
state attorney general, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1948;
justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1958-60.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) —
also known as James E. Garrigues —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., October
6, 1852.
Son of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues;
married, May 3,
1880, to Clara L. Boehner (died 1886); married, January
19, 1911, to Alice Roberts.
Republican. Lawyer; district attorney 8th District, 1888-94;
district judge in Colorado 8th District, 1903-10; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John Howard Gates (1865-1927) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, October
26, 1865.
Son of John Cook Gates and Adelia (St. John) Gates; married, November
13, 1899, to Mary Edna Carter.
Republican. Lawyer; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1913-27; died in
office 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Died November
8, 1927 (age 62 years, 13
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman S. Genung (b. 1881) —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Hastings, Mills
County, Iowa, August
19, 1881.
Son of Louis T. Genung and Julia (Anderson) Genung; married, November
10, 1910, to Miriam Ridgeway.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Iowa, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ben J. Gibson (b. 1881) —
of Corning, Adams
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, November
13, 1881.
Son of William Gibson and Virginia Gibson; married, September
5, 1905, to Anna Rolston.
Republican. Lawyer; Adams
County Attorney, 1908-12; member of Iowa state
senate, 1916-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Iowa
state attorney general, 1921-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Cramer Gilchrist (1868-1950) —
also known as Fred C. Gilchrist —
of Laurens, Pocahontas
County, Iowa.
Born in California, Washington
County, Pa., June 2,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1902; member of Iowa state
senate, 1923; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1931-45 (10th District 1931-33, 8th
District 1933-43, 6th District 1943-45).
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 10,
1950 (age 81 years, 281
days).
Interment at Laurens
Cemetery, Laurens, Iowa.
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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.
Died in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, March 3,
1973 (age 94 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oak
Knoll Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Whitney Gillilland (b. 1904) —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, January
13, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1938-40; member of
Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-50; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1947-50; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Gilloon (1949-2006) —
of Dyersville, Dubuque
County, Iowa; Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in North Arlington, Bergen
County, N.J., September
11, 1949.
Grandnephew of Frank
D. Gilloon; son of Thomas J. Gilloon and Margaret (Kelly)
Gilloon.
Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1975-78.
Died, of cancer, October
11, 2006 (age 57 years, 30
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Josiah Given (1828-1908) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1828.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa 5th
District, 1881-86; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1887-89,
1903; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1901.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
3, 1908 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, 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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Edward Ellsworth Good (1862-1937) —
also known as Edward E. Good —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 13,
1862.
Son of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good;
married, July 8,
1885, to Orpha J. Gillilan.
Republican. Lawyer; Saunders
County Attorney, 1895-96; director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; district judge in Nebraska 5th District, 1912-22; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1923-37; died in office 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died August 3,
1937 (age 75 years, 82
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James William Good (1866-1929) —
also known as James W. Good; "Jimmy
Good" —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
24, 1866.
Son of Henry Good and Margaret Elizabeth (Combs) Good; married, October
4, 1894, to Lucy Deacon.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1909-21; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1929; died in office 1929.
Presbyterian.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1929 (age 63 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Mel M. Graham (b. 1906) —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa.
Born in Primghar, O'Brien
County, Iowa, March 22,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; elected Iowa state
house of representatives from Audubon County 1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Trumbull Granger —
also known as Charles T. Granger —
of Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Iowa 10th District, 1873-86; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Grant (1812-1891) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born near Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., December
12, 1812.
Uncle of James
Benton Grant.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1842-43; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Scott County, 1844;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Scott County, 1846;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1852-53; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1852-53; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1854; president, Chicago and Rock Island Railroad.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March 14,
1891 (age 78 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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Whitaker McDonough Grant (b. 1851) —
also known as Whit M. Grant —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa; Sitka,
Alaska; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Seale, Russell
County, Ala., April 26,
1851.
Son of Thomas McDonough Grant and Mary J. (Benton) Grant; married, October
9, 1878, to Kate L. Weagley.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1884-85; U.S.
Attorney for Alaska Territory, 1887-89; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1896-99; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1911-15.
Burial
location unknown.
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William West Grant, Jr. (b. 1881) —
also known as W. W. Grant, Jr. —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, June 27,
1881.
Son of William West Grant (born 1846) and Mary Adeline (Moseley)
Grant; married, November
3, 1906, to Gertrude Hendrie.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1928;
delegate
to Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry N. Graven (b. 1893) —
of Greene, Butler
County, Iowa.
Born in St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn., June 1,
1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; district
judge in Iowa, 1937-44; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1944-.
Lutheran.
Member, Order of the
Coif.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Raymond Green (1856-1947) —
also known as William R. Green —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., November
7, 1856.
Son of Timothy Franklin Green and Sarah Maria (Raymond) Green;
married 1887
to Luella Washington Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1894-1911; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1911-28; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1928-40.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Bellport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 11,
1947 (age 90 years, 216
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Son of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm; married,
December
28, 1894, to Orphea Bealer.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Gail Guernsey (1892-1992) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, August
10, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1937-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, in Calvin Manor nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
18, 1992 (age 100 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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John Williams Gwynne (1889-1972) —
also known as John W. Gwynne —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Victor, Iowa
County, Iowa, October
20, 1889.
Son of Thomas Williams Gwynne and Katherine (McGilway) Gwynne.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; municipal judge in Iowa, 1920-26; Black
Hawk County Attorney, 1929-34; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1935-49; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1953-59; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1955-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, July 5,
1972 (age 82 years, 259
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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Oscar Hale (b. 1867) —
of Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Born in Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa, February
27, 1867.
Son of John Hale and Clara (Rhodes) Hale; married, February
20, 1899, to Caroline Sillick.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; district judge in Iowa 20th District,
1913-38; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1939-50.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hale (1837-1885) —
Born in New London, Henry
County, Iowa, November
18, 1837.
Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1863-66; Presidential Elector for Iowa,
1868;
Governor
of Wyoming Territory, 1882-85; died in office 1885.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., January
13, 1885 (age 47 years, 56
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Augustus Caesar Hall (1814-1861) —
also known as Augustus Hall —
of Keosauqua, Van Buren
County, Iowa.
Born in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 29,
1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1855-57; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1858-61; died in office 1861;
chief
justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1858-61; died in
office 1861.
Died in Bellevue, Sarpy
County, Neb., February
1, 1861 (age 46 years, 278
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Benton Jay Hall (1835-1894) —
of Iowa.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, January
13, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1872-73; member of Iowa state
senate, 1882-85; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1885-87; defeated, 1886.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, January
5, 1894 (age 58 years, 357
days).
Interment at Aspen
Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
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Kay Halloran (b. 1937) —
also known as Kathleen Chapman —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Estherville, Emmet
County, Iowa, January
19, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1983-92, 1997-99 (49th District
1983-92, 56th District 1997-99); mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2006-09.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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Warren Keith Hamill (b. 1895) —
also known as W. Keith Hamill —
of Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa.
Born in Keota, Keokuk
County, Iowa, May 29,
1895.
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1928;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1940;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-49.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Daniel Miller Hamilton (b. 1892) —
also known as J. D. M. Hamilton —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa, March 2,
1892.
Son of John Daniel Miller Hamilton and Mary (Rice) Hamilton;
married, December
28, 1915, to Laura Hall.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1925-28; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1932-36.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson H. Hamilton (b. 1877) —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born in Delta, Keokuk
County, Iowa, May 1,
1877.
Son of James Alexander Hamilton and Matilda (Vert) Hamilton; married,
May 9,
1901, to Ethel L. Jacobs.
Democrat. Lawyer; Keokuk
County Attorney, 1902-04; mayor of Sigourney, Iowa, 1906-08;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1914; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1935-40; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Hammill (1875-1936) —
of Britt, Hancock
County, Iowa.
Born in Linden, Iowa
County, Wis., October
14, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
senate, 1908-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1921-25; Governor of
Iowa, 1925-31; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1930; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 6,
1936 (age 60 years, 175
days).
Interment somewhere
in Britt, Iowa.
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Dick Haney (b. 1852) —
of Lansing, Allamakee
County, Iowa; Plankinton, Aurora
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lansing, Allamakee
County, Iowa, November
10, 1852.
Son of John Haney and Fanny (Hemmingway) Haney; married, January
22, 1876, to Roxie W. Doe (died 1907); married, September
14, 1909, to Florence May Tredway.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1889-96; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1896-1913; member
of South
Dakota state senate 21st District, 1925-26.
Member, Freemasons;
Beta
Theta Pi; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cornelius Hanford (1849-1926) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Van Buren
County, Iowa, April 21,
1849.
Son of Edward Hanford and Abby J. (Holgate) Hanford; married, November
15, 1875, to Clara M. Baldwin.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Washington territorial council, 1877; member of Washington
territorial House of Representatives, 1889-90; U.S.
District Judge for Washington, 1890-1905; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1905-12;
resigned 1912.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Resigned
as judge under threat of
impeachment, 1912.
Died in 1926
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) —
also known as Joe R. Hanley —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 30,
1876.
Son of John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley; married, October
31, 1900, to Henrietta Victoria Robertson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; ordained
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1950.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in Perry Nursing
Home, Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Lloyd Harding (1877-1934) —
also known as William L. Harding —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Sibley, Osceola
County, Iowa, October
3, 1877.
Son of O. B. Harding and Emalyn (Moyer) Harding; married, January
7, 1907, to Carrie M. Lamoreux.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1907-13; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1913-17; Governor of
Iowa, 1917-21.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Censured
by legislature over pardons scandal,
and left office in disgrace
in 1921.
Died December
17, 1934 (age 57 years, 75
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Graceland
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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Thomas Richard Harkin (b. 1939) —
also known as Tom Harkin —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Cumming, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Cumming, Warren
County, Iowa, November
19, 1939.
Married 1968
to Ruth Raduenz.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1975-85; defeated, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1985-; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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K. David Harris (b. 1927) —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa.
Born in Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa, July 29,
1927.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; district
judge in Iowa, 1962-72; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1972-.
Still living as of 1995.
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James Henry Hawley (1847-1929) —
also known as James H. Hawley —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, January
17, 1847.
Son of Thomas Hawley and Annie (Carr) Hawley; married, July 4,
1875, to Mary E. Bullock; father-in-law of Reilly
Atkinson, Sr..
Democrat. Miner;
lawyer; member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1870-71; member of Idaho
territorial senate, 1874-75; District Attorney 2nd District,
1879-83; U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1885-89; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1903-05; Governor of
Idaho, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1914; candidate for Democratic nomination for
Vice President, 1920.
Catholic.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, August 3,
1929 (age 82 years, 198
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Boyd G. Hayes (b. 1915) —
of Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa.
Born in Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa, September
13, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; chair of
Floyd County Republican Party, 1946-48; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1952.
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Frank Lazmer Hays (1889-1951) —
also known as Frank L. Hays —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, February
12, 1889.
Son of Adam M. Hays and Mary Elizabeth (Kirkendall) Hays; married 1921 to Frances
Eleanor Lundborg.
Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1947-51; died in office 1951.
Christian.
Died May 28,
1951 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman R. Hays (b. 1891) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, 1891.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; district
judge in Iowa, 1933-46; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1946-65.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Edwin Headlee (1867-1929) —
also known as Thomas E. Headlee; Tom
Headlee —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in What Cheer, Keokuk
County, Iowa, September
1, 1867.
Son of Ephraim Headlee (1834-1904) and Harriet (Humes) Headlee
(1838-1929); fourth cousin of Augustus
Holly Etheridge; married, March 22,
1896, to Mary Foss.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Everett, Wash., 1904-06.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 27,
1929 (age 61 years, 329
days).
Interment at Grand
Army of the Republic Cemetery, Snohomish, Wash.
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Thomas Hedge (1844-1920) —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, June 24,
1844.
Son of Thomas Hedge and Eliza B. (Eldridge) Hedge; married, January
8, 1873, to Mary V. Cook.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1899-1907.
Died in 1920
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Aspen
Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
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Stephen P. Hempstead (1812-1883) —
of Iowa.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., October
1, 1812.
Lawyer; member Iowa
territorial council, 1838-48; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Dubuque, Delaware,
Black Hawk and Fayette counties, 1844; Governor of
Iowa, 1850-54.
Congregationalist.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, February
16, 1883 (age 70 years, 138
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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David Bremner Henderson (1840-1906) —
also known as David B. Henderson —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Scotland,
March
14, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1883-1903; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1899-1903; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1888,
1896
(speaker).
Wounded during the Civil War, in 1863, and lost a
leg.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, February
25, 1906 (age 65 years, 348
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Married to Verna Eileen Bensch (1897-1970).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Benjamin Clark Hilliard (1868-1951) —
also known as Benjamin C. Hilliard —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, January
9, 1868.
Married 1889
to Tida Zimmerman.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918 (Independent), 1920, 1922, 1926; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1931-51; died in office 1951; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1939-41, 1949-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1944.
Christian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died August 7,
1951 (age 83 years, 210
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Leo Arthur Hoegh (1908-2000) —
also known as Leo Hoegh —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa, March 30,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1937; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Iowa
state attorney general, 1953-54; Governor of
Iowa, 1955-57; defeated, 1956; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Methodist.
Director of the U.S. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization,
1958-61.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., July 15,
2000 (age 92 years, 107
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Charles Bernard Hoeven (1895-1980) —
also known as Charles B. Hoeven —
of Alton, Sioux
County, Iowa.
Born in Hospers, Sioux
County, Iowa, March 30,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Iowa state
senate, 1937-41; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1943-65 (8th District 1943-63, 6th
District 1963-65).
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in 1980
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Nassau
Township Cemetery, Alton, Iowa.
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Adoniram Judson Holmes (1842-1902) —
also known as Adoniram J. Holmes —
of Boone, Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, March 2,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; mayor of
Boone, Iowa, 1880-81; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1882-83; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1883-89; Sergeant at Arms
of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1889-91.
Died in Clarinda, Page
County, Iowa, January
21, 1902 (age 59 years, 325
days).
Interment at Linwood
Park Cemetery, Boone, Iowa.
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Clifford Ragsdale Hope (1893-1970) —
also known as Clifford R. Hope —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Birmingham, Van Buren
County, Iowa, June 9,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1925-26; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1927-57 (7th District 1927-43, 5th
District 1943-57).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Elks.
Died in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., May 16,
1970 (age 76 years, 341
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Garden City, Kan.
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William Harrison Hornibrook (1884-1946) —
also known as William H. Hornibrook —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho; Vancouver, Clark
County, Wash.; Utah.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, July 6,
1884.
Son of Dr. Edward Hornibrook and Rosina Hornibrook; married, November
23, 1906, to Yolande Wilson.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Idaho
state senate, 1910-12; member of Oregon
Democratic State Central Committee, 1913-15; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1915-16; Persia, 1933-36; Afghanistan, 1935-36; Costa Rica, 1937-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1918-19.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1946
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Jodon Horton (b. 1877) —
also known as Frank J. Horton —
of Davis City, Decatur
County, Iowa; Goodland, Sherman
County, Kan.
Born in Missouri, October
18, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar Howard (1858-1951) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, September
16, 1858.
Son of James Dakin Howard (1824-1884) and Martha (Daniel) Howard
(1824-1910); married, November
11, 1884, to Elizabeth Burtch; father of Findley
Burtch Howard.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., July 19,
1951 (age 92 years, 306
days).
Interment at Columbus
Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
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John Nichol Irwin II (1913-2000) —
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, December
31, 1913.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Ambassador to France, 1973-74.
Died in a hospital
at New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., February
28, 2000 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas V. Jackson (b. 1859) —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, November
17, 1859.
Son of Peter Jackson and Christiana (Sinclair) Jackson; married, September
14, 1885, to Alberta C. Jarvis.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Muscatine
County Attorney, 1895-96; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1903-10,
1921-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur H. Jacobson (b. 1910) —
of Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa.
Born in Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa, June 24,
1910.
Son of Gustav Jacobson and Gusta (Blilie) Jacobson; married to Isabel
Chafer.
Republican. Lawyer; Allamakee
County Attorney, 1937-44; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1944;
member of Iowa state
senate 40th District, 1945-50.
Lutheran.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clyde G. Jeffers (b. 1881) —
Born in Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa, July 2,
1881.
Son of Byron Jeffers and Edith (Day) Jeffers; married, August
18, 1935, to Garnette Robinson.
Lawyer; Grant
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-17; superior court judge in
Washington, 1923-39; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1939-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Owen Johanns (b. 1950) —
also known as Mike Johanns —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 18,
1950.
Married to Stephanie
Johanns.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1991-98; Governor of
Nebraska, 1999-2005; resigned 2005; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 2005-.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Theta.
Still living as of 2009.
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George E. Q. Johnson (b. 1874) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Harcourt, Webster
County, Iowa, July 11,
1874.
Son of John Johnson and Mathilda (Linderholm) Johnson; married, September
8, 1906, to Elizabeth M. Swanstrom.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1927-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1932-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Royal Cleaves Johnson (1882-1939) —
also known as Royal C. Johnson —
of Highmore, Hyde
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, October
3, 1882.
Son of Eli Johnson and Philena (Everett) Johnson; married, October
5, 1907, to Florence Thode.
Republican. Lawyer; Hyde
County State's Attorney, 1909-10; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1915-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August 2,
1939 (age 56 years, 303
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Wallace Jones (1804-1896) —
also known as George W. Jones —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., April 12,
1804.
Son of John
Rice Jones (1760?-1824); brother of Myers
F. Jones and John
Rice Jones (1792-1845); brother-in-law of John
Scott and Andrew
Scott; uncle of John
Rice Homer Scott.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Black
Hawk War; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1835-36; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1836-39; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848-59; U.S. Minister to New Grenada, 1859-61.
In 1861, was arrested
in New York City by order of Secretary of State William
H. Seward on a charge of
disloyalty,
based on correspondence with his friend Jefferson
Davis; imprisoned
for 64 days; released by order of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 22,
1896 (age 92 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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