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John Adam Kasson (1822-1910) —
also known as John A. Kasson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Charlotte, Chittenden
County, Vt., January
11, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1863-67, 1873-77, 1881-84 (5th District
1863-67, 7th District 1873-77, 1881-84); member of Iowa state
legislature, 1868; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1877-81; Germany, 1884-85.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died May 18,
1910 (age 88 years, 127
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Harry Eugene Kelly (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry E. Kelly —
of Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill.; Sullivan, Moultrie
County, Ill.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
27, 1870.
Son of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly; married 1893 to Jessie
L. Speer (died 1899); married 1903 to Edna
(McElravy) Smalley.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1906-08; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1912-14.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Percy R. Kelly (1870-1949) —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Arlington, Fayette
County, Iowa, July 13,
1870.
Son of Christopher C. Kelly and Mary Jane (Whipple) Kelly; married,
March
29, 1910, to Margaret Dawson.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state senate, 1898-1902; circuit judge in Oregon, 1911-30; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1930-49; appointed 1930; died in
office 1949; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1941-43.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 14,
1949 (age 78 years, 336
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Edward Kendall (1868-1936) —
also known as Nathan E. Kendall —
of Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa.
Born near Greenville, Lucas
County, Iowa, March 17,
1868.
Son of Elijah L. Kendall and Lucinda (Stephens) Kendall; married, April 20,
1896, to Belle Wooden (died 1926); married, June 28,
1928, to Mabel (Fry) Bonnell.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1900-08; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1909-13; Governor of
Iowa, 1921-25.
Congregationalist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
5, 1936 (age 68 years, 233
days).
Cremated.
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Howard L. Kern (c.1886-1947) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa, about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1915-19; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1920;
assistant general attorney for International Telephone
and Telegraph,
1928-41; general counsel, Central Railroad
of New Jersey, 1941-47.
Died in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 12,
1947 (age about 61
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Son of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting; married, February
29, 1968, to Fracine Bassett.
Democrat. Lawyer; test pilot
and executive, Howard Aircraft
Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and
Arizona Aviation
Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun
States Land and
Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels
Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 1970.
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La Vega G. Kinne (b. 1846) —
of Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
5, 1846.
Son of Aesop Kinne; married, September
23, 1869, to Mary E. Abrams.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Iowa, 1876
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1884;
candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1881, 1883; district judge in Iowa 17th District, 1887-88,
1889-91; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1892-97; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Scott M. Ladd (b. 1855) —
of Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Sharon, Walworth
County, Wis., June 22,
1855.
Son of John Ladd and Sarah (Wilmarth) Ladd; married, July 26,
1881, to Emma Cromer.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 4th District,
1887-96; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1897-1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lotus Lee Langley (b. 1875) —
also known as Lotus L. Langley —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Scranton, Greene
County, Iowa, September
15, 1875.
Son of William McMurray Langley (born 1846) and Amanda (Scott)
Langley; married, December
24, 1908, to Eva G. Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1928; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1928; Multnomah
County District Attorney, 1931-35; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1940.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerry L. Larson (b. 1936) —
also known as J. L. Larson —
of Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa.
Born in Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa, May 17,
1936.
Son of Gerald L. Larson and Mary Eleanor (Patterson) Larson; married
to Linda R. Logan.
Lawyer; Shelby
County Attorney, 1965-69; district judge in Iowa 4th District,
1975-78; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1978-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Leonard Larson (1898-1986) —
also known as Robert L. Larson —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, September
20, 1898.
Son of Charles Leonard Larson and Nellie (Stever) Larson; married, June 1,
1922, to Helen Kruse; married, March 12,
1938, to Wilma Donham.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; athletic
coach; lawyer; Iowa
state attorney general, 1947-53; appointed 1947; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1953-71; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1959-61.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Sigma
Pi; Rotary.
Died in 1986
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Loren H. Laughlin (b. 1896) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Mt. Ayr, Ringgold
County, Iowa, August
13, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1932,
1936.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis A. Lavorato (b. 1934) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
29, 1934.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1979-86; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1986-.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Oscar Lawler (b. 1875) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa, April 2,
1875.
Son of William Thomas Lawler and Margaret (O'Connor) Lawler; married,
June
17, 1901, to Hilda Brode.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1905-09;
director, Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Los
Angeles; director, San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railway.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000) —
also known as Gene Leahy —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Imogene, Fremont
County, Iowa, May 8,
1929.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
municipal judge in Nebraska, 1964-68; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1969-73.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from complications of lung
cancer, at the Veterans Administration Medical
Center, Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
18, 2000 (age 70 years, 255
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Clay Le Grand (1911-2002) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
26, 1911.
Son of Nicholas Le Grand and Mary Margaret (Leifield) Le Grand;
married, December
30, 1935, to Suzanne Wilcox.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1957-67; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1967-83.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died November
17, 2002 (age 91 years, 264
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick William Lehmann (1853-1931) —
also known as Frederick W. Lehmann —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Prussia,
February
28, 1853.
Son of Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmann and Sophia Lehman; married, December
23, 1879, to Nora Stark.
Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for Wabash Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Solicitor General, 1910-12.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died September
12, 1931 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; cenotaph at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Cloid Irwin Level (1895-1977) —
also known as Cloid I. Level —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Odebolt, Sac
County, Iowa, May 23,
1895.
Son of James William Level (born 1863) and Mary Ann (Lesher) Level
(1866-1946); married to Ethelda Ruth Swartwood (1899-1992;
great-granddaughter of Daniel
Baker Swartwood).
Electrician;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939.
Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 7,
1977 (age 82 years, 15
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mildred L. Lillie (1915-2002) —
also known as Mildred Kluckhohn —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, January
25, 1915.
Daughter of Ottomar A. Kluckhohn and Florence E. (Martin) Kluckhohn;
married, March 18,
1947, to Cameron L. Lillie (died 1959); married, August
27, 1966, to A. V. Falcone.
Lawyer; municipal judge in California, 1947-49; superior court
judge in California, 1949-58; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1958-83.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Soroptimists.
Died October
27, 2002 (age 87 years, 275
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Luke E. Linnan (b. 1895) —
of Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa.
Born in Maurice, Sioux
County, Iowa, April 8,
1895.
Son of John Q. Linnan and Kate (Fitzpatric) Linnan; married, July 6,
1935, to Nell Wassenberg.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Iowa, 1936,
1940;
justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Don Lathrop Love (1863-1940) —
also known as Don L. Love —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March 7,
1863.
Son of Horace Love and Gratia Ann (Ashton) Love; married, August
18, 1891, to Julia Larrabee (1867-1937; daughter of William
Larrabee).
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1909-11, 1929-31; treasurer of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1912; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1920.
Unitarian.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
12, 1940 (age 77 years, 189
days).
Interment somewhere
in Clermont, Iowa.
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John Donald M. MacKay (b. 1871) —
also known as John D. MacKay —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, August
13, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1905-10 (2nd District 1905-08, 3rd District
1909-10); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1912;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles C. Madison (1878-1957) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, October
10, 1878.
Son of William Salinatus Madison and Lovina E. (Doyle) Madison;
married, January
20, 1909, to Emma L. Locke.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1906-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
chair
of Jackson County Republican Party, 1918-20; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1921-25.
Presbyterian.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
31, 1957 (age 78 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel E. Maguire (b. 1878) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in East Dubuque, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., July 31,
1878.
Son of Thomas Maguire and Ellen (Groff) Maguire; married, June 24,
1908, to Alys G. Quinlan.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 19th District,
1916-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Webster Mahin (b. 1851) —
also known as Frank W. Mahin —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, November
6, 1851.
Son of Jacob Mahin and Elizabeth (Hare) Mahin; married 1879 to Abbie
A. Cadle.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; postmaster;
U.S. Consul in Reichenberg, 1897-1902; Nottingham, 1902-10; Amsterdam, 1910-13, 1915-24.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Halleck Jonas Mantz (1877-1958) —
also known as Halleck J. Mantz; H. J.
Mantz —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa.
Born in Koszta, Iowa
County, Iowa, September
23, 1877.
Son of Samuel L. Mantz (1851-1934) and Harriett (Eddy) Mantz
(1851-1893); married, August
26, 1910, to Dorothy Sandberg.
Republican. Lawyer; Audubon
County Attorney, 1908-11; Mayor of Audubon, Iowa, 1913-17; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1917-21; member of Iowa state
senate, 1921-25; district judge in Iowa, 1925-43; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1943-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Modern
Woodmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Iowa, November
14, 1958 (age 81 years, 52
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Z. Marks (1915-1985) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Urbandale, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto
County, Iowa, October
18, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948,
1952.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Epsilon Pi.
Died in April, 1985
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eben Wever Martin (1855-1932) —
also known as Eben W. Martin —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Maquoketa, Jackson
County, Iowa, April 12,
1855.
Son of Capt. James W. Martin and Lois Hyde (Wever) Martin; married,
June
13, 1883, to Jessie A. Miner.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1885-86; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1901-07, 1908, 1909-15
(at-large 1901-07, 1908, 1909-13, 3rd District 1913-15).
Methodist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., May 22,
1932 (age 77 years, 40
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
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Guy H. Martin (b. 1866) —
of Spencer, Clay
County, Iowa; Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Born in Lancaster, Keokuk
County, Iowa, August
31, 1866.
Son of Edward M. Martin and Eliza A. (Goss) Martin; married, June 9,
1904, to Alma L. Austin.
Republican. Lawyer; Clay
County District Attorney, 1894-99; U.S.
Attorney for Canal Zone, 1923-24; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1924-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Ellsworth Martin (1893-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Martin —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Melrose, Monroe
County, Iowa, January
18, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
lawyer; candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1932, 1934; mayor
of Iowa City, Iowa, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1939-55; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1955-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 27,
1971 (age 78 years, 160
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Happy Valley, Ore.
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Michael L. Mason (b. 1906) —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Warren
County, Ill., June 14,
1906.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1952-53; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-78.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wiley Mayne (1917-2007) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Sanborn, O'Brien
County, Iowa, January
19, 1917.
Son of Earl W. Mayne and Gladys (Wiley) Mayne.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, from heart
failure, in St. Luke's Regional Medical
Center, Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, May 27,
2007 (age 90 years, 128
days).
Interment at Roseland
Cemetery, Sanborn, Iowa.
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William Henry McChesney (born c.1905) —
also known as William McChesney —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Cherry Lake, Madison
County, Fla.
Born in Iowa, about 1905.
Son of James McChesney and Florence McChesney; married to Ruby
McChesney.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emlin McClain (1851-1915) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Salem, Columbiana
County, Ohio, November
25, 1851.
Son of William McClain; married, February
19, 1879, to Ellen Griffiths (born 1855).
Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Sen. George
G. Wright, 1875-77; law
professor; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1901-12; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1906-12.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died suddenly, of apoplexy,
in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, May 25,
1915 (age 63 years, 181
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Neil R. McCluhan (c.1923-1987) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born about 1923.
Father of Richard
McCluhan.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee, 1971; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1987
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wade Hampton McCree, Jr. (1920-1987) —
also known as Wade H. McCree, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 30,
1920.
Son of Wade Hampton McCree and Lulu (Harper) McCree; married, July 29,
1946, to Dores B. McCrary.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-61; appointed 1954; resigned
1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-66; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1966-77; U.S. Solicitor General,
1977-81; law
professor.
Unitarian.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart
attack and bone
cancer in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
30, 1987 (age 67 years, 31
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James Wilson McDill (1834-1894) —
also known as James W. McDill —
of Afton, Union
County, Iowa.
Born in Monroe, Richland
County, Ohio, March 4,
1834.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Iowa 3rd District,
1869-70; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1873-77; member of Iowa
railroad commission, 1878-81, 1884-87; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1881-83; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1892-94; died in office 1894.
Died in Creston, Union
County, Iowa, February
28, 1894 (age 59 years, 361
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Creston, Iowa.
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George McGill (1879-1963) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Russell, Lucas
County, Iowa, February
12, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1928,
1936,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930-39; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1948, 1954;
member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1945.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in St. Francis Hospital,
Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., May 14,
1963 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Interment at Pawnee
Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, Kan.
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Arthur A. McGiverin (b. 1928) —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
10, 1928.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1965-78; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1978-; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1987-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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John T. Medin (b. 1875) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in St. Angsar, Mitchell
County, Iowa, February
20, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; county judge in South Dakota, 1908-19;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1919-; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred W. Messmore (b. 1890) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Boone, Boone
County, Iowa, July 11,
1890.
Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 18th District, 1929-37; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1937-.
Methodist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Michael (1845-1916) —
of Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa; Sidney, Cheyenne
County, Neb.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Marysville, Union
County, Ohio, July 14,
1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; served in the Union
Navy during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer; U.S. Consul General in Calcutta, 1905-11.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 17,
1916 (age 70 years, 308
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos Calvin Miller (b. 1866) —
also known as Amos C. Miller —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa, December
16, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District, 1920-22.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Fry Miller (1814-1895) —
also known as Daniel F. Miller; "Nestor of the Iowa
Bar" —
of Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa; Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., October
4, 1814.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1840; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1850-51; defeated (Whig),
1848; Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1856;
mayor
of Fort Madison, Iowa, 1858-59; Independent candidate for justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1860; mayor of
Keokuk, Iowa, 1873; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1894.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
9, 1895 (age 81 years, 66
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.
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Frederic Magoun Miller (1896-1958) —
also known as Frederic M. Miller —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
18, 1896.
Grandnephew of William
E. Miller.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1939-46.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 8,
1958 (age 62 years, 110
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) —
also known as Jack Miller —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa state
senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Izaak
Walton League; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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C. Edwin Moore (b. 1903) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August 2,
1903.
Lawyer; municipal judge in Iowa, 1936-43; district judge in
Iowa 9th District, 1943-62; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1962-78.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John L. Mowry (1905-1995) —
of Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Born in Baxter, Jasper
County, Iowa, December
15, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; FBI
special agent; Marshall
County Attorney, 1938-41; mayor
of Marshalltown, Iowa, 1951-55; member of Iowa state
house of representatives; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1960
(alternate), 1972;
member of Iowa state
senate.
Died November
1, 1995 (age 89 years, 321
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Mulroney (b. 1896) —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Ruthven, Palo Alto
County, Iowa, February
15, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1943-55.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel D. Murphy (1862-1931) —
also known as Daniel Murphy —
of Elkader, Clayton
County, Iowa.
Born in New Diggings, Lafayette
County, Wis., August
22, 1862.
Son of John G. Murphy and Ellen (McCarthy) Murphy; married, June 16,
1888, to Henrietta Johnsen.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clayton
County Attorney, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1892,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1910; vice-president,
Elkader State Bank;
director, St. Olaf Savings Bank,
Elkport Savings Bank, and
Clayton County State Bank;
director, Moresby Island Lumber
Company; president, Iowa Bar Association.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died May 30,
1931 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Elkader, Iowa.
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David Ray Nagle (b. 1943) —
also known as David R. Nagle; Dave Nagle —
of Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, April 15,
1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1987-93; defeated, 1992,
1994.
Still living as of 2009.
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Martin A. Nelson (b. 1889) —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Hesper, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, February
21, 1889.
Son of Andrew A. Nelson and Bertha (Jacobson) Nelson; married 1920 to Merle
Henifin.
Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1930; vice-chair of
Minnesota Republican Party, 1932; Republican candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1934, 1936; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1942; district judge in Minnesota 10th
District, 1944-53; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1953.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Linda K. Neuman (b. 1948) —
of Le Claire, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 18,
1948.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1982-86; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1986-.
Female.
Still living as of 1995.
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John Willock Noble (1831-1912) —
also known as John W. Noble —
of Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, October
26, 1831.
Son of Col. John Noble and Catherine McDill Noble; married 1864 to
Lizabeth Halstead (died 1894).
Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1867-70; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1889-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died March 22,
1912 (age 80 years, 148
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Reuben Noble (1821-1896) —
of McGregor, Clayton
County, Iowa.
Born near Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., April 4,
1821.
Lawyer; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1854-56; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1866; Democratic candidate
for chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1868, 1879; district judge
in Iowa; elected 1874, 1878.
Died in McGregor, Clayton
County, Iowa, August 8,
1896 (age 75 years, 126
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Grove Cemetery, McGregor, Iowa.
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James Allen Nussle (b. 1960) —
also known as Jim Nussle —
of Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 27,
1960.
Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
County Attorney, 1986-90; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1991-2006 (2nd District 1991-2003, 1st
District 2003-06).
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Donald Eugene O'Brien (b. 1923) —
also known as Donald E. O'Brien —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Marcus, Cherokee
County, Iowa, September
30, 1923.
Son of Michael John O'Brien and Myrtle A. (Toomey) O'Brien; married,
April
15, 1950, to Ruth Virginia Mahon.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; Woodbury
County Attorney, 1954-58; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1958, 1960; municipal
judge in Iowa, 1959-60; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1961-67.
Still living as of 1967.
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Ambrose O'Connell (1881-1962) —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born near Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, July 9,
1881.
Married, May 11,
1912, to Hedwig Agnes Heide.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
work; assistant to postmaster general James
A. Farley, 1933-39; Second Assistant Postmaster General, 1939-40;
First Assistant Postmaster General, 1940-43; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1944-48.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
attack, in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., October
13, 1962 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Aloysius O'Connor (b. 1875) —
also known as Frank A. O'Connor —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Independence, Buchanan
County, Iowa, August 2,
1875.
Son of Timothy O'Connor and Ellen (Curran) O'Connor; married, November
24, 1904, to May A. McNevin; married 1939 to Mabel
Conover.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chickasaw
County Attorney, 1902-06; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1908-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1912,
1932
(delegation chair); U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1914-21.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Francis O'Connor (1878-1945) —
also known as James F. O'Connor —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.
Born in California Junction, Harrison
County, Iowa, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Montana 12th District,
1912; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1917-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1924
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1937-45; died in office
1945.
Died in 1945
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Livingston, Mont.
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Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) —
also known as Joseph P. O'Hara —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
23, 1895.
Son of Patrick O'Hara and Catharine (Doyle) O'Hara; married, June 18,
1921, to Leila Lee White.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; McLeod
County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1975 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Ralph Addison Oliver (b. 1886) —
also known as Ralph A. Oliver —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Eddyville, Wapello
County, Iowa, July 31,
1886.
Son of John Franklin Oliver and Fannie M. (Wilhermsdorfer) Oliver;
married, August
11, 1917, to Dorothy Williams.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; district judge in Iowa, 1931-32; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1938-62; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1939, 1947.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Addison Oliver (1833-1912) —
also known as S. Addison Oliver —
of Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa.
Born near Washington, Washington
County, Pa., July 21,
1833.
Father of Cyrus
Goldsmith Oliver.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1863-64; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1864;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1865-67; circuit judge in Iowa 4th District, 1869-74; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1875-79.
Died in Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa, July 7,
1912 (age 78 years, 352
days).
Interment at Onawa
Cemetery, Onawa, Iowa.
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Warren Olney (1841-1921) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Davis
County, Iowa, March 11,
1841.
Son of William Olney and Eliza Ann (Green) Olney; married, September
11, 1865, to Mary Jane Craven; father of Warren
Olney, Jr..
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
director, California Title
Insurance and Trust Company; president, South San Francisco Dock
Company; mayor of
Oakland, Calif., 1903-05.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 2,
1921 (age 80 years, 83
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Frank Edward Packard (1880-1961) —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Renwick, Humboldt
County, Iowa, November
18, 1880.
Son of Frank D. Packard and Harriet (Olden) Packard; married, September
16, 1903, to Bulah Richardson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
newspaper
reporter; lawyer; North Dakota state tax commissioner,
1911-18; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1918-20; attorney for Standard Oil Company,
1921-46.
Congregationalist.
Died February
9, 1961 (age 80 years, 83
days).
Interment at Mt.
Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, Ill.
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Floyd E. Page (1896-1967) —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Arthur, Ida
County, Iowa, November
5, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Acacia.
Died in 1967
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Parrish (1804-1860) —
of Ohio.
Born near St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1839-41, 1845-47 (11th District
1839-41, 13th District 1845-47).
Died in Parrish City (unknown
county), Iowa, August 9,
1860 (age about 56
years).
Interment at Calhoun
Cemetery, Calhoun, Iowa.
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Frank Smith Payne (1869-1933) —
also known as Frank S. Payne —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August
16, 1869.
Son of Charles
Wilson Payne and Margaret (Patton) Payne; married to Grace
Dickinson.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
general counsel, Iowa Southern Utilities
Co.; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1900-02; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 13,
1933 (age 63 years, 240
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Paul Peek (1904-1987) —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Iowa, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1937-39; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1939; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1940;
secretary
of state of California, 1940-42.
Methodist.
Died in 1987
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edgar Pickett (1866-1930) —
also known as Charles E. Pickett —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Bonaparte, Van Buren
County, Iowa, January
14, 1866.
Son of Edgar C. Pickett and Glorvina (Ballard) Pickett; married, June 17,
1902, to India Ryan.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1909-13; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1930
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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Elmer Pieper (b. 1886) —
of Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa.
Born December
24, 1886.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Allamakee County; elected 1948,
1950.
Burial
location unknown.
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Claude R. Porter (1872-1946) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, July 8,
1872.
Son of George D. Porter and Hannah (Rodman) Porter; married, December
27, 1899, to Maude Boutin.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1896-1900; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; candidate for secretary of
state of Iowa, 1898; member of Iowa state
senate, 1900-04; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1906, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1908,
1912
(delegation chair; speaker),
1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1914-18; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1920, 1926; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1928-46.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
17, 1946 (age 74 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus (1883-1961) —
also known as Jacob A. O. Preus —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Columbia
County, Wis., August
28, 1883.
Son of Christian Keyser Preus (1852-1921) and Louise Augusta (Hjort)
Preus; married 1909 to Idella
Louise Haugen.
Republican. Clerk to U.S. Sen. Knute
Nelson, 1906-09; lawyer; Minnesota Insurance Commissioner,
1910-14; Minnesota
state auditor, 1915-21; Governor of
Minnesota, 1921-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 24,
1961 (age 77 years, 269
days).
Interment somewhere
in Decorah, Iowa.
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