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Grover Joseph Bittner (1885-1965) —
also known as Grover J. Bittner; Grove
Bittner —
of Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa, August
23, 1885.
Son of Louis Bittner (1848-1930) and Mary Gertrude (Niemeyer) Bittner
(1854-1915).
Democrat. Lumber dealer; mayor of Bellevue, Iowa, 1936-48;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1939-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 4,
1965 (age 79 years, 315
days).
Entombed at St.
Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Bittner (1848-1930) and Mary Gertrude (Niemeyer) Bittner
(1854-1915); married, October
29, 1915, to Frances Margaret Ernst (1874-1945); married 1946 to Waive
Ellen Ernst (1901-1992). |
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Don Calvin Edwards (1861-1938) —
also known as Don C. Edwards —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, July 13,
1861.
Son of Lewis Edwards and Jane (Saylor) Edwards.
Lumber manufacturer; banker; Laurel
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1900
(alternate), 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1905-11; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1903.
Died in London, Laurel
County, Ky., September
19, 1938 (age 77 years, 68
days).
Interment at A.R.
Dyche Memorial Park, London, Ky.
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George J. Jenkins (b. 1856) —
of Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa; Sisseton, Roberts
County, S.Dak.
Born in Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, March 20,
1856.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; hardware
dealer; banker; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 33rd District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Arrie A. Grant. |
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Manual, 1903 |
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Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) —
also known as Samuel A. Kendall —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville Township, Somerset
County, Pa., November
1, 1859.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; officer in lumber manufacturing companies;
president of two small railroads;
vice-president of Citizens National Bank of
Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,
24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in the House Office
Building, Washington,
D.C., January
8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Hochstetler
Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
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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.
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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George Nagle (1900-1996) —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Milton, Van Buren
County, Iowa, September
26, 1900.
Son of Lee Nagle (1870-1942) and Sarah Elizabeth (Bell) Nagle
(1870-1949).
Republican. Lumber business; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956;
Iowa
Republican state chair, 1961-63; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1961-63.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1996
(age about
95 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Elijah Sells (1814-1897) —
of Scott
County, Ill.; Sweetland, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.; Palmyra, Douglas
County, Kan.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Franklin
County, Ohio, February
5, 1814.
Son of William Henry Sells (1790-1872) and Elizabeth (Ebey) Sells
(1791-1867).
Republican. Stoneware
manufacturer; lumber business; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Muscatine County,
1844; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1856-63; member of Kansas
state house of representatives; secretary
of Utah Territory, 1889-93.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 13,
1897 (age 83 years, 36
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Sells (1790-1872) and Elizabeth (Ebey) Sells
(1791-1867); married, March 10,
1835, to Isabella Watt (1816-1889); married to Harriet Jacques
Wetmore (1836-1916); father of Elijah Watt Sells (1858-1924;
co-founder of the Haskins & Sells accounting firm). |
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J. W. Seney (b. 1851) —
of Sheffield, Franklin
County, Iowa; Pope
County, Minn.; Howard, Miner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Port Hope, Ontario,
January
31, 1851.
Republican. Machinist;
flour mill
business; lumber dealer; member of South
Dakota state senate 17th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
25, 1872, to Eliza Anderson. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Socrates H. Tryon —
of Marion, Linn
County, Iowa.
Republican. Physician;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Linn and Benton
counties, 1846; lumber business.
Interment at Lone
Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Adonijah Strong Welch (1821-1889) —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Born in East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn., April 12,
1821.
Republican. First principal,
in 1851-65, of the Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti, Mich.
(later Eastern Michigan University); member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1863-66; established a lumber
mill at Jacksonville, Fla.; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1868-69; first president,
in 1869-83, of the Iowa Agricultural College in Ames, Iowa (later
Iowa State University); college
professor; author.
Welch Hall, at Eastern Michigan University, is named for him.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 14,
1889 (age 67 years, 336
days).
Interment at Iowa
State College Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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