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Harold Miles Cooper (b. 1885) —
also known as H. M. Cooper —
of Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Born in Sturgis, Meade
County, S.Dak., June 10,
1885.
Son of Miles Monroe Cooper and Mary P. (Ranft) Cooper.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Cooper Manufacturing Company,
makers of power lawn mowers and gaskets; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Francis Craver (1842-1925) —
of Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa; Harvey, Cook
County, Ill.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Franklinville, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
3, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1876.
Methodist.
One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipment
manufacturers; invented
the first
successful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain;
later, he was an oil producer
based in Oklahoma.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 12,
1925 (age 82 years, 251
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.
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George Watson French (1858-1934) —
also known as George W. French —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa; Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, October
26, 1858.
Son of George Henry French (1825-1888) and Frances Wood (Morton)
French (1828-1900).
Republican. Wheel manufacturer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1912,
1916.
Died in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, November
27, 1934 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vivien Kellems (1896-1975) —
of Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn.; East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 7,
1896.
Daughter of Rev. David Clinton Kellems and Louisa (Flint) Kellems.
Engineer;
manufacturer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1952 (Independent Republican), 1958
(Independent).
Female.
Died in 1975
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Augustus Rawson (1867-1936) —
also known as Charles A. Rawson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 29,
1867.
Son of A. Y. Rawson and Mary (Scott) Rawson.
Republican. Manufacturer; campaign manager for U.S. Senator William
S. Kenyon, 1911; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1912-20; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1924.
Protestant.
Died in 1936
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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