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John Frederick Raper, Jr. (b. 1913) —
also known as John F. Raper, Jr. —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 13,
1913.
Son of John Frederick Raper and Anna Selma (Peterson) Raper.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1953-61; Wyoming
state attorney general, 1963-66; district judge in Wyoming,
1966-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl B. Reed (b. 1873) —
of Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa.
Born in Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa, May 6,
1873.
Son of Henry
T. Reed.
Republican. Lawyer; Howard
County Attorney; member of Iowa state
senate, 1919-26; district judge in Iowa, 1926-33; member of Iowa
commerce commission, 1941-.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren J. Rees (b. 1908) —
of Jones
County, Iowa.
Born in Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa, August 2,
1908.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1948;
district judge in Iowa 18th District, 1963-69; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1969-80.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Lions;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Manoah Bostic Reese (1839-1917) —
also known as Manoah B. Reese —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Macoupin
County, Ill., September
5, 1839.
Son of Simon Reese and Mary Ann (Steidly) Reese.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; District
Attorney, 4th District, 1876-83; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-90, 1908-15; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1888-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan., 1917
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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Ephraim M. Reynolds (1843-1902) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., July 22,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1881, 1886; member of Iowa state
senate, 1892-94.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
8, 1902 (age 58 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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David Fulton Rice (1889-1929) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Exline, Appanoose
County, Iowa, September
13, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1925.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; American
Legion.
Shot
and killed by
a disgruntled law client, George Domyancich, as he was leaving the
Appanoose County
Courthouse, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, February
28, 1929 (age 39 years, 168
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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George Rice (1854-1952) —
of Flandreau, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born in Butler
County, Iowa, November
16, 1854.
Son of Orson Rice and Anna Lee (Hawker) Rice.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1883-86; Speaker
of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1885; Dakota
territory attorney general, 1885-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1900;
member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1905-06; South
Dakota railroad commissioner, 1907-13; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 21st District, 1931-34.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died October
14, 1952 (age 97 years, 333
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ida Smith. |
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B. M. Richardson (b. 1896) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, February
19, 1896.
Republican. Member of Iowa
railroad commission, 1925-32; member of Iowa
commerce commission, 1939-.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hilliard Samuel Ridgely (b. 1874) —
also known as Hilliard S. Ridgely —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Siam, Taylor
County, Iowa, October
16, 1874.
Son of Eli Ridgely and Olive Marie (Allen) Ridgely.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Attorney, 1899-1902; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1911-14; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Riegelman (1892-1982) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
19, 1892.
Son of Isaac Riegelman and Bertha (Meyer) Riegelman.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1922; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1952,
1956;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Beta Tau; Freemasons; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in 1982
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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F. M. Roberts (b. 1869) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Mahaska
County, Iowa, 1869.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Iowa state
senate 15th District; elected 1948.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Armington Robins (1884-1970) —
also known as Charles A. Robins —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Defiance, Shelby
County, Iowa, December
8, 1884.
Republican. Physician;
member of Idaho
state senate, 1938-44; Governor of
Idaho, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American Medical
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis.
Died September
20, 1970 (age 85 years, 286
days).
Interment at Lewis
and Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho.
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Thomas John Bright Robinson (1868-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. B. Robinson —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Lafayette
County, Wis., August
12, 1868.
Son of Isaac Robinson and Eliza (Graham) Robinson.
Republican. Banker; real estate
business; member of Iowa state
senate 43rd District, 1913-16; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1923-33; defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1958
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Hampton
Cemetery, Hampton, Iowa.
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Benjamin I. Salinger (1861-1931) —
of Iowa.
Born in Wronke, Germany,
May
14, 1861.
Justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1915-20.
Member, Freemasons.
Died July 10,
1931 (age 70 years, 57
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Delbert Schwengel (1906-1993) —
also known as Fred Schwengel —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Franklin
County, Iowa, May 28,
1906.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Scott County, 1944-54; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1955-65, 1967-73;
defeated, 1964, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Shriners;
Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Milo J. Sedlacek (1898-1955) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in 1898.
Mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1953-54.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1955
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Buren Robinson Sherman (1836-1904) —
of Iowa.
Born in Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y., May 28,
1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Iowa state
auditor, 1875-81; Governor of
Iowa, 1882-86.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
4, 1904 (age 68 years, 160
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Vinton, Iowa.
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Agustas B. Shoemaker (1861-1936) —
also known as Gus Shoemaker —
of Kansas.
Born in Plano, Appanoose
County, Iowa, March 7,
1861.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1899, 1909.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lenora, Norton
County, Kan., January
1, 1936 (age 74 years, 300
days).
Interment at Lucerne
Cemetery, Lucerne, Kan.
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Samuel Morgan Shortridge (1861-1952) —
also known as Samuel M. Shortridge —
of Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August 3,
1861.
Son of Rev. Elias W. Shortridge and Tabitha C. Shortridge.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for California, 1888,
1900,
1908;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1921-33.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Redmen.
Died January
17, 1952 (age 90 years, 167
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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Neal Edward Smith (b. 1920) —
also known as Neal Smith —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Altoona, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Hedrick, Keokuk
County, Iowa, March 23,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
candidate for Iowa state
house of representatives from Polk County, 1950; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1959-95 (5th District 1959-73, 4th
District 1973-95); defeated, 1956, 1994.
Methodist.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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Bruce M. Snell (1895-1976) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, March 4,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1941-60; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1961-70.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in September, 1976
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce M. Snell, Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, August
18, 1929.
Son of Bruce
M. Snell.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-87; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1987-.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1995.
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Harrison Earl Spangler (b. 1879) —
also known as Harrison E. Spangler —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Guthrie
County, Iowa, June 10,
1879.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1931-49; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1942-44.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clyde Spry (d. 1961) —
of Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Farmer;
Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1950-61; appointed 1950; died in office
1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Izaak
Walton League; Moose;
Freemasons.
Died June 14,
1961.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Jefferson Steele (1853-1920) —
also known as Thomas J. Steele —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Rush
County, Ind., March 19,
1853.
Son of Ira C. Steele.
Democrat. Cattle
commission business; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1915-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1920
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Graceland
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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John Loomis Stevens (1850-1933) —
also known as John L. Stevens —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Boone, Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., May 29,
1850.
Son of Isaac Loomis Stevens and Harriet E. (Tucker) Stevens.
Lawyer;
district attorney 11th District, 1879-86; promoter of early telephone
companies; organizer, Boone Brick and
Tile Paving
Company; district judge in Iowa 11th District, 1887-92; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900,
1912;
delegate to Progressive National Convention from Iowa, 1912;
candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Iowa, October
23, 1933 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Ames
Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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William C. Stuart (b. 1920) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, April 28,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1953-61; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1962-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 1971.
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Albert Winfield Swalm (1845-1922) —
also known as Albert W. Swalm —
of Grand Junction, Greene
County, Iowa; Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Womelsdorf, Berks
County, Pa., November
30, 1845.
Son of John E. Swalm and Elizabeth (Christ) Swalm.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
U.S. Consul in Montevideo, 1897-1903; Southampton, 1903-19; Hamilton, 1919-22, died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Bermuda,
August
24, 1922 (age 76 years, 267
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Fletcher B. Swank (1875-1950) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April 24,
1875.
Son of Wallace Swank and Melinda (Wells) Swank.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; private secretary to U.S. Rep Scott
Ferris, 1907-08; lawyer; Cleveland
County Judge, 1911-14; district judge in Oklahoma 14th District,
1915-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1921-29, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Woodmen
Circle.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March 16,
1950 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Burton Erwin Sweet (1867-1957) —
also known as Burton E. Sweet —
of Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa.
Born in Bremer
County, Iowa, December
10, 1867.
Son of Alpheus E. Sweet and Isabelle (Lyon) Sweet.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1900-04; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1902-06; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1915-23; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922, 1924.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
3, 1957 (age 89 years, 24
days).
Interment at Harlington
Cemetery, Waverly, Iowa.
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Melvin D. Synhorst (b. 1914) —
of Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa.
Born in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, January
21, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1949-65, 1967-80; resigned 1980.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Alpha
Tau Omega; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Amvets.
Still living as of 1980.
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Orville Taylor (1885-1969) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
8, 1885.
Son of Orville J. Taylor and Eleanor Sarah (Harris) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George King Thompson (b. 1887) —
also known as G. King Thompson —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Jamaica, Guthrie
County, Iowa, November
24, 1887.
Son of William Jenkins Thompson and Ida America (King) Thompson.
Lawyer;
Linn
County Attorney, 1933-40; district judge in Iowa, 1941-50; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1951-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Maccabees;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Jenkins Thompson and Ida America (King) Thompson; married,
September
1, 1915, to Margaret Kane (died 1918); married, December
17, 1921, to Grace Byfield. |
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Harry G. Thorley (b. 1897) —
also known as H. G. Thorley —
of Springview, Keya Paha
County, Neb.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, May 12,
1897.
Son of G. H. Thorley and Elmina (Marshall) Thorley.
Republican. Banker; rancher; chair of
Keya Paha County Republican Party, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark G. Thornburg (1882-1962) —
of Emmetsburg, Palo Alto
County, Iowa.
Born in Linden, Dallas
County, Iowa, June 8,
1882.
Son of Thomas A. Thornburg and Jennie (Vestal) Thornburg.
Republican. Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1924-33, 1939-43.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Kappa Psi; Alpha
Zeta.
Died December
15, 1962 (age 80 years, 190
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Blanche Scholes (died 1969). |
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Lawrence A. Trumbo (b. 1882) —
of Holdrege, Phelps
County, Neb.
Born in New Virginia, Warren
County, Iowa, July 13,
1882.
Son of W. Judson Trumbo and Mary L. (Spencer) Trumbo.
Republican. Carpenter;
contractor
and builder; chair of
Phelps County Republican Party, 1933-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Webster Turner (1877-1969) —
also known as Dan W. Turner —
of Corning, Adams
County, Iowa.
Born in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, March 17,
1877.
Son of Austin B. Turner and Almira (Baker) Turner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant;
farmer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1916
(alternate), 1932,
1936;
Governor
of Iowa, 1931-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died April 15,
1969 (age 92 years, 29
days).
Interment somewhere
in Corning, Iowa.
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Nathan Udell (1817-1903) —
of Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Susquehanna
County, Pa., February
18, 1817.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1854, 1860-66.
Member, Freemasons.
The town of Udell, Iowa, is named for him.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March 6,
1903 (age 86 years, 16
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Hosford Edwin Valentine (1865-1937) —
also known as Hosford E. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Edinburg, Johnson
County, Ind., November
26, 1865.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Centerville, Iowa, 1897-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 2,
1937 (age 71 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Edward E. Wagner (b. 1874) —
of Alexandria, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lyon
County, Iowa, October
22, 1874.
Son of James H. Wagner (died 1884) and Louisa E. (Conklin) Wagner.
Republican. Lawyer; Hanson
County State's Attorney, 1901-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 11th District, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1907-13.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) —
also known as Madison M. Walden —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Adams
County, Ohio, October
6, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Iowa state
house of representatives 4th District, 1866-67, 1890; member of
Iowa
state senate 4th District, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1871-73.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., July 24,
1891 (age 54 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965) —
also known as Henry A. Wallace —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; South Salem, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born near Orient, Adair
County, Iowa, October
7, 1888.
Son of May (Brodhead) Wallace and Henry
Cantwell Wallace.
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1933-40; Vice
President of the United States, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1945-46; Progressive candidate for President
of the United States, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
18, 1965 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 11,
1866.
Son of Henry Wallace and Nannie (Cantwell) Wallace.
Farmer;
college
professor; magazine
editor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-24; died in office 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
25, 1924 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) —
also known as Thomas R. Wallace —
of Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1848.
Son of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henson Wallace (1811-1879) —
Born in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, July 19,
1811.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1838; member Iowa
territorial council, 1842-43; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1843; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848; member of Washington
territorial legislature, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1861; defeated, 1854;
Governor
of Washington Territory, 1861; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1863-64; appointed 1863; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1864; probate judge in
Washington.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Steilacoom, Pierce
County, Wash., February
7, 1879 (age 67 years, 203
days).
Interment at Western
State Hospital Memorial Cemetery, Steilacoom, Wash.
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Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) —
also known as Monrad C. Wallgren; Mon C.
Wallgren —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April 17,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler; optician;
U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1940-45; Governor of
Washington, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1950-51.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile
accident, in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
18, 1961 (age 70 years, 154
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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Chesley Mathew Walter (b. 1889) —
also known as Chesley M. Walter —
of Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill., November
19, 1889.
Son of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1944.
Member, Kiwanis;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter; married 1912 to Fannie
Machen; married, May 24,
1941, to Dorothy Mills Smith. |
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Paul M. Walter (b. 1904) —
of Union, Hardin
County, Iowa.
Born in Marshall
County, Iowa, December
14, 1904.
Son of Warren Walter and Iva Walter.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Hardin County, 1949-51; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927
to Mary Brindle. |
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Charles F. Wennerstrum (1889-1986) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., October
11, 1889.
Son of Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand)
Wennerstrum.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Iowa
2nd District, 1930-40; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1941-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Died in June, 1986
(age 96
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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G. E. Whitehead (b. 1892) —
of Perry, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Marshall
County, Iowa, August
11, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,
1932;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1943-45; member of Iowa state
senate 17th District; elected 1948.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Clinton Willford (1877-1937) —
also known as Albert C. Willford —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa, 1877.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934,
1936.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1937
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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William Williamson, Jr. (1875-1972) —
of Oacoma, Lyman
County, S.Dak.; Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born near New Sharon, Mahaska
County, Iowa, October
7, 1875.
Son of William Williamson and Mary (Erland) Williamson.
Republican. Lawyer; Lyman
County State's Attorney, 1905-08, 1910-11; circuit judge in South
Dakota, 1911-21; delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak., July 15,
1972 (age 96 years, 282
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Memorial Park, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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James M. Wilson (1866-1924) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., September
8, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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