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M. L. Abrahamson (1902-1975) —
of Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Pilot Mound, Boone
County, Iowa, June 19,
1902.
Boone
County Treasurer; Iowa state
treasurer, 1951-65.
Methodist.
Scandinavian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Moose; Lions.
Died in February, 1975
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Alexander (1839-1923) —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
September
21, 1839.
Son of William Alexander and Mary Alexander.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; feed and
grain
business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909-13.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic; Moose.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August 2,
1923 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) —
also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C.
Bagley —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Magnolia, Rock
County, Wis., October
29, 1873.
Son of Shepherd Stephen Bagley and Louisa (Cain) Bagley.
Republican. Banker; in
1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at
him and missed; Iowa state
treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose; Maccabees;
American
Bankers Association; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Walter Henry Beuse (1901-1957) —
also known as Walter H. Beuse —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, November
2, 1901.
Son of Henry Beuse and Ida (Weetz) Beuse.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; sports
writer; Scott
County Sheriff; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1940;
member of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee, 1949; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1954-57; died in office 1957.
Lutheran.
Member, Eagles;
Moose; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; United
Commercial Travelers; Lions; Jaycees.
Died August
26, 1957 (age 55 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) —
of Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1950-66; Presidential Elector for California, 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1967 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) —
also known as Paul Cunningham —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., June 15,
1890.
Son of Robert Harvey Cunningham and Sarah Jane (McQuaide) Cunningham.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th
District 1943-59); defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., July 16,
1961 (age 71 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, 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.
Son of Rev. Robert H. Dolliver and Mary Elle (Barrett) Dolliver.
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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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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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.
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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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.
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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James Albert Smith Leach (b. 1942) —
also known as Jim Leach —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, October
15, 1942.
Son of James Albert Leach and Lois (Hill) Leach.
Republican. Staff, U.S. Rep. Donald
Rumsfeld, 1965-66; Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1977-2006 (1st District 1977-2003, 2nd
District 2003-06); defeated, 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission; Moose; Rotary; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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David B. Long (b. 1883) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Lucas
County, Iowa, September
2, 1883.
Republican. Member of Iowa
commerce commission, 1943-.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arch W. McFarlane (b. 1885) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April 14,
1885.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1915-21; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1919-22; member of Iowa state
senate, 1927-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1928-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial
location unknown.
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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 in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla., August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Donald Charles Pierson (b. 1908) —
also known as Don C. Pierson —
of Humboldt, Humboldt
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March 3,
1908.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944
(alternate), 1956;
chair
of Humboldt County Republican Party, 1948; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1952-58; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1954-57.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
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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De Vere Watson (1893-1982) —
of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born near Searsboro, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, April 1,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate; elected 1940, 1944; elected unopposed 1948; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960.
Member, Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Moose; Woodmen;
Lions.
Died in November, 1982
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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