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Byron Gilchrist Allen (1901-1988) —
also known as Byron G. Allen —
of Pocahontas, Pocahontas
County, Iowa; Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.
Born in Laurens, Pocahontas
County, Iowa, September
13, 1901.
Son of Joseph Holmes Allen and Grace (Gilchrist) Allen.
Farmer;
newspaper editor; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1927-32; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944,
1952;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1944; candidate for Minnesota
state senate, 1946, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1948-55; Minnesota
Commissioner of Agriculture, 1955-61; assistant U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture, 1961-69.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Died June 10,
1988 (age 86 years, 271
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Amund P. Amundson (1874-1958) —
of Colton, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ridgeway, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, May 16,
1874.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; bank
director; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1933-36.
Died in Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., July 18,
1958 (age 84 years, 63
days).
Interment at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Colton, S.Dak.
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John Raymond Bahne (b. 1889) —
also known as J. R. Bahne —
of Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
26, 1889.
Son of Jacob H. Bahne and Lenora (Richardson) Bahne.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate).
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathaniel Bradley Baker (1818-1876) —
also known as Nathaniel B. Baker —
of New Hampshire; Iowa.
Born in Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H., September
29, 1818.
Lawyer;
newspaper publisher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1850; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1854-55; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1859; Adjutant
General of Iowa, 1861-76.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
11, 1876 (age 57 years, 348
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Orlando Harrison Baker (1830-1913) —
also known as Orlando H. Baker —
of Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Union
County, Ind., September
16, 1830.
College
professor; newspaper editor; U.S. Consul in Copenhagen, 1892-94; Sydney, 1900-08; Sandakan, 1908-13, died in office 1913.
Died in Nagasaki, Japan,
August
6, 1913 (age 82 years, 324
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa.
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Kenneth Ferguson Baldridge (1886-1971) —
also known as Kenneth F. Baldridge —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 25,
1886.
Son of David Franklin Baldridge and Margaret Jane (Ferguson)
Baldridge.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1936.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in November, 1971
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Baldwin (born c.1892) —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Iowa, about 1892.
Newspaper editor; member of Texas
state house of representatives 97th District, 1929.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Sherman Banta (1884-1952) —
also known as George S. Banta —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa; Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, July 2,
1884.
Son of M. S. Banta and Briget (Hickey) Banta.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; farmer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1924.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
attack, August 1,
1952 (age 68 years, 30
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Manchester, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of M. S. Banta and Briget (Hickey) Banta; married, January
1, 1907, to Elizabeth Davis; married, July 15,
1936, to Stella T. Mutschler. |
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Benjamin H. Barrows (1847-1910) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born near Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, December
30, 1847.
Son of Willard Barrows and Ann Barrows.
Newspaper reporter; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1875-76; U.S. Consul in Dublin, 1876-86; librarian;
U.S. Surveyor of
Customs, 1903-10; died in office 1910.
Died, from bronchitis
and heart
disease, in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
30, 1910 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Willard Barrows and Ann Barrows; married 1878 to Lizzie
Phelan (died 1886); married to Gertrude Carpenter Fitzpatrick;
brother of Caroline Barrows (who married Joseph
Hopkins Millard). See Millard-Barrows
family of Nebraska. |
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Don Lytton Berry (1880-1974) —
also known as Don L. Berry —
of Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa, October
8, 1880.
Son of William H. Berry and Alice M. (Barker) Berry.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died November
11, 1974 (age 94 years, 34
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa.
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Ellis Yarnal Berry (1902-1999) —
also known as E. Y. Berry —
of McLaughlin, Corson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Larchwood, Lyon
County, Iowa, October
6, 1902.
Son of William S. Berry and Kitty (Teghtmeyer) Berry.
Republican. Lawyer;
newspaper editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1939-42; Presidential Elector
for South Dakota, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1951-71; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., April 1,
1999 (age 96 years, 177
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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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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Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) —
also known as Fred Biermann —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 20,
1884.
Son of E. E. Biermann and Martha Biermann.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Agnostic.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 1,
1968 (age 84 years, 103
days); body
donated to Iowa Medical School.
Interment at Phelps
Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
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Hiram Evans Booth (b. 1860) —
also known as Hiram E. Booth —
of Carson, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born near Postville, Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
25, 1860.
Son of Joseph Booth and Caroline (Bishop) Booth.
Lawyer;
newspaper editor; member of Utah
territorial senate, 1894-96; member of Utah state
senate, 1896-97; U.S.
Attorney for Utah, 1906-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James F. Bryan (b. 1857) —
of Creston, Union
County, Iowa.
Born in Illinois, October, 1857.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; lecturer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert O. Burrows, Sr. (b. 1899) —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa.
Born in Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak., June 29,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Benton County, 1951.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Beryl Franklin Carroll (1860-1939) —
also known as Beryl F. Carroll —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Davis
County, Iowa, March 15,
1860.
Son of Willis Carroll and Christina Carroll.
Republican. School
teacher; livestock
dealer; newspaper editor; Presidential Elector for Iowa,
1892;
candidate for Iowa state
house of representatives, 1893; member of Iowa state
senate, 1895-98; postmaster;
Iowa
state auditor, 1903-09; Governor of
Iowa, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1912;
organizer and president, Provident Life
Insurance Company.
Methodist.
Died December
16, 1939 (age 79 years, 276
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) —
also known as Francis Case —
of Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Everly, Clay
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Son of Herbert Llywellen Case and Mary Ellen (Grannis) Case.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
newspaper editor and publisher; rancher; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 22,
1962 (age 65 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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James S. Clarkson (1842-1918) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., May 17,
1842.
Son of Elizabeth (Goudie) Clarkson and Coker
Fifield Clarkson.
Republican. Newspaper editor; railroad
builder; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1869-71; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896;
member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1880-96; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1891-92; First Assistant U.S.
Postmaster General, 1889-90; U.S. Surveyor of Customs,
1902-10.
Assisted more than 500 escaping slaves en route to Canada via the
"underground railroad," 1856-62.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 31,
1918 (age 76 years, 14
days).
Interment somewhere
in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Orion Clemens (1825-1897) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.; Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Missouri, October
6, 1825.
Son of John Marshall Clemens (1798-1847).
Newspaper publisher; lawyer; secretary
of Nevada Territory, 1861-64; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1865.
Died in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, December
11, 1897 (age 72 years, 66
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Marshall Clemens (1798-1847); married, December
19, 1854, to Mary E. 'Mollie' Stotts; brother of Samuel Langhorne
Clemens (1835-1910; author and humorist, best known as 'Mark
Twain'). |
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Cyrenus Cole (1863-1939) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Pella, Marion
County, Iowa, January
13, 1863.
Son of Aart Cole and Henrica (deBooy) Cole.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1921-33.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
14, 1939 (age 76 years, 305
days).
Interment at First
Dutch Reform Church Cemetery, Pella, Iowa.
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Gardner Cowles (b. 1863) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
28, 1863.
Son of William Fletcher Cowles (b.1819) and Elizabeth Maria (La
Monte) Cowles (died 1873).
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1899-1903; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1916.
Protestant.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter H. Cox (b. 1860) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Fairfax, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., September
5, 1860.
Son of Sanford C. Cox and Charity E. (Davis) Cox.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 19th District, 1915-16.
Baptist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sanford C. Cox and Charity E. (Davis) Cox; married, May 11,
1878, to Anna Reese (died 1885); married, October
24, 1894, to Bessie Richardson. |
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Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865-1912) —
also known as Thomas C. Dawson —
of Enterprise, Volusia
County, Fla.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., July 30,
1865.
Son of Allan Dawson and Anna (Cleland) Dawson.
Newspaper publisher; lawyer; U.S.
Minister to Santo Domingo, 1904-07; Colombia, 1907-09; Chile, 1909; Panama, 1910; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1904-07.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 1,
1912 (age 46 years, 276
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elton R. Eaton (1881-1952) —
of Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Mitchell
County, Iowa, July 30,
1881.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; Kalamazoo
County Sheriff, 1917-20; executive secretary to Gov. Alex
J. Groesbeck, 1923-26; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
5th District, 1933; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1937-40, 1945-48 (Wayne County
5th District 1937-40, Wayne County 7th District 1945-48); defeated,
1948; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1942.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1952
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
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William L. Etter —
also known as W. L. Etter —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1926.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) —
also known as Andrew J. Felt —
of Nashua, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha
County, Kan.
Born in East Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
27, 1833.
Son of Warren Torry Felt (1809-1872) and Cynthia Amelia (Stowell)
Felt (1812-1855).
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1868,
1872;
postmaster;
banker;
Presidential Elector for Kansas, 1884;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1889-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1912 (age 78 years, 183
days).
Interment at Seneca
City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.
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John Fields (b. 1871) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, July 29,
1871.
Son of David T. Fields and Sara (Mosser) Fields.
Republican. Chemist;
farmer;
banker;
editor, Oklahoma Farmer magazine; president, Times Co.,
publishers Oklahoma Daily Times newspaper; candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1914, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Olaf K. Fjetland (1893-1969) —
also known as O. K. Fjetland —
of Lemmon, Perkins
County, S.Dak.; Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.; Gladstone, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Ellsworth, Hamilton
County, Iowa, March 26,
1893.
Son of Ingeborg (Skeie) Fjetland (1850-1936) and Knut Fjetland
(1852-1950).
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; insurance
agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Dakota, 1924;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1928,
1932.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., October
6, 1969 (age 76 years, 194
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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John M. Grimes (b. 1873) —
of Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born near Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., February
1, 1873.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Missouri
state senate, 1907; Iowa state
treasurer, 1943-51.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin F. Gue (1828-1904) —
of Scott
County, Iowa; Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Greene
County, N.Y., December
25, 1828.
Newspaper editor; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1858-62; member of Iowa state
senate, 1862-66; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1866-68.
Died in Polk
County, Iowa, June 4,
1904 (age 75 years, 162
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Frank Hatton (1846-1894) —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, April 28,
1846.
Republican. Newspaper editor; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1884-85.
Died, from a stroke, in
his office at
the Washington Post, Washington,
D.C., April 30,
1894 (age 48 years, 2
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Harrison Hornibrook (1884-1946) —
also known as William H. Hornibrook —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho; Vancouver, Clark
County, Wash.; Utah.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, July 6,
1884.
Son of Dr. Edward Hornibrook and Rosina Hornibrook.
Democrat. Lawyer;
newspaper publisher; member of Idaho
state senate, 1910-12; member of Oregon
Democratic State Central Committee, 1913-15; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1915-16; Persia, 1933-36; Afghanistan, 1935-36; Costa Rica, 1937-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1918-19.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1946
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar Howard (1858-1951) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, September
16, 1858.
Son of James Dakin Howard (1824-1884) and Martha (Daniel) Howard
(1824-1910).
Democrat. Lawyer;
newspaper editor; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., July 19,
1951 (age 92 years, 306
days).
Interment at Columbus
Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
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William Darius Jamieson (1873-1949) —
of Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born near Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa, November
9, 1873.
Son of Ira Jamieson and Mary J. (Gillis) Jamieson.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Iowa state
senate, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1909-11; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1949 (age 76 years, 9
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Robert M. L. Johnson (1921-2009) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
6, 1921.
Son of Max L. Johnson and Nell (Lanphear) Johnson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
reporter; radio and
television newsman; mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1962-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1966; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1979-82; candidate for Iowa state
senate 25th District, 1982.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, April 13,
2009 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married, July 20,
1941, to Edna Mae Haldy (died 1997). |
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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.
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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Relatives: Son
of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly; married 1893 to Jessie
L. Speer (died 1899); married 1903 to Edna
(McElravy) Smalley. |
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Laurence William Lane, Jr. (b. 1919) —
of Portola Valley, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Florida.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
7, 1919.
Son of Laurence William Lane and Ruth (Bell) Lane.
Republican. Magazine publisher; U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1985-89; Nauru, 1985-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Sigma.
Still living as of 1991.
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Florence Mary Lynch (b. 1891) —
also known as Florence Lynch; Florence Mary
Coddington —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa.
Born in Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa, February
17, 1891.
Daughter of Fred Coddington and Catherine (Willmas) Coddington.
Democrat. Newspaper reporter; linotype
operator; secretary of
Iowa Democratic Party, 1936-40; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1949.
Female.
Catholic.
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.
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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Relatives:
Married 1879
to Abbie A. Cadle. |
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Dennis Aloysius Mahoney (1821-1879) —
of Jackson
County, Iowa; Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Ross, County Cork, Ireland,
January
20, 1821.
Member of Iowa state
house of representatives; elected 1848, 1858; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1862, 1864.
Catholic.
Newspaper editor who criticized
the Civil War; arrested
in August 1862 and held until November at the Old Capitol Federal Prison in
Washington, D.C.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, November
5, 1879 (age 58 years, 289
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick Cemetery, Garryowen, Iowa.
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Robert E. Mansfield (1866-1925) —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born in Long Creek (unknown
county), Iowa, June 13,
1866.
Son of Robert Goble Mansfield and Margaret (Thornburg) Mansfield.
Newspaper editor; U.S. Consul in Zanzibar, 1899-1901; Valparaiso, 1901-06; Lucerne, 1906-08; SAINT Gall, 1908-09; U.S. Consul General in Zurich, 1909-13; Vancouver, 1913-16; Stockholm, 1917.
Died September
18, 1925 (age 59 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Silas Clark McFarland (1859-1908) —
also known as Silas C. McFarland —
of Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, June 3,
1859.
Son of Samuel McFarland and Mary A. (Woolson) McFarland.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888;
U.S. Consul in Nottingham, 1899-1902; Reichenberg, 1902-07; U.S. Consul General in SAINT Gall, 1907.
Committed suicide,
by gunshot,
in his compartment on the Hamburg-Berlin express
train, near Ludwigslust, Germany,
October
24, 1908 (age 49 years, 143
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Katheryn Clancy Metz —
also known as Katheryn C. Metz —
of Lamoni, Decatur
County, Iowa.
Born in Lucas, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Republican. Writer;
newspaper editor; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Decatur County; elected 1950.
Female.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1950.
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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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Richard Louis Murphy (1875-1936) —
also known as Louis Murphy —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, November
6, 1875.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1920,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1933-36; died in office 1936.
Catholic.
Died in an automobile
accident near Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., July 16,
1936 (age 60 years, 253
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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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.
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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David Olmsted (1822-1861) —
also known as David Olmstead —
of Clayton
County, Iowa; Belle Prairie, Morrison
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Fairfax, Franklin
County, Vt., May 5,
1822.
Democrat. Newspaper work; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Clayton County,
1846; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1854-55.
Died in Fairfax, Franklin
County, Vt., February
2, 1861 (age 38 years, 273
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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George Douglas Perkins (1840-1914) —
also known as George D. Perkins —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., February
29, 1840.
Son of John Dyer Perkins (1810-1852) and Lucy (Forsyth) Perkins
(1812-1896).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
newspaper editor; member of Iowa state legislature; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1891-99.
Died in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
3, 1914 (age 74 years, 0
days).
Interment at Floyd
Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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Howard Clayton Shober (1859-1956) —
also known as Howard C. Shober —
of Highmore, Hyde
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, December
24, 1859.
Son of John Abram Shober (1833-1865) and Mary (McLeod) Shober
(1837-1897).
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1905-06; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1907-11; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Died in Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak., April 29,
1956 (age 96 years, 127
days).
Interment at Highmore Cemetery, Highmore, S.Dak.
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Relatives:
Married 1894
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memorial |
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Manual, 1903 |
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Sylvester Clark Smith (1858-1913) —
also known as Sylvester C. Smith —
of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August
26, 1858.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of California
state senate, 1894-1902; U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1905-13; defeated,
1902; died in office 1913.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
26, 1913 (age 54 years, 153
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bakersfield, Calif.
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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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Ella C. Taylor (b. 1867) —
also known as Ella Canfield —
of Traer, Tama
County, Iowa.
Born in Arlington, Bennington
County, Vt., April 1,
1867.
Daughter of Galen Canfield and Maria L. (Hyatt) Canfield.
Republican. Newspaper writer and editor; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert John Thompson (b. 1865) —
also known as Robert J. Thompson —
Born in La Porte City, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, October
15, 1865.
School
teacher; railway
mail
clerk; newspaper editor; president and manager, National
Recording Safe Company; U.S. Consul in Hanover, 1906-11; Aix-la-Chapelle, 1914.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Montreux, Switzerland.
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Vevey, Switzerland.
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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 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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Otha Donner Wearin (1903-1990) —
also known as Otha D. Wearin —
of Hastings, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Hastings, Mills
County, Iowa, January
10, 1903.
Democrat. Farmer; author;
newspaper editor; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1933-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952
(alternate); member of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee, 1948-52; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1950; candidate in primary for Governor of
Iowa, 1952.
Died in 1990
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore B. Werner (1892-1989) —
also known as "Dates" —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ossian, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, June 2,
1892.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; printing
business; postmaster;
mayor
of Rapid City, S.Dak., 1929-30; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1933-37; defeated,
1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota,
1944.
Died in 1989
(age about
97 years).
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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John McClelland Work (1869-1961) —
also known as John M. Work —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, January
3, 1869.
Son of John H. Work and Roseanna (McClelland) Work.
Socialist. Lawyer; lecturer;
writer;
candidate for mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa, 1902; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1914; candidate for
Governor
of Illinois, 1916; editorial page editor for the Socialist
Milwaukee Leader newspaper, 1917-42; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1925; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin, 1956.
Died in Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
5, 1961 (age 92 years, 2
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lafayette Young (1848-1926) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Monroe
County, Iowa, May 10,
1848.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Iowa
state legislature; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1900,
1908;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1910-11.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
15, 1926 (age 78 years, 189
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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