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George Walter Allaman (1862-1937) —
also known as George W. Allaman —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
28, 1862.
Son of John T. Allaman (1834-1894) and Adeline (Bedell) Allaman
(1837-1919).
Democrat. Physician;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1920.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died September
24, 1937 (age 74 years, 361
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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Charles E. Allen (b. 1865) —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Lucas
County, Iowa, January
8, 1865.
Son of Tandy Allen and Joan (Van Nuys) Allen.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1923, 1931, 1935.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Tandy Allen and Joan (Van Nuys) Allen; married, August
29, 1889, to Sue L. Morrow (died 1919); married, June 14,
1925, to Katherine Worley. |
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John William Anderson (1871-1954) —
also known as John W. Anderson —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Buchanan
County, Iowa, July 21,
1871.
Son of Reese Babbs Anderson and Emma Theresa (Davenport) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Monona
County Attorney, 1910-14; district judge in Iowa 4th District,
1915-21; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, January
29, 1954 (age 82 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reese Babbs Anderson and Emma Theresa (Davenport) Anderson;
married, September
24, 1895, to Burdette Hopper; married, April 15,
1933, to Mary Agnes Peck. |
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Richard Dean Arbuckle (b. 1926) —
also known as R. Dean Arbuckle —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April 2,
1926.
Son of Charles Martin Arbuckle and Winifred (Pettit) Arbuckle.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Iowa state
senate, 1971.
Christian.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Odd Fellows; Elks; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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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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Andrew Jackson Baker (1832-1911) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Lancaster, Schuyler
County, Mo.; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Bakers Station, Marshall
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 6,
1832.
Son of George Baker and Margaret (Reager) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Presidential Elector
for Missouri, 1868;
member of Missouri state legislature, 1869-70; Missouri
state attorney general, 1871-73; Iowa
state attorney general, 1885-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 23,
1911 (age 78 years, 321
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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James Robert Barkley (1869-1948) —
of Iowa.
Born in a log
cabin in Davis
County, Iowa, February
13, 1869.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Iowa Methodist Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 26,
1948 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
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William S. Beardsley (1901-1954) —
also known as Bill Beardsley —
of New Virginia, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Beacon, Mahaska
County, Iowa, May 13,
1901.
Son of William Beardsley and Carrie (Shane) Beardsley.
Republican. Pharmacist;
farmer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1933-41; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of
Iowa, 1949-54; died in office 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Methodist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Killed in an automobile
accident, November
21, 1954 (age 53 years, 192
days).
Interment at New
Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia, Iowa.
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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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Hugh Alfred Butler (1878-1954) —
also known as Hugh A. Butler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison
County, Iowa, February
28, 1878.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1936, 1947; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 1,
1954 (age 76 years, 123
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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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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G. T. Clark (b. 1905) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, March 2,
1905.
Democrat. Farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944
(alternate), 1948;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1950.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927
to Ruth Burgess. |
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Clinton Amos Clauson (1895-1959) —
also known as Clinton A. Clauson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March 28,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor;
U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Maine, 1941-51; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1956-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1956;
Governor
of Maine, 1959; died in office 1959.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Newcomen
Society.
Died December
30, 1959 (age 64 years, 277
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) —
also known as A. U. Coates —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 21,
1858.
Son of William Harvey Coates (1833-1917) and Anna French (Knowlton)
Coates (1839-1923).
School
teacher; music
store manager; grocer; real estate
dealer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936.
Church
of Christ. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
21, 1943 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Raymond Cornick (b. 1889) —
of New London, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Iowa, February
19, 1889.
Son of Albert Cornick and India B. Cornick.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Henry County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Judson Crossley (b. 1869) —
also known as James J. Crossley —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Crawford Township, Madison
County, Iowa, August
31, 1869.
Son of John Wesley Crossley and Cynthia Jane (Hardy) Crossley.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Iowa state
senate, 1900-07; U.S.
Attorney for the 3rd District of Alaska Territory, 1908-09; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1909-14.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William Taylor Daniels (1859-1944) —
of Iowa.
Born in Jackson
County, Ohio, September
23, 1859.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1911-14.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, of apoplexy (stroke),
in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 4,
1944 (age 84 years, 224
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
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William Greene Dows (1864-1926) —
also known as William G. Dows —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Clayton
County, Iowa, August
12, 1864.
Son of Stephen Leland Dows (1832-1909) and Henrietta Weddell (Safley)
Dows (1834-1893).
Republican. President, Iowa Railway
and Light
Company, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway;
Iowa Electric
Company; Central States Electric
Company; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Loyal
Legion.
Died, in University Hospital,
Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
25, 1926 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Francis Marion Drake (1830-1903) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., December
30, 1830.
Son of John Adams Drake and Harriet Jane (O'Neal) Drake.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; railroad
builder; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1888;
Governor
of Iowa, 1896-98.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa is named for
him.
Died, of diabetes,
in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
20, 1903 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Joseph E. Frick (1848-1927) —
of Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa; Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August 6,
1848.
Son of Michael Frick and Mary Ann (Knen) Frick.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1906-27; died in office 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1910-12, 1917-19.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
2, 1927 (age 78 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) —
also known as James E. Garrigues —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., October
6, 1852.
Son of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues.
Republican. Lawyer;
district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado
8th District, 1903-10; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married,
May 3,
1880, to Clara L. Boehner (died 1896); married, January
19, 1911, to Alice Roberts. |
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Ben J. Gibson (b. 1881) —
of Corning, Adams
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, November
13, 1881.
Son of William Gibson and Virginia Gibson.
Republican. Lawyer; Adams
County Attorney, 1908-12; member of Iowa state
senate, 1916-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Iowa
state attorney general, 1921-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson H. Hamilton (b. 1877) —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born in Delta, Keokuk
County, Iowa, May 1,
1877.
Son of James Alexander Hamilton and Matilda (Vert) Hamilton.
Democrat. Lawyer; Keokuk
County Attorney, 1902-04; mayor of Sigourney, Iowa, 1906-08;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1914; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1935-40; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Earl Harrington (b. 1881) —
of University Place (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Delmar, Clinton
County, Iowa, February
6, 1881.
Business
executive; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1923-26.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Harry Edward Hull (1864-1938) —
also known as Harry E. Hull —
of Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born near Belvidere, Allegany
County, N.Y., March 12,
1864.
Son of Henry D. Hull and Isabel (Renwick) Hull.
Republican. Grain
business; mayor of Williamsburg, Iowa, 1889-1901; postmaster;
president, Williamsburg Telephone
Company; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1915-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1938 (age 73 years, 310
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa.
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Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (1862-1936) —
also known as Bernhard M. Jacobsen —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa.
Born in Klixbüll, Germany,
March
26, 1862.
Son of Boh Jacobsen and Magdelena (Tadsen) Jacobsen.
Democrat. Merchant;
postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1931-36; died in office
1936.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 30,
1936 (age 74 years, 96
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa.
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Robert C. Kendall (1819-1869) —
of Indiana.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., November
5, 1819.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member of Indiana
state senate, 1851-52.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, May 5,
1869 (age 49 years, 181
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Blanchard LaChapelle (1860-1927) —
of Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., December
30, 1860.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1927.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb., September
6, 1927 (age 66 years, 250
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa.
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Walter Anderson Leonard (b. 1880) —
also known as Walter A. Leonard —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Essex, Page
County, Iowa, August 3,
1880.
Son of Levin Anderson Leonard and Ida (Hultman) Leonard.
School
teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Kehl, 1908; U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1912-14; Colombo, 1914-19; Stockholm, 1924; Warsaw, 1926-29; Bremen, 1932-35; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, 1935-36.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; American
Society for International Law.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Miller McCreary (1837-1916) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
13, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1904-06.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
6, 1916 (age 79 years, 24
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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George McGill (1879-1963) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Russell, Lucas
County, Iowa, February
12, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1928,
1936,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930-39; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1948, 1954;
member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1945.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in St. Francis Hospital,
Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., May 14,
1963 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Interment at Pawnee
Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, Kan.
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William Henry McMaster (1877-1968) —
also known as William H. McMaster —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ticonic, Monona
County, Iowa, May 10,
1877.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1911-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1913-16; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1917-21; Governor of
South Dakota, 1921-25; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., September
14, 1968 (age 91 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Dixon, Ill.
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John T. Medin (b. 1875) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in St. Angsar, Mitchell
County, Iowa, February
20, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in South Dakota, 1908-19; circuit judge in South Dakota,
1919-; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred W. Messmore (b. 1890) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Boone, Boone
County, Iowa, July 11,
1890.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 18th District, 1929-37; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1937-.
Methodist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Nicholas (b. 1892) —
of Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Butler
County, Iowa, October
10, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1947; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1951-53, 1957-59.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Elks; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Rotary.
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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James Brooks Ayers Robertson (1871-1938) —
also known as J. B. A. Robertson —
of Chandler, Lincoln
County, Okla.
Born in Keokuk
County, Iowa, March 15,
1871.
Democrat. Governor of
Oklahoma, 1919-23.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March 7,
1938 (age 66 years, 357
days).
Interment at Oak
Park Cemetery, Chandler, Okla.
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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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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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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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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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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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