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Robert George Allbee (b. 1928) —
also known as Robert G. Allbee —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, December
14, 1928.
Son of George Edward Allbee and Ethel Khone Allbee.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1975-76; Judge,
Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-78; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1978-82.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Still living as of 1983.
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Relatives:
Married 1960
to Jennie Johnson. |
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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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Jean Sala Breitenstein (1900-1986) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, July 18,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1954-57; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1957-70; took senior
status 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Freemasons.
Died January
30, 1986 (age 85 years, 196
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (1879-1961) —
also known as J. A. A. Burnquist —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Dayton, Webster
County, Iowa, July 21,
1879.
Son of John A. Burnquist and A. Louise (Johnson) Burnquist.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1909-11; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1913-15; Governor of
Minnesota, 1915-21; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1939-55.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of the Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died January
12, 1961 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Frederick F. Faville (1865-1954) —
of Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa; Storm Lake, Buena Vista
County, Iowa; Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 5,
1865.
Son of Amos S. Faville (1825-1900) and Esther D. (Crary) Faville
(1831-1902).
Republican. Lawyer; Buena
Vista County Attorney, 1895-99; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1907-13; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1921-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
19, 1954 (age 88 years, 259
days).
Interment at Storm
Lake Cemetery, Storm Lake, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Oran
Faville; son of Amos S. Faville (1825-1900) and Esther D. (Crary)
Faville (1831-1902); married, December
22, 1891, to Cora Thornburg (1866-1919); married, January
1, 1925, to Josephine Creelman (1877-1963). |
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Henry N. Graven (b. 1893) —
of Greene, Butler
County, Iowa.
Born in St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn., June 1,
1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1937-44; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1944-.
Lutheran.
Member, Order of the Coif.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Son of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Williams Gwynne (1889-1972) —
also known as John W. Gwynne —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Victor, Iowa
County, Iowa, October
20, 1889.
Son of Thomas Williams Gwynne and Katherine (McGilway) Gwynne.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in Iowa,
1920-26; Black
Hawk County Attorney, 1929-34; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1935-49; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1953-59; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1955-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of the Coif; American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, July 5,
1972 (age 82 years, 259
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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Arthur H. Jacobson (b. 1910) —
of Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa.
Born in Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa, June 24,
1910.
Son of Gustav Jacobson and Gusta (Blilie) Jacobson.
Republican. Lawyer; Allamakee
County Attorney, 1937-44; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1944;
member of Iowa state
senate 40th District, 1945-50.
Lutheran.
Member, Order of the Coif; Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Isabel Chafer. |
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Louis A. Lavorato (b. 1934) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
29, 1934.
Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1979-86; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1986-.
Member, Order of the Coif; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Ellsworth Martin (1893-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Martin —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Melrose, Monroe
County, Iowa, January
18, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
lawyer;
candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1932, 1934; mayor
of Iowa City, Iowa, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1939-55; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1955-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Member, Order of the Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 27,
1971 (age 78 years, 160
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Stephen John Rapp (b. 1949) —
also known as Stephen J. Rapp —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, January
26, 1949.
Son of Spurgeon John Rapp and Beverly (Leckington) Rapp.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1972-74, 1979-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1974, 1976; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
chair
of Black Hawk County Democratic Party, 1986-91; member of Iowa
Democratic State Committee, 1990-93; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1993-2001.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the Coif.
Still living as of 2001.
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Relatives:
Married 1981
to Donna J. E. Maier. |
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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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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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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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Harvey Uhlenhopp (1915-1986) —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Kesley, Butler
County, Iowa, June 23,
1915.
Son of Henry Harold Uhlenhopp (born 1884) and Lottie E. (Green)
Uhlenhopp.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Franklin County, 1951-52; district
judge in Iowa, 1953-70; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1970-86.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in 1986
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 20,
1940, to Elizabeth Christine Elliott. |
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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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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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