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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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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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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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George L. Bambrick (b. 1869) —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, Iowa, September
4, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1945-48; defeated, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice E. Baringer (b. 1921) —
of Fayette
County, Iowa.
Born in Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan., December
4, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1961-68; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1967-68; Iowa state
treasurer, 1969-.
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Elks; Lions.
Still living as of 1970.
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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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Howard Clair Belton (1893-1988) —
also known as Howard C. Belton —
of Canby, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa, January
2, 1893.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1933; member of Oregon
state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1944,
1952;
Oregon
state treasurer, 1960-65; appointed 1960; defeated, 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died in Canby, Clackamas
County, Ore., November
21, 1988 (age 95 years, 324
days).
Interment at Belcrest
Memorial Park, Salem, Ore.
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Laurence Montgomery Boothby (1896-1981) —
also known as Laurence M. Boothby —
of Cleghorn, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born November
24, 1896.
Son of Bert Boothby and Sophia Boothby.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer;
elected Iowa state
house of representatives from Cherokee County 1950.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died September
11, 1981 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Woodward Harold Brenton (1899-1968) —
also known as W. Harold Brenton —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Dallas Center, Dallas
County, Iowa, February
27, 1899.
Son of Charles R. Brenton and Carrie Alicesta (Woodward) Brenton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944;
Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1954-55.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in September, 1968
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Etta Spurgeon. |
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John Brownlie (1881-1970) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa.
Born January
19, 1881.
Son of Robert Brownlie and Mary (McFarlane) Brownlie.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Madison County; elected 1950.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in September, 1970
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harlan John Bushfield (1882-1948) —
also known as Harlan J. Bushfield —
of Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, August 6,
1882.
Son of John A. Bushfield and Cora (Pearson) Bushfield.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
South Dakota, 1939-43; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1940;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Dakota, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1943-48; died in office 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak., September
27, 1948 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Interment at G.A.R.
Cemetery, Miller, S.Dak.
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George Alfred Carlson (1876-1926) —
also known as George A. Carlson —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Alta, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, October
23, 1876.
Son of Charles August Carlson and Louisa Piternilla (Gustafson)
Carlson.
Republican. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 8th Judicial District, 1908-15; Governor of
Colorado, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1916.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
6, 1926 (age 50 years, 44
days).
Interment at Linn
Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
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Coe Isaac Crawford (1858-1944) —
also known as Coe I. Crawford —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born near Volney, Allamakee
County, Iowa, January
14, 1858.
Son of Robert Crawford and Sarah (Shannon) Crawford.
Republican. Lawyer; Hughes
County State's Attorney, 1886-88; member
Dakota territorial council, 1889; member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1889-90; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1893-97; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1896; attorney for
Chicago & North Western Railroad,
1897-1905; Governor of
South Dakota, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1909-15.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., April 25,
1944 (age 86 years, 102
days).
Interment at Municipal
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Chester John Culver (b. 1966) —
also known as Chet Culver —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
25, 1966.
Son of John
Chester Culver.
Democrat. School
teacher; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1999-2006; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 2004; Governor of
Iowa, 2007-11.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2011.
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John Chester Culver (b. 1932) —
also known as John C. Culver —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., August 8,
1932.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1965-75; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1975-81; defeated, 1980.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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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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Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981) —
also known as Robert V. Denney —
of Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, April 11,
1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1967-71.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1981 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Fairbury
Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
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John R. Dethmers (1903-1971) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plessis, O'Brien
County, Iowa, October
15, 1903.
Son of Roy P. Dethmers and Agnes (DeRoos) Dethmers.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1942-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1945-46; resigned 1946; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946-70; appointed 1946; defeated,
1970; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1953, 1956-62, 1967-69.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
1, 1971 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Dawkins Dillon (1916-2001) —
of Columbus Junction, Louisa
County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
22, 1916.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died, in Iowa Methodist Medical
Center, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 26,
2001 (age 85 years, 124
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Paul H. Downing (1852-1918) —
of Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana, October, 1852.
Son of Sarah (Moore) Downing (1821-1893) and Albert Gallatin Downing
(born 1815).
Republican. Banker; Cedar
County Auditor, 1897-1902; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died September
7, 1918 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Interment at Inland
Cemetery, Bennett, 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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Ralph Roscoe Eltse (1885-1971) —
also known as Ralph R. Eltse —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, September
13, 1885.
Son of John J. Eltse and Jennie Sarah (West) Eltse.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March 18,
1971 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
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Flora Cotton Etter —
also known as Flora Cotton —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa.
Daughter of Dr. Newton B. Cotton and Ellen (Crane) Cotton.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1936;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1928-29; candidate for secretary of
state of Iowa, 1930.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Fletcher (b. 1876) —
of Avoca, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa, January
5, 1876.
Son of John Fletcher and Martha Fletcher.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Avoca, Ia., 1907-09; district judge in Iowa, 1925-27; Iowa
state attorney general, 1927-32.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Franzenburg (1916-2004) —
of Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa.
Born in Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa, November
18, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Iowa state
treasurer, 1965-69; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1968, 1972.
Methodist
or Presbyterian. Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Died, from complications
of a hip replacement and congestive
heart failure, in the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
31, 2004 (age 87 years, 348
days).
Interment at Conrad
Cemetery, Conrad, Iowa.
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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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Raymond R. Gillespie (b. 1890) —
of Iowa.
Born July 23,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
senate 16th District; elected 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Interment at Winterset
Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.
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Guy Mark Gillette (1879-1973) —
also known as Guy M. Gillette —
of Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, February
3, 1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; farmer; lawyer; Cherokee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-09; member of Iowa state
senate, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1922;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936-45, 1949-55; defeated, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Actor
in cameo role in the 1962 movie
Advise & Consent.
Died in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, March 3,
1973 (age 94 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Josiah Given (1828-1908) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1828.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa 5th
District, 1881-86; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1887-89,
1903; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1901.
Presbyterian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
3, 1908 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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James William Good (1866-1929) —
also known as James W. Good; "Jimmy
Good" —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
24, 1866.
Son of Henry Good and Margaret Elizabeth (Combs) Good.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1909-21; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1929; died in office 1929.
Presbyterian. Swiss
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1929 (age 63 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Harold Royce Gross (1899-1987) —
also known as H. R. Gross —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Arispe, Union
County, Iowa, June 30,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1949-75.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
22, 1987 (age 88 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Hugh Gail Guernsey (1892-1992) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, August
10, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1937-40.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, in Calvin Manor nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
18, 1992 (age 100 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) —
also known as Joe R. Hanley —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 30,
1876.
Son of John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
ordained
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1950.
Presbyterian or Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in Perry Nursing
Home, Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Robert Hansen (1901-1974) —
also known as John R. Hansen —
of Manning, Carroll
County, Iowa.
Born in Manning, Carroll
County, Iowa, August
24, 1901.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1960; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
23, 1974 (age 73 years, 30
days).
Interment at Manning
Cemetery, Manning, Iowa.
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Edmund Perry Hanson (1889-1953) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Iroquois
County, Ill., August
14, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1935-36.
Presbyterian; later Christian
Scientist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
11, 1953 (age 63 years, 150
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Charles Lewis Hoover (1872-1949) —
also known as Charles L. Hoover —
of Edgemont, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, January
11, 1872.
Son of Samuel A. Hoover and Miriam J. (Beardsley) Hoover.
Superintendent
of schools; botanist;
linguist;
divisional superintendent of schools, Philippine Islands, 1902-09;
U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1909-12; Carlsbad, 1912-14; Prague, 1914-16; Sao Paulo, 1916-20; Danzig, 1922; Batavia, 1926; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 30,
1949 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford Ragsdale Hope (1893-1970) —
also known as Clifford R. Hope —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Birmingham, Van Buren
County, Iowa, June 9,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1925-26; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1927-57 (7th District 1927-43, 5th
District 1943-57).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Elks.
Died in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., May 16,
1970 (age 76 years, 341
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Garden City, Kan.
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James Mountain Inhofe (b. 1934) —
also known as James M. Inhofe; Jim Inhofe —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
17, 1934.
Son of Perry D. Inhofe (born 1901; insurance executive) and Blanche
(Mountain) Inhofe.
Republican. President, Quaker Life
Insurance Company; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1967-69; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1969-77; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1974; mayor of
Tulsa, Okla., 1978-84; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1987-94; defeated,
1976; resigned 1994; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1994-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clyde G. Jeffers (b. 1881) —
Born in Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa, July 2,
1881.
Son of Byron Jeffers and Edith (Day) Jeffers.
Lawyer;
Grant
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-17; superior court judge in
Washington, 1923-39; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1939-48.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Henry Kyl (1919-2002) —
also known as John Kyl —
of Iowa.
Born in Oakland, Burt
County, Neb., May 9,
1919.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1959-65, 1967-73;
defeated, 1958, 1964, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Died in 2002
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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George Richard Lunn (1873-1948) —
also known as George R. Lunn —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Lenox, Taylor
County, Iowa, June 23,
1873.
Son of Martin A. Lunn and Mattie (Bratton) Lunn.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Presbyterian
minister; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1912-13, 1916-17, 1920-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1917-19; defeated
(Democratic), 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1920; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1923-24; defeated (Democratic), 1924.
Presbyterian. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif., November
27, 1948 (age 75 years, 157
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Charles C. Madison (1878-1957) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, October
10, 1878.
Son of William Salinatus Madison and Lovina E. (Doyle) Madison.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1906-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
chair
of Jackson County Republican Party, 1918-20; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1921-25.
Presbyterian.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
31, 1957 (age 78 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, January
20, 1909, to Emma L. Locke. |
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Halleck Jonas Mantz (1877-1958) —
also known as Halleck J. Mantz; H. J.
Mantz —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa.
Born in Koszta, Iowa
County, Iowa, September
23, 1877.
Son of Samuel L. Mantz (1851-1934) and Harriett (Eddy) Mantz
(1851-1893).
Republican. Lawyer; Audubon
County Attorney, 1908-11; Mayor of Audubon, Iowa, 1913-17; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1917-21; member of Iowa state
senate, 1921-25; district judge in Iowa, 1925-43; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1943-53.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Modern
Woodmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Iowa, November
14, 1958 (age 81 years, 52
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wiley Mayne (1917-2007) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Sanborn, O'Brien
County, Iowa, January
19, 1917.
Son of Earl W. Mayne and Gladys (Wiley) Mayne.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, from heart
failure, in St. Luke's Regional Medical
Center, Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, May 27,
2007 (age 90 years, 128
days).
Interment at Roseland
Cemetery, Sanborn, Iowa.
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Edward Logan McClurkin (1857-1923) —
also known as E. L. McClurkin —
of Morning Sun, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, August
20, 1857.
Son of Henry H. McClurkin (1824-1899) and Nancy Jane (Logan)
McClurkin (1826-1898).
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died February
7, 1923 (age 65 years, 171
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Morning Sun, Iowa.
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John Yetter McCollister (b. 1921) —
also known as John Y. McCollister —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, June 10,
1921.
Son of John M. McCollister and Ruth (Yetter) McCollister.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1971-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1976; Presidential Elector for Nebraska,
2000.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 2000.
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Robert McIntyre (1766-1846) —
of Indiana.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., 1766.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1825, 1828-29, 1834-35, 1836-37.
Presbyterian.
Died in Keosauqua, Van Buren
County, Iowa, October
17, 1846 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Finley Merriam (1865-1955) —
also known as Frank F. Merriam —
of Delaware
County, Iowa; Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Iowa, December
22, 1865.
Republican. Iowa state
auditor, 1899-1903; member of California
state assembly, 1917-26; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1923-26; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1931-34; Governor of
California, 1934-39; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Died April 25,
1955 (age 89 years, 124
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
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Gene W. Miller (b. 1906) —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa, 1906.
School
teacher; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1931
to Richard L. Miller. |
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John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) —
also known as John H. Morehead —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born near Columbia, Lucas
County, Iowa, December
3, 1861.
Son of Andrew Morehead and Frances (Cooper) Morehead.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
banker;
Richardson
County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member
of Nebraska
state senate, 1911; Governor of
Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital
at St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 31,
1942 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Joshua G. Newbold (1830-1903) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., May 12,
1830.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1876-77; Governor of
Iowa, 1877-78.
Presbyterian.
Died June 10,
1903 (age 73 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
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Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869) —
of Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Boone
County, Ky., about 1809.
Physician;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1837-38.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa, November
10, 1869 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Floyd E. Page (1896-1967) —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Arthur, Ida
County, Iowa, November
5, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Acacia.
Died in 1967
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Smith Payne (1869-1933) —
also known as Frank S. Payne —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August
16, 1869.
Son of Charles
Wilson Payne and Margaret (Patton) Payne.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
general counsel, Iowa Southern Utilities
Co.; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1900-02; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 13,
1933 (age 63 years, 240
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Dickinson. |
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Claude R. Porter (1872-1946) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, July 8,
1872.
Son of George D. Porter and Hannah (Rodman) Porter.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1896-1900; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; candidate for secretary of
state of Iowa, 1898; member of Iowa state
senate, 1900-04; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1906, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1908,
1912
(delegation chair; speaker),
1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1914-18; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1920, 1926; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1928-46.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
17, 1946 (age 74 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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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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James E. Stephenson (1926-2009) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Iowa, April 21,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1973-75; defeated, 1975.
Presbyterian.
Died August
29, 2009 (age 83 years, 130
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Richard C. Turner (b. 1927) —
of Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Avoca, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, September
30, 1927.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
senate, 1960-64; Iowa
state attorney general, 1967-; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1981-86.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Still living as of 1986.
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Charles William Vermilion (1866-1927) —
also known as Charles W. Vermilion —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
6, 1866.
Son of William
F. Vermilion.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 2nd District, 1902-23; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Iowa Methodist Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
2, 1927 (age 60 years, 300
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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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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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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