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George J. Baker (1898-1964) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison
County, Iowa, March 17,
1898.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1934-47; secretary of
state of Colorado, 1949-53, 1955-63.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1964
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dwight Ezra Campbell (1887-1964) —
also known as Dwight Campbell —
of Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
5, 1887.
Son of Frank Ezra Campbell and Cornelia (Bell) Campbell.
Republican. Lawyer;
represented railroads
in the Dakotas; member of South
Dakota state senate 35th District, 1923-24; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1925-37.
Protestant. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died June 15,
1964 (age 76 years, 223
days).
Interment somewhere
in Groton, S.Dak.
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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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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 Rhuben Neal (b. 1883) —
also known as W. R. Neal —
of Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Clifton City, Cooper
County, Mo., 1883.
Democrat. Hotel
owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate).
Protestant. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Augustus Rawson (1867-1936) —
also known as Charles A. Rawson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 29,
1867.
Son of A. Y. Rawson and Mary (Scott) Rawson.
Republican. Manufacturer;
campaign manager for U.S. Senator William
S. Kenyon, 1911; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1912-20; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1924.
Protestant.
Died in 1936
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Mary Louise Smith (1914-1997) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Eddyville, Wapello
County, Iowa, October
6, 1914.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1964-84; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1974-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1964
(alternate), 1972.
Female.
Protestant.
Died of lung
cancer, at Iowa Methodist Medical
Center, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
22, 1997 (age 82 years, 320
days).
Cremated.
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Lloyd Thurston (1880-1970) —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, March 27,
1880.
Son of S. Thurston and Margaret (Maloy) Thurston.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1920-24; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1925-39 (8th District 1925-33, 5th
District 1933-39); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1938.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Rotary.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 7,
1970 (age 90 years, 41
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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