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Charles Shirk Arthur, Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Charles Arthur —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, July 16,
1917.
Son of Charles Shirk Arthur and Anna (Pearson) Arthur.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Riley
County Attorney, 1949-53; chair of
Riley County Republican Party, 1953-55; mayor
of Manhattan, Kan., 1956-57; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1957-65; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1963-64; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-69.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1973.
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Wayne H. Babbitt (1928-1994) —
of North Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Macedonia, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, April 21,
1928.
Son of Darwin Merritt Babbitt and Francis (Charron) Babbitt.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1964;
vice-chair
of Arkansas Republican Party, 1967; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1972.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Died August 6,
1994 (age 66 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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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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Henry Beets (b. 1869) —
of Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Koedyk, Netherlands,
January
5, 1869.
Son of Jasper Beets and Margaret (Smit) Beets.
Republican. Pastor; Dry
candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 1st
District, 1933.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Max Waldo Schmidt Bishop (1908-1994) —
also known as Max Waldo Bishop —
of Bettendorf, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Gravette, Benton
County, Ark., October
30, 1908.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Colombo, 1945; U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, 1955-58.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Ailey, Montgomery
County, Ga., November
18, 1994 (age 86 years, 19
days).
Interment at Peterson
Cemetery, Ailey, Ga.; cenotaph at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Gravette, Ark.
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Paul E. Boslaugh (b. 1881) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 10,
1881.
Lawyer;
justice
of Nebraska state supreme court, 1949-.
Swiss
and English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) —
also known as B. A. Brigadier —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Son of Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
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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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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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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George W. Clarke (1852-1936) —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Shelby
County, Ind., October
24, 1852.
Son of John Clarke and Jane (Akers) Clarke.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1901; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1904-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1909-13; Governor of
Iowa, 1913-17.
Christian.
Member, Rotary.
Died November
28, 1936 (age 84 years, 35
days).
Interment somewhere
in Adel, Iowa.
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Gilbert Geoffrey Cottam (b. 1873) —
also known as Gilbert G. Cottam —
of Rock Rapids, Lyon
County, Iowa; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Manchester, England,
August
2, 1873.
Son of Rev. Henry Cottam and Eliza Mary (Warburton) Cottam.
Republican. Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Charles Almon Dewey (b. 1877) —
also known as Charles A. Dewey —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Iowa, September
11, 1877.
Son of Almon Ralph Dewey and Sarah (Rousseau) Dewey.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Washington
County Attorney, 1909-15; district judge in Iowa, 1918-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1928-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Albert Dow (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward A. Dow —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, April 20,
1879.
Son of Charles Noble Dow and Nora Gertrude Dow.
Real
estate and insurance
business; U.S. Consul in SAINT Stephen, 1915-17; Ciudad Juarez, 1917-20; Algiers, 1920-24; Rotterdam, 1924-28; Frankfort, 1928-30; U.S. Consul General in SAINT John's, 1930-33; Santiago, 1933-38.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jim Duncan (b. 1942) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, May 14,
1942.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1957-86; member of Alaska
state senate, 1987-; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1998.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Silas Jack Galvin (b. 1878) —
also known as S. J. Galvin —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Pleasantville, Marion
County, Iowa, August 7,
1878.
Son of James Allan Galvin and Margaret (Haynes) Galvin.
Democrat. Brick and tile
business; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1924; candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1940.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
President, Sheffield Brick and
Tile Co.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Freeland Garrett (1887-1971) —
also known as Harry F. Garrett —
of Corydon, Wayne
County, Iowa.
Born in Corydon, Wayne
County, Iowa, December
24, 1887.
Son of John S. Garrett (1860-1921) and Carrie (Freeland) Garrett
(1863-1940).
Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne
County Attorney, 1914-18, 1929-30; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1931-32; candidate for Iowa
state attorney general, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1948;
justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1958-60.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died August
10, 1971 (age 83 years, 229
days).
Interment at Corydon
Cemetery, Corydon, 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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Benjamin Howard Halstead (1876-1943) —
also known as Benjamin H. Halstead —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Waukee, Dallas
County, Iowa, September
7, 1876.
Son of Benjamin
Terry Halstead and Priscilla Antoinette (Howard) Halstead
(1853-1931).
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912;
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1921; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1929; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1932;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1934-39; defeated, 1925, 1939, 1941;
circuit
judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1941-43; appointed 1941; died in
office 1943.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Rotary; Freemasons.
Died October
19, 1943 (age 67 years, 42
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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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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Robert Leonard Larson (1898-1986) —
also known as Robert L. Larson —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, September
20, 1898.
Son of Charles Leonard Larson and Nellie (Stever) Larson.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; athletic
coach; lawyer; Iowa
state attorney general, 1947-53; appointed 1947; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1953-71; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1959-61.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Sigma
Pi; Rotary.
Died in 1986
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Leonard Larson and Nellie (Stever) Larson; married, June 1,
1922, to Helen Kruse; married, March 12,
1938, to Wilma Donham. |
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James Albert Smith Leach (b. 1942) —
also known as Jim Leach —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, October
15, 1942.
Son of James Albert Leach and Lois (Hill) Leach.
Republican. Staff, U.S. Rep. Donald
Rumsfeld, 1965-66; Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1977-2006 (1st District 1977-2003, 2nd
District 2003-06); defeated, 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission; Moose;
Rotary; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Luke E. Linnan (b. 1895) —
of Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa.
Born in Maurice, Sioux
County, Iowa, April 8,
1895.
Son of John Q. Linnan and Kate (Fitzpatric) Linnan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940;
justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles E. Loizeaux (b. 1889) —
also known as Charlie Loizeaux —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa, January
22, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Plainfield, N.J., 1921; member of New Jersey
state senate from Union County, 1933-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy H. Martin (b. 1866) —
of Spencer, Clay
County, Iowa; Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Born in Lancaster, Keokuk
County, Iowa, August
31, 1866.
Son of Edward M. Martin and Eliza A. (Goss) Martin.
Republican. Lawyer; Clay
County District Attorney, 1894-99; U.S.
Attorney for Canal Zone, 1923-24; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1924-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) —
also known as Jack Miller —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa state
senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Izaak
Walton League; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla., August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Nagle (1900-1996) —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Milton, Van Buren
County, Iowa, September
26, 1900.
Son of Lee Nagle (1870-1942) and Sarah Elizabeth (Bell) Nagle
(1870-1949).
Republican. Lumber
business; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956;
Iowa
Republican state chair, 1961-63; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1961-63.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1996
(age about
95 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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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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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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Revoe Joseph Phelps (b. 1876) —
also known as R. J. Phelps —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Springdale, Cedar
County, Iowa, 1876.
Republican. Contractor;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Barlow Quarton (1888-1981) —
also known as Harold B. Quarton —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa, February
8, 1888.
Son of William B. Quarton and Ella Belle (Reaser) Quarton.
U.S. Vice Consul in Berlin, 1912-17; U.S. Consul in Rotterdam, 1918; Malmo, 1918-19; Reval, 1922-25; Coblenz, 1925-27; Havana, 1927-33; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1933-34; SAINT John's, 1934-41; Malaga, 1942-46; Tampico, 1946-48.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Rotary.
Died in September, 1981
(age 93
years, 0 days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Algona, Iowa.
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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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John George Regan (b. 1872) —
also known as John G. Regan —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Platte
County, Neb., June 3,
1872.
Son of Dennis Regan and Margaret (Holland) Regan.
Democrat. School
teacher; insurance
and real
estate business; abstractor;
lawyer;
mayor of Adel, Iowa, 1920-24, 1928-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Ward Reynoldson (b. 1920) —
also known as W. Ward Reynoldson —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in St. Edward, Boone
County, Neb., May 17,
1920.
Son of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach)
Reynoldson.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Clarke
County Attorney, 1953-57; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1971-87; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1978-87; law
professor.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2003.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach) Reynoldson;
married, December
24, 1942, to Janet Aline Mills (died 1986); married, June 3,
1989, to Patricia A. Frey. |
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F. M. Roberts (b. 1869) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Mahaska
County, Iowa, 1869.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Iowa state
senate 15th District; elected 1948.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coleen Seng (b. 1936) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, February
8, 1936.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 2003-07.
Female.
Member, Rotary; Common
Cause.
Still living as of 2007.
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Harold Joseph Teachout (1892-1975) —
also known as Harold Teachout —
of Farragut, Fremont
County, Iowa; Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 24,
1892.
Son of Abram E. Teachout and Amelia E. (Kuntz) Teachout.
Democrat. Farmer; insurance
agent; candidate for Iowa state
senate, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1940,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died in 1975
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Kalbach Valentine (1904-1950) —
also known as John K. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
5, 1904.
Son of Hosford
Edwin Valentine and Annetta (Kalbach) Valentine.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1933-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939-40; candidate
for Governor of
Iowa, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
vice-president, Iowa Southern Utilities
Company, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions;
Rotary; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, October
12, 1950 (age 46 years, 249
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) —
also known as Monrad C. Wallgren; Mon C.
Wallgren —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April 17,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler; optician;
U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1940-45; Governor of
Washington, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1950-51.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile
accident, in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
18, 1961 (age 70 years, 154
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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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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Peggy Wilson (b. 1945) —
of Wrangell,
Alaska.
Born in Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa, September
8, 1945.
Republican. Registered
nurse; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives; member of Alaska
state house of representatives 2nd District, 2001-.
Female.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2001.
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Frank Connell Zehrung (1858-1942) —
also known as Frank C. Zehrung; F. C.
Zehrung —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, October
7, 1858.
Son of John Zehrung and Mary (Connell) Zehrung.
Republican. Druggist; theater
business; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1913-15, 1921-27, 1931-33.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
8, 1942 (age 83 years, 336
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Relatives:
Married, March 15,
1911, to Jessie L. Voris. |
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