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Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) —
also known as Frank E. Agan —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, March 4,
1906.
Son of Benjamin T. Agan and Etta M. (Hittle) Agan.
Republican. Accountant
for Nevada Northern Railway;
member of Nevada
Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948;
chair
of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 5,
2001 (age 95 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Serenity
Falls Columbarium, Morgan County, Colo.
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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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Walter Lincoln Anderson (1868-1959) —
also known as Walter L. Anderson —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa, February
19, 1868.
Son of Albert
Raney Anderson and Sarah Jane (Woods) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916;
delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of
Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1921-22; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1922; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in 1959
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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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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Howard E. Brookings (1902-1977) —
of Oakland, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb., January
24, 1902.
Son of Willard E. Brookings and Lotta J. Brookings.
Republican. Movie
theater owner; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Pottawattamie County; elected 1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in May, 1977
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Gretna M. Charles. |
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Haslett Platt Burke (b. 1874) —
also known as Haslett P. Burke —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Monona
County, Iowa, April 28,
1874.
Son of John Thomas Burke and Clara Jane (Hardy) Burke.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; district
judge in Colorado 13th District, 1907-19; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1919-49; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1927-28, 1937-39, 1947-49.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Acacia; Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) —
also known as Elmer J. Burkett —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, December
1, 1867.
Son of Henry W. Burkett and Catherine (Kearney) Burkett.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916;
director, First National Bank;
director, State Oil Company.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 23,
1935 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Harold Miles Cooper (b. 1885) —
also known as H. M. Cooper —
of Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Born in Sturgis, Meade
County, S.Dak., June 10,
1885.
Son of Miles Monroe Cooper and Mary P. (Ranft) Cooper.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Cooper Manufacturing
Company, makers of power lawn mowers and gaskets; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Ellsworth Corfman (1863-1950) —
also known as Elmer E. Corfman —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa, March 2,
1863.
Son of John Corfman (1814-1892) and Catherine (Hufford) Corfman
(1818-1876).
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-23; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1919-23.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1950 (age 86 years, 337
days).
Interment at Pierce
Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles,
Calif.
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Tobias Ellsworth Diamond (b. 1876) —
also known as Tobias E. Diamond; T. E.
Diamond —
of Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Tilsit, Prussia (now Sovetsk, Russia),
March
18, 1876.
Son of Hyman Diamond and Lena (Epstein) Diamond.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1932,
1940;
delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from O'Brien County,
1933; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1940-52.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Douglas V. Jackson (b. 1859) —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, November
17, 1859.
Son of Peter Jackson and Christiana (Sinclair) Jackson.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Muscatine
County Attorney, 1895-96; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1903-10,
1921-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
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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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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