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M. L. Abrahamson (1902-1975) —
of Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Pilot Mound, Boone
County, Iowa, June 19,
1902.
Boone
County Treasurer; Iowa state
treasurer, 1951-65.
Methodist.
Scandinavian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Moose; Lions.
Died in February, 1975
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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L. E. Adams (b. 1913) —
also known as Barney Adams —
of Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb.
Born in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, September
21, 1913.
President, National Foods, Inc.;
director, Midwestern Beef, Inc.;
director, Prairie Maid Meat Products;
director, Platte Valley Packing Co.;
member of Nebraska
railway commission 3rd District, 1970-71; appointed 1970.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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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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Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) —
also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C.
Bagley —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Magnolia, Rock
County, Wis., October
29, 1873.
Son of Shepherd Stephen Bagley and Louisa (Cain) Bagley.
Republican. Banker; in
1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at
him and missed; Iowa state
treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose;
Maccabees;
American
Bankers Association; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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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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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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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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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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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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Ellis Yarnal Berry (1902-1999) —
also known as E. Y. Berry —
of McLaughlin, Corson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Larchwood, Lyon
County, Iowa, October
6, 1902.
Son of William S. Berry and Kitty (Teghtmeyer) Berry.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1939-42; Presidential Elector
for South Dakota, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1951-71; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., April 1,
1999 (age 96 years, 177
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Frank Michael Byrne (1858-1927) —
also known as Frank M. Byrne —
of Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak.
Born in Volney, Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
23, 1858.
Son of Lawrence Byrne and Delia (Hart) Byrne.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1889-90, 1907-10 (35th District 1889-90,
1907-08, 36th District 1909-10); Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1911-13; Governor of
South Dakota, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1927 (age 69 years, 62
days).
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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Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) —
of Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1950-66; Presidential Elector for California, 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1967 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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G. T. Clark (b. 1905) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, March 2,
1905.
Democrat. Farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944
(alternate), 1948;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1950.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927
to Ruth Burgess. |
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Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) —
also known as Ted D. Clark —
of Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1920.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
and furniture
business; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51; member
of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 3,
1980 (age 59 years, 326
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Gracie May Frost. |
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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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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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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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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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Zales Nelson Ecton (1898-1961) —
also known as Zales N. Ecton —
of Manhattan, Gallatin
County, Mont.; Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Weldon, Decatur
County, Iowa, April 1,
1898.
Son of Aaron Smith Ecton and Delphia (McVay) Ecton.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1933-37; member of Montana
state senate, 1937-46; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1947-53.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., March 3,
1961 (age 62 years, 336
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
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Kenneth A. Evans (b. 1898) —
of Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Emerson, Mills
County, Iowa, November
9, 1898.
Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1945-51.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) —
also known as James E. Garrigues —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., October
6, 1852.
Son of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues.
Republican. Lawyer;
district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado
8th District, 1903-10; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married,
May 3,
1880, to Clara L. Boehner (died 1896); married, January
19, 1911, to Alice Roberts. |
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John Howard Gates (1865-1927) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, October
26, 1865.
Son of John Cook Gates and Adelia (St. John) Gates.
Republican. Lawyer; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1913-27; died in
office 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Died November
8, 1927 (age 62 years, 13
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Edward Ellsworth Good (1862-1937) —
also known as Edward E. Good —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 13,
1862.
Son of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good.
Republican. Lawyer; Saunders
County Attorney, 1895-96; director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; district judge in Nebraska 5th District, 1912-22; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1923-37; died in office 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died August 3,
1937 (age 75 years, 82
days).
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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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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Ralph Earl Harrington (b. 1881) —
of University Place (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Delmar, Clinton
County, Iowa, February
6, 1881.
Business
executive; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1923-26.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Harold Everett Hughes (1922-1996) —
also known as Harold E. Hughes —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born near Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, February
10, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of
Iowa, 1963-69; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1969-75; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
23, 1996 (age 74 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Ida
Grove Cemetery, Ida Grove, Iowa.
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Roger William Jepsen (b. 1928) —
also known as Roger Jepsen —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, December
23, 1928.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Iowa state
senate, 1967-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1969-72; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1979-85; defeated, 1984.
Lutheran.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; Farm
Bureau; Shriners; Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) —
also known as Samuel A. Kendall —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville Township, Somerset
County, Pa., November
1, 1859.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; officer in lumber
manufacturing companies; president of two small railroads;
vice-president of Citizens National Bank of
Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,
24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in the House Office
Building, Washington,
D.C., January
8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Hochstetler
Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
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Carroll A. Lane (1905-1997) —
of Iowa; Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa, May 9,
1905.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1943-45; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died October
15, 1997 (age 92 years, 159
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Loren H. Laughlin (b. 1896) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Mt. Ayr, Ringgold
County, Iowa, August
13, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1932,
1936.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucius B. Liddy (1905-1990) —
also known as L. B. Liddy —
of Iowa.
Born in Strawberry Point, Clayton
County, Iowa, August
22, 1905.
Republican. Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1961-65, 1967-72; appointed 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Shriners.
Died April 2,
1990 (age 84 years, 223
days).
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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Stephen Anthony Martin (1871-1957) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
26, 1871.
Republican. Business
owner; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1939-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, February
16, 1957 (age 85 years, 82
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Arch W. McFarlane (b. 1885) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April 14,
1885.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1915-21; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1919-22; member of Iowa state
senate, 1927-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1928-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
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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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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Hollis Monroe Peavey (b. 1897) —
also known as Hollis M. Peavey —
of Huntington Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Riceville, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March 27,
1897.
Republican. Mayor
of Huntington Park, Calif., 1942-44, 1947-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks.
Musician
and leader of Peavy's Jazz Bandits, one of the first
jazz bands.
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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Warren J. Rees (b. 1908) —
of Jones
County, Iowa.
Born in Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa, August 2,
1908.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1948;
district judge in Iowa 18th District, 1963-69; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1969-80.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Delbert Schwengel (1906-1993) —
also known as Fred Schwengel —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Franklin
County, Iowa, May 28,
1906.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Scott County, 1944-54; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1955-65, 1967-73;
defeated, 1964, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Shriners; Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James M. Wilson (1866-1924) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., September
8, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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