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  Edward Clark Bellows (1856-1929) — also known as Edward C. Bellows — of New Hartford, Butler County, Iowa; Washington; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., May 8, 1856. Son of Charles Bristol Bellows (born 1822; disappeared 1870) and Eusebia (Dickinson) Bellows. Republican. Banker; member of Washington state legislature; U.S. Consul General in Yokohama, 1900-05; California Corporation Commissioner, 1918-22. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 27, 1929 (age 73 years, 233 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 28, 1883, to Ida Isabel Perry (1859-1952).
  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.
  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).
  Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) — also known as Guy G. Gabrielson — of Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista County, Iowa, May 22, 1891. Son of Frank August Gabrielson and Ida (Jansen) Gabrielson. Republican. Lawyer; president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines, Danville, Quebec; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1926-30; Speaker of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1949-52. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Union League. Died in May, 1976 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 5, 1918, to Cora M. Speer.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, November 13, 1899, to Mary Edna Carter.
  Cornelius Hanford (1849-1926) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Van Buren County, Iowa, April 21, 1849. Son of Edward Hanford and Abby J. (Holgate) Hanford. Republican. Lawyer; member Washington territorial council, 1877; member of Washington territorial House of Representatives, 1889-90; U.S. District Judge for Washington, 1890-1905; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1905-12; resigned 1912. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Resigned as judge under threat of impeachment, 1912. Died in 1926 (age about 77 years). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Married, November 15, 1875, to Clara M. Baldwin.
  Eben Wever Martin (1855-1932) — also known as Eben W. Martin — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, April 12, 1855. Son of Capt. James W. Martin and Lois Hyde (Wever) Martin. Republican. Lawyer; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1885-86; U.S. Representative from South Dakota, 1901-07, 1908, 1909-15 (at-large 1901-07, 1908, 1909-13, 3rd District 1913-15). Methodist. English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died in Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., May 22, 1932 (age 77 years, 40 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Married, June 13, 1883, to Jessie A. Miner.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Charles W. Raymond — of Muskogee, Muskogee County, Indian Territory (now Okla.). Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Son of William M. Raymond (killed at Civil War Battle of Nashville) and Mary Ellen (Myers) Raymond. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1900; U.S. District Judge for Indian Territory, 1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indian Territory, 1904. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Burial location unknown.

 

 


 
   
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