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Joseph H. Anderson (b. 1871) —
of Thompson, Winnebago
County, Iowa.
Born in Forest City, Winnebago
County, Iowa, April 12,
1871.
Son of Anders Anderson and Christina (Hausdaughter) Anderson.
Farmer;
superintendent of schools; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1915-25; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1923-24.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph H. Anderson (b. 1871) —
also known as Joe H. Anderson —
of Thompson, Winnebago
County, Iowa.
Born in Forest City, Winnebago
County, Iowa, April 12,
1871.
Son of Anders Anderson and Christina (Hausdaughter) Anderson.
Republican. Farmer;
superintendent of schools; Winnebago
County District Court Clerk, 1905-13; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1915-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1932.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elaine Bland Baxter (b. 1933) —
also known as Elaine Baxter; Elaine Bland —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
16, 1933.
Daughter of Clarence Arthur Bland and Margaret Clark Bland.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Iowa state
house of representatives 60th District, 1983-86; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1987-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1988,
1992;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1988; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1992, 1994.
Female.
Still living as of 1994.
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Alfred S. Bennett (b. 1854) —
of The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 10,
1854.
Son of Thomas M. Bennett and Zylpha Ann (Finnell) Bennett.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1882-84; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1919-20; resigned 1920.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy Vernon Bennett (b. 1880) —
also known as G. Vernon Bennett —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa, February
17, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superintendent of schools; university
professor; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938-40, 1948; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frances Richmond Bickert (1887-1987) —
also known as Frances Bickert; Frances
Richmond —
of Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa.
Born in Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa, October
14, 1887.
Daughter of Levi Tiltson Richmond and Elizabeth Winifred (Malone)
Richmond.
Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952
(alternate).
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in October, 1987
(age about
99 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Son of Abram Colar Brookhart and Cynthia (Wildman) Brookhart.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Carroll L. Brown (1913-1976) —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Rose Hill, Mahaska
County, Iowa, March 5,
1913.
Republican. School teacher; supervisor, seed
corn company; part owner and manager of a pig
hatchery; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Mahaska County; elected 1950;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Died in April, 1976
(age 63
years, 0 days).
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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Beryl Franklin Carroll (1860-1939) —
also known as Beryl F. Carroll —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Davis
County, Iowa, March 15,
1860.
Son of Willis Carroll and Christina Carroll.
Republican. School teacher; livestock
dealer; newspaper
editor; Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1892;
candidate for Iowa state
house of representatives, 1893; member of Iowa state
senate, 1895-98; postmaster;
Iowa
state auditor, 1903-09; Governor of
Iowa, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1912;
organizer and president, Provident Life
Insurance Company.
Methodist.
Died December
16, 1939 (age 79 years, 276
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) —
also known as Carrie Lane; Carrie Chapman —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa; New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., January
9, 1859.
Daughter of Lucius Lane and Maria (Clinton) Lane.
School teacher; superintendent of schools; president,
National American Woman Suffrage Association, 1900-04 (succeeding
Susan B. Anthony) and 1915-20; founder of the League of Women Voters;
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Died, from a heart
attack, in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 9,
1947 (age 88 years, 59
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) —
also known as A. U. Coates —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 21,
1858.
Son of William Harvey Coates (1833-1917) and Anna French (Knowlton)
Coates (1839-1923).
School teacher; music
store manager; grocer; real estate
dealer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936.
Church
of Christ. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
21, 1943 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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James Edwin Cochran (1848-1919) —
also known as James E. Cochran —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; St. Anthony, Fremont
County, Idaho; Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born near Hillsboro, Lee
County, Iowa, May 15,
1848.
Son of Hugh F. Cochran and Lucy (Hammond) Cochran.
Farmer;
school teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska, 1887-92; appointed 1887; Fremont
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., November
17, 1919 (age 71 years, 186
days).
Interment at Ocean
View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Wash.
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Helen Margaret Crabb (b. 1916) —
also known as Helen Margaret Rohrer; Mrs. John W.
Crabb —
of Jamaica, Guthrie
County, Iowa.
Born in Lavinia, Calhoun
County, Iowa, November
11, 1916.
Daughter of O. Otis Rohrer and Jessie (Lauder) Rohrer.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Guthrie County; elected 1950.
Female.
Member, Delta
Delta Delta; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1951.
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Relatives:
Married to John William Crabb. |
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James Judson Crossley (b. 1869) —
also known as James J. Crossley —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Crawford Township, Madison
County, Iowa, August
31, 1869.
Son of John Wesley Crossley and Cynthia Jane (Hardy) Crossley.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Iowa state
senate, 1900-07; U.S.
Attorney for the 3rd District of Alaska Territory, 1908-09; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1909-14.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Buchanan Cullison (b. 1857) —
also known as James B. Cullison —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in New London, Henry
County, Iowa, September
21, 1857.
Son of Elisha Cullison and Matilda (McCabe) Cullison.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
register, U.S. Land Office, Enid, Okla., 1897-1902; district judge in
Oklahoma 21st District, 1911-29; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(alternate), 1932;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester John Culver (b. 1966) —
also known as Chet Culver —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
25, 1966.
Son of John
Chester Culver.
Democrat. School teacher; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1999-2006; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 2004; Governor of
Iowa, 2007-11.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2011.
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Melvin J. De Stigter (1928-2003) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
21, 1928.
Republican. School teacher; sales
manager; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 95th District, 1965-78; candidate
in primary for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1978; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1992.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Jaycees.
Died August 7,
2003 (age 74 years, 259
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1950
to Carol Jean Schultze. |
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Ray E. Dougherty (b. 1895) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, July 11,
1895.
Son of William J. Dougherty and Sarah Ann (Judkins) Dougherty.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
candidate for South
Dakota state attorney general, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Izaak
Walton League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Gregory Dunn (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward G. Dunn; E. G. Dunn —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Nora Springs, Floyd
County, Iowa, April 18,
1879.
Son of Michael Dunn and Anna (Ryan) Dunn.
Democrat. School teacher; operator of grain
elevator and organizer of co-operative grain elevators; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1908,
1944;
lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1934-40.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest T. Eaton (b. 1877) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Atkinson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, September
11, 1877.
Son of Thomas O. Eaton and Delia E. (Bolster) Eaton.
Superintendent of schools; founder
in 1908, Billings Polytechnic Institute; (now Rocky Mountain
College); president,
1931; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1915-19, 1923-25; member of Montana
state senate, 1925-33; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1935, 1941-49.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911
to Augusta M. Valiton. |
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Flora Cotton Etter —
also known as Flora Cotton —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa.
Daughter of Dr. Newton B. Cotton and Ellen (Crane) Cotton.
Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1936;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1928-29; candidate for secretary of
state of Iowa, 1930.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) —
also known as Andrew J. Felt —
of Nashua, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha
County, Kan.
Born in East Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
27, 1833.
Son of Warren Torry Felt (1809-1872) and Cynthia Amelia (Stowell)
Felt (1812-1855).
Republican. School teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1868,
1872;
postmaster;
banker;
Presidential Elector for Kansas, 1884;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1889-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1912 (age 78 years, 183
days).
Interment at Seneca
City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.
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Howard G. Fuller —
of Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa; South Dakota.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
School teacher and principal; Hardin
County Superintendent of Schools, 1883-86; lawyer;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1889-94; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1894-1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maria Leonard. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Oscar Hale (b. 1867) —
of Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Born in Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa, February
27, 1867.
Son of John Hale and Clara (Rhodes) Hale.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 20th District, 1913-38; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1939-50.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank M. Hanna (b. 1856) —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa; Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mercer
County, Pa., October
28, 1856.
School teacher; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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A. L. Hanson (b. 1854) —
of Hillsboro, Traill
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Wahpeton, Richland
County, N.Dak.; Ada, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
28, 1854.
Republican. School teacher; banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-10, 1915-18 (61st District 1907-10, 64th
District 1915-18); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Harriet Belle Hess (d. 1951) —
also known as Harriet Belle; Mrs. Luther C.
Hess —
of Juneau,
Alaska; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Winfield, Henry
County, Iowa.
Democrat. School principal; Trustee, Alaska Agricultural
College and School of Mines, 1917-35, continuing as Regent,
University of Alaska, 1935-51; member of Democratic
National Committee from Alaska Territory, 1944-48.
Female.
Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died in 1951.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lovy Lorene Hiatt (1881-1966) —
also known as Lovy L. Hiatt —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, 1881.
Daughter of David James Hiatt (1852-1935) and Celiccia (White) Hiatt
(1854-1948).
Democrat. School teacher; milliner;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924;
Fremont
County Recorder, 1927-30.
Female.
Died January
18, 1966 (age about 84
years).
Interment at Sidney
Cemetery, Sidney, Iowa.
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Charles Lewis Hoover (1872-1949) —
also known as Charles L. Hoover —
of Edgemont, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, January
11, 1872.
Son of Samuel A. Hoover and Miriam J. (Beardsley) Hoover.
Superintendent of schools; botanist;
linguist;
divisional superintendent of schools, Philippine Islands, 1902-09;
U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1909-12; Carlsbad, 1912-14; Prague, 1914-16; Sao Paulo, 1916-20; Danzig, 1922; Batavia, 1926; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 30,
1949 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Nelson Johnson (1850-1909) —
also known as Martin N. Johnson —
of Petersburg, Nelson
County, N.Dak.
Born in Racine
County, Wis., March 3,
1850.
Son of Nelson Johnson and Anna (Selheim) Johnson.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; farmer;
Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1876;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1877; member of Iowa state
senate, 1878; delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Nelson
County, 1889; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1891-99; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1909; died in office 1909.
Died October
21, 1909 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Petersburg, N.Dak.
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Harry Eugene Kelly (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry E. Kelly —
of Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill.; Sullivan, Moultrie
County, Ill.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
27, 1870.
Son of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; school principal; superintendent of
schools; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1906-08; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1912-14.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly; married 1893 to Jessie
L. Speer (died 1899); married 1903 to Edna
(McElravy) Smalley. |
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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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William Larrabee (1832-1912) —
of Iowa.
Born in Ledyard, New London
County, Conn., January
20, 1832.
Son of Adam Larrabee (1787-1869) and Hannah Gallup (Lester) Larrabee
(1798-1837).
School teacher; grain miller;
banker;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1867; Governor of
Iowa, 1886-90.
Methodist.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Blinded
in his right eye by a gun accident at age 15.
Died November
16, 1912 (age 80 years, 301
days).
Interment at God's
Acre Cemetery, Clermont, Iowa.
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Algernon Lee (b. 1873) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, September
15, 1873.
Son of James Lee and Jane (Emmerson) Lee.
Socialist. School teacher; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1905; candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1909; candidate
for Governor of
New York, 1916; delegate to Socialist National Convention from
New York, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1920 (14th District), 1926 (13th
District); candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1922; candidate for New York
state senate, 1928 (14th District), 1930 (14th District), 1932
(17th District); delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lee and Jane (Emmerson) Lee; married 1899 to Blanche
Knappen (died 1900); married 1907 to Dr.
Matilda Sinai. |
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Walter Anderson Leonard (b. 1880) —
also known as Walter A. Leonard —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Essex, Page
County, Iowa, August 3,
1880.
Son of Levin Anderson Leonard and Ida (Hultman) Leonard.
School teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Kehl, 1908; U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1912-14; Colombo, 1914-19; Stockholm, 1924; Warsaw, 1926-29; Bremen, 1932-35; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, 1935-36.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; American
Society for International Law.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Alvin Mathews (1866-1945) —
also known as Howard A. Mathews —
of Iowa.
Born September
27, 1866.
Superintendent of schools; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1922-32; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1928.
Died April 23,
1945 (age 78 years, 208
days).
Interment at Jagger
Cemetery, Danville, Iowa.
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Melvin Orlando McLaughlin (1876-1928) —
also known as Melvin O. McLaughlin —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; York, York
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, August 8,
1876.
Son of William D. McLaughlin and Jane (Creger) McLaughlin.
Republican. School teacher; minister; president,
York College, York, Nebraska, 1913-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1919-27.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1928
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, York, Neb.
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Carleton Miller (b. 1877) —
of Manila, Philippines.
Born in Jackson
County, Iowa, August
19, 1877.
Postal
clerk; school teacher; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Nagasaki, 1907-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gene W. Miller (b. 1906) —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa, 1906.
School teacher; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1931
to Richard L. Miller. |
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John A. Nye (b. 1882) —
Born in Essex, Page
County, Iowa, November
30, 1882.
School teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Colombo, 1915-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jessie M. Parker —
of Lake Mills, Winnebago
County, Iowa.
Born in Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Daughter of Frederick H. Parker and Martha J. (Knapp) Parker.
School teacher and principal; Winnebago
County Superintendent of Schools, 1915-27; Iowa
superintendent of public instruction, 1939-54.
Female.
Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Phi
Theta Kappa; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Pieper (b. 1886) —
of Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa.
Born December
24, 1886.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Allamakee County; elected 1948,
1950.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lisa Marie Raine (b. 1969) —
also known as Lisa M. Raine —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Xavier Hospital,
Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, May 28,
1969.
Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1996;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
2000.
Female.
Shoshone
Indian ancestry. Member, National
Education Association.
Still living as of 2003.
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Christian William Ramseyer (1875-1943) —
also known as C. William Ramseyer —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born near Collinsville, Butler
County, Ohio, March 13,
1875.
Son of John Ramseyer and Anna (Ummel) Ramseyer.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Davis
County Attorney, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1915-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
1, 1943 (age 68 years, 233
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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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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Agnes M. Samuelson (1887-1963) —
of Page
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa, April 4,
1887.
Daughter of August Samuelson and Alvida (Johnson) Samuelson.
Republican. School teacher; Iowa
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-39.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion Auxiliary; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 12,
1963 (age 76 years, 38
days).
Interment somewhere
in Shenandoah, Iowa.
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Daniel Schaefer (1936-2006) —
also known as Dan Schaefer —
of Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Guttenberg, Clayton
County, Iowa, January
25, 1936.
Republican. School teacher; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Colorado
state senate, 1979-82; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 1983-99.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees.
Died, of cancer, in
Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo., April 16,
2006 (age 70 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel E. Squires (b. 1882) —
of near Mason, Bayfield
County, Wis.
Born in Iowa, September
27, 1882.
Republican. School teacher; grain
merchant; farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Bayfield County; elected 1942, 1948.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher B. Swank (1875-1950) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April 24,
1875.
Son of Wallace Swank and Melinda (Wells) Swank.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
private secretary to U.S. Rep Scott
Ferris, 1907-08; lawyer; Cleveland
County Judge, 1911-14; district judge in Oklahoma 14th District,
1915-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1921-29, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Woodmen
Circle.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March 16,
1950 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Henry Oscar Talle (1892-1969) —
also known as Henry O. Talle —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born near Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., January
12, 1892.
Son of John Talle and Anna (Ovri) Talle.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent of schools; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1939-59 (4th District 1939-43, 2nd
District 1943-59); defeated, 1936 (4th District), 1958 (2nd District).
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 14,
1969 (age 77 years, 61
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert John Thompson (b. 1865) —
also known as Robert J. Thompson —
Born in La Porte City, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, October
15, 1865.
School teacher; railway
mail
clerk; newspaper
editor; president and manager, National Recording Safe Company;
U.S. Consul in Hanover, 1906-11; Aix-la-Chapelle, 1914.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Montreux, Switzerland.
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Vevey, Switzerland.
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Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) —
also known as Madison M. Walden —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Adams
County, Ohio, October
6, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Iowa state
house of representatives 4th District, 1866-67, 1890; member of
Iowa
state senate 4th District, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1871-73.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., July 24,
1891 (age 54 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) —
also known as Thomas R. Wallace —
of Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1848.
Son of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clara Street Wescott (b. 1876) —
also known as Clara Edna Street —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa, June 26,
1876.
Daughter of William Lew Street and Mary (McCullock) Street.
Republican. School teacher; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1936.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Wilson (1835-1920) —
also known as "Tama Jim" —
of Tama
County, Iowa.
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland,
August
16, 1835.
Republican. Farmer;
school teacher; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1867-73; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1872-73; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1873-77, 1883-85; member
of Iowa
railroad commission, 1882-88; director, Iowa Agricultural
Experiment Station, and professor
of agriculture at Iowa Agricultural College, 1891-97; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1897-1913.
Died in Traer, Tama
County, Iowa, August
26, 1920 (age 85 years, 10
days).
Interment at Buckingham
Cemetery, Traer, Iowa.
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