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John Forrest Dillon (1831-1914) —
also known as John F. Dillon —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, December
25, 1831.
Lawyer;
law
professor; author; district judge in Iowa 7th District,
1859-63; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1864-69; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1867-69; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1870-79.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1914 (age 82 years, 131
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna Price (died 1898; daughter of Hiram
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Katheryn Clancy Metz —
also known as Katheryn C. Metz —
of Lamoni, Decatur
County, Iowa.
Born in Lucas, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Republican. Writer; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Decatur County; elected 1950.
Female.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1950.
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Keiron W. Reardon (born c.1901) —
of Monroe, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Iowa, about 1901.
Democrat. Editor; member of Washington
state senate 39th District, 1933-39, 1943-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otha Donner Wearin (1903-1990) —
also known as Otha D. Wearin —
of Hastings, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Hastings, Mills
County, Iowa, January
10, 1903.
Democrat. Farmer;
author; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1933-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952
(alternate); member of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee, 1948-52; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1950; candidate in primary for Governor of
Iowa, 1952.
Died in 1990
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adonijah Strong Welch (1821-1889) —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Born in East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn., April 12,
1821.
Republican. First principal,
in 1851-65, of the Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti, Mich.
(later Eastern Michigan University); member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1863-66; established a lumber mill
at Jacksonville, Fla.; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1868-69; first president,
in 1869-83, of the Iowa Agricultural College in Ames, Iowa (later
Iowa State University); college
professor; author.
Welch Hall, at Eastern Michigan University, is named for him.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 14,
1889 (age 67 years, 336
days).
Interment at Iowa
State College Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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John McClelland Work (1869-1961) —
also known as John M. Work —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, January
3, 1869.
Son of John H. Work and Roseanna (McClelland) Work.
Socialist. Lawyer; lecturer;
writer; candidate for mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa, 1902; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1914; candidate for
Governor
of Illinois, 1916; editorial page editor for the Socialist
Milwaukee Leader newspaper,
1917-42; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1925; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin, 1956.
Died in Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
5, 1961 (age 92 years, 2
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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