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Thomas Ellsworth Martin (1893-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Martin —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Melrose, Monroe
County, Iowa, January
18, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
accountant; lawyer;
candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1932, 1934; mayor
of Iowa City, Iowa, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1939-55; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1955-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 27,
1971 (age 78 years, 160
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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C. Norris Poulson (1895-1982) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born near Haines, Baker
County, Ore., July 23,
1895.
Republican. Accountant; member of California
state assembly, 1938-42; U.S.
Representative from California, 1943-45, 1947-53 (13th District
1943-45, 1947-53, 24th District 1953); defeated, 1944; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1953-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1956.
Danish
ancestry.
Died in Orange, Orange
County, Calif., September
25, 1982 (age 87 years, 64
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Baker City, Ore.
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