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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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John James Exon (1921-2005) —
also known as J. James Exon; Jim Exon —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Geddes, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak., August 9,
1921.
Son of John Exon and Luella Exon.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1964,
1972,
1976,
1988,
1992,
1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004;
member of Nebraska
Democratic State Central Committee, 1964-68; member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1968-70, 1981-83; Governor of
Nebraska, 1971-79; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1979-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Optimist
Club; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., June 10,
2005 (age 83 years, 305
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) —
also known as Donald L. Jackson —
of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak., January
23, 1910.
Son of Cyrus Lester Jackson and Betina Phoebe (Ames) Jackson.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1969-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association; Marine
Corps League.
Died at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 27,
1981 (age 71 years, 124
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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