The Political Graveyard: Clinton County, Iowa

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Clinton County
Iowa

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Clinton County

Index to Locations

Springdale Cemetery
Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa
Founded 1852

Politicians buried here:

Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (1862-1936) — also known as Bernhard M. Jacobsen — of Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. Born in Klixbüll, Germany, March 26, 1862. Son of Boh Jacobsen and Magdelena (Tadsen) Jacobsen. Democrat. Merchant; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1931-36; died in office 1936. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., June 30, 1936 (age 74 years, 96 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Boh Jacobsen and Magdelena (Tadsen) Jacobsen; married, May 28, 1885, to Lena Trager; father of William Sebastian Jacobsen.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

William Sebastian Jacobsen (1887-1955) — also known as William S. Jacobsen — of Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. Born in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, January 15, 1887. Son of Bernhard Martin Jacobsen. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1937-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940 (alternate), 1944. Died April 10, 1955 (age 68 years, 85 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Walter Ingalls Hayes (1841-1901) — also known as Walter I. Hayes — of Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. Born in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., December 9, 1841. Democrat. District judge in Iowa 7th District, 1875-86; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1887-95; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1894; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1897-98. Died in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., March 14, 1901 (age 59 years, 95 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

George Martin Curtis (1844-1921) — also known as George M. Curtis — of Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. Born near Oxford, Chenango County, N.Y., April 1, 1844. Republican. Member of Iowa state legislature; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1896 (alternate), 1904, 1916. Died in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, February 9, 1921 (age 76 years, 314 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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