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Henry Dodge (1782-1867) —
Born near Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., October
12, 1782.
Son of Nancy Ann (Hunter) Dodge and Israel Dodge (1760-1806).
Democrat. General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention from Ste. Genevieve
County, 1820; member
Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1832-33; Governor of
Wisconsin Territory, 1836-41, 1845-48; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1841-45; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1848-57.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, June 19,
1867 (age 84 years, 250
days).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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James Wilson Grimes (1816-1872) —
also known as James W. Grimes —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Deering, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
20, 1816.
Member of Iowa
territorial legislature, 1838-43; member of Iowa state
legislature, 1852-54; Governor of
Iowa, 1854-58; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1859-69.
Congregationalist.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, February
7, 1872 (age 55 years, 110
days).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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John Henry Gear (1825-1900) —
also known as John H. Gear —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., April 7,
1825.
Republican. Mayor
of Burlington, Iowa, 1863; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1871-77; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1874-77; Governor of
Iowa, 1878-82; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1887-91, 1893-95; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1895-1900; died in office 1900; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1896.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1900 (age 75 years, 98
days).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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Augustus Caesar Dodge (1812-1883) —
also known as Augustus C. Dodge —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo., January
2, 1812.
Son of Henry
Dodge and Christiana (McDonald) Dodge (1785-1865).
Democrat. Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1840; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848-55; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1855-59; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1859; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,
1860;
mayor
of Burlington, Iowa, 1874.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, November
20, 1883 (age 71 years, 322
days).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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James Clarke (1812-1850) —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., July 5,
1812.
Secretary
of Iowa Territory, 1839-41; mayor
of Burlington, Iowa, 1844-45; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Des Moines County,
1844; Governor of
Iowa Territory, 1845-46.
Died in a cholera
epidemic, in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, July 28,
1850 (age 38 years, 23
days).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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Shepherd Leffler (1811-1879) —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., April 24,
1811.
Democrat. Member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1839; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Des Moines County,
1844; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Des Moines County,
1846; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1846-51 (at-large 1846-47, 2nd District
1847-51); candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1875.
Died September
7, 1879 (age 68 years, 136
days).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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Thomas Hedge (1844-1920) —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, June 24,
1844.
Son of Thomas Hedge and Eliza B. (Eldridge) Hedge.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1899-1907.
Died in 1920
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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Isaac Leffler (1788-1866) —
Born in Washington
County, Pa., November
17, 1788.
Member of Virginia state legislature, 1817; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 18th District, 1827-29; member of Wisconsin
territorial legislature, 1836; member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1841.
Died March 8,
1866 (age 77 years, 111
days).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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Benton Jay Hall (1835-1894) —
of Iowa.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, January
13, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1872-73; member of Iowa state
senate, 1882-85; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1885-87; defeated, 1886.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, January
5, 1894 (age 58 years, 357
days).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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Joseph Champlin Stone (1829-1902) —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Westport, Essex
County, N.Y., July 30,
1829.
Republican. Iowa
superintendent of public instruction, 1857; served in the Union
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1877-79.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, December
3, 1902 (age 73 years, 126
days).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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John Joseph Seerley (1852-1931) —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Illinois, 1852.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1891-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Died in 1931
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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John Flournoy Henry (1793-1873) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Kentucky, 1793.
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 12th District, 1826-27.
Died in 1873
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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Dale Ray Andre (1889-1950) —
of Iowa.
Born in 1889.
Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1917.
Was indicted
in 1931 for misusing
investment funds; found not guilty, but his career was wrecked.
Died in 1950
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
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