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James Harlan (1820-1899) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Clark
County, Ill., August
26, 1820.
Republican. Iowa
superintendent of public instruction, 1847; president
of Iowa Wesleyan College, 1853-55, 1869-70; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1855-57, 1857-65, 1867-73; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1865-66; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1868.
Methodist.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, October
5, 1899 (age 79 years, 40
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Joshua G. Newbold (1830-1903) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., May 12,
1830.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1876-77; Governor of
Iowa, 1877-78.
Presbyterian.
Died June 10,
1903 (age 73 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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William Frederick Kopp (1869-1938) —
also known as William F. Kopp —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born near Dodgeville, Des Moines
County, Iowa, June 20,
1869.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1915; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1921-33; defeated, 1932.
Died August
24, 1938 (age 69 years, 65
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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George Baker Corkhill (1838-1886) —
also known as George B. Corkhill —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Harrison
County, Ohio, 1838.
U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1880-84.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, 1886
(age about
48 years).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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James Lisle Gillis (1792-1881) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Hebron, Washington
County, N.Y., October
2, 1792.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1840, 1851; Jefferson
County Judge, 1842; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1846-48; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1857-59.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, July 8,
1881 (age 88 years, 279
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Washington Irving Babb (1844-1925) —
also known as W. I. Babb —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
2, 1844.
Son of Miles Babb and Mary (Moyer) Babb.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1884; district judge in Iowa 2nd
District, 1891-94; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1895.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Union
League.
Died September
4, 1925 (age 80 years, 337
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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