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Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (1813-1894) —
also known as Samuel J. Kirkwood —
of Richland
County, Ohio; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Harford
County, Md., December
20, 1813.
Republican. Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Richland County,
1850-51; member of Iowa state
senate, 1856; Governor of
Iowa, 1860-64, 1876-77; resigned 1877; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1866-67, 1877-81; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1881-82.
Died in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, September
1, 1894 (age 80 years, 255
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Robert Lucas (1781-1853) —
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 1,
1781.
Son of William Lucas (1742-1814) and Susannah Lucas (1745-1809).
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1808-09, 1831-32; served in the U.S.
Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio state
senate, 1814-22, 1824-30; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1820,
1828;
Governor
of Ohio, 1832-36; defeated, 1830; Governor of
Iowa Territory, 1838-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1842; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Johnson County, 1844.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
7, 1853 (age 71 years, 312
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Emlin McClain (1851-1915) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Salem, Columbiana
County, Ohio, November
25, 1851.
Son of William McClain.
Republican. Lawyer;
private secretary to U.S. Sen. George
G. Wright, 1875-77; law
professor; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1901-12; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1906-12.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died suddenly, of apoplexy,
in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, May 25,
1915 (age 63 years, 181
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Rush Clark (1834-1879) —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., October
1, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1860-64, 1876; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1877-79; died in office
1879.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 29,
1879 (age 44 years, 210
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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George Nagle (1900-1996) —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Milton, Van Buren
County, Iowa, September
26, 1900.
Son of Lee Nagle (1870-1942) and Sarah Elizabeth (Bell) Nagle
(1870-1949).
Republican. Lumber
business; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956;
Iowa
Republican state chair, 1961-63; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1961-63.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1996
(age about
95 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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