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Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver (1858-1910) —
also known as Jonathan P. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born near Kingwood, Preston
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
6, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1889-1900; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1900-10; died in office 1910.
Died in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, October
15, 1910 (age 52 years, 251
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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William Squire Kenyon (1869-1933) —
also known as William S. Kenyon —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio, June 10,
1869.
Republican. District judge in Iowa 11th District, 1900-02; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1911-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1916;
federal
judge, 1922.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Sebasco, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, September
9, 1933 (age 64 years, 91
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Cyrus Clay Carpenter (1829-1898) —
also known as Cyrus C. Carpenter —
of Webster
County, Iowa.
Born near Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., November
24, 1829.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1858; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; Governor of
Iowa, 1872-76; member of Iowa
railroad commission, 1878; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1879-83.
Methodist.
Died in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, May 29,
1898 (age 68 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) —
also known as James I. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1894.
Son of Rev. Robert H. Dolliver and Mary Elle (Barrett) Dolliver.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Delta
Chi.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., December
10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Edward Joseph Breen (1899-1978) —
also known as Edward Breen —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Estherville, Emmet
County, Iowa, March 18,
1899.
Son of Edward J. Breen and Mary E. (Mitchell) Breen.
Democrat. Lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1937-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1942; president, KVFO radio
station.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died, of cancer, June 15,
1978 (age 79 years, 89
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Gertrude Duncombe Atwell (1876-1941) —
also known as Gertrude Atwell; Gertrude Williams
Duncombe; Mrs. R. P. Atwell —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, July 20,
1876.
Daughter of John Francis Duncombe (1831-1902) and Mary Augustine
(Williams) Duncombe.
Democrat. Florist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1936,
1940.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, 1941
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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