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Henry Thomas Helgesen (1857-1917) —
also known as Henry T. Helgesen —
of Milton, Cavalier
County, N.Dak.
Born near Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, June 26,
1857.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Dakota, 1911-17 (at-large 1911-13, 1st
District 1913-17); died in office 1917; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1916.
Died April 10,
1917 (age 59 years, 288
days).
Interment at Phelps Cemetery.
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Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) —
also known as Fred Biermann —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 20,
1884.
Son of E. E. Biermann and Martha Biermann.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Agnostic.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 1,
1968 (age 84 years, 103
days); body
donated to Iowa Medical School.
Interment at Phelps Cemetery.
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Theodore Weld Burdick (1836-1898) —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born in Evansburg (now Conneaut Lake), Crawford
County, Pa., October
7, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1877-79; member of Iowa state
senate, 1886-87.
Died in Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, July 16,
1898 (age 61 years, 282
days).
Interment at Phelps Cemetery.
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