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Elbert Hamilton Hubbard (1849-1912) —
also known as Elbert H. Hubbard —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Rushville, Rush
County, Ind., August
19, 1849.
Son of Asahel
Wheeler Hubbard.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1882; member of Iowa state
senate, 1900-02; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1905-12; died in office
1912.
Died June 4,
1912 (age 62 years, 290
days).
Interment at Floyd Cemetery.
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Asahel Wheeler Hubbard (1819-1879) —
also known as Asahel W. Hubbard —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., January
19, 1819.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1847-49; district judge in Iowa
4th District, 1859-62; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1863-69.
Died in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
22, 1879 (age 60 years, 246
days).
Interment at Floyd Cemetery.
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George Douglas Perkins (1840-1914) —
also known as George D. Perkins —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., February
29, 1840.
Son of John Dyer Perkins (1810-1852) and Lucy (Forsyth) Perkins
(1812-1896).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa state legislature; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1888,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1891-99.
Died in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
3, 1914 (age 74 years, 0
days).
Interment at Floyd Cemetery.
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William Lloyd Harding (1877-1934) —
also known as William L. Harding —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Sibley, Osceola
County, Iowa, October
3, 1877.
Son of O. B. Harding and Emalyn (Moyer) Harding.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1907-13; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1913-17; Governor of
Iowa, 1917-21.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Censured
by legislature over pardons scandal,
and left office in disgrace
in 1921.
Died December
17, 1934 (age 57 years, 75
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Graceland Park Cemetery.
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George Cromwell Scott (1864-1948) —
also known as George C. Scott —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Monroe
County, N.Y., August 8,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1912-15, 1917-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1922-43.
Died in 1948
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Graceland Park Cemetery.
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Robert Emory Evans (1856-1925) —
also known as Robert E. Evans —
of Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb.
Born in Coalmont, Huntingdon
County, Pa., July 15,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 8th District, 1896-1900; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1919-23; defeated,
1922; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1925; died in office 1925.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., July 8,
1925 (age 68 years, 358
days).
Interment at Graceland Park Cemetery.
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Thomas Jefferson Steele (1853-1920) —
also known as Thomas J. Steele —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Rush
County, Ind., March 19,
1853.
Son of Ira C. Steele.
Democrat. Cattle
commission business; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1915-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1920
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Graceland Park Cemetery.
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David Wallace Stewart (1887-1974) —
also known as David W. Stewart —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in New Concord, Muskingum
County, Ohio, January
22, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1926-27; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Died in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
10, 1974 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Logan Park Cemetery.
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Jay Norwood Darling (1876-1962) —
also known as Jay N. Darling;
"Ding" —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Norwood, Charlevoix
County, Mich., October
21, 1876.
Son of Rev. Marcellus Warner Darling (1844-1913) and Clara (Woolson)
Darling (1848-1916).
Republican. Cartoonist;
received the Pulitzer
Prize for his political cartoons in 1924 and 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1932;
founder and first president, National Wildlife Federation; head of
the U.S. Biological Survey (which later became the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service), 1934-35; obtained millions of acres for wildlife
refuges.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
The J. N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge, in Florida, is named for
him.
Died January
12, 1962 (age 85 years, 83
days).
Interment at Logan Park Cemetery.
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