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Patricia Ann Anton (b. 1953) —
also known as Patty Anton —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, November
29, 1953.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1972.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Dr. George R. Anton and Mary Lou (Cahalan)
Anton. |
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Joseph Clemence Arts (1878-1935) —
also known as Joseph C. Arts —
of Carroll, Carroll
County, Iowa.
Born in Carroll, Carroll
County, Iowa, September
17, 1878.
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Catholic. German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Carroll, Carroll
County, Iowa, April 8,
1935 (age 56 years, 203
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Arts and Christina (Manemann) Arts; married, April
27, 1904, to Caroline B. 'Carrie' Meyers. |
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Francis H. Becker (b. 1915) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, October
15, 1915.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-72.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frances Richmond Bickert (1887-1987) —
also known as Frances Bickert; Frances
Richmond —
of Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa.
Born in Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa, October
14, 1887.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952
(alternate).
Female.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in October, 1987
(age about
99 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Levi Tiltson Richmond and Elizabeth Winifred (Malone)
Richmond; married, September
10, 1913, to John Henry Bickert. |
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Grover Joseph Bittner (1885-1965) —
also known as Grover J. Bittner; Grove
Bittner —
of Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa, August
23, 1885.
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; mayor of Bellevue, Iowa, 1936-48; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1939-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940.
Catholic. Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 4,
1965 (age 79 years, 315
days).
Entombed at St.
Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa.
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Terry Edward Branstad (b. 1946) —
also known as Terry E. Branstad —
of Iowa.
Born in Leland, Winnebago
County, Iowa, November
17, 1946.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member of
Iowa
state house of representatives, 1973-79; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1979-83; Governor of
Iowa, 1983-99, 2011-; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1992
(delegation chair); president,
Des Moines University.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Maurice J. Breen (1889-1972) —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Rock Rapids, Lyon
County, Iowa, July 20,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Webster County Democratic Party, 1936-38.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in May, 1972
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Burke (1859-1937) —
of Devils Lake, Ramsey
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa, February
25, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1891; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1893-97; Governor of
North Dakota, 1907-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for
Vice President, 1912;
Treasurer of the United States, 1913-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Dakota, 1924;
justice
of North Dakota state supreme court, 1925-37; chief
justice of North Dakota state supreme court, 1935-36.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died May 14,
1937 (age 78 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Donald J. Canney (1930-2011) —
also known as Don Canney —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, October
8, 1930.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; civil
engineer; mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1969-92.
Catholic.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March
20, 2011 (age 80 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mariclare Mari Culver —
also known as Mari Culver —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2008.
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John Patrick Devaney (b. 1883) —
also known as John P. Devaney —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Lake Mills, Winnebago
County, Iowa, June 30,
1883.
Lawyer;
chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1933-36.
Catholic. Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Devaney and Ellen (La Velle) Devaney; married, February
20, 1919, to Beatrice Langevin. |
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Maurice Francis Donegan (b. 1875) —
also known as Maurice F. Donegan —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Welton, Clinton
County, Iowa, September
2, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1913-21; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1940-49.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Donegan and Mary (Lucey) Donegan; married, November
29, 1905, to Mary I. Martin. |
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Edward Albert Dow (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward A. Dow —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, April
20, 1879.
Railway
timekeeper; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S. Consul in St. Stephen, 1915-17; Fort William, 1917; Port Arthur, 1917; Ciudad Juarez, 1917-20; Algiers, 1920-24; Rotterdam, 1924-28; Frankfort, 1928-30; U.S. Consul General in St. John's, 1930-33; Santiago, 1933-38.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Noble Dow and Nora Gertrude Dow; married, October
6, 1909, to Rose C. Rush. |
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Edward Gregory Dunn (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward G. Dunn; E. G. Dunn —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Nora Springs, Floyd
County, Iowa, April
18, 1879.
Democrat. School
teacher; operator of grain
elevator and organizer of co-operative grain elevators; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1908,
1944;
lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1934-40.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Dunn and Anna (Ryan) Dunn; married, June 26,
1912, to Laura Helen Delker. |
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John William Feller (b. 1893) —
also known as John W. Feller —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Victor, Iowa
County, Iowa, August
30, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
postmaster at Rochester,
Minn., 1935-53 (acting, 1935).
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Feller and Katherine (Frawley) Feller; married, February
25, 1922, to Florence Lyons. |
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E. J. Feuling —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920,
1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Iowa
Democratic state chair, 1925.
Catholic.
Interment at New
Hampton Cemetery, New Hampton, Iowa.
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Philip Bracken Fleming (1887-1955) —
also known as Philip B. Fleming —
of Washington,
D.C.; New Hampshire.
Born in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
15, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in the
U.S. Army during World War II; head of Federal Works Agency and of
Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1951-53.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon.
Died, of cancer,
in Washington,
D.C., October
6, 1955 (age 67 years, 356
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Charles Fraser (1887-1975) —
also known as W. C. Fraser —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Walnut, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, June 20,
1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
Republican State Central Committee, 1936-70; treasurer of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-46; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Urban
League; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in June, 1975
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Fraser and Dora (Burton) Fraser; married, September
27, 1909, to Mabel Gray. |
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James Philip Gaffney (b. 1890) —
also known as James P. Gaffney —
of Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa; Marengo, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa
County, Iowa, October
7, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Iowa
County Attorney, 1923-27; district judge in Iowa 8th District,
1933-40; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1936,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1938.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael F. Gaffney and Bridget E. (Grimes) Gaffney; married, October
14, 1919, to Irene Sabina Stapleton. |
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Daniel James Gallery (1896-1964) —
also known as Daniel J. Gallery —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa.
Born in Winthrop, Buchanan
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Madison County Democratic Party, 1930-32, 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1948;
mayor of Winterset, Iowa, 1949.
Catholic. Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa, April
18, 1964 (age 67 years, 131
days).
Interment at Winterset
Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of James Andrew Gallery and Teresa (Kane) Gallery; married to
Marguerite York. |
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Greg Ganske (b. 1949) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa, March
31, 1949.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1995-2003; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 2002.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Gilbert W. Gutknecht (b. 1951) —
also known as Gil Gutknecht —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, March
20, 1951.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1983-94 (District 33-A 1983-92,
District 30-A 1993-94); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1995-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Kay Halloran (b. 1937) —
also known as Kathleen H. Chapman —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Estherville, Emmet
County, Iowa, January
19, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1983-92, 1997-2001 (49th District
1983-92, 53rd District 1997-2001); mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2006-09.
Female.
Catholic. Member, League of Women
Voters; Common
Cause; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Richard Harkin (b. 1939) —
also known as Tom Harkin —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Cumming, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Cumming, Warren
County, Iowa, November
19, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1975-85; defeated, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1985-; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Henry Hawley (1847-1929) —
also known as James H. Hawley —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, January
17, 1847.
Democrat. Miner; lawyer;
member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1870-71; member of Idaho
territorial senate, 1874-75; District Attorney 2nd District,
1879-83; U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1892,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1928;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1903-05; Governor of
Idaho, 1911-13; defeated, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1914; candidate for Democratic nomination for
Vice President, 1920.
Catholic. English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, August
3, 1929 (age 82 years, 198
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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David Edward Heaton (b. 1941) —
also known as Dave Heaton —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa, February
2, 1941.
School
teacher; restauranteur;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives 91st District, 1995-.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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John A. Heinz —
of Peosta, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Farmer;
elected Iowa
state house of representatives from Dubuque County 1950.
Catholic. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Owen Johanns (b. 1950) —
also known as Mike Johanns —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 18,
1950.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1991-98; Governor of
Nebraska, 1999-2005; resigned 2005; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 2005-07; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 2009-15.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Alpha Theta.
Still living as of 2022.
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Alvina Jungbluth (1891-1973) —
also known as Alvina Shedesky —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa; Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., 1891.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1940.
Female.
Catholic.
Died in 1973
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Mary Stella Kelleher (1887-1979) —
also known as Mary S. Kelleher; Mary Stella
Donahoe —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Pocahontas
County, Iowa, October
23, 1887.
Democrat. Secretary of
Iowa Democratic Party, 1926-36; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940;
vice-chair
of Iowa Democratic Party, 1936-40; member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1940.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, January
12, 1979 (age 91 years, 81
days).
Interment at Corpus
Christi Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Edward Andrew Donahoe and Elizabeth Catherine (O'Brien)
Donahoe; married, April
17, 1912, to Denis Martin Kelleher. |
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Steven Arnold King (b. 1949) —
also known as Steve King —
of Kiron, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Storm Lake, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 28,
1949.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state senate 6th District, 1996-2002; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 2003-21 (5th District 2003-13, 4th
District 2013-21); defeated in primary, 2020; in January 2019, his
comments during an interview were widely understood to express
support for white
supremacy; the House of Representatives voted almost unanimously
to rebuke
him.
Methodist;
later Catholic.
Still living as of 2021.
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Melvin L. Larsen (b. 1936) —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, October
19, 1936.
Republican. School
principal; athletic
coach; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1973-78; candidate
for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1978; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1979-81.
Catholic. Norwegian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000) —
also known as Gene Leahy —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Imogene, Fremont
County, Iowa, May 8,
1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
municipal judge in Nebraska, 1964-68; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1969-73.
Catholic. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from complications of lung
cancer, at the Veterans Administration Medical
Center, Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
18, 2000 (age 70 years, 255
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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James Ross Lightfoot (b. 1938) —
also known as Jim Lightfoot —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.; Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
27, 1938.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1985-97 (5th District 1985-93, 3rd
District 1993-97); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1996; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1998.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Mildred L. Lillie (1915-2002) —
also known as Mildred Kluckhohn —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, January
25, 1915.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1947-49; superior court judge in
California, 1949-58; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1958-83.
Female.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Soroptimists.
Died October
27, 2002 (age 87 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Ottomar A. Kluckhohn and Florence E. (Martin) Kluckhohn;
married, March
18, 1947, to Cameron L. Lillie; married, August
27, 1966, to A. V. Falcone. |
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Luke E. Linnan (b. 1895) —
of Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa.
Born in Maurice, Sioux
County, Iowa, April 8,
1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940;
justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1958.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Q. Linnan and Kate (Fitzpatric) Linnan; married, July 6,
1935, to Nell Wassenberg. |
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Florence Mary Lynch (b. 1891) —
also known as Florence Lynch; Florence Mary
Coddington —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa.
Born in Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa, February
17, 1891.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; linotype
operator; secretary of
Iowa Democratic Party, 1936-40; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952
(co-chair, Credentials
Committee); member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1949.
Female.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Fred Coddington and Catherine (Willmas) Coddington;
married, June 1,
1910, to William Lynch. |
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Daniel E. Maguire (b. 1878) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in East Dubuque, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., July 31,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 19th District, 1916-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Presidential
Elector for Iowa.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Maguire and Ellen (Groff) Maguire; married, June 24,
1908, to Alys G. Quinlan. |
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Dennis Aloysius Mahoney (1821-1879) —
of Jackson
County, Iowa; Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Ross, County Cork, Ireland,
January
20, 1821.
Member of Iowa
state house of representatives; elected 1848, 1858; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1862, 1864.
Catholic.
Newspaper
editor who criticized
the Civil War; arrested
in August 1862 and held until November at the Old Capitol Federal Prison
in Washington, D.C.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, November
5, 1879 (age 58 years, 289
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick Cemetery, Garryowen, Iowa.
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Walter Thomas Mahoney (b. 1900) —
also known as Walter T. Mahoney —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
12, 1900.
Democrat. Business
executive; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael L. Mason (b. 1906) —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Warren
County, Ill., June 14,
1906.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1952-53; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-78.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur A. McGiverin (b. 1928) —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
10, 1928.
Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1965-78; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1978-; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1987-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Melcher (1924-2018) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
6, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; veterinarian;
mayor of Forsyth, Mont., 1955; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1961-63, 1969; member of Montana
state senate, 1963-67; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1969-77; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1977-89; defeated, 1988; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1988,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 2008.
Catholic.
Died April
12, 2018 (age 93 years, 218
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) —
also known as Jack Miller —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa
state senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-85; took
senior status 1985.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Izaak
Walton League; Rotary;
Moose;
Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla., August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Daniel D. Murphy (1862-1931) —
also known as Daniel Murphy —
of Elkader, Clayton
County, Iowa.
Born in New Diggings, Lafayette
County, Wis., August
22, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clayton
County Attorney, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1892,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1910; vice-president,
Elkader State Bank;
director, St. Olaf Savings Bank,
Elkport Savings Bank, and
Clayton County State Bank;
director, Moresby Island Lumber
Company; president, Iowa Bar Association.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died May 30,
1931 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Elkader, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of John G. Murphy and Ellen (McCarthy) Murphy; married, June 16,
1888, to Henrietta Johnsen. |
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Jeremiah Henry Murphy (1835-1893) —
also known as Jeremiah H. Murphy; Jerrie
Murphy —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
13, 1835.
Democrat. Mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1873-74, 1879-80; member of Iowa state
legislature, 1870; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1883-87.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1893 (age 58 years, 300
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.
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Richard Louis Murphy (1875-1936) —
also known as Louis Murphy —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, November
6, 1875.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1933-36; died in office 1936.
Catholic.
Died in an automobile
accident near Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., July 16,
1936 (age 60 years, 253
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Richard J. Norpel Sr. (1918-2007) —
of Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa, June 24,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; grocer; hotelier;
insurance
and real
estate business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1971-72; member of Iowa
state senate, 1975-76.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died May 24,
2007 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Herman Pogeman; son of Charles Norpel and Laura (Meier)
Norpel; married, February
23, 1943, to Janaan Lewis. |
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Ambrose O'Connell (1881-1962) —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born near Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, July 9,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
work; assistant to postmaster general James
A. Farley, 1933-39; Second Assistant Postmaster General, 1939-40;
First Assistant Postmaster General, 1940-43; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1944-48.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
attack, in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., October
13, 1962 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Aloysius O'Connor (b. 1875) —
also known as Frank A. O'Connor —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Independence, Buchanan
County, Iowa, August
2, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chickasaw
County Attorney, 1902-06; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1908-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1912,
1932
(delegation chair); U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1914-21.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy O'Connor and Ellen (Curran) O'Connor; married, November
24, 1904, to May A. McNevin; married 1939 to Mabel
Conover. |
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Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) —
also known as Joseph P. O'Hara —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
23, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; McLeod
County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1975 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Theodore Eugene Pillow (b. 1951) —
also known as Ted Pillow —
of Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1951.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Catholic. Member, Alpha
Chi Rho.
Still living as of 1973.
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Jon C. Porter (b. 1955) —
of Boulder City, Clark
County, Nev.; Henderson, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, May 16,
1955.
Republican. Mayor, Boulder City, Nev., 1987-91; member of Nevada
state senate, 1994-2002; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 3rd District, 2003-; defeated, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Aloys Peter Primising (b. 1895) —
also known as A. P. Primising —
of Wahpeton, Richland
County, N.Dak.; Lidgerwood, Richland
County, N.Dak.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 27,
1895.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1940,
1944
(alternate); member of North Dakota
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940.
Catholic. Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Jaycees.
Burial location unknown.
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Carl G. Radosevich (1920-2001) —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Lovilia, Monroe
County, Iowa, January
22, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Ottumwa, Iowa, 1988-93; defeated, 1965.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions; Elks.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, August
6, 2001 (age 81 years, 196
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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John Richard Reilly (b. 1928) —
also known as John R. Reilly —
of Illinois; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 24,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Federal Trade Commission, 1964-67.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of William Raphael Reilly and Stella (Vogenthaler) Reilly; married,
January
17, 1953, to Susan Loosbrock. |
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Daniel Schaefer (1936-2006) —
also known as Dan Schaefer —
of Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Guttenberg, Clayton
County, Iowa, January
25, 1936.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Colorado
state senate, 1979-82; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 1983-99.
Catholic. Member, Jaycees.
Died, of cancer,
in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo., April
16, 2006 (age 70 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Schechinger (1894-1958) —
of Westphalia Township, Shelby
County, Iowa; Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa.
Born in Westphalia, Shelby
County, Iowa, December
17, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, January
6, 1958 (age 63 years, 20
days).
Interment at Harlan
Cemetery, Harlan, Iowa.
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William Joseph Scherle (1923-2003) —
also known as William J. Scherle —
of Henderson, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., March
14, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; chair of
Mills County Republican Party, 1956-64; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1960-66; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1967-75 (7th District 1967-73, 5th
District 1973-75); defeated, 1974.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, August
27, 2003 (age 80 years, 166
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Shields (1806-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Rice
County, Minn.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1806.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; in 1842, when the
Springfield paper published letters from "Aunt Becca" ridiculing him,
Shields demanded to know who wrote them; Abraham
Lincoln (then a Springfield lawyer) acknowledged responsibility,
and Shields challenged him to a duel,
which was averted only through the intervention of friends; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; Commissioner of the
General Land Office, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1868; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 73 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at Courthouse Grounds, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.
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Thomas Joseph Tauke (b. 1950) —
also known as Thomas J. Tauke; Tom Tauke —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, October
11, 1950.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1979-91; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1990.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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T. Eugene Thornton (b. 1911) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 27,
1911.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1959-67.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Amvets.
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony Van Wagenen (b. 1852) —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, December
28, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 4th District, 1892-95; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1913-14.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of I. W. Van Wagenan and Elizabeth (Moreland) Van Wagenan; married,
June
27, 1887, to Gertrude Louis. |
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Thomas J. Vilsack (b. 1950) —
also known as Tom Vilsack —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
13, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; elected 1989; member of Iowa
state senate, 1993-98; Governor of
Iowa, 1999-2007; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 2004; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 2008;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 2009-.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Upsilon.
Still living as of 2014.
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