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Elks
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
in Iowa
Politician members

• C. B. Akers (b. 1888) — also known as Chet Akers — of Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa. Born in Frederic, Monroe County, Iowa, August 22, 1888. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Iowa state auditor, 1939-65. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Don A. Allen, Sr. — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Iowa. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member of California state assembly, 1938-46, 1956-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1960. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Optimist Club; Order of Ahepa; United Commercial Travelers. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• John William Anderson (1871-1954) — also known as John W. Anderson — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Born in Buchanan County, Iowa, July 21, 1871. Son of Reese Babbs Anderson and Emma Theresa (Davenport) Anderson; married, September 24, 1895, to Burdette Hopper; married, April 15, 1933, to Mary Agnes Peck. Democrat. Lawyer; Monona County Attorney, 1910-14; district judge in Iowa 4th District, 1915-21; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38. Disciples of Christ. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Izaak Walton League; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, January 29, 1954. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Walter Lincoln Anderson (b. 1868) — also known as Walter L. Anderson — of Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa; Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa, February 19, 1868. Son of Albert Raney Anderson. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1921-22; Speaker of the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1922; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Kiwanis; Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Richard Dean Arbuckle (b. 1926) — also known as R. Dean Arbuckle — of Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, April 2, 1926. Son of Charles Martin Arbuckle and Winifred (Pettit) Arbuckle. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Iowa state senate, 1971. Christian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Jaycees; Lions; Odd Fellows. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• George C. Armstrong (b. 1872) — of Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Ill. Born in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, July 11, 1872. Republican. Business executive; member of Illinois state senate 48th District, 1941-49. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) — also known as W. G. C. Bagley — of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Born in Magnolia, Rock County, Wis., October 29, 1873. Son of Shepherd Stephen Bagley and Louisa (Cain) Bagley; married, May 15, 1895, to Winifred Bogardus. Republican. Banker; Iowa state treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943. Methodist. Member, American Bankers Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Maccabees; Moose; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died October 20, 1943. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Ora Bailey (b. 1880) — also known as J. O. Bailey — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, September 26, 1880. Son of John Sherbourne Bailey and Harriet C. (Kingsley) Bailey; married, August 3, 1911, to Verna Alice Chase. Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1925-29; member of Oregon state senate, 1929-33; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1933-50; retired 1950; chief justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1943-45. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Maurice E. Baringer (b. 1921) — of Fayette County, Iowa. Born in Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kan., December 4, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1961-68; Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1967-68; Iowa state treasurer, 1969-. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Elks; Lions. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• Grenville Beardsley (1898-1960) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Salem, Henry County, Iowa, January 12, 1898. Son of Frank Grenville Beardsley and Mary Elizabeth (Riddell) Beardsley; married, April 16, 1927, to Leona Marian Murray. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Illinois state senate 13th District, 1934, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Illinois state attorney general, 1959-60; appointed 1959; died in office 1960. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Died in 1960. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; American Trial Lawyers Association; American Legion; Elks; Foresters; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• Allen Jay Beermann (b. 1940) — also known as Allen J. Beermann — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, January 14, 1940. Lawyer; secretary of state of Nebraska, 1971-. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Elks; Newcomen Society; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Delta. Still living as of 2001.
  
  
• Alfred S. Bennett (b. 1854) — of The Dalles, Wasco County, Ore. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, June 10, 1854. Son of Thomas M. Bennett and Zylpha Ann (Finnell) Bennett; married, November 7, 1887, to Mary McCauley. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1882-84; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1912; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1919-20; resigned 1920. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Walter Henry Beuse (1901-1957) — also known as Walter H. Beuse — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, November 2, 1901. Son of Henry Beuse and Ida (Weetz) Beuse. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; sports writer; Scott County Sheriff; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940; member of Iowa Democratic State Central Committee, 1949; mayor of Davenport, Iowa, 1954-57; died in office 1957. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Jaycees; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Moose; Redmen; United Commercial Travelers. Died August 26, 1957. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; married, January 25, 1930, to Adel Rygg. 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. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Died in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., July 1, 1968; body donated to Iowa Medical School. Interment at Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Fred H. Blume (b. 1875) — of Audubon County, Iowa; Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Audubon, Audubon County, Iowa, January 9, 1875. Son of William Blume and Lena Blume; married 1920 to Blanche Alexander. Lawyer; Audubon County Prosecuting Attorney, 1900-04; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1907-09; member of Wyoming state senate, 1909-13; justice of Wyoming state supreme court, 1921-36; chief justice of Wyoming state supreme court, 1927-31. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Paul E. Boslaugh (b. 1881) — of Hastings, Adams County, Neb. Born in Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa, June 10, 1881. Lawyer; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1949-. Swiss and English ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James D'Orma Braman (b. 1901) — also known as Dorm Braman — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Lorimor, Union County, Iowa, December 23, 1901. Son of Jacob W. Braman and Susan Mae (Huntzinger) Braman; married, November 27, 1920, to Margaret V. Young. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1964-69; resigned 1969; Assistant U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1969. Christian Scientist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Breen (1899-1978) — 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; brother of Maurice J. Breen; married, August 30, 1923, to Elizabeth Loomis. 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 in 1978. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Edward Bromwell (b. 1920) — also known as James E. Bromwell — of Center Point, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, March 26, 1920. Son of Maxwell Thomas Bromwell and Olive Marguerite (MacDuff) Bromwell; married, September 10, 1946, to Dorothy Bennett. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; farmer; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1961-65; defeated, 1964. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Psi. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Haslett Platt Burke (b. 1874) — also known as Haslett P. Burke — of Denver, Colo. Born in Monona County, Iowa, April 28, 1874. Son of John Thomas Burke and Clara Jane (Hardy) Burke; married, March 16, 1904, to Rose M. Sanner. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; district judge in Colorado 13th District, 1907-19; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1919-49; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1927-28, 1937-39, 1947-49. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Acacia; Elks; Redmen; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harlan John Bushfield (1882-1948) — also known as Harlan J. Bushfield — of Miller, Hand County, S.Dak. Born in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, August 6, 1882. Son of John A. Bushfield and Cora (Pearson) Bushfield; married, April 15, 1912, to Vera E. Cahalan. Republican. Lawyer; Governor of South Dakota, 1939-43; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1940; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1943-48; died in office 1948. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Miller, Hand County, S.Dak., September 27, 1948. Interment at G.A.R. Cemetery, Miller, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Frank Michael Byrne (1858-1927) — also known as Frank M. Byrne — of Faulkton, Faulk County, S.Dak. Born in Volney, Allamakee County, Iowa, October 23, 1858. Son of Lawrence Byrne and Delia (Hart) Byrne; married to Emma Frances Beaver. Republican. Member of South Dakota state senate, 1889-90, 1907-09; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1911-13; Governor of South Dakota, 1913-17. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died December 24, 1927. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Dwight Ezra Campbell (1887-1963) — of Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, November 5, 1887. Son of Frank Ezra Campbell and Cornelia (Bell) Campbell; married to Pauline Caywood. Republican. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate, 1923; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1925-37. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Alpha Sigma Phi. Died in 1963. Interment somewhere in Groton, S.Dak.
  
  
• Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) — also known as Francis Case — of Custer, Custer County, S.Dak. Born in Everly, Clay County, Iowa, December 9, 1896. Married 1926 to Myrle Graves. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; newspaper editor and publisher; rancher; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Pi Kappa Delta; Sigma Delta Chi. Died in 1962. Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) — of Inglewood, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, May 26, 1904. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1950-66; Presidential Elector for California, 1956; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964. Methodist. Member, National Rifle Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 20, 1967. Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  
  
• Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) — also known as Ted Clark — of Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 12, 1920. Republican. Member of Iowa state house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51; member of Iowa state senate 3rd District, 1953-55. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, May 3, 1980. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
  
  
• Maurice Connolly (1877-1921) — of Iowa. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, March 13, 1877. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1913-15; candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1914. Member, Elks. Died in an airplane accident near Indian Head, Charles County, Md., May 28, 1921. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harold Miles Cooper (b. 1885) — also known as H. M. Cooper — of Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa. Born in Sturgis, Meade County, S.Dak., June 10, 1885. Son of Miles Monroe Cooper and Mary P. (Ranft) Cooper; married, July 12, 1909, to Edna May Anderson. Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Cooper Manufacturing Company, makers of power lawn mowers and gaskets; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936 (alternate). Congregationalist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Eagles; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Armstrong Day (b. 1859) — also known as George A. Day — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Union County, Iowa, November 10, 1859. Son of James Gamble Day and Minerva C. (Manly) Day; married, February 13, 1889, to Sarah Brown. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1902-20; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1920-27. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Dawkins Dillon (1916-2001) — of Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, January 22, 1916. Republican. Member of Iowa state house of representatives. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Died, in Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, May 26, 2001. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  
  
• Ray E. Dougherty (b. 1895) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, July 11, 1895. Son of William J. Dougherty and Sarah Ann (Judkins) Dougherty; married, June 30, 1920, to Julia Newell Treat. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; candidate for South Dakota state attorney general, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Izaak Walton League; Freemasons; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jim Duncan (b. 1942) — of Juneau, Alaska. Born in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, May 14, 1942. Democrat. Accountant; member of Alaska state house of representatives, 1957-86; member of Alaska state senate, 1987-; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alaska at-large, 1998. Member, Elks; Rotary. Still living as of 1998.
  
  
• Zales Nelson Ecton (1898-1961) — also known as Zales N. Ecton — of Manhattan, Gallatin County, Mont.; Bozeman, Gallatin County, Mont. Born in Weldon, Decatur County, Iowa, April 1, 1898. Son of Aaron Smith Ecton and Delphia (McVay) Ecton; married, November 25, 1920, to Vera B. Harris. Republican. Farmer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1933-37; member of Montana state senate, 1937-46; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1947-53. Christian. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Bozeman, Gallatin County, Mont., March 3, 1961. Interment at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ralph Roscoe Eltse (1885-1971) — also known as Ralph R. Eltse — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 7th District, 1933-35; defeated, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Died in 1971. Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Ray Files (b. 1884) — also known as J. Ray Files — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, December 6, 1884. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Iowa state attorney general, 1920; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924; Iowa Democratic state chair, 1925-27; Los Angeles Police Commissioner, 1940-45.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940, 1944. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of Michael F. Gaffney and Bridget E. (Grimes) Gaffney; married, October 14, 1919, to Irene Sabina Stapleton. 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, American Legion; Elks; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Howard Gates (1865-1927) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, October 26, 1865. Son of John Cook Gates and Adelia (St. John) Gates; married, November 13, 1899, to Mary Edna Carter. Republican. Lawyer; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1913-27; died in office 1927. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Died November 8, 1927. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Graham (b. 1901) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, January 12, 1901. Son of Rev. Thomas J. Graham and Elizabeth Malcolm (Connor) Graham; married, June 20, 1931, to Charlotte Lawrence Henriques. Democrat. Business executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948; candidate for mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1948. Episcopalian. Member, Urban League; Freemasons; Elks; Sigma Chi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Kelso Green (1882-1951) — also known as Joe Green — of Hyder, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan census area, Alaska; Haines, Haines Borough, Alaska. Born in Menlo, Guthrie County, Iowa, December 31, 1882. Democrat. Member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1933-38; Speaker of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1937-39; member of Alaska territorial senate 1st District, 1945-48. Member, Elks. Died in Juneau, Alaska, February 3, 1951. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold Royce Gross (1899-1987) — also known as H. R. Gross — of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Born in Arispe, Union County, Iowa, June 30, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1949-75. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., September 22, 1987. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Oscar Hale (b. 1867) — of Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. Born in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, February 27, 1867. Son of John Hale and Clara (Rhodes) Hale; married, February 20, 1899, to Caroline Sillick. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1913-38; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1939-50. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Warren Keith Hamill (b. 1895) — also known as W. Keith Hamill — of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa. Born in Keota, Keokuk County, Iowa, May 29, 1895. Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1928; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1940; member of Iowa Republican State Central Committee, 1946-49. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Boyd G. Hayes (b. 1915) — of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. Born in Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, September 13, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of Floyd County Republican Party, 1946-48; member of Iowa Republican State Central Committee, 1949; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Moose. Still living as of 1952.
  
  
• Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) — also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Blockton, Taylor County, Iowa, July 21, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944, 1952, 1956, 1960; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1945-69. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., September 4, 1971. Interment at Cedar Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Clifford Ragsdale Hope (1893-1970) — also known as Clifford R. Hope — of Garden City, Finney County, Kan. Born in Birmingham, Van Buren County, Iowa, June 9, 1893. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1925-26; U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1927-57 (7th District 1927-43, 5th District 1943-57). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen. Died in Garden City, Finney County, Kan., May 16, 1970. Interment at Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, Kan.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edgar Howard (1858-1951) — of Columbus, Platte County, Neb. Born in Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, September 16, 1858. Son of James Dakin Howard (1824-1884) and Martha (Daniel) Howard (1824-1910); married, November 11, 1884, to Elizabeth Burtch; father of Findley Burtch Howard. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Columbus, Platte County, Neb., July 19, 1951. Interment at Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Darius Jamieson (1873-1949) — of Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa. Born near Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, November 9, 1873. Son of Ira Jamieson and Mary J. (Gillis) Jamieson; married, November 22, 1902, to Matie J. Vass. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Iowa state senate, 1907-08; U.S. Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1909-11; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Washington, D.C., November 18, 1949. Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Royal Cleaves Johnson (1882-1939) — also known as Royal C. Johnson — of Highmore, Hyde County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, October 3, 1882. Son of Eli Johnson and Philena (Everett) Johnson; married, October 5, 1907, to Florence Thode. Republican. Lawyer; Hyde County State's Attorney, 1909-10; South Dakota state attorney general, 1911-15; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1915-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Died August 2, 1939. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Nathan Edward Kendall (1868-1936) — also known as Nathan E. Kendall — of Albia, Monroe County, Iowa. Born near Greenville, Lucas County, Iowa, March 17, 1868. Son of Elijah L. Kendall and Lucinda (Stephens) Kendall; married, April 20, 1896, to Belle Wooden (died 1926); married, June 28, 1928, to Mabel (Fry) Bonnell. Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1900-08; Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1907-08; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1909-13; Governor of Iowa, 1921-25. Congregationalist. Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, November 5, 1936. Cremated.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Carroll A. Lane (b. 1905) — of Iowa. Born in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, May 9, 1905. Grandson of W. H. McCulloch. Republican. Member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• James Albert Smith Leach (b. 1942) — also known as Jim Leach — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, October 15, 1942. Son of James Albert Leach and Lois (Hill) Leach; married, December 6, 1975, to Elizabeth Foxley. Republican. Staff, U.S. Rep. Donald Rumsfeld, 1965-66; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1977-2006 (1st District 1977-2003, 2nd District 2003-06); defeated, 1974. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Still living as of 2006.
  • Cross-reference: Thomas C. Hubbard
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Charles E. Loizeaux (b. 1889) — also known as Charlie Loizeaux — of Plainfield, Union County, N.J. Born in Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, January 22, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Plainfield, N.J., 1921; member of New Jersey state senate from Union County, 1933-41; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Junior Order; Redmen; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Herschel Celiel Loveless (1911-1989) — also known as Herschel C. Loveless — of Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa. Born in Hedrick, Keokuk County, Iowa, May 5, 1911. Son of David H. Loveless and Ethel (Beaver) Loveless; married, October 1, 1933, to Amelia R. Howard. Democrat. Mayor of Ottumwa, Iowa, 1949-53; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1954; Governor of Iowa, 1957-61; defeated, 1952. Methodist. Member, Eagles; Elks; Lions. Died May 4, 1989. Interment at Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Daniel E. Maguire (b. 1878) — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Born in East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Ill., July 31, 1878. Son of Thomas Maguire and Ellen (Groff) Maguire; married, June 24, 1908, to Alys G. Quinlan. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 19th District, 1916-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1940. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Guy H. Martin (b. 1866) — of Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama). Born in Lancaster (unknown county), Iowa, August 31, 1866. Son of Edward M. Martin and Eliza A. (Goss) Martin; married, June 9, 1904, to Alma L. Austin. Republican. Lawyer; Clay County District Attorney, 1894-99; U.S. Attorney for Canal Zone, 1923-24; U.S. District Judge for Canal Zone, 1924-26. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Stephen Anthony Martin (1871-1957) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Appanoose County, Iowa, November 26, 1871. Republican. Business owner; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1939-46. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, February 16, 1957. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  
  
• Arch W. McFarlane (b. 1885) — of Iowa. Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, April 14, 1885. Republican. Member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1915-21; Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1919-22; member of Iowa state senate, 1927-28; Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1928-33. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; United Commercial Travelers. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George McGill (1879-1963) — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born near Russell, Lucas County, Iowa, February 12, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1930-39; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1948, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1936, 1944. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., May 14, 1963. Interment at Pawnee Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, Kan.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Henry McMaster (1877-1968) — also known as William H. McMaster — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Ticonic, Monona County, Iowa, May 10, 1877. Republican. Banker; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1911-12; member of South Dakota state senate, 1913-16; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1917-21; Governor of South Dakota, 1921-25; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Dixon, Lee County, Ill., September 14, 1968. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Fred W. Messmore (b. 1890) — of Beatrice, Gage County, Neb. Born in Boone, Boone County, Iowa, July 11, 1890. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 18th District, 1929-37; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1937-. Methodist. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82. Catholic. Member, Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Reserve Officers Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Rotary; United Commercial Travelers. Died August 29, 1994. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Nagle (b. 1900) — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Milton, Van Buren County, Iowa, September 26, 1900. Son of Lee Nagle and Sarah Elizabeth (Bell) Nagle; married, June 20, 1931, to Kathryn Ruth Cochrane. 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, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Beta Gamma Sigma. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Martin A. Nelson (b. 1889) — of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Born in Hesper, Winneshiek County, Iowa, February 21, 1889. Son of Andrew A. Nelson and Bertha (Jacobson) Nelson; married 1920 to Merle Henifin. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1928, 1932; candidate for Minnesota state senate 5th District, 1930; vice-chair of Minnesota Republican Party, 1932; Republican candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1934, 1936; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1942; district judge in Minnesota 10th District, 1944-53; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1953. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Elks; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William H. Nicholas (b. 1892) — of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Born in Butler County, Iowa, October 10, 1892. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1947; Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1951-53, 1957-59. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ralph A. Oliver (b. 1886) — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Born in Eddyville, Wapello County, Iowa, July 31, 1886. Republican. Justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1938-62. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Smith Payne (1869-1933) — also known as Frank S. Payne — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, August 16, 1869. Son of Charles W. Payne and Margaret (Patton) Payne; married to Grace Dickinson. Republican. Lawyer; banker; general counsel, Iowa Southern Utilities Co.; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1900-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, April 13, 1933. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  
  
• Hollis Monroe Peavey (b. 1897) — also known as Hollis M. Peavey — of Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Riceville, Mitchell County, Iowa, March 27, 1897. Republican. Mayor of Huntington Park, Calif., 1942-44, 1947-48; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1948. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Musician and leader of Peavy's Jazz Bandits, one of the first jazz bands. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Edgar Pickett (1866-1930) — also known as Charles E. Pickett — of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Born in Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa, January 14, 1866. Son of Edgar C. Pickett and Glorvina (Ballard) Pickett; married, June 17, 1902, to India Ryan. Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1920. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1930. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Donald Charles Pierson (b. 1908) — also known as Don C. Pierson — of Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., March 3, 1908. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944 (alternate), 1956; chair of Humboldt County Republican Party, 1948; member of Iowa Republican State Central Committee, 1952-58; Iowa Republican state chair, 1954-57. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• 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, Elks; Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, August 6, 2001. Interment at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  
  
• Charles Armington Robins (1884-1970) — also known as Charles A. Robins — of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho. Born in Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, December 8, 1884. Republican. Physician; member of Idaho state senate, 1938-44; Governor of Idaho, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1948. Episcopalian. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Phi Gamma Delta. Died September 20, 1970. Interment at Lewis and Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Samuel Morgan Shortridge (1861-1952) — also known as Samuel M. Shortridge — of Menlo Park, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, August 3, 1861. Son of Rev. Elias W. Shortridge and Tabitha C. Shortridge; married, August 3, 1899, to Laura Gashweiler. Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for California, 1888, 1900, 1908; U.S. Senator from California, 1921-33. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Redmen. Died January 17, 1952. Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harrison Earl Spangler (b. 1879) — also known as Harrison E. Spangler — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Guthrie County, Iowa, June 10, 1879. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924, 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; member of Iowa Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; Iowa Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1931-49; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1942-44. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Sigma Nu. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George King Thompson (b. 1887) — also known as G. King Thompson — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born near Jamaica, Guthrie County, Iowa, November 24, 1887. Son of William Jenkins Thompson and Ida America (King) Thompson; married, September 1, 1915, to Margaret Kane (died 1918); married, December 17, 1921, to Grace Byfield. Lawyer; Linn County Attorney, 1933-40; district judge in Iowa, 1941-50; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1951-65. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Maccabees; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, American Legion; Amvets; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• John C. Torgerson (b. 1947) — of Kasilof, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Born in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, October 21, 1947. Republican. Member of Alaska state senate District D, 1995-. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks. Still living as of 2001.
  
  
• John Kalbach Valentine (1904-1950) — also known as John K. Valentine — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, February 5, 1904. Son of Hosford Edwin Valentine and Annetta (Kalbach) Valentine; married, November 30, 1932, to Billie Armstrong. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa state senate 3rd District, 1933-35; Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939-40; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Rotary; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Chi. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, October 12, 1950. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  
  
• Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) — also known as Thomas R. Wallace — of Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 20, 1848. Son of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace; married, October 6, 1874, to Margaret Gill. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 8, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) — also known as Monrad C. Wallgren; Mon C. Wallgren — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, April 17, 1891. Married, September 8, 1914, to Mabel C. Liberty. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler; optician; U.S. Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1940-45; Governor of Washington, 1945-49. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Eagles; Elks; Rotary. Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident, in Olympia, Thurston County, Wash., September 18, 1961. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• De Vere Watson (b. 1893) — of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Born near Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa, April 1, 1893. Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state senate; elected 1940, 1944; elected unopposed 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Moose; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James M. Wilson (1866-1924) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born near Monmouth, Warren County, Ill., September 8, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state senate, 1913-19. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias. Died, of septicemia resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, May 2, 1924. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  
  
• Frank Connell Zehrung (1858-1942) — also known as Frank C. Zehrung; F. C. Zehrung — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, October 7, 1858. Son of John Zehrung and Mary (Connell) Zehrung; married, March 15, 1911, to Jessie L. Voris. Republican. Druggist; theater business; mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1913-15, 1921-27, 1931-33. Methodist. Member, Elks; Rotary. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., September 8, 1942. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.