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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.
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, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, January
29, 1954 (age 82 years, 192
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: 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. |
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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.
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, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks;
Knights of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sherbourne Bailey and Harriet C. (Kingsley) Bailey; married,
August
3, 1911, to Verna Alice Chase. |
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Kenneth Ferguson Baldridge (1886-1971) —
also known as Kenneth F. Baldridge —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 25,
1886.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1936.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in November, 1971
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Franklin Baldridge and Margaret Jane (Ferguson) Baldridge;
married, May 17,
1910, to Katharine McClure. |
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George Loran Bambrick (1869-1951) —
also known as George L. Bambrick —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, Iowa, September
4, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1945-48; defeated, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Died in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., February
11, 1951 (age 81 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Sherman Banta (1884-1952) —
also known as George S. Banta —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa; Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, July 2,
1884.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; farmer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1924.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
attack, August
1, 1952 (age 68 years, 30
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Manchester, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of M. S. Banta and Briget (Hickey) Banta; married, January
1, 1907, to Elizabeth Davis; married, July 15,
1936, to Stella T. Mutschler. |
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Edward Clark Bellows (1856-1929) —
also known as Edward C. Bellows —
of New Hartford, Butler
County, Iowa; Washington; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., May 8,
1856.
Republican. Banker;
member of Washington state legislature, 1890; U.S. Consul General in
Yokohama, as of 1900-05; California Corporation Commissioner,
1918-22.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
27, 1929 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Bristol Bellows and Eusebia (Dickinson) Bellows; married,
August
28, 1883, to Ida Isabel Perry. |
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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.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; sports
writer; Scott
County Sheriff; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1940;
member of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee, 1949; acting postmaster at Davenport,
Iowa, 1952-53; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1954-57; died in office 1957.
Lutheran.
Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Redmen;
United
Commercial Travelers; Lions; Jaycees.
Died August
26, 1957 (age 55 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Beuse and Ida (Weetz) Beuse. |
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Alexander Stanley Bloedel (b. 1876) —
also known as A. S. Bloedel —
of Tabor, Fremont
County, Iowa.
Born in Papillion, Sarpy
County, Neb., May 8,
1876.
Republican. Hardware
business; president, Tabor and Northern Railroad;
bank
director; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Fremont County, 1951.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Bloedel and Caroline Bloedel; married 1904 to Sarah
Weatherhead. |
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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.
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; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Blume and Lena Blume; married 1920 to
Blanche Alexander. |
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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.
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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school
teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Guy G. Butler (b. 1887) —
of Rolfe, Pocahontas
County, Iowa.
Born in Beattie, Marshall
County, Kan., March 5,
1887.
Republican. Dentist;
farm
owner; banker;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Pocahontas County; elected
1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Member, Psi
Omega; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Farm
Bureau; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921 to Summa
Grenova. |
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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.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1889-90, 1907-10 (35th District 1889-90,
1907-08, 36th District 1909-10); Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1911-13; Governor of
South Dakota, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1927 (age 69 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Judson Crossley (b. 1869) —
also known as James J. Crossley —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Crawford Township, Madison
County, Iowa, August
31, 1869.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Iowa
state senate, 1900-07; U.S.
Attorney for the 3rd District of Alaska Territory, 1908-09; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1909-14.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Crossley and Cynthia Jane (Hardy) Crossley; married,
August
10, 1910, to Cherry L. Hyde. |
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John R. Dethmers (1903-1971) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plessis, O'Brien
County, Iowa, October
15, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1942-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1945-46; resigned 1946; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946-70; appointed 1946; defeated,
1970; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1953, 1956-62, 1967-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
1, 1971 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest T. Eaton (b. 1877) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Atkinson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, September
11, 1877.
Superintendent
of schools; founder
in 1908, Billings Polytechnic Institute; (now Rocky Mountain
College); president,
1931; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1915-19, 1923-25; member of Montana
state senate, 1925-33; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1935, 1941-49.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas O. Eaton and Delia E. (Bolster) Eaton; married 1911 to
Augusta M. Valiton. |
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John Fletcher (b. 1876) —
of Avoca, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa, January
5, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Avoca, Ia., 1907-09; district judge in Iowa, 1925-27; Iowa
state attorney general, 1927-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Fletcher and Martha Fletcher; married, June 14,
1905, to Marie Schmidt. |
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Joseph E. Frick (1848-1927) —
of Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa; Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August
6, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1906-27; died in office 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1910-12, 1917-19.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died February
2, 1927 (age 78 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Raymond O. Garber (1887-1956) —
also known as Ray O. Garber —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Adair, Adair
County, Iowa, October
16, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1920; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died April
30, 1956 (age 68 years, 197
days).
Interment at Sunnyhill Cemetery, Adair, Iowa.
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Benjamin Joseph Gibson (1881-1949) —
also known as Ben J. Gibson —
of Corning, Adams
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, November
13, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; Adams
County Attorney, 1908-12; member of Iowa
state senate 6th District, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Iowa
state attorney general, 1921-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1949
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Guy Mark Gillette (1879-1973) —
also known as Guy M. Gillette —
of Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, February
3, 1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; farmer; lawyer; Cherokee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-09; member of Iowa
state senate, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1922;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936-45, 1949-55; defeated, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Actor
in cameo role in the 1962 movie
Advise & Consent.
Died in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, March 3,
1973 (age 94 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Edward Ellsworth Good (1862-1937) —
also known as Edward E. Good —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 13,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; Saunders
County Attorney, 1895-96; director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; district judge in Nebraska 5th District, 1912-22; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1923-37; died in office 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died August
3, 1937 (age 75 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good;
married, July 8,
1885, to Orpha J. Gillilan. |
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William Raymond Green (1856-1947) —
also known as William R. Green —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., November
7, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1894-1911; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1911-28; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1928-40.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Bellport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 11,
1947 (age 90 years, 216
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm; married, December
28, 1894, to Orphea Bealer. |
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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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Benjamin Clark Hilliard (1868-1951) —
also known as Benjamin C. Hilliard —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, January
9, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado state legislature, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918 (Independent), 1920, 1922, 1926; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1931-51; died in office 1951; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1939-41, 1949-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Christian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died August
7, 1951 (age 83 years, 210
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Edgar Howard (1858-1951) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, September
16, 1858.
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, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., July 19,
1951 (age 92 years, 306
days).
Interment at Columbus
Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
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Frank William Howbert (b. 1858) —
also known as Frank W. Howbert; William Frank
Howbert —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Clarinda, Page
County, Iowa, October
26, 1858.
Republican. El
Paso County Clerk, 1888; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for
Colorado, 1897-1913, 1921-32; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
German
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Everett Hughes (1922-1996) —
also known as Harold E. Hughes —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born near Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, February
10, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of
Iowa, 1963-69; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1969-75; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
23, 1996 (age 74 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Ida
Grove Cemetery, Ida Grove, Iowa.
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Harry Edward Hull (1864-1938) —
also known as Harry E. Hull —
of Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born near Belvidere, Allegany
County, N.Y., March
12, 1864.
Republican. Grain
business; mayor of Williamsburg, Iowa, 1889-1901; postmaster;
president, Williamsburg Telephone
Company; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1915-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1938 (age 73 years, 310
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa.
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William Darius Jamieson (1873-1949) —
of Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born near Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa, November
9, 1873.
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 (age 76 years, 9
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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George E. Q. Johnson (b. 1874) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Harcourt, Webster
County, Iowa, July 11,
1874.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1927-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1932-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Johnson and Mathilda (Linderholm) Johnson; married, September
8, 1906, to Elizabeth M. Swanstrom. |
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Percy R. Kelly (1870-1949) —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Arlington, Fayette
County, Iowa, July 13,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1898-1902; circuit judge in Oregon, 1911-30; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1930-49; appointed 1930; died in
office 1949; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1941-43.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died June 14,
1949 (age 78 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher C. Kelly and Mary Jane (Whipple) Kelly; married, March
29, 1910, to Margaret Dawson. |
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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.
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;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
5, 1936 (age 68 years, 233
days).
Cremated.
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Joseph Blanchard LaChapelle (1860-1927) —
of Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., December
30, 1860.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1927.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb., September
6, 1927 (age 66 years, 250
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa.
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Loren H. Laughlin (1896-1966) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Mt. Ayr, Ringgold
County, Iowa, August
13, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1940; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; senior claims commissioner,
Manila, Philippines, 1947-48; hearing examiner, Federal Trade
Commission, 1953-66.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., June 21,
1966 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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David B. Long (b. 1883) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Lucas
County, Iowa, September
2, 1883.
Republican. Member of Iowa
commerce commission, 1943-.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Arch W. McFarlane (b. 1885) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, 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;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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George McGill (1879-1963) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Russell, Lucas
County, Iowa, February
12, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1928,
1936,
1944
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930-39; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1948, 1954;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1945.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in St. Francis Hospital,
Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., May 14,
1963 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Interment at Pawnee
Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, Kan.
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John T. Medin (b. 1875) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in St. Angsar, Mitchell
County, Iowa, February
20, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in South Dakota, 1908-19; circuit judge in South Dakota,
1919-; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Alphonso Valdeze Penn (1851-1945) —
also known as A. V. Penn —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., 1851.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1904.
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa, 1945
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Sidney
Cemetery, Sidney, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John Newton Penn and Emily (Rickey) Penn; married 1874 to Mary
Zinzie Gray. |
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1909-13; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1920
(member, Credentials
Committee; member, Resolutions
Committee).
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1930
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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Warren J. Rees (b. 1908) —
of Jones
County, Iowa.
Born in Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa, August
2, 1908.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1948;
district judge in Iowa 18th District, 1963-69; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1969-80.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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David Fulton Rice (1889-1929) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Exline, Appanoose
County, Iowa, September
13, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1925.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Shot
and killed by
a disgruntled law client, George Domyancich, as he was leaving the
Appanoose County
Courthouse, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, February
28, 1929 (age 39 years, 168
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Frederick Delbert Schwengel (1906-1993) —
also known as Fred Schwengel —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Franklin
County, Iowa, May 28,
1906.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Scott County, 1944-54; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1955-65, 1967-73;
defeated, 1964, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Shriners;
Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) —
also known as W. G. Waddel —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., June 29,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Day
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Scottish
and German
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in Day
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.
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Edward E. Wagner (b. 1874) —
of Alexandria, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lyon
County, Iowa, October
22, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Hanson
County State's Attorney, 1901-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 11th District, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1907-13.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Wagner and Louisa E. (Conklin) Wagner; married, July 10,
1894, to Alice Tresslar. |
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De Vere Watson (1893-1982) —
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;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Woodmen;
Lions.
Died in November, 1982
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles F. Wennerstrum (1889-1986) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., October
11, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Iowa
2nd District, 1930-40; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1941-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died in June, 1986
(age 96
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand) Wennerstrum;
married, February
14, 1925, to Helen F. Rogers. |
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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 3rd District, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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