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Christian William Ramseyer (1875-1943) —
also known as C. William Ramseyer —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born near Collinsville, Butler
County, Ohio, March 13,
1875.
Son of John Ramseyer and Anna (Ummel) Ramseyer.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Davis
County Attorney, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1915-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
1, 1943 (age 68 years, 233
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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John Frederick Raper, Jr. (b. 1913) —
also known as John F. Raper, Jr. —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 13,
1913.
Son of John Frederick Raper and Anna Selma (Peterson) Raper.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1953-61; Wyoming
state attorney general, 1963-66; district judge in Wyoming,
1966-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen John Rapp (b. 1949) —
also known as Stephen J. Rapp —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, January
26, 1949.
Son of Spurgeon John Rapp and Beverly (Leckington) Rapp.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1972-74, 1979-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1974, 1976; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
chair
of Black Hawk County Democratic Party, 1986-91; member of Iowa
Democratic State Committee, 1990-93; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1993-2001.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif.
Still living as of 2001.
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Relatives:
Married 1981
to Donna J. E. Maier. |
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Maurice E. Rawlings (1906-1982) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa, August
17, 1906.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 4th District, 1958-65; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died September
10, 1982 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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Charles W. Raymond —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Indian Territory (now Okla.).
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Son of William M. Raymond (killed at Civil War Battle of Nashville)
and Mary Ellen (Myers) Raymond.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1900;
U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indian Territory, 1904.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl B. Reed (b. 1873) —
of Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa.
Born in Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa, May 6,
1873.
Son of Henry
T. Reed.
Republican. Lawyer; Howard
County Attorney; member of Iowa state
senate, 1919-26; district judge in Iowa, 1926-33; member of Iowa
commerce commission, 1941-.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry T. Reed —
of Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Manoah Bostic Reese (1839-1917) —
also known as Manoah B. Reese —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Macoupin
County, Ill., September
5, 1839.
Son of Simon Reese and Mary Ann (Steidly) Reese.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; District
Attorney, 4th District, 1876-83; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-90, 1908-15; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1888-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan., 1917
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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John George Regan (b. 1872) —
also known as John G. Regan —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Platte
County, Neb., June 3,
1872.
Son of Dennis Regan and Margaret (Holland) Regan.
Democrat. School
teacher; insurance
and real
estate business; abstractor;
lawyer; mayor of Adel, Iowa, 1920-24, 1928-30; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of William Raphael Reilly and Stella (Vogenthaler) Reilly.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1964-67.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1967.
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Milton Remley (b. 1844) —
of Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
12, 1844.
Son of Rev. James Remley and Jane C. (Alderson) Remley.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1888;
Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1892;
Iowa
state attorney general, 1895-1901.
Baptist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Ward Reynoldson (b. 1920) —
also known as W. Ward Reynoldson —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in St. Edward, Boone
County, Neb., May 17,
1920.
Son of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach)
Reynoldson.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Clarke
County Attorney, 1953-57; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1971-87; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1978-87; law
professor.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2003.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach) Reynoldson;
married, December
24, 1942, to Janet Aline Mills (died 1986); married, June 3,
1989, to Patricia A. Frey. |
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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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George Rice (1854-1952) —
of Flandreau, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born in Butler
County, Iowa, November
16, 1854.
Son of Orson Rice and Anna Lee (Hawker) Rice.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1883-86; Speaker
of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1885; Dakota
territory attorney general, 1885-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1900;
member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1905-06; South
Dakota railroad commissioner, 1907-13; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 21st District, 1931-34.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died October
14, 1952 (age 97 years, 333
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ida Smith. |
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Samuel Allen Rice (1828-1864) —
also known as Samuel A. Rice —
of Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
27, 1828.
Lawyer; Iowa
state attorney general, 1856-61; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War.
Mortally
wounded at Jenkins' Ferry, Ark., April 30, 1864, and died at
Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, July 6,
1864 (age 36 years, 161
days).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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Hilliard Samuel Ridgely (b. 1874) —
also known as Hilliard S. Ridgely —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Siam, Taylor
County, Iowa, October
16, 1874.
Son of Eli Ridgely and Olive Marie (Allen) Ridgely.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Attorney, 1899-1902; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1911-14; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Riegelman (1892-1982) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
19, 1892.
Son of Isaac Riegelman and Bertha (Meyer) Riegelman.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1922; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1952,
1956;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Beta Tau; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in 1982
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph E. Robertson (b. 1885) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Iowa, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Juneau, Alaska, 1920-23; trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and
School of Mines (now University of Alaska), 1925-33; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1958.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gifford Simeon Robinson (b. 1843) —
also known as Gifford S. Robinson —
of Storm Lake, Buena Vista
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Tremont, Tazewell
County, Ill., May 28,
1843.
Son of Israel W. Robinson and Cornelia (Leonard) Robinson.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1876-78; member of Iowa state
senate, 1882-86; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1888-99.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Israel W. Robinson and Cornelia (Leonard) Robinson; married, April 10,
1872, to Janette E. Gorham (died 1893); married, June 27,
1910, to Clare Lunbeck. |
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John Nicholas William Rumple (1841-1903) —
also known as John N. W. Rumple —
of Marengo, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born near Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, March 4,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Iowa state
senate, 1873-78; mayor of Marengo, Iowa, 1885-86; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1901-03; died in office
1903.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
31, 1903 (age 61 years, 333
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Marengo, Iowa.
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Ezekiel Silas Sampson (1831-1892) —
also known as Ezekiel S. Sampson —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born in Huron
County, Ohio, December
6, 1831.
Son of Mary Polly (Merrifield) Sampson (1788-1870) and Ezekiel
Sampson (1793-1853).
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; district judge in Iowa 6th District, 1867-75; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1875-79.
Died in Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa, October
7, 1892 (age 60 years, 306
days).
Interment at Prairie
Grove Cemetery, Sigourney, Iowa.
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Henry P. Scholte (1805-1868) —
of Pella, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands,
September
25, 1805.
Republican. Preacher;
joined the dissenters from the national church of the Netherlands; tried in
1834 for teaching
heresy, expelled
from the church, fined,
and imprisoned;
helped organize a group which emigrated to Iowa in 1847;
lawyer; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died August
25, 1868 (age 62 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Pella, Iowa.
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George H. Scidmore (1854-1922) —
Born in Iowa, November
21, 1854.
Lawyer; U.S. Vice Consul in Dunfermline, 1877-84; Osaka, 1884-85; U.S. Vice Consul Genera in Shanghai, 1885; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Kanagawa, 1885-91; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Kanagawa, 1894-1902; Yokohama, 1902-04; U.S. Consul in Nagasaki, 1907-09; Kobe, 1909; U.S. Consul General in Seoul, 1909-11; Yokohama, 1914-22.
Died November
27, 1922 (age 68 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Cromwell Scott (1864-1948) —
also known as George C. Scott —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Monroe
County, N.Y., August 8,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1912-15, 1917-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1922-43.
Died in 1948
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Graceland
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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Leslie Mortier Shaw (1848-1932) —
also known as Leslie M. Shaw —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Morristown, Lamoille
County, Vt., November
2, 1848.
Son of Boardman O. Shaw and Lovisa (Spaulding) Shaw.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Governor of
Iowa, 1898-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1900;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1902-07; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1908.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 28,
1932 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Denison, Iowa.
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James Rockwell Sheffield (1864-1938) —
also known as James R. Sheffield —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, August
13, 1864.
Son of Frederick William Hotchkiss Sheffield and Sarah (Kellogg)
Sheffield.
Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Sen. William
B. Allison; member of New York
state assembly, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1936;
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1924-27; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Saranac Inn, Franklin
County, N.Y., September
2, 1938 (age 74 years, 20
days).
Interment somewhere
in Utica, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick William Hotchkiss Sheffield and Sarah (Kellogg)
Sheffield; married, November
2, 1898, to Edith Tod (granddaughter of David
Tod). |
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N. D. Shinn (1884-1959) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born January
26, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marion
County Attorney; mayor of Knoxville; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Died June 1,
1959 (age 75 years, 126
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Knoxville, Iowa.
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for California, 1888,
1900,
1908;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1921-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died January
17, 1952 (age 90 years, 167
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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William A. Smith (b. 1870) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Andalusia, Rock Island
County, Ill., 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1943-58.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce M. Snell (1895-1976) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, March 4,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; district
judge in Iowa, 1941-60; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1961-70.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in September, 1976
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce M. Snell, Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, August
18, 1929.
Son of Bruce
M. Snell.
Lawyer; Judge,
Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-87; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1987-.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1995.
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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
(speaker),
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; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James E. Stephenson (1926-2009) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Iowa, April 21,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1973-75; defeated, 1975.
Presbyterian.
Died August
29, 2009 (age 83 years, 130
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Loomis Stevens (1850-1933) —
also known as John L. Stevens —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Boone, Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., May 29,
1850.
Son of Isaac Loomis Stevens and Harriet E. (Tucker) Stevens.
Lawyer; district attorney 11th District, 1879-86; promoter of
early telephone
companies; organizer, Boone Brick and
Tile Paving
Company; district judge in Iowa 11th District, 1887-92; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900,
1912;
delegate to Progressive National Convention from Iowa, 1912;
candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Iowa, October
23, 1933 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Ames
Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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Robert W. Stewart (b. 1866) —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March 11,
1866.
Son of William Stewart and Eliza (Mills) Stewart.
Lawyer; Hughes
County State's Attorney, 1893; member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Luman M. Strong (1803-1867) —
of Marion, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Orange
County, Vt., October
24, 1803.
Lawyer; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1844;
member of Wisconsin state legislature; county judge in Wisconsin.
Died in Dodgeville, Iowa
County, Wis., December
4, 1867 (age 64 years, 41
days).
Interment at Eastside
Cemetery, Dodgeville, Wis.
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Ralph Richard Stuart (b. 1889) —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa, September
1, 1889.
Son of Iden L. Stuart and Katherine (Clemmer) Stuart.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Franklin
County Attorney, 1920-26; mayor of Hampton, Iowa, 1928-34;
candidate for Iowa state
senate 43rd District, 1940.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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William C. Stuart (b. 1920) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, April 28,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of
Iowa
state senate, 1953-61; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1962-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 1971.
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Lyman B. Sutter (1904-1963) —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, June 14,
1904.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1953-54; municipal judge in California.
Died of cancer in
August
22, 1963 (age 59 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher B. Swank (1875-1950) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April 24,
1875.
Son of Wallace Swank and Melinda (Wells) Swank.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; private secretary to U.S. Rep Scott
Ferris, 1907-08; lawyer; Cleveland
County Judge, 1911-14; district judge in Oklahoma 14th District,
1915-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1921-29, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Woodmen
Circle.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March 16,
1950 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Burton Erwin Sweet (1867-1957) —
also known as Burton E. Sweet —
of Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa.
Born in Bremer
County, Iowa, December
10, 1867.
Son of Alpheus E. Sweet and Isabelle (Lyon) Sweet.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1900-04; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1902-06; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1915-23; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922, 1924.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
3, 1957 (age 89 years, 24
days).
Interment at Harlington
Cemetery, Waverly, Iowa.
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Melvin D. Synhorst (b. 1914) —
of Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa.
Born in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, January
21, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1949-65, 1967-80; resigned 1980.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Amvets.
Still living as of 1980.
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Joseph Taggart (1867-1938) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born near Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa, June 15,
1867.
Son of John Taggart and Bridget Mary (Devitt) Taggart.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wyandotte
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1911-17; defeated, 1916;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; state court judge in
Kansas, 1924.
Died in Wadsworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., December
3, 1938 (age 71 years, 171
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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Orville Taylor (1885-1969) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
8, 1885.
Son of Orville J. Taylor and Eleanor Sarah (Harris) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marsha K. Ternus (b. 1951) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa, May 30,
1951.
Lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1993-.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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Seth Thomas —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Ohio.
Lawyer; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1935-.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1933-40; district judge in Iowa, 1941-50; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1951-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Maccabees;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: 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. |
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James Thorington (1816-1887) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., May 7,
1816.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1843-46; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1855-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1856;
U.S. Consul in Aspinwall, 1872-82.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 18,
1887 (age 71 years, 42
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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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.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd Thurston (1880-1970) —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, March 27,
1880.
Son of S. Thurston and Margaret (Maloy) Thurston.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Iowa state
senate, 1920-24; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1925-39 (8th District 1925-33, 5th
District 1933-39); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1938.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Rotary.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 7,
1970 (age 90 years, 41
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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C. L. Todd (b. 1869) —
of Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Iowa, 1869.
Lawyer; banker; farmer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 7th District; elected 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
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Seneca Chamberlain Traver (b. 1867) —
also known as Seneca C. Traver —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa, May 17,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1905-08.
English
and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert B. Tripp —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Iowa.
Lawyer; circuit judge in South Dakota 1st Circuit, 1909-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas F. Trumbull (1868-1944) —
of Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born in Iowa, 1868.
Son of William H. Trumbull and Mary (Gilmore) Trumbull.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Washington, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., April 29,
1944 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Mount
Angeles Memorial Park, Port Angeles, Wash.
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Hubert Utterback (1880-1942) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Hayesville, Keokuk
County, Iowa, June 28,
1880.
Son of A. M. Utterback and Julia Esther (Hayes) Utterback.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 9th District,
1915-27; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1932-33; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1935-37; defeated, 1938;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Acacia; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Phi Omega; Delta
Theta Phi; Lions.
Died in 1942
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Hosford Edwin Valentine (1865-1937) —
also known as Hosford E. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Edinburg, Johnson
County, Ind., November
26, 1865.
Lawyer; mayor
of Centerville, Iowa, 1897-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 2,
1937 (age 71 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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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.
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;
vice-president, Iowa Southern Utilities
Company, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Rotary; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, October
12, 1950 (age 46 years, 249
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Anthony Van Wagenen (b. 1852) —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, December
28, 1852.
Son of I. W. Van Wagenan and Elizabeth (Moreland) Van Wagenan.
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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Charles William Vermilion (1866-1927) —
also known as Charles W. Vermilion —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
6, 1866.
Son of William
F. Vermilion.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 2nd District,
1902-23; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Iowa Methodist Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
2, 1927 (age 60 years, 300
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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William F. Vermilion (1830-1894) —
of Iowa.
Born in Kentucky, October
18, 1830.
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Iowa
state senate, 1869-73.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
28, 1894 (age 64 years, 71
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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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; 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 2012.
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Henry Vollmer (1867-1930) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, July 28,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1894-96; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1914-15; defeated, 1914.
Died in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., August
25, 1930 (age 63 years, 28
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
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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.
Son of William Warren Waddle (1843-1912) and Elizabeth Ann (Garner)
Waddle (1850-1935).
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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Martin Joseph Wade (1861-1931) —
also known as Martin J. Wade —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., October
20, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 8th District,
1893-1903; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1903-05; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1904;
speaker, 1912;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1912; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1915-31; died
in office 1931.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 16,
1931 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Iowa City, 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.
Son of James H. Wagner (died 1884) and Louisa E. (Conklin) Wagner.
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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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.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henson Wallace (1811-1879) —
Born in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, July 19,
1811.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1838; member Iowa
territorial council, 1842-43; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1843; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848; member of Washington
territorial legislature, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1861; defeated, 1854;
Governor
of Washington Territory, 1861; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1863-64; appointed 1863; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1864; probate judge in
Washington.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Steilacoom, Pierce
County, Wash., February
7, 1879 (age 67 years, 203
days).
Interment at Western
State Hospital Memorial Cemetery, Steilacoom, Wash.
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Chesley Mathew Walter (b. 1889) —
also known as Chesley M. Walter —
of Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill., November
19, 1889.
Son of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1944.
Member, Kiwanis;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter; married 1912 to Fannie
Machen; married, May 24,
1941, to Dorothy Mills Smith. |
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Raymond T. Walton (b. 1921) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in 1921.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Iowa
state attorney general, 1970.
Still living as of 2002.
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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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Harry Otis Weaver —
also known as H. O. Weaver —
of Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1924.
Interment at Wapello
Cemetery, Wapello, Iowa.
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William Otis Weaver —
also known as William O. Weaver —
of Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Son of Harry
Otis Weaver.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1952.
Interment at Wapello
Cemetery, Wapello, Iowa.
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Thomas P. Welch (b. 1897) —
of Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Jacksonville Township, Chickasaw
County, Iowa, June 5,
1897.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 27th District, 1939-59.
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.
Son of Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand)
Wennerstrum.
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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Samuel H. West (1872-1938) —
of Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio.
Born in Waubeek, Linn
County, Iowa, July 17,
1872.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; Logan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1903; member of Ohio state
senate, 1903-08; counsel to New York Central Railroad;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1928-38; died
in office 1938.
Died October
5, 1938 (age 66 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Henry Williams (1823-1910) —
also known as George H. Williams —
of Lee
County, Iowa; Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y., March 23,
1823.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 1st District,
1847-52; justice of
Oregon territorial supreme court, 1853-57; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1865-71; U.S.
Attorney General, 1872-75; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1902-05.
Episcopalian.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April 4,
1910 (age 87 years, 12
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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William Williamson, Jr. (1875-1972) —
of Oacoma, Lyman
County, S.Dak.; Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born near New Sharon, Mahaska
County, Iowa, October
7, 1875.
Son of William Williamson and Mary (Erland) Williamson.
Republican. Lawyer; Lyman
County State's Attorney, 1905-08, 1910-11; circuit judge in South
Dakota, 1911-21; delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak., July 15,
1972 (age 96 years, 282
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Memorial Park, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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George Allison Wilson (1884-1953) —
also known as George A. Wilson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born near Menlo, Adair
County, Iowa, April 1,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Polk
County Attorney, 1915-16; district judge in Iowa, 1917-21; member
of Iowa
state senate, 1925-35; Governor of
Iowa, 1939-43; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1943-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944.
Methodist.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
8, 1953 (age 69 years, 160
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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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, 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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John McClelland Work (1869-1961) —
also known as John M. Work —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, January
3, 1869.
Son of John H. Work and Roseanna (McClelland) Work.
Socialist. Lawyer; lecturer;
writer;
candidate for mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa, 1902; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1914; candidate for
Governor
of Illinois, 1916; editorial page editor for the Socialist
Milwaukee Leader newspaper,
1917-42; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1925; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin, 1956.
Died in Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
5, 1961 (age 92 years, 2
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Preston Young, Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as Robert P. Young, Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 13,
1951.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1995-98; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1998-; appointed 1998; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 2011-.
African
ancestry. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2011.
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