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Freemasons
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Politician members

• M. L. Abrahamson (1902-1975) — of Boone County, Iowa. Born in Pilot Mound, Boone County, Iowa, June 19, 1902. Boone County Treasurer; Iowa state treasurer, 1951-65. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions; Moose. Died in 1975. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) — also known as Frank Agan — of Ely, White Pine County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld County, Colo. Born in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, March 4, 1906. Son of Benjamin T. Agan and Etta M. (Hittle) Agan; married to Evelyn B. Henderson. Republican. Accountant for Nevada Northern Railway; member of Nevada Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948; chair of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Died May 5, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Elma Gates Albert (b. 1866) — of Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa. Born in Hampton, Adams County, Pa., June 5, 1866. Son of Daniel Albert and Margaret (Getz) Albert; married, June 16, 1897, to Alice Kester. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1925-36. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles E. Allen (b. 1865) — of Cozad, Dawson County, Neb. Born in Lucas County, Iowa, January 8, 1865. Son of Tandy Allen and Joan (Van Nuys) Allen; married, August 29, 1889, to Sue L. Morrow (died 1919); married, June 14, 1925, to Katherine Worley. Republican. Merchant; banker; member of Nebraska state senate, 1923, 1931, 1935. Presbyterian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry H. Anderson (b. 1908) — of Montana. Born in Wright County, Iowa, May 9, 1908. Member of Montana state senate, 1955-60; Montana state treasurer, 1965-69. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 1969.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Thomas Arthur (b. 1860) — of Logan, Harrison County, Iowa. Born in Harrison County, Iowa, July 12, 1860. Son of William Arthur and Ellen Arthur; married, December 14, 1892, to H. Ima Stocker. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1911-20; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1920-25; appointed 1920. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• A. Earl Augustine (b. 1890) — of Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa. Born in Mahaska County, Iowa, February 10, 1890. Son of Michael G. Augustine and Emma C. (Thatcher) Augustine; married, December 6, 1911, to Ruth Hull. Democrat. Farmer; real estate agent; member of Iowa state senate 14th District, 1936-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1946. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Herman C. Baehr (1866-1942) — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, March 16, 1866. Son of Jacob Baehr and Magdalena (Zipf) Baehr; married, April 22, 1899, to Rose E. Schulte. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1910-11. Mennonite. Member, Freemasons. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 4, 1942. 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 Raymond Bahne (b. 1889) — also known as J. R. Bahne — of Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa. Born in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, February 26, 1889. Son of Jacob H. Bahne and Lenora (Richardson) Bahne; married, November 12, 1912, to Vera Shell. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate). Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Kappa Sigma. 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.
  
  
• George J. Baker (b. 1898) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, March 17, 1898. Married, July 5, 1935, to Kathryn Fry. Democrat. Member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1934-47; secretary of state of Colorado, 1949-53, 1955-63. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Kenneth Ferguson Baldridge (b. 1886) — also known as Kenneth F. Baldridge — of Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa. Born in Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, May 25, 1886. Son of David Franklin Baldridge and Margaret Jane (Ferguson) Baldridge; married, May 17, 1910, to Katharine McClure. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1936. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Sigma Delta Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George L. Bambrick (b. 1869) — 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. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of M. S. Banta and Briget (Hickey) Banta; married, January 1, 1907, to Elizabeth Davis; married, July 15, 1936, to Stella T. Mutschler. Republican. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; farmer; member of Iowa state senate, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Phi Delta Phi. Died, of a heart attack, August 1, 1952. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Manchester, Iowa.
  
  
• James Robert Barkley (1869-1948) — of Iowa. Born in a log cabin in Davis County, Iowa, February 13, 1869. Lawyer; member of Iowa state senate 3rd District, 1945-47. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, July 26, 1948. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
  
  
• Rexford R. Bateson (1897-1964) — also known as Rex Bateson — of Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa. Born in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, November 15, 1897. Lawyer; member of Iowa state senate 37th District, 1947-. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in 1964. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William S. Beardsley (1901-1954) — also known as Bill Beardsley — of New Virginia, Warren County, Iowa. Born in Beacon, Mahaska County, Iowa, May 13, 1901. Son of William Beardsley and Carrie (Shane) Beardsley; married, January 29, 1919, to Charlotte E. Manning. Republican. Pharmacist; farmer; member of Iowa state senate, 1933-41; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of Iowa, 1949-54; died in office 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952. Methodist. English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Killed in an automobile accident, November 21, 1954. Interment at New Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia, Iowa.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Guy Vernon Bennett (b. 1880) — also known as G. Vernon Bennett — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, February 17, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent of schools; university professor; member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1938-40, 1948; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ellis Yarnal Berry (1902-1999) — also known as E. Y. Berry — of McLaughlin, Corson County, S.Dak. Born in Larchwood, Lyon County, Iowa, October 6, 1902. Married 1928 to Rose Hartinger. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; member of South Dakota state senate, 1939-43; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1951-71; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Theta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi. Died in Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., April 1, 1999. Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Robert Donald Blue (1898-1989) — of Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa. Born in Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa, September 24, 1898. Son of Donald Blue and Myrtle Emily (Newell) Blue; married, October 17, 1926, to Cathlene M. Beale. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1932; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1935-42; Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1941-42; Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1943-45; Governor of Iowa, 1945-49. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died December 13, 1989. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association 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.
  
  
• William Dayton Boies (1857-1932) — also known as William D. Boies — of Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa. Born in Boone County, Ill., January 3, 1857. Son of William Dayton Boies and Sarah C. (Bugbee) Boies; married, November 24, 1881, to Lillian E. Biddinger. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1913-18 (4th District 1913, 21st District 1914-18); U.S. Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1919-29. Member, Freemasons. Died in Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, May 31, 1932. Interment at Eastlawn Cemetery, Sheldon, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Hiram Evans Booth (b. 1860) — also known as Hiram E. Booth — of Carson, Pottawattamie County, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born near Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa, October 25, 1860. Son of Joseph Booth and Caroline (Bishop) Booth; married, May 29, 1889, to Lillian B. Redhead. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Utah territorial senate, 1894-96; member of Utah state senate, 1896-97; U.S. Attorney for Utah, 1906-13. Member, Freemasons. 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.
  
  
• Jean Sala Breitenstein (1900-1986) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, July 18, 1900. Married, July 8, 1925, to Helen Callamore Thomas. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. District Judge for Colorado, 1954-57; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1957-70; took senior status 1970. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa. Died January 30, 1986. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) — also known as B. A. Brigadier — of New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 1, 1882. Son of Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier; married, May 29, 1933, to Florence M. Muller. Republican. Insurance agent; member of Iowa Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions; Rotary. 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.
  
  
• Norris Brown (1863-1960) — of Kearney, Buffalo County, Neb. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, May 2, 1863. Son of William Henry Harrison Brown and Eliza Ann (Phelps) Brown; married, November 28, 1885, to Lula K. Beeler (died 1925); married, February 5, 1927, to Ann L. Howland (died 1939). Republican. Lawyer; Nebraska state attorney general, 1905-07; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908; law partner of Irving F. Baxter. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., January 5, 1960. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  • 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.
  
  
• Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) — also known as Elmer J. Burkett — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born near Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, December 1, 1867. Son of Henry W. Burkett and Catherine (Kearney) Burkett; married, September 1, 1891, to Fannie Fern Wright. Republican. School principal; lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916; director, First National Bank; director, State Oil Company. Methodist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Woodmen. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., May 23, 1935. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Hugh Alfred Butler (1878-1954) — also known as Hugh A. Butler — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, February 28, 1878. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Nebraska, 1936, 1947; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1941-54; died in office 1954. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., July 1, 1954. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Emery Buxton (b. 1839) — of Moingona (unknown county), Iowa; Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa; Middletown Springs, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Middletown Springs, Rutland County, Vt., October 20, 1839. Son of Luther Buxton and Semantha (Paris) Buxton; married, November 20, 1865, to Antha M. Clift. Republican. Hardware merchant; mining business; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1900; member of Vermont state senate, 1904. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Charles B. Campbell (1841-1932) — of Raymond, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Born July 7, 1841. Member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1874. Member, Freemasons. Died February 25, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• George Alfred Carlson (1876-1926) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Alta, Buena Vista County, Iowa, October 23, 1876. Son of Charles August Carlson and Louisa Piternilla (Gustafson) Carlson; married, August 29, 1906, to Rosa Lillian Alps. Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 8th Judicial District, 1908-15; Governor of Colorado, 1915-17. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu. Died December 6, 1926. Interment at Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Clinton Amos Clauson (1895-1959) — also known as Clinton A. Clauson — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa, March 28, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1956-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1956; Governor of Maine, 1959; died in office 1959. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Newcomen Society; Odd Fellows. Died December 30, 1959. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) — also known as A. U. Coates — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Excelsior, Richland County, Wis., June 21, 1858. Son of William Harvey Coates (1833-1917) and Anna French (Knowlton) Coates (1839-1923); married, August 31, 1875, to Isabel Lein. School teacher; music store manager; grocer; real estate dealer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1936. Church of Christ. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, January 21, 1943. Interment at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Gilbert Geoffrey Cottam (b. 1873) — also known as Gilbert G. Cottam — of Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Manchester, England, August 2, 1873. Son of Rev. Henry Cottam and Eliza Mary (Warburton) Cottam; married, June 16, 1896, to F. May Isham Ruddick. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924. Episcopalian. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Aylett Rains Cotton (1826-1912) — also known as Aylett R. Cotton — of Lyons, Clinton County, Iowa; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Austintown, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 29, 1826. Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Clinton County Judge, 1851-53; Clinton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1854; mayor of Lyons, Iowa, 1855-57; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1857; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1868-71; Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1870-71; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1871-75. Member, Freemasons. Died in San Francisco, Calif., October 30, 1912. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) — also known as Paul Cunningham — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Indiana County, Pa., June 15, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state legislature; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th District 1943-59); defeated, 1958. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Moose; Odd Fellows; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minn., July 16, 1961. Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Taylor Daniels (1859-1944) — of Iowa. Born in Jackson County, Ohio, September 23, 1859. Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1911-14. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, of apoplexy (stroke), in Moulton, Appanoose County, Iowa, May 4, 1944. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981) — also known as Robert V. Denney — of Fairbury, Jefferson County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, April 11, 1916. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Nebraska Republican state chair, 1961-64; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1967-71. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., June 26, 1981. Interment at Fairbury Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles A. Dewey (b. 1877) — Born in Washington, Washington County, Iowa, September 11, 1877. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1918; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1928-49. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lester Jesse Dickinson (1873-1968) — also known as L. J. Dickinson — of Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Derby, Lucas County, Iowa, October 20, 1873. Son of Levi D. Dickinson and Willamine (Morton) Dickinson; married, August 21, 1901, to Myrtle Call; cousin of Fred Dickinson Letts. Republican. Lawyer; Kossuth County Attorney; member of Iowa Republican State Central Committee, 1914-18; U.S. Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1919-31; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1931-37; defeated, 1936, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, June 4, 1968. Interment at Algona Cemetery, Algona, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) — also known as James I. Dolliver — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa. Born in Park Ridge, Cook County, Ill., August 31, 1894. Nephew of Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., December 10, 1978. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
  • See also Dolliver-Brown family of West Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Cassius Clay Dowell (1864-1940) — also known as Cassius C. Dowell — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born near Summerset, Warren County, Iowa, February 29, 1864. Son of James W. Dowell and Martha (Rees) Dowell. Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1894-98; member of Iowa state senate, 1902-12; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1915-35, 1937-40 (7th District 1915-33, 6th District 1933-35, 1937-40); died in office 1940. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons. Died February 4, 1940. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Francis Marion Drake (1830-1903) — of Iowa. Born in Rushville, Schuyler County, Ill., December 30, 1830. Married 1855 to Mary Jane Lord. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; railroad builder; philanthropist; Governor of Iowa, 1896-98. Disciples of Christ. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa is named for him. Died, of diabetes, in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, November 20, 1903. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Kenneth A. Evans (b. 1898) — of Mills County, Iowa. Born in Emerson, Mills County, Iowa, November 9, 1898. Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1945-51. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Kappa Psi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Oliver Perry Fuller, Jr. (1862-1936) — of Kansas. Born in Taylor County, Iowa, October 12, 1862. District judge in Kansas 19th District, 1914-36. Member, Freemasons. Died in Winfield, Cowley County, Kan., October 27, 1936. Interment at Union Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
  
  
• Guy George Gabrielson (b. 1891) — also known as Guy G. Gabrielson — of Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista County, Iowa, May 22, 1891. Son of Frank August Gabrielson and Ida (Jansen) Gabrielson; married, February 5, 1918, to Cora M. Speer. Republican. Lawyer; president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines, Danville, Quebec; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1926-30; Speaker of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1949-52. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Silas Jack Galvin (b. 1878) — also known as S. J. Galvin — of Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa. Born in Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa, August 7, 1878. Son of James Allan Galvin and Margaret (Haynes) Galvin; married, June 7, 1899, to Ethel L. Craig. Democrat. Brick and tile business; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1924; candidate for Iowa railroad commission, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936 (alternate), 1940, 1944, 1948 (alternate); candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1940. Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. President, Sheffield Brick & Tile Co. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry F. Garrett (b. 1887) — of Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa. Born in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, December 24, 1887. Son of John S. Garrett and Carrie (Freeland) Garrett. Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne County Attorney, 1914-18, 1929-30; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1931-32; candidate for Iowa state attorney general, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1958-60. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; 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.
  
  
• Fred Cramer Gilchrist (1868-1950) — also known as Fred C. Gilchrist — of Laurens, Pocahontas County, Iowa. Born in California, Washington County, Pa., June 2, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1902; member of Iowa state senate, 1923; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1931-45 (10th District 1931-33, 8th District 1933-43, 6th District 1943-45). Member, Freemasons. Died March 10, 1950. Interment at Laurens Cemetery, Laurens, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Raymond R. Gillespie (b. 1890) — of Iowa. Born July 23, 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state senate 16th District; elected 1948. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons. Interment at Winterset Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.
  
  
• 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. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, March 3, 1973. Interment at Oak Knoll Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Josiah Given (1828-1908) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pa., August 31, 1828. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa, 1880; district judge in Iowa, 1886-89; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1901. Presbyterian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, February 3, 1908. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  
  
• James William Good (1866-1929) — also known as James W. Good; "Jimmy Good" — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born near Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, September 24, 1866. Son of Henry Good and Margaret Elizabeth (Combs) Good; married, October 4, 1894, to Lucy Deacon. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1909-21; U.S. Secretary of War, 1929; died in office 1929. Presbyterian. Swiss ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., November 18, 1929. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Charles Ernest Grassley (b. 1933) — also known as Charles E. Grassley; Chuck Grassley — of New Hartford, Butler County, Iowa; Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Born in New Hartford, Butler County, Iowa, September 17, 1933. Republican. Member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1959-74; defeated, 1956; U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1975-81; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1981-. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• John M. Grimes (b. 1873) — of Clarke County, Iowa. Born near Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., February 1, 1873. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Missouri state senate, 1907; Iowa state treasurer, 1943-51. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. 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.
  
  
• Hugh Gail Guernsey (1892-1992) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born near Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, August 10, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Iowa state senate 3rd District, 1937-40. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died, in Calvin Manor nursing home, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, August 18, 1992. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Benjamin Howard Halstead (1876-1943) — also known as Benjamin H. Halstead — of Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich. Born in Waukee, Dallas County, Iowa, September 7, 1876. Son of Benjamin Terry Halstead and Priscilla Antoinette (Howard) Halstead; married, December 26, 1902, to Maud Warren Fuller. Democrat. Candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1921; candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1929; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1934-39; defeated, 1925, 1939, 1941; circuit judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1941-43; appointed 1941; died in office 1943. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Delta Tau Delta. Died October 19, 1943. 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.
  
  
• John Taylor Hamilton (1843-1925) — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born near Geneseo, Henry County, Ill., October 16, 1843. Democrat. Mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1878; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1885-91; Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1890-91; U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1891-93; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1914. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, January 25, 1925. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Hammill (1875-1936) — of Britt, Hancock County, Iowa. Born in Linden, Iowa County, Wis., October 14, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state senate, 1908-12; Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1921-25; Governor of Iowa, 1925-31; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936. Member, Freemasons. Died, of a heart attack, in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., April 6, 1936. Interment somewhere in Britt, Iowa.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Dick Haney (b. 1852) — of Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Lansing, Allamakee County, Iowa, November 10, 1852. Son of John Haney and Fanny (Hemmingway) Haney; married, January 22, 1876, to Roxie W. Doe (died 1907); married, September 14, 1909, to Florence May Tredway. Republican. Circuit judge in South Dakota, 1889-96; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1896-1913. Member, Freemasons; Woodmen; Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Rhodes Hanley (b. 1876) — also known as Joe R. Hanley — of Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa; Perry, Wyomin