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Physician Politicians in Iowa
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  George Walter Allaman (1862-1937) — also known as George W. Allaman — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan. Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, September 28, 1862. Son of John T. Allaman (1834-1894) and Adeline (Bedell) Allaman (1837-1919). Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1920. Member, Odd Fellows. Died September 24, 1937 (age 74 years, 361 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of John T. Allaman (1834-1894) and Adeline (Bedell) Allaman (1837-1919); married, October 2, 1884, to Ida Campbell McGill (1863-1907); married to Olive Simpson (1883-1947); father of Walter Rex Allaman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elmer E. Bamford (1864-1939) — of Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, October 10, 1864. Son of Robert Lewis Bamford (1826-1906) and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Davis) Bamford (1829-1897). Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912, 1932; delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Appanoose County, 1933. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, January 6, 1939 (age 74 years, 88 days). Interment at Allerton Cemetery, Allerton, Iowa.
  Relatives: Married, May 14, 1889, to Susie B. Clark (1866-1922).
  Royal William Calkins (1870-1961) — of Montezuma County, Colo. Born in Iowa, 1870. Physician; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1921-32; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1929-30. Died in 1961 (age about 91 years). 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. 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.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1896, to F. May Isham Ruddick.
  Merwin Dieckmann — Republican. Physician; Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Greg Ganske (b. 1949) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa, March 31, 1949. Republican. Physician; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1995-2003; candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 2002. Catholic. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Jacob George Kleinsasser (b. 1887) — also known as Jacob G. Kleinsasser — of Bowdon, Wells County, N.Dak.; Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme County, S.Dak. Born in Hutchinson County, S.Dak., April 14, 1887. Son of Joseph J. Kleinsasser (born 1863) and Susana J. (Waldner) Kleinsasser (born 1861). Democrat. Physician; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1933-34. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 9, 1911, to Anna June Wipf.
  Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869) — of Johnson County, Ind. Born in Boone County, Ky., about 1809. Physician; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1837-38. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, November 10, 1869 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of James Noble and Noah Noble; uncle of Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837). See Noble family of Indiana.
  Harry Keep Pangburn (b. 1879) — also known as Harry K. Pangburn — of Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez), Guerrero. Born in Perry, Dallas County, Iowa, March 27, 1879. Physician; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Acapulco, 1908-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Acapulco, 1916-29; Ciudad Juarez, 1932-38. Burial location unknown.
  Ephraim M. Reynolds (1843-1902) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Wayne County, Ind., July 22, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1881, 1886; member of Iowa state senate, 1892-94. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, January 8, 1902 (age 58 years, 170 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  F. M. Roberts (b. 1869) — of Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa. Born in Mahaska County, Iowa, 1869. Democrat. Physician; member of Iowa state senate 15th District; elected 1948. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Armington Robins (1884-1970) — also known as Charles A. Robins — of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho. Born in Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, December 8, 1884. Republican. Physician; member of Idaho state senate, 1938-44; Governor of Idaho, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1948. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; American Medical Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis. Died September 20, 1970 (age 85 years, 286 days). Interment at Lewis and Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Socrates H. Tryon — of Marion, Linn County, Iowa. Republican. Physician; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Linn and Benton counties, 1846; lumber business. Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Nathan Udell (1817-1903) — of Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Susquehanna County, Pa., February 18, 1817. Democrat. Physician; member of Iowa state senate, 1854, 1860-66. Member, Freemasons. The town of Udell, Iowa, is named for him. Died in Denver, Colo., March 6, 1903 (age 86 years, 16 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  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.
  Relatives: Father of Charles William Vermilion.
  Books about William Vermilion: Donald C. Elder III, Love Amid the Turmoil : The Civil War Letters of William and Mary Vermilion
  Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949) — also known as Ray L. Wilbur — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Boonesboro, Boone County, Iowa, April 13, 1875. Son of Dwight Locke Wilbur and Edna Maria (Lyman) Wilbur. Republican. Physician; dean of Stanford University Medical School, 1911-16; president of Stanford University, 1916-43; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1929-33. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; Newcomen Society. Died in Stanford, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 26, 1949 (age 74 years, 74 days). Interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
  Relatives: Brother of Curtis Dwight Wilbur.
  See also NNDB dossier

 

 


 
   
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