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Pottawattamie County
Iowa

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Pottawattamie County

Index to Locations Council Bluffs Fairview Cemetery Council Bluffs St. Joseph's Cemetery Council Bluffs Walnut Hill Cemetery Fairview Cemetery Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Politicians buried here:   Walter Inglewood Smith (1862-1922) — also known as Walter I. Smith — of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, July 10, 1862. Republican. District judge in Iowa 15th District, 1891-1900; U.S. Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1900-11; resigned 1911; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 8th Circuit, 1911; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1911-22; died in office 1922. Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, January 27, 1922 (age 59 years, 201 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Joseph Lyman (1840-1890) — of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Born in Lyons, Ionia County, Mich., September 13, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Iowa 13th District, 1884; U.S. Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1885-89. Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, July 9, 1890 (age 49 years, 299 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page St. Joseph's Cemetery Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Politicians buried here:   Mathew A. Tinley — also known as Mat A. Tinley — of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Democrat. Candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1932; delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Pottawattamie County, 1933. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.   Emmet Tinley — of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1920. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery. Walnut Hill Cemetery Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Politicians buried here:   Joseph Rea Reed (1835-1925) — of Iowa. Born in Ohio, 1835. Republican. Justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1884-89; U.S. Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1889-91. Died in 1925 (age about 90 years). Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Charles Edward Swanson (1879-1970) — also known as Charles E. Swanson — of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Born near Galesburg, Knox County, Ill., January 3, 1879. Republican. U.S. Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1929-33; defeated, 1932, 1934. Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, August 22, 1970 (age 91 years, 231 days). Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Henry Mills Pusey (1826-1900) — of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1826. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860, 1888 (speaker); member of Iowa state legislature, 1860; U.S. Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1883-85. Died in 1900 (age about 74 years). Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Grenville Mellen Dodge (1831-1916) — also known as Grenville M. Dodge — of Iowa. Born in Danvers, Essex County, Mass., April 12, 1831. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1867-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1868 (member, Resolutions Committee); member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1872-74. Member, Loyal Legion. Chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad. Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, January 3, 1916 (age 84 years, 266 days). Entombed at Walnut Hill Cemetery.   The World War II Liberty ship SS Grenville M. Dodge (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1974) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

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