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Politicians in Banking and Finance in Iowa

  Charles E. Allen (b. 1865) — of Cozad, Dawson County, Neb. Born in Lucas County, Iowa, January 8, 1865. Republican. Merchant; banker; member of Nebraska state senate, 1923, 1931, 1935. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Tandy Allen and Joan (Van Nuys) Allen; married, August 29, 1889, to Sue L. Morrow; married, June 14, 1925, to Katherine Worley.
  Amund P. Amundson (1874-1958) — of Colton, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Ridgeway, Winneshiek County, Iowa, May 16, 1874. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; bank director; member of South Dakota state senate 10th District, 1933-36. Died in Minnehaha County, S.Dak., July 18, 1958 (age 84 years, 63 days). Interment at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Colton, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Married, July 12, 1905, to Eveline Hamre.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Clemence Arts (1878-1935) — also known as Joseph C. Arts — of Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa. Born in Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa, September 17, 1878. Democrat. Banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1912. Catholic. German ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Catholic Order of Foresters; Modern Woodmen of America. Died in Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa, April 8, 1935 (age 56 years, 203 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Arts and Christina (Manemann) Arts; married, April 27, 1904, to Caroline B. 'Carrie' Meyers.
  Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) — also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C. Bagley — of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Born in Magnolia, Rock County, Wis., October 29, 1873. Republican. Banker; in 1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at him and missed; Iowa state treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Moose; Maccabees; American Bankers Association; Lions. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, October 20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356 days). Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Shepherd Stephen Bagley and Louisa (Cain) Bagley; married, May 15, 1895, to Winifred Bogardus.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George W. Ball (b. 1848) — of Jefferson County, Iowa. Born in Brooke County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 6, 1848. Farmer; bank director; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1888-90, 1915-16; member of Iowa state senate 2nd District, 1917-18. Christian. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Ball and Margaret (Langfitt) Ball; married, October 31, 1872, to Margaret L. Laughlin.
  Tom Burrow Bark (1863-1940) — also known as T. B. Bark — of Sutherland, O'Brien County, Iowa. Born in Cassville, Grant County, Wis., May 30, 1863. Republican. Banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912. Died in Sutherland, O'Brien County, Iowa, April 15, 1940 (age 76 years, 321 days). Interment at Waterman Cemetery, Sutherland, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of James Rowe Bark and Sarah Margaret (Newman) Bark; married, October 28, 1884, to Ella Townsend; married, February 25, 1890, to Augusta Kathryn Townsend.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Clark Bellows (1856-1929) — also known as Edward C. Bellows — of New Hartford, Butler County, Iowa; Washington; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., May 8, 1856. Republican. Banker; member of Washington state legislature, 1890; U.S. Consul General in Yokohama, as of 1900-05; California Corporation Commissioner, 1918-22. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 27, 1929 (age 73 years, 233 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Bristol Bellows and Eusebia (Dickinson) Bellows; married, August 28, 1883, to Ida Isabel Perry.
  Bertram Calvin Benham (1871-1944) — also known as Bert C. Benham — of Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa. Born in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, December 5, 1871. Democrat. Banker; Muscatine County Auditor, 1894; candidate for Iowa state auditor, 1894; Muscatine city clerk, 1896-1902; mayor of Muscatine, Iowa; elected 1926. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Royal and Select Masters; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, August 25, 1944 (age 72 years, 264 days). Entombed at Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Milford Benham and Ann (Smith) Benham; married, October 3, 1894, to Emma R. Rickard.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard C. Berry (b. 1876) — of Pomeroy, Calhoun County, Iowa. Born in England, November 8, 1876. Republican. Banker; member of Iowa state house of representatives from Calhoun County; elected 1950. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Modern Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Berry and Mary Berry; married 1904 to Nellie Holmes.
  Alexander Stanley Bloedel (b. 1876) — also known as A. S. Bloedel — of Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa. Born in Papillion, Sarpy County, Neb., May 8, 1876. Republican. Hardware business; president, Tabor and Northern Railroad; bank director; member of Iowa state house of representatives from Fremont County, 1951. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Bloedel and Caroline Bloedel; married 1904 to Sarah Weatherhead.
  Gustave A. Boehmke (1876-1939) — also known as Gus Boehmke — of Holland, Pipestone County, Minn. Born in Benton County, Iowa, 1876. Farmer; grain and livestock buyer; banker; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 12, 1915-16. Died in Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minn., July 13, 1939 (age about 63 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Pipestone, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Emil Boehmke and Anna (Wieben) Boehmke.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  James Williamson Bosler (1833-1883) — also known as James W. Bosler — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pa., April 4, 1833. Lawyer; merchant; real estate agent; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1860; Republican candidate for Pennsylvania state senate 32nd District, 1882. German ancestry. Died, from a stroke of apoplexy, in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., December 17, 1883 (age 50 years, 257 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Bosler and Elizabeth (Herman) Bosler; married 1860 to Helen Beltzhoover.
  Bosler Hall (built 1884-86; expanded and transformed, 1940-41; renovated again in 1967 and 1983), at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Woodward Harold Brenton (1899-1968) — also known as W. Harold Brenton — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Dallas Center, Dallas County, Iowa, February 27, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944; Treasurer of Republican National Committee, 1954-55. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in September, 1968 (age 69 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles R. Brenton and Carrie Alicesta (Woodward) Brenton; married 1921 to Etta Spurgeon.
  Theodore Weld Burdick (1836-1898) — of Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Born in Evansburg (now Conneaut Lake), Crawford County, Pa., October 7, 1836. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1877-79; member of Iowa state senate, 1886-87. Died in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, July 16, 1898 (age 61 years, 282 days). Interment at Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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. 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, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Woodmen. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., May 23, 1935 (age 67 years, 173 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Henry W. Burkett and Catherine (Kearney) Burkett; married, September 1, 1891, to Fannie Fern Wright.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
George W. Burrows George W. Burrows (b. 1867) — of Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minn. Born in Wright County, Iowa, 1867. Real estate business; abstractor; vice-president, Breckenridge National Bank; treasurer, Breckenridge Telephone Company; director, Farmers' Co-Op Elevator Company; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 60 1913-14, District 49 1915-18). Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Guy G. Butler (b. 1887) — of Rolfe, Pocahontas County, Iowa. Born in Beattie, Marshall County, Kan., March 5, 1887. Republican. Dentist; farm owner; banker; member of Iowa state house of representatives from Pocahontas County; elected 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952. Member, Psi Omega; Theta Nu Epsilon; Farm Bureau; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1921 to Summa Grenova.
  Walter Halben Butler (1852-1931) — also known as Walter H. Butler — of West Union, Fayette County, Iowa. Born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pa., February 13, 1852. Democrat. Banker; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1891-93. Died, from myocarditis and heart dilatation, in Roosevelt Hotel, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., April 24, 1931 (age 79 years, 70 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Hiram Butler and Mary (Temple) Butler.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Egerton Ryerson Chamberlain (b. 1838) — also known as E. R. Chamberlain — of Ames, Story County, Iowa. Born in Canada, 1838. Banker; mayor of Ames, Iowa, 1879-80. Burial location unknown.
M. J. Chaney Morris J. Chaney (1858-1940) — of Newell, Buena Vista County, Iowa; Wakonda, Clay County, S.Dak. Born in White Rock, Ogle County, Ill., October 1, 1858. Republican. Farmer; banker; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1903-10; Speaker of the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1905-10. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Palm Springs, Palm Beach County, Fla., February 8, 1940 (age 81 years, 130 days). Interment at Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Osborn Chaney and Amanda (Rice) Chaney; married 1886 to Helen McFarline.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  John Chrystal (c.1926-2000) — of Iowa. Born about 1926. Democrat. Farmer; banker; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1990. Agricultural advisor for the Soviet Union. Died of cancer, in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, January 19, 2000 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Ira Cook (1821-1902) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Union Center, Broome County, N.Y., October 6, 1821. Republican. Surveyor; banker; insurance and real estate business; mayor of Des Moines, Iowa, 1861. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, March 11, 1902 (age 80 years, 156 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Ira Cook (1780-1845) and Rachel (Faxon) Cook; married, April 25, 1854, to Mary C. Owens.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Foster Dawson (1872-1949) — also known as Albert F. Dawson — of Preston, Jackson County, Iowa. Born in Spragueville, Jackson County, Iowa, January 26, 1872. Republican. U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1905-11; banker; utility company executive. Died on a train near Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, March 9, 1949 (age 77 years, 42 days). Interment at Preston Cemetery, Preston, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Anthony Dey (1825-1911) — also known as Peter A. Dey — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Romulus, Seneca County, N.Y., 1825. Democrat. Chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, 1864; founder of the First National Bank of Iowa City; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1876; member of Iowa railroad commission, 1878-95. Died in 1911 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Great-grandson of Theunis Dey.
  Paul H. Downing (1852-1918) — of Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa. Born in Indiana, October, 1852. Republican. Banker; Cedar County Auditor, 1897-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912. Presbyterian. Died September 7, 1918 (age 65 years, 0 days). Interment at Inland Cemetery, Bennett, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Moore) Downing and Albert Gallatin Downing.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Randolph Edgar (1851-1921) — also known as William R. Edgar — of Ironton, Iron County, Mo. Born in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, September 17, 1851. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; chair of Iron County Democratic Party, 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri. Died in Ironton, Iron County, Mo., September 26, 1921 (age 70 years, 9 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Randolph Edgar (1804-1879) and Rebecca (Tichenor) Edgar; married to Sarah Pressia Whitworth.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Don Calvin Edwards (1861-1938) — also known as Don C. Edwards — of London, Laurel County, Ky. Born in Moulton, Appanoose County, Iowa, July 13, 1861. Republican. Lumber manufacturer; banker; Laurel County Circuit Court Clerk, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1900 (alternate), 1912; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1905-11; defeated (Independent Republican), 1903. Died in London, Laurel County, Ky., September 19, 1938 (age 77 years, 68 days). Interment at A.R. Dyche Memorial Park, London, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Edwards and Jane (Saylor) Edwards; married, February 11, 1904, to Lida Hodge.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles J. A. Ericson (born c.1841) — of Boone, Boone County, Iowa. Born in Sweden, about 1841. Banker; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1872; member of Iowa state senate, 1896-98, 1904-08. Interment at Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, Iowa.
  Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) — also known as Andrew J. Felt — of Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha County, Kan. Born in East Victor, Ontario County, N.Y., December 27, 1833. Republican. School teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1868, 1872; postmaster; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1889-93. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died June 27, 1912 (age 78 years, 183 days). Interment at Seneca City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Relatives: Son of Warren Torry Felt and Cynthia Amelia (Stowell) Felt; married, February 21, 1858, to Emily J. Rutherford; father-in-law of William Howard Thompson; third cousin thrice removed of Peter Felt, John Felt and Daniel Felt.
  Political family: Libby-Felt family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Fields (1871-1934) — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born near Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, July 29, 1871. Republican. Chemist; farmer; banker; editor, Oklahoma Farmer magazine; president, Times Co., publisher of Oklahoma Daily Times newspaper; candidate for Governor of Oklahoma, 1914, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916. Died April 17, 1934 (age 62 years, 262 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Highland Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of David T. Fields and Sara (Mosser) Fields; married, July 14, 1900, to Caro Chamberlain Emerson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Spencer Gale Frink (1861-1943) — also known as Spencer G. Frink — of Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa. Born in Dayton, Cedar County, Iowa, January 6, 1861. Republican. Bank cashier; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924 (alternate), 1928. Died in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, October 7, 1943 (age 82 years, 274 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Homer Clinton Frink and Helen (Jobes) Frink; married, September 8, 1887, to Blanche Alpen Dean; second cousin once removed of John Warren Prine; second cousin thrice removed of Noyes Barber; second cousin four times removed of Waightstill Avery and David Hough; third cousin twice removed of Edwin Barber Morgan and Christopher Morgan; third cousin thrice removed of Jeremiah Mason; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Avery Burnham and Judson B. Phelps.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams family; Lenoir family of North Carolina; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Ellsworth Good (1862-1937) — also known as Edward E. Good — of Wahoo, Saunders County, Neb. Born in Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, May 13, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; Saunders County Attorney, 1895-96; director, First National Bank of Wahoo; district judge in Nebraska 5th District, 1912-22; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1923-37; died in office 1937. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen. Died August 3, 1937 (age 75 years, 82 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good; married, July 8, 1885, to Orpha J. Gillilan.
  Robert Kingman Goodwin (1905-1983) — also known as Robert K. Goodwin — of Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, May 23, 1905. Republican. Farmer; brick and clay tile manufacturer; bank director; mayor of Redfield, Iowa, 1938-40; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952; member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1952-56. Congregationalist. Member, Farm Bureau; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., February 21, 1983 (age 77 years, 274 days). Interment at Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of William John Goodwin and Grace Henrietta (Kingman) Goodwin; married, August 24, 1932, to Marguerite Lois Schoen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William West Grant Jr. (b. 1881) — also known as W. W. Grant, Jr. — of Denver, Colo. Born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, June 27, 1881. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bank director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1928; delegate to Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Psi Upsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William West Grant and Mary Adeline (Moseley) Grant; married, November 3, 1906, to Gertrude Hendrie.
  Wallace M. Greeley (b. 1838) — of Ames, Story County, Iowa. Born in Yates County, N.Y., March 16, 1838. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; mayor of Ames, Iowa, 1888-90. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dustin Greeley and Julia A. (Herrington) Greeley; married, November 8, 1867, to Mary V. Young; second cousin of Horace Greeley.
  Josiah Bushnell Grinnell (1821-1891) — also known as Josiah B. Grinnell — of Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa. Born in New Haven, Addison County, Vt., December 22, 1821. Republican. Pastor; abolitionist; member of Iowa state senate, 1856-60; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1863-67; director, Rock Island Railroad; receiver, Iowa Central Railroad; president, First National Bank of Grinnell. Congregationalist. He claimed to be the original recipient of Horace Greeley's famous advice to "Go West, young man.". Died, from a throat ailment and asthma, in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, March 31, 1891 (age 69 years, 99 days). Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell, Iowa.
  Relatives: Married to Julia Ann Chapin.
  Cross-reference: Lovell H. Rousseau
  The city of Grinnell, Iowa, (which he founded), is named for him.  — Grinnell College (originally Iowa College), Grinnell, Iowa, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Albert O. Gullickson Albert O. Gullickson (b. 1875) — of Fertile, Polk County, Minn. Born in Allamakee County, Iowa, March 4, 1875. Farm implement dealer; vice-president, Farmers State Bank; secretary, Fertile Creamery Association; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 66, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
A. L. Hanson Albert L. Hanson (1854-1938) — of Hillsboro, Traill County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Wahpeton, Richland County, N.Dak.; Ada, Norman County, Minn. Born in Allamakee County, Iowa, October 28, 1854. Republican. School teacher; farmer; banker; member of Minnesota state senate, 1907-18 (61st District 1907-14, 64th District 1915-18); delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912. Died July 23, 1938 (age 83 years, 268 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1893 to Anna Marie Trost.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Douglas V. Jackson (b. 1859) — of Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa. Born in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, November 17, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; banker; Muscatine County Attorney, 1895-96; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1903-10, 1921-29. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Jackson and Christiana (Sinclair) Jackson; married, September 14, 1885, to Alberta C. Jarvis.
  Jacob N. Jacobson (1867-1942) — of Hills, Rock County, Minn. Born in Winneshiek County, Iowa, August 5, 1867. School teacher; merchant; banker; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 11, 1919-26; candidate for Minnesota state senate 11th District, 1930. Died in 1942 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1894 to Sigrid Stevens.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
George J. Jenkins George J. Jenkins (b. 1856) — of Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa; Sisseton, Roberts County, S.Dak. Born in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, March 20, 1856. Republican. Farmer; lumber business; hardware dealer; banker; real estate business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 33rd District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1889 to Arrie A. Grant.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
Homer W. Johnson Homer W. Johnson (b. 1859) — of Armour, Douglas County, S.Dak. Born in Clarke County, Iowa, 1859. Democrat. Banker; real estate dealer; member of South Dakota state senate 8th District, 1901-04. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) — also known as Samuel A. Kendall — of Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset County, Pa. Born in Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa., November 1, 1859. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; officer in lumber manufacturing companies; president of two small railroads; vice-president of Citizens National Bank of Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904, 1908, 1912; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23, 24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in the House Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68 days). Interment at Hochstetler Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, September 22, 1883, to Minnie Edith Wiley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  William Larrabee (1832-1912) — of Iowa. Born in Ledyard, New London County, Conn., January 20, 1832. School teacher; grain miller; banker; member of Iowa state senate, 1867; Governor of Iowa, 1886-90. Methodist. French Huguenot ancestry. Blinded in his right eye by a gun accident at age 15. Died November 16, 1912 (age 80 years, 301 days). Interment at God's Acre Cemetery, Clermont, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Larrabee and Hannah Gallup (Lester) Larrabee; married, September 12, 1861, to Anna Matilda Appleman; father of Julia Larrabee (who married Don Lathrop Love).
  Cross-reference: Frederick W. Hossfeld
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Oscar Lawler (b. 1875) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, April 2, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1905-09; director, Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Los Angeles; director, San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railway. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; American Society for International Law. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Thomas Lawler and Margaret (O'Connor) Lawler; married, June 17, 1901, to Hilda Brode.
Don L. Love Don Lathrop Love (1863-1940) — also known as Don L. Love — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., March 7, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1909-11, 1929-31; treasurer of Nebraska Republican Party, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1912, 1920 (member, Resolutions Committee). Unitarian. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., September 12, 1940 (age 77 years, 189 days). Interment somewhere in Clermont, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Horace Love and Gratia Ann (Ashton) Love; married, August 18, 1891, to Julia Larrabee (daughter of William Larrabee).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: City of Lincoln
  Edward Logan McClurkin (1857-1923) — also known as E. L. McClurkin — of Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa. Born in Iowa, August 20, 1857. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912. Presbyterian. Died February 7, 1923 (age 65 years, 171 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Henry H. McClurkin and Nancy Jane (Logan) McClurkin; married 1882 to Catherine Ann 'Cassie' Beck.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Henry McMaster (1877-1968) — also known as William H. McMaster — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Ticonic, Monona County, Iowa, May 10, 1877. Republican. Banker; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1911-12; member of South Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1913-16; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1917-21; Governor of South Dakota, 1921-25; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Dixon, Lee County, Ill., September 14, 1968 (age 91 years, 127 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) — also known as John H. Morehead — of Falls City, Richardson County, Neb. Born near Columbia, Lucas County, Iowa, December 3, 1861. Democrat. Merchant; farmer; banker; Richardson County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member of Nebraska state senate, 1911; Governor of Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1916 (alternate), 1940; candidate for U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35. Presbyterian. Died in a hospital at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., May 31, 1942 (age 80 years, 179 days). Interment at Steele Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Morehead and Frances (Cooper) Morehead; married, February 14, 1885, to Minnie Weisenreder.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Daniel D. Murphy (1862-1931) — also known as Daniel Murphy — of Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa. Born in New Diggings, Lafayette County, Wis., August 22, 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; Clayton County Attorney, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1892, 1912 (member, Credentials Committee); candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1910; vice-president, Elkader State Bank; director, St. Olaf Savings Bank, Elkport Savings Bank, and Clayton County State Bank; director, Moresby Island Lumber Company; president, Iowa Bar Association. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died May 30, 1931 (age 68 years, 281 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Elkader, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of John G. Murphy and Ellen (McCarthy) Murphy; married, June 16, 1888, to Henrietta Johnsen.
  George Nagle (1900-1996) — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Milton, Van Buren County, Iowa, September 26, 1900. Republican. Lumber business; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956; Iowa Republican state chair, 1961-63; member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1961-63. Methodist. Member, Beta Gamma Sigma; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in December, 1996 (age 96 years, 0 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Lee Nagle and Sarah Elizabeth (Bell) Nagle; married, June 20, 1931, to Kathryn Ruth Cochrane.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Smith Payne (1869-1933) — also known as Frank S. Payne — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, August 16, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; banker; general counsel, Iowa Southern Utilities Co.; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1900-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, April 13, 1933 (age 63 years, 240 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Wilson Payne and Margaret (Patton) Payne; married to Grace Dickinson.
  Charles Edgar Pickett (1866-1930) — also known as Charles E. Pickett — of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Born in Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa, January 14, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1920 (member, Credentials Committee; member, Resolutions Committee). Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1930 (age about 64 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Edgar C. Pickett and Glorvina (Ballard) Pickett; married, June 17, 1902, to India Ryan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Hiram Price (1814-1901) — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Born in Pennsylvania, January 10, 1814. Republican. Banker; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1863-69, 1877-81; U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1881-85. Died May 30, 1901 (age 87 years, 140 days). Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
  Relatives: Father of Anna Price (who married John Forrest Dillon).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Washington Rath (1872-1951) — also known as John W. Rath — of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Born in Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa, February 26, 1872. Republican. Meatpacking executive; president, First National Bank of Waterloo; director, Illinois Central Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Member, Rotary; Newcomen Society; Union League; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died, from cerebral thrombosis, in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, December 22, 1951 (age 79 years, 299 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of John Rath and Elizabeth (Moser) Rath; brother of William Tecumseh Sherman Rath; married, August 21, 1895, to Maud Harbin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Tecumseh Sherman Rath (1868-1952) — also known as W. T. S. Rath — of Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa. Born in Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa, May 5, 1868. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1920, 1928 (alternate). German ancestry. Suffered a heart attack, and died four days later, in Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, April 24, 1952 (age 83 years, 355 days). Interment at Oak Wood Cemetery, Ackley, Iowa.
  Presumably named for: William Tecumseh Sherman
  Relatives: Son of John Rath and Elizabeth (Moser) Rath; brother of John Washington Rath; married, May 16, 1895, to Elizabeth Meyer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Pardon C. Rickey (born c.1873) — of Berlin, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, about 1873. Republican. Banker; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Berlin, 1931-32. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas John Bright Robinson (1868-1958) — also known as Thomas J. B. Robinson — of Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa. Born in Lafayette County, Wis., August 12, 1868. Republican. Banker; real estate business; member of Iowa state senate 43rd District, 1913-16; U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1923-33; defeated, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1958 (age about 89 years). Interment at Hampton Cemetery, Hampton, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Robinson and Eliza (Graham) Robinson; married, June 15, 1888, to Belle H. Clinton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Leslie M. Shaw 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. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Boardman O. Shaw and Lovisa (Spaulding) Shaw; married, December 6, 1877, to Alice Crenshaw.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, February 1902
  Frank Siller (b. 1835) — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 1835. Naturalized U.S. citizen; grain shipper; bank director; U.S. Consular Agent in Haida, 1898-1902. Burial location unknown.
  Almor Stern (1854-1935) — of Logan, Harrison County, Iowa. Born in Chester County, Pa., April 21, 1854. Republican. Harrison County Auditor, 1878-83; banker; abstract and title business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1920. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, from heart disease, in Logan, Harrison County, Iowa, November 1, 1935 (age 81 years, 194 days). Interment at Logan Cemetery, Logan, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Taggart Stern and Millicent Beet (Fletcher) Stern; married, December 15, 1880, to Laura A. Mann.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clayton Ashley Stubbins (1873-1942) — also known as C. A. Stubbins — of Granville, McHenry County, N.Dak. Born in New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa, March 11, 1873. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1908. Died in Minot, Ward County, N.Dak., March 3, 1942 (age 68 years, 357 days). Interment at Granville Cemetery, Granville, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of George Edmund Stubbins and Phoebe Jean (Galloway) Stubbins; married to Molly Emma Schrader.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Willard Coldren Stuckslager (1869-1931) — of Lisbon, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Lisbon, Linn County, Iowa, October 24, 1869. Republican. Banker; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1900-04; member of Iowa state senate, 1904-13. Methodist. Died February 23, 1931 (age 61 years, 122 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harrison Stuckslager and Mary (Coldren) Stuckslager; married 1893 to Rowena Eloise Bronson.
  Lewis Leroy Taylor (1839-1915) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born near Munfordville, Hart County, Ky., March 27, 1839. Democrat. Banker; member of Iowa state senate, 1904-11. Christian. Died, as the result of injuries sustained in two falls, in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, December 27, 1915 (age 76 years, 275 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  Harry A. Tellier (b. 1883) — of North Rose, Wayne County, N.Y. Born in Humboldt County, Iowa, November 2, 1883. Republican. Banker; member of New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1925-31. Burial location unknown.
  Harry G. Thorley (b. 1897) — also known as H. G. Thorley — of Springview, Keya Paha County, Neb. Born in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, May 12, 1897. Republican. Banker; rancher; chair of Keya Paha County Republican Party, 1940. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of G. H. Thorley and Elmina (Marshall) Thorley; married, November 11, 1918, to Phyllis Carr.
  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.
  George Dana Viles (1853-1935) — also known as George D. Viles — of Norborne, Carroll County, Mo. Born in State Center, Marshall County, Iowa, May 29, 1853. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Carroll County, 1917-20; defeated, 1924. Died in Norborne, Carroll County, Mo., May 11, 1935 (age 81 years, 347 days). Interment at Fairhaven Cemetery, Norborne, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Alvah H. Viles and Charlotte E. Viles; married, February 22, 1882, to Helen Laura Golder.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Everett Ray Wilbur (1883-1959) — also known as Everett R. Wilbur — of Gilbert, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Iowa, July 7, 1883. Farmer; automobile mechanic; welder; machinist; banker; mayor of Gilbert, Ariz., 1920-21. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 15, 1959 (age 76 years, 70 days). Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Ethelbert Willis Wilbur and Sarah Delia (Hoy) Wilbur; married to Nelly Duncan; second cousin twice removed of Julius Levi Strong.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Garrison-Fithian-Hires-Sayers family of New Jersey; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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