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Paul Harold Andreen (1881-1957) —
also known as Paul H. Andreen —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Cokato, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Lindsborg, McPherson
County, Kan., November
19, 1881.
Republican. Pastor; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1940.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., October
23, 1957 (age 75 years, 338
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Moline, Ill.
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Henry Beets (b. 1869) —
of Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Koedyk, Netherlands,
January
5, 1869.
Republican. Pastor; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County
1st District, 1933.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jasper Beets and Margaret (Smit) Beets; married, September
11, 1895, to Clara Poel. |
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Charles Eugene Bentley (1841-1905) —
also known as Charles E. Bentley —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; Butler
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Warners, Onondaga
County, N.Y., April
30, 1841.
Baptist minister; Nebraska Prohibition state chair, 1895-96;
National candidate for President
of the United States, 1896.
Baptist.
Died, from a heart
attack, in a lodging
house at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
4, 1905 (age 63 years, 280
days).
Interment at Blue
Valley Cemetery, Surprise, Neb.
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Donald B. Culp (born c.1942) —
of Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa.
Born about 1942.
Republican. Pastor; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Robert Davies —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Minister; Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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F. Paul Goodland (d. 2004) —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Episcopal priest; mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1980-89.
Episcopalian.
Died in Arizona, September
7, 2004.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) —
also known as Joe R. Hanley —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 30,
1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
ordained minister; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1950.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in Perry Nursing
Home, Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley; married, October
31, 1900, to Henrietta Victoria Robertson. |
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article |
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1936 |
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Roland N. Holsaple (1876-1940) —
also known as R. N. Holsaple —
of Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; South Dakota; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Minnesota; Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Monroeville, Allen
County, Ind., April
11, 1876.
Republican. Minister; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Pleasant Home Hospital,
Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., October
31, 1940 (age 64 years, 203
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Morris Hurd (born c.1944) —
of Marengo, Iowa
County, Iowa; Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born about 1944.
Republican. Pastor; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Still living as of 2008.
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Ole Juulson Kvale (1869-1929) —
also known as O. J. Kvale —
of Benson, Swift
County, Minn.
Born near Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, February
6, 1869.
Ordained minister; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1923-29; defeated
(Independent), 1920; died in office 1929.
Lutheran.
Died September
11, 1929 (age 60 years, 217
days).
Interment at Benson
Cemetery, Benson, Minn.
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George Richard Lunn (1873-1948) —
also known as George R. Lunn —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Lenox, Taylor
County, Iowa, June 23,
1873.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
Presbyterian minister; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1912-13, 1916-17, 1920-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1917-19; defeated,
1912 (Socialist), 1918 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1920; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1923-24; defeated (Democratic), 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif., November
27, 1948 (age 75 years, 157
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Junius Ralph Magee (1880-1970) —
also known as J. Ralph Magee —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Falmouth, Barnstable
County, Mass.; Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Maquoketa, Jackson
County, Iowa, June 3,
1880.
Democrat. Minister; bishop; president
ad interim, Hamline University, 1933-34; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1952.
Methodist.
Died, in a convalescent
home at Morton Grove, Cook
County, Ill., December
19, 1970 (age 90 years, 199
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Orlando McLaughlin (1876-1928) —
also known as Melvin O. McLaughlin —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; York, York
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, August
8, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; minister; president,
York College, York, Nebraska, 1913-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1919-27.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1928
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, York, Neb.
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Stanley Barnum Niles (1896-1978) —
also known as Stanley B. Niles —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Nashville, Barry
County, Mich., January
22, 1896.
Methodist minister; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Eaton
County, 1933; Commonwealth candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1935; Commonwealth candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1936; president,
Iowa Wesleyan College, 1938-49.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, in Methodist Manor retirement
home, Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., December
30, 1978 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tulsa, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Lewis Niles and Carrie A. (Barnum) Niles; married, April
11, 1919, to Velma A. Thomas. |
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Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) —
also known as Robert E. O'Brian —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Bryant, Fulton
County, Ill., July 22,
1895.
Democrat. Locomotive
fireman; automobile
mechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
pastor; president,
Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;
president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of a meat packing
plant), 1944-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Killed when he was hit by a
car on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
25, 1977 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married 1920 to Mabel
Day. |
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Henry P. Scholte (1805-1868) —
of Pella, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands,
September
25, 1805.
Republican. Preacher; joined the dissenters from the national
church of the Netherlands; tried in
1834 for teaching
heresy, expelled
from the church, fined,
and imprisoned;
helped organize a group which emigrated to Iowa in 1847; lawyer; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died August
25, 1868 (age 62 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Pella, Iowa.
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Lafayette Shaeffer (1849-1932) —
of Iowa.
Born in Bellair Township, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 6,
1849.
Democrat. Farmer;
ordained minister; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1915.
Died January
5, 1932 (age 82 years, 244
days).
Interment at Shaeffer
Cemetery, Walnut Township, Appanoose County, Iowa.
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