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Engineer Politicians in Iowa

  Archibald Alphonso Alexander (1888-1958) — also known as Archie Alexander — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, May 14, 1888. Civil engineer; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1954-55; resigned 1955. African ancestry. Member, Kappa Alpha Psi. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, January 4, 1958 (age 69 years, 235 days). Interment at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Titus Baker (1857-1940) — also known as George T. Baker — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Born in Homestead, Iowa County, Iowa, 1857. Civil engineer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1895; mayor of Davenport, Iowa, 1898-1900. Died in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, December 13, 1940 (age about 83 years). Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of A. W. Baker and Freelove M. (Kenyon) Baker; married to Clara Isabel Poole.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Donald J. Canney (1930-2011) — also known as Don Canney — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, October 8, 1930. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; civil engineer; mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1969-92. Catholic. Died, from congestive heart failure, in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, March 20, 2011 (age 80 years, 163 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Canney and Alice (Mickle) Canney; married, August 20, 1955, to Gloria O. Frau.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Daniel L. Cushing (b. 1836) — of Poweshiek County, Iowa; Quechee, Hartford, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Hartford, Windsor County, Vt., August 4, 1836. Republican. Civil engineer; worked on the Erie Canal and railroad projects; farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Hartford, 1882-83; member of Vermont state senate from Windsor County, 1886. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  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, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
  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
  Thomas Cooper Evans (1924-2005) — also known as T. Cooper Evans — of Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa. Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, May 26, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; engineer; farmer; member of Iowa Republican State Central Committee, 1971; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1975-79; U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1981-87. Methodist. Died in Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa, December 22, 2005 (age 81 years, 210 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John William Feller (b. 1893) — also known as John W. Feller — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Victor, Iowa County, Iowa, August 30, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer; postmaster at Rochester, Minn., 1935-53 (acting, 1935). Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Louis Feller and Katherine (Frawley) Feller; married, February 25, 1922, to Florence Lyons.
Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964) — also known as Herbert Hoover; "The Great Engineer"; "The Grand Old Man" — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, August 10, 1874. Republican. Mining engineer; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1921-28; President of the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1940, 1952, 1960. Quaker. Swiss and Dutch ancestry. Inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame, Leadville, Colorado. Died, of intestinal cancer, in his suite at the Waldorf Towers Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 20, 1964 (age 90 years, 71 days). Interment at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Clark Hoover and Hulda Randall (Minthorn) Hoover; married, February 10, 1899, to Lou Hoover; father of Herbert Clark Hoover Jr.; distant cousin *** of Charles Lewis Hoover.
  Political family: Hoover family of Palo Alto, California.
  Cross-reference: Horace A. Mann — Walter H. Newton — Christian A. Herter — Lewis L. Strauss — Clarence C. Stetson
  Hoover Dam (built 1931-36 as Boulder Dam; renamed 1947), on the Colorado River between Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Glendale, California, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Des Moines, Iowa, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in San Diego, California, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Fresno, California, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Elkview, West Virginia, is named for him.  — The minor planets (asteroids) 932 Hooveria (discovered 1920), and 1363 Herberta (discovered 1935), are named for him.
  Campaign slogan (1928): "A chicken in every pot."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Herbert Hoover: The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson
  Books about Herbert Hoover: Martin L. Fausold, The Presidency of Herbert C. Hoover — Joan Hoff Wilson, Herbert Hoover : Forgotten Progressive — George H. Nash, Life of Herbert Hoover : The Humanitarian, 1914-1917 — George H. Nash, The Life of Herbert Hoover : Masters of Emergencies, 1917-1918 — William E. Leuchtenburg, Herbert Hoover: The 31st President, 1929-1933 — Glen Jeansonne, The Life of Herbert Hoover: Fighting Quaker, 1928-1933 — Kendrick A. Clements, The Life of Herbert Hoover: Imperfect Visionary, 1918-1928 — David Holford, Herbert Hoover (for young readers)
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1965)
  Vivien Kellems (1896-1975) — of Mystic, Stonington, New London County, Conn.; East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, June 7, 1896. Engineer; manufacturer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1952 (Independent Republican), 1956 (Independent), 1958 (Independent). Female. Died in 1975 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Rev. David Clinton Kellems and Louisa (Flint) Kellems.
  Joseph P. Lawlor (1893-1982) — of Ames, Story County, Iowa. Born in De Witt, Clinton County, Iowa, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Ames, Iowa, 1954-57. Died in 1982 (age about 89 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 20, 1922, to Loretto Wiesman.
  Daniel D. Mills (b. 1905) — also known as Dan Mills — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, 1905. Republican. Civil engineer; candidate for Michigan state senate 18th District, 1944, 1952; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1948; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1950. Burial location unknown.
  Cyrus Goldsmith Oliver (1864-1929) — of Onawa, Monona County, Iowa. Born in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, August 7, 1864. Engineer; farmer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1923-29. Died in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, February 15, 1929 (age 64 years, 192 days). Interment at Onawa Cemetery, Onawa, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Addison Oliver.
  Hoval A. Smith (1876-c.1954) — of Arizona. Born in Iowa, 1876. Republican. Mining engineer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1911. Norwegian ancestry. Advocated the annexation of Sonora from Mexico to the U.S. Died about 1954 (age about 78 years). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married to Nina R. Smith.
Reno W. Trego Reno W. Trego (1877-1961) — of Merrill, Lincoln County, Wis.; Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born near Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa, August 24, 1877. Progressive. Machinist; automobile dealer; real estate agent; hotel operator; trucking business; electric utility engineer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Lincoln County, 1937-40. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Wausau, Marathon County, Wis., November 3, 1961 (age 84 years, 71 days). Interment at Garrison Cemetery, Garrison, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Trego; married, August 15, 1911, to Sevilla Ridenour.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
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