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Gertrude Duncombe Atwell (1876-1941) —
also known as Gertrude Atwell; Gertrude Williams
Duncombe; Mrs. R. P. Atwell —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, July 20,
1876.
Democrat. Florist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1936,
1940.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, 1941
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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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.
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Jean Sala Breitenstein (1900-1986) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, July 18,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1954-57; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1957-70; took
senior status 1970.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons.
Died January
30, 1986 (age 85 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, July 8,
1925, to Helen Callamore Thomas. |
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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.
Republican. Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Episcopalian. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Henry Cottam and Eliza Mary (Warburton) Cottam; married, June 16,
1896, to F. May Isham Ruddick. |
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Etta Lee Fellinger —
also known as Lee Fellinger —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Mayor
of Ames, Iowa, 1976-79.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1979.
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John Clifford Folger (1896-1981) —
Born in Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa, May 28,
1896.
U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1957-59.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1981
(age about
85 years).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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John Howard Gates (1865-1927) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, October
26, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1913-27; died in
office 1927.
Episcopalian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Died November
8, 1927 (age 62 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cook Gates and Adelia (St. John) Gates; married, November
13, 1899, to Mary Edna Carter. |
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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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Thomas Graham (b. 1901) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in West Union, Fayette
County, Iowa, January
12, 1901.
Democrat. Business
executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948;
candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1948.
Episcopalian. Member, Urban
League; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Thomas J. Graham and Elizabeth Malcolm (Connor) Graham;
married, June 20,
1931, to Charlotte Lawrence Henriques. |
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Frederick Lawrence Grandy (b. 1948) —
also known as Fred Grandy —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, June 29,
1948.
Republican. Professional actor,
1973-86, best known for his role as "Gopher" in the 1977-86
television series "The Love Boat"; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1987-95 (6th District 1987-93, 5th
District 1993-95); candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1994.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2014.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William West Grant and Mary Adeline (Moseley) Grant; married, November
3, 1906, to Gertrude Hendrie. |
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John Williams Gwynne (1889-1972) —
also known as John W. Gwynne —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Victor, Iowa
County, Iowa, October
20, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in Iowa,
1920-26; Black
Hawk County Attorney, 1929-34; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1935-49; member, Federal
Trade Commission, 1953-59; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1955-59.
Episcopalian. Member, Order of
the Coif; American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, July 5,
1972 (age 82 years, 259
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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John Daniel Miller Hamilton (1892-1973) —
also known as John D. M. Hamilton —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.; Paoli, Chester
County, Pa.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa, March 2,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1925-28; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1932-40; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1936-40; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1936,
1940
(chair, Arrangements
Committee; speaker).
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in Morton Plant Hospital,
Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
24, 1973 (age 81 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Daniel Miller Hamilton and Mary (Rice) Hamilton; married, December
28, 1915, to Laura Hall; married 1940 to Jane
(Kendall) Mason. |
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21, 1936 |
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John Taylor Hamilton (1843-1925) —
also known as John T. Hamilton —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Geneseo, Henry
County, Ill., October
16, 1843.
Democrat. Mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1878; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1885-91; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1890-91; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1891-93; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1914.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, January
25, 1925 (age 81 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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John Harms Haugh (b. 1910) —
also known as John H. Haugh —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Iowa, 1910.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona,
1956
(alternate), 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964;
member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1960; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1969-70.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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William Harrison Hornibrook (1884-1946) —
also known as William H. Hornibrook —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho; Vancouver, Clark
County, Wash.; Utah.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, July 6,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Idaho
state senate, 1910-12; member of Oregon
Democratic State Central Committee, 1913-15; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1915-16; Persia, 1933-36; Afghanistan, 1935-36; Costa Rica, 1937-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1918-19.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1946
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Howard (1858-1951) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, September
16, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., July 19,
1951 (age 92 years, 306
days).
Interment at Columbus
Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
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Harry Edward Hull (1864-1938) —
also known as Harry E. Hull —
of Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born near Belvidere, Allegany
County, N.Y., March
12, 1864.
Republican. Grain
business; mayor of Williamsburg, Iowa, 1889-1901; postmaster;
president, Williamsburg Telephone
Company; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1915-25.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1938 (age 73 years, 310
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa.
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Paul Keith (b. 1885) —
of Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Traer, Tama
County, Iowa, April
23, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1944.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Clark Keith and Betsy (Jackson) Keith; married, December
1, 1920, to Lois Onstine. |
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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; test
pilot and executive, Howard Aircraft
Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and
Arizona Aviation
Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun
States Land and
Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels
Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting; married, February
29, 1968, to Fracine Bassett. |
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James Albert Smith Leach (b. 1942) —
also known as Jim Leach —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, October
15, 1942.
Republican. Staff, U.S. Rep. Donald
Rumsfeld, 1965-66; Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1977-2006 (1st District 1977-2003, 2nd
District 2003-06); defeated, 1974.
Episcopalian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission; Moose; Rotary;
Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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Guy H. Martin (b. 1866) —
of Spencer, Clay
County, Iowa; Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Born in Lancaster, Keokuk
County, Iowa, August
31, 1866.
Lawyer;
Clay
County District Attorney, 1894-99; Progressive candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Canal Zone, 1923-24; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1924-26.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward M. Martin and Eliza A. (Goss) Martin; married, June 9,
1904, to Alma L. Austin. |
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Arch W. McFarlane (b. 1885) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April
14, 1885.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1915-21; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1919-22; member of Iowa
state senate, 1927-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1928-33.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Joseph B. Miller (1868-1938) —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, July 29,
1868.
Mayor
of Muscatine, Iowa, 1924-26.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, December
14, 1938 (age 70 years, 138
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.
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Linda Todd Puller (b. 1945) —
also known as Toddy Puller —
of Mt. Vernon, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, January
19, 1945.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates 44th District, 1992-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996;
member of Virginia
state senate 36th District, 2000-.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2011.
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Maurice E. Rawlings (1906-1982) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa, August
17, 1906.
Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 4th District, 1958-65; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-78.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion.
Died September
10, 1982 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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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 in Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho, September
20, 1970 (age 85 years, 286
days).
Interment at Lewis
and Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho.
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Orville Taylor (1885-1969) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
8, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orville J. Taylor and Eleanor Sarah (Harris) Taylor; married, January
19, 1924, to Catherine E. Apperson. |
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John Kalbach Valentine (1904-1950) —
also known as John K. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
5, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1933-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939-40; candidate
for Governor of
Iowa, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
vice-president, Iowa Southern Utilities
Company, 1948.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Rotary;
Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, October
12, 1950 (age 46 years, 249
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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George Henry Williams (1823-1910) —
also known as George H. Williams —
of Lee
County, Iowa; Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y., March
23, 1823.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 1st District, 1847-52; justice of
Oregon territorial supreme court, 1853-57; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1865-71; U.S.
Attorney General, 1872-75; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1902-05.
Episcopalian.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April 4,
1910 (age 87 years, 12
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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