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Quentin V. Anderson (b. 1932) —
of Ellston, Ringgold
County, Iowa.
Born in Ringgold
County, Iowa, May 7,
1932.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1963-65; member of Iowa
state senate, 1969-.
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Jaycees;
Farm Bureau.
Still living as of 1971.
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Albert Earl Augustine (1890-1975) —
also known as A. Earl Augustine —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
10, 1890.
Democrat. Farmer; real estate
agent; member of Iowa
state senate 14th District, 1936-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm Bureau.
Died in November, 1975
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael G. Augustine and Emma C. (Thatcher) Augustine; married, December
6, 1911, to Ruth Hull. |
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George Sherman Banta (1884-1952) —
also known as George S. Banta —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa; Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, July 2,
1884.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; farmer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1924.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Farm Bureau; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
attack, August
1, 1952 (age 68 years, 30
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Manchester, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of M. S. Banta and Briget (Hickey) Banta; married, January
1, 1907, to Elizabeth Davis; married, July 15,
1936, to Stella T. Mutschler. |
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Maurice E. Baringer (1921-2011) —
also known as Mo Baringer —
of Fayette
County, Iowa.
Born in Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan., December
4, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1961-68; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1967-68; Iowa state
treasurer, 1969-82.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm Bureau; American
Legion; Elks; Lions.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 25,
2011 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George William Baringer and Ada Maude (Shilling) Baringer; married
1948 to
Dorothy Mae Schlensig. |
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memorial |
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Elmer Andrew Bass (1887-1965) —
also known as Elmer A. Bass —
of Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa.
Born near Oakland, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, November
26, 1887.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1945-51.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Rotary.
Died January
10, 1965 (age 77 years, 45
days).
Interment at Emerson Cemetery, Emerson, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of George Cary Bass and Mary Ellen (Wenner) Bass; married to Nellie
M. Smith. |
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memorial |
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William S. Beardsley (1901-1954) —
also known as Bill Beardsley —
of New Virginia, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Beacon, Mahaska
County, Iowa, May 13,
1901.
Republican. Pharmacist;
farmer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1933-41; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of
Iowa, 1949-54; died in office 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Methodist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Farm Bureau; Rotary;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Killed in an automobile
accident, November
21, 1954 (age 53 years, 192
days).
Interment at New
Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia, Iowa.
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Ralph Frederick Beermann (1912-1977) —
of Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb.
Born near Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb., August
13, 1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1961-65 (3rd District 1961-63, 1st
District 1963-65).
Lutheran.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Farm Bureau; Kiwanis.
Died in an airplane
crash at the Municipal Airport
in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
17, 1977 (age 64 years, 188
days).
Interment at Dakota
City Cemetery, Dakota City, Neb.
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Don Lytton Berry (1880-1974) —
also known as Don L. Berry —
of Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa, October
8, 1880.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary.
Died November
11, 1974 (age 94 years, 34
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa.
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John H. Brockmeyer (1890-1984) —
of Lime Springs, Howard
County, Iowa; Pleasantville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Colesburg, Delaware
County, Iowa, September
14, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died in July, 1984
(age 93
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. H. Brockmeyer and Anna (Woeste) Brockmeyer; married 1920 to Clara
L. Kuntz. |
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James Edward Bromwell (1920-2009) —
also known as James E. Bromwell —
of Center Point, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March
26, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1961-65; defeated, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1968.
Member, American Bar
Association; Farm Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
11, 2009 (age 89 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school
teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Carroll L. Brown (1913-1976) —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Rose Hill, Mahaska
County, Iowa, March 5,
1913.
Republican. School
teacher; supervisor, seed
corn company; part owner and manager of a pig
hatchery; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Mahaska County; elected 1950;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Farm Bureau; Jaycees.
Died in April, 1976
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Brownlie (1881-1970) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa.
Born January
19, 1881.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Madison County; elected 1950.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau.
Died in September, 1970
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Brownlie and Mary (McFarlane) Brownlie; married, December
21, 1910, to Ida M. Dougan. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1921 to Summa
Grenova. |
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Raymond Cornick (b. 1889) —
of New London, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Iowa, February
19, 1889.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Henry County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Farm Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Cornick and India B. Cornick; married, November
10, 1910, to Ruth Campbell. |
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Edward H. Cunningham (1869-1930) —
of Newell, Buena
Vista County, Iowa.
Born in Burlington, Racine
County, Wis., December
14, 1869.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1909-14; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1913-14; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1916;
member, Federal Reserve Board, 1923-30.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1930 (age 60 years, 349
days).
Interment at Newell Cemetery, Newell, Iowa.
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James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) —
also known as James I. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Farm Bureau; Delta
Chi.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., December
10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Zales Nelson Ecton (1898-1961) —
also known as Zales N. Ecton —
of Manhattan, Gallatin
County, Mont.; Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Weldon, Decatur
County, Iowa, April 1,
1898.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1933-37; member of Montana
state senate, 1937-46; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1947-53.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm Bureau; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., March 3,
1961 (age 62 years, 336
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
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Raymond R. Gillespie (b. 1890) —
of Iowa.
Born July 23,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state senate 16th District; elected 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm Bureau; American
Legion.
Interment at Winterset
Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.
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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.
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Gail Handy (1898-1970) —
of Eau Claire, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Coon Rapids, Carroll
County, Iowa, January
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fruit
farmer;
sheriff's
deputy; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1939-42, 1959-64; defeated, 1942 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1944
(Berrien County 2nd District), 1948 (Berrien County 2nd District),
1950 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1952 (Berrien County 2nd
District), 1964 (44th District).
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau; American
Legion; Grange.
Died in 1970
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David Edward Heaton (b. 1941) —
also known as Dave Heaton —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa, February
2, 1941.
School
teacher; restauranteur;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives 91st District, 1995-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Farm Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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John A. Heinz —
of Peosta, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Farmer;
elected Iowa
state house of representatives from Dubuque County 1950.
Catholic.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roger William Jepsen (b. 1928) —
also known as Roger Jepsen —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, December
23, 1928.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Iowa
state senate, 1967-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1969-72; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1979-85; defeated, 1984.
Lutheran.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; Farm Bureau; Shriners;
Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alfred E. Jones (b. 1920) —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in Clarke
County, Iowa, January
20, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; restaurant
business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Clarke County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; American
Legion; Toastmasters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Floyd
Jones and Elizabeth (Tice) Jones; married to Catherine
Dickinson. |
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Delmont Theodore Moffitt (1911-2001) —
of near Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Woodstock, Pipestone
County, Minn., December
21, 1911.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1961, 1972.
Christian.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died, in Mercy Medical
Center, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, June 30,
2001 (age 89 years, 191
days).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, Near Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa.
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William H. Nicholas (b. 1892) —
of Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Butler
County, Iowa, October
10, 1892.
Republican. Butler
County Recorder, 1916-24; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War I; livestock
feeder; turkey
raiser; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1947; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1951-53, 1957-59.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Farm Bureau; American
Legion; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William A. Nicholas and Elizabeth H. Nicholas; married 1922 to Viola
Folkers. |
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1951-52 |
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William Joseph Scherle (1923-2003) —
also known as William J. Scherle —
of Henderson, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., March
14, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; chair of
Mills County Republican Party, 1956-64; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1960-66; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1967-75 (7th District 1967-73, 5th
District 1973-75); defeated, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau.
Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, August
27, 2003 (age 80 years, 166
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Virginia Dodd Smith (1911-2006) —
also known as Virginia Smith; Virginia
Dodd —
of Chappell, Deuel
County, Neb.
Born in Randolph, Fremont
County, Iowa, June 30,
1911.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1975-91.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Association of University Women; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Sun City West, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
23, 2006 (age 94 years, 207
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clyde Spry (1889-1961) —
of Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, March
26, 1889.
Republican. Farmer; Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1950-61; appointed 1950; died in office
1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm Bureau; Izaak
Walton League; Moose; Freemasons.
Died June 14,
1961 (age 72 years, 80
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Harold Joseph Teachout (1892-1975) —
also known as Harold Teachout —
of Farragut, Fremont
County, Iowa; Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April
24, 1892.
Democrat. Farmer; insurance
agent; candidate for Iowa
state senate, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Iowa, 1940,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary.
Died in 1975
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abram E. Teachout and Amelia E. (Kuntz) Teachout; married, April 5,
1916, to Vera V. Vickers. |
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G. E. Van Wert (b. 1880) —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Grundy
County, Iowa, August
13, 1880.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1929-39; director, Mutual Telephone
Company.
Church
of Christ. Member, Farm Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. S. Van Wert and Elizabeth (Rose) Van Wert; married, December
25, 1903, to Mabel Hansell. |
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Paul M. Walter (b. 1904) —
of Union, Hardin
County, Iowa.
Born in Marshall
County, Iowa, December
14, 1904.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Hardin County, 1949-51;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren Walter and Iva Walter; married 1927 to Mary
Brindle. |
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