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Miller and Grain Dealer Politicians in Iowa

  George Alexander (1839-1923) — of Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, September 21, 1839. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; feed and grain business; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909-13. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Grand Army of the Republic; Moose. Suffered a stroke, and died two months later, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 2, 1923 (age 83 years, 315 days). Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Alexander and Mary Alexander; married 1862 to Annie Yeiser.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
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
  Clifton Clark Coldren (1869-1949) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Glencoe, Cook County, Ill. Born in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, August 22, 1869. Vice-president in charge of export, Quaker Oats Company; Honorary Consul for Estonia in Chicago, Ill., 1935. Died in Glencoe, Cook County, Ill., August 12, 1949 (age 79 years, 355 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of John Newton Coldren and Phila Isabel (Clark) Coldren; married to Elizabeth Griffith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Gregory Dunn (b. 1879) — also known as Edward G. Dunn; E. G. Dunn — of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Born in Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa, April 18, 1879. Democrat. School teacher; operator of grain elevator and organizer of co-operative grain elevators; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1908, 1944; lawyer; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1912; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1934-40. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Dunn and Anna (Ryan) Dunn; married, June 26, 1912, to Laura Helen Delker.
Asher Howard Asher Howard (b. 1877) — of Minnesota. Born near Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa, 1877. Grain business; lawyer; Kanabec County Attorney, 1907-10; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 34, 1917-22. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Henry D. Hull and Isabel (Renwick) Hull; married, June 3, 1891, to Mary Louise Harris.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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
S. L. Potter S. L. Potter (b. 1858) — of Butler, Day County, S.Dak.; Webster, Day County, S.Dak. Born in Howard County, Iowa, March 1, 1858. Republican. Postmaster; grain dealer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
J. W. Seney J. W. Seney (b. 1851) — of Sheffield, Franklin County, Iowa; Pope County, Minn.; Howard, Miner County, S.Dak. Born in Port Hope, Ontario, January 31, 1851. Republican. Machinist; flour mill business; lumber dealer; member of South Dakota state senate 17th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 25, 1872, to Eliza Anderson.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  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.
  Samuel E. Squires (b. 1882) — also known as S. E. Squires — of near Mason, Bayfield County, Wis. Born in Iowa, September 27, 1882. Republican. School teacher; grain merchant; farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Bayfield County; defeated, 1936; elected 1942, 1948. Burial location unknown.
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