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M. L. Abrahamson (1902-1975) —
of Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Pilot Mound, Boone
County, Iowa, June 19,
1902.
Republican. Boone
County Treasurer, 1927-32; Iowa state
treasurer, 1951-65.
Methodist.
Scandinavian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Moose;
Lions.
Died in February, 1975
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Entombed at Resthaven
Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.
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Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) —
also known as Frank E. Agan —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, March 4,
1906.
Republican. Accountant
for Nevada Northern Railway;
member of Nevada
Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948;
chair
of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 5,
2001 (age 95 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Serenity
Falls Columbarium, Morgan County, Colo.
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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.
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John William Anderson (1871-1954) —
also known as John W. Anderson —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Buchanan
County, Iowa, July 21,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Monona
County Attorney, 1910-14; district judge in Iowa 4th District,
1915-21; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, January
29, 1954 (age 82 years, 192
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reese Babbs Anderson and Emma Theresa (Davenport) Anderson;
married, September
24, 1895, to Burdette Hopper; married, April
15, 1933, to Mary Agnes Peck. |
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Walter Lincoln Anderson (1868-1959) —
also known as Walter L. Anderson —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa, February
19, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916;
delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of
Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1921-22; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1922; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Elks.
Died in 1959
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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John Ora Bailey (b. 1880) —
also known as J. O. Bailey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, September
26, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1925-29; member of Oregon
state senate, 1929-33; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1933-50; retired 1950; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1943-45.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sherbourne Bailey and Harriet C. (Kingsley) Bailey; married,
August
3, 1911, to Verna Alice Chase. |
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Kenneth Ferguson Baldridge (1886-1971) —
also known as Kenneth F. Baldridge —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 25,
1886.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1936.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in November, 1971
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Franklin Baldridge and Margaret Jane (Ferguson) Baldridge;
married, May 17,
1910, to Katharine McClure. |
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George Loran Bambrick (1869-1951) —
also known as George L. Bambrick —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, Iowa, September
4, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1945-48; defeated, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Died in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., February
11, 1951 (age 81 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Laurence Montgomery Boothby (1896-1981) —
also known as Laurence M. Boothby —
of Cleghorn, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born November
24, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer;
elected Iowa
state house of representatives from Cherokee County 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died September
11, 1981 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) —
also known as B. A. Brigadier —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier; married, May 29,
1933, to Florence M. Muller. |
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Frank Michael Byrne (1858-1927) —
also known as Frank M. Byrne —
of Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak.
Born in Volney, Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
23, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1889-90, 1907-10 (35th District 1889-90,
1907-08, 36th District 1909-10); Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1911-13; Governor of
South Dakota, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1927 (age 69 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Morris J. Chaney (1858-1940) —
of Newell, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Wakonda, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in White Rock, Ogle
County, Ill., October
1, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1903-10; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1905-10.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Palm Springs, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
8, 1940 (age 81 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bluff
View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Osborn Chaney and Amanda (Rice) Chaney; married 1886 to Helen
McFarline. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Beverly Waugh Coiner (b. 1857) —
also known as Beverly W. Coiner —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Leon, Decatur
County, Iowa, December
20, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 1882-84; Pierce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-89, 1895-96; major in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; Washington
Republican state chair, 1910-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1912-13.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Erasmus Tully Coiner and Mary E. (Young) Coiner; married, November
1, 1880, to Ida Hare. |
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Harold Miles Cooper (b. 1885) —
also known as H. M. Cooper —
of Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Born in Sturgis, Meade
County, S.Dak., June 10,
1885.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Cooper Manufacturing
Company, makers of power lawn mowers and gaskets; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Miles Monroe Cooper and Mary P. (Ranft) Cooper; married, July 12,
1909, to Edna May Anderson. |
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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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James Buchanan Cullison (b. 1857) —
also known as James B. Cullison —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in New London, Henry
County, Iowa, September
21, 1857.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
register, U.S. Land Office, Enid, Okla., 1897-1902; district judge in
Oklahoma 21st District, 1911-29; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(alternate), 1932;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: James
Buchanan |
| | | Relatives: Son of Elisha Cullison and
Matilda (McCabe) Cullison; married, July 30,
1882, to May Mary Sharp. |
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Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981) —
also known as Robert V. Denney —
of Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, April
11, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1967-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1981 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Fairbury
Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
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William Greene Dows (1864-1926) —
also known as William G. Dows —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Clayton
County, Iowa, August
12, 1864.
Republican. President, Iowa Railway
and Light
Company, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway;
Iowa Electric
Company; Central States Electric
Company; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Loyal
Legion.
Died, in University Hospital,
Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
25, 1926 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Frederick F. Faville (1865-1954) —
of Sioux Rapids, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Storm Lake, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 5,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Buena
Vista County Attorney, 1895-99; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1907-13; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1921-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
19, 1954 (age 88 years, 259
days).
Interment at Storm
Lake Cemetery, Storm Lake, Iowa.
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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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Edward Ellsworth Good (1862-1937) —
also known as Edward E. Good —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 13,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; Saunders
County Attorney, 1895-96; director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; district judge in Nebraska 5th District, 1912-22; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1923-37; died in office 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died August
3, 1937 (age 75 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good;
married, July 8,
1885, to Orpha J. Gillilan. |
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm; married, December
28, 1894, to Orphea Bealer. |
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Oscar Hale (b. 1867) —
of Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Born in Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa, February
27, 1867.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 20th District, 1913-38; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1939-50.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Hale and Clara (Rhodes) Hale; married, February
20, 1899, to Caroline Sillick. |
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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956
(speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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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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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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Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) —
also known as Samuel A. Kendall —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville Township, Somerset
County, Pa., November
1, 1859.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; officer in lumber
manufacturing companies; president of two small railroads;
vice-president of Citizens National Bank of
Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,
24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in the House Office
Building, Washington,
D.C., January
8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Hochstetler
Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
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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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C. Edwin Moore (b. 1903) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
2, 1903.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in Iowa, 1936-43; district judge in Iowa 9th
District, 1943-62; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1962-78.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Hollis Monroe Peavey (b. 1897) —
also known as Hollis M. Peavey —
of Huntington Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Riceville, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March
27, 1897.
Republican. Mayor
of Huntington Park, Calif., 1942-44, 1947-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Musician
and leader of Peavy's Jazz Bandits, one of the first
jazz bands.
Burial location unknown.
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Truman A. Potter (1871-1931) —
also known as T. A. Potter —
of Britt, Hancock
County, Iowa; Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Lawler, Chickasaw
County, Iowa, February, 1871.
Republican. Real estate
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,
1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Killed in a fire which
destroyed his home, in Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa, March 6,
1931 (age 60 years, 0
days).
Interment somewhere
in Waucoma, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Addison Potter and Ann Louisa (Seeber) Potter; married, February
10, 1892, to Lotta Schriver. |
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John Washington Rath (1872-1951) —
also known as John W. Rath —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Ackley, Hardin
County, Iowa, February
26, 1872.
Republican. Meatpacking
executive; president, First National Bank of
Waterloo; director, Illinois Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Newcomen
Society; Union
League; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, December
22, 1951 (age 79 years, 299
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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Carl B. Reed (b. 1873) —
of Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa.
Born in Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa, May 6,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Howard
County Attorney; member of Iowa
state senate, 1919-26; district judge in Iowa, 1926-33; member of
Iowa
commerce commission, 1941-.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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George Rice (1854-1952) —
of Flandreau, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born in Butler
County, Iowa, November
16, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1883-86; Speaker
of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1885; Dakota
territory attorney general, 1885-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1900;
member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1905-06; South
Dakota railroad commissioner, 1907-13; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 21st District, 1931-34.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died October
14, 1952 (age 97 years, 333
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orson Rice and Anna Lee (Hawker) Rice; married to Ida
Smith. |
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B. M. Richardson (b. 1896) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, February
19, 1896.
Republican. Member of Iowa
railroad commission, 1925-32; member of Iowa
commerce commission, 1939-.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Bruce M. Snell (1895-1976) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, March 4,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1941-60; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1961-70.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in September, 1976
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Loomis Stevens (1850-1933) —
also known as John L. Stevens —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Boone, Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., May 29,
1850.
Lawyer;
district attorney 11th District, 1879-86; promoter of early telephone
companies; organizer, Boone Brick and
Tile Paving
Company; district judge in Iowa 11th District, 1887-92; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900,
1912;
delegate to Progressive National Convention from Iowa, 1912;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Iowa, October
23, 1933 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Ames
Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Loomis Stevens and Harriet E. (Tucker) Stevens; married, August
10, 1876, to Rowena Estelle Edson. |
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Fletcher B. Swank (1875-1950) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April
24, 1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; private secretary to U.S. Rep Scott
Ferris, 1907-08; lawyer; Cleveland
County Judge, 1911-14; district judge in Oklahoma 14th District,
1915-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1921-29, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Woodmen
Circle.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March
16, 1950 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) —
also known as Thomas R. Wallace —
of Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1848.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace; married, October
6, 1874, to Margaret Gill. |
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Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) —
also known as Monrad C. Wallgren; Mon C.
Wallgren —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April
17, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler;
optician;
U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1940-45; Governor of
Washington, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power Commission, 1950-51.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile
accident, in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
18, 1961 (age 70 years, 154
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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