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Politicians in Law Enforcement in Iowa
Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Troopers, FBI

Ansel Briggs (1806-1881) — of Ohio; Jackson County, Iowa. Born in Vermont, February 3, 1806. Democrat. Sheriff; member of Iowa territorial House of Representatives, 1842-46; Governor of Iowa, 1846-50. Congregationalist. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., May 5, 1881 (age 75 years, 91 days). Original interment somewhere in Omaha, Neb.; reinterment in 1909 at Andrew Cemetery, Andrew, Iowa.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Image source: History and Civil Government of Iowa (1897)   James Ray Files (b. 1884) — also known as J. Ray Files — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, December 6, 1884. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Iowa state attorney general, 1920; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); Iowa Democratic state chair, 1925-27; Los Angeles Police Commissioner, 1940-45.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion. Burial location unknown.   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.   Relatives: Married, August 26, 1920, to Anna Virginia Crandall.   John L. Mowry (1905-1995) — of Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa. Born in Baxter, Jasper County, Iowa, December 15, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; FBI special agent; Marshall County Attorney, 1938-41; mayor of Marshalltown, Iowa, 1951-55; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960 (alternate), 1972; member of Iowa state senate, 1960. Died November 1, 1995 (age 89 years, 321 days). Burial location unknown.

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