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Washington Irving Babb (1844-1925) —
also known as W. I. Babb —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
2, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1884; district judge in Iowa 2nd
District, 1891-94; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1895.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Union
League.
Died September
4, 1925 (age 80 years, 337
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
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Michele Marie Bachmann (b. 1956) —
also known as Michele Bachmann; Michele Marie
Amble —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April 6,
1956.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 2001-06 (56th District 2001-02, 52nd District
2003-06); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 2007-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2008,
2012;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2012.
Female.
Lutheran;
later Evangelical
Christian.
Still living as of 2016.
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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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Andrew Jackson Baker (1832-1911) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Lancaster, Schuyler
County, Mo.; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Bakers Station, Marshall
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 6,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; member of
Missouri state legislature, 1869-70; Missouri
state attorney general, 1871-73; Iowa
state attorney general, 1885-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April
23, 1911 (age 78 years, 321
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
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Margaret (Reager) Baker. |
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Nathaniel Bradley Baker (1818-1876) —
also known as Nathaniel B. Baker —
of New Hampshire; Iowa.
Born in Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H., September
29, 1818.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1850; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1854-55; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1859; Adjutant
General of Iowa, 1861-76.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
11, 1876 (age 57 years, 348
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Henry de Forest Baldwin (1862-1947) —
of Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, November
7, 1862.
Lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Skull
and Bones.
Died, following a stroke,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1947 (age 84 years, 192
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Richard Achilles Ballinger (1858-1922) —
also known as Richard A. Ballinger —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Boonesborough (now Boone), Boone
County, Iowa, July 9,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington,
1894-97; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1904-06; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1909-11; resigned 1911.
Member, Zeta
Psi.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 6,
1922 (age 63 years, 332
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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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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Bert Andrew Bandstra (1922-1995) —
also known as Bert Bandstra —
of Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Monroe
County, Iowa, January
25, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
Marion
County Attorney, 1955-59; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966,
1968.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, American
Legion.
Died in Pella, Marion
County, Iowa, October
23, 1995 (age 73 years, 271
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Pella, Iowa.
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L. Ward Bannister (b. 1871) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, March
30, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1928,
1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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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James Robert Barkley (1869-1948) —
also known as James R. Barkley —
of Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in a log
cabin in Davis
County, Iowa, February
13, 1869.
Lawyer; Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Iowa Methodist Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 26,
1948 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
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Henry Clay Bates (1843-1909) —
also known as Henry C. Bates —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., January
29, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Caledonia
County State's Attorney, 1880-82, 1892-94; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1886-88; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1896-97; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1898-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1900;
U.S. Judge for the Philippine Islands, 1901-07.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March
12, 1909 (age 66 years, 42
days).
Interment at Smithland
Cemetery, Smithland, Iowa.
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Rexford Rule Bateson (1897-1964) —
also known as Rex Bateson —
of Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa.
Born in Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa, November
15, 1897.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
state senate 37th District, 1947-.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a myocardial
infarct, in Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez), Guerrero,
January
22, 1964 (age 66 years, 68
days).
Interment somewhere
in Eldora, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Harvey E. Bateson and Ella May Bateson. |
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Grenville Beardsley (1898-1960) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Henry
County, Iowa, January
12, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for Illinois
state senate 13th District, 1934, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Illinois
state attorney general, 1959-60; appointed 1959; died in office
1960.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died in 1960
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Grenville Beardsley and Mary Elizabeth (Riddell) Beardsley;
married, April
16, 1927, to Leona Marian Murray. |
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Francis H. Becker (b. 1915) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, October
15, 1915.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-72.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Allen Jay Beermann (b. 1940) —
also known as Allen J. Beermann —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, January
14, 1940.
Lawyer; secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1971-.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Newcomen
Society.
Still living as of 2001.
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William Worth Belknap (1829-1890) —
also known as William W. Belknap —
of Iowa.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., September
22, 1829.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1869-76.
Impeached
in 1876 by the House of Representatives for taking
bribes; resigned
on March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lacked
jurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachment trial
was held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction,
short of the necessary two-thirds.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., October
13, 1890 (age 61 years, 21
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Alfred S. Bennett (b. 1854) —
of The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 10,
1854.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1882-84;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1919-20; resigned 1920.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Bennett and Zylpha Ann (Finnell) Bennett; married, November
7, 1887, to Mary McCauley. |
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Granville Gaylord Bennett (1833-1910) —
also known as G. G. Bennett —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born near Bloomingburg, Fayette
County, Ohio, October
9, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1865-67; member of Iowa
state senate, 1867-71; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1875-78; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1879-81; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1900.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., June 28,
1910 (age 76 years, 262
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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Guy Vernon Bennett (b. 1880) —
also known as G. Vernon Bennett —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa, February
17, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; university
professor; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938-40, 1948; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Mark W. Bennett (b. 1950) —
of Iowa.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 4,
1950.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1994-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Ellis Yarnal Berry (1902-1999) —
also known as E. Y. Berry —
of McLaughlin, Corson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Larchwood, Lyon
County, Iowa, October
6, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1939-42; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Dakota; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1951-71; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., April 1,
1999 (age 96 years, 177
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Fred S. Berry (1879-1948) —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Neb.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, March
15, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, while dining in a cafe at
Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 7,
1948 (age 69 years, 84
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Neb.
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Benjamin Pixley Birdsall (1858-1916) —
also known as Benjamin P. Birdsall —
of Clarion, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Weyauwega, Waupaca
County, Wis., October
26, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 11th District,
1893-1900; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1903-09.
Most sources give his date of death as May 26, 1917, but his New
York Times obituary and the Iowa cemetery record (WPA
transcription) contradict this.
Died in Clarion, Wright
County, Iowa, May 16,
1916 (age 57 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Clarion, Iowa.
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Charles Alvord Bishop (1854-1908) —
also known as Charles A. Bishop —
of La Porte City, Black Hawk
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waukesha
County, Wis., May 22,
1854.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1882; district judge in Iowa 9th
District, 1889-90, 1897-1902; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1902-08.
Died in 1908
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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William L. Bliss (1876-1969) —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Lincoln Township, Polk
County, Iowa, December
13, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1932, 1939-62; appointed 1932;
defeated, 1932, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died January
29, 1969 (age 92 years, 47
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Robert Donald Blue (1898-1989) —
of Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa, September
24, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1932;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1935-42; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1941-42; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1943-45; Governor of
Iowa, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died December
13, 1989 (age 91 years, 80
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred H. Blume (b. 1875) —
of Audubon
County, Iowa; Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa, January
9, 1875.
Lawyer; Audubon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1900-04; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1907-09; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1909-13; justice of
Wyoming state supreme court, 1921-36; chief
justice of Wyoming state supreme court, 1927-31.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Blume and Lena Blume; married 1920 to
Blanche Alexander. |
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Herbert B. Boies (1867-1930) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, 1867.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 10th District, 1915-20.
Died January
14, 1930 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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Horace Boies (1827-1923) —
of Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.; Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa; Palermo Township, Grundy
County, Iowa; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y., December
7, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1857; Governor of
Iowa, 1890-94; defeated, 1893; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1892;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1902.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 4,
1923 (age 95 years, 118
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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William Dayton Boies (1857-1932) —
also known as William D. Boies —
of Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Boone
County, Ill., January
3, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1913-18 (4th
District 1913, 21st District 1913-18); U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1919-29.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa, May 31,
1932 (age 75 years, 149
days).
Interment at Eastlawn
Cemetery, Sheldon, Iowa.
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Hiram Evans Booth (b. 1860) —
also known as Hiram E. Booth —
of Carson, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born near Postville, Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
25, 1860.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Utah
territorial senate, 1894-96; member of Utah
state senate, 1896-97; U.S.
Attorney for Utah, 1906-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Booth and Caroline (Bishop) Booth; married, May 29,
1889, to Lillian B. Redhead. |
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Paul E. Boslaugh (b. 1881) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 10,
1881.
Lawyer; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1949-.
Swiss
and English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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James Williamson Bosler (1833-1883) —
also known as James W. Bosler —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., April 4,
1833.
Lawyer; merchant;
real
estate agent; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1860; Republican candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1882.
German
ancestry.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., December
17, 1883 (age 50 years, 257
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
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Thomas Meade Bowen (1835-1906) —
also known as Thomas M. Bowen —
of Del Norte, Rio Grande
County, Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born near Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
26, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1856; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1864;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1866; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1867-71; Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1871; district judge in Colorado, 1876-80;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1882-83; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1883-89.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., December
30, 1906 (age 71 years, 65
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Jay Bowerman (1876-1957) —
of Oregon.
Born in Hesper, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, August
15, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of Oregon
state senate, 1905-10; Governor of
Oregon, 1910-11; defeated, 1910.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
25, 1957 (age 81 years, 71
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Portland, Ore.
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Allen Alexander Bradford (1815-1888) —
also known as Allen A. Bradford —
of Atchison
County, Mo.; Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Otoe
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Friendship, Knox
County, Maine, July 23,
1815.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 6th District, 1852-55; member
of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856-57; justice of
Colorado territorial supreme court, 1862-65; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1865-67, 1869-71.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., March
12, 1888 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Interment at Pueblo
City Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Charles Sullivan Bradshaw (b. 1871) —
also known as Charles S. Bradshaw —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa, August
4, 1871.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1911-12.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Centenary B. Bradshaw and Mary Ann (Hayzlett) Bradshaw; married,
June
28, 1911, to Ruth E. Baker. |
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Bruce L. Braley (b. 1957) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, October
30, 1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2008.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward Joseph Breen (1899-1978) —
also known as Edward Breen —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Estherville, Emmet
County, Iowa, March
18, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1937-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1942; president, KVFO radio
station.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died, of cancer,
June
15, 1978 (age 79 years, 89
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Maurice J. Breen (1889-1972) —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Rock Rapids, Lyon
County, Iowa, July 20,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
chair
of Webster County Democratic Party, 1936-38.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in May, 1972
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Clinton Briggs (1828-1882) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
17, 1828.
Lawyer; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1858; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1860-61; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875.
Fell
from a train
and was killed, in Afton, Union
County, Iowa, December
19, 1882 (age 54 years, 63
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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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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Norris Brown (1863-1960) —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Maquoketa, Jackson
County, Iowa, May 2,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer; Buffalo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1892-96; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1905-07; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; member, Resolutions
Committee); law partner of Irving
F. Baxter.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a rest
home at Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
5, 1960 (age 96 years, 248
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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John Bruce (1832-1901) —
of Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; Prairie Bluff, Wilcox
County, Ala.
Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland,
February
16, 1832.
Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1872-74; U.S.
District Judge for Alabama, 1875-1901; died in office 1901.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Walters Park, Berks
County, Pa., October
1, 1901 (age 69 years, 227
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.
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Emory Roy Buckner (1877-1941) —
also known as Emory R. Buckner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, August
7, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1925-27.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
11, 1941 (age 63 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. J. D. M. Buckner and Sarah A. (Ellis) Buckner; married, April 4,
1901, to Katherine Keach. |
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Haslett Platt Burke (b. 1874) —
also known as Haslett P. Burke —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Monona
County, Iowa, April
28, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; district judge in Colorado 13th District,
1907-19; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1919-49; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1927-28, 1937-39, 1947-49.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Acacia;
Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Thomas Burke and Clara Jane (Hardy) Burke; married, March
16, 1904, to Rose M. Sanner. |
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John Burke (1859-1937) —
of Devils Lake, Ramsey
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa, February
25, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1891; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1893-97; Governor of
North Dakota, 1907-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for
Vice President, 1912;
Treasurer of the United States, 1913-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Dakota, 1924;
justice
of North Dakota state supreme court, 1925-37; chief
justice of North Dakota state supreme court, 1935-36.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died May 14,
1937 (age 78 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) —
also known as Elmer J. Burkett —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, December
1, 1867.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916;
director, First National Bank;
director, State Oil Company.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 23,
1935 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (1879-1961) —
also known as J. A. A. Burnquist —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Dayton, Webster
County, Iowa, July 21,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 33, 1909-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1913-15; Governor of
Minnesota, 1915-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1939-55.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died January
12, 1961 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Harlan John Bushfield (1882-1948) —
also known as Harlan J. Bushfield —
of Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, August
6, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1934-38; Governor of
South Dakota, 1939-43; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1940;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Dakota, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1943-48; died in office 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak., September
27, 1948 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Interment at G.A.R.
Cemetery, Miller, S.Dak.
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