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Timothy Davis (1794-1872) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., March
29, 1794.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1857-59; defeated, 1848.
Slaveowner.
Died in Elkader, Clayton
County, Iowa, April
27, 1872 (age 78 years, 29
days).
Interment at Elkader
Cemetery, Elkader, Iowa.
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Clyde C. Dawson (b. 1864) —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dallas
County, Iowa, February
8, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1904
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1908;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jesse W. Dawson and Caroline (Price) Dawson; married, September
23, 1899, to Kathryn Russell. |
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Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865-1912) —
also known as Thomas C. Dawson —
of Enterprise, Volusia
County, Fla.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., July 30,
1865.
Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; U.S. Minister to Santo Domingo, 1904-07; Colombia, 1907-09; Chile, 1909; Panama, 1910; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1904-07.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 1,
1912 (age 46 years, 276
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Armstrong Day (b. 1859) —
also known as George A. Day —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Union
County, Iowa, November
10, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 4th District,
1902-20; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1920-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Gamble Day and Minerva C. (Manly) Day; married, February
13, 1889, to Sarah Brown. |
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Horace Emerson Deemer (b. 1858) —
also known as Horace E. Deemer —
of Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa.
Born in Bourbon, Marshall
County, Ind., September
24, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 15th District,
1887-94; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1894-1917.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Political Science Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Deemer and Elizabeth (Erwin) Deemer; married, July 12,
1882, to Jeannette Gibson. |
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Lucas James DeKoster (1918-2000) —
also known as Lucas J. DeKoster —
of Hull, Sioux
County, Iowa.
Born in Hull, Sioux
County, Iowa, June 18,
1918.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
state senate 1st District, 1965-83.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Hull, Sioux
County, Iowa, February
23, 2000 (age 81 years, 250
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Hull, Iowa.
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Charles W. Dempster (c.1879-1941) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, about 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1901-02; Supreme Secretary of the
Fraternal Brotherhood, an insurance
union; on February 1, 1917, when he was ousted
by the brotherhood's Supreme Council on grounds of insubordination,
he drew
a revolver and held the council at bay for ten minutes; after
being disarmed by a private detective, he was arrested
for disturbing the peace; candidate for California
state senate 31st District, 1920; member of California
state assembly, 1931-34 (57th District 1931-32, 61st District
1933-34); candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1932, 1933 (primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 20,
1941 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Warner. |
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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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John R. Dethmers (1903-1971) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plessis, O'Brien
County, Iowa, October
15, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1942-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1945-46; resigned 1946; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946-70; appointed 1946; defeated,
1970; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1953, 1956-62, 1967-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
1, 1971 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Patrick Devaney (b. 1883) —
also known as John P. Devaney —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Lake Mills, Winnebago
County, Iowa, June 30,
1883.
Lawyer; chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1933-36.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Devaney and Ellen (La Velle) Devaney; married, February
20, 1919, to Beatrice Langevin. |
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Charles Almon Dewey (1877-1958) —
also known as Charles A. Dewey —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Iowa, September
11, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Washington
County Attorney, 1909-15; district judge in Iowa, 1918-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1928-49; took
senior status 1949.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, March 2,
1958 (age 80 years, 172
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Tobias Ellsworth Diamond (b. 1876) —
also known as Tobias E. Diamond; T. E.
Diamond —
of Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad
Oblast), March
18, 1876.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1940;
delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from O'Brien County,
1933; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1940-52.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hyman Diamond and Lena (Epstein) Diamond; married, November
12, 1907, to Maude Elizabeth Peck. |
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Lester Jesse Dickinson (1873-1968) —
also known as L. J. Dickinson —
of Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Derby, Lucas
County, Iowa, October
29, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Kossuth
County Attorney; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1914-18; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1919-31; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1931-37; defeated, 1936, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 4,
1968 (age 94 years, 219
days).
Interment at Algona
Cemetery, Algona, Iowa.
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John Forrest Dillon (1831-1914) —
also known as John F. Dillon —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Northampton, Montgomery County (now Fulton
County), N.Y., December
25, 1831.
Lawyer; law
professor; author;
district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1859-63; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1864-69; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1867-69; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1870-79.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1914 (age 82 years, 131
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, 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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Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver (1858-1910) —
also known as Jonathan P. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born near Kingwood, Preston
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
6, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1888,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1889-1900; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1900-10; died in office 1910.
Died in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, October
15, 1910 (age 52 years, 251
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Maurice Francis Donegan (b. 1875) —
also known as Maurice F. Donegan —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Welton, Clinton
County, Iowa, September
2, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 7th District,
1913-21; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1940-49.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Donegan and Mary (Lucey) Donegan; married, November
29, 1905, to Mary I. Martin. |
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Ray E. Dougherty (b. 1895) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, July 11,
1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; candidate for South
Dakota state attorney general, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Izaak
Walton League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Dougherty and Sarah Ann (Judkins) Dougherty; married,
June
30, 1920, to Julia Newell Treat. |
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Cassius Clay Dowell (1864-1940) —
also known as Cassius C. Dowell —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born near Summerset, Warren
County, Iowa, February
29, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1894-98; member of Iowa
state senate, 1902-12; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1915-35, 1937-40 (7th District 1915-33,
6th District 1933-35, 1937-40); defeated, 1934; died in office 1940.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
4, 1940 (age 75 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Francis Marion Drake (1830-1903) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., December
30, 1830.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; railroad
builder; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1888;
Governor
of Iowa, 1896-98.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of diabetes,
in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
20, 1903 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Dunn and Anna (Ryan) Dunn; married, June 26,
1912, to Laura Helen Delker. |
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