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John Nichol Irwin II (1913-2000) —
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, December
31, 1913.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Ambassador to France, 1973-74.
Died in a hospital
at New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., February
28, 2000 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Douglas V. Jackson (b. 1859) —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, November
17, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Muscatine
County Attorney, 1895-96; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1903-10,
1921-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Jackson and Christiana (Sinclair) Jackson; married, September
14, 1885, to Alberta C. Jarvis. |
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Hans Peter Jacobsen (1875-1958) —
also known as Hans P. Jacobsen —
of Mott, Hettinger
County, N.Dak.
Born in Odense, Denmark,
May
25, 1875.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Dakota, 1928,
1932.
Danish
ancestry.
Died in Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., June 30,
1958 (age 83 years, 36
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center, Iowa.
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Arthur H. Jacobson (b. 1910) —
of Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa.
Born in Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa, June 24,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer; Allamakee
County Attorney, 1937-44; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1944;
member of Iowa
state senate 40th District, 1945-50.
Lutheran.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gustav Jacobson and Gusta (Blilie) Jacobson; married to Isabel
Chafer. |
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Clyde Garfield Jeffers (1881-1956) —
also known as Clyde G. Jeffers —
Born in Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa, July 2,
1881.
Lawyer; Grant
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-17; superior court judge in
Washington, 1923-39; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1939-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., February
16, 1956 (age 74 years, 229
days).
Interment at Claquato Cemetery, Chehalis, Wash.
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Michael Owen Johanns (b. 1950) —
also known as Mike Johanns —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 18,
1950.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1991-98; Governor of
Nebraska, 1999-2005; resigned 2005; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 2005-07; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 2009-15.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Theta.
Still living as of 2022.
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George E. Q. Johnson (b. 1874) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Harcourt, Webster
County, Iowa, July 11,
1874.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1927-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1932-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Johnson and Mathilda (Linderholm) Johnson; married, September
8, 1906, to Elizabeth M. Swanstrom. |
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Louis P. Johnson —
of Ivanhoe, Lincoln
County, Minn.
Born near Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1908;
Lincoln
County Attorney, 1910-18; member of Minnesota
state senate 12th District, 1923-30; defeated, 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Martin Nelson Johnson (1850-1909) —
also known as Martin N. Johnson —
of Iowa; Petersburg, Nelson
County, N.Dak.
Born in Racine
County, Wis., March 3,
1850.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; farmer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1877; member of Iowa
state senate, 1878-82; delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Nelson
County, 1889; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1891-99; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1909; died in office 1909.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., October
21, 1909 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Petersburg, N.Dak.
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Royal Cleaves Johnson (1882-1939) —
also known as Royal C. Johnson —
of Highmore, Hyde
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, October
3, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Hyde
County State's Attorney, 1909-10; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1915-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August
2, 1939 (age 56 years, 303
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Wallace Jones (1804-1896) —
also known as George W. Jones —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., April
12, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Black
Hawk War; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1835-36; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1836-39; U.S.
Surveyor-General for Iowa & Wisconsin, 1845; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848-59; U.S. Minister to New Grenada, 1859-61.
Welsh
ancestry.
In 1861, was arrested
in New York City by order of Secretary of State William
H. Seward on a charge
of disloyalty,
based on correspondence with his friend Jefferson
Davis; imprisoned
for 64 days; released by order of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 22,
1896 (age 92 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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John Adam Kasson (1822-1910) —
also known as John A. Kasson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Charlotte, Chittenden
County, Vt., January
11, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1863-67, 1873-77, 1881-84 (5th District
1863-67, 7th District 1873-77, 1881-84); member of Iowa state
legislature, 1868; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1877-81; Germany, 1884-85.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died May 18,
1910 (age 88 years, 127
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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William John Keefe (1873-1955) —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, November
17, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clinton
County Attorney, 1902-10; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1924;
Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1933-47; retired 1947.
Died in Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
14, 1955 (age 81 years, 301
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Eugene Kelly (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry E. Kelly —
of Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill.; Sullivan, Moultrie
County, Ill.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
27, 1870.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1906-08; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1912-14.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly; married 1893 to Jessie
L. Speer; married 1903 to Edna
(McElravy) Smalley. |
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Percy R. Kelly (1870-1949) —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Arlington, Fayette
County, Iowa, July 13,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state senate, 1898-1902; circuit judge in Oregon, 1911-30; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1930-49; appointed 1930; died in
office 1949; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1941-43.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 14,
1949 (age 78 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher C. Kelly and Mary Jane (Whipple) Kelly; married, March
29, 1910, to Margaret Dawson. |
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Nathan Edward Kendall (1868-1936) —
also known as Nathan E. Kendall —
of Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa.
Born near Greenville, Lucas
County, Iowa, March
17, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1900-08; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1909-13; Governor of
Iowa, 1921-25.
Congregationalist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
5, 1936 (age 68 years, 233
days).
Cremated.
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Howard L. Kern (c.1886-1947) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa, about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1915-19; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1920;
assistant general attorney for International Telephone
and Telegraph,
1928-41; general counsel, Central Railroad
of New Jersey, 1941-47.
Died in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 12,
1947 (age about 61
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; test
pilot and executive, Howard Aircraft
Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and
Arizona Aviation
Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun
States Land and
Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels
Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting; married, February
29, 1968, to Fracine Bassett. |
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James William Kindig (1879-1950) —
also known as James W. Kindig —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Welton, Clinton
County, Iowa, December
3, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1927-34; appointed 1927.
Died May 12,
1950 (age 70 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David D. Kindig and Margaret (Tully) Kindig; married, September
3, 1908, to Gertrude Crossan. |
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La Vega G. Kinne (b. 1846) —
of Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
5, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Iowa, 1876
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1884;
candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1881, 1883; district judge in Iowa 17th District, 1887-88,
1889-91; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1892-97; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1897.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Kintzinger (b. 1870) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, August
12, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 19th District,
1911-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker);
justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Woodmen of
the World; Eagles;
Foresters;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kintzinger and Barbara (Hanson) Kintzinger; married 1893 to Fannie
E. Webb. |
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Gerrit Klay (1868-1939) —
of Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa.
Born in Netherlands,
September
5, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1909-14; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Netherlands in Orange
City, Iowa, 1920-39; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Died, from a blood clot in
the brain, in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, February
11, 1939 (age 70 years, 159
days).
Interment at West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, Iowa.
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Freeman Tulley Knowles (1846-1910) —
also known as Freeman Knowles —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa; Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Harmony, Somerset
County, Maine, October
10, 1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1897-99.
Died in Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak., June 1,
1910 (age 63 years, 234
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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Peter H. Konzen (1857-1935) —
of Hallock, Kittson
County, Minn.
Born in Chickasaw
County, Iowa, May 27,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1896;
mayor of Hallock, Minn.; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 67, 1915-18.
German
ancestry.
Died in Hallock, Kittson
County, Minn., July 15,
1935 (age 78 years, 49
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Hallock, Minn.
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