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John Fletcher Lacey (1841-1913) —
also known as John F. Lacey —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 30,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1870; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1889-91, 1893-1907;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1908.
Died September
29, 1913 (age 72 years, 122
days).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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Scott M. Ladd (b. 1855) —
of Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Sharon, Walworth
County, Wis., June 22,
1855.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 4th District,
1887-96; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1897-1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Ladd and Sarah (Wilmarth) Ladd; married, July 26,
1881, to Emma Cromer. |
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Lotus Lee Langley (b. 1875) —
also known as Lotus L. Langley —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Scranton, Greene
County, Iowa, September
15, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1928; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1928; Multnomah
County District Attorney, 1931-35; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1940.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William McMurray Langley and Amanda (Scott) Langley; married, December
24, 1908, to Eva G. Allen. |
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Jerry L. Larson (b. 1936) —
also known as J. L. Larson —
of Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa.
Born in Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa, May 17,
1936.
Lawyer; Shelby
County Attorney, 1965-69; district judge in Iowa 4th District,
1975-78; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1978-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Gerald L. Larson and Mary Eleanor (Patterson) Larson; married to
Linda R. Logan. |
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Robert Leonard Larson (1898-1986) —
also known as Robert L. Larson —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, September
20, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; athletic
coach; lawyer; Iowa
state attorney general, 1947-53; appointed 1947; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1953-71; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1959-61.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Sigma
Pi; Rotary.
Died in 1986
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Leonard Larson and Nellie (Stever) Larson; married, June 1,
1922, to Helen Kruse; married, March
12, 1938, to Wilma Donham. |
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1951-52 |
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Loren H. Laughlin (1896-1966) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Mt. Ayr, Ringgold
County, Iowa, August
13, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1940; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; senior claims commissioner,
Manila, Philippines, 1947-48; hearing examiner, Federal Trade
Commission, 1953-66.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., June 21,
1966 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Louis A. Lavorato (b. 1934) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
29, 1934.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1979-86; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1986-.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Oscar Lawler (b. 1875) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa, April 2,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1905-09;
director, Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Los
Angeles; director, San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railway.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Thomas Lawler and Margaret (O'Connor) Lawler; married, June 17,
1901, to Hilda Brode. |
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Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000) —
also known as Gene Leahy —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Imogene, Fremont
County, Iowa, May 8,
1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; municipal judge in Nebraska, 1964-68; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1969-73.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from complications of lung
cancer, at the Veterans Administration Medical
Center, Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
18, 2000 (age 70 years, 255
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Clay Le Grand (1911-2002) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
26, 1911.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1957-67; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1967-83.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died November
17, 2002 (age 91 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Le Grand and Mary Margaret (Leifield) Le Grand; married,
December
30, 1935, to Suzanne Wilcox. |
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Frederick William Lehmann (1853-1931) —
also known as Frederick W. Lehmann —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Prussia,
February
28, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for Wabash Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker);
U.S. Solicitor General, 1910-12.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died September
12, 1931 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; cenotaph at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Cloid Irwin Level (1895-1977) —
also known as Cloid I. Level —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Odebolt, Sac
County, Iowa, May 23,
1895.
Electrician;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939.
Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 7,
1977 (age 82 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James William Level and Mary Ann (Lesher) Level; married to
Ethelda Ruth Swartwood (great-granddaughter of Daniel
Baker Swartwood). |
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Mildred L. Lillie (1915-2002) —
also known as Mildred Kluckhohn —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, January
25, 1915.
Lawyer; municipal judge in California, 1947-49; superior court
judge in California, 1949-58; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1958-83.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Soroptimists.
Died October
27, 2002 (age 87 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Ottomar A. Kluckhohn and Florence E. (Martin) Kluckhohn;
married, March
18, 1947, to Cameron L. Lillie; married, August
27, 1966, to A. V. Falcone. |
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Luke E. Linnan (b. 1895) —
of Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa.
Born in Maurice, Sioux
County, Iowa, April 8,
1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Iowa, 1936,
1940;
justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Q. Linnan and Kate (Fitzpatric) Linnan; married, July 6,
1935, to Nell Wassenberg. |
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Don Lathrop Love (1863-1940) —
also known as Don L. Love —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March 7,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1909-11, 1929-31; treasurer of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1912; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Unitarian.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
12, 1940 (age 77 years, 189
days).
Interment somewhere
in Clermont, Iowa.
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