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  Ray Mabee (b. 1901) — of Unionville, Putnam County, Mo. Born in Numa, Appanoose County, Iowa, February 16, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-32; member of Missouri state senate 4th District, 1935-42; candidate for Missouri state attorney general, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 7, 1926, to Winfred Anderson.
  John Donald M. MacKay (b. 1871) — also known as John D. MacKay — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, August 13, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate, 1905-10 (2nd District 1905-08, 3rd District 1909-10); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1913-15. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
Charles C. Madison Charles C. Madison (1878-1957) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Corning, Adams County, Iowa, October 10, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1906-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912 (alternate), 1916; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1918-20; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1921-25; candidate for justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1936. Presbyterian. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., August 31, 1957 (age 78 years, 325 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Salinatus Madison and Lovina E. (Doyle) Madison; married, January 20, 1909, to Emma L. Locke.
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Daniel E. Maguire (b. 1878) — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Born in East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Ill., July 31, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 19th District, 1916-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924, 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Maguire and Ellen (Groff) Maguire; married, June 24, 1908, to Alys G. Quinlan.
Frank W. Mahin Frank Webster Mahin (1851-1936) — also known as Frank W. Mahin — of Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa; Washington, D.C. Born in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, November 6, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster at Clinton, Iowa, 1890-94; U.S. Consul in Reichenberg, 1897-1902; Nottingham, 1902-10; Amsterdam, 1910-13, 1915-24. Member, Freemasons. Prohibition advocate in 1890s; longtime friend of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain); was a passenger on a Dutch Ship, Queen Wilhelmina, which was sunk by a German torpedo in the North Sea in 1916; he and his wife escaped to a lifeboat and survived. Died, from a heart ailment, in Washington, D.C., May 6, 1936 (age 84 years, 182 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Mahin and Elizabeth (Hare) Mahin; married 1879 to Abbie A. Cadle.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Washington Post, May 7, 1936
  Halleck Jonas Mantz (1877-1958) — also known as Halleck J. Mantz; H. J. Mantz — of Audubon, Audubon County, Iowa. Born in Koszta, Iowa County, Iowa, September 23, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; Audubon County Attorney, 1908-11; Mayor of Audubon, Iowa, 1913-17; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1917-21; member of Iowa state senate, 1921-25; district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1925-43; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1943-53. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Lions; Modern Woodmen; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Iowa, November 14, 1958 (age 81 years, 52 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel L. Mantz and Harriett (Eddy) Mantz; married, August 27, 1910, to Dorothy A. Sandberg.
  Joseph Z. Marks (1915-1985) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, October 18, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948, 1952. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Alpha Epsilon Pi. Died in April, 1985 (age 69 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
Eben W. Martin Eben Wever Martin (1855-1932) — also known as Eben W. Martin — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, April 12, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1885-86; U.S. Representative from South Dakota, 1901-07, 1908, 1909-15 (at-large 1901-07, 1908, 1909-13, 3rd District 1913-15). Methodist. English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died in Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., May 22, 1932 (age 77 years, 40 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Capt. James W. Martin and Lois Hyde (Wever) Martin; married, June 13, 1883, to Jessie A. Miner.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Guy H. Martin (b. 1866) — of Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama). Born in Lancaster, Keokuk County, Iowa, August 31, 1866. Lawyer; Clay County District Attorney, 1894-99; Progressive candidate for Governor of Idaho, 1912; U.S. Attorney for Canal Zone, 1923-24; U.S. District Judge for Canal Zone, 1924-26. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward M. Martin and Eliza A. (Goss) Martin; married, June 9, 1904, to Alma L. Austin.
  Thomas Ellsworth Martin (1893-1971) — also known as Thomas E. Martin — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Melrose, Monroe County, Iowa, January 18, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; lawyer; candidate for Iowa railroad commission, 1932, 1934; mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, 1935-37; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1939-55; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1955-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956. Member, Order of the Coif; American Bar Association. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., June 27, 1971 (age 78 years, 160 days). Interment at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Michael L. Mason (b. 1906) — of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Born in Warren County, Ill., June 14, 1906. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1952-53; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1965-78. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Wiley Mayne (1917-2007) — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Born in Sanborn, O'Brien County, Iowa, January 19, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died, from heart failure, in St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, May 27, 2007 (age 90 years, 128 days). Interment at Roseland Cemetery, Sanborn, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Earl W. Mayne and Gladys (Wiley) Mayne.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  William Henry McChesney (born c.1905) — also known as William McChesney — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla.; Cherry Lake, Madison County, Fla. Born in Iowa, about 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1948. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James McChesney and Florence McChesney; married to Ruby McChesney.
  Emlin McClain (1851-1915) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio, November 25, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Sen. George G. Wright, 1875-77; law professor; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1901-12; chief justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1906-12. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Died suddenly, of apoplexy, in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, May 25, 1915 (age 63 years, 181 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of William McClain; married, February 19, 1879, to Ellen Griffiths.
  Neil R. McCluhan (c.1923-1987) — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Born about 1923. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa Democratic State Central Committee, 1971; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1972. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in 1987 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Richard McCluhan.
  Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (1920-1987) — also known as Wade H. McCree, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, July 3, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-61; appointed 1954; resigned 1961; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-66; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1966-77; resigned 1977; U.S. Solicitor General, 1977-81; law professor. Unitarian. African ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from a heart attack and bone cancer in Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 30, 1987 (age 67 years, 58 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Wade Hampton
  Relatives: Son of Wade Hampton McCree and Lulu (Harper) McCree; married, July 29, 1946, to Dores B. McCrary.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  James Wilson McDill (1834-1894) — also known as James W. McDill — of Afton, Union County, Iowa. Born in Monroe, Richland County, Ohio, March 4, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Iowa 3rd District, 1869-70; U.S. Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1873-77; member of Iowa railroad commission, 1878-81, 1884-87; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1881-83; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1892-94; died in office 1894. Died in Creston, Union County, Iowa, February 28, 1894 (age 59 years, 361 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Creston, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  George McGill (1879-1963) — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born near Russell, Lucas County, Iowa, February 12, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1928, 1936, 1944 (member, Credentials Committee); U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1930-39; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1948, 1954; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1945. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., May 14, 1963 (age 84 years, 91 days). Interment at Pawnee Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, Kan.
  Cross-reference: Newell A. George
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Arthur A. McGiverin (b. 1928) — of Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa. Born in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, November 10, 1928. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1965-78; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1978-; chief justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1987-. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also NNDB dossier
  John T. Medin (b. 1875) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in St. Angsar, Mitchell County, Iowa, February 20, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; county judge in South Dakota, 1908-19; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1919-; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Lewis Eddy Merrill (1883-1960) — also known as L. E. Merrill — of Brunswick, Chariton County, Mo. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, December 5, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Chariton County, 1947-50. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Brunswick, Chariton County, Mo., May 9, 1960 (age 76 years, 156 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Eddy Gildersleeve Merrill and Eleanora 'Ella' (Smith) Merrill; married, December 9, 1908, to Miss John Early Rucker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fred W. Messmore (b. 1890) — of Beatrice, Gage County, Neb. Born in Boone, Boone County, Iowa, July 11, 1890. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 18th District, 1929-37; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1937-. Methodist. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  William H. Michael (1845-1916) — of Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa; Sidney, Cheyenne County, Neb.; Washington, D.C. Born in Marysville, Union County, Ohio, July 14, 1845. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; newspaper editor and publisher; lawyer; U.S. Consul General in Calcutta, 1905-11. Died in Washington, D.C., May 17, 1916 (age 70 years, 308 days). Burial location unknown.
  Amos Calvin Miller (b. 1866) — also known as Amos C. Miller — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, December 16, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District, 1920-22. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Andrew Miller (1870-1960) — of Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa; Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa; Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born in Denmark, November 16, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; Winnebago County Attorney, 1896; mayor, Forest City, Iowa, 1897-1901; North Dakota state attorney general, 1909-15; U.S. District Judge for North Dakota, 1922-41; took senior status 1941. Danish ancestry. Died March 17, 1960 (age 89 years, 122 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Daniel Fry Miller (1814-1895) — also known as Daniel F. Miller; "Nestor of the Iowa Bar" — of Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa; Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa. Born in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., October 4, 1814. Lawyer; member of Iowa territorial House of Representatives, 1840; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1850-51; defeated (Whig), 1848; candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa; mayor of Fort Madison, Iowa, 1858-59; Independent candidate for justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1860; mayor of Keokuk, Iowa, 1873; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1894. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., December 9, 1895 (age 81 years, 66 days). Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frederic Magoun Miller (1896-1958) — also known as Frederic M. Miller — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, February 18, 1896. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1939-46. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Died, of prostate cancer, in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, June 8, 1958 (age 62 years, 110 days). Interment at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Grandnephew of William E. Miller.
  Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) — also known as Jack Miller — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 6, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa state senate, 1957-60; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-85; took senior status 1985. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Reserve Officers Association; Izaak Walton League; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; United Commercial Travelers. Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County, Fla., August 29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Samuel Freeman Miller (1816-1890) — Born in Richmond, Madison County, Ky., April 5, 1816. Republican. Lawyer; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-90; died in office 1890. Unitarian. Died in Washington, D.C., October 13, 1890 (age 74 years, 191 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Miller and Patsy (Freeman) Miller; married to Lucy Ballinger; married 1857 to Elizabeth Winter.
  See also federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Books about Samuel Freeman Miller: Michael A. Ross, Justice of Shattered Dreams: Samuel Freeman Miller and the Supreme Court During the Civil War Era
  C. Edwin Moore (b. 1903) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, August 2, 1903. Lawyer; municipal judge in Iowa, 1936-43; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1943-62; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1962-78. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  John E. Mulroney (b. 1896) — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. Born in Ruthven, Palo Alto County, Iowa, February 15, 1896. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1943-55. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Daniel D. Murphy (1862-1931) — also known as Daniel Murphy — of Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa. Born in New Diggings, Lafayette County, Wis., August 22, 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; Clayton County Attorney, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1892, 1912 (member, Credentials Committee); candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1910; vice-president, Elkader State Bank; director, St. Olaf Savings Bank, Elkport Savings Bank, and Clayton County State Bank; director, Moresby Island Lumber Company; president, Iowa Bar Association. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died May 30, 1931 (age 68 years, 281 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Elkader, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of John G. Murphy and Ellen (McCarthy) Murphy; married, June 16, 1888, to Henrietta Johnsen.
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