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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William Salinatus Madison and Lovina E. (Doyle) Madison; married,
January
20, 1909, to Emma L. Locke. |
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Congress |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Maguire and Ellen (Groff) Maguire; married, June 24,
1908, to Alys G. Quinlan. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Mahin and Elizabeth (Hare) Mahin; married 1879 to Abbie
A. Cadle. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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1936 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel L. Mantz and Harriett (Eddy) Mantz; married, August
27, 1910, to Dorothy A. Sandberg. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward M. Martin and Eliza A. (Goss) Martin; married, June 9,
1904, to Alma L. Austin. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James McChesney and Florence McChesney; married to Ruby
McChesney. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John G. Murphy and Ellen (McCarthy) Murphy; married, June 16,
1888, to Henrietta Johnsen. |
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