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Christian William Ramseyer (1875-1943) —
also known as C. William Ramseyer —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born near Collinsville, Butler
County, Ohio, March
13, 1875.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Davis
County Attorney, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1915-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
1, 1943 (age 68 years, 233
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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John Frederick Raper Jr. (1913-1993) —
also known as John F. Raper, Jr. —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 13,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1953-61; Wyoming
state attorney general, 1963-66; district judge in Wyoming,
1966-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., June 10,
1993 (age 79 years, 362
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.
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Stephen John Rapp (b. 1949) —
also known as Stephen J. Rapp —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, January
26, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1972-74, 1979-82; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1974, 1976; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
chair
of Black Hawk County Democratic Party, 1986-91; member of Iowa
Democratic State Committee, 1990-93; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1993-2001.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif.
Still living as of 2001.
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Relatives: Son
of Spurgeon John Rapp and Beverly (Leckington) Rapp; married 1981 to Donna
J. E. Maier. |
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Maurice E. Rawlings (1906-1982) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa, August
17, 1906.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 4th District, 1958-65; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died September
10, 1982 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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Robert Dolph Ray (1928-2018) —
also known as Robert D. Ray —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
26, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1963-67; Governor of
Iowa, 1969-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1972
(delegation chair).
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 8,
2018 (age 89 years, 285
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.
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Charles W. Raymond —
of Muskogee, Creek Nation County, Indian Territory (now Muskogee
County, Okla.).
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indian Territory, 1904.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William M. Raymond and Mary Ellen (Myers) Raymond. |
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Carl B. Reed (b. 1873) —
of Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa.
Born in Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa, May 6,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Howard
County Attorney; member of Iowa
state senate, 1919-26; district judge in Iowa, 1926-33; member of
Iowa
commerce commission, 1941-.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry T. Reed —
of Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Manoah Bostic Reese (1839-1917) —
also known as Manoah B. Reese —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Macoupin
County, Ill., September
5, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; District
Attorney, 4th District, 1876-83; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-90, 1908-15; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1888-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan., 1917
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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John George Regan (b. 1872) —
also known as John G. Regan —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Platte
County, Neb., June 3,
1872.
Democrat. School
teacher; insurance
and real
estate business; abstractor;
lawyer; mayor of Adel, Iowa, 1920-24, 1928-30; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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John Richard Reilly (b. 1928) —
also known as John R. Reilly —
of Illinois; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 24,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1964-67.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of William Raphael Reilly and Stella (Vogenthaler) Reilly; married,
January
17, 1953, to Susan Loosbrock. |
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Milton Remley (b. 1844) —
of Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
12, 1844.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1888;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa; Iowa
state attorney general, 1895-1901.
Baptist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James Remley and Jane C. (Alderson) Remley; married, September
6, 1869, to Josephine Dennis. |
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Walter Ward Reynoldson (b. 1920) —
also known as W. Ward Reynoldson —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in St. Edward, Boone
County, Neb., May 17,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Clarke
County Attorney, 1953-57; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1971-87; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1978-87; law
professor.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach) Reynoldson;
married, December
24, 1942, to Janet Aline Mills; married, June 3,
1989, to Patricia A. Frey. |
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David Fulton Rice (1889-1929) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Exline, Appanoose
County, Iowa, September
13, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1925.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Shot
and killed by
a disgruntled law client, George Domyancich, as he was leaving the
Appanoose County
Courthouse, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, February
28, 1929 (age 39 years, 168
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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George Rice (1854-1952) —
of Flandreau, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born in Butler
County, Iowa, November
16, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1883-86; Speaker
of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1885; Dakota
territory attorney general, 1885-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1900;
member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1905-06; South
Dakota railroad commissioner, 1907-13; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 21st District, 1931-34.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died October
14, 1952 (age 97 years, 333
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orson Rice and Anna Lee (Hawker) Rice; married to Ida
Smith. |
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Samuel Allen Rice (1828-1864) —
also known as Samuel A. Rice —
of Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
27, 1828.
Lawyer; Iowa
state attorney general, 1856-61; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War.
Mortally
wounded at Jenkins' Ferry, Ark., April 30, 1864, and died at
Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, July 6,
1864 (age 36 years, 161
days).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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Hilliard Samuel Ridgely (1874-1937) —
also known as Hilliard S. Ridgely —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Siam, Taylor
County, Iowa, October
16, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Attorney, 1899-1902; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1911-14; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., April 8,
1937 (age 62 years, 174
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Harold Riegelman (1892-1982) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
19, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1922; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1952,
1956;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
acting postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1953; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Beta Tau; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in 1982
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Riegelman and Bertha (Meyer) Riegelman; married, November
1, 1919, to Gladys B. Liebman. |
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Ralph E. Robertson (b. 1885) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Iowa, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Juneau, Alaska, 1920-23; trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and
School of Mines (now University of Alaska), 1925-33; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1958.
Burial location unknown.
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Gifford Simeon Robinson (b. 1843) —
also known as Gifford S. Robinson —
of Storm Lake, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Tremont, Tazewell
County, Ill., May 28,
1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1876-78; member of Iowa
state senate, 1882-86; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1888-99.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Israel W. Robinson and Cornelia (Leonard) Robinson; married, April
10, 1872, to Janette E. Gorham; married, June 27,
1910, to Clare Lunbeck. |
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Lewis Eldoris Royal (1855-1921) —
also known as Lewis E. Royal —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Alford, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 8,
1855.
Lawyer; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1889-90; candidate for mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa, 1916.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
11, 1921 (age 66 years, 186
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Ambrose Royal and Mary Adelaide (Buchner) Royal; married to Laura
Almina Bugbee. |
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John Nicholas William Rumple (1841-1903) —
also known as John N. W. Rumple —
of Marengo, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born near Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, March 4,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Iowa
state senate, 1873-78; mayor of Marengo, Iowa, 1885-86; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1901-03; died in office
1903.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
31, 1903 (age 61 years, 333
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Marengo, Iowa.
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