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Ezekiel Silas Sampson (1831-1892) —
also known as Ezekiel S. Sampson —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born in Huron
County, Ohio, December
6, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; district judge in Iowa 6th District, 1867-75; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1875-79.
Died in Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa, October
7, 1892 (age 60 years, 306
days).
Interment at Prairie
Grove Cemetery, Sigourney, Iowa.
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William Fletcher Sapp (1824-1890) —
of Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Danville, Knox
County, Ohio, November
20, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; Knox
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1855-58; member
Nebraska territorial council, 1861; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1865; U.S.
Attorney for Iowa, 1869-73; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1877-81.
Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, November
22, 1890 (age 66 years, 2
days).
Interment at Mound
View Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
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Henry P. Scholte (1805-1868) —
of Pella, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands,
September
25, 1805.
Republican. Preacher;
joined the dissenters from the national church of the Netherlands; tried in
1834 for teaching
heresy, expelled
from the church, fined,
and imprisoned;
helped organize a group which emigrated to Iowa in 1847;
lawyer; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died August
25, 1868 (age 62 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Pella, Iowa.
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Louis W. Schultz (1927-2008) —
of Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Deep River, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, March
24, 1927.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Iowa
County Attorney, 1960-68; district judge in Iowa 6th District,
1971-80; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1980-93.
Died in Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa, February
19, 2008 (age 80 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George H. Scidmore (1854-1922) —
Born in Iowa, November
21, 1854.
Lawyer; U.S. Vice Consul in Dunfermline, 1877-84; Hiogo, as of 1884; Osaka, 1884-85; U.S. Vice Consul General in Shanghai, 1885; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Kanagawa, 1885-91; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Kanagawa, 1894-97; Yokohama, 1898-1904; U.S. Consul in Nagasaki, 1907-09; Kobe, 1909; U.S. Consul General in Seoul, 1909-11; Yokohama, as of 1914-22.
Died November
27, 1922 (age 68 years, 6
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Cromwell Scott (1864-1948) —
also known as George C. Scott —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Monroe
County, N.Y., August
8, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1912-15, 1917-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1922-43; took
senior status 1943.
Died October
6, 1948 (age 84 years, 59
days).
Interment at Graceland
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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John Joseph Seerley (1852-1931) —
also known as John J. Seerley —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born near Toulon, Stark
County, Ill., March
13, 1852.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1891-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, February
23, 1931 (age 78 years, 347
days).
Interment at Aspen
Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
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Francis Seiberling (1870-1945) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
20, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1929-33.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, February
1, 1945 (age 74 years, 134
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, Ohio.
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Cato Hedden Sells (1859-1948) —
also known as Cato Sells —
of Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa; Washington,
D.C.; Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa, October
6, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Iowa, 1888;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1894-98; member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 1912; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1924.
Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., December
30, 1948 (age 89 years, 85
days).
Interment at Cleburne
Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
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Leslie Mortier Shaw (1848-1932) —
also known as Leslie M. Shaw —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Morristown, Lamoille
County, Vt., November
2, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Governor of
Iowa, 1898-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1900;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1902-07; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1908.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
28, 1932 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Denison, Iowa.
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James Rockwell Sheffield (1864-1938) —
also known as James R. Sheffield —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, August
13, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Sen. William
B. Allison; member of New York
state assembly, 1894, 1904; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1936;
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1924-27; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Saranac Inn, Franklin
County, N.Y., September
2, 1938 (age 74 years, 20
days).
Interment somewhere
in Utica, N.Y.
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James Shields (1806-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Rice
County, Minn.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1806.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; in 1842, when the
Springfield paper published letters from "Aunt Becca" ridiculing him,
Shields demanded to know who wrote them; Abraham
Lincoln (then a Springfield lawyer) acknowledged responsibility,
and Shields challenged him to a duel,
which was averted only through the intervention of friends; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; Commissioner of the
General Land Office, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1868; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 73 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at Courthouse Grounds, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.
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N. D. Shinn (1884-1959) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born January
26, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marion
County Attorney; mayor of Knoxville; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Died June 1,
1959 (age 75 years, 126
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Knoxville, Iowa.
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Samuel Morgan Shortridge (1861-1952) —
also known as Samuel M. Shortridge —
of Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August
3, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; U.S.
Senator from California, 1921-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died January
17, 1952 (age 90 years, 167
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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William A. Smith (b. 1870) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Andalusia, Rock Island
County, Ill., 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1943-58.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Eben Smylie (1914-2004) —
also known as Robert E. Smylie —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Marcus, Cherokee
County, Iowa, October
31, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; Idaho
state attorney general, 1947-55; appointed 1947; Governor of
Idaho, 1955-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1956
(speaker),
1960
(speaker).
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, July 17,
2004 (age 89 years, 260
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Bruce M. Snell (1895-1976) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, March 4,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; district
judge in Iowa, 1941-60; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1961-70.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in September, 1976
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bruce M. Snell Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, August
18, 1929.
Lawyer; Judge,
Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-87; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1987-.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1995.
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Thad S. Snell Jr. (1884-1941) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, December
12, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1916
(alternate), 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a fatal heart
attack, while driving his
car, in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, April
14, 1941 (age 56 years, 123
days).
Interment at Ida
Grove Cemetery, Ida Grove, Iowa.
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Harrison Earl Spangler (b. 1879) —
also known as Harrison E. Spangler —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Guthrie
County, Iowa, June 10,
1879.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940
(member, Arrangements
Committee), 1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1931-49; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1942-44.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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James Eugene Stephenson (1926-2009) —
also known as James E. Stephenson —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Iowa, April
21, 1926.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1973-75; defeated, 1975.
Presbyterian.
Died August
29, 2009 (age 83 years, 130
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Wood. |
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John Loomis Stevens (1850-1933) —
also known as John L. Stevens —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Boone, Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., May 29,
1850.
Lawyer; district attorney 11th District, 1879-86; promoter of
early telephone
companies; organizer, Boone Brick and
Tile Paving
Company; district judge in Iowa 11th District, 1887-92; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900,
1912;
delegate to Progressive National Convention from Iowa, 1912;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Iowa, October
23, 1933 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Ames
Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Loomis Stevens and Harriet E. (Tucker) Stevens; married, August
10, 1876, to Rowena Estelle Edson. |
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memorial |
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Congress |
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Robert W. Stewart (b. 1866) —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March
11, 1866.
Lawyer; Hughes
County State's Attorney, 1893; member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Stewart and Eliza (Mills) Stewart. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Luman M. Strong (1803-1867) —
of Marion, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Orange
County, Vt., October
24, 1803.
Lawyer; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1844;
member of Wisconsin state legislature, 1850; county judge in
Wisconsin, 1860.
Died in Dodgeville, Iowa
County, Wis., December
4, 1867 (age 64 years, 41
days).
Interment at Eastside
Cemetery, Dodgeville, Wis.
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Ralph Richard Stuart (b. 1889) —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa, September
1, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Franklin
County Attorney, 1920-26; mayor of Hampton, Iowa, 1928-34;
candidate for Iowa
state senate 43rd District, 1940.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Iden L. Stuart and Katherine (Clemmer) Stuart; married, June 16,
1920, to Mable Young. |
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William Corwin Stuart (1920-2010) —
also known as William C. Stuart —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, April
28, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of
Iowa
state senate, 1953-61; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1962-71; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1971-86; took
senior status 1986.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Lions.
Died in Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa, August
12, 2010 (age 90 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lyman B. Sutter (1904-1963) —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, June 14,
1904.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1953-54; municipal judge in California,
1950.
Died of cancer in
August
22, 1963 (age 59 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eric Michael Swalwell Jr. (b. 1980) —
also known as Eric Swalwell —
of Dublin, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Sac City, Sac
County, Iowa, November
16, 1980.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 2013-.
Still living as of 2018.
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Fletcher B. Swank (1875-1950) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April
24, 1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; private secretary to U.S. Rep Scott
Ferris, 1907-08; lawyer; Cleveland
County Judge, 1911-14; district judge in Oklahoma 14th District,
1915-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1921-29, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Woodmen
Circle.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March
16, 1950 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Burton Erwin Sweet (1867-1957) —
also known as Burton E. Sweet —
of Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa.
Born in Bremer
County, Iowa, December
10, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1900-04; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1902-06; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1915-23; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922, 1924.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
3, 1957 (age 89 years, 24
days).
Interment at Harlington
Cemetery, Waverly, Iowa.
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Melvin D. Synhorst (b. 1914) —
of Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa.
Born in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, January
21, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1949-65, 1967-80; resigned 1980.
American
Reformed Church. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugo Synhorst and Ethel Synhorst; married 1941 to Alice
Rossing. |
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1951-52 |
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