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Joseph Taggart (1867-1938) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born near Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa, June 15,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wyandotte
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1911-17; defeated, 1916;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; state court judge in
Kansas, 1924.
Died in Wadsworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., December
3, 1938 (age 71 years, 171
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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Orville Taylor (1885-1969) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
8, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orville J. Taylor and Eleanor Sarah (Harris) Taylor; married, January
19, 1924, to Catherine E. Apperson. |
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Marsha K. Ternus (b. 1951) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa, May 30,
1951.
Lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1993-.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Seth Thomas (1873-1962) —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in McConnelsville, Morgan
County, Ohio, May 18,
1873.
Lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1935-54; took
senior status 1954.
Died in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
2, 1962 (age 88 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George King Thompson (b. 1887) —
also known as G. King Thompson —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Jamaica, Guthrie
County, Iowa, November
24, 1887.
Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1933-40; district judge in Iowa, 1941-50; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1951-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Maccabees;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Burial location unknown.
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James Thorington (1816-1887) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., May 7,
1816.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1843-47; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1855-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1856;
Scott
County Sheriff, 1861-65; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Aspinwall, 1872-82.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 12,
1887 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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John H. Thorington —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1840-41.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Interment somewhere
in New Orleans, La.
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T. Eugene Thornton (b. 1911) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 27,
1911.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1959-67.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Amvets.
Burial location unknown.
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Lloyd Thurston (1880-1970) —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, March
27, 1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Iowa
state senate, 1920-24; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1925-39 (8th District 1925-33, 5th
District 1933-39); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1938.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Rotary.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 7,
1970 (age 90 years, 41
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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C. L. Todd (b. 1869) —
of Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Iowa, 1869.
Lawyer; banker; farmer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 7th District; elected 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Horace Mann Towner (1855-1937) —
also known as Horace M. Towner —
of Corning, Adams
County, Iowa.
Born in Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill., October
23, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Adams
County Superintendent of Schools, 1881-84; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888;
district judge in Iowa 3rd District, 1891-1910; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1911-23; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1923-29.
Suffered a head injury in an accidental fall, and
died ten days later, in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, November
23, 1937 (age 82 years, 31
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Corning, Iowa.
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Wallace Townsend (1882-1979) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in De Witt, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
20, 1882.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; candidate for Arkansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1910; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1916, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Arkansas, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1930-34; member of
Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-57; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Arkansas.
Died January
7, 1979 (age 96 years, 140
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Seneca Chamberlain Traver (b. 1867) —
also known as Seneca C. Traver —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa, May 17,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1905-08.
English
and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert B. Tripp —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Iowa.
Lawyer; circuit judge in South Dakota 1st Circuit, 1909-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas F. Trumbull (1868-1944) —
of Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born in Iowa, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Washington, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., April
29, 1944 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Mount
Angeles Memorial Park, Port Angeles, Wash.
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Hubert Utterback (1880-1942) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Hayesville, Keokuk
County, Iowa, June 28,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 9th District,
1915-27; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1932-33; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1935-37; defeated, 1938;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1939.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Acacia;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Phi Omega; Delta
Theta Phi; Lions.
Died in 1942
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Hosford Edwin Valentine (1865-1937) —
also known as Hosford E. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Edinburg, Johnson
County, Ind., November
26, 1865.
Lawyer; mayor
of Centerville, Iowa, 1897-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 2,
1937 (age 71 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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John Kalbach Valentine (1904-1950) —
also known as John K. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
5, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1933-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939-40; candidate
for Governor of
Iowa, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
vice-president, Iowa Southern Utilities
Company, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Rotary;
Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, October
12, 1950 (age 46 years, 249
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Anthony Van Wagenen (b. 1852) —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, December
28, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 4th District,
1892-95; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1913-14.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of I. W. Van Wagenan and Elizabeth (Moreland) Van Wagenan; married,
June
27, 1887, to Gertrude Louis. |
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Charles William Vermilion (1866-1927) —
also known as Charles W. Vermilion —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
6, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 2nd District,
1902-23; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Iowa Methodist Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
2, 1927 (age 60 years, 300
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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William F. Vermilion (1830-1894) —
of Iowa.
Born in Kentucky, October
18, 1830.
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Iowa
state senate, 1869-73.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
28, 1894 (age 64 years, 71
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Thomas J. Vilsack (b. 1950) —
also known as Tom Vilsack —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
13, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; elected 1989; member of Iowa
state senate, 1993-98; Governor of
Iowa, 1999-2007; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 2004; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 2008;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 2009-.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Upsilon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Henry Vollmer (1867-1930) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, July 28,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1914-15; defeated, 1914.
Died in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., August
25, 1930 (age 63 years, 28
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
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