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William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) —
also known as W. G. Waddel —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., June 29,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Day
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Scottish
and German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Day
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.
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Martin Joseph Wade (1861-1931) —
also known as Martin J. Wade —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., October
20, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 8th District,
1893-1903; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1903-05; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1912; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1915-31; died
in office 1931.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
16, 1931 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Clyde W. Wagner (1878-1946) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Greene, Butler
County, Iowa, June 11,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1942; member of Missouri
state senate 29th District, 1945-46; died in office 1946.
Died February
13, 1946 (age 67 years, 247
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Edward E. Wagner (b. 1874) —
of Alexandria, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lyon
County, Iowa, October
22, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Hanson
County State's Attorney, 1901-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 11th District, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1907-13.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Wagner and Louisa E. (Conklin) Wagner; married, July 10,
1894, to Alice Tresslar. |
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Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) —
also known as Thomas R. Wallace —
of Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1848.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace; married, October
6, 1874, to Margaret Gill. |
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William Henson Wallace (1811-1879) —
Born in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, July 19,
1811.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1838; member
Iowa territorial council, 1842-43; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1843; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848; member of Washington
territorial legislature, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1861; defeated, 1854;
Governor
of Washington Territory, 1861; Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1863-64; appointed 1863; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1864; probate judge in
Washington, 1870.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Steilacoom, Pierce
County, Wash., February
7, 1879 (age 67 years, 203
days).
Interment at Western
State Hospital Memorial Cemetery, Steilacoom, Wash.
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Chesley Mathew Walter (b. 1889) —
also known as Chesley M. Walter —
of Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill., November
19, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1944.
Member, Kiwanis;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter; married 1912 to Fannie
Machen; married, May 24,
1941, to Dorothy Mills Smith. |
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Raymond T. Walton (b. 1921) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in 1921.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Iowa
state attorney general, 1970.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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De Vere Watson (1893-1982) —
of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born near Searsboro, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, April 1,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state senate; elected 1940, 1944; elected unopposed 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960.
Member, Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Woodmen;
Lions.
Died in November, 1982
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Otis Weaver (1866-1933) —
also known as H. O. Weaver —
of Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Born in 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1920,
1924,
1928.
Died in 1933
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Wapello
Cemetery, Wapello, Iowa.
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James Baird Weaver (1833-1912) —
also known as James B. Weaver —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa; Colfax, Jasper
County, Iowa.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, June 12,
1833.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1879-81, 1885-89;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1880 (Greenback Labor), 1892 (Populist);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
6, 1912 (age 78 years, 239
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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William Otis Weaver —
also known as William O. Weaver —
of Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1952.
Interment at Wapello
Cemetery, Wapello, Iowa.
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Thomas P. Welch (b. 1897) —
of Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Jacksonville Township, Chickasaw
County, Iowa, June 5,
1897.
Lawyer; Wright
County Attorney, 1925-39; member of Minnesota
state senate 27th District, 1939-60.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles F. Wennerstrum (1889-1986) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., October
11, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; district judge in Iowa 2nd District, 1930-40; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1941-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died in June, 1986
(age 96
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand) Wennerstrum;
married, February
14, 1925, to Helen F. Rogers. |
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Samuel H. West (1872-1938) —
of Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio.
Born in Waubeek, Linn
County, Iowa, July 17,
1872.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; Logan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1903; member of Ohio
state senate, 1903-08; counsel to New York Central Railroad;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1928-38; died
in office 1938.
Died October
5, 1938 (age 66 years, 80
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Henry Williams (1823-1910) —
also known as George H. Williams —
of Lee
County, Iowa; Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y., March
23, 1823.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 1st District,
1847-52; justice of
Oregon territorial supreme court, 1853-57; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1865-71; U.S.
Attorney General, 1872-75; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1902-05.
Episcopalian.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April 4,
1910 (age 87 years, 12
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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James Alexander Williamson (1829-1902) —
also known as James A. Williamson —
of Iowa.
Born in Columbia, Adair
County, Ky., February
8, 1829.
Lawyer; Iowa
Democratic state chair, 1859; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,
1864;
Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1876-81; received the Medal
of Honor in 1895 for actions at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi,
December 1862.
Died in Jamestown, Newport
County, R.I., September
7, 1902 (age 73 years, 211
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Williamson Jr. (1875-1972) —
of Oacoma, Lyman
County, S.Dak.; Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born near New Sharon, Mahaska
County, Iowa, October
7, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Lyman
County State's Attorney, 1905-08, 1910-11; circuit judge in South
Dakota, 1911-21; delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak., July 15,
1972 (age 96 years, 282
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Memorial Park, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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George Allison Wilson (1884-1953) —
also known as George A. Wilson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born near Menlo, Adair
County, Iowa, April 1,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Polk
County Attorney, 1915-16; district judge in Iowa, 1917-21; member
of Iowa
state senate, 1925-35; Governor of
Iowa, 1939-43; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1943-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944.
Methodist.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
8, 1953 (age 69 years, 160
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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James M. Wilson (1866-1924) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., September
8, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Charles Edwin Winter (1870-1948) —
also known as Charles E. Winter —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, September
13, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wyoming, 1908;
district judge in Wyoming 6th District, 1913-19; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1923-29; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1928.
Died in Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo., April
22, 1948 (age 77 years, 222
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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William Penn Wolf (1833-1896) —
also known as William P. Wolf —
of Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa.
Born in Harrisburg, Stark
County, Ohio, December
1, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1863-64, 1881-85; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1884-85; member of Iowa
state senate, 1867-69; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1870-71; district judge in
Iowa 18th District, 1895-96; died in office 1896.
Died in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, September
19, 1896 (age 62 years, 293
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Tipton, Iowa.
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Charles Robert Wolle (b. 1935) —
also known as Charles R. Wolle —
of Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, October
16, 1935.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 3rd District, 1981-83; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1983-87; resigned 1987; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1987-2001; took
senior status 2001.
Still living as of 2018.
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John McClelland Work (1869-1961) —
also known as John M. Work —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, January
3, 1869.
Socialist. Lawyer; lecturer;
writer;
candidate for mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa, 1902; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1914; editorial page
editor for the Socialist Milwaukee Leader newspaper,
1917-42; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1925; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin.
Died in Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
5, 1961 (age 92 years, 2
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac Daniel Young (1849-1927) —
also known as Isaac D. Young —
of Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kan.
Born in Marion
County, Iowa, March
29, 1849.
Republican. Farmer;
lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1884-88, 1904-08; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1911-13.
Died in Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kan., December
10, 1927 (age 78 years, 256
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Beloit, Kan.
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Robert Preston Young Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as Robert P. Young, Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 13,
1951.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1995-98; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1998-; appointed 1998; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 2011-.
African
ancestry. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2014.
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