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Low Countries ancestry Politicians in Iowa
(Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Belgian, Luxemborgian, Walloon)

Bert Andrew Bandstra (1922-1995) — also known as Bert Bandstra — of Marion County, Iowa. Born in Monroe County, Iowa, January 25, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Marion County Attorney, 1955-59; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966, 1968. Christian Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Member, American Legion. Died in Pella, Marion County, Iowa, October 23, 1995 (age 73 years, 271 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Pella, Iowa.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Bandstra and Adriana 'Jennie' (De Jong) Bandstra.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Henry Beets (b. 1869) — of Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Koedyk, Netherlands, January 5, 1869. Republican. Pastor; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 1st District, 1933. Christian Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Jasper Beets and Margaret (Smit) Beets; married, September 11, 1895, to Clara Poel.   Cyrenus Cole (1863-1939) — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born near Pella, Marion County, Iowa, January 13, 1863. Republican. Newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1921-33. Dutch ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., November 14, 1939 (age 76 years, 305 days). Interment at First Dutch Reform Church Cemetery, Pella, Iowa.   Relatives: Son of Aart Cole and Henrica (deBooy) Cole.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964) — also known as Herbert Hoover; "The Great Engineer"; "The Grand Old Man" — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, August 10, 1874. Republican. Mining engineer; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1921-28; President of the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1940, 1952, 1960. Quaker. Swiss and Dutch ancestry. Inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame, Leadville, Colorado. Died, of intestinal cancer, in his suite at the Waldorf Towers Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 20, 1964 (age 90 years, 71 days). Interment at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa.   Relatives: Son of Jesse Clark Hoover and Hulda Randall (Minthorn) Hoover; married, February 10, 1899, to Lou Hoover; father of Herbert Clark Hoover Jr.; distant cousin *** of Charles Lewis Hoover.   Political family: Hoover family of Palo Alto, California.   Cross-reference: Horace A. Mann — Walter H. Newton — Christian A. Herter — Lewis L. Strauss — Clarence C. Stetson   Hoover Dam (built 1931-36 as Boulder Dam; renamed 1947), on the Colorado River between Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Glendale, California, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Des Moines, Iowa, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in San Diego, California, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Fresno, California, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Elkview, West Virginia, is named for him.  — The minor planets (asteroids) 932 Hooveria (discovered 1920), and 1363 Herberta (discovered 1935), are named for him.   Campaign slogan (1928): "A chicken in every pot."   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books by Herbert Hoover: The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson   Books about Herbert Hoover: Martin L. Fausold, The Presidency of Herbert C. Hoover — Joan Hoff Wilson, Herbert Hoover : Forgotten Progressive — George H. Nash, Life of Herbert Hoover : The Humanitarian, 1914-1917 — George H. Nash, The Life of Herbert Hoover : Masters of Emergencies, 1917-1918 — William E. Leuchtenburg, Herbert Hoover: The 31st President, 1929-1933 — Glen Jeansonne, The Life of Herbert Hoover: Fighting Quaker, 1928-1933 — Kendrick A. Clements, The Life of Herbert Hoover: Imperfect Visionary, 1918-1928 — David Holford, Herbert Hoover (for young readers)   Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1965)   John Hospers (1918-2011) — Born in Pella, Marion County, Iowa, June 9, 1918. Libertarian. University professor; candidate for President of the United States, 1972. Dutch ancestry. Died June 12, 2011 (age 93 years, 3 days). Burial location unknown.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   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.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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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