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William Taylor Daniels (1859-1944) —
of Iowa.
Born in Jackson
County, Ohio, September
23, 1859.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1911-14.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, of apoplexy (stroke),
in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 4,
1944 (age 84 years, 224
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
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George Armstrong Day (b. 1859) —
also known as George A. Day —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Union
County, Iowa, November
10, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1902-20; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1920-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Gamble Day and Minerva C. (Manly) Day; married, February
13, 1889, to Sarah Brown. |
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Charles W. Dempster (c.1879-1941) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, about 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1901-02; Supreme Secretary of the
Fraternal Brotherhood, an insurance
union; on February 1, 1917, when he was ousted
by the brotherhood's Supreme Council on grounds of insubordination,
he drew
a revolver and held the council at bay for ten minutes; after
being disarmed by a private detective, he was arrested
for disturbing the peace; candidate for California
state senate 31st District, 1920; member of California
state assembly, 1931-34 (57th District 1931-32, 61st District
1933-34); candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1932, 1933 (primary).
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 20,
1941 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Warner. |
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Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981) —
also known as Robert V. Denney —
of Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, April
11, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1967-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1981 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Fairbury
Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
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Charles Almon Dewey (1877-1958) —
also known as Charles A. Dewey —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Iowa, September
11, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Washington
County Attorney, 1909-15; district judge in Iowa, 1918-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1928-49; took
senior status 1949.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, March 2,
1958 (age 80 years, 172
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Tobias Ellsworth Diamond (b. 1876) —
also known as Tobias E. Diamond; T. E.
Diamond —
of Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad
Oblast), March
18, 1876.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1940;
delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from O'Brien County,
1933; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1940-52.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hyman Diamond and Lena (Epstein) Diamond; married, November
12, 1907, to Maude Elizabeth Peck. |
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Lester Jesse Dickinson (1873-1968) —
also known as L. J. Dickinson —
of Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Derby, Lucas
County, Iowa, October
29, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Kossuth
County Attorney; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1914-18; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1919-31; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1931-37; defeated, 1936, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 4,
1968 (age 94 years, 219
days).
Interment at Algona
Cemetery, Algona, Iowa.
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Gould Cooke Dietz (1868-1948) —
also known as Gould Dietz —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa, May 26,
1868.
Republican. Lumberman;
aviation
pioneer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Groveland (now part of Minnetonka), Hennepin
County, Minn., June 29,
1948 (age 80 years, 34
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) —
also known as James I. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Delta
Chi.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., December
10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Ray E. Dougherty (b. 1895) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, July 11,
1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
candidate for South
Dakota state attorney general, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks; Izaak
Walton League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Dougherty and Sarah Ann (Judkins) Dougherty; married,
June
30, 1920, to Julia Newell Treat. |
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Cassius Clay Dowell (1864-1940) —
also known as Cassius C. Dowell —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born near Summerset, Warren
County, Iowa, February
29, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1894-98; member of Iowa
state senate, 1902-12; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1915-35, 1937-40 (7th District 1915-33,
6th District 1933-35, 1937-40); defeated, 1934; died in office 1940.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
4, 1940 (age 75 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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William Greene Dows (1864-1926) —
also known as William G. Dows —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Clayton
County, Iowa, August
12, 1864.
Republican. President, Iowa Railway
and Light
Company, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway;
Iowa Electric
Company; Central States Electric
Company; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Loyal
Legion.
Died, in University Hospital,
Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
25, 1926 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Francis Marion Drake (1830-1903) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., December
30, 1830.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; railroad
builder; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1888;
Governor
of Iowa, 1896-98.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died, of diabetes,
in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
20, 1903 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Ernest T. Eaton (b. 1877) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Atkinson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, September
11, 1877.
Superintendent
of schools; founder
in 1908, Billings Polytechnic Institute; (now Rocky Mountain
College); president,
1931; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1915-19, 1923-25; member of Montana
state senate, 1925-33; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1935, 1941-49.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas O. Eaton and Delia E. (Bolster) Eaton; married 1911 to
Augusta M. Valiton. |
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Willard Lee Eaton (1848-1911) —
also known as Willard L. Eaton —
of Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa.
Born in Delhi, Delaware
County, Iowa, October
13, 1848.
Republican. Mayor of
Osage, Iowa, 1883-86; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1902-03; member of Iowa
railroad commission, 1907-10; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 7,
1911 (age 62 years, 237
days).
Interment at Osage
Cemetery, Osage, Iowa.
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Zales Nelson Ecton (1898-1961) —
also known as Zales N. Ecton —
of Manhattan, Gallatin
County, Mont.; Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Weldon, Decatur
County, Iowa, April 1,
1898.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1933-37; member of Montana
state senate, 1937-46; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1947-53.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., March 3,
1961 (age 62 years, 336
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
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Elgin Enabnit (1901-1995) —
of Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa.
Born in Mingo, Jasper
County, Iowa, September
16, 1901.
Farmer;
automobile
dealer; mayor of
Osage, Iowa, 1956-59, 1962-65, 1968-85.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, in Good Shepherd Care
Center, Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa, July 23,
1995 (age 93 years, 310
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Kathryn 'Katie' (Altes) Enabnit and Fred Enabnit; married 1922 to
Clarice Rose Tank; married 1968 to Vera
J. Lang. |
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memorial |
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Kenneth A. Evans (b. 1898) —
of Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Emerson, Mills
County, Iowa, November
9, 1898.
Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1945-51.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick F. Faville (1865-1954) —
of Sioux Rapids, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Storm Lake, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 5,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Buena
Vista County Attorney, 1895-99; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1907-13; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1921-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
19, 1954 (age 88 years, 259
days).
Interment at Storm
Lake Cemetery, Storm Lake, Iowa.
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Stanley Evans Felt (b. 1881) —
also known as Stanley E. Felt —
of Baker, Fallon
County, Mont.
Born in Wiota, Cass
County, Iowa, June 26,
1881.
Republican. District judge in Montana 16th District, 1921-32;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1934.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Felt and Clara B. (Smith) Felt; married 1913 to
Harriet Anna Kelly. |
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James Ray Files (b. 1884) —
also known as J. Ray Files —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, December
6, 1884.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; candidate for Iowa
state attorney general, 1920; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); Iowa
Democratic state chair, 1925-27; Los Angeles Police
Commissioner, 1940-45.; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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John Fletcher (b. 1876) —
of Avoca, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa, January
5, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Avoca, Ia., 1907-09; district judge in Iowa, 1925-27; Iowa
state attorney general, 1927-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Fletcher and Martha Fletcher; married, June 14,
1905, to Marie Schmidt. |
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Oliver Perry Fuller Jr. (1862-1936) —
of Kansas.
Born in Taylor
County, Iowa, October
12, 1862.
District judge in Kansas 19th District, 1914-36.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan., October
27, 1936 (age 74 years, 15
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) —
also known as Guy G. Gabrielson —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 22,
1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines,
Danville, Quebec; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1926-29; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1949-52; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Union
League.
Died in Point Pleasant, Ocean
County, N.J., May 1,
1976 (age 84 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Silas Jack Galvin (b. 1878) —
also known as S. J. Galvin —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Pleasantville, Marion
County, Iowa, August
7, 1878.
Democrat. Brick and tile
business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1924; candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948
(alternate), 1952;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1940.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
President, Sheffield Brick and
Tile Co.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Allan Galvin and Margaret (Haynes) Galvin; married, June 7,
1899, to Ethel L. Craig. |
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Harry Freeland Garrett (1887-1971) —
also known as Harry F. Garrett —
of Corydon, Wayne
County, Iowa.
Born in Corydon, Wayne
County, Iowa, December
24, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne
County Attorney, 1914-18, 1929-30; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1931-32; candidate for Iowa
state attorney general, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1948;
justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1958-60.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died August
10, 1971 (age 83 years, 229
days).
Interment at Corydon
Cemetery, Corydon, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of John S. Garrett and Carrie (Freeland) Garrett; married to Louise
A. O'Neall. |
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memorial |
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James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) —
also known as James E. Garrigues —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., October
6, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado
8th District, 1903-10; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married,
May
3, 1880, to Clara L. Boehner; married, January
19, 1911, to Alice Roberts. |
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John Howard Gates (1865-1927) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, October
26, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1913-27; died in
office 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Died November
8, 1927 (age 62 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cook Gates and Adelia (St. John) Gates; married, November
13, 1899, to Mary Edna Carter. |
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Benjamin Joseph Gibson (1881-1949) —
also known as Ben J. Gibson —
of Corning, Adams
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, November
13, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; Adams
County Attorney, 1908-12; member of Iowa
state senate 6th District, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Iowa
state attorney general, 1921-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1949
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Fred Cramer Gilchrist (1868-1950) —
also known as Fred C. Gilchrist —
of Laurens, Pocahontas
County, Iowa.
Born in California, Washington
County, Pa., June 2,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1902; member of Iowa
state senate, 1923; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1931-45 (10th District 1931-33, 8th
District 1933-43, 6th District 1943-45).
Member, Freemasons.
Died March
10, 1950 (age 81 years, 281
days).
Interment at Laurens
Cemetery, Laurens, Iowa.
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Raymond R. Gillespie (b. 1890) —
of Iowa.
Born July 23,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state senate 16th District; elected 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Interment at Winterset
Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.
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Guy Mark Gillette (1879-1973) —
also known as Guy M. Gillette —
of Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, February
3, 1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; farmer; lawyer; Cherokee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-09; member of Iowa
state senate, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1922;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936-45, 1949-55; defeated, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Actor
in cameo role in the 1962 movie
Advise & Consent.
Died in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, March 3,
1973 (age 94 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Josiah Given (1828-1908) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1828.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa 5th
District, 1881-86; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1887-89,
1903; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1901.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
3, 1908 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Daniel Smith Glidden (b. 1844) —
also known as Daniel S. Glidden —
of Montour, Tama
County, Iowa; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clarendon, Orleans
County, N.Y., February
24, 1844.
Democrat. Boot and shoe
business; insurance
business; treasurer, Dakota Territory Democratic Party.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Josephine Martin. |
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Edward Ellsworth Good (1862-1937) —
also known as Edward E. Good —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 13,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; Saunders
County Attorney, 1895-96; director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; district judge in Nebraska 5th District, 1912-22; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1923-37; died in office 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died August
3, 1937 (age 75 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good;
married, July 8,
1885, to Orpha J. Gillilan. |
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James William Good (1866-1929) —
also known as James W. Good; "Jimmy
Good" —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
24, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1909-21; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1929; died in office 1929.
Presbyterian.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1929 (age 63 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Robert Kingman Goodwin (1905-1983) —
also known as Robert K. Goodwin —
of Redfield, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 23,
1905.
Republican. Farmer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; bank
director; mayor of Redfield, Iowa, 1938-40; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940-41; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1952;
member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1952-56.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., February
21, 1983 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.
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Thomas Graham (b. 1901) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in West Union, Fayette
County, Iowa, January
12, 1901.
Democrat. Business
executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948;
candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Urban
League; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Thomas J. Graham and Elizabeth Malcolm (Connor) Graham;
married, June 20,
1931, to Charlotte Lawrence Henriques. |
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Charles Ernest Grassley (b. 1933) —
also known as Charles E. Grassley; Chuck
Grassley —
of New Hartford, Butler
County, Iowa; Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in New Hartford, Butler
County, Iowa, September
17, 1933.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1959-74; defeated, 1956; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1975-81; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1981-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1992.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2019.
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William Raymond Green (1856-1947) —
also known as William R. Green —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., November
7, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1894-1911; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1911-28; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1928-40.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Bellport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 11,
1947 (age 90 years, 216
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John M. Grimes (b. 1873) —
of Missouri; Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born near Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., February
1, 1873.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1907-10; Iowa state
treasurer, 1943-51.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm; married, December
28, 1894, to Orphea Bealer. |
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Harold Royce Gross (1899-1987) —
also known as H. R. Gross —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Arispe, Union
County, Iowa, June 30,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1949-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
22, 1987 (age 88 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Hugh Gail Guernsey (1892-1992) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, August
10, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1937-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, in Calvin Manor nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
18, 1992 (age 100 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Oscar Hale (b. 1867) —
of Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Born in Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa, February
27, 1867.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 20th District, 1913-38; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1939-50.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Hale and Clara (Rhodes) Hale; married, February
20, 1899, to Caroline Sillick. |
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Benjamin Howard Halstead (1876-1943) —
also known as Benjamin H. Halstead —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Waukee, Dallas
County, Iowa, September
7, 1876.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate
for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1921; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1929; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1932;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1934-39; defeated, 1925, 1939, 1941;
circuit
judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1941-43; appointed 1941; died in
office 1943.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died October
19, 1943 (age 67 years, 42
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Warren Keith Hamill (b. 1895) —
also known as W. Keith Hamill —
of Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa.
Born in Keota, Keokuk
County, Iowa, May 29,
1895.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1940;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-49.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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John Daniel Miller Hamilton (1892-1973) —
also known as John D. M. Hamilton —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.; Paoli, Chester
County, Pa.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa, March 2,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1925-28; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1932-40; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1936-40; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1936,
1940
(chair, Arrangements
Committee; speaker).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Elks.
Died, in Morton Plant Hospital,
Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
24, 1973 (age 81 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Daniel Miller Hamilton and Mary (Rice) Hamilton; married, December
28, 1915, to Laura Hall; married 1940 to Jane
(Kendall) Mason. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Time Magazine, September
21, 1936 |
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John Taylor Hamilton (1843-1925) —
also known as John T. Hamilton —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Geneseo, Henry
County, Ill., October
16, 1843.
Democrat. Mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1878; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1885-91; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1890-91; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1891-93; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1914.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, January
25, 1925 (age 81 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Wilson H. Hamilton (b. 1877) —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born in Delta, Keokuk
County, Iowa, May 1,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Keokuk
County Attorney, 1902-04; mayor of Sigourney, Iowa, 1906-08;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1914; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1935-40; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Alexander Hamilton and Matilda (Vert) Hamilton; married, May 9,
1901, to Ethel L. Jacobs. |
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John Hammill (1875-1936) —
of Britt, Hancock
County, Iowa.
Born in Linden, Iowa
County, Wis., October
14, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1908-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1921-25; Governor of
Iowa, 1925-31; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1930; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 6,
1936 (age 60 years, 175
days).
Interment somewhere
in Britt, Iowa.
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Dick Haney (b. 1852) —
of Lansing, Allamakee
County, Iowa; Plankinton, Aurora
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lansing, Allamakee
County, Iowa, November
10, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1889-96; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1896-1913; member
of South
Dakota state senate 21st District, 1925-26.
Member, Freemasons; Beta
Theta Pi; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Haney and Fanny (Hemmingway) Haney; married, January
22, 1876, to Roxie W. Doe; married, September
14, 1909, to Florence May Tredway. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) —
also known as Joe R. Hanley —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 30,
1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
ordained
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1950.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in Perry Nursing
Home, Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley; married, October
31, 1900, to Henrietta Victoria Robertson. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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John Robert Hansen (1901-1974) —
also known as John R. Hansen —
of Manning, Carroll
County, Iowa.
Born in Manning, Carroll
County, Iowa, August
24, 1901.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1960; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary;
Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
23, 1974 (age 73 years, 30
days).
Interment at Manning
Cemetery, Manning, Iowa.
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Edmund Perry Hanson (1889-1953) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Iroquois
County, Ill., August
14, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1935-36.
Presbyterian;
later Christian
Scientist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
11, 1953 (age 63 years, 150
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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William Lloyd Harding (1877-1934) —
also known as William L. Harding —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Sibley, Osceola
County, Iowa, October
3, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1907-13; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1913-17; Governor of
Iowa, 1917-21.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Censured
by legislature over pardons scandal,
and left office in disgrace
in 1921.
Died December
17, 1934 (age 57 years, 75
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Graceland
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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Ralph Earl Harrington (b. 1881) —
of University Place (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Delmar, Clinton
County, Iowa, February
6, 1881.
Business
executive; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1923-26.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Burial location unknown.
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Boyd G. Hayes (b. 1915) —
of Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa.
Born in Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa, September
13, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Floyd County Republican Party, 1946-48; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Oren Vitellius Henderson (b. 1870) —
also known as Oren V. Henderson —
of Durham, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, January
8, 1870.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1927-37, 1943-47;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 2nd District, 1939-41; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956
(speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Benjamin Clark Hilliard (1868-1951) —
also known as Benjamin C. Hilliard —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, January
9, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado state legislature, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918 (Independent), 1920, 1922, 1926; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1931-51; died in office 1951; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1939-41, 1949-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Christian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died August
7, 1951 (age 83 years, 210
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Clifford Ragsdale Hope (1893-1970) —
also known as Clifford R. Hope —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Birmingham, Van Buren
County, Iowa, June 9,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1925-26; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1927-57 (7th District 1927-43, 5th
District 1943-57).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Woodmen;
Elks.
Died in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., May 16,
1970 (age 76 years, 341
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Garden City, Kan.
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Edgar Howard (1858-1951) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, September
16, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., July 19,
1951 (age 92 years, 306
days).
Interment at Columbus
Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
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Frank William Howbert (b. 1858) —
also known as Frank W. Howbert; William Frank
Howbert —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Clarinda, Page
County, Iowa, October
26, 1858.
Republican. El
Paso County Clerk, 1888; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for
Colorado, 1897-1913, 1921-32; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Everett Hughes (1922-1996) —
also known as Harold E. Hughes —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born near Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, February
10, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of
Iowa, 1963-69; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1969-75; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
23, 1996 (age 74 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Ida
Grove Cemetery, Ida Grove, Iowa.
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Harry Edward Hull (1864-1938) —
also known as Harry E. Hull —
of Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born near Belvidere, Allegany
County, N.Y., March
12, 1864.
Republican. Grain
business; mayor of Williamsburg, Iowa, 1889-1901; postmaster;
president, Williamsburg Telephone
Company; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1915-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1938 (age 73 years, 310
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa.
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Douglas V. Jackson (b. 1859) —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, November
17, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Muscatine
County Attorney, 1895-96; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1903-10,
1921-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Jackson and Christiana (Sinclair) Jackson; married, September
14, 1885, to Alberta C. Jarvis. |
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Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (1862-1936) —
also known as Bernhard M. Jacobsen —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa.
Born in Klixbüll, Germany,
March
26, 1862.
Democrat. Merchant;
postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1931-36; died in office
1936.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 30,
1936 (age 74 years, 96
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa.
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William Darius Jamieson (1873-1949) —
of Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born near Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa, November
9, 1873.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Iowa
state senate, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1909-11; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1949 (age 76 years, 9
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Clyde Garfield Jeffers (1881-1956) —
also known as Clyde G. Jeffers —
Born in Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa, July 2,
1881.
Lawyer;
Grant
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-17; superior court judge in
Washington, 1923-39; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1939-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., February
16, 1956 (age 74 years, 229
days).
Interment at Claquato Cemetery, Chehalis, Wash.
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George E. Q. Johnson (b. 1874) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Harcourt, Webster
County, Iowa, July 11,
1874.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1927-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1932-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Johnson and Mathilda (Linderholm) Johnson; married, September
8, 1906, to Elizabeth M. Swanstrom. |
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Raymond Allen Constan Johnson (b. 1923) —
also known as Ray A. C. Johnson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Stanton, Montgomery
County, Iowa, July 25,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant;
Nebraska
state auditor, 1971-91.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert M. L. Johnson (1921-2009) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
6, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
reporter; radio and
television newsman; mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1962-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1966; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1979-82; candidate for Iowa
state senate 25th District, 1982.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, April
13, 2009 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Max L. Johnson and Nell (Lanphear) Johnson; married, July 20,
1941, to Edna Mae Haldy. |
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Royal Cleaves Johnson (1882-1939) —
also known as Royal C. Johnson —
of Highmore, Hyde
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, October
3, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Hyde
County State's Attorney, 1909-10; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1915-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Elks.
Died August
2, 1939 (age 56 years, 303
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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