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Paul Keith (b. 1885) —
of Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Traer, Tama
County, Iowa, April
23, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Clark Keith and Betsy (Jackson) Keith; married, December
1, 1920, to Lois Onstine. |
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Percy R. Kelly (1870-1949) —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Arlington, Fayette
County, Iowa, July 13,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1898-1902; circuit judge in Oregon, 1911-30; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1930-49; appointed 1930; died in
office 1949; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1941-43.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 14,
1949 (age 78 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher C. Kelly and Mary Jane (Whipple) Kelly; married, March
29, 1910, to Margaret Dawson. |
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Nathan Edward Kendall (1868-1936) —
also known as Nathan E. Kendall —
of Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa.
Born near Greenville, Lucas
County, Iowa, March
17, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1900-08; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1909-13; Governor of
Iowa, 1921-25.
Congregationalist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
5, 1936 (age 68 years, 233
days).
Cremated.
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Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) —
also known as Samuel A. Kendall —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville Township, Somerset
County, Pa., November
1, 1859.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; officer in lumber
manufacturing companies; president of two small railroads;
vice-president of Citizens National Bank of
Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,
24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in the House Office
Building, Washington,
D.C., January
8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Hochstetler
Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
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John W. Kintzinger (b. 1870) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, August
12, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 19th District, 1911-23; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker);
justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Woodmen of
the World; Eagles;
Foresters;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kintzinger and Barbara (Hanson) Kintzinger; married 1893 to Fannie
E. Webb. |
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Carroll A. Lane (1905-1997) —
of Iowa; Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa, May 9,
1905.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1943-45; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died October
15, 1997 (age 92 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lotus Lee Langley (b. 1875) —
also known as Lotus L. Langley —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Scranton, Greene
County, Iowa, September
15, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1928; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1928; Multnomah
County District Attorney, 1931-35; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1940.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William McMurray Langley and Amanda (Scott) Langley; married, December
24, 1908, to Eva G. Allen. |
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Robert Leonard Larson (1898-1986) —
also known as Robert L. Larson —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, September
20, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; athletic
coach; lawyer; Iowa
state attorney general, 1947-53; appointed 1947; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1953-71; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1959-61.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Sigma
Pi; Rotary.
Died in 1986
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Leonard Larson and Nellie (Stever) Larson; married, June 1,
1922, to Helen Kruse; married, March
12, 1938, to Wilma Donham. |
| | | Image source: Iowa Official Register
1951-52 |
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Loren H. Laughlin (1896-1966) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Mt. Ayr, Ringgold
County, Iowa, August
13, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1940; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; senior claims commissioner,
Manila, Philippines, 1947-48; hearing examiner, Federal Trade
Commission, 1953-66.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., June 21,
1966 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Oscar Lawler (b. 1875) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa, April 2,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1905-09;
director, Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Los
Angeles; director, San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railway.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Thomas Lawler and Margaret (O'Connor) Lawler; married, June 17,
1901, to Hilda Brode. |
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Harry D. Linn —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born near Shelby, Shelby
County, Iowa.
Republican. Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1943-50; resigned 1950.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Keene Linscott (1872-1933) —
also known as Walter K. Linscott —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, April
14, 1872.
U.S. Consular Agent in Coatzacoalcos, as of 1898-99.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Yates Center, Woodson
County, Kan., January
19, 1933 (age 60 years, 280
days).
Interment at Holton
Cemetery, Holton, Kan.
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Charles E. Loizeaux (b. 1889) —
also known as Charlie Loizeaux —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa, January
22, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Plainfield, N.J., 1921; member of New
Jersey state senate from Union County, 1933-41; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Freemasons; Junior
Order; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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David B. Long (b. 1883) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Lucas
County, Iowa, September
2, 1883.
Republican. Member of Iowa
commerce commission, 1943-.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Lucas (1781-1853) —
of Piketon, Pike
County, Ohio; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 1,
1781.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1808-09, 1831-32; served in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio
state senate, 1814-22, 1824-30; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio; Governor of
Ohio, 1832-36; defeated, 1830; Governor
of Iowa Territory, 1838-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1842; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Johnson County, 1844.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
7, 1853 (age 71 years, 312
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Hanford MacNider (1889-1968) —
also known as Jack MacNider —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa, October
2, 1889.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1948;
U.S. Minister to Canada, 1930-32; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice
President, 1932;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., February
18, 1968 (age 78 years, 139
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Frank Webster Mahin (1851-1936) —
also known as Frank W. Mahin —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, November
6, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster at Clinton,
Iowa, 1890-94; U.S. Consul in Reichenberg, 1897-1902; Nottingham, 1902-10; Amsterdam, 1910-13, 1915-24.
Member, Freemasons.
Prohibition advocate in 1890s; longtime friend of Samuel Clemens
(Mark Twain); was a passenger on a Dutch Ship, Queen
Wilhelmina, which was sunk by a German torpedo in the North Sea
in 1916; he and his wife escaped to a lifeboat and survived.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Washington,
D.C., May 6,
1936 (age 84 years, 182
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Mahin and Elizabeth (Hare) Mahin; married 1879 to Abbie
A. Cadle. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Washington Post, May 7,
1936 |
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Halleck Jonas Mantz (1877-1958) —
also known as Halleck J. Mantz; H. J.
Mantz —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa.
Born in Koszta, Iowa
County, Iowa, September
23, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Audubon
County Attorney, 1908-11; Mayor of Audubon, Iowa, 1913-17; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1917-21; member of Iowa
state senate, 1921-25; district judge in Iowa 15th District,
1925-43; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1943-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Modern
Woodmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Iowa, November
14, 1958 (age 81 years, 52
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel L. Mantz and Harriett (Eddy) Mantz; married, August
27, 1910, to Dorothy A. Sandberg. |
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Joseph Z. Marks (1915-1985) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Urbandale, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto
County, Iowa, October
18, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948,
1952.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Alpha
Epsilon Pi.
Died in April, 1985
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Guy H. Martin (b. 1866) —
of Spencer, Clay
County, Iowa; Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Born in Lancaster, Keokuk
County, Iowa, August
31, 1866.
Lawyer;
Clay
County District Attorney, 1894-99; Progressive candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Canal Zone, 1923-24; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1924-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward M. Martin and Eliza A. (Goss) Martin; married, June 9,
1904, to Alma L. Austin. |
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Stephen Anthony Martin (1871-1957) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
26, 1871.
Republican. Coal miner;
ice
business; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1939-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, February
16, 1957 (age 85 years, 82
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Martin and Harriette (Ellis) Martin; married, May 14,
1893, to Mary A. Brown. |
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Wiley Mayne (1917-2007) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Sanborn, O'Brien
County, Iowa, January
19, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, from heart
failure, in St. Luke's Regional Medical
Center, Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, May 27,
2007 (age 90 years, 128
days).
Interment at Roseland
Cemetery, Sanborn, Iowa.
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John Yetter McCollister (1921-2013) —
also known as John Y. McCollister —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, June 10,
1921.
Republican. Douglas
County Commissioner, 1965-70; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1971-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1976; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Nebraska.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died, from cancer,
in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
1, 2013 (age 92 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arch W. McFarlane (b. 1885) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April
14, 1885.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1915-21; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1919-22; member of Iowa
state senate, 1927-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1928-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Merritt McFatridge (1871-1949) —
of Moravia, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Monroe
County, Iowa, August
14, 1871.
Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1937.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cerebral
thrombosis, in Moravia, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
1, 1949 (age 77 years, 140
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Moravia, Iowa.
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George McGill (1879-1963) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Russell, Lucas
County, Iowa, February
12, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1928,
1936,
1944
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930-39; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1948, 1954;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1945.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in St. Francis Hospital,
Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., May 14,
1963 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Interment at Pawnee
Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, Kan.
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Melvin Orlando McLaughlin (1876-1928) —
also known as Melvin O. McLaughlin —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; York, York
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, August
8, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; minister;
president,
York College, York, Nebraska, 1913-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1919-27.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in 1928
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, York, Neb.
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William Henry McMaster (1877-1968) —
also known as William H. McMaster —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ticonic, Monona
County, Iowa, May 10,
1877.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1911-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1913-16; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1917-21; Governor of
South Dakota, 1921-25; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., September
14, 1968 (age 91 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Dixon, Ill.
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Ira D. McVicker (1853-1938) —
of Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry, Marshall
County, Ill., January
27, 1853.
Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives; elected 1912.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa, November
20, 1938 (age 85 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove, Iowa.
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John T. Medin (b. 1875) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in St. Angsar, Mitchell
County, Iowa, February
20, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in South Dakota, 1908-19; circuit judge in South Dakota,
1919-; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Eddy Merrill (1883-1960) —
also known as L. E. Merrill —
of Brunswick, Chariton
County, Mo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
5, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Chariton County, 1947-50.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Brunswick, Chariton
County, Mo., May 9,
1960 (age 76 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Fred W. Messmore (b. 1890) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Boone, Boone
County, Iowa, July 11,
1890.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 18th District, 1929-37; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1937-.
Methodist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Amos Calvin Miller (b. 1866) —
also known as Amos C. Miller —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa, December
16, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District, 1920-22.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Claudius B. Miller (1824-1917) —
also known as "Uncle Claudius" —
of Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Hickman
County, Tenn., December
1, 1824.
Farmer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1870-72.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, March
14, 1917 (age 92 years, 103
days).
Interment at Unionville
Cemetery, Unionville, Iowa.
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Frederic Magoun Miller (1896-1958) —
also known as Frederic M. Miller —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
18, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1939-46.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 8,
1958 (age 62 years, 110
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Joseph B. Miller (1868-1938) —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, July 29,
1868.
Mayor
of Muscatine, Iowa, 1924-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, December
14, 1938 (age 70 years, 138
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.
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C. Edwin Moore (b. 1903) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
2, 1903.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in Iowa, 1936-43; district judge in Iowa 9th
District, 1943-62; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1962-78.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Robert Moore (1868-1957) —
also known as E. R. Moore —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa, November
1, 1868.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1908;
member of Iowa state legislature, 1900; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1917-21.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March 4,
1957 (age 88 years, 123
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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George Nagle (1900-1996) —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Milton, Van Buren
County, Iowa, September
26, 1900.
Republican. Lumber
business; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956;
Iowa
Republican state chair, 1961-63; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1961-63.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; Rotary;
Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in December, 1996
(age 96
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Peter Bergman Narey (1920-2008) —
also known as Peter B. Narey —
of Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, May 15,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, October
24, 2008 (age 88 years, 162
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Spirit Lake, Iowa.
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Martin A. Nelson (b. 1889) —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Hesper, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, February
21, 1889.
Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1930; vice-chair of
Minnesota Republican Party, 1932; Republican candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1934, 1936; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1942; district judge in Minnesota 10th
District, 1944-53; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1953.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew A. Nelson and Bertha (Jacobson) Nelson; married 1920 to Merle
Henifin. |
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William H. Nicholas (b. 1892) —
of Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Butler
County, Iowa, October
10, 1892.
Republican. Butler
County Recorder, 1916-24; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War I; livestock
feeder; turkey
raiser; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1947; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1951-53, 1957-59.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William A. Nicholas and Elizabeth H. Nicholas; married 1922 to Viola
Folkers. |
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1951-52 |
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Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) —
also known as Robert E. O'Brian —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Bryant, Fulton
County, Ill., July 22,
1895.
Democrat. Locomotive
fireman; automobile
mechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pastor; president,
Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;
president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of a meat packing
plant), 1944-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Freemasons; Rotary.
Killed when he was hit by a
car on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
25, 1977 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married 1920 to Mabel
Day. |
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Ralph Addison Oliver (b. 1886) —
also known as Ralph A. Oliver —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Eddyville, Wapello
County, Iowa, July 31,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Iowa,
1931-32; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1938-62; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1939, 1947.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Franklin Oliver and Fannie M. (Wilhermsdorfer) Oliver;
married, August
11, 1917, to Dorothy Williams. |
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James Bradley Orman (1849-1919) —
also known as James B. Orman —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, November
4, 1849.
Democrat. Railroad
builder; mining
business; member of Colorado state legislature, 1880-84; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1892;
mayor
of Pueblo, Colo., 1897; Governor of
Colorado, 1901-03.
Member, Freemasons.
Died July 21,
1919 (age 69 years, 259
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Floyd E. Page (1896-1967) —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Arthur, Ida
County, Iowa, November
5, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Acacia.
Died in 1967
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Smith Payne (1869-1933) —
also known as Frank S. Payne —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August
16, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
general counsel, Iowa Southern Utilities
Co.; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1900-02; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April
13, 1933 (age 63 years, 240
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Hollis Monroe Peavey (b. 1897) —
also known as Hollis M. Peavey —
of Huntington Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Riceville, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March
27, 1897.
Republican. Mayor
of Huntington Park, Calif., 1942-44, 1947-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Musician
and leader of Peavy's Jazz Bandits, one of the first
jazz bands.
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Charles Pierson (b. 1908) —
also known as Don C. Pierson —
of Humboldt, Humboldt
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March 3,
1908.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944
(alternate), 1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); chair of
Humboldt County Republican Party, 1948; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1952-58; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1954-57.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Truman A. Potter (1871-1931) —
also known as T. A. Potter —
of Britt, Hancock
County, Iowa; Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Lawler, Chickasaw
County, Iowa, February, 1871.
Republican. Real estate
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,
1912.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Killed in a fire which
destroyed his home, in Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa, March 6,
1931 (age 60 years, 0
days).
Interment somewhere
in Waucoma, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Addison Potter and Ann Louisa (Seeber) Potter; married, February
10, 1892, to Lotta Schriver. |
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