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Leighton W. Abel (1900-1975) —
of Guttenberg, Clayton
County, Iowa.
Born in Monona, Clayton
County, Iowa, February
22, 1900.
Republican. Shoe
merchant; farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Clayton County, 1951.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in April, 1975
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of E. H. Abel and Mathilda Abel. |
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M. L. Abrahamson (1902-1975) —
of Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Pilot Mound, Boone
County, Iowa, June 19,
1902.
Republican. Boone
County Treasurer, 1927-32; Iowa state
treasurer, 1951-65.
Methodist. Scandinavian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Moose;
Lions.
Died in February, 1975
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Entombed at Resthaven
Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.
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Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) —
also known as Frank E. Agan —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, March 4,
1906.
Republican. Accountant
for Nevada Northern Railway;
member of Nevada
Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948;
chair
of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948.
Methodist. Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 5,
2001 (age 95 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Serenity
Falls Columbarium, Morgan County, Colo.
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Emily Byrum Anderson (b. 1904) —
also known as Emily B. Anderson —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb., September
1, 1904.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Female.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugenie Moore Anderson (1909-1997) —
also known as Eugenie Anderson; Helen Eugenie Moore;
Mrs. John P. Anderson —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Adair, Adair
County, Iowa, May 26,
1909.
Democrat. Vice-chair of Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party,
1946-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1948,
1960;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1948-49; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1949-53; U.S. Minister to Bulgaria, 1962-64.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; League of Women
Voters; Pi Beta
Phi; American
Association of University Women.
Second female U.S. ambassador.
Died in Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn., March
31, 1997 (age 87 years, 309
days).
Interment at Burnside
Cemetery, Near Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.
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Robert T. Anderson (b. 1945) —
of near Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa.
Born March 8,
1945.
Democrat. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1970; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1983-87.
Methodist. Member, Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 1987.
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John William Armstrong (1854-1950) —
also known as John W. Armstrong —
of South Auburn (now part of Auburn), Nemaha
County, Neb.
Born in Des Moines
County, Iowa, November
15, 1854.
Farmer;
hardware
and furniture
business; funeral
director; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1899-1901, 1907, 1921.
Methodist.
Died in 1950
(age about
95 years).
Interment at Sheridan Cemetery, Auburn, Neb.
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Charles Shirk Arthur Jr. (1917-2011) —
also known as Charles Arthur —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, July 16,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Riley
County Attorney, 1949-53; chair of
Riley County Republican Party, 1953-55; mayor
of Manhattan, Kan., 1956-57; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1957-65; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1963-64; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-69.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan., February
16, 2011 (age 93 years, 215
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Manhattan, Kan.
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Thomas Arthur (b. 1860) —
of Logan, Harrison
County, Iowa.
Born in Harrison
County, Iowa, July 12,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1912-20; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1920-25; appointed 1920.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Arthur and Ellen Arthur; married, December
14, 1892, to H. Ima Stocker. |
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Wilmer Dean Aubrey (1904-1975) —
also known as W. Dean Aubrey —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Munterville, Wapello
County, Iowa, September
28, 1904.
Democrat. Meatpacking
worker; secretary,
United Packinghouse Workers, Local 1; secretary,
Ottumwa Industrial Union Council (CIO); coal
operator; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Wapello County, 1945-46,
1949-51.
Methodist. Member, Eagles.
Died in October, 1975
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Interment at New Altoona Cemetery, Altoona, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Aubrey and Rosa E. (Chrisman) Aubrey; married 1935 to Evelyn
Juanita Smith. |
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memorial |
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Albert Earl Augustine (1890-1975) —
also known as A. Earl Augustine —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
10, 1890.
Democrat. Farmer; real estate
agent; member of Iowa
state senate 14th District, 1936-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1946.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in November, 1975
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael G. Augustine and Emma C. (Thatcher) Augustine; married, December
6, 1911, to Ruth Hull. |
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Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) —
also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C.
Bagley —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Magnolia, Rock
County, Wis., October
29, 1873.
Republican. Banker; in
1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at
him and missed; Iowa state
treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose;
Maccabees;
American
Bankers Association; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Earl Bass (b. 1915) —
of Malvern, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in 1915.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state senate 41st District; elected 1970.
Methodist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Andrew Bass (1887-1965) —
also known as Elmer A. Bass —
of Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa.
Born near Oakland, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, November
26, 1887.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1945-51.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Rotary.
Died January
10, 1965 (age 77 years, 45
days).
Interment at Emerson Cemetery, Emerson, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of George Cary Bass and Mary Ellen (Wenner) Bass; married to Nellie
M. Smith. |
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memorial |
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William S. Beardsley (1901-1954) —
also known as Bill Beardsley —
of New Virginia, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Beacon, Mahaska
County, Iowa, May 13,
1901.
Republican. Pharmacist;
farmer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1933-41; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of
Iowa, 1949-54; died in office 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Methodist. English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau; Rotary;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Killed in an automobile
accident, November
21, 1954 (age 53 years, 192
days).
Interment at New
Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia, Iowa.
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Berkley Warren Bedell (b. 1921) —
also known as Berkley Bedell —
of Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, March 5,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; founder
and owner of the Berkley fishing
tackle company; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1975-87; defeated, 1972.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 2014.
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Guy Vernon Bennett (b. 1880) —
also known as G. Vernon Bennett —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa, February
17, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; university
professor; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938-40, 1948; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Don Lytton Berry (1880-1974) —
also known as Don L. Berry —
of Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa, October
8, 1880.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died November
11, 1974 (age 94 years, 34
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa.
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Richard C. Berry (b. 1876) —
of Pomeroy, Calhoun
County, Iowa.
Born in England,
November
8, 1876.
Republican. Banker;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Calhoun County; elected 1950.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Berry and Mary Berry; married 1904 to Nellie
Holmes. |
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Robert Donald Blue (1898-1989) —
of Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa, September
24, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1932;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1935-42; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1941-42; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1943-45; Governor of
Iowa, 1945-49.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died December
13, 1989 (age 91 years, 80
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Knight Boardman (b. 1915) —
also known as William K. Boardman —
of Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska.
Born in Iowa, 1915.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1953-54;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska
Territory, 1956;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1961-70; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1967-68.
Methodist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John H. Brockmeyer (1890-1984) —
of Lime Springs, Howard
County, Iowa; Pleasantville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Colesburg, Delaware
County, Iowa, September
14, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1951.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in July, 1984
(age 93
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. H. Brockmeyer and Anna (Woeste) Brockmeyer; married 1920 to Clara
L. Kuntz. |
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Howard C. Buck (1899-1985) —
of State Center, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Born in Marshall
County, Iowa, October
10, 1899.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Marshall County; elected 1950.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Izaak
Walton League.
Died in March, 1985
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) —
also known as Elmer J. Burkett —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, December
1, 1867.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916;
director, First National Bank;
director, State Oil Company.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 23,
1935 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Cyrus Clay Carpenter (1829-1898) —
also known as Cyrus C. Carpenter —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born near Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., November
24, 1829.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1858; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Governor of
Iowa, 1872-76; member of Iowa
railroad commission, 1878; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1879-83.
Methodist.
Died in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, May 29,
1898 (age 68 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Beryl Franklin Carroll (1860-1939) —
also known as Beryl F. Carroll —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Davis
County, Iowa, March
15, 1860.
Republican. School
teacher; livestock
dealer; newspaper
editor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa; candidate
for Iowa
state house of representatives, 1893; member of Iowa
state senate, 1895-98; postmaster;
Iowa
state auditor, 1903-09; Governor of
Iowa, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1912;
organizer and president, Provident Life
Insurance Company.
Methodist.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Kentucky Baptist Hospital,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
16, 1939 (age 79 years, 276
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) —
also known as Francis Case —
of Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Everly, Clay
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; rancher; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956
(speaker).
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 22,
1962 (age 65 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) —
of Inglewood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1950-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1964.
Methodist. Member, National Rifle
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1967 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) —
also known as Ted D. Clark —
of Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1920.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
and furniture
business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51;
member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1953-55.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 3,
1980 (age 59 years, 326
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Gracie May Frost. |
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Beverly Waugh Coiner (b. 1857) —
also known as Beverly W. Coiner —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Leon, Decatur
County, Iowa, December
20, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 1882-84; Pierce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-89, 1895-96; major in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; Washington
Republican state chair, 1910-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1912-13.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Erasmus Tully Coiner and Mary E. (Young) Coiner; married, November
1, 1880, to Ida Hare. |
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Stephen Lee Cook (b. 1941) —
also known as Stephen L. Cook —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, December
30, 1941.
Democrat. Delegate,
Monongalia-Preston Labor Council; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1980-82; appointed 1980;
defeated, 2010; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1983-86; defeated, 1986;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2010.
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Relatives:
Married to Carolyn A. Whitney. |
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Raymond Cornick (b. 1889) —
of New London, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Iowa, February
19, 1889.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Henry County; elected 1950.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Cornick and India B. Cornick; married, November
10, 1910, to Ruth Campbell. |
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Paul Douglas Coverdell (1939-2000) —
also known as Paul Coverdell —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
20, 1939.
Republican. Member of Georgia
state senate, 1971-89; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1977; Georgia
Republican state chair, 1985-87; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1993-2000; died in office 2000.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Director of the Peace Corps, 1989-91.
Died, of complications from a cerebral
hemorrhage, at Piedmont Hospital,
Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., July 18,
2000 (age 61 years, 180
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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Charles Francis Craver (1842-1925) —
of Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa; Harvey, Cook
County, Ill.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Franklinville, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
3, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1876.
Methodist.
One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipment manufacturers;
invented
the first
successful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain;
later, he was an oil
producer based in Oklahoma.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 12,
1925 (age 82 years, 251
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.
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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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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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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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Thomas Cooper Evans (1924-2005) —
also known as T. Cooper Evans —
of Grundy Center, Grundy
County, Iowa.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, May 26,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; engineer;
farmer;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1971; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1981-87.
Methodist.
Died in Grundy Center, Grundy
County, Iowa, December
22, 2005 (age 81 years, 210
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center, Iowa.
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Thompson Benton Ferguson (1857-1921) —
also known as Thompson B. Ferguson —
of Watonga, Blaine
County, Okla.
Born near Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, March
17, 1857.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma Territory, 1896;
postmaster;
Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1901-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1907; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916.
Methodist.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., February
14, 1921 (age 63 years, 334
days).
Interment at Watonga
City Cemetery, Watonga, Okla.
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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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Paul Franzenburg (1916-2004) —
of Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa.
Born in Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa, November
18, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Iowa state
treasurer, 1965-69; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1968, 1972.
Methodist or Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Died, from complications
of a hip replacement and congestive
heart failure, in the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
31, 2004 (age 87 years, 348
days).
Interment at Conrad
Cemetery, Conrad, Iowa.
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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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Raymond O. Garber (1887-1956) —
also known as Ray O. Garber —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Adair, Adair
County, Iowa, October
16, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1920; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died April
30, 1956 (age 68 years, 197
days).
Interment at Sunnyhill Cemetery, Adair, Iowa.
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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. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Norman Seth Genung (1881-1945) —
also known as Norman S. Genung —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Hastings, Mills
County, Iowa, August
19, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944.
Methodist.
Died January
21, 1945 (age 63 years, 155
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa.
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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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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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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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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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James Harlan (1820-1899) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Clark
County, Ill., August
26, 1820.
Republican. Iowa
superintendent of public instruction, 1847; president
of Iowa Wesleyan College, 1853-55, 1869-70; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1855-57, 1857-65, 1867-73; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1865-66; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1868.
Methodist.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, October
5, 1899 (age 79 years, 40
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, 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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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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Maude Hicks Hickman —
also known as Mrs. Charles S. Hickman —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Republican. Member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-45; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1945-49; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Leo Arthur Hoegh (1908-2000) —
also known as Leo Hoegh —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa, March
30, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1937; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Iowa
state attorney general, 1953-54; Governor of
Iowa, 1955-57; defeated, 1956; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Methodist.
Director of the U.S. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization,
1958-61.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., July 15,
2000 (age 92 years, 107
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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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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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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Alfred E. Jones (b. 1920) —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in Clarke
County, Iowa, January
20, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; restaurant
business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Clarke County; elected 1950.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Toastmasters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Floyd
Jones and Elizabeth (Tice) Jones; married to Catherine
Dickinson. |
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Steven Arnold King (b. 1949) —
also known as Steve King —
of Kiron, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Storm Lake, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 28,
1949.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state senate 6th District, 1996-2002; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 2003-21 (5th District 2003-13, 4th
District 2013-21); defeated in primary, 2020; in January 2019, his
comments during an interview were widely understood to express
support for white
supremacy; the House of Representatives voted almost unanimously
to rebuke
him.
Methodist; later Catholic.
Still living as of 2021.
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Nelson George Kraschel (1889-1957) —
also known as Nelson G. Kraschel —
of Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa.
Born in Macon, Macon
County, Ill., October
27, 1889.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940,
1952;
Governor
of Iowa, 1937-39.
Methodist.
Died March
15, 1957 (age 67 years, 139
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Larrabee (1832-1912) —
of Iowa.
Born in Ledyard, New London
County, Conn., January
20, 1832.
School
teacher; grain
miller; banker;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1867; Governor of
Iowa, 1886-90.
Methodist. French
Huguenot ancestry.
Blinded
in his right eye by a gun accident at age 15.
Died November
16, 1912 (age 80 years, 301
days).
Interment at God's
Acre Cemetery, Clermont, Iowa.
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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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Lucius B. Liddy (1905-1990) —
also known as L. B. Liddy —
of Iowa.
Born in Strawberry Point, Clayton
County, Iowa, August
22, 1905.
Republican. Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1961-65, 1967-72; appointed 1961.
Methodist. Member, Shriners.
Died April 2,
1990 (age 84 years, 223
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Herschel Celiel Loveless (1911-1989) —
also known as Herschel C. Loveless —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Hedrick, Keokuk
County, Iowa, May 5,
1911.
Democrat. Mayor
of Ottumwa, Iowa, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1954; Governor of
Iowa, 1957-61; defeated, 1952.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Lions.
Died May 4,
1989 (age 77 years, 364
days).
Interment at Ottumwa
Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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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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Junius Ralph Magee (1880-1970) —
also known as J. Ralph Magee —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Falmouth, Barnstable
County, Mass.; Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Maquoketa, Jackson
County, Iowa, June 3,
1880.
Democrat. Minister;
bishop;
president
ad interim, Hamline University, 1933-34; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1952.
Methodist.
Died, in a convalescent
home at Morton Grove, Cook
County, Ill., December
19, 1970 (age 90 years, 199
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eben Wever Martin (1855-1932) —
also known as Eben W. Martin —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Maquoketa, Jackson
County, Iowa, April
12, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1885-86; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1901-07, 1908, 1909-15
(at-large 1901-07, 1908, 1909-13, 3rd District 1913-15).
Methodist. English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., May 22,
1932 (age 77 years, 40
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
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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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Benjamin McCarty (1792-1865) —
of Indiana.
Born in Tennessee, February
22, 1792.
Probate judge in Indiana, 1832-34; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1836-37.
Methodist.
Died in Madison
County, Iowa, June 28,
1865 (age 73 years, 126
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Miller McCreary (1837-1916) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
13, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1904-06.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
6, 1916 (age 79 years, 24
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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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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Edwin Thomas Meredith (1876-1928) —
also known as Edwin T. Meredith —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Avoca, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, December
23, 1876.
Democrat. Democratic candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1916, 1918 (primary); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1916,
1920,
1924;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1920-21; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920.
Methodist.
Died June 17,
1928 (age 51 years, 177
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Oliver Meredith and Minnie Minerva (Marsh) Meredith;
married, January
8, 1896, to Edna C. Elliott. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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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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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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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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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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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. |
| | | Image source: Iowa Official Register
1951-52 |
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Stanley Barnum Niles (1896-1978) —
also known as Stanley B. Niles —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Nashville, Barry
County, Mich., January
22, 1896.
Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Eaton
County, 1933; Commonwealth candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1935; Commonwealth candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1936; president,
Iowa Wesleyan College, 1938-49.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, in Methodist Manor retirement
home, Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., December
30, 1978 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tulsa, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Lewis Niles and Carrie A. (Barnum) Niles; married, April
11, 1919, to Velma A. Thomas. |
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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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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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Paul Peek (1904-1987) —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Iowa, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1937-39; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1939; California
Democratic state chair, 1939; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1940;
secretary
of state of California, 1940-42.
Methodist.
Died in 1987
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen John Rapp (b. 1949) —
also known as Stephen J. Rapp —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, January
26, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1972-74, 1979-82; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1974, 1976; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
chair
of Black Hawk County Democratic Party, 1986-91; member of Iowa
Democratic State Committee, 1990-93; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1993-2001.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif.
Still living as of 2001.
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Relatives: Son
of Spurgeon John Rapp and Beverly (Leckington) Rapp; married 1981 to Donna
J. E. Maier. |
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Manoah Bostic Reese (1839-1917) —
also known as Manoah B. Reese —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Macoupin
County, Ill., September
5, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; District
Attorney, 4th District, 1876-83; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-90, 1908-15; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1888-90.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan., 1917
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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David Fulton Rice (1889-1929) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Exline, Appanoose
County, Iowa, September
13, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1925.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Shot
and killed by
a disgruntled law client, George Domyancich, as he was leaving the
Appanoose County
Courthouse, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, February
28, 1929 (age 39 years, 168
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Thomas John Bright Robinson (1868-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. B. Robinson —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Lafayette
County, Wis., August
12, 1868.
Republican. Banker; real estate
business; member of Iowa
state senate 43rd District, 1913-16; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1923-33; defeated, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1958
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Hampton
Cemetery, Hampton, Iowa.
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Charles Burton Santee (1864-1943) —
also known as Charles B. Santee; C. B.
Santee —
of Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Butler
County, Iowa, November
6, 1864.
Republican. Real estate
agent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Methodist.
Died July 14,
1943 (age 78 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leslie Mortier Shaw (1848-1932) —
also known as Leslie M. Shaw —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Morristown, Lamoille
County, Vt., November
2, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Governor of
Iowa, 1898-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1900;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1902-07; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1908.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
28, 1932 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Denison, Iowa.
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Agustas B. Shoemaker (1861-1936) —
also known as Gus Shoemaker —
of Kansas.
Born in Plano, Appanoose
County, Iowa, March 7,
1861.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1899, 1909.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lenora, Norton
County, Kan., January
1, 1936 (age 74 years, 300
days).
Interment at Lucerne
Cemetery, Lucerne, Kan.
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Arthur M. Smith (1890-1969) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Iowa, February
12, 1890.
Mayor
of Wausau, Wis., 1954-58.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
12, 1969 (age 79 years, 273
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Red Oak, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Smith; married, June 16,
1957, to Ida Rahn. |
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Neal Edward Smith (b. 1920) —
also known as Neal Smith —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Altoona, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Hedrick, Keokuk
County, Iowa, March
23, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
candidate for Iowa
state house of representatives from Polk County, 1950; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1959-95 (5th District 1959-73, 4th
District 1973-95); defeated, 1956, 1994.
Methodist. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Virginia Dodd Smith (1911-2006) —
also known as Virginia Smith; Virginia
Dodd —
of Chappell, Deuel
County, Neb.
Born in Randolph, Fremont
County, Iowa, June 30,
1911.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1975-91.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Association of University Women; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Sun City West, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
23, 2006 (age 94 years, 207
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bruce M. Snell (1895-1976) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, March 4,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1941-60; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1961-70.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in September, 1976
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bruce M. Snell Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, August
18, 1929.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-87; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1987-.
Methodist. Member, Order of
the Coif; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1995.
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Thad S. Snell Jr. (1884-1941) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, December
12, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1916
(alternate), 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a fatal heart
attack, while driving his
car, in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, April
14, 1941 (age 56 years, 123
days).
Interment at Ida
Grove Cemetery, Ida Grove, Iowa.
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Willard Coldren Stuckslager (1869-1931) —
of Lisbon, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Lisbon, Linn
County, Iowa, October
24, 1869.
Republican. Banker;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1900-04; member of Iowa
state senate, 1904-13.
Methodist.
Died February
23, 1931 (age 61 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harrison Stuckslager and Mary (Coldren) Stuckslager; married 1893 to Rowena
Eloise Bronson. |
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Fletcher B. Swank (1875-1950) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April
24, 1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; private secretary to U.S. Rep Scott
Ferris, 1907-08; lawyer; Cleveland
County Judge, 1911-14; district judge in Oklahoma 14th District,
1915-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1921-29, 1931-35.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Woodmen
Circle.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March
16, 1950 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Harold Joseph Teachout (1892-1975) —
also known as Harold Teachout —
of Farragut, Fremont
County, Iowa; Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April
24, 1892.
Democrat. Farmer; insurance
agent; candidate for Iowa
state senate, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Iowa, 1940,
1952.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died in 1975
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abram E. Teachout and Amelia E. (Kuntz) Teachout; married, April 5,
1916, to Vera V. Vickers. |
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Elwood Lauren Thomas (1930-1995) —
of Missouri.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, July 24,
1930.
Justice
of Missouri state supreme court, 1991-95.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died July 30,
1995 (age 65 years, 6
days).
Interment at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Gladstone, Mo.
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Mark G. Thornburg (1882-1962) —
of Emmetsburg, Palo Alto
County, Iowa.
Born in Linden, Dallas
County, Iowa, June 8,
1882.
Republican. Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1924-33, 1939-43.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Alpha
Zeta.
Died December
15, 1962 (age 80 years, 190
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas A. Thornburg and Jennie (Vestal) Thornburg; married to
Blanche Scholes. |
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Lawrence A. Trumbo (b. 1882) —
of Holdrege, Phelps
County, Neb.
Born in New Virginia, Warren
County, Iowa, July 13,
1882.
Republican. Carpenter;
contractor
and builder; chair of
Phelps County Republican Party, 1933-40.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. Judson Trumbo and Mary L. (Spencer) Trumbo; married, April
12, 1905, to Nora E. Loving. |
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Hosford Edwin Valentine (1865-1937) —
also known as Hosford E. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Edinburg, Johnson
County, Ind., November
26, 1865.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Centerville, Iowa, 1897-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 2,
1937 (age 71 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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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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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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Clara Street Wescott (b. 1876) —
also known as Clara Edna Street —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa, June 26,
1876.
Republican. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1936.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Lew Street and Mary (McCullock) Street; married,
September
28, 1904, to Edgar Hilt Wescott. |
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William West (1822-1919) —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Born in Williamsburg, Clermont
County, Ohio, 1822.
Member of Ohio state legislature, 1848; hotelier;
mayor
of Ames, Iowa, 1870-71.
Methodist.
Died in Ames, Story
County, Iowa, December
29, 1919 (age about 97
years).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married 1847 to
Harriet J. Porter. |
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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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Henry W. Wright (1868-1948) —
of Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Ionia, Chickasaw
County, Iowa, March 4,
1868.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of California
state assembly, 1915-22; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Died at Huntington Memorial Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
19, 1948 (age 80 years, 168
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Connell Zehrung (1858-1942) —
also known as Frank C. Zehrung; F. C.
Zehrung —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, October
7, 1858.
Republican. Druggist; theater
business; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1913-15, 1921-27, 1931-33.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
8, 1942 (age 83 years, 336
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of John Zehrung and Mary (Connell) Zehrung; married, March
15, 1911, to Jessie L. Voris. |
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