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Politicians in Mining in Iowa

  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Aubrey and Rosa E. (Chrisman) Aubrey; married 1935 to Evelyn Juanita Smith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Emery Buxton (b. 1839) — of Moingona, Boone County, Iowa; Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa; Middletown Springs, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Middletown Springs, Rutland County, Vt., October 20, 1839. Republican. Hardware merchant; mining business; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1900; member of Vermont state senate, 1904. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Luther Buxton and Semantha (Paris) Buxton; married, November 20, 1865, to Antha M. Clift.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Frank August Gabrielson and Ida (Jansen) Gabrielson; married, February 5, 1918, to Cora M. Speer.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
James H. Hawley James Henry Hawley (1847-1929) — also known as James H. Hawley — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, January 17, 1847. Democrat. Miner; lawyer; member of Idaho territorial House of Representatives, 1870-71; member of Idaho territorial senate, 1874-75; District Attorney 2nd District, 1879-83; U.S. Attorney for Idaho, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1892, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President; speaker), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1924, 1928; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1903-05; Governor of Idaho, 1911-13; defeated, 1912; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1914; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1920. Catholic. English and Irish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Elks; Rotary. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, August 3, 1929 (age 82 years, 198 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hawley and Annie (Carr) Hawley; married, July 4, 1875, to Mary E. Bullock; father-in-law of Reilly Atkinson Sr..
  Political family: Atkinson-Hawley family of Detroit, Michigan.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Boise
Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964) — also known as Herbert Hoover; "The Great Engineer"; "The Grand Old Man" — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, August 10, 1874. Republican. Mining engineer; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1921-28; President of the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1940, 1952, 1960. Quaker. Swiss and Dutch ancestry. Inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame, Leadville, Colorado. Died, of intestinal cancer, in his suite at the Waldorf Towers Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 20, 1964 (age 90 years, 71 days). Interment at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Clark Hoover and Hulda Randall (Minthorn) Hoover; married, February 10, 1899, to Lou Hoover; father of Herbert Clark Hoover Jr.; distant cousin *** of Charles Lewis Hoover.
  Political family: Hoover family of Palo Alto, California.
  Cross-reference: Horace A. Mann — Walter H. Newton — Christian A. Herter — Lewis L. Strauss — Clarence C. Stetson
  Hoover Dam (built 1931-36 as Boulder Dam; renamed 1947), on the Colorado River between Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Glendale, California, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Des Moines, Iowa, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in San Diego, California, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Fresno, California, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Elkview, West Virginia, is named for him.  — The minor planets (asteroids) 932 Hooveria (discovered 1920), and 1363 Herberta (discovered 1935), are named for him.
  Campaign slogan (1928): "A chicken in every pot."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Herbert Hoover: The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson
  Books about Herbert Hoover: Martin L. Fausold, The Presidency of Herbert C. Hoover — Joan Hoff Wilson, Herbert Hoover : Forgotten Progressive — George H. Nash, Life of Herbert Hoover : The Humanitarian, 1914-1917 — George H. Nash, The Life of Herbert Hoover : Masters of Emergencies, 1917-1918 — William E. Leuchtenburg, Herbert Hoover: The 31st President, 1929-1933 — Glen Jeansonne, The Life of Herbert Hoover: Fighting Quaker, 1928-1933 — Kendrick A. Clements, The Life of Herbert Hoover: Imperfect Visionary, 1918-1928 — David Holford, Herbert Hoover (for young readers)
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1965)
  Edward Langworthy (1808-1893) — of Iowa. Born in Rutland, Jefferson County, N.Y., August 31, 1808. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; farmer; lead mining business; steamboat owner; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Dubuque, Delaware, Black Hawk and Fayette counties, 1844. Died in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, January 4, 1893 (age 84 years, 126 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Langworthy and Betsey (Massey) Langworthy; brother of Lucius Hart Langworthy; married, August 13, 1835, to Paulina Reeder; nephew of Cyrus Langworthy; first cousin of Benjamin Franklin Langworthy.
  Political family: Langworthy family of Iowa and New York.
  Lucius Hart Langworthy (1807-1865) — Born in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., February 6, 1807. Lead mining business; member of Iowa territorial legislature, 1840. Died in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, July 13, 1865 (age 58 years, 157 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Langworthy and Betsey (Massey) Langworthy; brother of Edward Langworthy; married, March 26, 1835, to Mary Frances Reeder; married, April 4, 1842, to Valeria Adeline Bemis; nephew of Cyrus Langworthy; first cousin of Benjamin Franklin Langworthy.
  Political family: Langworthy family of Iowa and New York.
  Marion Sumner MacCarthy (b. 1874) — also known as Marion S. MacCarthy — Born in Ames, Story County, Iowa, April 2, 1874. Chemist; railway superintendent; mining examiner; U.S. Consular Agent in Alamos, 1908-11. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Martin and Harriette (Ellis) Martin; married, May 14, 1893, to Mary A. Brown.
  Allan Charles McCaughan (b. 1869) — of Durango, Durango. Born in Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, August 15, 1869. Rancher; mining business; U.S. Vice Consul in Durango, 1891-93; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Durango, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Orman and Sarah Josephine (Bradley) Orman; married, September 27, 1877, to Nellie Martin.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hoval A. Smith (1876-c.1954) — of Arizona. Born in Iowa, 1876. Republican. Mining engineer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1911. Norwegian ancestry. Advocated the annexation of Sonora from Mexico to the U.S. Died about 1954 (age about 78 years). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married to Nina R. Smith.
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