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Politicians in Miscellaneous Occupations in Iowa

  George C. Armstrong (b. 1872) — of Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Ill. Born in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, July 11, 1872. Republican. Business executive; member of Illinois state senate 48th District, 1941-49. Member, Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
William A. Campbell William A. Campbell (born c.1876) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Pocahontas County, Iowa, about 1876. Traveling salesman; lecturer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 42, 1909-14; member of Minnesota state senate 32nd District, 1915-18; candidate for mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1923. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Melvin J. De Stigter (1928-2003) — of Hudsonville, Ottawa County, Mich. Born in Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, November 21, 1928. Republican. School teacher; sales manager; member of Michigan state house of representatives 95th District, 1965-78; candidate for Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1978; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1992. Christian Reformed. Member, Jaycees. Died August 7, 2003 (age 74 years, 259 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1950 to Carol Jean Schultze.
  Thomas Graham (b. 1901) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, January 12, 1901. Democrat. Business executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948; candidate for mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1948. Episcopalian. Member, Urban League; Sigma Chi; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Thomas J. Graham and Elizabeth Malcolm (Connor) Graham; married, June 20, 1931, to Charlotte Lawrence Henriques.
  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.
  Walter Thomas Mahoney (b. 1900) — also known as Walter T. Mahoney — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., January 12, 1900. Democrat. Business executive; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944, 1948, 1952. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
Bernie McKinley Bernard McKinley (born c.1929) — also known as Bernie McKinley — of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Born about 1929. Financial consultant; motivational speaker; mayor of Waterloo, Iowa; elected 1985, 1989. Still living as of 1989.
  Image source: The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa), November 6, 1985
Ernest J. Seemann Ernest John Seemann (1906-1967) — also known as Ernest J. Seemann — of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Born near Readlyn, Bremer County, Iowa, February 5, 1906. Lathe operator; garbage disposal business; debt collector; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1934 (Democratic primary), 1940 (Democratic), 1946 (Democratic primary), 1954 (Republican primary), 1964 (Republican primary); candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1942 (Democratic primary), 1942 (Progressive New Dealer), 1944 (Democratic primary), 1950 (States Rights Democratic), 1954 (Republicsons); candidate for mayor of Waterloo, Iowa, 1959, 1961, 1963. Member, Freemasons. Died in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, 1967 (age about 61 years). Interment at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Readlyn, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Wilhelmina Sophia (Schroeder) Seemann and William Carl Seemann; married 1928 to Agatha Elizabeth Cook; married 1935 to Doris Mildred Satterlee; married 1939 to Esther Virginia Vice.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Iowa City Press-Citizen, May 24, 1948
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