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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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George Alexander (1839-1923) —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
September
21, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; feed
and grain
business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909-13.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic; Moose.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
2, 1923 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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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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Walter Henry Beuse (1901-1957) —
also known as Walter H. Beuse —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, November
2, 1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; sports
writer; Scott
County Sheriff; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1940;
member of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee, 1949; acting postmaster at Davenport,
Iowa, 1952-53; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1954-57; died in office 1957.
Lutheran.
Member, Eagles;
Moose; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
United
Commercial Travelers; Lions; Jaycees.
Died August
26, 1957 (age 55 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Beuse and Ida (Weetz) Beuse. |
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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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Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) —
also known as Paul Cunningham —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., June 15,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th
District 1943-59); defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., July 16,
1961 (age 71 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, 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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Boyd G. Hayes (b. 1915) —
of Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa.
Born in Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa, September
13, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Floyd County Republican Party, 1946-48; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Elks;
Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; test
pilot and executive, Howard Aircraft
Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and
Arizona Aviation
Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun
States Land and
Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels
Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting; married, February
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James Albert Smith Leach (b. 1942) —
also known as Jim Leach —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, October
15, 1942.
Republican. Staff, U.S. Rep. Donald
Rumsfeld, 1965-66; Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1977-2006 (1st District 1977-2003, 2nd
District 2003-06); defeated, 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission; Moose; Rotary;
Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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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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Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) —
also known as Jack Miller —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa
state senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-85; took
senior status 1985.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Izaak
Walton League; Rotary;
Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla., August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Clyde Spry (1889-1961) —
of Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, March
26, 1889.
Republican. Farmer; Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1950-61; appointed 1950; died in office
1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Izaak
Walton League; Moose; Freemasons.
Died June 14,
1961 (age 72 years, 80
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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De Vere Watson (1893-1982) —
of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born near Searsboro, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, April 1,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate; elected 1940, 1944; elected unopposed 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960.
Member, Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Moose; Woodmen;
Lions.
Died in November, 1982
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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