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Mormon Politicians in Iowa
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Community of Christ)

Quentin V. Anderson (b. 1932) — of Ellston, Ringgold County, Iowa. Born in Ringgold County, Iowa, May 7, 1932. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1963-65; member of Iowa state senate, 1969-. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Jaycees; Farm Bureau. Still living as of 1971.   Leonard L. Boswell (1934-2018) — of Davis City, Decatur County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Harrison County, Mo., January 10, 1934. Democrat. Member of Iowa state senate, 1984-96; U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2000, 2004, 2008. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, August 17, 2018 (age 84 years, 219 days). Burial location unknown.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   George Nathaniel Briggs (1874-1952) — also known as George N. Briggs — of Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. Born in Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa, May 10, 1874. School teacher; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1893-94; superintendent of schools; president, Philippine Normal School, 1909-10; president, Graceland College (now Graceland University), 1915-44; Dry candidate for delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, American Political Science Association. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, December 26, 1952 (age 78 years, 230 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Iowa.   Relatives: Son of Riley William Briggs and Clara E. (Greene) Briggs; married 1902 to Carrie Judd; married 1912 to Grace M. Kelley.   Briggs Hall (built 1921), at Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa, is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Henry Smith (1848-1911) — of Utah. Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, September 18, 1848. Member of Utah state legislature, 1900. Mormon. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, October 13, 1911 (age 63 years, 25 days). Burial location unknown.

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