PoliticalGraveyard.com
The Political Graveyard: A Database of American History
Odd Fellows
Politician members in Iowa

  George Walter Allaman (1862-1937) — also known as George W. Allaman — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan. Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, September 28, 1862. Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1920. Member, Odd Fellows. Died September 24, 1937 (age 74 years, 361 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of John T. Allaman and Adeline (Bedell) Allaman; married, October 2, 1884, to Ida Campbell McGill; married to Olive Simpson; father of Walter Rex Allaman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles E. Allen (b. 1865) — of Cozad, Dawson County, Neb. Born in Lucas County, Iowa, January 8, 1865. Republican. Merchant; banker; member of Nebraska state senate, 1923, 1931, 1935. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Tandy Allen and Joan (Van Nuys) Allen; married, August 29, 1889, to Sue L. Morrow; married, June 14, 1925, to Katherine Worley.
  John William Anderson (1871-1954) — also known as John W. Anderson — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Born in Buchanan County, Iowa, July 21, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; Monona County Attorney, 1910-14; district judge in Iowa 4th District, 1915-21; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Izaak Walton League; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Woodmen; Knights of Pythias. Died in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, January 29, 1954 (age 82 years, 192 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Reese Babbs Anderson and Emma Theresa (Davenport) Anderson; married, September 24, 1895, to Burdette Hopper; married, April 15, 1933, to Mary Agnes Peck.
  Richard Dean Arbuckle (b. 1926) — also known as R. Dean Arbuckle — of Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, April 2, 1926. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Iowa state senate, 1971. Christian. Member, Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Odd Fellows; Elks; Jaycees. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Martin Arbuckle and Winifred (Pettit) Arbuckle.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Shepherd Stephen Bagley and Louisa (Cain) Bagley; married, May 15, 1895, to Winifred Bogardus.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew Jackson Baker (1832-1911) — of Winterset, Madison County, Iowa; Lancaster, Schuyler County, Mo.; Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Bakers Station, Marshall County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 6, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; member of Missouri state legislature, 1869-70; Missouri state attorney general, 1871-73; Iowa state attorney general, 1885-89. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, April 23, 1911 (age 78 years, 321 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Relatives: Son of George Baker and Margaret (Reager) Baker.
  George W. Ball (b. 1848) — of Jefferson County, Iowa. Born in Brooke County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 6, 1848. Farmer; bank director; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1888-90, 1915-16; member of Iowa state senate 2nd District, 1917-18. Christian. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Ball and Margaret (Langfitt) Ball; married, October 31, 1872, to Margaret L. Laughlin.
  James Robert Barkley (1869-1948) — also known as James R. Barkley — of Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in a log cabin in Davis County, Iowa, February 13, 1869. Lawyer; Dry candidate for delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Iowa state senate 3rd District, 1945-47. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Woodmen; Odd Fellows. Died in Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, July 26, 1948 (age 79 years, 164 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
William S. Beardsley 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.
  Relatives: Son of William Beardsley and Carrie (Shane) Beardsley; married, January 29, 1919, to Charlotte E. Manning.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Iowa Official Register 1951-52
  Robert O. Burrows Sr. (b. 1899) — of Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa. Born in Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak., June 29, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper editor; member of Iowa state house of representatives from Benton County, 1951. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 2, 1920, to Bess Shurtleff.
  Hugh Alfred Butler (1878-1954) — also known as Hugh A. Butler — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, February 28, 1878. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Nebraska, 1936, 1947; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1941-54; died in office 1954. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen of America. Died in Washington, D.C., July 1, 1954 (age 76 years, 123 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  G. T. Clark (b. 1905) — of Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa. Born in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, March 2, 1905. Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944 (alternate), 1948; member of Iowa state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1950. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1927 to Ruth Burgess.
  Clinton Amos Clauson (1895-1959) — also known as Clinton A. Clauson — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa, March 28, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Maine, 1934-53; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1956-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1956; Governor of Maine, 1959; died in office 1959. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Newcomen Society. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, December 30, 1959 (age 64 years, 277 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) — also known as A. U. Coates — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Excelsior, Richland County, Wis., June 21, 1858. School teacher; music store manager; grocer; real estate dealer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1936. Church of Christ. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, January 21, 1943 (age 84 years, 214 days). Interment at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of William Harvey Coates and Anna French (Knowlton) Coates; married, August 31, 1875, to Isabel Lein.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Cornick and India B. Cornick; married, November 10, 1910, to Ruth Campbell.
  James Judson Crossley (b. 1869) — also known as James J. Crossley — of Winterset, Madison County, Iowa; Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Crawford Township, Madison County, Iowa, August 31, 1869. Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Iowa state senate, 1900-07; U.S. Attorney for the 3rd District of Alaska Territory, 1908-09; U.S. Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1909-14. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Crossley and Cynthia Jane (Hardy) Crossley; married, August 10, 1910, to Cherry L. Hyde.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Harvey Cunningham and Sarah Jane (McQuaide) Cunningham; married 1918 to Harriett French Plummer; married, December 26, 1926, to Gail Fry; father of Edward Plummer Cunningham.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Charles W. Dempster (c.1879-1941) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, about 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1901-02; Supreme Secretary of the Fraternal Brotherhood, an insurance union; on February 1, 1917, when he was ousted by the brotherhood's Supreme Council on grounds of insubordination, he drew a revolver and held the council at bay for ten minutes; after being disarmed by a private detective, he was arrested for disturbing the peace; candidate for California state senate 31st District, 1920; member of California state assembly, 1931-34 (57th District 1931-32, 61st District 1933-34); candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1932, 1933 (primary). Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Eagles. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 20, 1941 (age about 62 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Grace Warner.
  William Greene Dows (1864-1926) — also known as William G. Dows — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Clayton County, Iowa, August 12, 1864. Republican. President, Iowa Railway and Light Company, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway; Iowa Electric Company; Central States Electric Company; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; United Spanish War Veterans; Loyal Legion. Died, in University Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, November 25, 1926 (age 62 years, 105 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Leland Dows and Henrietta Weddell (Safley) Dows; married, October 9, 1890, to Margaret B. Cook; third cousin twice removed of Jabez Upham, George Baxter Upham, Nathaniel Upham and Charles Wentworth Upham; third cousin thrice removed of Nathan Read; fourth cousin once removed of Nathaniel Gookin Upham and James Phineas Upham.
  Political families: Upham family; Bell-Upham family of New Hampshire; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Marion Drake (1830-1903) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Rushville, Schuyler County, Ill., December 30, 1830. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; railroad builder; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888; Governor of Iowa, 1896-98. Disciples of Christ. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, of diabetes, in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, November 20, 1903 (age 72 years, 325 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  Presumably named for: Francis Marion
  Relatives: Son of John Adams Drake and Harriet Jane (O'Neal) Drake; married, December 24, 1855, to Mary Jane Lord.
  Drake University, in Des Moines, Iowa, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Elgin Enabnit (1901-1995) — of Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa. Born in Mingo, Jasper County, Iowa, September 16, 1901. Farmer; automobile dealer; mayor of Osage, Iowa, 1956-59, 1962-65, 1968-85. United Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Rotary; Odd Fellows. Died, in Good Shepherd Care Center, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, July 23, 1995 (age 93 years, 310 days). Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Kathryn 'Katie' (Altes) Enabnit and Fred Enabnit; married 1922 to Clarice Rose Tank; married 1968 to Vera J. Lang.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph E. Frick (1848-1927) — of Toledo, Tama County, Iowa; Fremont, Dodge County, Neb.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, August 6, 1848. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Utah state supreme court, 1906-27; died in office 1927; chief justice of Utah state supreme court, 1910-12, 1917-19. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died February 2, 1927 (age 78 years, 180 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Frick and Mary Ann (Knen) Frick; married, December 25, 1872, to Catharine L. Kunz.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) — also known as James E. Garrigues — of Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Dearborn County, Ind., October 6, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado 8th District, 1903-10; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married, May 3, 1880, to Clara L. Boehner; married, January 19, 1911, to Alice Roberts.
  Benjamin Joseph Gibson (1881-1949) — also known as Ben J. Gibson — of Corning, Adams County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Corning, Adams County, Iowa, November 13, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; Adams County Attorney, 1908-12; member of Iowa state senate 6th District, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Iowa state attorney general, 1921-27. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1949 (age about 67 years). Interment at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of William Gibson and Virginia Gibson; married, September 5, 1905, to Anna Rolston.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Kingman Goodwin (1905-1983) — also known as Robert K. Goodwin — of Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, May 23, 1905. Republican. Farmer; brick and clay tile manufacturer; bank director; mayor of Redfield, Iowa, 1938-40; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952; member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1952-56. Congregationalist. Member, Farm Bureau; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., February 21, 1983 (age 77 years, 274 days). Interment at Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of William John Goodwin and Grace Henrietta (Kingman) Goodwin; married, August 24, 1932, to Marguerite Lois Schoen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Alexander Hamilton and Matilda (Vert) Hamilton; married, May 9, 1901, to Ethel L. Jacobs.
  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.
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
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Verna Eileen Bensch.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Edgar Howard (1858-1951) — of Columbus, Platte County, Neb. Born in Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, September 16, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Columbus, Platte County, Neb., July 19, 1951 (age 92 years, 306 days). Interment at Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of James Dakin Howard and Martha (Daniel) Howard; married, November 11, 1884, to Elizabeth Burtch; father of Findley Burtch Howard.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harry Edward Hull (1864-1938) — also known as Harry E. Hull — of Williamsburg, Iowa County, Iowa. Born near Belvidere, Allegany County, N.Y., March 12, 1864. Republican. Grain business; mayor of Williamsburg, Iowa, 1889-1901; postmaster; president, Williamsburg Telephone Company; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1915-25. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., January 16, 1938 (age 73 years, 310 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Henry D. Hull and Isabel (Renwick) Hull; married, June 3, 1891, to Mary Louise Harris.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (1862-1936) — also known as Bernhard M. Jacobsen — of Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. Born in Klixbüll, Germany, March 26, 1862. Democrat. Merchant; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1931-36; died in office 1936. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., June 30, 1936 (age 74 years, 96 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Boh Jacobsen and Magdelena (Tadsen) Jacobsen; married, May 28, 1885, to Lena Trager; father of William Sebastian Jacobsen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert C. Kendall (1819-1869) — of Indiana. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., November 5, 1819. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member of Indiana state senate, 1851-52. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, May 5, 1869 (age 49 years, 181 days). Burial location unknown.
  John W. Kintzinger (b. 1870) — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, August 12, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 19th District, 1911-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President; speaker); justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38. Member, Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen of America; Woodmen of the World; Eagles; Foresters; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Kintzinger and Barbara (Hanson) Kintzinger; married 1893 to Fannie E. Webb.
  Joseph Blanchard LaChapelle (1860-1927) — of Ashland, Saunders County, Neb. Born in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., December 30, 1860. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1927. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died, of heart trouble, in Ashland, Saunders County, Neb., September 6, 1927 (age 66 years, 250 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa.
  Walter Anderson Leonard (b. 1880) — also known as Walter A. Leonard — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Essex, Page County, Iowa, August 3, 1880. School teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Kehl, 1908; U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1912-14; Colombo, 1914-19; Stockholm, as of 1924; Warsaw, as of 1926-29; Bremen, 1932-35; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, 1935-36; Tallinn, as of 1938. Swedish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; American Society for International Law. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Levin Anderson Leonard and Ida (Hultman) Leonard.
  James M. Magness (1890-1977) — also known as Jim Magness — of St. Lawrence, Hand County, S.Dak.; Miller, Hand County, S.Dak. Born in Ute, Monona County, Iowa, June 27, 1890. Democrat. Auctioneer; cattle raiser; member of South Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1933-34; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1954; South Dakota Democratic state chair, 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died, in the Good Samaritan Center nursing home, Miller, Hand County, S.Dak., November 6, 1977 (age 87 years, 132 days). Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery, St. Lawrence, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Married, December 17, 1913, to Mabel Emma Altenow.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  George McGill (1879-1963) — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born near Russell, Lucas County, Iowa, February 12, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1928, 1936, 1944 (member, Credentials Committee); U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1930-39; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1948, 1954; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1945. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., May 14, 1963 (age 84 years, 91 days). Interment at Pawnee Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, Kan.
  Cross-reference: Newell A. George
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William Henry McMaster (1877-1968) — also known as William H. McMaster — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Ticonic, Monona County, Iowa, May 10, 1877. Republican. Banker; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1911-12; member of South Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1913-16; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1917-21; Governor of South Dakota, 1921-25; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Dixon, Lee County, Ill., September 14, 1968 (age 91 years, 127 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  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.
  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.
William H. Nicholas 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.
  Relatives: Son of William A. Nicholas and Elizabeth H. Nicholas; married 1922 to Viola Folkers.
  Image source: Iowa Official Register 1951-52
M. A. Raney M. A. Raney — of Marengo, Iowa County, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Baltimore Sun, September 18, 1903
  Carl B. Reed (b. 1873) — of Cresco, Howard County, Iowa. Born in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, May 6, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; Howard County Attorney; member of Iowa state senate, 1919-26; district judge in Iowa, 1926-33; member of Iowa commerce commission, 1941-. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry T. Reed.
  Warren J. Rees (b. 1908) — of Jones County, Iowa. Born in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, August 2, 1908. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1948; district judge in Iowa 18th District, 1963-69; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1969-80. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Lions; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  James Brooks Ayers Robertson (1871-1938) — also known as J. B. A. Robertson — of Chandler, Lincoln County, Okla. Born in Keokuk County, Iowa, March 15, 1871. Democrat. Governor of Oklahoma, 1919-23. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., March 7, 1938 (age 66 years, 357 days). Interment at Oak Park Cemetery, Chandler, Okla.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Almor Stern (1854-1935) — of Logan, Harrison County, Iowa. Born in Chester County, Pa., April 21, 1854. Republican. Harrison County Auditor, 1878-83; banker; abstract and title business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1920. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, from heart disease, in Logan, Harrison County, Iowa, November 1, 1935 (age 81 years, 194 days). Interment at Logan Cemetery, Logan, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Taggart Stern and Millicent Beet (Fletcher) Stern; married, December 15, 1880, to Laura A. Mann.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Wallace Swank and Melinda (Wells) Swank; married, December 30, 1914, to Ada Blake.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George King Thompson (b. 1887) — also known as G. King Thompson — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born near Jamaica, Guthrie County, Iowa, November 24, 1887. Lawyer; Linn County Attorney, 1933-40; district judge in Iowa, 1941-50; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1951-65. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Woodmen; Odd Fellows; Elks; Maccabees; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Jenkins Thompson and Ida America (King) Thompson; married, September 1, 1915, to Margaret Kane; married, December 17, 1921, to Grace Byfield.
  James Thorington (1816-1887) — of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., May 7, 1816. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Davenport, Iowa, 1843-47; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1855-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1856; Scott County Sheriff, 1861-65; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Aspinwall, 1872-82. Member, Odd Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M., June 12, 1887 (age 71 years, 36 days). Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Thorington; married to Mary Parker.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Reno W. Trego Reno W. Trego (1877-1961) — of Merrill, Lincoln County, Wis.; Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born near Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa, August 24, 1877. Progressive. Machinist; automobile dealer; real estate agent; hotel operator; trucking business; electric utility engineer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Lincoln County, 1937-40. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Wausau, Marathon County, Wis., November 3, 1961 (age 84 years, 71 days). Interment at Garrison Cemetery, Garrison, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Trego; married, August 15, 1911, to Sevilla Ridenour.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) — also known as Thomas R. Wallace — of Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 20, 1848. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace; married, October 6, 1874, to Margaret Gill.
  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.
  William Williamson Jr. (1875-1972) — of Oacoma, Lyman County, S.Dak.; Custer, Custer County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born near New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa, October 7, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; Lyman County State's Attorney, 1905-08, 1910-11; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1911-21; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1912; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1921-33; defeated, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Custer, Custer County, S.Dak., July 15, 1972 (age 96 years, 282 days). Interment at Pine Lawn Memorial Park, Rapid City, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of William Williamson and Mary (Erland) Williamson; married to Victoria Dice.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.
 
  The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.  
  The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.  
  Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.  
  The official URL for this page is: https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/odd-fellows.html.  
  Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.  
  If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the alphabetical index of politicians.  
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

Creative 
Commons License Follow polgraveyard on Twitter [Amazon.com]