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Iowa: Secretaries of Agriculture


Iowa Secretaries of Agriculture, 1923-83 (May be incomplete!)
R. W. Cassaday 1923-24 R. G. Clark 1924 Mark G. Thornburg 1924-33 Ray Murray 1933-37 Thomas L. Curran 1937-39 Mark G. Thornburg 1939-43 Harry D. Linn 1943-50 Clyde Spry 1950-61 L. B. Liddy 1961-65 Kenneth E. Owen 1965-66 L. B. Liddy 1967-72 Robert H. Lounsberry 1973-83

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1932 Nov 8: Ray Murray, elected.
  • 1936 Nov 3: Thomas L. Curran, elected.
  • 1938: Dick Fuester, defeated; Mark G. Thornburg, elected.
  • 1950: Harry D. Linn, resigned.
  • 1950 Jul 1: Clyde Spry, appointed.
  • 1961 Jun 14: Clyde Spry, died in office.
  • 1961 Jun 19: L. B. Liddy, appointed.
  • 1962: L. B. Liddy (Rep), elected.
  • 1964 Nov 3: Kenneth E. Owen (Dem), elected.
  • 1966 Nov 8: L. B. Liddy (Rep), elected.
  • 1968 Nov 5: L. B. Liddy (Rep), elected.
  • 1970 Nov 3: L. B. Liddy (Rep), elected; Owen (Dem), defeated.
  • 1972 Nov 7: Robert H. Lounsberry, elected.
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