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Physician Politicians in Iowa
including Surgeons and Osteopaths

  Joseph Lloyd Alexander (1868-1948) — also known as J. Lloyd Alexander — of Winnett, Petroleum County, Mont. Born in Iowa, September 11, 1868. Physician; delegate to Montana convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Member, Freemasons. Died January 1, 1948 (age 79 years, 112 days). Interment at Winnett Cemetery, Winnett, Mont.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  Elmer E. Bamford (1864-1939) — of Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, October 10, 1864. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912, 1932; delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Appanoose County, 1933. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, January 6, 1939 (age 74 years, 88 days). Interment at Allerton Cemetery, Allerton, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Lewis Bamford and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Davis) Bamford; married, May 14, 1889, to Susie B. Clark.
  Edward Lawrence Barnhouse (1867-1937) — also known as Edward L. Barnhouse — of Mt. Sterling, Van Buren County, Iowa; Ironton, Iron County, Mo. Born in Brook, Newton County, Ind., December 15, 1867. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; pharmacist; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Iron County, 1927-28. Member, Freemasons. Died in Ironton, Iron County, Mo., February 3, 1937 (age 69 years, 50 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Barnhouse and Harriett N. (Straight) Barnhouse; married to Mary Eliza McDaniel; third cousin twice removed of August Frederick Barnhouse.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Royal William Calkins (1870-1961) — of Montezuma County, Colo. Born in Iowa, 1870. Physician; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1921-32; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1929-30. Died in 1961 (age about 91 years). Burial location unknown.
  Gilbert Geoffrey Cottam (b. 1873) — also known as Gilbert G. Cottam — of Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Manchester, England, August 2, 1873. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Episcopalian. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Henry Cottam and Eliza Mary (Warburton) Cottam; married, June 16, 1896, to F. May Isham Ruddick.
  Merwin Dieckmann — Republican. Physician; candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa. Still living as of 1972.
  Greg Ganske (b. 1949) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa, March 31, 1949. Republican. Physician; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1995-2003; candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 2002. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Charles William Francis Henney (1884-1969) — also known as Charles W. Henney — of Portage, Columbia County, Wis. Born near Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa, February 2, 1884. Democrat. Physician; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940, 1944 (member, Credentials Committee). Died in Portage, Columbia County, Wis., November 16, 1969 (age 85 years, 287 days). Interment at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Portage, Wis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Flournoy Henry (1793-1873) — of Kentucky; Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Born in Scott County, Ky., January 17, 1793. Physician; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 12th District, 1826-27; medical school professor. Slaveowner. Died in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, November 12, 1873 (age 80 years, 299 days). Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Julia (Flournoy) Henry; brother of Robert Pryor Henry and Gustavus Adolphus Henry; married, May 7, 1818, to Mary Wilson Duke; married, January 1, 1828, to Lucy Stringer Ridgely; second cousin of Thomas Stanhope Flournoy; second cousin once removed of James Speed; third cousin once removed of Richard Aylett Buckner, Luke Pryor Blackburn and Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn; third cousin twice removed of James Madison and William Taylor Madison; third cousin thrice removed of Smith Alford Blackburn; fourth cousin of Aylette Buckner; fourth cousin once removed of Aylett Hawes Buckner and James Francis Buckner Jr..
  Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob George Kleinsasser (1887-1965) — also known as Jacob G. Kleinsasser — of Bowdon, Wells County, N.Dak.; Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme County, S.Dak. Born in Hutchinson County, S.Dak., April 14, 1887. Democrat. Physician; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1933-34. German ancestry. Died in 1965 (age about 78 years). Interment at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph J. Kleinsasser and Susana J. (Waldner) Kleinsasser; married, July 9, 1911, to Anna June Wipf.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Klarenc Wade Mak (1861-1930) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis. Born in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, 1861. Physician; poet; author; lecturer. Advocate of phonetic spelling. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 31, 1930 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Harry Joseph McGregor (1889-1968) — also known as Harry J. McGregor — of Choteau, Teton County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont. Born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, December 3, 1889. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Died June 15, 1968 (age 78 years, 195 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of James McGregor and Elizabeth (Redfern) McGregor; married, June 12, 1912, to Mary Elizabeth O'Neill.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869) — of Johnson County, Ind. Born in Boone County, Ky., about 1809. Physician; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1837-38. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, November 10, 1869 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of James Noble and Noah Noble; uncle of Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837).
  Political family: Noble family of Indiana.
  Harry Keep Pangburn (1879-1954) — also known as Harry K. Pangburn — of Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez), Guerrero; Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. Born in Perry, Dallas County, Iowa, March 27, 1879. Physician; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Acapulco, 1908-15; U.S. Vice Consul in Acapulco, 1915-29; Ciudad Juarez, as of 1932-38. Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, February 11, 1954 (age 74 years, 321 days). Interment at Panteon Municipal Las Cruces, Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero.
  Ephraim M. Reynolds (1843-1902) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Wayne County, Ind., July 22, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1881, 1886; member of Iowa state senate, 1892-94. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, January 8, 1902 (age 58 years, 170 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  F. M. Roberts (b. 1869) — of Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa. Born in Mahaska County, Iowa, 1869. Democrat. Physician; member of Iowa state senate 15th District; elected 1948. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
Charles A. Robins Charles Armington Robins (1884-1970) — also known as Charles A. Robins — of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho. Born in Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, December 8, 1884. Republican. Physician; member of Idaho state senate, 1938-44; Governor of Idaho, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1948. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; American Medical Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis. Died in Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, September 20, 1970 (age 85 years, 286 days). Interment at Lewis and Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Charles M. Robins and Rebecca J. Robins; married 1919 to Marguerite Granberry; married 1939 to Olive Patricia Simpson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  Socrates H. Tryon — of Marion, Linn County, Iowa. Republican. Physician; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Linn and Benton counties, 1846; lumber business. Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Nathan Udell (1817-1903) — of Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Susquehanna County, Pa., February 18, 1817. Democrat. Physician; member of Iowa state senate, 1854, 1860-66. Member, Freemasons. Died in Denver, Colo., March 6, 1903 (age 86 years, 16 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  The city of Udell, Iowa, is named for him.
  William F. Vermilion (1830-1894) — of Iowa. Born in Kentucky, October 18, 1830. Republican. Physician; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Iowa state senate, 1869-73. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, December 28, 1894 (age 64 years, 71 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  Relatives: Father of Charles William Vermilion.
  The township of Vermillion, Iowa, is named for him.
  Books about William Vermilion: Donald C. Elder III, Love Amid the Turmoil : The Civil War Letters of William and Mary Vermilion
  Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949) — also known as Ray L. Wilbur — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Boonesborough (now Boone), Boone County, Iowa, April 13, 1875. Republican. Physician; dean of Stanford University Medical School, 1911-16; president of Stanford University, 1916-43; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1929-33. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; Newcomen Society. Died in Stanford, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 26, 1949 (age 74 years, 74 days). Interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Dwight Locke Wilbur and Edna Maria (Lyman) Wilbur; brother of Curtis Dwight Wilbur.
  See also NNDB dossier
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