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Robert George Allbee (b. 1928) —
also known as Robert G. Allbee —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, December
14, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 5th District, 1975-76; Judge,
Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-78; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1978-82; resigned 1982.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Still living as of 1983.
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
| | | Relatives: Son of George Baker and
Margaret (Reager) Baker. |
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George Loran Bambrick (1869-1951) —
also known as George L. Bambrick —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, Iowa, September
4, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1945-48; defeated, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Died in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., February
11, 1951 (age 81 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice E. Baringer (1921-2011) —
also known as Mo Baringer —
of Fayette
County, Iowa.
Born in Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan., December
4, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1961-68; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1967-68; Iowa state
treasurer, 1969-82.
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Elks; Lions.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 25,
2011 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George William Baringer and Ada Maude (Shilling) Baringer; married
1948 to
Dorothy Mae Schlensig. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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Howard Clair Belton (1893-1988) —
also known as Howard C. Belton —
of Canby, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa, January
2, 1893.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1933; member of Oregon
state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1944,
1952,
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); Oregon
state treasurer, 1960-65; appointed 1960; defeated, 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died in Canby, Clackamas
County, Ore., November
21, 1988 (age 95 years, 324
days).
Interment at Belcrest
Memorial Park, Salem, Ore.
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Laurence Montgomery Boothby (1896-1981) —
also known as Laurence M. Boothby —
of Cleghorn, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born November
24, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer;
elected Iowa
state house of representatives from Cherokee County 1950.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died September
11, 1981 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Woodward Harold Brenton (1899-1968) —
also known as W. Harold Brenton —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Dallas Center, Dallas
County, Iowa, February
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944;
Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1954-55.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in September, 1968
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles R. Brenton and Carrie Alicesta (Woodward) Brenton; married
1921 to
Etta Spurgeon. |
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John Brownlie (1881-1970) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa.
Born January
19, 1881.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Madison County; elected 1950.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in September, 1970
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Brownlie and Mary (McFarlane) Brownlie; married, December
21, 1910, to Ida M. Dougan. |
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Harlan John Bushfield (1882-1948) —
also known as Harlan J. Bushfield —
of Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, August
6, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1934-38; Governor of
South Dakota, 1939-43; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1940;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Dakota, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1943-48; died in office 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak., September
27, 1948 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Interment at G.A.R.
Cemetery, Miller, S.Dak.
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George Alfred Carlson (1876-1926) —
also known as George A. Carlson —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Alta, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, October
23, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 8th Judicial District, 1908-15; Governor of
Colorado, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1916.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
6, 1926 (age 50 years, 44
days).
Interment at Linn
Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
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Coe Isaac Crawford (1858-1944) —
also known as Coe I. Crawford —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born near Volney, Allamakee
County, Iowa, January
14, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Hughes
County State's Attorney, 1886-88; member
Dakota territorial council, 1889; member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1889-90; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1893-97; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1896; attorney for
Chicago & North Western Railroad,
1897-1905; Governor of
South Dakota, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1909-15.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., April
25, 1944 (age 86 years, 102
days).
Interment at Municipal
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Chester John Culver (b. 1966) —
also known as Chet Culver —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
25, 1966.
Democrat. School
teacher; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1999-2006; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 2004; Governor of
Iowa, 2007-11.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Chester Culver (1932-2018) —
also known as John C. Culver —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., August
8, 1932.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1965-75; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1975-81; defeated, 1980.
Presbyterian.
Died December
26, 2018 (age 86 years, 140
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865-1912) —
also known as Thomas C. Dawson —
of Enterprise, Volusia
County, Fla.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., July 30,
1865.
Newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Santo Domingo, 1904-07; Colombia, 1907-09; Chile, 1909; Panama, 1910; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1904-07.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 1,
1912 (age 46 years, 276
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981) —
also known as Robert V. Denney —
of Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, April
11, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1967-71.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1981 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Fairbury
Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
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John R. Dethmers (1903-1971) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plessis, O'Brien
County, Iowa, October
15, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1942-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1945-46; resigned 1946; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946-70; appointed 1946; defeated,
1970; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1953, 1956-62, 1967-69.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
1, 1971 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Dawkins Dillon (1916-2001) —
of Columbus Junction, Louisa
County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
22, 1916.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1950.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died, in Iowa Methodist Medical
Center, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 26,
2001 (age 85 years, 124
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Paul H. Downing (1852-1918) —
of Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana, October, 1852.
Republican. Banker; Cedar
County Auditor, 1897-1902; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died September
7, 1918 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Interment at Inland
Cemetery, Bennett, Iowa.
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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.
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Ralph Roscoe Eltse (1885-1971) —
also known as Ralph R. Eltse —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, September
13, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March
18, 1971 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
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Flora Cotton Etter —
also known as Flora Cotton —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1936;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1928-39; candidate for secretary
of state of Iowa, 1930.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick F. Faville (1865-1954) —
of Sioux Rapids, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Storm Lake, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 5,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Buena
Vista County Attorney, 1895-99; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1907-13; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1921-32.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
19, 1954 (age 88 years, 259
days).
Interment at Storm
Lake Cemetery, Storm Lake, Iowa.
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John Fletcher (b. 1876) —
of Avoca, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa, January
5, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Avoca, Ia., 1907-09; district judge in Iowa, 1925-27; Iowa
state attorney general, 1927-32.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Fletcher and Martha Fletcher; married, June 14,
1905, to Marie Schmidt. |
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Paul Franzenburg (1916-2004) —
of Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa.
Born in Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa, November
18, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Iowa state
treasurer, 1965-69; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1968, 1972.
Methodist
or Presbyterian. Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Died, from complications
of a hip replacement and congestive
heart failure, in the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
31, 2004 (age 87 years, 348
days).
Interment at Conrad
Cemetery, Conrad, Iowa.
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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.
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Raymond R. Gillespie (b. 1890) —
of Iowa.
Born July 23,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state senate 16th District; elected 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Interment at Winterset
Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.
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Guy Mark Gillette (1879-1973) —
also known as Guy M. Gillette —
of Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, February
3, 1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; farmer; lawyer; Cherokee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-09; member of Iowa
state senate, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1922;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936-45, 1949-55; defeated, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Actor
in cameo role in the 1962 movie
Advise & Consent.
Died in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, March 3,
1973 (age 94 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Josiah Given (1828-1908) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1828.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa 5th
District, 1881-86; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1887-89,
1903; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1901.
Presbyterian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
3, 1908 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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James William Good (1866-1929) —
also known as James W. Good; "Jimmy
Good" —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
24, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1909-21; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1929; died in office 1929.
Presbyterian. Swiss
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1929 (age 63 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Harold Royce Gross (1899-1987) —
also known as H. R. Gross —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Arispe, Union
County, Iowa, June 30,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1949-75.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
22, 1987 (age 88 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Hugh Gail Guernsey (1892-1992) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, August
10, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1937-40.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, in Calvin Manor nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
18, 1992 (age 100 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) —
also known as Joe R. Hanley —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 30,
1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
ordained
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1950.
Presbyterian or Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in Perry Nursing
Home, Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley; married, October
31, 1900, to Henrietta Victoria Robertson. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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John Robert Hansen (1901-1974) —
also known as John R. Hansen —
of Manning, Carroll
County, Iowa.
Born in Manning, Carroll
County, Iowa, August
24, 1901.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1960; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary;
Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
23, 1974 (age 73 years, 30
days).
Interment at Manning
Cemetery, Manning, Iowa.
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Edmund Perry Hanson (1889-1953) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Iroquois
County, Ill., August
14, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1935-36.
Presbyterian; later Christian
Scientist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
11, 1953 (age 63 years, 150
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Charles Lewis Hoover (1872-1949) —
also known as Charles L. Hoover —
of Edgemont, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, January
11, 1872.
Superintendent
of schools; botanist;
linguist;
divisional superintendent of schools, Philippine Islands, 1902-09;
U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1909-12; Carlsbad, 1912-14; Prague, 1914-16; Sao Paulo, 1916-20; Danzig, as of 1922; Batavia, as of 1926; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, as of 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
30, 1949 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel A. Hoover and Miriam J. (Beardsley) Hoover; married to
Harriet White; married, October
1, 1901, to Helen E. Lowrie; distant cousin *** of Herbert
Clark Hoover. |
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family of Palo Alto, California. |
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Clifford Ragsdale Hope (1893-1970) —
also known as Clifford R. Hope —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Birmingham, Van Buren
County, Iowa, June 9,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1925-26; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1927-57 (7th District 1927-43, 5th
District 1943-57).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Elks.
Died in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., May 16,
1970 (age 76 years, 341
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Garden City, Kan.
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James Mountain Inhofe (b. 1934) —
also known as James M. Inhofe; Jim Inhofe —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
17, 1934.
Republican. President, Quaker Life
Insurance Company; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1967-69; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1969-77; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1974; mayor of
Tulsa, Okla., 1978-84; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1987-94; defeated,
1976; resigned 1994; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1994-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2021.
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Clyde Garfield Jeffers (1881-1956) —
also known as Clyde G. Jeffers —
Born in Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa, July 2,
1881.
Lawyer;
Grant
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-17; superior court judge in
Washington, 1923-39; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1939-48.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., February
16, 1956 (age 74 years, 229
days).
Interment at Claquato Cemetery, Chehalis, Wash.
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Robert M. L. Johnson (1921-2009) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
6, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
reporter; radio and
television newsman; mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1962-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1966; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1979-82; candidate for Iowa
state senate 25th District, 1982.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, April
13, 2009 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Max L. Johnson and Nell (Lanphear) Johnson; married, July 20,
1941, to Edna Mae Haldy. |
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John Henry Kyl (1919-2002) —
also known as John Kyl —
of Iowa.
Born in Oakland, Burt
County, Neb., May 9,
1919.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1959-65, 1967-73;
defeated, 1958, 1964, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Died in 2002
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Laurence William Lane Jr. (1919-2010) —
also known as Laurence W. Lane, Jr. —
of Portola Valley, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Florida.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
7, 1919.
Republican. Magazine
publisher; U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1985-89; Nauru, 1985-89.
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Delta Sigma.
Died July 31,
2010 (age 90 years, 266
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Richard Lunn (1873-1948) —
also known as George R. Lunn —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Lenox, Taylor
County, Iowa, June 23,
1873.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Presbyterian
minister; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1912-13, 1916-17, 1920-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1917-19; defeated,
1912 (Socialist), 1918 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1920; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1923-24; defeated (Democratic), 1924.
Presbyterian. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif., November
27, 1948 (age 75 years, 157
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Charles C. Madison (1878-1957) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, October
10, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1906-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
chair
of Jackson County Republican Party, 1918-20; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1921-25; candidate
for justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
31, 1957 (age 78 years, 325
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Salinatus Madison and Lovina E. (Doyle) Madison; married,
January
20, 1909, to Emma L. Locke. |
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Congress |
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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.
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Halleck Jonas Mantz (1877-1958) —
also known as Halleck J. Mantz; H. J.
Mantz —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa.
Born in Koszta, Iowa
County, Iowa, September
23, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Audubon
County Attorney, 1908-11; Mayor of Audubon, Iowa, 1913-17; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1917-21; member of Iowa
state senate, 1921-25; district judge in Iowa 15th District,
1925-43; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1943-53.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Modern
Woodmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Iowa, November
14, 1958 (age 81 years, 52
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel L. Mantz and Harriett (Eddy) Mantz; married, August
27, 1910, to Dorothy A. Sandberg. |
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Wiley Mayne (1917-2007) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Sanborn, O'Brien
County, Iowa, January
19, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, from heart
failure, in St. Luke's Regional Medical
Center, Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, May 27,
2007 (age 90 years, 128
days).
Interment at Roseland
Cemetery, Sanborn, Iowa.
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Edward Logan McClurkin (1857-1923) —
also known as E. L. McClurkin —
of Morning Sun, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, August
20, 1857.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died February
7, 1923 (age 65 years, 171
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Morning Sun, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry H. McClurkin and Nancy Jane (Logan) McClurkin; married 1882 to
Catherine Ann 'Cassie' Beck. |
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memorial |
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John Yetter McCollister (1921-2013) —
also known as John Y. McCollister —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, June 10,
1921.
Republican. Douglas
County Commissioner, 1965-70; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1971-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1976; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Nebraska.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died, from cancer,
in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
1, 2013 (age 92 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert McIntyre (1766-1846) —
of Indiana.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., 1766.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1825, 1828-29, 1834-35, 1836-37.
Presbyterian.
Died in Keosauqua, Van Buren
County, Iowa, October
17, 1846 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Finley Merriam (1865-1955) —
also known as Frank F. Merriam —
of Delaware
County, Iowa; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Hopkinton, Delaware
County, Iowa, December
22, 1865.
Republican. Iowa state
auditor, 1899-1903; member of California
state assembly, 1917-26; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1923-26; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1931-34; Governor of
California, 1934-39; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
25, 1955 (age 89 years, 124
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
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Gene W. Miller (b. 1906) —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa, 1906.
School
teacher; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1931 to
Richard L. Miller. |
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John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) —
also known as John H. Morehead —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born near Columbia, Lucas
County, Iowa, December
3, 1861.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
banker;
Richardson
County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member
of Nebraska
state senate, 1911; Governor of
Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital
at St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 31,
1942 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Peter Bergman Narey (1920-2008) —
also known as Peter B. Narey —
of Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, May 15,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1971.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, October
24, 2008 (age 88 years, 162
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Spirit Lake, Iowa.
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Joshua G. Newbold (1830-1903) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., May 12,
1830.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Iowa
state house of representatives, 1870; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1876-77; Governor of
Iowa, 1877-78; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1880;
mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 1899-1903.
Presbyterian.
Died June 10,
1903 (age 73 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
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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.
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Floyd E. Page (1896-1967) —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Arthur, Ida
County, Iowa, November
5, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Acacia.
Died in 1967
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Smith Payne (1869-1933) —
also known as Frank S. Payne —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August
16, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
general counsel, Iowa Southern Utilities
Co.; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1900-02; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April
13, 1933 (age 63 years, 240
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Claude R. Porter (1872-1946) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, July 8,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1896-1900; served in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for secretary
of state of Iowa, 1898; member of Iowa
state senate, 1900-04; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1906, 1910, 1918 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1908,
1912
(delegation chair; speaker),
1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1914-18; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1920, 1926; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1928-46.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
17, 1946 (age 74 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Porter and Hannah (Rodman) Porter; married, December
27, 1899, to Maude Boutin. |
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John Frederick Raper Jr. (1913-1993) —
also known as John F. Raper, Jr. —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 13,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1953-61; Wyoming
state attorney general, 1963-66; district judge in Wyoming,
1966-67.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Nu; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., June 10,
1993 (age 79 years, 362
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.
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John Washington Rath (1872-1951) —
also known as John W. Rath —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Ackley, Hardin
County, Iowa, February
26, 1872.
Republican. Meatpacking
executive; president, First National Bank of
Waterloo; director, Illinois Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Newcomen
Society; Union
League; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, December
22, 1951 (age 79 years, 299
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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Hilliard Samuel Ridgely (1874-1937) —
also known as Hilliard S. Ridgely —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Siam, Taylor
County, Iowa, October
16, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Attorney, 1899-1902; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1911-14; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1914.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., April 8,
1937 (age 62 years, 174
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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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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James Eugene Stephenson (1926-2009) —
also known as James E. Stephenson —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Iowa, April
21, 1926.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1973-75; defeated, 1975.
Presbyterian.
Died August
29, 2009 (age 83 years, 130
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Wood. |
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William Corwin Stuart (1920-2010) —
also known as William C. Stuart —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, April
28, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1953-61; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1962-71; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1971-86; took
senior status 1986.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Lions.
Died in Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa, August
12, 2010 (age 90 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Daniel Webster Turner (1877-1969) —
also known as Dan W. Turner —
of Corning, Adams
County, Iowa.
Born in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, March
17, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant;
farmer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1916
(alternate), 1928
(speaker),
1932,
1936;
Governor
of Iowa, 1931-33.
Presbyterian. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died April
15, 1969 (age 92 years, 29
days).
Interment somewhere
in Corning, Iowa.
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Richard C. Turner (b. 1927) —
of Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Avoca, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, September
30, 1927.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state senate, 1960-64; Iowa
state attorney general, 1967-; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1981-86.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Still living as of 1986.
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Charles William Vermilion (1866-1927) —
also known as Charles W. Vermilion —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
6, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 2nd District, 1902-23; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Iowa Methodist Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
2, 1927 (age 60 years, 300
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Edward E. Wagner (b. 1874) —
of Alexandria, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lyon
County, Iowa, October
22, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Hanson
County State's Attorney, 1901-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 11th District, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1907-13.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Wagner and Louisa E. (Conklin) Wagner; married, July 10,
1894, to Alice Tresslar. |
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Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965) —
also known as Henry A. Wallace —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; South Salem, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born near Orient, Adair
County, Iowa, October
7, 1888.
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1933-40; Vice
President of the United States, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944
(speaker);
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1945-46; Progressive candidate for President
of the United States, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
18, 1965 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 11,
1866.
Farmer;
college
professor; magazine
editor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-24; died in office 1924.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
25, 1924 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Charles F. Wennerstrum (1889-1986) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., October
11, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Iowa
2nd District, 1930-40; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1941-58.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died in June, 1986
(age 96
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand) Wennerstrum;
married, February
14, 1925, to Helen F. Rogers. |
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