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George J. Baker (1898-1964) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison
County, Iowa, March
17, 1898.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1934-47; secretary
of state of Colorado, 1949-53, 1955-63.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in May, 1964
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dwight Ezra Campbell (1887-1964) —
also known as Dwight Campbell —
of Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
5, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
represented railroads
in the Dakotas; member of South
Dakota state senate 35th District, 1923-24; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1925-37.
Protestant. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died June 15,
1964 (age 76 years, 223
days).
Interment somewhere
in Groton, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Ezra Campbell and Cornelia (Bell) Campbell; married, November
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Gardner Cowles (b. 1863) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
28, 1863.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1899-1903; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1916.
Protestant.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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William Rhuben Neal (b. 1883) —
also known as W. R. Neal —
of Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Clifton City, Cooper
County, Mo., 1883.
Democrat. Hotel
owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate).
Protestant. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Augustus Rawson (1867-1936) —
also known as Charles A. Rawson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 29,
1867.
Republican. Manufacturer;
campaign manager for U.S. Senator William
S. Kenyon, 1911; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1912-20; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1924.
Protestant.
Died in 1936
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Mary Louise Smith (1914-1997) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Eddyville, Wapello
County, Iowa, October
6, 1914.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1964-84; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1974-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1964
(alternate), 1972.
Female.
Protestant.
Died of lung
cancer, at Iowa Methodist Medical
Center, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
22, 1997 (age 82 years, 320
days).
Cremated.
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Lloyd Thurston (1880-1970) —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, March
27, 1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1920-24; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1925-39 (8th District 1925-33, 5th
District 1933-39); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1938.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Rotary.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 7,
1970 (age 90 years, 41
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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