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Asher Anderson (b. 1883) —
of Hannaford, Griggs
County, N.Dak.
Born in Lake Mills, Winnebago
County, Iowa, January
21, 1883.
Republican. Implement
dealer; real estate business; auctioneer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Dakota, 1944;
member of North Dakota
Republican State Central Committee, 1946.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Earl Augustine (1890-1975) —
also known as A. Earl Augustine —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
10, 1890.
Democrat. Farmer;
real estate agent; member of Iowa
state senate 14th District, 1936-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in November, 1975
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael G. Augustine and Emma C. (Thatcher) Augustine; married, December
6, 1911, to Ruth Hull. |
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Steven Beckwith Ayres (1861-1929) —
also known as Steven B. Ayres —
of New York.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, October
27, 1861.
Newspaper
editor; real estate business; advertising
business; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1911-13; defeated
(Progressive), 1914.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died, in Park West Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1929 (age 67 years, 217
days).
Interment at Clearwater
Municipal Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla.
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Louis J. Baerthel (1866-1931) —
also known as "Daddy" —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Illinois, July 24,
1866.
Real estate and insurance
business; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1928-29; defeated, 1929.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1931 (age 64 years, 211
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius E. Baerthel and Catherine (Loess) Baerthel; married to
Barbara M. Apperle. |
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memorial |
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Arthur William Bartels (1878-1939) —
also known as Arthur W. Bartels —
of Hamlin
County, S.Dak.; Gary, Deuel
County, S.Dak.
Born in Iowa, November
29, 1878.
Republican. Real estate agent; merchant;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 59th District, 1915-18;
member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1919-22.
German
ancestry.
Died in Gary, Deuel
County, S.Dak., December
3, 1939 (age 61 years, 4
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Gary, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Anthony Bartels and Mary Theresa (Geopfert) Bartels;
married to Ethel A. Asher. |
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memorial |
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James Williamson Bosler (1833-1883) —
also known as James W. Bosler —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., April 4,
1833.
Lawyer;
merchant;
real estate agent; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1860; Republican candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1882.
German
ancestry.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., December
17, 1883 (age 50 years, 257
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
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George W. Burrows (b. 1867) —
of Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn.
Born in Wright
County, Iowa, 1867.
Real estate business; abstractor;
vice-president, Breckenridge National Bank;
treasurer, Breckenridge Telephone
Company; director, Farmers' Co-Op Elevator
Company; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 60 1913-14,
District 49 1915-18).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Michael Byrne (1858-1927) —
also known as Frank M. Byrne —
of Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak.
Born in Volney, Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
23, 1858.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate business; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1889-90, 1907-10 (35th District 1889-90,
1907-08, 36th District 1909-10); Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1911-13; Governor of
South Dakota, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1927 (age 69 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William Harvey Coates and Anna French (Knowlton) Coates; married,
August
31, 1875, to Isabel Lein. |
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Ira Cook (1821-1902) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Union Center, Broome
County, N.Y., October
6, 1821.
Republican. Surveyor;
banker;
insurance
and real estate business; mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa, 1861.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, March
11, 1902 (age 80 years, 156
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Sovarro Cramer (1853-1930) —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1853.
Real estate agent; mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1898-99.
Died November
20, 1930 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Shullsburg, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Cramer and Susan (Arnold) Cramer; married, February
23, 1884, to Mary Ann George. |
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Edward Albert Dow (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward A. Dow —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, April
20, 1879.
Railway
timekeeper; real estate and insurance
business; U.S. Consul in St. Stephen, 1915-17; Fort William, 1917; Port Arthur, 1917; Ciudad Juarez, 1917-20; Algiers, 1920-24; Rotterdam, 1924-28; Frankfort, 1928-30; U.S. Consul General in St. John's, 1930-33; Santiago, 1933-38.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Noble Dow and Nora Gertrude Dow; married, October
6, 1909, to Rose C. Rush. |
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Robert Wesley Hedrick (1882-1960) —
also known as Robert W. Hedrick —
of Cole Camp, Benton
County, Mo.
Born in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, January
22, 1882.
Republican. Real estate loan business; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Benton County, 1915-18;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1920.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., September
13, 1960 (age 78 years, 235
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph W. Hedrick and Janette (Mills) Hedrick; married to Emily
Tietjen. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George J. Jenkins (b. 1856) —
of Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa; Sisseton, Roberts
County, S.Dak.
Born in Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, March
20, 1856.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; hardware
dealer; banker;
real estate business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 33rd District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1889 to Arrie
A. Grant. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Homer W. Johnson (b. 1859) —
of Armour, Douglas
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clarke
County, Iowa, 1859.
Democrat. Banker;
real estate dealer; member of South
Dakota state senate 8th District, 1901-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; test
pilot and executive, Howard Aircraft
Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and
Arizona Aviation
Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun
States Land and Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels
Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting; married, February
29, 1968, to Fracine Bassett. |
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John George Laxson (1867-1911) —
also known as John G. Laxson —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Elkport, Clayton
County, Iowa, February, 1867.
Republican. Clothing
merchant; bookkeeper;
real estate business; mayor of Canton, S.D., 1895-96; member
of South
Dakota state senate 5th District, 1907-10.
English
ancestry.
Died in Lincoln
County, S.Dak., May 20,
1911 (age 44 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank LeCocq Jr. (b. 1858) —
of Harrison, Douglas
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pella, Marion
County, Iowa, June 19,
1858.
Real estate business; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 8th District, 1889-90; South
Dakota railroad commissioner, 1907-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Charles Merritt McFatridge (1871-1949) —
of Moravia, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Monroe
County, Iowa, August
14, 1871.
Real estate and insurance
business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1937.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cerebral
thrombosis, in Moravia, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
1, 1949 (age 77 years, 140
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Moravia, Iowa.
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Edward Edwin Miller (1880-1946) —
also known as Edward E. Miller —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Creston, Union
County, Iowa, July 22,
1880.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; private secretary to U.S. Rep. William
A. Rodenberg; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1912;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1923-25.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
1, 1946 (age 66 years, 10
days).
Interment at St.
Clair Memorial Park Cemetery, East St. Louis, Ill.
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Richard J. Norpel Sr. (1918-2007) —
of Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa, June 24,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; grocer; hotelier;
insurance
and real estate business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1971-72; member of Iowa
state senate, 1975-76.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died May 24,
2007 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Herman Pogeman; son of Charles Norpel and Laura (Meier)
Norpel; married, February
23, 1943, to Janaan Lewis. |
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Truman A. Potter (1871-1931) —
also known as T. A. Potter —
of Britt, Hancock
County, Iowa; Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Lawler, Chickasaw
County, Iowa, February, 1871.
Republican. Real estate business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Killed in a fire which
destroyed his home, in Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa, March 6,
1931 (age 60 years, 0
days).
Interment somewhere
in Waucoma, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Addison Potter and Ann Louisa (Seeber) Potter; married, February
10, 1892, to Lotta Schriver. |
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John George Regan (b. 1872) —
also known as John G. Regan —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Platte
County, Neb., June 3,
1872.
Democrat. School
teacher; insurance
and real estate business; abstractor;
lawyer;
mayor of Adel, Iowa, 1920-24, 1928-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas John Bright Robinson (1868-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. B. Robinson —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Lafayette
County, Wis., August
12, 1868.
Republican. Banker;
real estate business; member of Iowa
state senate 43rd District, 1913-16; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1923-33; defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1958
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Hampton
Cemetery, Hampton, Iowa.
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Arthur Sanford (1896-1981) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 3,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; builder;
realtor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,
1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Died in 1981
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Burton Santee (1864-1943) —
also known as Charles B. Santee; C. B.
Santee —
of Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Butler
County, Iowa, November
6, 1864.
Republican. Real estate agent; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Methodist.
Died July 14,
1943 (age 78 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Fred M. Wilcox (b. 1868) —
of Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fremont
County, Iowa, September
15, 1868.
Republican. Real estate business; member of South
Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Henry W. Wright (1868-1948) —
of Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Ionia, Chickasaw
County, Iowa, March 4,
1868.
Republican. Real estate business; member of California
state assembly, 1915-22; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Died at Huntington Memorial Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
19, 1948 (age 80 years, 168
days).
Burial location unknown.
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