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Scotch-Irish ancestry Politicians in Iowa

William S. Beardsley (1901-1954) — also known as Bill Beardsley — of New Virginia, Warren County, Iowa. Born in Beacon, Mahaska County, Iowa, May 13, 1901. Republican. Pharmacist; farmer; member of Iowa state senate, 1933-41; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of Iowa, 1949-54; died in office 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952. Methodist. English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Farm Bureau; Rotary; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Killed in an automobile accident, November 21, 1954 (age 53 years, 192 days). Interment at New Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia, Iowa.   Relatives: Son of William Beardsley and Carrie (Shane) Beardsley; married, January 29, 1919, to Charlotte E. Manning.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier   Image source: Iowa Official Register 1951-52   Gail Handy (1898-1970) — of Eau Claire, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, January 18, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fruit farmer; sheriff's deputy; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1939-42, 1959-64; defeated, 1942 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1944 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1948 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1950 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1952 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1964 (44th District). Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Grange. Died in 1970 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, August 26, 1920, to Anna Virginia Crandall.   Ralph Earl Harrington (b. 1881) — of University Place (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Delmar, Clinton County, Iowa, February 6, 1881. Business executive; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 33rd District, 1923-26. Methodist. Scotch-Irish and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen of America; Phi Kappa Tau. Burial location unknown. John Adam Kasson (1822-1910) — also known as John A. Kasson — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vt., January 11, 1822. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1863-67, 1873-77, 1881-84 (5th District 1863-67, 7th District 1873-77, 1881-84); member of Iowa state legislature, 1868; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1877-81; Germany, 1884-85. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died May 18, 1910 (age 88 years, 127 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1901   Loren H. Laughlin (1896-1966) — of Beatrice, Gage County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Mt. Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, August 13, 1896. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska state senate 16th District, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1928, 1936; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1940; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; senior claims commissioner, Manila, Philippines, 1947-48; hearing examiner, Federal Trade Commission, 1953-66. Scotch-Irish and German ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Modern Woodmen of America; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Shriners; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., June 21, 1966 (age 69 years, 312 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Eben Wever Martin (1855-1932) — also known as Eben W. Martin — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, April 12, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1885-86; U.S. Representative from South Dakota, 1901-07, 1908, 1909-15 (at-large 1901-07, 1908, 1909-13, 3rd District 1913-15). Methodist. English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died in Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., May 22, 1932 (age 77 years, 40 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of Capt. James W. Martin and Lois Hyde (Wever) Martin; married, June 13, 1883, to Jessie A. Miner.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   Emlin McClain (1851-1915) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio, November 25, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Sen. George G. Wright, 1875-77; law professor; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1901-12; chief justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1906-12. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Died suddenly, of apoplexy, in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, May 25, 1915 (age 63 years, 181 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.   Relatives: Son of William McClain; married, February 19, 1879, to Ellen Griffiths.   Neil R. McCluhan (c.1923-1987) — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Born about 1923. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa Democratic State Central Committee, 1971; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1972. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in 1987 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Father of Richard McCluhan.

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