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Scottish ancestry Politicians in Iowa

George Alexander (1839-1923) — of Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, September 21, 1839. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; feed and grain business; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909-13. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Grand Army of the Republic; Moose. Suffered a stroke, and died two months later, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 2, 1923 (age 83 years, 315 days). Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.   Relatives: Son of William Alexander and Mary Alexander; married 1862 to Annie Yeiser.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of Robert Brownlie and Mary (McFarlane) Brownlie; married, December 21, 1910, to Ida M. Dougan.   John Bruce (1832-1901) — of Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; Prairie Bluff, Wilcox County, Ala. Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, February 16, 1832. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1872-74; U.S. District Judge for Alabama, 1875-1901; died in office 1901. Scottish ancestry. Died in Walters Park, Berks County, Pa., October 1, 1901 (age 69 years, 227 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.   See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Walter Douglas Cavers (1888-1955) — also known as Walter D. Cavers — of White Lake town, Langlade County, Wis. Born in Allamakee County, Iowa, October 31, 1888. Republican. Accountant for lumber company; candidate for Wisconsin state senate 30th District, 1936; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Langlade County, 1951-54; defeated, 1954. Scottish ancestry. Died in Antigo, Langlade County, Wis., December 7, 1955 (age 67 years, 37 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, May 18, 1914, to Sadie M. LaBelle.   Augustus Caesar Dodge (1812-1883) — also known as Augustus C. Dodge — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill.; Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Born in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., January 2, 1812. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; register of U.S. Land Office at Burlington, Iowa, 1838-40; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1840-46; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1848-55; resigned 1855; first U.S. Senator who was born west of the Mississippi River; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1855-59; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1859; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860; mayor of Burlington, Iowa, 1874-75. Scottish ancestry. Died in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, November 20, 1883 (age 71 years, 322 days). Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.   Presumably named for: Augustus Caesar   Relatives: Son of Henry Dodge and Christiana (McDonald) Dodge; nephew of Lewis Fields Linn; third cousin once removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin twice removed of Charles Polk; fourth cousin of Augustus Sabin Chase, Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk, Richard Tyler Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Trusten Polk, Irving Hall Chase, Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk.   Political families: Polk family; Maull family of Lewes, Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Dodge County, Neb. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of Stephen Leland Dows and Henrietta Weddell (Safley) Dows; married, October 9, 1890, to Margaret B. Cook; third cousin twice removed of Jabez Upham, George Baxter Upham, Nathaniel Upham and Charles Wentworth Upham; third cousin thrice removed of Nathan Read; fourth cousin once removed of Nathaniel Gookin Upham and James Phineas Upham.   Political families: Upham family; Bell-Upham family of New Hampshire; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial David Bremner Henderson (1840-1906) — also known as David B. Henderson — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Born in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, March 14, 1840. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd Iowa District, 1865-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1880, 1888, 1896 (speaker); U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1883-1903; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1899-1903. Scottish ancestry. Wounded during the Civil War, in 1863, and lost a leg. Died in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, February 25, 1906 (age 65 years, 348 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)   John Donald M. MacKay (b. 1871) — also known as John D. MacKay — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, August 13, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate, 1905-10 (2nd District 1905-08, 3rd District 1909-10); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1913-15. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Fred W. Messmore (b. 1890) — of Beatrice, Gage County, Neb. Born in Boone, Boone County, Iowa, July 11, 1890. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 18th District, 1929-37; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1937-. Methodist. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.   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.   James Rockwell Sheffield (1864-1938) — also known as James R. Sheffield — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, August 13, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Sen. William B. Allison; member of New York state assembly, 1894, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1936; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1924-27; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Union League. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Saranac Inn, Franklin County, N.Y., September 2, 1938 (age 74 years, 20 days). Interment somewhere in Utica, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Frederick William Hotchkiss Sheffield and Sarah (Kellogg) Sheffield; married, November 2, 1898, to Edith Tod (granddaughter of David Tod).   Political family: Tod family of Ohio.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) — also known as W. G. Waddel — of Webster, Day County, S.Dak. Born in Grant County, Wis., June 29, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; Day County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22. Methodist. Scottish and German ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in Day County, S.Dak., January 24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209 days). Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.   Relatives: Son of William Warren Waddle and Elizabeth Ann (Garner) Waddle; brother of Fred Waddle; married, July 3, 1900, to Eliza Matilda Otis; fourth cousin of Howard B. Replogle and Luther Irvin Replogle; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Earl Replogle.   Political family: Galt-Replogle family of Martinsdale, Montana.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Fred Waddle (b. 1881) — of Roslyn, Day County, S.Dak.; Nutley Township, Day County, S.Dak. Born in Liberty Township, Plymouth County, Iowa, May 27, 1881. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1927-28. Scottish and German ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William Warren Waddle and Elizabeth Ann (Garner) Waddle; brother of William Garner Waddel; married, December 27, 1906, to Mattie Brown; fourth cousin of Howard B. Replogle and Luther Irvin Replogle; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Earl Replogle.   Political family: Galt-Replogle family of Martinsdale, Montana.

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