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M. L. Abrahamson (1902-1975) —
of Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Pilot Mound, Boone
County, Iowa, June 19,
1902.
Republican. Boone
County Treasurer, 1927-32; Iowa state
treasurer, 1951-65.
Methodist.
Scandinavian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Moose; Lions.
Died in February, 1975
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Entombed at Resthaven
Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.
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L. E. Adams (1913-1980) —
also known as Barney Adams —
of Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb.
Born in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, September
21, 1913.
President, National Foods, Inc.;
director, Midwestern Beef, Inc.;
director, Prairie Maid Meat
Products; director, Platte Valley Packing Co.;
member of Nebraska
railway commission 3rd District, 1970-71; appointed 1970.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in August, 1980
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) —
also known as Frank E. Agan —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, March 4,
1906.
Republican. Accountant
for Nevada Northern Railway;
member of Nevada
Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948;
chair
of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 5,
2001 (age 95 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Serenity
Falls Columbarium, Morgan County, Colo.
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John William Anderson (1871-1954) —
also known as John W. Anderson —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Buchanan
County, Iowa, July 21,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Monona
County Attorney, 1910-14; district judge in Iowa 4th District,
1915-21; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, January
29, 1954 (age 82 years, 192
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reese Babbs Anderson and Emma Theresa (Davenport) Anderson;
married, September
24, 1895, to Burdette Hopper; married, April
15, 1933, to Mary Agnes Peck. |
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Charles Shirk Arthur Jr. (1917-2011) —
also known as Charles Arthur —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, July 16,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Riley
County Attorney, 1949-53; chair of
Riley County Republican Party, 1953-55; mayor
of Manhattan, Kan., 1956-57; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1957-65; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1963-64; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-69.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners; Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan., February
16, 2011 (age 93 years, 215
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Manhattan, Kan.
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Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) —
also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C.
Bagley —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Magnolia, Rock
County, Wis., October
29, 1873.
Republican. Banker; in
1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at
him and missed; Iowa state
treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose;
Maccabees;
American
Bankers Association; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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John Raymond Bahne (b. 1889) —
also known as J. R. Bahne —
of Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
26, 1889.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate).
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob H. Bahne and Lenora (Richardson) Bahne; married, November
12, 1912, to Vera Shell. |
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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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Kenneth Ferguson Baldridge (1886-1971) —
also known as Kenneth F. Baldridge —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 25,
1886.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1936.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in November, 1971
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Franklin Baldridge and Margaret Jane (Ferguson) Baldridge;
married, May 17,
1910, to Katharine McClure. |
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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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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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Bertram Calvin Benham (1871-1944) —
also known as Bert C. Benham —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, December
5, 1871.
Democrat. Banker; Muscatine
County Auditor, 1894; candidate for Iowa state
auditor, 1894; Muscatine city clerk, 1896-1902; mayor
of Muscatine, Iowa; elected 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Royal
and Select Masters; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, August
25, 1944 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Entombed at Greenwood
Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.
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Ellis Yarnal Berry (1902-1999) —
also known as E. Y. Berry —
of McLaughlin, Corson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Larchwood, Lyon
County, Iowa, October
6, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1939-42; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Dakota; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1951-71; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., April 1,
1999 (age 96 years, 177
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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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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Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) —
also known as B. A. Brigadier —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier; married, May 29,
1933, to Florence M. Muller. |
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Howard E. Brookings (1902-1977) —
of Oakland, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb., January
24, 1902.
Republican. Movie
theater owner; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Pottawattamie County; elected
1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Eagles.
Died in May, 1977
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Willard E. Brookings and Lotta J. Brookings; married 1923 to Gretna
M. Charles. |
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William A. Bucknam (1849-1921) —
of Truckee, Nevada
County, Calif.
Born in Iowa, March 8,
1849.
Postmaster at Truckee,
Calif., 1896-1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., June 14,
1921 (age 72 years, 98
days).
Interment at Sierra Mountains Cemetery, Truckee, Calif.
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Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) —
also known as Elmer J. Burkett —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, December
1, 1867.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916;
director, First National Bank;
director, State Oil Company.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 23,
1935 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Robert O. Burrows Sr. (b. 1899) —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa.
Born in Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak., June 29,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Benton County, 1951.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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
5, 1912, to Adelaide Pauline Caywood. |
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Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) —
of Inglewood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1950-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1967 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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G. T. Clark (b. 1905) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, March 2,
1905.
Democrat. Farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944
(alternate), 1948;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1950.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927 to Ruth
Burgess. |
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Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) —
also known as Ted D. Clark —
of Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1920.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
and furniture
business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51;
member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 3,
1980 (age 59 years, 326
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Gracie May Frost. |
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Harold Miles Cooper (b. 1885) —
also known as H. M. Cooper —
of Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Born in Sturgis, Meade
County, S.Dak., June 10,
1885.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Cooper Manufacturing
Company, makers of power lawn mowers and gaskets; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Miles Monroe Cooper and Mary P. (Ranft) Cooper; married, July 12,
1909, to Edna May Anderson. |
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Gilbert Geoffrey Cottam (b. 1873) —
also known as Gilbert G. Cottam —
of Rock Rapids, Lyon
County, Iowa; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Manchester, England,
August
2, 1873.
Republican. Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Henry Cottam and Eliza Mary (Warburton) Cottam; married, June 16,
1896, to F. May Isham Ruddick. |
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Charles W. Dempster (c.1879-1941) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, about 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1901-02; Supreme Secretary of the
Fraternal Brotherhood, an insurance
union; on February 1, 1917, when he was ousted
by the brotherhood's Supreme Council on grounds of insubordination,
he drew
a revolver and held the council at bay for ten minutes; after
being disarmed by a private detective, he was arrested
for disturbing the peace; candidate for California
state senate 31st District, 1920; member of California
state assembly, 1931-34 (57th District 1931-32, 61st District
1933-34); candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1932, 1933 (primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 20,
1941 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Warner. |
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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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Tobias Ellsworth Diamond (b. 1876) —
also known as Tobias E. Diamond; T. E.
Diamond —
of Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad
Oblast), March
18, 1876.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1940;
delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from O'Brien County,
1933; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1940-52.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hyman Diamond and Lena (Epstein) Diamond; married, November
12, 1907, to Maude Elizabeth Peck. |
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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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Zales Nelson Ecton (1898-1961) —
also known as Zales N. Ecton —
of Manhattan, Gallatin
County, Mont.; Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Weldon, Decatur
County, Iowa, April 1,
1898.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1933-37; member of Montana
state senate, 1937-46; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1947-53.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., March 3,
1961 (age 62 years, 336
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
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Elgin Enabnit (1901-1995) —
of Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa.
Born in Mingo, Jasper
County, Iowa, September
16, 1901.
Farmer;
automobile
dealer; mayor of
Osage, Iowa, 1956-59, 1962-65, 1968-85.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Rotary;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, in Good Shepherd Care
Center, Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa, July 23,
1995 (age 93 years, 310
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Kathryn 'Katie' (Altes) Enabnit and Fred Enabnit; married 1922 to
Clarice Rose Tank; married 1968 to Vera
J. Lang. |
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memorial |
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Kenneth A. Evans (b. 1898) —
of Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Emerson, Mills
County, Iowa, November
9, 1898.
Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1945-51.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) —
also known as James E. Garrigues —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., October
6, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado
8th District, 1903-10; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married,
May
3, 1880, to Clara L. Boehner; married, January
19, 1911, to Alice Roberts. |
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John Howard Gates (1865-1927) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, October
26, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1913-27; died in
office 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Died November
8, 1927 (age 62 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cook Gates and Adelia (St. John) Gates; married, November
13, 1899, to Mary Edna Carter. |
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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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Edward Ellsworth Good (1862-1937) —
also known as Edward E. Good —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 13,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; Saunders
County Attorney, 1895-96; director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; district judge in Nebraska 5th District, 1912-22; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1923-37; died in office 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died August
3, 1937 (age 75 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good;
married, July 8,
1885, to Orpha J. Gillilan. |
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm; married, December
28, 1894, to Orphea Bealer. |
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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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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.
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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956
(speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Harold Everett Hughes (1922-1996) —
also known as Harold E. Hughes —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born near Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, February
10, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of
Iowa, 1963-69; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1969-75; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
23, 1996 (age 74 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Ida
Grove Cemetery, Ida Grove, Iowa.
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Roger William Jepsen (b. 1928) —
also known as Roger Jepsen —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, December
23, 1928.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Iowa
state senate, 1967-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1969-72; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1979-85; defeated, 1984.
Lutheran.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; Farm
Bureau; Shriners; Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Paul Keith (b. 1885) —
of Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Traer, Tama
County, Iowa, April
23, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Clark Keith and Betsy (Jackson) Keith; married, December
1, 1920, to Lois Onstine. |
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Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) —
also known as Samuel A. Kendall —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa; Myersdale, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville Township, Somerset
County, Pa., November
1, 1859.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; officer in lumber
manufacturing companies; president of two small railroads;
vice-president of Citizens National Bank of
Myersdale, Pa.; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,
24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in the House Office
Building, Washington,
D.C., January
8, 1933 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Hochstetler
Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.
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Carroll A. Lane (1905-1997) —
of Iowa; Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa, May 9,
1905.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1943-45; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died October
15, 1997 (age 92 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Leonard Larson (1898-1986) —
also known as Robert L. Larson —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, September
20, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; athletic
coach; lawyer; Iowa
state attorney general, 1947-53; appointed 1947; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1953-71; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1959-61.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; American Bar
Association; Sigma
Pi; Rotary.
Died in 1986
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Leonard Larson and Nellie (Stever) Larson; married, June 1,
1922, to Helen Kruse; married, March
12, 1938, to Wilma Donham. |
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1951-52 |
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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.
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Lucius B. Liddy (1905-1990) —
also known as L. B. Liddy —
of Iowa.
Born in Strawberry Point, Clayton
County, Iowa, August
22, 1905.
Republican. Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1961-65, 1967-72; appointed 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Shriners.
Died April 2,
1990 (age 84 years, 223
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Guy H. Martin (b. 1866) —
of Spencer, Clay
County, Iowa; Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Born in Lancaster, Keokuk
County, Iowa, August
31, 1866.
Lawyer;
Clay
County District Attorney, 1894-99; Progressive candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Canal Zone, 1923-24; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1924-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward M. Martin and Eliza A. (Goss) Martin; married, June 9,
1904, to Alma L. Austin. |
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Stephen Anthony Martin (1871-1957) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
26, 1871.
Republican. Coal miner;
ice
business; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1939-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, February
16, 1957 (age 85 years, 82
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Martin and Harriette (Ellis) Martin; married, May 14,
1893, to Mary A. Brown. |
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Arch W. McFarlane (b. 1885) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April
14, 1885.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1915-21; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1919-22; member of Iowa
state senate, 1927-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1928-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
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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George Nagle (1900-1996) —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Milton, Van Buren
County, Iowa, September
26, 1900.
Republican. Lumber
business; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956;
Iowa
Republican state chair, 1961-63; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1961-63.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in December, 1996
(age 96
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Hollis Monroe Peavey (b. 1897) —
also known as Hollis M. Peavey —
of Huntington Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Riceville, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March
27, 1897.
Republican. Mayor
of Huntington Park, Calif., 1942-44, 1947-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks.
Musician
and leader of Peavy's Jazz Bandits, one of the first
jazz bands.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Warren J. Rees (b. 1908) —
of Jones
County, Iowa.
Born in Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa, August
2, 1908.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1948;
district judge in Iowa 18th District, 1963-69; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1969-80.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Delbert Schwengel (1906-1993) —
also known as Fred Schwengel —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Franklin
County, Iowa, May 28,
1906.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Scott County, 1944-54; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1955-65, 1967-73;
defeated, 1964, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Shriners; Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur M. Smith (1890-1969) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Iowa, February
12, 1890.
Mayor
of Wausau, Wis., 1954-58.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
12, 1969 (age 79 years, 273
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Red Oak, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Smith; married, June 16,
1957, to Ida Rahn. |
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Bruce M. Snell Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, August
18, 1929.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-87; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1987-.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1995.
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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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James M. Wilson (1866-1924) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., September
8, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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