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Politician members in Iowa

George Alfred Carlson (1876-1926) — also known as George A. Carlson — of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Alta, Buena Vista County, Iowa, October 23, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 8th Judicial District, 1908-15; Governor of Colorado, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1916. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu; Freemasons. Died in Denver, Colo., December 6, 1926 (age 50 years, 44 days). Interment at Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.   Relatives: Son of Charles August Carlson and Louisa Piternilla (Gustafson) Carlson; married, August 29, 1906, to Rosa Lillian Alps.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of John Frederick Raper and Anna Selma (Peterson) Raper; married, August 4, 1939, to Nell Marie Chesler.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Harrison Earl Spangler (b. 1879) — also known as Harrison E. Spangler — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Guthrie County, Iowa, June 10, 1879. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924 (member, Credentials Committee), 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1940 (member, Arrangements Committee; speaker), 1944 (speaker), 1948, 1952; member of Iowa Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; Iowa Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1931-49; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1942-44. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Nu; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.

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