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Joseph H. Anderson (b. 1871) —
of Thompson, Winnebago
County, Iowa.
Born in Forest City, Winnebago
County, Iowa, April
12, 1871.
Farmer;
superintendent of schools; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1915-25; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1923-24.
Lutheran.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anders Anderson and Christina (Hausdaughter) Anderson; married, December
26, 1898, to Matilda Kiel. |
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Joseph H. Anderson (b. 1871) —
also known as Joe H. Anderson —
of Thompson, Winnebago
County, Iowa.
Born in Forest City, Winnebago
County, Iowa, April
12, 1871.
Republican. Farmer;
superintendent of schools; Winnebago
County District Court Clerk, 1905-13; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1915-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1932.
Lutheran.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anders Anderson and Christina (Hausdaughter) Anderson; married, December
26, 1898, to Matilda Kiel. |
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Elaine Bland Baxter (b. 1933) —
also known as Elaine Baxter; Elaine Bland —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
16, 1933.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Iowa
state house of representatives 60th District, 1983-86; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1987-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1988,
1992;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1988; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1992, 1994.
Female.
Member, Alpha
Phi.
Still living as of 1994.
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Alfred S. Bennett (b. 1854) —
of The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 10,
1854.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1882-84; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1919-20; resigned 1920.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Bennett and Zylpha Ann (Finnell) Bennett; married, November
7, 1887, to Mary McCauley. |
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Guy Vernon Bennett (b. 1880) —
also known as G. Vernon Bennett —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa, February
17, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superintendent of schools; university
professor; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938-40, 1948; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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H. Paul Bestor (b. 1882) —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Ringgold
County, Iowa, September
27, 1882.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Frances Richmond Bickert (1887-1987) —
also known as Frances Bickert; Frances
Richmond —
of Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa.
Born in Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa, October
14, 1887.
Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952
(alternate).
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in October, 1987
(age about
99 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Levi Tiltson Richmond and Elizabeth Winifred (Malone)
Richmond; married, September
10, 1913, to John Henry Bickert. |
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George Nathaniel Briggs (1874-1952) —
also known as George N. Briggs —
of Lamoni, Decatur
County, Iowa.
Born in Tabor, Fremont
County, Iowa, May 10,
1874.
School teacher; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1893-94; superintendent of
schools; president,
Philippine Normal School, 1909-10; president,
Graceland College (now Graceland University), 1915-44; Dry candidate
for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, American
Political Science Association.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
26, 1952 (age 78 years, 230
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Iowa.
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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Carroll L. Brown (1913-1976) —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Rose Hill, Mahaska
County, Iowa, March 5,
1913.
Republican. School teacher; supervisor, seed
corn company; part owner and manager of a pig
hatchery; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Mahaska County; elected 1950;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Died in April, 1976
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Beryl Franklin Carroll (1860-1939) —
also known as Beryl F. Carroll —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Davis
County, Iowa, March
15, 1860.
Republican. School teacher; livestock
dealer; newspaper
editor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa; candidate
for Iowa
state house of representatives, 1893; member of Iowa
state senate, 1895-98; postmaster;
Iowa
state auditor, 1903-09; Governor of
Iowa, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1912;
organizer and president, Provident Life
Insurance Company.
Methodist.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Kentucky Baptist Hospital,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
16, 1939 (age 79 years, 276
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) —
also known as Carrie Lane; Carrie Chapman —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa; New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., January
9, 1859.
School teacher; superintendent of schools; woman
suffrage activist; president, National American Woman Suffrage
Association, 1900-04 (succeeding Susan B. Anthony) and 1915-20;
founder of the League of Women Voters; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Member, League of Women
Voters.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1982.
Died, from a heart
attack, in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 9,
1947 (age 88 years, 59
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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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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James Edwin Cochran (1848-1919) —
also known as James E. Cochran —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; St. Anthony, Fremont
County, Idaho; Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born near Hillsboro, Lee
County, Iowa, May 15,
1848.
Farmer;
school teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska, 1887-92; appointed 1887; Fremont
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., November
17, 1919 (age 71 years, 186
days).
Interment at Ocean
View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh F. Cochran and Lucy (Hammond) Cochran; married, October
11, 1877, to Mary Louise Beecher. |
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Helen Margaret Crabb (b. 1916) —
also known as Helen Margaret Rohrer; Mrs. John W.
Crabb —
of Jamaica, Guthrie
County, Iowa.
Born in Lavinia, Calhoun
County, Iowa, November
11, 1916.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Guthrie County; elected 1950.
Female.
Member, Delta
Delta Delta; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of O. Otis Rohrer and Jessie (Lauder) Rohrer; married to
John William Crabb. |
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James Judson Crossley (b. 1869) —
also known as James J. Crossley —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Crawford Township, Madison
County, Iowa, August
31, 1869.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Iowa
state senate, 1900-07; U.S.
Attorney for the 3rd District of Alaska Territory, 1908-09; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1909-14.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Crossley and Cynthia Jane (Hardy) Crossley; married,
August
10, 1910, to Cherry L. Hyde. |
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James Buchanan Cullison (b. 1857) —
also known as James B. Cullison —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in New London, Henry
County, Iowa, September
21, 1857.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
register, U.S. Land Office, Enid, Okla., 1897-1902; district judge in
Oklahoma 21st District, 1911-29; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(alternate), 1932;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: James
Buchanan |
| | | Relatives: Son of Elisha Cullison and
Matilda (McCabe) Cullison; married, July 30,
1882, to May Mary Sharp. |
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Chester John Culver (b. 1966) —
also known as Chet Culver —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
25, 1966.
Democrat. School teacher; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1999-2006; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 2004; Governor of
Iowa, 2007-11.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Melvin J. De Stigter (1928-2003) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
21, 1928.
Republican. School teacher; sales
manager; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 95th District, 1965-78; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1978; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1992.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Jaycees.
Died August
7, 2003 (age 74 years, 259
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1950 to Carol
Jean Schultze. |
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Ray E. Dougherty (b. 1895) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, July 11,
1895.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
candidate for South
Dakota state attorney general, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Izaak
Walton League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Dougherty and Sarah Ann (Judkins) Dougherty; married,
June
30, 1920, to Julia Newell Treat. |
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Edward Gregory Dunn (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward G. Dunn; E. G. Dunn —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Nora Springs, Floyd
County, Iowa, April
18, 1879.
Democrat. School teacher; operator of grain
elevator and organizer of co-operative grain elevators; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1908,
1944;
lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1934-40.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Dunn and Anna (Ryan) Dunn; married, June 26,
1912, to Laura Helen Delker. |
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Ernest T. Eaton (b. 1877) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Atkinson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, September
11, 1877.
Superintendent of schools; founder
in 1908, Billings Polytechnic Institute; (now Rocky Mountain
College); president,
1931; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1915-19, 1923-25; member of Montana
state senate, 1925-33; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1935, 1941-49.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas O. Eaton and Delia E. (Bolster) Eaton; married 1911 to
Augusta M. Valiton. |
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Flora Cotton Etter —
also known as Flora Cotton —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa.
Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1936;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1928-39; candidate for secretary
of state of Iowa, 1930.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) —
also known as Andrew J. Felt —
of Nashua, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha
County, Kan.
Born in East Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
27, 1833.
Republican. School teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1868,
1872;
postmaster;
banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1889-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1912 (age 78 years, 183
days).
Interment at Seneca
City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.
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Howard G. Fuller —
of Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa; South Dakota.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
School teacher and principal; Hardin
County Superintendent of Schools, 1883-86; lawyer;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1889-94; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1894-1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maria Leonard. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Orpheus Fletcher Goddard (1853-1943) —
also known as O. F. Goddard —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born near Troy, Davis
County, Iowa, January
20, 1853.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; member of Montana
state senate 12th District, 1891-94; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Montana, 1896,
1916,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1896; district judge in
Montana 13th District, 1924-36; appointed 1924; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1938; appointed 1938;
retired 1938.
Died in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., September
25, 1943 (age 90 years, 248
days).
Interment at Mountview
Cemetery, Billings, Mont.
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Oscar Hale (b. 1867) —
of Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa.
Born in Wapello, Louisa
County, Iowa, February
27, 1867.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 20th District, 1913-38; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1939-50.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Hale and Clara (Rhodes) Hale; married, February
20, 1899, to Caroline Sillick. |
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Frank M. Hanna (b. 1856) —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa; Charles
Mix County, S.Dak.
Born in Mercer
County, Pa., October
28, 1856.
School teacher; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert L. Hanson (1854-1938) —
of Hillsboro, Traill
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Wahpeton, Richland
County, N.Dak.; Ada, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
28, 1854.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-18 (61st District 1907-14, 64th District
1915-18); delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1912.
Died July 23,
1938 (age 83 years, 268
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Edward Heaton (b. 1941) —
also known as Dave Heaton —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa, February
2, 1941.
School teacher; restauranteur;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives 91st District, 1995-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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Harriet Belle Hess (d. 1951) —
also known as Harriet Belle; Mrs. Luther C.
Hess —
of Juneau,
Alaska; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Winfield, Henry
County, Iowa.
Democrat. School principal; Trustee, Alaska Agricultural
College and School of Mines, 1917-35, continuing as Regent,
University of Alaska, 1935-51; member of Democratic
National Committee from Alaska Territory, 1944-48.
Female.
Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died in 1951.
Burial location unknown.
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Lovy Lorene Hiatt (1881-1966) —
also known as Lovy L. Hiatt —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, 1881.
Democrat. School teacher; milliner;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924;
Fremont
County Recorder, 1927-30.
Female.
Died January
18, 1966 (age about 84
years).
Interment at Sidney
Cemetery, Sidney, Iowa.
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Charles Lewis Hoover (1872-1949) —
also known as Charles L. Hoover —
of Edgemont, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, January
11, 1872.
Superintendent of schools; botanist;
linguist;
divisional superintendent of schools, Philippine Islands, 1902-09;
U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1909-12; Carlsbad, 1912-14; Prague, 1914-16; Sao Paulo, 1916-20; Danzig, as of 1922; Batavia, as of 1926; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, as of 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
30, 1949 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel A. Hoover and Miriam J. (Beardsley) Hoover; married to
Harriet White; married, October
1, 1901, to Helen E. Lowrie; distant cousin *** of Herbert
Clark Hoover. |
| | | Political family: Hoover
family of Palo Alto, California. |
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Frederick William Hossfeld (1854-1914) —
also known as Frederick W. Hossfeld —
of Clermont, Fayette
County, Iowa; Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born near Coburg, Germany,
February
17, 1854.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; school teacher; U.S. Consul in Trieste, 1884-85, 1897-1906; private secretary to Iowa
Governors William
Larabee and Horace
Boies.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in John Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., September
4, 1914 (age 60 years, 199
days).
Interment at God's
Acre Cemetery, Clermont, Iowa.
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John Powell Irish (1843-1923) —
also known as John P. Irish —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, January
1, 1843.
Democrat. School teacher; newspaper
editor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1868; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1869-72; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,
1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker);
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1890; delegate to
Gold Democrat National Convention from California, 1896.
Died from a fall while
trying to board a
moving streetcar, in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., October
6, 1923 (age 80 years, 278
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Macy Irish and Elizabeth Ann (Robinson) Irish; married,
November
8, 1875, to Anna McClellan. |
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Jacob N. Jacobson (1867-1942) —
of Hills, Rock
County, Minn.
Born in Winneshiek
County, Iowa, August
5, 1867.
School teacher; merchant;
banker;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 11, 1919-26; candidate
for Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1930.
Died in 1942
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Martin Nelson Johnson (1850-1909) —
also known as Martin N. Johnson —
of Iowa; Petersburg, Nelson
County, N.Dak.
Born in Racine
County, Wis., March 3,
1850.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; farmer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1877; member of Iowa
state senate, 1878-82; delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Nelson
County, 1889; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1891-99; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1909; died in office 1909.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., October
21, 1909 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Petersburg, N.Dak.
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Harry Eugene Kelly (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry E. Kelly —
of Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill.; Sullivan, Moultrie
County, Ill.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
27, 1870.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; school principal; superintendent of
schools; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1906-08; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1912-14.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly; married 1893 to Jessie
L. Speer; married 1903 to Edna
(McElravy) Smalley. |
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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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William Larrabee (1832-1912) —
of Iowa.
Born in Ledyard, New London
County, Conn., January
20, 1832.
School teacher; grain
miller; banker;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1867; Governor of
Iowa, 1886-90.
Methodist.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Blinded
in his right eye by a gun accident at age 15.
Died November
16, 1912 (age 80 years, 301
days).
Interment at God's
Acre Cemetery, Clermont, Iowa.
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Melvin L. Larsen (b. 1936) —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, October
19, 1936.
Republican. School principal; athletic
coach; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1973-78; candidate
for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1978; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1979-81.
Catholic.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Algernon Lee (1873-1954) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, September
15, 1873.
Socialist. School teacher; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1905; educational director, Rand School
of Social Science, from 1909-35; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1909 (New York County 6th District), 1914 (New
York County 6th District), 1915 (New York County 20th District);
member of Socialist National Committee from New York, 1911; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1912 (18th District), 1918 (13th
District), 1920 (14th District), 1920 (14th District), 1926 (13th
District); candidate for Governor of
New York, 1916; member, New York City Board of Alderman, 1918-21;
delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1922; candidate for New York
state senate, 1928 (14th District), 1930 (14th District), 1932
(17th District); delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
5, 1954 (age 80 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lee and Jane (Emmerson) Lee; married 1899 to
Blanche Knappen; married 1907 to Dr.
Matilda Sinai. |
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Walter Anderson Leonard (b. 1880) —
also known as Walter A. Leonard —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Essex, Page
County, Iowa, August
3, 1880.
School teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Kehl, 1908; U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1912-14; Colombo, 1914-19; Stockholm, as of 1924; Warsaw, as of 1926-29; Bremen, 1932-35; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, 1935-36; Tallinn, as of 1938.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; American
Society for International Law.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levin Anderson Leonard and Ida (Hultman) Leonard. |
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Howard Alvin Mathews (1866-1945) —
also known as Howard A. Mathews —
of Iowa.
Born September
27, 1866.
Superintendent of schools; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1922-32; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1928.
Died April
23, 1945 (age 78 years, 208
days).
Interment at Jagger
Cemetery, Danville, Iowa.
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Melvin Orlando McLaughlin (1876-1928) —
also known as Melvin O. McLaughlin —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; York, York
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, August
8, 1876.
Republican. School teacher; minister;
president,
York College, York, Nebraska, 1913-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1919-27.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1928
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, York, Neb.
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Charles Herbert Miles (1854-1928) —
also known as Charles H. Miles —
of Moundville, Vernon
County, Mo.; Warsaw, Benton
County, Mo.
Born in Bremer
County, Iowa, July 31,
1854.
Republican. School teacher; president,
Cooper College, Moundville, Mo.; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Benton County, 1919-20;
defeated, 1908.
Died in Warsaw, Benton
County, Mo., July 31,
1928 (age 74 years, 0
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Warsaw, Mo.
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Carleton Miller (b. 1877) —
of Manila, Philippines.
Born in Jackson
County, Iowa, August
19, 1877.
Postal
clerk; school teacher; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Nagasaki, 1907-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Gene W. Miller (b. 1906) —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa, 1906.
School teacher; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1931 to
Richard L. Miller. |
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Esther B. Narey (1884-1969) —
also known as Esther Ann Bergman —
of Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, June 26,
1884.
Republican. School teacher; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1940.
Female.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial
Dames.
Died, in Dickinson County Memorial Hospital,
Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, August
22, 1969 (age 85 years, 57
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Spirit Lake, Iowa.
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John A. Nye (b. 1882) —
Born in Essex, Page
County, Iowa, November
30, 1882.
Bookkeeper;
school teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Colombo, 1915-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Jessie M. Parker (1879-1959) —
of Lake Mills, Winnebago
County, Iowa.
Born in Black Hawk
County, Iowa, February
25, 1879.
Republican. School teacher and principal; Winnebago
County Superintendent of Schools, 1915-27; Iowa
superintendent of public instruction, 1939-54.
Female.
Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Phi
Theta Kappa; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of
Fame, 1986.
Died May 1,
1959 (age 80 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Frederick Pieper (1886-1964) —
also known as Elmer F. Pieper —
of Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa.
Born in Allamakee
County, Iowa, December
24, 1886.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Allamakee County; elected
1948, 1950.
Died March
10, 1964 (age 77 years, 77
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon, Iowa.
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Lisa Marie Raine (b. 1969) —
also known as Lisa M. Raine —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Xavier Hospital,
Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, May 28,
1969.
Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1996;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
2000.
Female.
Shoshone
Indian ancestry. Member, National
Education Association.
Still living as of 2003.
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Christian William Ramseyer (1875-1943) —
also known as C. William Ramseyer —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born near Collinsville, Butler
County, Ohio, March
13, 1875.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Davis
County Attorney, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1915-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
1, 1943 (age 68 years, 233
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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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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Edwynne Cutler Rosenbaum (1899-2003) —
also known as E. C. 'Polly' Rosenbaum —
of Hayden, Gila
County, Ariz.; Globe, Gila
County, Ariz.
Born in Ollie, Keokuk
County, Iowa, September
4, 1899.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1949-94; defeated, 1994;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona.
Female.
Member, Zonta; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
28, 2003 (age 104 years,
115 days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Agnes M. Samuelson (1887-1963) —
of Page
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa, April 4,
1887.
Republican. School teacher; Iowa
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-39.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion Auxiliary; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 12,
1963 (age 76 years, 38
days).
Interment somewhere
in Shenandoah, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Daughter of August Samuelson and Alvida (Johnson)
Samuelson. |
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Daniel Schaefer (1936-2006) —
also known as Dan Schaefer —
of Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Guttenberg, Clayton
County, Iowa, January
25, 1936.
Republican. School teacher; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Colorado
state senate, 1979-82; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 1983-99.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees.
Died, of cancer,
in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo., April
16, 2006 (age 70 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Joseph Seerley (1852-1931) —
also known as John J. Seerley —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born near Toulon, Stark
County, Ill., March
13, 1852.
Democrat. School principal; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1891-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, February
23, 1931 (age 78 years, 347
days).
Interment at Aspen
Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
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Samuel E. Squires (b. 1882) —
also known as S. E. Squires —
of near Mason, Bayfield
County, Wis.
Born in Iowa, September
27, 1882.
Republican. School teacher; grain
merchant; farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Bayfield County; defeated, 1936; elected
1942, 1948.
Burial location unknown.
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Fletcher B. Swank (1875-1950) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April
24, 1875.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
private secretary to U.S. Rep Scott
Ferris, 1907-08; lawyer; Cleveland
County Judge, 1911-14; district judge in Oklahoma 14th District,
1915-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1921-29, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Woodmen
Circle.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March
16, 1950 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Henry Oscar Talle (1892-1969) —
also known as Henry O. Talle —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born near Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., January
12, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent of schools; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1939-59 (4th District 1939-43, 2nd
District 1943-59); defeated, 1936 (4th District), 1958 (2nd District).
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
14, 1969 (age 77 years, 61
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert John Thompson (b. 1865) —
also known as Robert J. Thompson —
Born in La Porte City, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, October
15, 1865.
School teacher; railway
mail
clerk; newspaper
editor; president and manager, National Recording Safe Company;
U.S. Consul in Hanover, 1906-11; Aix-la-Chapelle, as of 1914.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Montreux, Switzerland.
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Vevey, Switzerland.
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Wallace Townsend (1882-1979) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in De Witt, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
20, 1882.
Republican. School principal; lawyer;
candidate for Arkansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1910; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1916, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Arkansas, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1930-34; member of
Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-57; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Arkansas.
Died January
7, 1979 (age 96 years, 140
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) —
also known as Madison M. Walden —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Adams
County, Ohio, October
6, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Iowa
state house of representatives 4th District, 1866-67, 1890;
member of Iowa
state senate 4th District, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1871-73.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., July 24,
1891 (age 54 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) —
also known as Thomas R. Wallace —
of Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1848.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace; married, October
6, 1874, to Margaret Gill. |
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Clara Street Wescott (b. 1876) —
also known as Clara Edna Street —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa, June 26,
1876.
Republican. School teacher; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1936.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Lew Street and Mary (McCullock) Street; married,
September
28, 1904, to Edgar Hilt Wescott. |
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James Wilson (1835-1920) —
also known as "Tama Jim" —
of Tama
County, Iowa.
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland,
August
16, 1835.
Republican. Farmer;
school teacher; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1867-73; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1872-73; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1873-77, 1883-85; member
of Iowa
railroad commission, 1882-88; director, Iowa Agricultural
Experiment Station, and professor
of agriculture at Iowa Agricultural College, 1891-97; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1897-1913.
Died in Traer, Tama
County, Iowa, August
26, 1920 (age 85 years, 10
days).
Interment at Buckingham
Cemetery, Traer, Iowa.
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William Penn Wolf (1833-1896) —
also known as William P. Wolf —
of Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa.
Born in Harrisburg, Stark
County, Ohio, December
1, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer;
superintendent of schools; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1863-64, 1881-85; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1884-85; member of Iowa
state senate, 1867-69; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1870-71; district judge in
Iowa 18th District, 1895-96; died in office 1896.
Died in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, September
19, 1896 (age 62 years, 293
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Tipton, Iowa.
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