Index to Locations AltoonaNew Altoona CemeteryAvonAvon CemeteryDes MoinesUnknown locationDes MoinesDes Moines MasonicCemeteryDes MoinesGlendale CemeteryDes MoinesWoodland CemeteryWaveland Park, Des MoinesDrakeMunicipal ObservatoryWest Des MoinesResthaven Cemetery
New AltoonaCemetery
Altoona, Polk County, Iowa
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Wilmer Dean Aubrey (1904-1975) — also known asW. Dean Aubrey — of Ottumwa,WapelloCounty, Iowa.Born in Munterville,WapelloCounty, Iowa,September28, 1904.Democrat.Meatpackingworker;secretary,United Packinghouse Workers, Local 1;secretary,Ottumwa Industrial Union Council (CIO);coaloperator; member ofIowastate house of representatives from Wapello County, 1945-46,1949-51.Methodist.Member,Eagles.Died in October,1975(age71years, 0 days).Interment at New Altoona Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Aubrey and Rosa E. (Chrisman) Aubrey; married1935 to EvelynJuanita Smith. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
AvonCemetery
Avon, Polk County, Iowa
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Alice Elizabeth Figg (1882-1953) — also known asAlice E. Figg — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,January21, 1882.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1940,1948;member ofIowaRepublican State Central Committee, 1942-50;treasurer ofIowa Republican Party, 1950-52.Female.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion Auxiliary.Died, from aheartailment, in ahospitalat Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,November8, 1953 (age71 years, 291days).Interment at Avon Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Des MoinesMasonic Cemetery
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Edwin Thomas Meredith (1876-1928) — also known asEdwin T. Meredith — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Avoca,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa,December23, 1876.Democrat. Democratic candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1916, 1918 (primary); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Iowa,1916,1920,1924;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1920-21; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1920.Methodist.DiedJune 17,1928 (age51 years, 177days).Interment at Des Moines Masonic Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Oliver Meredith and Minnie Minerva (Marsh) Meredith;married,January8, 1896, to Edna C. Elliott. | | | | See alsoNNDBdossier | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) — also known asPaul Cunningham — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born inIndianaCounty, Pa.,June 15,1890.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1933-36;U.S.Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5thDistrict 1943-59); defeated, 1958.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;SigmaPhi Epsilon;Freemasons;OddFellows;Moose.Died in Brainerd,Crow WingCounty, Minn.,July 16,1961 (age71 years, 31days).Interment at Des Moines Masonic Cemetery. | | Hubert G. Utterback (1880-1942) — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Hayesville,KeokukCounty, Iowa,June 28,1880.Democrat.Lawyer;district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1915-27;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1932-33;U.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1935-37; defeated, 1938;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1936;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Iowa, 1937-40.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Acacia;PhiBeta Kappa;AlphaPhi Omega;DeltaTheta Phi;Lions.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,May 12,1942 (age61 years, 318days).Interment at Des Moines Masonic Cemetery. | | Francis Robert Gaynor (1852-1920) — also known asFrank R. Gaynor — of Le Mars,PlymouthCounty, Iowa.Born inCanada,1852.Republican. District judge in Iowa 4th District, 1891-1912;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1913-20.Died in1920(ageabout68 years).Interment at Des Moines Masonic Cemetery. | | Lewis Eldoris Royal (1855-1921) — also known asLewis E. Royal — of Mt. Pleasant,IsabellaCounty, Mich.; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Alford,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,June 8,1855.Lawyer;mayorof Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1889-90; candidate formayorof Des Moines, Iowa, 1916.FrenchCanadian ancestry.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,December11, 1921 (age66 years, 186days).Interment at Des Moines Masonic Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Ambrose Royal and Mary Adelaide (Buchner) Royal; married to LauraAlmina Bugbee. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Clyde Spry (1889-1961) — ofWoodburyCounty, Iowa.Born near Mt. Pleasant,HenryCounty, Iowa,March26, 1889.Republican.Farmer;Iowasecretary of agriculture, 1950-61; appointed 1950; died in office1961.Presbyterian.Member,FarmBureau;IzaakWalton League;Moose;Freemasons.DiedJune 14,1961 (age72 years, 80days).Interment at Des Moines Masonic Cemetery. |
GlendaleCemetery
4909 University Avenue
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965) — also known asHenry A. Wallace — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa; South Salem,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born near Orient,AdairCounty, Iowa,October7, 1888.U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1933-40;VicePresident of the United States, 1941-45; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Iowa,1940,1944(speaker);candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1944;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1945-46; Progressive candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1948.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November18, 1965 (age77 years, 42days).Interment at Glendale Cemetery. | | Clyde LaVerne Herring (1879-1945) — also known asClyde L. Herring — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,May 3,1879.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Iowa, 1924-28;Governor ofIowa, 1933-37; defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Iowa,1936,1940;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1937-43; defeated, 1922, 1942.Congregationalist.Died inWashington,D.C.,September15, 1945 (age66 years, 135days).Interment at Glendale Cemetery. | | George Allison Wilson (1884-1953) — also known asGeorge A. Wilson — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born near Menlo,AdairCounty, Iowa,April 1,1884.Republican.Lawyer;PolkCounty Attorney, 1915-16; district judge in Iowa, 1917-21; memberofIowastate senate, 1925-35;Governor ofIowa, 1939-43;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1943-49; defeated, 1948; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Iowa,1944.Methodist.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,September8, 1953 (age69 years, 160days).Interment at Glendale Cemetery. | | Archibald Alphonso Alexander (1888-1958) — also known asArchie Alexander — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Ottumwa,WapelloCounty, Iowa,May 14,1888.Civilengineer;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands, 1954-55; resigned 1955.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,January4, 1958 (age69 years, 235days).Interment at Glendale Cemetery. | | Ilo Wallace (1888-1981) — also known asIlo Browne — Born in St. Charles,MadisonCounty, Iowa,March10, 1888.SecondLady of the United States, 1941-45.Female.Died in South Salem,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February22, 1981 (age92 years, 349days).Interment at Glendale Cemetery. | | Benjamin Joseph Gibson (1881-1949) — also known asBen J. Gibson — of Corning,AdamsCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Corning,AdamsCounty, Iowa,November13, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;AdamsCounty Attorney, 1908-12; member ofIowastate senate 6th District, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;Iowastate attorney general, 1921-27.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in1949(ageabout67 years).Interment at Glendale Cemetery. | | Solomon Francis Prouty (1854-1927) — also known asSolomon F. Prouty — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio,January17, 1854.Republican. Member of Iowa state legislature, 1879; district judge inIowa 9th District, 1899-1902;U.S.Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1911-15.Died in1927(ageabout73 years).Interment at Glendale Cemetery. | | Frederic Magoun Miller (1896-1958) — also known asFrederic M. Miller — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,February18, 1896.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1939-46.Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation.Died, ofprostatecancer, in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,June 8,1958 (age62 years, 110days).Interment at Glendale Cemetery. | | Edward Hooker Gillette (1840-1918) — also known asEdward H. Gillette — of Valley Junction (now West Des Moines),PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Bloomfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,October1, 1840.Newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1879-81; People'scandidate forsecretaryof state of Iowa, 1893.Died in Valley Junction (now West Des Moines),PolkCounty, Iowa,August14, 1918 (age77 years, 317days).Interment at Glendale Cemetery. | | Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) — also known asA. U. Coates — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Excelsior,RichlandCounty, Wis.,June 21,1858.Schoolteacher;musicstore manager;grocer;real estatedealer; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Iowa, 1936.Churchof Christ.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,January21, 1943 (age84 years, 214days).Interment at Glendale Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Harvey Coates and Anna French (Knowlton) Coates; married,August31, 1875, to Isabel Lein. |
| | Carroll O. Switzer (1908-1960) — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Pilot Mound,BooneCounty, Iowa,May 23,1908.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1940,1948;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1949-50.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,May 30,1960 (age52 years, 7days).Interment at Glendale Cemetery. | | Mark G. Thornburg (1882-1962) — of Emmetsburg,Palo AltoCounty, Iowa.Born in Linden,DallasCounty, Iowa,June 8,1882.Republican.Iowasecretary of agriculture, 1924-33, 1939-43.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;PhiKappa Psi;AlphaZeta.DiedDecember15, 1962 (age80 years, 190days).Interment at Glendale Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas A. Thornburg and Jennie (Vestal) Thornburg; married toBlanche Scholes. |
| | Carl G. Radosevich (1920-2001) — of Ottumwa,WapelloCounty, Iowa.Born in Lovilia,MonroeCounty, Iowa,January22, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Ottumwa, Iowa, 1988-93; defeated, 1965.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Lions;Elks.Died in Ottumwa,WapelloCounty, Iowa,August6, 2001 (age81 years, 196days).Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
WoodlandCemetery
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924) — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Rock Island,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,May 11,1866.Farmer;collegeprofessor;magazineeditor;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-24; died in office 1924.Presbyterian.Member,DeltaTau Delta;PhiKappa Phi;Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,October25, 1924 (age58 years, 167days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | James Sullivan Clarkson (1842-1918) — also known asJames S. Clarkson;"Ret" —of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Brookville,FranklinCounty, Ind.,May 17,1842.Republican.Newspapereditor;railroadbuilder;IowaRepublican state chair, 1869-71; postmaster atDesMoines, Iowa, 1871-79; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Iowa,1876,1880,1884,1888,1892,1896;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Iowa, 1880-96;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1891-92; First Assistant U.S.Postmaster General, 1889-90;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1902-10.Assisted more than 500 escaping slaves en route to Canada via the"underground railroad," 1856-62.Died in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,May 31,1918 (age76 years, 14days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.  | John Adam Kasson (1822-1910) — also known asJohn A. Kasson — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Charlotte,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,January11, 1822.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1860;U.S.Representative from Iowa, 1863-67, 1873-77, 1881-84 (5th District1863-67, 7th District 1873-77, 1881-84); member of Iowa statelegislature, 1868; U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1877-81;Germany, 1884-85.Scotch-Irishancestry.DiedMay 18,1910 (age88 years, 127days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.  | James Baird Weaver (1833-1912) — also known asJames B. Weaver — of Bloomfield,DavisCounty, Iowa; Colfax,JasperCounty, Iowa.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,June 12,1833.General in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1879-81, 1885-89;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1880 (Greenback Labor), 1892 (Populist);Greenback candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1883; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Methodist.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,February6, 1912 (age78 years, 239days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.  | Albert Baird Cummins (1850-1926) — also known asAlbert B. Cummins — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born, in aloghouse, near Carmichaels,GreeneCounty, Pa.,February15, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1888; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Iowa,1892(alternate),1896,1904,1924;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Iowa, 1896-1900;Governor ofIowa, 1902-08;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1908-26; died in office 1926; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1912,1916.Congregationalist.Died of aheartattack, in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,July 30,1926 (age76 years, 165days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Samuel Merrill (1822-1899) — of New Hampshire; Iowa. Born in Turner,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,August7, 1822.Republican. Member of New Hampshire state legislature, 1854; memberof Iowa state legislature, 1859; general in the Union Army during theCivil War;Governor ofIowa, 1868-72.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August31, 1899 (age77 years, 24days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | George Grover Wright (1820-1896) — also known asGeorge G. Wright — ofVanBuren County, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Bloomington,MonroeCounty, Ind.,March24, 1820.Republican. Member ofIowastate senate, 1849-51;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1855-60, 1860-70;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1871-77.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,January11, 1896 (age75 years, 293days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Cassius Clay Dowell (1864-1940) — also known asCassius C. Dowell — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born near Summerset,WarrenCounty, Iowa,February29, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1894-98; member ofIowastate senate, 1902-12;U.S.Representative from Iowa, 1915-35, 1937-40 (7th District 1915-33,6th District 1933-35, 1937-40); defeated, 1934; died in office 1940.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary4, 1940 (age75 years, 0days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Nathaniel Bradley Baker (1818-1876) — also known asNathaniel B. Baker — of New Hampshire; Iowa. Born in Henniker,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,September29, 1818.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1850;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1854-55; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1859;AdjutantGeneral of Iowa, 1861-76.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,September11, 1876 (age57 years, 348days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Lampson Parker Sherman (1821-1900) — also known asLampson P. Sherman — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in New Lancaster (now Lancaster),FairfieldCounty, Ohio,October13, 1821.Republican.Printer;newspaperpublisher;merchant;mayorof Des Moines, Iowa, 1854-55;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Des Moines, Iowa, 1867-79.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,November21, 1900 (age79 years, 39days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary (Hoyt) Sherman andCharlesRobert Sherman; brother ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman andJohnSherman; married,April19, 1845, to Mary Getchell; married,December31, 1851, to Susan Rebecca Lawson; uncle of Mary Hoyt Sherman(who marriedNelsonAppleton Miles); sixth great-grandson ofThomasWelles; second cousin ofDavidMunson Osborne; second cousin once removed ofThomasMott Osborne; second cousin twice removed ofCharlesDevens Osborne andLithgowOsborne; second cousin thrice removed ofPierpontEdwards andAaronBurr; third cousin ofPhineasTaylor Barnum; third cousin once removed ofEzekielGilbert Stoddard andBlancheM. Woodward; third cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,TheodoreDwight,HenryWaggaman Edwards,IraYale,LouisEzekiel Stoddard andAsburyElliott Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed ofJonathanBrace,ChaunceyGoodrich andElizurGoodrich; fourth cousin ofPhiloFairchild Barnum,AndrewGould Chatfield,HenryJarvis Raymond andEdwinOlmstead Keeler; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesYale,TheodoreDavenport,DavidLowrey Seymour,ChaunceyMitchell Depew,FredLockwood Keeler andThomasMcKeen Chidsey. | | | | Political family:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ira Cook (1821-1902) — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Union Center,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1821.Republican.Surveyor;banker;insuranceandrealestate business;mayorof Des Moines, Iowa, 1861.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,March11, 1902 (age80 years, 156days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Lafayette Young (1848-1926) — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born inMonroeCounty, Iowa,May 10,1848.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; member of Iowa state legislature, 1890;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1900,1908;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1910-11; in May 1915, while working as a warcorrespondent for a Des Moines newspaper, he wasarrestedin Innsbruck, Austria, on suspicion ofespionage;released a few hours later.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,November15, 1926 (age78 years, 189days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Charles Augustus Rawson (1867-1936) — also known asCharles A. Rawson — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,May 29,1867.Republican.Manufacturer;campaign manager for U.S. SenatorWilliamS. Kenyon, 1911;IowaRepublican state chair, 1912-20; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Iowa,1920;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1922; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Iowa, 1924.Protestant.Died in1936(ageabout69 years).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Josiah Given (1828-1908) — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Murrysville,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,August31, 1828.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa 5thDistrict, 1881-86; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1887-89,1903;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1889-1901.Presbyterian.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,February3, 1908 (age79 years, 156days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Charles Alvord Bishop (1854-1908) — also known asCharles A. Bishop — of La Porte City,Black HawkCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born inWaukeshaCounty, Wis.,May 22,1854.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1882; district judge in Iowa 9thDistrict, 1889-90, 1897-1902;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1902-08.Died in1908(ageabout54 years).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Hiram Ypsilanti Smith (1843-1894) — of Iowa. Born in Ohio,1843.Republican. Member of Iowa state legislature, 1880;U.S.Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1884-85.Died in1894(ageabout51 years).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Benjamin F. Gue (1828-1904) — ofScottCounty, Iowa; Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born inGreeneCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1828.Republican.Newspapereditor; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1858-62; member ofIowastate senate, 1862-66; postmaster atFortDodge, Iowa, 1865;LieutenantGovernor of Iowa, 1866-68.Died inPolkCounty, Iowa,June 4,1904 (age75 years, 162days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Coker Fifield Clarkson (1811-1890) — also known asC. F. Clarkson — of Metropolis (unknowncounty), Iowa.Born inPenobscotCounty, Maine,January21, 1811.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Iowa,1860;member ofIowastate senate, 1863-67; candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1868.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,May 7,1890 (age79 years, 106days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Albert Winfield Swalm (1845-1922) — also known asAlbert W. Swalm — of Grand Junction,GreeneCounty, Iowa; Oskaloosa,MahaskaCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Womelsdorf,BerksCounty, Pa.,November30, 1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor and publisher;postmaster;U.S. Consul inMontevideo, 1897-1903;Southampton, 1903-19;Hamilton, 1919-22, died in office 1922.Member,Freemasons.Died in Hamilton,Bermuda,August24, 1922 (age76 years, 267days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John E. Swalm and Elizabeth (Christ) Swalm; married,October1, 1872, to Pauline Given. |
| Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Frederick William Lehmann (1853-1931) — also known asFrederick W. Lehmann — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa;St.Louis, Mo.Born inPrussia,February28, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;attorney for WabashRailroad;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker);U.S. Solicitor General, 1910-12.Germanancestry. Member,American BarAssociation.DiedSeptember12, 1931 (age78 years, 196days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; cenotaph at Woodland Cemetery.
Drake MunicipalObservatory
Waveland Park, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Walter Morehouse (1876-1941) — also known asD. W. Morehouse — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Mankato,Blue EarthCounty, Minn.,February22, 1876.Astronomer;universityprofessor;president,Drake University, 1922-41; Dry candidate fordelegateto Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Disciplesof Christ. Member,SigmaXi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,January21, 1941 (age64 years, 334days).Cremated;ashes interred at Drake Municipal Observatory.
ResthavenCemetery
801 19th Street
West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Founded 1931
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Dolph Ray (1928-2018) — also known asRobert D. Ray — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,September26, 1928.Republican.Lawyer;IowaRepublican state chair, 1963-67;Governor ofIowa, 1969-83; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1972(delegation chair).Christian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,July 8,2018 (age89 years, 285days).Interment at Resthaven Cemetery. | | Robert Kingman Goodwin (1905-1983) — also known asRobert K. Goodwin — of Redfield,DallasCounty, Iowa.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,May 23,1905.Republican.Farmer;brick and claytile manufacturer;bankdirector; mayor of Redfield, Iowa, 1938-40;U.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940-41; served in theU.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Iowa,1952;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Iowa, 1952-56.Congregationalist.Member,FarmBureau;AlphaTau Omega;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;OddFellows;Elks.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,February21, 1983 (age77 years, 274days).Interment at Resthaven Cemetery.  | M. L. Abrahamson (1902-1975) — ofBooneCounty, Iowa.Born in Pilot Mound,BooneCounty, Iowa,June 19,1902.Republican.BooneCounty Treasurer, 1927-32;Iowa statetreasurer, 1951-65.Methodist.Scandinavianancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Moose;Lions.Died in February,1975(age72years, 0 days).Entombed at Resthaven Cemetery.
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