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Washington County
Iowa

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Washington County

Fred Dickinson Letts (1875-1965) — also known asF. Dickinson Letts — of Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa.Born near Ainsworth,WashingtonCounty, Iowa,April26, 1875.Republican. District judge in Iowa 7th District, 1911-13, 1915-17;U.S.Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1925-31; defeated, 1930;justiceof District of Columbia supreme court, 1931.DiedJanuary19, 1965 (age89 years, 268days).Interment at Ainsworth Cemetery.

Index to Locations

AinsworthAinsworth Cemetery

BrightonHillcrest Cemetery

RichmondRichmond Cemetery

WashingtonElm Grove Cemetery

WashingtonWoodlawn Cemetery

AinsworthCemetery
Ainsworth, Washington County, Iowa

Jonah Fitz Randolph Leonard (1832-1921) — of Ainsworth,WashingtonCounty, Iowa; Washington,WashingtonCounty, Iowa.Born in Waynesburg,GreeneCounty, Pa.,December10, 1832.Farmer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Prohibition candidateforGovernor ofVermont, 1894; United Christian candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1899; United Christian candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1900.Methodist.Died in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Iowa,February28, 1921 (age88 years, 80days).Interment at Ainsworth Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof John Leonard and Hannah (Reinhart) Leonard; married,March22, 1870, to Margaret A. Sands; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelAdams andJohnAdams; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnHenry Lehr andAlbertSidney Johnston Lehr.
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	Relatives:Cousin *** ofLesterJesse Dickinson.
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HillcrestCemetery
Brighton, Washington County, Iowa

George Weyand (1806-1885) — ofJeffersonCounty, Iowa.Born inSomersetCounty, Pa.,1806.Member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1848-49.Died in Brighton,WashingtonCounty, Iowa,1885(ageabout79 years).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

RichmondCemetery
Richmond, Washington County, Iowa

David Bunker (d. 1886) — ofWashingtonCounty, Iowa.Delegateto Iowa state constitutional convention 14th District, 1857.DiedJune 26,1886.Interment at Richmond Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Elm GroveCemetery
Washington, Washington County, Iowa

Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) — also known asSmith W. Brookhart — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Iowa.Born near Arbela,ScotlandCounty, Mo.,February2, 1869.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;schoolteacher;lawyer;farmer;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.Member,FarmBureau;AmericanLegion;National RifleAssociation;Knightsof Pythias.Died, fromheartdisease, in the Veterans Administrationhospitalin Whipple,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,November15, 1944 (age75 years, 287days).Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Abram Colar Brookhart and Cynthia (Wildman) Brookhart; married,June 22,1897, to Jennie Hearne.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
		Books about Smith Wildman Brookhart:George W. McDaniel,SmithWildman Brookhart : Iowa's Renegade Republican

Charles Almon Dewey (1877-1958) — also known asCharles A. Dewey — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Iowa,September11, 1877.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;WashingtonCounty Attorney, 1909-15; district judge in Iowa, 1918-28;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1928-49; tooksenior status 1949.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;DeltaTau Delta.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,March 2,1958 (age80 years, 172days).Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Almon Ralph Dewey and Sarah Ann (Rousseau) Dewey; married,September1, 1910, toJessieIrene Laffer.
		See alsofederaljudicial profile —Find-A-Gravememorial

Jessie Dewey (1886-1963) — also known asJessie Irene Laffer;Mrs. Charles A.Dewey —of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Iowa.Born in Sigourney,KeokukCounty, Iowa,January17, 1886.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1928.Female.DiedDecember23, 1963 (age77 years, 340days).Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery.

	Relatives:Daughter of Henry Laffer and Georgianna (Crist) Laffer; married,September1, 1910, toCharlesAlmon Dewey.
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Carl J. Jungbluth (1888-1964) — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Iowa.Born in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,May 19,1888.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1944.Germanancestry.DiedNovember14, 1964 (age76 years, 179days).Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Peter H. Jungbluth and Theresia (Schubert) Jungbluth; brother ofPeter H. Jungbluth, Jr. (who marriedAlvinaShedesky); married to Olga Augusta Smevog.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

WoodlawnCemetery
Washington, Washington County, Iowa

Edward Clayton Eicher (1878-1944) — also known asEdward C. Eicher — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Iowa;Alexandria,Va.Born in Noble,WashingtonCounty, Iowa,December16, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1933-39; member, U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission, 1938-42; chair, U.S. Securitiesand Exchange Commission, 1941-42;Judgeof U.S. District Court, 1942.Mennonite.Member,AlphaDelta Phi;PhiDelta Phi.Died inAlexandria,Va.,November30, 1944 (age65 years, 350days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Eicher and Lydia (Sommer) Eicher; married,August19, 1908, to Hazel Mount.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

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