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Winneshiek County
Iowa

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Winneshiek County

Index to Locations

DecorahUnknown location

DecorahDecorah Lutheran Cemetery

DecorahPhelps Cemetery

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Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa

Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus (1883-1961) — also known asJacob A. O. Preus — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born inColumbiaCounty, Wis.,August28, 1883.Republican. Clerk to U.S. Sen.KnuteNelson, 1906-09;lawyer;Minnesota Insurance Commissioner, 1910-14;Minnesotastate auditor, 1915-21;Governor ofMinnesota, 1921-25; candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1923.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 24,1961 (age77 years, 269days).Interment somewhere.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Christian Keyser Preus and Louise Augusta (Hjort) Preus; married1909 toIdella Louise Haugen.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle
		Image source: Minnesota LegislativeManual 1917

Decorah LutheranCemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa

Samuel David Goetsch (b. 1879) — also known asSam D. Goetsch — of Decorah,WinneshiekCounty, Iowa.Born inSheboyganCounty, Wis.,1879.Member ofIowastate senate; elected 1934.Interment at Decorah Lutheran Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

PhelpsCemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa

Henry Thomas Helgesen (1857-1917) — also known asHenry T. Helgesen — of Milton,CavalierCounty, N.Dak.Born near Decorah,WinneshiekCounty, Iowa,June 26,1857.Republican.U.S.Representative from North Dakota, 1911-17 (at-large 1911-13, 1stDistrict 1913-17); died in office 1917; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from North Dakota,1916.DiedApril10, 1917 (age59 years, 288days).Interment at Phelps Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) — also known asFred Biermann — of Decorah,WinneshiekCounty, Iowa.Born in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,March20, 1884.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspapereditor and publisher;postmaster;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1928,1940;U.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.Agnostic.Member,Freemasons;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,July 1,1968 (age84 years, 103days). Hisbody wasdonated to the Iowa Medical School.Interment at Phelps Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof E. E. Biermann and Martha Biermann; married,January25, 1930, to Adel Rygg.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Theodore Weld Burdick (1836-1898) — of Decorah,WinneshiekCounty, Iowa.Born in Evansburg (now Conneaut Lake),CrawfordCounty, Pa.,October7, 1836.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;banker;U.S.Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1877-79; member ofIowastate senate, 1886-87.Died in Decorah,WinneshiekCounty, Iowa,July 16,1898 (age61 years, 282days).Interment at Phelps Cemetery.

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