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John Fletcher LACEY, Congress, IA (1841-1913)

LACEY John Fletcher , a Representative from Iowa; born in New Martinsville, Va. (now West Virginia), May 30, 1841; moved to Iowa in 1855 with his parents, who settled in Oskaloosa; attended the…

HARLAN, James, Congress, IA (1820-1899)

Senate Years of Service: 1855-1857; 1857-1865; 1867-1873 Party: Opposition; Republican; Republican HARLAN, James, a Senator from Iowa; born in Clark County, Ill., August 26, 1820; at age four,…

Missouri, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Missouri, river, c.2,565 mi (4,130 km) long (including its Jefferson-Beaverhead-Red Rock headstream), the longest river of the United States and the principal tributary of the…

George Cromwell SCOTT, Congress, IA (1864-1948)

SCOTT George Cromwell , a Representative from Iowa; born near East Kendall (now Morton), Monroe County, N.Y., August 8, 1864; moved to Iowa in 1880; attended the country schools and the high…

David Ray NAGLE, Congress, IA (1943)

NAGLE David Ray , a Representative from Iowa; born in Grinnell, Iowa, April 15, 1943; attended University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1961-1965; LL.B., University of Iowa Law School…

Walter Halben BUTLER, Congress, IA (1852-1931)

BUTLER Walter Halben , a Representative from Iowa; born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pa., February 13, 1852; moved to Minnesota in 1868 with his parents, who settled in Mankato, Blue Earth…

Dave LOEBSACK, Congress, IA (1952)

LOEBSACK Dave , a Representative from Iowa; born in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, December 23, 1952; graduated from East High School, Sioux City, Iowa, 1970; B.S., Iowa State University, Ames,…

Greg GANSKE, Congress, IA (1949)

GANSKE Greg , a Representative from Iowa; born in New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa, March 31, 1949; B.A., University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1972; M.D., University of Iowa Medical School,…

Charles Bernard HOEVEN, Congress, IA (1895-1980)

HOEVEN Charles Bernard , a Representative from Iowa; born in Hospers, Sioux County, Iowa, March 30, 1895; attended the public schools and Alton (Iowa) High School; State University of Iowa at…