New Virginia, Iowa Republican William S. Beardsley, son of William and Carrie Shane Beardsley, was born in Beacon, Iowa on May 13, 1901. He attended public school at Birmingham, Iowa and graduated from Birmingham High School and the Bowen Institute…
Robert D. Blue, an Eagle Grove republican, was the son of Donald and Myrtle E. Blue. Governor Blue was born in Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa on September 24, 1898. He graduated from Eagle Grove High School, attended Iowa State College in Ames,…
Bourke B. Hickenlooper, a Linn County republican, was born in Blockton, Iowa on July 21, 1896. He was the son of Nathan O. and Margaret A. Hickenlooper both of whom were born in Taylor County, Iowa. He was a graduate of the Iowa State University…
George Allison Wilson, 28th governor of Iowa, and U.S. senator, was born on a farm near Menlo, Adair County, Iowa, to James Henderson Wilson and Martha Green (Varley) Wilson. He attended nearby rural schools, Grinnell College (1900-1903), and the…
Nelson George Kraschel, Iowa's twenty-seventh governor, was born in Macon, Illinois on October 27, 1889. He was the son of Fred K. Kraschel, who farmed near Macon, Illinois, and Nancy Jane (Poe) Kraschel. Nelson Kraschel attended Macon High School…
Clyde Herring, 26th Governor of Iowa, was an automobile dealer, governor, and U.S. senator. He was the son of James Gwynn Herring and Stella Mae (Addison) Herring. He was born and raised in Jackson, Michigan, where he worked for a while as a jewelry…
Daniel Webster Turner, 25th governor of Iowa and a founder of the National farmer Organization (NFO), was the fifth of nine children of Almira (Baker) Turner and Austin Bates Turner, a merchant and Civil War veteran. Daniel Turner served for 18…
John Hammill, 24th Governor of Iowa was born on October 14, 1875 in Linden, Iowa County, Wisconsin, the son of George and Mary Brewer Hammill, both of English ancestry. When he was 13, the family moved to a farm near Britt, Hancock County, Iowa. He…
Nathan Edward Kendall, 23rd governor of iowa, was born on March 17, 1868 to Elijah J. and Lucinda (Stevens) Kendall in Greenville, Iowa. He was the youngest of six children. He went to a local country school and then moved to Albia, Monroe County,…
William L Harding, 21st governor of Iowa, was born on October 3, 1877 in Sibley, Iowa. He was educated at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, and the University of South Dakota Law School. In 1907, Harding married Carrie Lamoreux and began the…
