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Harry Nielsen (politician)
Harry Nielsen (3 May 1895 – 8 August 1981) was an American politician. Nielsen was born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, on 3 May 1895. His family moved to Blencoe during his preadolescent years. Nielsen graduated from Little Sioux High School and became a farmer. He was affiliated with the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ... and had served as Sherman Township trustee and president of the Blencoe school board before being elected to the Iowa House of Representatives. Nielsen held the District 57 seat for two terms, from 1949 to 1953. After stepping down from the state house, Nielsen remained active in politics as mayor of Blencoe. Nielsen married Irene Miller Perry on 22 July 1922. The couple raised five children. She died on 8 May 1971. Harry Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Pottawattamie County () is a county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ... located in the U.S. state of Iowa. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 93,667, making it the tenth-most populous county in Iowa. The county takes its name from the Potawatomi Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe. The county seat is Council Bluffs, Iowa, Council Bluffs. Pottawattamie County is included in the Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha–Council Bluffs, Nebraska, NE–IA Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water. It is the second-largest county in Iowa by area after Kossuth County. Pottawattamie Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
