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James R. Barkley
James Robert Barkley (February 13, 1869 – July 26, 1948) was an American politician from the state of Iowa. Barkley was born in Davis County, Iowa in 1869. He served as a Republican in the Iowa Senate from January 8, 1945, until his death in Moulton on July 26, 1948. He was interred in Oakland Cemetery in Moulton, Iowa. References 1869 births 1948 deaths Republican Party Iowa state senators {{Iowa-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa Senate, District 3
The 3rd district of the Iowa Senate, located in Northwestern Iowa, is currently composed of Buena Vista County, Osceola County, O'Brien County and parts of Cherokee County and Clay County. Its current member of the Iowa Senate is Republican Lynn Evans. Current elected officials Republican Lynn Evans has been the senator representing the 3rd District since 2023. The area of the 3rd District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: *The 5th District (represented by Zach Dieken) *The 6th District (represented by Megan Jones) The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra. List of Representatives Historical District Boundaries See also *Iowa General Assembly *Iowa Senate The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly, United States. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state of Iowa with populations of appro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewey Goode
Dewey Emmitt Goode (1898–1972) was an American politician from the state of Iowa. During a legislative career that spanned five decades, the Republican Goode served a total of 13 terms in the Iowa House of Representatives and one term in the Iowa State Senate. Biography Early years Dewey Emmitt Goode was born June 2, 1898, at Bloomfield, Iowa, in 1898 to Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Goode."Bloomfield," ''Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier,'' vol. 69, no. 94 (June 15, 1917), pg. 2. The elder Goode ran a produce company in Bloomfield, for whom Dewey later worked, together with his brother. Goode married the former Zona McIntire in Bloomfield on June 10, 1917. Career Early in 1932, the 31-year old Goode announced his candidacy for a seat in the |
David Sherman West
D. Sherman West (August 9, 1885 – September 3, 1973) was an American politician from the state of Iowa. West was born in Moulton, Appanoose County, Iowa Appanoose County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,317. Its county seat is Centerville. History Appanoose County was formed on February 17, 1843, from open territory. It was named for the ... in 1885. He served as a Democrat in the Iowa Senate from 1949 to 1953. He died in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas in 1973. References 1885 births 1973 deaths Iowa Democrats {{Iowa-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis County, Iowa
Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,110. The county seat is Bloomfield. Davis County is included in the Ottumwa, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Davis County was named in honor of Garrett Davis, a Congressman from Kentucky from March 4, 1839, until March 3, 1847, and later a US Senator from Kentucky. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 63 * Iowa Highway 2 * Iowa Highway 202 Adjacent counties * Wapello County (north) * Monroe County (northwest) * Van Buren County (east) * Jefferson County (northeast) * Scotland County, Missouri (southeast) * Schuyler County, Missouri (southwest) * Appanoose County (west) Demographics 2020 census The 2020 census recorded a population of 9,110 in the county, with a population density of . 97.49% of the population reported being of one r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moulton, Iowa
Moulton is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 607 at the time of the 2020 census. History Moulton was platted in 1867. In 1873, the Burlington and Southwestern Railway was built into the settlement. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 605 people, 264 households, and 164 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 312 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% White, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 264 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.9% were non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s, conservatism has been the dominant ideology of the GOP. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. The Republican Party's intellectual predecessor is considered to be Northern members of the Whig Party, with Republican presidents Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison all being Whigs before switching to the party, from which they were elected. The collapse of the Whigs, which had previously been one of the two major parties in the country, strengthened the party's electoral success. Upon its founding, it supported c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt. In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa's agricultural economy transitioned to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing, processing, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, and green energy production. Iowa is the 26th most extensive in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1869 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan. * January 5 – Scotland's oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded. * January 20 – Elizabeth Cady Stanton is the first woman to testify before the United States Congress. * January 21 – The P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic educational organization for women, is founded at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. * January 27 – The Republic of Ezo is proclaimed on the northern Japanese island of Ezo (which will be renamed Hokkaidō on September 20) by remaining adherents to the Tokugawa shogunate. * February 5 – Prospectors in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia, discover the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the "Welcome Stranger". * February 20 – Ranavalona II, the Merina Queen of Madagascar, is baptized. * February 25 – The Iron and Steel Institute is formed in Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the '' Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
