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Vandever is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ira Vandever (born 1980), American football player *William Vandever William Vandever (March 31, 1817 – July 23, 1893) was a United States representative from Iowa and later from California, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Early life Vandever was born in Baltimore, ... (1817–1893), American politician and Union Army general See also * Vandeveer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ira Vandever
Ira Matthew Vandever (born November 22, 1980) is the starting quarterback for the Stuttgart Scorpions The Stuttgart Scorpions are an American football team from Stuttgart, Germany. The club's greatest success came in 2007, when it reached the German Bowl but lost to the Braunschweig Lions. History The Stuttgart Scorpions were formed in December ... in the German Football League. He attended McCluer North High School in Florissant, Missouri where he was a two-year starter, and also Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa where he was a four-year starter. During his time at Drake, Vandever set 15 individual records as well as helped Drake win the Pioneer Football League in 2000. Drake University As a freshman, Vandever split quarterback duties with Solon Bell. As a sophomore, he led the Bulldogs to a Pioneer Football League championship in his first year as a full-time starter. By the end of his tenure at Drake, Vandever set records in career passing yards (7,868), mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Vandever
William Vandever (March 31, 1817 – July 23, 1893) was a United States representative from Iowa and later from California, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Early life Vandever was born in Baltimore, Maryland, where he attended the common schools and pursued an academic course. He moved to Illinois in 1839 and to Iowa in 1851. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced practice in Dubuque, Iowa. He was of Dutch descent. In 1858 he was elected as a Republican Party (United States), Republican to represent Iowa's 2nd congressional district in the Thirty-sixth United States Congress, Thirty-sixth Congress, and was re-elected in 1860 to represent it in the Thirty-seventh United States Congress, Thirty-seventh Congress. He was a member of the peace conference of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war. Civil War In 1861, Vandever was mustered into the Union Army as Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
