J. Henry Lucken (February 6, 1896 – June 30, 1984) was an American farmer and politician. A
Republican, Lucken served in the
Iowa House of Representatives from 1947 to 1961 and then served in the
Iowa State Senate from 1961 to 1971.
Biography
Born in
Akron, Iowa, Lucken graduated from Akron High School and went to
Westmar University
Westmar University was a private four-year liberal arts college in Le Mars, Iowa, United States. It permanently closed on November 21, 1997.
Westmar University was founded in 1887 as the Northwestern Normal School and Business College by Jaco ...
. He served in the
United States Army, with the military police, during
World War I. Lucken was a farmer and was involved with the Plymouth Co-op Oil Company and the Area Federal Land Bank. Lucken served on the Johnson Township School Board. Lucken died in a hospital in
Le Mars, Iowa.
['Longtime legislator J. Henry Lucken dead at 88,' Le Mars Daily Sentinel, July 2, 1984, pg. 1]
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1896 births
1984 deaths
Farmers from Iowa
Businesspeople from Iowa
Military personnel from Iowa
School board members in Iowa
Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Republican Party Iowa state senators
20th-century American legislators
20th-century American businesspeople
People from Akron, Iowa
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