James Middleswart
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - James Middleswart
OR:
James Middleswart on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

James Ira Middleswart (April 8, 1912 – August 5, 1993) was an American politician. James Middleswart was born to parents David and Eva Morgan Middleswart in
Indianola, Iowa Indianola is a city in Warren County, Iowa, United States, located south of downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The population was 15,833 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Warren County. Indianola is home to the National Balloon ...
, on April 8, 1912. He graduated from Indianola High School in 1930, studied business at
Simpson College Simpson College is a private Methodist liberal arts college in Indianola, Iowa. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and has about 1,250 full-time and 300 part-time students. In addition to the Indianola residential campus, Simpso ...
until 1932, and subsequently became a farmer. Middleswart was a soil district commissioner and district secretary before winning his first election to the
Iowa House of Representatives The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...
in 1966. Middleswart held the
District 27 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
seat for two terms, won reelection in District 92 in 1970, and occupied the District 93 seat from 1973 to 1979. Throughout his political career, Middleswart 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 ...
. Middleswart was married to Geraldine Denly from 1936 to his death on August 5, 1993.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Middleswart, James 1912 births 1993 deaths 20th-century American legislators Simpson College alumni Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Farmers from Iowa People from Indianola, Iowa