Joseph Dysart (July 8, 1820 – September 8, 1893) was an American farmer and politician. Born in

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Huntingdon is a borough in (and the county seat of) Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along the Juniata River, approximately east of Altoona, Pennsylvania, Altoona and west of Harris ...

, Dysart moved to Iowa and eventually settled in the community of

Dysart, Iowa Dysart is a city in Tama County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,281 at the 2020 census. The Mayor of Dysart is currently Tim Glenn. History Dysart got its start in the year 1872, following construction of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids ...

, which was named after him. Dysart was a farmer; he served in the

Iowa State 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 approximately 60,927 per constituency, . ...

from 1861 to 861 and from 1870 to 1874. He was elected

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in 1873. He died in Dysart, Iowa.Joseph Dysart, Iowa General Assembly
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