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president of the
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279:Thomas J. B. Robinson
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92:Succeeded by
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1508:G. Gillette
1297:E. Gillette
1199:Kirkpatrick
1189:D. Hamilton
1036:J. Hamilton
662:W. Jacobsen
657:B. Jacobsen
359:W. Thompson
164:businessman
80:Preceded by
1881:Categories
1594:E. Hubbard
1513:Harrington
1229:Cunningham
1164:J. C. Cook
1154:J. C. Cook
1134:Loughridge
1119:A. Hubbard
1066:Cunningham
868:Loughridge
552:Thorington
547:J. P. Cook
494:Finkenauer
245:References
208:business.
161:Occupation
156:Democratic
122:1877-09-21
1846: (D)
1837: (D)
1828: (D)
1819: (D)
1810: (D)
1801: (R)
1792: (R)
1783: (R)
1760: (D)
1751: (R)
1561:Gilchrist
1556:Dickinson
1483:McPherson
1453:Carpenter
1420:Gilchrist
1234:Gilchrist
1214:Utterback
1086:Lightfoot
1026:Frederick
1021:J. Wilson
1006:J. Wilson
908:Updegraff
820:Lightfoot
760:Henderson
755:Updegraff
745:Ainsworth
612:G. Curtis
469:Mezvinsky
464:Schwengel
454:Schwengel
379:S. Curtis
70:In office
1667:A. Dodge
1639:Hastings
1619:Campbell
1488:W. Smith
1415:Thurston
1400:Jamieson
1385:Anderson
1307:H. Smith
1292:Cummings
1204:Ramseyer
1071:N. Smith
1061:LeCompte
1056:Thurston
1011:R. Clark
996:G. Dodge
973:Feenstra
953:N. Smith
943:Bandstra
928:LeCompte
918:Biermann
863:Grinnell
805:Grassley
790:Willford
785:Robinson
775:Connolly
765:Birdsall
707:Loebsack
677:Bromwell
562:Vandever
542:L. Clark
424:S. Clark
196:Born in
191:New Deal
63:district
1662:Chapman
1644:Leffler
1584:Perkins
1579:Struble
1503:Swanson
1498:Vincent
1395:Hepburn
1380:Hepburn
1352:Scherle
1224:Goodwin
1194:Kendall
1139:Sampson
1124:Pomeroy
1076:Scherle
1041:Cousins
1001:Palmer
883:Deering
825:Boswell
770:Pickett
750:Burdick
735:Allison
672:L. Wolf
642:Vollmer
597:Farwell
577:W. Wolf
537:Leffler
434:Kennedy
414:Seerley
404:B. Hall
389:McCrary
374:A. Hall
1738:Senate
1604:Steele
1589:Thomas
1546:Conner
1536:Holmes
1473:Bowman
1448:Oliver
1425:Hoeven
1405:Towner
1370:McDill
1347:Hansen
1342:Jensen
1337:Wearin
1332:Dowell
1327:Prouty
1312:Conger
1302:Kasson
1287:Kasson
1269:Grandy
1264:Bedell
1254:Greigg
1249:Hoeven
1219:Dowell
1209:Dowell
1169:Weaver
1144:Weaver
1096:Latham
1091:Grandy
1081:Harkin
991:Kasson
963:Latham
958:Ganske
933:Carter
913:Haugen
903:Butler
898:Sweney
893:Fuller
888:Weller
873:Walden
830:Latham
795:Gwynne
740:Donnan
717:Hinson
697:Nussle
687:Blouin
682:Culver
637:Pepper
632:Dawson
622:Rumple
602:Murphy
582:Cotton
499:Hinson
484:Braley
479:Nussle
449:Martin
444:Eicher
399:McCoid
364:Miller
290:from
148:, U.S.
131:, U.S.
1770:House
1614:Boies
1609:Scott
1599:Scott
1551:Woods
1518:Narey
1493:Green
1478:Hager
1463:Lyman
1458:Pusey
1410:Evans
1390:Flick
1259:Mayne
1184:Lacey
1179:White
1174:Lacey
1159:Cutts
1149:Cutts
923:Talle
878:Pratt
835:Young
815:Nagle
810:Evans
800:Gross
780:Sweet
702:Leach
692:Tauke
667:Talle
652:Letts
607:Hayes
592:Price
587:Tufts
572:Smyth
567:Price
557:Davis
474:Leach
429:Hedge
394:Stone
181:from
55:from
1730:73rd
1709:Iowa
1654:Terr
1571:11th
1528:10th
1468:Reed
1375:Sapp
1322:Hull
1317:Hays
1244:Coad
1101:King
1051:Cole
1046:Good
1031:Kerr
968:King
845:Nunn
840:Axne
647:Hull
627:Wade
617:Lane
489:Blum
439:Kopp
419:Gear
409:Gear
369:Henn
206:coal
189:'s "
136:Died
112:Born
57:Iowa
1443:Orr
1435:9th
1362:8th
1279:7th
1129:Orr
1111:6th
983:5th
948:Kyl
938:Kyl
855:4th
727:3rd
529:2nd
351:1st
61:3rd
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