Ainsworth, Lucien Lester b. June 21, 1831 d. April 19, 1902 US Congressman. He attended the New York public schools and studied law at Oneida Conference Seminary in Cazenovia, New York. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1854 and moved to Illinois where he established a law practice. He moved to Iowa and continued to practice law in West Union. He entered politics and was elected to the Iowa state senate in 1860. He was commissioned as a Captain in the Union Army in 1862 and served in Company C, Sixth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Cavalry and served...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd) West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Goldsbery, Andrew E. b. September 25, 1840 d. December 27, 1910 Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Awarded for action as Private, Co. E, 127th Illinois Infantry at Vicksburg, Miss., on May 22, 1863. His citation reads: "Gallantry in the charge of the 'volunteer storming party.'" Long Grove Cemetery, Maynard, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Larrabee, William b. January 20, 1832 d. November 16, 1912 Iowa Governor. Served in the Iowa State Senate from 1868 to 1885 and Governor of the state from 1886 to 1890. He was the first governor to serve a full term in the new Capital building in Des Moines. Between 1872 and 1885, he had financial interest with more than a dozen different banks in Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota. After his second term as Governor, he retired to Clermont, Iowa. In 1893 he wrote "The Railroad Question-A Historical and Practical Treatise on Railroads and Their Abuses." (Bio by: Mr. Denardo) Gods Acres Cemetery, Clermont, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
b. June 21, 1831 d. April 19, 1902