Keith H. Dunton
Farmer | |
Keokuk | |
67 | |
01/10/1977 - 01/07/1979 | |
88 |
Thornburg District 88 Democrat Born March 20, 1915, near Deep River, son of Sara Faye and Leroy Dunton. Graduated Thornburg High School. Married Ethel Cowan, What Cheer. Daughter, Cynthia. In farming and livestock operation. Member: Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Consistory, El Kahir Shrine, Elks, Lions, Izaak Walton League, Farm Bureau. Formerly chairman YMCA Youth in Government of Iowa; Boy Scouts District Executive Council, Flying Farmers, and Keokuk County School Board. Chairman House Appropriations and Legislative Fiscal Committees, Iowa Legislative Council, Iowa State Crime Commission, Governor's Com. on Employment of the Handicapped, Governor's Com. on Terrace Hill, and National Com. support of public schools. Tenth term.
Farmer | |
Keokuk | |
66 | |
01/13/1975 - 01/09/1977 | |
88 |
Thornburg District 88 Democrat Born March 20, 1915, in Poweshiek County near Deep River, son of Sara Faye and Leroy Dunton. Graduated Thornburg High School. Married Ethel Cowan, What Cheer. Daughter, Cynthia Kay. In farming and livestock operation. Member Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Consistory, El Kahir Shrine, Elks, Lions, Izaak Walton League, and Farm Bureau. Formerly chairman YMCA Youth in Government of Iowa; Boy Scouts District Executive Council, Flying Farmers, and Keokuk County School Board. Chairman House Appropriations and Legislative Fiscal Committees, Iowa Legislative Council, Iowa State Crime Commission, Governor's Com. on Employment of the Handicapped, Governor's Com. on Terrace Hill, and National Com. support of public schools. Ninth term.
Farmer | |
Keokuk | |
65 | |
01/08/1973 - 01/12/1975 | |
88 |
Thornburg District 88 Democrat Born in Poweshiek County near Deep River March 20, 1915, son of Sara Faye and Leroy Dunton. Moved to present farm home near Thornburg in Keokuk County 1920. Graduate Thornburg High School. Married Ethel Cowan of What Cheer. One daughter, Cynthia Kay. In farming and livestock operation. Formerly in hardware and implement business. Member Methodist Church, Budget and Financial Control Com., Governor's Com. Employment of Handicapped, Governor's Com. on Terrace Hill, National Com. support of public schools, Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Consistory, El Kahir Shrine, Elks, Lions, Izaak Walton League, Flying Farmers, and Farm Bureau. Formerly chairman YMCA Youth in Government of Iowa, Boy Scouts District Executive Council, and member Keokuk County School Board, chairman 10 years. In 58th, 59th, 60th, 60th Extra, 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th, and 65th sessions of General Assembly.
Farmer | |
Keokuk | |
64 | |
01/11/1971 - 01/07/1973 | |
88 |
Thornburg Keokuk County Democrat. Born in Poweshiek County, near Deep River, March 20; 1915. Son of Sara Faye and Leroy Dunton. Moved to present farm home near Thornburg in Keokuk County in 1920. Graduate of Thornburg High School. Married Ethel Cowan of What Cheer. One daughter, Cynthia Kay. In farm and livestock operation, formerly in hardware and implement business. Member Methodist Church, Budget and Financial Control Comm., Governor's Comm. for Employment of the Handicapped. National Comm. for support of public schools. Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Consistory, El Kahir Shrine, Elks, Lions, Izaak Walton League, Flying Farmers, and Farm Bureau. State Chairman YMCA Youth in Government, Boy Scouts District Executive Council and County Finance Chairman. Former member of Keokuk County School Board and chairman for 10 years. Served in 58th, 59th, 60th, 60th Extra, 61st, 62nd, 63rd and 64th sessions of General Assembly.
Farmer | |
Keokuk | |
63 | |
01/13/1969 - 01/10/1971 | |
24 |
Thornburg Keokuk County Democrat Born on a farm in Poweshiek County, near Deep River, Iowa, March 20, 1915. Son of Sara Faye and Leroy Dunton. Moved to present farm home near Thornburg in Keokuk County in 1920. Graduate of Thornburg High School. Married Ethel Cowan of What Cheer, Iowa. Father of one daughter, Cynthia Kay. In farm and livestock operation, formerly in hardware and implement business. Member Methodist Church, Budget Financial Control Comm., Governors Comm. for the employment of the Handicapped. National Comm. for the support of public schools, Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Consistory, El Kahir Shrine, Elks, Lions, Izaak Walton League, Flying Farmers (charter member), and Farm Bureau. State Chairman for the YMCA Youth in Government. Boy Scouts District Executive Council and Countv Finance Chairman. Former member of Keokuk County School Board and chairman for 10 years. Served in 58th, 59th, 60th, 60th extra, 61st. 62nd, and 63rd session of General Assembly.
Farmer | |
Keokuk | |
62 | |
01/09/1967 - 01/12/1969 | |
24 |
Thornburg Keokuk County Democrat. Born on a farm in Poweshiek County, near Deep River, Iowa, March 20, 1915. Son of Sarah Faye and LeRoy Dunton. Moved to present farm home near Thornburg in Keokuk County in 1920. Graduated from Thornburg High School in 1932. Married Ethel Cowan of What Cheer, Iowa, March 7, 1937. Father of one daughter, Cynthia Kay. Actively engaged in large farming with livestock operation, formerly in the hardware and implement business. Lay leader of Methodist Church in Thornburg and also Keokuk County lay leader. Former member of Keokuk County school board and chairman for 10 years; member of National Committee for the support of public schools; member of Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Consistory and El Kahir Shrine of Cedar Rapids, Elks, Lions, Izaak Walton League, charter member of Flying Farmers, member of Farm Bureau. Serving fifth term.
Farmer | |
Keokuk | |
61 | |
01/11/1965 - 01/08/1967 | |
24 |
Thornburg Keokuk County Democrat. Born on a farm in Poweshiek County, near Deep River, Iowa, March 20, 1915. Son of Sarah Faye and LeRoy Dunton. Moved to present farm home near Thornburg in Keokuk County in 1920. Graduated from Thornburg High School in 1932. Married Ethel Cowan of What Cheer, Iowa, March 7, 1937. Father of one daughter, Cynthia Kay, age 12. Actively engaged in large farming with livestock operation, formerly in the hardware and implement business. Lay leader of Methodist Church in Thornburg and also Keokuk County lay leader. Former member of Keokuk County school board and chairman for 10 years; member of National Committee for the support of public schools; member of Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Consistory and El Kahir Shrine of Cedar Rapids, Elks, Lions, Izaak Walton League, charter member of Flying Farmers, member of Farm Bureau. Serving fourth term.
Farmer | |
Keokuk | |
60 | |
01/14/1963 - 01/10/1965 | |
24 |
Thornburg, Keokuk County Democrat. Born on a farm in Poweshiek County, near Deep River, Iowa, March 20, 1915. Son of Sarah Faye and LeRoy Dunton; moved to present farm home near Thornburg in Keokuk County in 1920. Graduated from Thornburg High School in 1932 Married Ethel Cowan of What Cheer Iowa, March 7, 1937. Father of one daughter, Cynthia Kay, age 11. Actively engaged in large farming with livestock operation, formerly in the hardware and implement business. Lay leader of Methodist Church in Thornburg and also Keokuk County lay leader. Former member of Keokuk County school board and chairman for 10 years; member of National Committee for the support of public schools; member of Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Consistory and El Kahir Shrine of Cedar Rapids, Elks, Lions, Izaak Walton League, charter member of Flying Farmers, member of Farm Bureau. Serving third term.
Farmer | |
Keokuk | |
59 | |
01/09/1961 - 01/13/1963 | |
24 |
Thornburg Keokuk County Democrat. Born on a farm in Poweshiek County, near Deep River, Iowa, March 20, 1915. Son of Sarah Faye and LeRoy Dunton; moved to present farm home near Thornburg in Keokuk county in 1920. Graduated from Thornburg high school in 1932. Married Ethel Cowan of What Cheer, Iowa, March 7, 1937. Father of one daughter, Cynthia Kay, age 9. Actively engaged in large farming with livestock operation, formerly in the hardware and implement business. Chairman of the board and lay leader of Methodist Church in Thornburg; former member of Keokuk county school board and chairman for 10 years; member of State School Board Association; member of Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Consistory and El Kahir Shrine of Cedar Rapids, Elks, Lions, Izaak Walton League, charter member of Flying Farmers, member of Farm Bureau. Serving second term.
Farmer | |
Keokuk | |
58 | |
01/12/1959 - 01/08/1961 | |
24 |
Thornburg Keokuk County Democrat Born on a farm in Poweshiek county, near Deep River, Iowa, March 20, 1915. Son of Sarah Faye and LeRoy Dunton; moved to farm where he now resides near Thornburg in Keokuk county in 1920. Graduated from Thornburg high school in 1932 and engaged in farming on farm which he now owns and operates. Married Ethel Cowan of What Cheer, Iowa, March 7, 1937. Father of one daughter, Cynthia Kay, age seven. Actively engaged in large farming with livestock operation and hardware and implement business. Chairman of the board, and lay leader of Methodist church in Thornburg; member of Keokuk county school board, chairman for last ten years; State School Board Association; member of Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Consistory and El Kahir Shrine of Cedar Rapids; Elks, Lions; charter member of Flying Farmers; Farm Bureau and National Farm Organization. Serving first term.