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Oliver Perry Myers

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State Senator
Democrat
Lawyer
Jasper
45
01/09/1933 - 03/06/1933
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Senator from the twenty-ninth district, Jasper county, was born in Cedar township, Washington county, Iowa, July 30, 1856. Graduated from the State University of Iowa in 1880. From 1895 to 1899 he was county superintendent of schools in Beadle county, Huron, South Dakota. He married Leah McFarlane in 1897, and they have three children Kenneth, Ruth, and Dorothy, all graduated from state schools. By profession he is a lawyer at Newton, Iowa. Elected state senator in 1930. Died during the session of the forty-fifth general assembly and at a special election in his district, Mr. Tripp was elected to fill the vacancy. Mr. Myers was a democrat.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources
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State Senator
Democrat
Lawyer
Jasper
44
01/12/1931 - 01/08/1933
29

Senator from the twenty-ninth district, Jasper county, was born in Cedar township, Washington county, Iowa, July 30th, 1856. Graduated from the State University of Iowa in 1880. From 1895 to 1899 he was county superintendent of schools in Beadle county, Huron, South Dakota. He married Leah McFarlane in 1897, and they have three children, Kenneth, Ruth, and Dorothy, all graduated from state schools. By profession he is a lawyer at Newton, Iowa. Elected state senator in 1930. He is a democrat.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources