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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 1/28/1889
Birth Place: Indiana, Pennsylvania
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
House: 16 (1876) - 17 (1878)
Home County: Benton
John McCartney
Benton County
Born April 18, 1823 in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He was one of the early settlers of Benton county, having come here about the year 1855, and was for some time associated with Judge Shane in the practice of law. He was elected judge in 1862 and served until 1864. Judge McCartney also represented Benton county in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Iowa General Assemblies, 1876-78. He was a man of push and energy and was prominent in working for the public good. He, with his family, went from here to National City, CA in 1888. He was married to Miss Cynthia A. Dodds.
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House District 51
Committees
16th GA (1876)
Legislation Sponsored
16th GA (1876)