Senator Clifton C. Lamborn View All Years

CLIFTON C. LAMBORN

Clifton C. “Cliff” Lamborn was born on January 17, 1919, on a farm south of Bellevue, Iowa, to Charles and Inez Lamborn. He passed away on January 31, 2011, at the age of 92. He is survived by his daughter, Janet Parmater of Maquoketa, Iowa; a grandson, James Clifton Parmater of Murrieta, California; and a cousin, Amy Lamborn Mills of Jacksonville, Florida.

Lamborn attended country school and then went on to public high school in Bellevue, graduating in 1936. On July 16, 1941, his name was selected in one of the first drawings of the draft. He served in the U.S. Army Engineers during World War II, building bridges and making other improvements to roads used by shuttle trucks.

He married Marshalline Davis on December 4, 1942, in Missouri. Upon his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army he was reunited with his wife in San Francisco on January 8, 1946.

Lamborn started his career as a road builder and continued his career in road construction for over 52 years. He and Marshalline started Lamborn Construction Co., Inc. of Maquoketa in 1954. They later organized and operated Prairie Road Builders, Inc., Richards Construction Co., Lamborn’s Clothing Store, Lamborn’s Ready Mix Concrete Co., Bear Tile Co., Inc., Lamborn Mobile Home Park, Inc., and a farm operation. He was also a partner in the Hurstville Land Development Inc., which purchased the town of Hurstville and 651 acres of land in 1978.

His political career started in 1966 when he was elected to the Iowa Senate. He served four years as Republican Majority Leader and two years as Minority Leader. While Majority Leader he was on the committee that acquired Terrace Hill, which became the governor’s mansion.

He was active in many community projects and organizations. He served as the Mayor of Maquoketa from 1990-1991 and 1994-1995. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Maquoketa American Legion Post #75, Lions Club, Maquoketa Chamber of Commerce, and the Izzak Walton League. He was a board member and president of the Jackson County Historical Society. He was very interested in genealogy and traced his family roots back to England in 1166.

Lamborn was a Jackson County Republican. He served in the Iowa Senate during the 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 65th and 66th General Assemblies.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA: That in the passing of the Honorable Clifton C. Lamborn, the State has lost an honored citizen and faithful and useful public servant, and that the Senate by this resolution expresses its appreciation of his service to the State and tenders its sympathy and kindest regards to the members of his family.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the Senate and that the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

TOD BOWMAN

SHAWN HAMERLINCK

ROBY SMITH

Committee