Herschel Loveless
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34th Governor of Iowa | |
In office January 17, 1957 – January 12, 1961 | |
Lieutenant | William H. Nicholas Edward J. McManus |
Preceded by | Leo Hoegh |
Succeeded by | Norman A. Erbe |
Mayor of Ottumwa | |
In office 1949–1953 | |
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Born | Herschel Cellel Loveless (1911-05-05)May 5, 1911[1] near Fremont, Iowa, U.S.[1] |
Died | May 4, 1989(1989-05-04) (aged 77)[1] Winchester, Virginia, U.S.[2] |
Resting place | Ottumwa Cemetery Ottumwa, Iowa[3] |
Political party | Democratic[1] |
Spouse | Amelia R. Howard[1] |
Children | 2[4] |
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Herschel Cellel Loveless (May 5, 1911 – May 4, 1989) was the 34th Governor of Iowa, from 1957 to 1961. He was also mayor of Ottumwa, Iowa.[1] He was born in 1911 in Hedrick, Iowa and died in 1989 in Winchester, Virginia.[2]
When elected governor in 1956, Loveless was only the fourth Democrat to win Iowa's gubernatorial seat since the Civil War. His ties to Iowa's growing labor movement and the state's urbanization helped to secure his victories in 1956 and 1958. During his years as governor, Loveless focused on issues such as flood control, mental health, and social services. He also promoted reapportionment to help redress the imbalance in rural-versus-urban representation in the state legislature. Loveless helped to align Iowa's Democratic Party more closely with its national counterpart.
He died of lung cancer on May 4, 1989, one day before his 78th birthday.
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Preceded by Lester S. Gillette |
Democratic nominee for Governor of Iowa 1952 |
Succeeded by Clyde E. Herring |
Preceded by Clyde E. Herring |
Democratic nominee for Governor of Iowa 1956, 1958 |
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Preceded by | Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Iowa (Class 2) 1960 |
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Preceded by | Governor of Iowa January 17, 1957 – January 12, 1961 |
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