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| Name | Arthur C. Hanson |
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August 09, 1891
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| Died | January 31, 1966
(74 years)
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| Info | Arthur C. Hanson, was born August 8, 1891, at Inwood, Iowa, and passed away January 31, 1966.
On July 25, 1918 he was married to Emma Helder, of Inwood, and to this union were born three sons.
Mr. Hanson was a graduate of Iowa State University, was a veteran of World War I, was Post and County Commander and Chaplain of the American Legion. He was county president and served on the state board of the Farm Bureau, and was their legislative representative for three years. He helped organize and was a member of Farmers Co-operative Elevator of Inwood; was a member of the school board and board of supervisors. He was active in many areas of the Methodist Church. In 1955 he was elected to Gamma Sigma Delta (an honorary society of agriculture). He received the Des Moines Press and Radio Club Award in 1961, and the Inwood Community Award in 1964. In 1962 he received the John Champanius Holms Award from the U.S. Weather Bureau for outstanding accomplishment in the field of meteorological observations. He was a member of Kiwanis and the Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Hanson was elected to the House of Representatives in 1933, where he served in the Forty-fifth General Assembly and the Forty-fifth Extra session. He was again elected in 1948 as a Representative from Lyon County, serving continuously until his death, the Fifty-third through the Sixty-first sessions. He was Speaker of the House in the Fifty-sixth session, and a member of the Budget and Financial Control Committee for four years.
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