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Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (July 21, 1896 – September 4, 1971), was an American politician and member of the Republican Party, first elected to statewide office in Iowa as lieutenant governor, then 29th Governor of Iowa, then US Senator.
He was not related to John Hickenlooper, who was the Mayor of Denver (2003-2011), the Governor of Colorado (2011-2019), and U.S. Senator from Colorado (since 2021).
Born in 1896 in Blockton, Iowa, to Nathan O. and Margaret A. Hickenlooper. His college education at Iowa State College in Ames was interrupted by his service in the U.S. Army.
In 1927, he married Verna Eilene Bensch and had two children.
He served as a Second Lieutenant of the 339th Field Artillery Regiment of the 85th Infantry Division in France during World War I. He served from May 1917 to March 1919.
After his military service Hickenlooper finished his education at Iowa State, graduating in 1919, and then went on to the University of Iowa College of Law, where he received a law degree in 1922. He was admitted to the bar in 1922 and started practicing law in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Hickenlooper was a Methodist.
Hickenlooper was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1934. He served from 1935 to 1939.
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Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (July 21, 1896 – September 4, 1971), was an American politician and member of the Republican Party, first elected to statewide office in Iowa as lieutenant governor, then 29th Governor of Iowa, then US Senator.
He was not related to John Hickenlooper, who was the Mayor of Denver (2003-2011), the Governor of Colorado (2011-2019), and U.S. Senator from Colorado (since 2021).
Born in 1896 in Blockton, Iowa, to Nathan O. and Margaret A. Hickenlooper. His college education at Iowa State College in Ames was interrupted by his service in the U.S. Army.
In 1927, he married Verna Eilene Bensch and had two children.
He served as a Second Lieutenant of the 339th Field Artillery Regiment of the 85th Infantry Division in France during World War I. He served from May 1917 to March 1919.
After his military service Hickenlooper finished his education at Iowa State, graduating in 1919, and then went on to the University of Iowa College of Law, where he received a law degree in 1922. He was admitted to the bar in 1922 and started practicing law in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Hickenlooper was a Methodist.
Hickenlooper was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1934. He served from 1935 to 1939.
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