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Edward H Cunningham

Birth	:	19 Dec 1869 Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
Death	:	28 Nov 1930 District of Columbia, USA
Burial	:	Newell Cemetery, Newell, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.6123800, -94.9994800
Description	:	Published in the Mason City Globe Gazette, November 29, 1930. Career of Iowa Member of Federal Reserve Ends Edward Cunningham Stricken by Heart Attack. WASHINGTON, NOV. 29 (AP)-The career of Edward H Cunningham as "servant to agriculture" in Iowa and the nation was at an end today. Cunningham, whose success as farmer and a leader of farm movements led to his appointment to the federal reserve board in 1923, died yesterday afternoon, a few minutes after he had been stricken with a heart attack at his desk in the treasury building. His body today lay in an undertaking establishment, pending the completion of... Read More	Published in the Mason City Globe Gazette, November 29, 1930. Career of Iowa Member of Federal Reserve Ends Edward Cunningham Stricken by Heart Attack. WASHINGTON, NOV. 29 (AP)-The career of Edward H Cunningham as "servant to agriculture" in Iowa and the nation was at an end today. Cunningham, whose success as farmer and a leader of farm movements led to his appointment to the federal reserve board in 1923, died yesterday afternoon, a few minutes after he had been stricken with a heart attack at his desk in the treasury building. His body today lay in an undertaking establishment, pending the completion of funeral arrangements. 61 Years Old. Born in Burlington, Racine county, Wisconsin, on Dec. 19, 1869, Cunningham was 61 years old. His widow, Mrs. Ida F. Scovel Cunningham, and a son, Lloyd, who since his father's appointment to the reserve board has operated the home farm near Cresco, survive. The interim appointment which President Harding offered him in May, 1923, was enthusiastically received by Iowans here and in the west. At the time he was secretary of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation whose membership drive he had successfully completed, and the year before he had been elected president of the United States Grain Growers, Inc., a marketing organization. "Dirt Farmer" His place on the reserve board was the "dirt farmer's" position post, he post that he filled with militant enthusiasm, mindful of the needs of the farmers whose case he had espoused in Iowa and the middle west. "Don't sell Iowa short," a phrase he used in an interview on one of this frequent visits to his Howard county, Iowa, farm, not only expressed his belief in Iowa agriculture, but also became a term of household usage referring to stability of Iowa land values. His work on the reserve board was marked with signal success. In the words of Charles E. Hearst, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation: Fought and Won. "He fought and won many encounters where fortunes of agriculture were at stake. His fellow members of the federal reserve board have indicated to me their high appreciation for his integrity and business judgment used in the direction of the board's affairs. In his passing, agriculture has indeed lost a devoted friend." Cunningham had served three terms in the Iowa house of representatives, one of them as speaker. Starting as a farm laborer, he went in 1889 to Manson and three years later became manager of a stock farm near Newell. He served three terms as mayor of Newell. It was while he was there, as well, that he became a legislator, serving from 1909 to 1915. In 1917 he moved to Howard county, and the following year became an active organizer of the farm movements. ------------------ FUNERAL PLANNED WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. (AP)- Funeral services for Edward H. Cunningham, member of the federal reserve board, who died in his office yesterday, will be held at an undertaking parlor here tomorrow afternoon. Immediately after the service, the body will be taken to Iowa for burial. Cunningham, the member for the Chicago district, has served since 1923.

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Edward H Cunningham's memorial is located at: Newell Cemetery, Newell, Buena Vista County, USA.
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Edward H Cunningham death on 28 Nov 1930 in District of Columbia, USA
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Latitude: 42.6123800
Longitude: -94.9994800

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Newell Cemetery
Newell, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6123800, -94.9994800

2. Newell Catholic Prairie Cemetery
Newell, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6144000, -95.0328000

3. Donna Lynn Salis-Christensen Burial Plot
Newell, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5882134, -95.0544960

4. Varina Cemetery
Newell Township, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6539993, -94.9339981

5. Saint Johns Church Of Christ Cemetery
Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7108002, -95.0428009

6. Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
Albert City, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7200920, -94.9947630

7. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7136002, -95.0650024

8. Saint Columbkilles Cemetery
Varina, Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6467018, -94.8443985

9. Nemaha Cemetery
Nemaha, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5102997, -95.0905991

10. Cedar Township Cemetery
Fonda, Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5810000, -94.8375000

11. Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6470000, -95.1660000

12. Mount Zion Cemetery
Fonda, Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5821991, -94.8300018

13. Storm Lake Cemetery
Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6352800, -95.1744400

14. Dover Township Cemetery
Varina, Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6896100, -94.8524200

15. Lincoln Township Cemetery
Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7413000, -95.1282000

16. Fairfield Cemetery
Albert City, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7783012, -94.9692001

17. Saint John Cemetery
Williams Township, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4747009, -94.8672028

18. Marshall Cemetery
Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7633018, -94.8930969

19. Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery
Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6539001, -95.2339020

20. Cedar Cemetery
Sac City, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4430000, -94.9110000

21. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4650002, -95.1446991

22. Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
Schaller, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5396996, -95.2294006

23. Oakland Cemetery
Sac City, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4272100, -94.9910760

24. Early Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4578018, -95.1425018