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Birth	:	10 Feb 1922 Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	24 Oct 1996 Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial	:	Cedar Cemetery, Rinard, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3456001, -94.4644012
Description	:	36th Iowa Governor and US Senator. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Iowa's Governor for three consecutive terms from 1963 until 1969 and as an Iowa US Senator for one term from 1969 until 1975. He attended public schools and the University of Iowa until he joined the US Army following the US entry into World War II, and served in the North African, Sicily, and Italian Campaigns. Following the war, he returned to Iowa and became manager of a local trucking business. A recovering alcoholic, in 1955 he started an Alcoholics Anonymous chapter in his hometown.... Read More	36th Iowa Governor and US Senator. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Iowa's Governor for three consecutive terms from 1963 until 1969 and as an Iowa US Senator for one term from 1969 until 1975. He attended public schools and the University of Iowa until he joined the US Army following the US entry into World War II, and served in the North African, Sicily, and Italian Campaigns. Following the war, he returned to Iowa and became manager of a local trucking business. A recovering alcoholic, in 1955 he started an Alcoholics Anonymous chapter in his hometown. He founded the Iowa Better Trucking Bureau and from 1958 until 1962 he served in the Iowa State Commerce Commission, including one term as its chairman. In 1962 he entered politics and ran for governor on the Democratic ticket and defeated Republican incumbent Norman Erbe and was re-elected for two additional 2-year terms. As governor, he established a state-wide alcohol treatment program. In 1968 he ran for the US Senate and defeated the Republican challenger David Stanley. In the US Senate he continued to champion the cause of treatment for alcoholism, as well as drug addiction, and was instrumental in helping to pass legislation that created the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 and the National Institute on Drug Abuse in 1974. In 1973 he announced that he would not seek re-election to the US Senate. After leaving the US Senate, he devoted himself to religious causes and served for a year as a consultant to the Senate and its Judiciary Committee. He then created the Harold Hughes Foundation and opened the Harold Hughes Center for alcoholics in West Des Moines, Iowa. He appeared as himself in the 1978 film "Born Again," the story of US President Richard M. Nixon's Special Counsel Charles W. Colson in the Watergate Scandal. In 1979 he published his autobiography, "The Man from Ida Grove: A Senator's Personal Story." In his later years, he lived at a retirement community in Glendale, Arizona where he died at the age of 74.

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Where is Harold Everett Hughes Famous memorial's memorial?
Harold Everett Hughes Famous memorial's memorial is located at: Cedar Cemetery, Rinard, Calhoun County, USA.
When did Harold Everett Hughes Famous memorial death?
Harold Everett Hughes Famous memorial death on 24 Oct 1996 in Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Harold Everett Hughes Famous memorial's memorial?
Latitude: 42.3456001
Longitude: -94.4644012

Family Members:

Parent

Lewis C. Hughes

(1891 - 1965)

Etta Estelle Kelly Hughes

(1890 - 1977)

Spouse

Eva Mercer Hughes

(1924 - 2017)

Julianne Henry Hughes

(1943 - 2001)

Siblings

Jesse Jacob Hughes

(1919 - 1942)

Children

Connie Hughes Otto

(1942 - 2011)

Carol J. Hughes

(1943 - 1976)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Cedar Cemetery
Rinard, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3456001, -94.4644012

2. Logan Township Cemetery
Logan Township, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3539009, -94.5330963

3. Roland Township Cemetery
Slifer, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3685989, -94.3685989

4. Mizpah Cemetery
Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3835983, -94.3707962

5. Reading Cemetery
Farnhamville, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2593994, -94.4325027

6. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Lohrville, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2569008, -94.5119019

7. Greenfield Cemetery
Knierim, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4495000, -94.4565000

8. Fulton Lutheran Cemetery
Roelyn, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4263992, -94.3688965

9. Evergreen Cemetery
Lohrville, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2505989, -94.5330963

10. Our Saviour Cemetery
Callender, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3396988, -94.3153000

11. Reformatory Cemetery
Rockwell City, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3952570, -94.6038660

12. Rosehill Cemetery
Rockwell City, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4042015, -94.6128006

13. Saint Francis Cemetery
Rockwell City, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4055000, -94.6127000

14. Trinity Cemetery
Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4747200, -94.4555588

15. Gowrie Township Cemetery
Gowrie, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2813988, -94.3043976

16. Fulton Township Cemetery
Moorland, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4272000, -94.3159000

17. Vinje Cemetery
Callender, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3693237, -94.2797775

18. Callender Cemetery
Callender, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3693237, -94.2793427

19. Saron Lutheran Cemetery
Callender, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3690720, -94.2780609

20. Calvary Presbyterian Cemetery
Barnum, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4742810, -94.3835020

21. Lake Creek Cemetery
Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3394012, -94.6631012

22. Our Lady of Good Counsel Cemetery
Moorland, Webster County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4427986, -94.3043976

23. Hope Cemetery
Manson, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4994011, -94.5199966

24. Leith Cemetery
Manson, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4878006, -94.5667038