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Lee Gallup | |
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![]() Gallup in his 1919 college yearbook | |
Member of the
Iowa House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
In office January 10, 1949 – January 9, 1955 | |
Preceded by | Wilson Reed |
Succeeded by | LeRoy Wilfred Chalupa |
Personal details | |
Born | Fred Gallup August 25, 1896 Jefferson County, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | October 7, 1995 Fairfield, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 99)
Political party | Republican |
Spouses | Helen Parson
(
m. 1918; died 1922)Jessie Hoffman
(
m. 1925; died 1982)Larue Frieberg
(
m. 1983; died 1993) |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Libertyville, Iowa, U.S. |
Fred "Lee" Gallup (August 25, 1896 – October 7, 1995) was an American politician and farmer. He served as the representative for the 19th district in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1949 to 1955. [1]
Fred Gallup [2] was born on August 25, 1896, in Liberty Township in Jefferson County, Iowa, to William Kinney and Stella Thompson Gallup. [3] He graduated from Birmingham High School and was a student at Iowa State College for two years. [2] [4]
He first married Helen Parson in 1918. They had their first child together, and Parson died a few hours later in 1922. [3] [5]: 4
Before the Iowa House of Representatives, Gallup served as a Libertyville, Iowa, township trustee and the mayor of Libertyville. [2]
Gallup defeated the incumbent, Wilson Reed, in the Republican primary. [6] He won against Democrat Wilbur J. Dole in the general election; Dole was unopposed in the Democratic primary. [7] Gallup was assigned to a steering committee. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lee Gallup | 4,055 | 61.60% | |
Democratic | J. Wilbur Dole | 2,528 | 38.40% | |
Total votes | 6,583 | 100.00% |
Gallup was a Methodist and affiliated with the Knights of Pythias. [5]: 4 He was the third cousin of statistician George Gallup. [10] Gallup died on October 7, 1995. [5]: 4
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Lee Gallup | |
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![]() Gallup in his 1919 college yearbook | |
Member of the
Iowa House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
In office January 10, 1949 – January 9, 1955 | |
Preceded by | Wilson Reed |
Succeeded by | LeRoy Wilfred Chalupa |
Personal details | |
Born | Fred Gallup August 25, 1896 Jefferson County, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | October 7, 1995 Fairfield, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 99)
Political party | Republican |
Spouses | Helen Parson
(
m. 1918; died 1922)Jessie Hoffman
(
m. 1925; died 1982)Larue Frieberg
(
m. 1983; died 1993) |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Libertyville, Iowa, U.S. |
Fred "Lee" Gallup (August 25, 1896 – October 7, 1995) was an American politician and farmer. He served as the representative for the 19th district in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1949 to 1955. [1]
Fred Gallup [2] was born on August 25, 1896, in Liberty Township in Jefferson County, Iowa, to William Kinney and Stella Thompson Gallup. [3] He graduated from Birmingham High School and was a student at Iowa State College for two years. [2] [4]
He first married Helen Parson in 1918. They had their first child together, and Parson died a few hours later in 1922. [3] [5]: 4
Before the Iowa House of Representatives, Gallup served as a Libertyville, Iowa, township trustee and the mayor of Libertyville. [2]
Gallup defeated the incumbent, Wilson Reed, in the Republican primary. [6] He won against Democrat Wilbur J. Dole in the general election; Dole was unopposed in the Democratic primary. [7] Gallup was assigned to a steering committee. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lee Gallup | 4,055 | 61.60% | |
Democratic | J. Wilbur Dole | 2,528 | 38.40% | |
Total votes | 6,583 | 100.00% |
Gallup was a Methodist and affiliated with the Knights of Pythias. [5]: 4 He was the third cousin of statistician George Gallup. [10] Gallup died on October 7, 1995. [5]: 4