Leo Elthon

Leo Elthon
34th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office
1953–1957
Governor William S. Beardsley
Himself
Preceded by William H. Nicholas
Succeeded by William H. Nicholas
32nd Governor of Iowa
In office
1954–1955
Lieutenant Himself
Preceded by William S. Beardsley
Succeeded by Leo Hoegh
Personal details
Born Leo Elthon
(1898-06-09)June 9, 1898
Fertile Iowa, U.S.
Died April 16, 1967(1967-04-16) (aged 68)
Fertile Iowa, U.S.
Political party Republican
Alma mater Augsburg Seminary
Iowa State University
Hamilton College

Leo Elthon (June 9, 1898 in Fertile, Iowa – April 16, 1967 in Fertile) was the 32nd Governor of Iowa from November 21, 1954 to January 13, 1955. Elthon had been elected the 34th Lieutenant Governor in November 1952, and filled the unexpired term of Governor William S. Beardsley, who died in office.

Biography

Elthon attended the Augsburg Seminary, Iowa State University, and Hamilton College (Iowa). He became a schoolteacher and school principal. From 1932 until his election as lieutenant governor in 1953, he was a member of the Iowa Senate. After leaving office as governor, he returned to his duties as lieutenant governor until 1957. He then served as mayor of Fertile, Iowa (1958–63) and again in the state Senate (1963–65). He is interred at the Brushpoint cemetery in his hometown of Fertile, Iowa.

References

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    William H. Nicholas
    Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
    1953–1957
    Succeeded by
    William H. Nicholas
    Preceded by
    William S. Beardsley
    Governor of Iowa
    19541955
    Succeeded by
    Leo Hoegh
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