Gardner Cowles, Sr.

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Gardner Cowles, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, United States
Death: February 28, 1946 (85)
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States
Place of Burial: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Fletcher Cowles and Elizabeth Maria Cowles
Husband of Florence Maud Call
Father of Bertha Quarton; John Cowles, Sr.; Gardner "Mike" Cowles, Jr. and Florence Cowles

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About Gardner Cowles, Sr.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24085506

Publisher, Politician. Purchased several mid-west newspapers to create Cowles Media empire. He also served as a Republican for two terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903.

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Gardner Cowles, Sr.'s Timeline

1861
February 28, 1861
Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, United States
1892
December 28, 1892
Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, United States
1895
1895
1898
1898
1903
January 31, 1903
Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, United States
1946
February 28, 1946
Age 85
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States
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Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States