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Leo Elthon | |
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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 November 21, 1954 – January 13, 1955 | |
Lieutenant | Himself |
Preceded by | William S. Beardsley |
Succeeded by | Leo Hoegh |
Personal details | |
Born | Leo Elthon June 9, 1898 Fertile Iowa, U.S. |
Died | April 16, 1967 Fertile, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 68)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Augsburg Seminary Iowa State University Hamilton College |
Leo Elthon (June 9, 1898 – April 16, 1967) was the 32nd Governor of Iowa from November 21, 1954 to January 13, 1955. Elthon had been elected the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in November 1952, and filled the unexpired term of Governor William S. Beardsley, who died in office.