American politician (1894?1978)
James Isaac Dolliver
(August 31, 1894 ? December 10, 1978) served six terms as a Republican
U.S. Representative
from
Iowa's 6th congressional district
, beginning in 1944. He was the nephew of U.S. Senator
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
of Iowa.
Born in
Park Ridge, Illinois
, to Rev. and Mrs. Robert H. Dolliver, he received elementary education in Illinois schools at Lanark, Pawpaw, Eochelle, Lockport and Joliet before moving to
Hot Springs, South Dakota
.
[1]
He graduated from
Morningside College
,
Sioux City, Iowa
, in 1915. He taught school at
Alta, Iowa
, and
Humboldt, Iowa
, until 1918, when he enlisted in the
U.S. Army
and was enrolled in signal officers' training school at New Haven, where he was when
the First World War
ended.
[1]
Following the conclusion of his military service, he attended the
University of Chicago Law School
where he became a member of the
Delta Chi
fraternity, graduating in 1921. He was
admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced private practice in Chicago.
Dolliver moved to
Fort Dodge, Iowa
, in 1922. He served as the County Attorney for
Webster County, Iowa
from 1924 to 1929, then returned to private practice. He served as member of the school board of Fort Dodge School District between 1938 and 1945. He also served a term as commander of the Iowa American Legion.
[2]
In 1942, Dolliver ran against Governor
George A. Wilson
and two others for the Republican nomination for
U.S. Senate
.
[3]
In the primary election, Dolliver finished a distant third.
[4]
Two years later, Dolliver ran for the U.S. House for a seat held by
Fred C. Gilchrist
, an incumbent member of Dolliver's own party who was then completing his seventh term in office. In a primary characterized by light turnout, Dolliver defeated Gilchrist in a close race.
[3]
He then ran against Charles Hanna in the general election, defeating him handily. Dolliver was re-elected five times before losing in 1956 to Democrat
Merwin Coad
, in an extraordinarily close race. Coad won by 198 votes, out of over 129,000 cast. In all, Dolliver served from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1957.
After his loss, he served as regional legal counsel for International Cooperation Administration in the Middle East from 1957 until his retirement in 1959.
In retirement, he resided in
Spirit Lake, Iowa
.
Dolliver died in
Rolla, Missouri
on December 10, 1978. He was interred in
Oakland Cemetery
,
Fort Dodge, Iowa
.
References
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a
b
Frank T. Nye, "James Dolliver Outlines Plans for June 1 Race," Waterloo Courier, 1942-05-12, at 14.
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"Dolliver is Chosen State Legion Commander," Waterloo Daily Courier, 1937-08-04, at 1.
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a
b
"Dolliver Wins in 6th District," Mason City Globe-Gazette, 1944-06-06 at 2.
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"Wilson Beats Thornburg by 45,000 Votes," Waterloo Daily Courier, 1942-06-02, at 1.
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