Arthur Neu
Arthur Alan Neu | |
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39th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa | |
In office January 1973 – January 12, 1979 | |
Governor | Robert D. Ray |
Preceded by | Roger Jepsen |
Succeeded by | Terry Branstad |
Member of the Iowa Senate | |
In office 1967–1973 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Carroll, Iowa, U.S. | February 9, 1933
Died | January 2, 2015 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 81)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Mary Naomi Bedwell |
Children | 3 |
Profession | Lawyer |
Arthur Alan Neu (February 9, 1933 – January 2, 2015) was an American Republican politician and lawyer who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1973 to 1979.
Early life[]
In 1933, Neu was born in Carroll, Iowa.[1]
Education[]
Neu received his bachelors and law degrees from Northwestern University. He was admitted to the Iowa bar and practiced law in Carroll.
Career[]
Neu's career began as a lawyer in Carroll, Iowa.[2] From 1967 to 1973, Neu served in the Iowa State Senate. Neu became a Lieutenant Governor of Iowa under Robert D. Ray.[3][4] He was succeeded in 1979 by future Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad. From 1982 to 1985, Neu served as the mayor of Carroll, Iowa.[2]
Personal life[]
Neu was married to Naomi Bedwell. Neu had 3 children. On January 2, 2015, Neu died of pneumonia at a hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He was 81. [2][1][5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Former Iowa Lieutenant Governor Art Neu has died at 82". Radioiowa.com. January 2, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Former Lt Governor Art Neu dies". kcci.com. January 2, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ Biographical Sketch of Arthur A. Neu
- ^ Arthur A. Neu, Iowa Public Radio Archived May 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.carrollspaper.com/Content/Local-News-Archive/Local-News/Article/A-forceful-Carroll-icon/1/1/19348
- 1933 births
- 2015 deaths
- People from Carroll, Iowa
- Northwestern University alumni
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni
- Iowa lawyers
- Iowa Republicans
- Mayors of places in Iowa
- Iowa state senators
- Lieutenant Governors of Iowa
- 20th-century American lawyers
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