James I. Dolliver

James Isaac Dolliver
James Isaac Dolliver
	From 1953's Pocket Congressional Directory of the Eighty-Third Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Iowa's 6th district
	In office; 1945–1957
Preceded by	Fred C. Gilchrist
Succeeded by	Merwin Coad
Personal details
Born	August 31, 1894; Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 10, 1978 (aged 84); Rolla, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place	Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican

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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Frank T. Nye, "James Dolliver Outlines Plans for June 1 Race," Waterloo Courier, 1942-05-12, at 14.
^ "Dolliver is Chosen State Legion Commander," Waterloo Daily Courier, 1937-08-04, at 1.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Dolliver Wins in 6th District," Mason City Globe-Gazette, 1944-06-06 at 2.
^ "Wilson Beats Thornburg by 45,000 Votes," Waterloo Daily Courier, 1942-06-02, at 1.

External links[]

The James I. Dolliver Papers are housed at the University of Iowa Special Collections & University Archives.

United States Congress. "James I. Dolliver (id: D000403)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
James I. Dolliver at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Fred C. Gilchrist	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th congressional district 1945 – 1957 (obsolete district)	Succeeded by Merwin Coad

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

[rye-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Frank T. Nye, "James Dolliver Outlines Plans for June 1 Race," Waterloo Courier, 1942-05-12, at 14.

[2] "Dolliver is Chosen State Legion Commander," Waterloo Daily Courier, 1937-08-04, at 1.

[mcgg-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Dolliver Wins in 6th District," Mason City Globe-Gazette, 1944-06-06 at 2.

[4] "Wilson Beats Thornburg by 45,000 Votes," Waterloo Daily Courier, 1942-06-02, at 1.

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6th	A. Hubbard Pomeroy Orr Loughridge Sampson Weaver Cutts J. C. Cook Cutts J. C. Cook Weaver Lacey White Lacey D. Hamilton Kendall Kirkpatrick Ramseyer Dowell Utterback Dowell Goodwin Cunningham Gilchrist J. I. Dolliver Coad Hoeven Greigg Mayne Bedell Grandy
7th	Kasson Cummings E. Gillette Kasson H. Smith Conger Hays Hull Prouty Dowell Wearin Jensen Hansen Scherle
8th	McDill Sapp Hepburn Anderson Flick Hepburn Jamieson Towner Evans Thurston Gilchrist Hoeven
9th	Orr Oliver Carpenter Pusey Lyman Reed Bowman Hager McPherson W. Smith Green Vincent Swanson G. Gillette Harrington Narey
10th	Holmes J. P. Dolliver Conner Woods Dickinson Gilchrist
11th	Struble Perkins Thomas E. Hubbard Scott Steele Scott Boies Campbell
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Terr	Chapman A. Dodge

show v t Iowa's delegation(s) to the 79th–84th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)
79th	Senate: G. A. Wilson • B. B. Hickenlooper	House: J. W. Gwynne • B. F. Jensen • K. M. LeCompte • T. E. Martin • H. O. Talle • P. Cunningham • C. B. Hoeven • J. I. Dolliver
80th	Senate: G. A. Wilson • B. B. Hickenlooper	House: J. W. Gwynne • B. F. Jensen • K. M. LeCompte • T. E. Martin • H. O. Talle • P. Cunningham • C. B. Hoeven • J. I. Dolliver
81st	Senate: B. B. Hickenlooper • G. Gillette	House: B. F. Jensen • K. M. LeCompte • T. E. Martin • H. O. Talle • P. Cunningham • C. B. Hoeven • J. I. Dolliver • H. R. Gross
82nd	Senate: B. B. Hickenlooper • G. Gillette	House: B. F. Jensen • K. M. LeCompte • T. E. Martin • H. O. Talle • P. Cunningham • C. B. Hoeven • J. I. Dolliver • H. R. Gross
83rd	Senate: B. B. Hickenlooper • G. Gillette	House: B. F. Jensen • K. M. LeCompte • T. E. Martin • H. O. Talle • P. Cunningham • C. B. Hoeven • J. I. Dolliver • H. R. Gross
84th	Senate: B. B. Hickenlooper • T. E. Martin	House: B. F. Jensen • K. M. LeCompte • H. O. Talle • P. Cunningham • C. B. Hoeven • J. I. Dolliver • H. R. Gross • F. Schwengel

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James Isaac Dolliver
From 1953's Pocket Congressional Directory of the Eighty-Third Congress

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th district
In office 1945–1957
Preceded by	Fred C. Gilchrist
Succeeded by	Merwin Coad

Personal details
Born	(1894-08-31)August 31, 1894 Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 10, 1978(1978-12-10) (aged 84) Rolla, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place	Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican