Warren Garst

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name = Warren Garst
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order = 19th
office = Governor of Iowa
term_start = November 24, 1908
term_end = January 14, 1909
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predecessor = Albert B. Cummins
successor = Beryl F. Carroll
birth_date = December 4, 1850
birth_place = Dayton, Ohio
death_date = October 5, 1924
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nationality = American
spouse = (1) Elizabeth Johnson(2) Clara H. Clark
party = Republican
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profession = Politician
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footnotes = [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=c50d224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD National Governors Association] Retrieved on May 22, 2007.] [http://www.rootsweb.com/~iabiog/iastbios/ia1915/ia1915-g.htm Iowa: Its History and Its Foremost Citizens - 1915 - G] Retrieved on May 23, 2007.] [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nony/garst/d6631.htm Rootsweb] Retrieved on May 23, 2007.]

Warren Garst (December 4, 1850 – October 5, 1924) was an American politician, Iowa State Senator, a member of the Republican Party, lieutenant governor, and the 19th Governor of Iowa.

Biography

Warren Garst was born to Dr. Michael Garst and Marie Louise Morrison in Dayton, Ohio. [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nony/garst/d6509.htm#P6631 Rootsweb] Retrieved on May 23, 2007.] At age 8 he and his family moved to Illinois. At age 19 he moved to Iowa to start his business career. He and his brother went to Coon Rapids, Iowa to open a general store called "The Garst Store". He later co-founded Iowa Savings Bank in Coon Rapids.

Garst and Elizabeth Johnson had one child, Ada Belle Gerst. He was later married to Clara H. Clark and had two children: Louise Garst and Warren Carroll Garst Jr.

Garst started his political career when he became a member of the Iowa Senate. He served in the 25th through 31st General Assemblies. He was nominated for lieutenant governor at the Republican Convention in 1906 and was inaugurated on January 17, 1907. When Governor Albert B. Cummins was elected into the United States Senate he was elevated to the position of Governor of Iowa. During his short time as governor he carried out the Cummins administration's policies. When his term ended he was urged to run for a full term as governor. He lost to State Auditor Beryl F. Carroll by 25,000 votes.

He died on October 5, 1924 and was buried at at the Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa.

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DATE OF BIRTH= December 4, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH= Dayton, Ohio
DATE OF DEATH= October 5, 1924
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