Leo Elthon

Leo Elthon
34th 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 1954–1955
Lieutenant	Himself
Preceded by	William S. Beardsley
Succeeded by	Leo Hoegh
Personal details
Born	Leo Elthon (1898-06-09)June 9, 1898 Fertile Iowa, U.S.
Died	April 16, 1967(1967-04-16) (aged 68) Fertile Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Augsburg Seminary Iowa State University Hamilton College

Leo Elthon (June 9, 1898 in Fertile, Iowa – April 16, 1967 in Fertile) was the 32nd Governor of Iowa from November 21, 1954 to January 13, 1955. Elthon had been elected the 34th Lieutenant Governor in November 1952, and filled the unexpired term of Governor William S. Beardsley, who died in office.

Biography

Elthon attended the Augsburg Seminary, Iowa State University, and Hamilton College (Iowa). He became a schoolteacher and school principal. From 1932 until his election as lieutenant governor in 1953, he was a member of the Iowa Senate. After leaving office as governor, he returned to his duties as lieutenant governor until 1957. He then served as mayor of Fertile, Iowa (1958–63) and again in the state Senate (1963–65). He is interred at the Brushpoint cemetery in his hometown of Fertile, Iowa.

References

• National Governors Association biography