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BONSON, Robert
BONSON, Robert. (Dubuque County, IA, Jan. 5, 1868--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 13, 1933). Between 1895 and 1898 Bonson filled the unexpired term of Senator Baldwin in the Iowa Legislature. Bonson was elected to a judgeship in 1906.
Bonson later retired from law and became fully involved with the operation of the IOWA IRON WORKS in which he had a long financial interest. He was the secretary of the Nutwood Driving Club and director of the GERMAN BANK and ERWIN AND WOOD. His mansion and estate became FOUNTAIN PARK.
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Source:
Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 650