15 Facts About Guy Gillette

Guy Mark Gillette was an American politician and lawyer who served as a Democratic US Representative and Senator from Iowa.

Guy Gillette was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Cherokee.

Guy Gillette volunteered to fight alongside the Boers in the Second Boer War, but was turned down.

Guy Gillette became the prosecuting attorney of Cherokee County from 1907 to 1909 and a member of the Iowa State Senate from 1912 to 1916.

Guy Gillette ran unsuccessfully for Iowa State Auditor in 1918, and returned to Cherokee to farm.

Guy Gillette was re-elected in 1934, and served nearly all of that term.

Guy Gillette resigned upon his election to the United States Senate on November 3,1936, to serve out the remainder of the term of Senator Richard Louis Murphy, who had died in an auto accident.

Guy Gillette nevertheless defeated Roosevelt's choice for the Democratic nomination, Congressman Otha D Wearin, and was re-elected to his first full Senate term by 2,805 votes.

Guy Gillette leads the Senate Lobby interested in producing synthetic rubber out of corn, and coming from the Republican corn belt, is virtually a Republican in sentiment and conduct.

Guy Gillette is not at all anti-British, but as isolationist as his general environment.

Guy Gillette took an early dislike to the job, and complained that he was often outvoted by the two other members.

Guy Gillette made a political comeback in 1948, unseating Republican George A Wilson from Iowa's other Senate seat, by 162,448 votes.

Guy Gillette was one of the first senators to call for a North Atlantic Assembly.

Guy Gillette's defeat was considered an upset because it conflicted with polls.

Guy Gillette retired and resided in Cherokee until his death at age 94 on March 3,1973.