Leo Elthon

Leo Elthon
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office
1953–1957
GovernorWilliam S. Beardsley
Himself
Preceded byWilliam H. Nicholas
Succeeded byWilliam H. Nicholas
32nd Governor of Iowa
In office
November 21, 1954 – January 13, 1955
LieutenantHimself
Preceded byWilliam S. Beardsley
Succeeded byLeo Hoegh
Personal details
Born
Leo Elthon

(1898-06-09)June 9, 1898
Fertile Iowa, U.S.
DiedApril 16, 1967(1967-04-16) (aged 68)
Fertile, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materAugsburg Seminary
Iowa State University
Hamilton College

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


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