Bourke B. Hickenlooper

Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper in 1945
United States Senator
from Iowa
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1969
Preceded byGuy Gillette
Succeeded byHarold Hughes
29th Governor of Iowa
In office
January 14, 1943 – January 11, 1945
LieutenantRobert D. Blue
Preceded byGeorge A. Wilson
Succeeded byRobert D. Blue
30th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office
January 12, 1939 – January 14, 1943
GovernorGeorge A. Wilson
Preceded byJohn K. Valentine
Succeeded byRobert D. Blue
Personal details
Born
Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper

(1896-07-21)July 21, 1896
Blockton, Iowa, U.S.
DiedSeptember 4, 1971(1971-09-04) (aged 75)
Shelter Island, New York, U.S.
Resting placeCedar Memorial Park cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
SpouseVerna Eilene Bensch
Alma materIowa State College
OccupationPolitician, Attorney

Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (July 21, 1896 – September 4, 1971), was an American politician and member of the Republican Party, first elected to statewide office in Iowa as lieutenant governor, serving from 1939 to 1943 and then as the 29th Governor of Iowa from 1943 to 1945. Hickenlooper was first elected to the United States Senate in 1944. He served in the Senate from 1945 to 1969.