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Smith Wildman and Jennie (Hearne) Brookhart House

Smith Wildman and Jennie (Hearne) Brookhart House Smith Wildman and Jennie (Hearne) Brookhart House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Smith Wildman and Jennie (Hearne) Brookhart House, now a part of the United Presbyterian Home, is a historic building located in Washington, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Smith Wildman Brookhart was a lawyer, and was elected twice to the United States Senate as a Republican. He was a “fervent dry,” and fought the repeal of Prohibition while in the Senate. He also was a member of a group of senators from the Midwest and West that fought for government assistance for farmers. He married Jennie Hearne in 1897, and they had four sons and two daughters. Read more on Wikipedia

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