BEDELL, Berkley Warren (1921-2019)
Democrat of Iowa 
6th congressional district
Served in House 1975-1986
Biography
A Representative from Iowa; born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa, March 5, 1921; educated in Spirit Lake public schools; graduated, Spirit Lake High School, Spirit Lake, Iowa, 1939; attended Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1940-1942; engaged in fishing tackle business; founder and chairman of Berkley & Co., Spirit Lake; served in United States Army, first lieutenant, 1942-1945; member, Spirit Lake Board of Education, 1957-1962; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972; delegate to Iowa State Democratic conventions, 1972-1974; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1987); was not a candidate for reelection in 1986; died on December 7, 2019, in Naples, Fla.; remains cremated; ashes interred at Elinor Bedell State Park, Spirit Lake, Iowa.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
