Melvin D. Synhorst
{{Short description|American politician}}
Melvin D. Synhorst (January 21, 1914 – March 28, 1999) was the Iowa Secretary of State from 1949 to 1965 and from 1967 to 1980. Elected on November 2, 1948, and on November 8, 1966, he was a native of Sioux County. Serving for the two years between his terms was Gary L. Cameron. Synhorst's second term ended at his resignation; he was replaced by Mary Jane Odell.[http://www.sos.state.ia.us/office/history.html History of the Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525064206/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/office/history.html |date=2011-05-25 }}, Iowa Secretary of State, 2007. Accessed 2008-11-01. From 1959 to 1960, Synhorst was the president of the National Association of Secretaries of State.[http://nass.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=6 Past Presidents], National Association of Secretaries of State, 2008, p. 8. Accessed 2008-11-01.
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External links
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#SYNHORST Melvin D. Synhorst at the Political Graveyard]
- [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=HT&p_theme=ht&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFED1FAABB0DDD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Melvin D. Synhorst's obituary at the Herald Tribune]
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Category:People from Sioux County, Iowa
Category:Secretaries of state of Iowa
Category:20th-century Iowa politicians
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