Arthur Alan Neu | |
Office1: | 39th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa |
Term Start1: | January 1973 |
Term End1: | January 12, 1979 |
Governor1: | Robert D. Ray |
Predecessor1: | Roger Jepsen |
Successor1: | Terry Branstad |
Office2: | Member of the Iowa Senate |
Term2: | 1967–1973 |
Birth Date: | 9 February 1933 |
Birth Place: | Carroll, Iowa, U.S. |
Death Place: | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Spouse: | Mary Naomi Bedwell |
Children: | 3 |
Arthur Alan Neu (February 9, 1933 - January 2, 2015) was an American Republican politician and lawyer who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1973 to 1979.
In 1933, Neu was born in Carroll, Iowa.
Neu received his bachelors and law degrees from Northwestern University. He was admitted to the Iowa bar and practiced law in Carroll.
Neu's career began as a lawyer in Carroll, Iowa. From 1967 to 1973, Neu served in the Iowa State Senate. Neu became a Lieutenant Governor of Iowa under Robert D. Ray.[1] [2] He was succeeded in 1979 by future Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad.From 1982 to 1985, Neu served as the mayor of Carroll, Iowa.
Neu was married to Naomi Bedwell. Neu had 3 children.On January 2, 2015, Neu died of pneumonia at a hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He was 81.[3] [4] [5]