Julia Gentleman Explained

Julia Brooks Gentleman
Office:Member of the Iowa State Senate
Term Start:January 8, 1979
Term End:January 13, 1991
Office2:Member of the Iowa State House of Representatives
Term2:January 13, 1975  - January 7, 1979
Birth Date:24 August 1931
Birth Place:Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Party:Republican
Occupation:homemaker
Spouse:Gregor Gentleman
Children:five
Alma Mater:Northwestern University

Julia Woolson Gentleman (née Brooks; August 24, 1931 – December 13, 2023) was an American politician in the state of Iowa. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 65th district between 1975 and 1979. She then served in the Iowa Senate for the 43rd district from 1983 to 1991 and then for the 33rd district from 1979 to 1983.

Early life

Julia Woolson Brooks was born on August 24, 1931, in Des Moines, Iowa. Her parents are John and Marguerite Brooks. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines in 1949 and received her bachelor of science degree from Northwestern University in 1953. She married Gregor Gentleman the following year and the couple had three daughters and two sons.

Political career

A Republican, she served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979 (65th district) and the Iowa Senate from 1979 to 1991 (43rd district from 1983 to 1991 and 33rd district 1979 to 1983).[1] She later changed party to become a Democrat.[2]

Death

Gentleman died on December 13, 2023, at the age of 92.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senator. Iowa Legislative Services Agency. 16 October 2015.
  2. News: 2007-03-16 . Ten months before caucuses, Iowa in campaign mode . Christian Science Monitor . 2022-10-30 . 0882-7729.
  3. Web site: Julia Brooks Gentleman . Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory . 21 December 2023.