Norman A. Erbe
Norman Erbe | |
|---|---|
Attorney General of Iowa | |
| In office 1957–1961 | |
| Governor | Herschel C. Loveless |
| Preceded by | Dayton Countryman |
| Succeeded by | Evan Hultman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Norman Arthur Erbe October 25, 1919 Boone, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 2000 (aged 80) Boone, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Norman Arthur Erbe (October 25, 1919 – June 8, 2000) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 35th governor of Iowa, holding the position from 1961 to 1963.
Biography
He was born in
Harold E. Hughes. He hosted the world premiere of the motion picture Meredith Willson's The Music Man (1962 film)
in Mason City, Iowa.
After leaving politics, he served as Executive Vice-President of the Associated Builders and Contractors in 1979. He published his memoirs, Ringside at the Fireworks, in 1997. He died on June 8, 2000, and is buried in the Linwood Park cemetery in Boone, Iowa.[1]
Erbe presided over the last two state executions in Iowa, that of Charles Brown and Charles Kelley. In a 1995 interview, Erbe said that while he had no second thoughts over the executions, he did not believe capital punishment was a deterrent.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Biography of Governor Erbe
- ^ "Last Iowa governor to allow executions doubts their effect". The Des Moines Register. 1995-02-04. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-01-28.