Herbert Luther Ollenburg
Herbert Luther Ollenburg | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date near Garner, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 1987 (aged 76) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, politician |
| Known for | President of Hancock County National Bank; Iowa State Senator |
Herbert Luther Ollenburg (June 26, 1911 – November 26, 1987) was a notable figure in American banking and politics.
He was born near Garner, Iowa to parents Herman and Wilhelmina Ollenburg and completed his education at Garner High School in 1927. In 1933, he wed Ruth M. Boehnke, and together they raised twins. During the 1940s, Ollenburg held an executive position with the Garner Chamber of Commerce. He pursued advanced banking studies at the Rutgers University Stonier Graduate School of Banking, graduating in 1944. Subsequently, he assumed the presidency of the Hancock County National Bank, maintaining this leadership role until 1977. His banking career was distinguished by various leadership roles, including serving as secretary and chairman of Group III within the Iowa Bankers Association, membership on the executive council of the American Bankers' Association, and holding the office of president of the Iowa Bankers Association in 1962.
Aligned with the Republican Party, Ollenburg dedicated two decades as clerk for Concord Township and spent fourteen years on the Garner–Hayfield School Board, presiding as president for twelve of those years. Notably, during his leadership, the high school celebrated its largest graduating class to date—66 students—in 1962. His political career advanced with his election to the Iowa Senate in 1968 for District 43, where he contributed to committees focused on agriculture, judiciary matters, education, and fiscal policy. After redistricting, he represented District 4 from 1971 until 1973 and took part in a joint legislative committee that involved members from both houses of the Iowa General Assembly. Ollenburg was also an active supporter of Chuck Grassley's victorious 1980 campaign for the United States Senate. He passed away in Mesa, Arizona on November 26, 1987, at age seventy-six.