Dayton Countryman
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GovernorLeo Hoegh
Preceded byLeo Hoegh
Succeeded byNorman A. Erbe
BornDayton Wendell Countryman
March 31, 1918
March 31, 1918
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Dayton Countryman | |
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| 25th Attorney General of Iowa | |
| In office 1955–1957 | |
| Governor | Leo Hoegh |
| Preceded by | Leo Hoegh |
| Succeeded by | Norman A. Erbe |
| Story County Attorney | |
| In office 1954–1950 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dayton Wendell Countryman March 31, 1918 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 13, 2011 (aged 93) Ames, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Iowa State University (BS) University of Iowa (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Dayton Wendell Countryman (March 31, 1918 – September 13, 2011) was an American attorney, farmer, and politician who served as the 26th Attorney General of Iowa from 1955 to 1957.
Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Countryman attended Pierson High School. He then received his bachelor's degree in forestry from Iowa State University in 1940. During World War II, Countryman served in the United States Army Air Forces as a pilot and was commissioned lieutenant colonel. He then graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1948 and was admitted to the Iowa bar.
