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|allegiance=[[United States]]
|allegiance=[[United States]]
|rank=Second Lieutenant
|rank=Second Lieutenant
|branch=[[United States Army]]
|serviceyears=1918–1819
|serviceyears=1918–1819
|battles=[[World War I]]
|battles=[[World War I]]
'''Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper''' (July 21, 1896 – September 4, 1971) was an attorney from [[Iowa]] who served as the state's [[lieutenant governor]], governor, and senator, previously serving in the lower state legislature. A member of the [[Republican Party]], he was a strong [[conservative]] and an ardent [[anti-Communist]] who opposed the Senate censure of [[Joseph McCarthy]]. Being popular among his constituents, he was known by the nickname "Hick".
'''Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper''' (July 21, 1896 – September 4, 1971) was an attorney from [[Iowa]] who served as the state's [[lieutenant governor]], governor, and senator, previously serving in the lower state legislature. A member of the [[Republican Party]], he was a strong [[conservative]] and an ardent [[anti-Communist]] who opposed the Senate censure of [[Joseph McCarthy]]. Being popular among his constituents, he was known by the nickname "Hick".
==Early life, education, and military service==
Hickenlooper was born in Taylor County, Iowa to Margaret and Nathan Hickenlooper. The only child of farmers, he attended local public schools and later [[Iowa State University]]. He served in the Army during [[World War I]], enrolling at a training camp in [[Minnesota]], being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, and serving in [[France]] as a battalion orientation officer.
He was honorably discharged from the military in 1919 and continued his education. Hickenlooper graduated from Iowa State College that year and proceeded to enter University of Iowa College of Law, earning in 2022 his Bachelor of Laws degree.
==U.S. Senate==
==U.S. Senate==