Robert D. Blue

Robert Donald Blue
30th Governor of Iowa
In office
January 11, 1945  January 13, 1949
LieutenantKenneth A. Evans
Preceded byBourke B. Hickenlooper
Succeeded byWilliam S. Beardsley
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office
January 14, 1943  January 11, 1945
GovernorBourke Hickenlooper
Preceded byBourke Hickenlooper
Succeeded byKenneth Evans
47th Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
In office
1939–1943
Preceded byJohn R. Irwin
Succeeded byHenry W. Burma
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 75th district
In office
January 14, 1935  January 10, 1943
Preceded byR.E. Lee Aldrich
Succeeded byWilliam Tyrrell
Personal details
BornSeptember 24, 1898
Eagle Grove, Iowa, US
DiedDecember 14, 1989(1989-12-14) (aged 91)
Fort Dodge, Iowa, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Cathlene Beale
(m. 1926)
Children2
Alma materIowa State University
Drake University
ProfessionAttorney

Robert Donald Blue (September 24, 1898 – December 14, 1989) was an American politician, the 30th Governor of Iowa from 1945 to 1949.