Jans Dykhouse

Jans Dykhouse
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 24th district
In office January 8, 1945 – January 11, 1965
Preceded by	Edwin Schluter
Succeeded by	Max Mills
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 49th district
In office January 13, 1941 – January 8, 1945
Preceded by	Charles Hoeven
Succeeded by	Duane Dewel
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 99th district
In office January 11, 1937 – January 13, 1941
Preceded by	William Oehmke
Succeeded by	Melvin Burns
Personal details
Born	(1889-12-09)December 9, 1889 Hastings, Nebraska
Died	May 24, 1981(1981-05-24) (aged 91) Rock Rapids, Iowa
Political party	Republican

Jans T. Dykhouse (December 9, 1889 – May 24, 1981) was an American politician.

Born in Hastings, Nebraska, on December 9, 1889, Dykehouse was raised in Lyon County, Iowa, where his family had moved in 1892. He graduated from Rock Rapids High School and the University of Dubuque. After completing his college education in 1916, Dykehouse worked as a banker for fifteen years, and subsequently diversified his business interests into real estate, insurance, and farming.

Dykhouse was affiliated with the Republican Party. He won election to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1936 and 1938, serving District 99. Dykhouse contested the 1940 Iowa Senate election, and won the District 49 seat for a single four-year term. He was reelected to the Iowa Senate five times thereafter, as the legislator representing District 24.

Dykhouse attended the Rock Rapids United Methodist Church. He married Little Rock native Dora Getting in October 1917, with whom he raised three children. He died on May 24, 1981, in Rock Rapids, Iowa at age 91.