Joseph Dysart
Joseph Dysart was an American farmer and politician.
Born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Dysart moved to Iowa and eventually settled in the community of Dysart, Iowa, which was named after him. Dysart was a farmer; he served in the Iowa State Senate from 1861 to 1864 and from 1870 to 1874. He was elected Lieutenant [Governor of Iowa] in 1873. He died in Dysart, Iowa.