Donald G. Beneke

Donald G. Beneke (March 14, 1916 – February 17, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician.

Beneke was born to parents Anton and Theresa Mefferd Beneke in Laurens, Iowa, on March 14, 1916. He attended high school in his hometown. After graduating in 1933, Beneke attended the University of Iowa and its College of Law, completing his bachelor's degree in 1937, and a Juris Doctor in 1939. Beneke had six siblings, including Raymond Beneke, an economist and professor at Iowa State University.

Donald Beneke was associated with the Laurens school board from 1947 to 1961, as secretary, regular member, and later president. and duly took office in District 50 on 4 May 1961. After stepping down from the state legislature in 1965, Beneke served as president of the Pocahontas County Board of Education and contested a seat on the Area 5 Education Agency in 1974. By 1980, Beneke had been designated mental health referee for Pocahontas County. At the time of his death at Pocahontas Community Hospital on February 17, 1990, Beneke was director of the Laurens State Bank and serving as Laurens city attorney.