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KINGLAND, Thomas A., lawyer, North- wood; b. Mt. Valley Twp., Winnebago Co., Ia .; March 27, 1875; Luth .; Rep .; ed. State Univ. of Ia., Ph. B., and LL. B., 1901; Preparatory St. Ansgar Sem., St. Ansgar, Ia., and Augsburg Sem., Minneapolis, Minn .; m. Maude. M. Mar- shall (divorced), Dec. 4, 1911, Dubuque, Ia .; mem. firm of Kingland, Dakin & Thonn, maintaining offices both at Northwood and Lake Mills, Ia .; one of the six selected to deliver commence- ment orations on graduation of his class in the collegiate department of the univ .; co. atty. of Winnebago co., four years, 1905-08, inc .; represented Winne- bago co., Ia., in House of Representa- tives in 35th G. A .; senator for the 41st senatorial dist. of Mitchell, Winnebago and Worth cos. in the 37th and 38th G. A .; mem. Kappa Sigma, B. P. O. E. Former residences, on farm near For- est City, Ia., until 1901; Forest City, Ia., 1901-09; Lake Mills, Ia., 1909-19.
KINNE, Roy U., lawyer, Storm Lake; b. Storm Lake, la., Oct. 17, 1880; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Storm Lake H. S .; Buena Vis- ta Coll .; S. Univ. of Ia., LL. B .; m. Alice Bell, Sept. 15, 1904, Marion, Ia .; child., Katherine R .; past master Jewel Lodge, A. F. & A. M .; alderman, Storm Lake; city clerk, Storm Lake; serving first term as co. atty. Buena Vista co .; mem. Phi Delta Phi, Acacia, Storm Lake Country Club, Storm Lake Com- mercial Club. Masons, Woodmen, Yeo- men, Former residence, Iowa City, Ia., 1909-12.
KIRBY, J. F., lawyer, Marengo; b. Iowa Co., Ia., Oct. 22, 1872; Cath .; Rep .; ed. State Univ. of Ia .; grad. Law Dept.
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Univ. of Ia., LL. B., 1904; grad. Univ. | KNIGHT, Nicholas, college professor, Mt. of Ia., M. A., 1906; m. Mary Elizabeth Schichtl, Aug. 31, 1910, Cedar Rapids, Ia .; child., Maurice J .; co. atty. of Ia. co., Ia., 1909-13; appeal agt. Ia. co. U. S. selective service act from May, 1917, to March, 1919; mem. K. C., M. W. A., Phi Delta Phi, Legal Fraternity. For- mer residence, Williamsburg, Oct. 1, 1906, to Jan. 1, 1917.
KIRCH, Charles Joseph, manufacturing, Keokuk; b. St. Louis, Mo., March 9, 1864; Christian; Rep .; ed. com. sch .; m. Almeda Strickler (deceased), 1893, Ka- hoka, Mo .; 2d Viola Jewett Robertson, 1910, Keokuk, Ia .; child. Ralph C .; mech. tradesman, 1877-1886; hardware mcht. at Kahoka, Mo., 1886-1900, excepting 2 yrs. which were devoted to hardware business at Chanute, Kan., 1893-95; in
mnfg. business at Keokuk, Ia., 1900 to date; collector of revenue for Clark co., Mo., 1898-99; sec. Keokuk Industrial Assn. for 2 yrs .; pres. and gen. mgr. Standard Four Tire Co., Keokuk, 1916- 19; now v-pres. and sec. Weber Kirch Mfg. Co .; v-pres. and sec. American Cement Machine Co .; pres. Fairview Realty Co .; mem. Keokuk Club, Keokuk Country Club, A. F. & A. M., B. P. O. E., M. W. A. Former residences, St. Louis, Mo., 1864-66; Canton, Mo., 1866- 68; Bowling Green, Mo., 1868-73; Ka- hoka, Mo., 1873-93; Chanute, Kan., 1893- 95; Kahoka, Mo., 1895-1900.
KLAUS, S. W., merchant, Earlville; b. Delaware Co., Jan. 12, 1861; Meth .; Rep .; ed. grad. N. W. Coll., Galena, Ill., 1882; m. Rose Landis, 1896, Colesburg, Ia .; entered mercantile business in Earlville, 1887; elected state rep. Dela- ware co., 1916, re-elected, 1918; served two terms mayor and six terms council- man, Earlville; mem. bd. of edn .; chmn. Rep. Co. Cent. Com., 10 yrs .; mem. I. O. O. F., K. P.
KNEEDLER, C. A., loans, ins., realty, Sioux City; b. Marine, Ill., Jan. 28, 1872; Cath .; Rep .; ed. Sioux City H. S .; m. Lillian E. Stackerl, Sept., 1897, Sioux City, Ia .; child., Abbie, Catherine; ac- tive in civic affairs and good roads movement; large land owner in N. and S. D .; stockholder in large business con- cerns; state rep. American Auto. Assn .; now and past 12 yrs. ex-pres. Ia. Auto Mut. Fire Assn. and Ia. Mut. Liabil- ity Assn .; ex-v-pres. Sioux City Real Est. Assn .; served in every Liberty and Victory loan campaign; mem. Chamber of Commerce, Sioux City Real Estate Assn., Credit Men's Assn., Sioux City Country Club, Sioux City Boat Club, Natl. Assn. Fire and Casualty Agts., W. O. W. Former residence, Marine, Ill., 1872-74.
KNICKERBOCKER, E. H., farmer and stockman, Fairfax; b. near Cedar Rap- ids, Ia., Nov. 18, 1855; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Fairfax H. S .; Western Coll .; m. Han- na M. Johnson, March 22, 1882, Dela- ware co., Pa .; child., Chas. J., Sara H., Ruth M .; importer Belgian and Perche- ron horses; elected state rep. Linn co., 1916; re-elected 1918-20; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine.
Vernon; b. Mexico, N. Y., April 2, 1861; Meth .; Ind .; ed. Mexico Acad .; Syra- cuse Univ., A. B., A. M., Ph. D., 1892- 94; grad. Student Strassburg Univ., 1894-95; grad. student John Hopkins Univ., 1898-99; m. Anna M. Audas, Aug. 11, 1887, Oneida, N. Y .; child., Harold A., Donald M .; prof. of Chem., Cornell Coll. since 1899; formerly pres. Ia. Sec. American Chemical Soc .; now pres. Io. Sec. American Chemical Soc .; now pres. Iowa Academy of Science; head of chemical dept., city chemist, Mt. Vernon; chemist to Oneida, N. Y., water Com .; assoc. ed. School Science and Mathematics; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon, Fellow, Ia. Acad. Sci- ence, American Chem. Soc., German Chem. Soc. Former residences, 1882- 92, teacher science, Cazenovia, N. Y., Sem .; 1895-98, prof. of chem., Randolph- Macon Coll., Va .; has published chem- ical tests and more than 100 papers in the chemical journals.
KNOOP, Charles W., cashier, Black Hawk Natl. Bank, Waterloo; b. Freeport, Ill., March 13, 1866; Cong .; Rep .; ed. com. sch .; m. Jessie Olmstead, June, 1895, Waterloo, Ia .; child., Maude, Werner, Kenneth; chmn. Group No. 7 and mem. Council of Administration of Ia. Bank- ers' Assn., 1915-17; mem. Masons, K. P., I. O. O. F., M. W. A., W. of W., Greater Waterloo Assn. Former resi- dences, Garner, Ia., 11 years, where he served as cashier First Natl. Bank; bookkeeper for First Natl. Bank, Rock- ford, Ia., 3 yrs.
KNOX, Sumner J., internal revenue agt., Council Bluffs; b. Macedonia, Ia., May 18, 1879; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Council Bluffs H. S .; mining, locating engineer, board of trade; dep. sheriff, 1901; dept. of jus., bureau of investigation, 1917-19; state agent, 1919; federal prohibition and in- ternal revenue agent since Feb., 1920; Spanish war veteran; mem. Elks, Ak- Sar-Ben. Former residence, Sidney, Neb., 1887-89.
KNUTSON, John O., wholesale grocery brokerage, Sioux City; b. Lyle, Mower co., Minn., Feb. 18, 1879; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Clear Lake H. S., 1897; m. Mary W. El- lis, 1901, Des Moines, Ia .; child., Myrtle M .; mgr. Puck Soap Co., Des Moines, Ia., 1900-07; entered brokerage business in Omaha in 1907; came to Sioux City and established brokerage business in 1910; formerly sec. and one of organ- izers Sioux City Rotary Club; past pres. Rotary Club; past dist. gov. Ia., Neb., S. D., Rotary Clubs; past capt. Patri- archs Militant, I. O. O. F .; mgr. first Army Y. W. C. A. campaign, and first Y. W. C. A. campaign; active in every Red Cross and Liberty Loan campaign in Sioux City; dir. Woodbury Co. In- terchurch campaign, 1920; served 8 yrs. as dir. Welfare Bureau, and same time as trustee of Wall St. Mission (sec.); chmn. Official Board of First Christian church, 1920; mem. Natl. Canned Goods & Dried Fruit Brokers' Assn .; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, I. O. O. F., Rotary Club, pres. Shore Acre Club, 1920; S. C. Sociological Club, Chamber
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of Commerce. Former residences, Oma- ha. Neb., 1908-10; Des Moines, Ia., 1898- -08; Clear Lake, Ia., 1884-98.
KOLP, John Dimmitt, banker, Palmer; b. Ia. Park, Tex., March 13, 1893; Meth .; Rep .; ed. grad. Jacksonville, Ill., H. S .; grad. Morningside Coll. A. B. degree; m. Frances Marie Sebern, Jan. 6, 1918, Manson, Ia .; child. Kathlyn M .; cashier Farmers' Sav. bank; 1st. lieut. 10th inf., World war; mem. A. F. & A. M .; mem. and Past Comndr., Am. Legion, St.Mi- hiel Post, Palmer, Ia. Former resi- dences, Iowa Park, Tex., 1893-97; Scranton, Pa., 1898-99; Jacksonville, Ill., 1900-10; Sioux City, Ia., 1910-17; U. S. Army 1917-19.
KONIGMACHER, Charies, Cashier, Com- mercial Nat. bank, Council Bluffs; b. Ephrate, Pa., Oct. 8, 1866; Prot .; Rep .; ed. country sch .; m. Annie Heistand, Ephrate, Pa., Nov. 6, 1887; child. Adam, Elizabeth; mem. A. F. & A. M. Former residence, Ephrate, Pa., 1866-91.
KOPP, W. F., lawyer, Mt. Pleasant; b. Dodgeville, Ia., June 20, 1869; Meth .; Rep .; ed. grad. Ia. Wesleyan Coll. at Mt. Pleasant, 1892; law dept. Univ. of Ia., 1894; m. Clara R. Bird, Dec. 4, 1894; co. atty. Henry co. 1895-99; postmaster at Mt. Pleasant 1906-15; rep. State Leg- islature 1915-17; elected to cong. 1920; mem. Masons, Odd Fellows, W. O. W., M. W. A.
KRIECHBAUM, T. W., v-pres. Am. Sav. bank & Trust Co., Burlington; b. Bur- lington, Ia., July 3, 1860; Luth .; Ind .; ed. H. S .; m. Sophia M. Niehaus, Oct. 2, 1883, Burlington, Ia .; child. Horace T., Walter P .; mem. Masonic bodies.
KIMBERLY, David W., retired farmer, Davenport; b. Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 6, 1878; Rep .; ed. West Liberty Spring- dale H. S. and Bryant Stratford Bus. Coll., Chicago; m. Elsie King, Chicago; rep. Scott co., 1914-16; elected state sen. 1918; mem. Masons, Elks, Owls, Odd Fellows, Turner.
KROUSE, John, farmer, Corydon; b. Woodford, Co., Ill., Aug. 23, 1867; Dem .; ed. rural sch .; m. to Ida A. Kah; one daughter, four sons; dir. Farmers' and Merchants State bank; served six yrs. on bd. of supervisors and four as twp. trustee; elected state rep. Wayne Co., 1916; re-elected, 1918.
KUSER, William L., Supt. State Train- ing Sch. for Boys, Eldora; b. Marion Co., Ind., May 6, 1875; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Normal Coll., Commercial Coll., law dept. Univ. Neb .; m. Lolo K. Greene (deceased), 1897, Kearney, Neb .; child. Wm. G., Ruth; prepared for law bus., became interested in boys' work and has never practiced law; admitted to bar in Neb .; Supt. of sch. for some twelve yrs .; pres. Nat. Conference on ed. of Truant, Backward, Dependent and Delinquent child., 1916; past pres. Ia. State Conference of social work; pres. Eldora Rotary club; chmn. Har- din Co. Bureau of Military affairs dur- ing the World war; Hardin Co. dist. chmn. of thrift stamp work during the war; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, K. P., I. O. O. F., M. W. A. Former resin
dences, Indiana until 4 yrs. old; on farm near Lincoln, Neb., some 10 or 12 yrs .; in Normal sch. State Univ., Lin- coln, Neb., some six yrs .; 2 yrs. in Boys' Industrial sch., Kearney, Neb.
LADD, Scott M., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Sharon, Wis., June 22, 1855; Rep .; ed. academy, 2 yrs. at Beloit, Coll., Wis .; grad. from Carthage Coll., Ill., in 1879, L. L. D .; L. L. D. Univ. Ia., 1906; m. Emma E. Cromer, 1887, Irving, Ill .; child. Loy L., S. Marion, Mrs. Bert N. Mills and Mrs. E. S. Warren; elected dist. judge 4th jud. dist. of Ia., in fall of 1886 and served as such 10 yrs .; elected judge of supreme court in fall of 1896 and now serving fourth term; mem. several ed. soc and for a long time has been trustee of Morningside Coll. at Sioux City. Former residence, Sheldon, Ia.
LAMAR, Frank S., printer and binder and stationer, Sioux City; b. Wiscon- sin, 1863; Christ .; Dem .; ed. H. S .; nı. Edith Erskine, Sept. 5, 1900, Louis- ville, Ky .; child. Addison, Norman D., Frank E., Edith, Charles M., Robert E .; mem. Masonic bodies, Elks. For- mer residences, Shullsburg, Wis., birth to 1872; Darlington, Wis., 1872-78; New- ell, Ia., 1878-83; S. D., 1883-87; Louis- ville, Ky., 1887-96.
LAMBERT, Thos., editor and publisher, Sabula; b. Jackson Co., Ia., Feb. 13, 1855; Dem .; ed. select sch. of Sabula; m. Jennie Cotton, Aug. 3, 1883, Sabula; owns Sabula Gazette; mem. bd. ed. served four yrs. as city recorder; eight successive terms as mayor Sabula; jus- tice of the peace over 20 yrs .; mem. sch. bd. 28 yrs .; elected state rep. Jack- son Co. 1895; re-elected 1897; elected state sen. 1899-1903; delegate to Dem. Nat. convention 1888.
LANGFITT, John N., farmer, Greenfield; b. Scott Co., Ia., May 9, 1866; Pres .; Rep .; ed. Wilton acad., Davenport Bus. Coll .; m. Clara A. Martin; child. Harry M., Bernice L., Clara M., John M., jr .; elected state rep. 1916; re-elected, 1918. LANGLAND, Harry, lawyer, Nevada; b. Des Moines, Ia., July 25, 1888; Luth .; Rep .; ed. grad. Nevada, Ia., H. S., 1906; grad. C. C. C. Coll., Des Moines, 1907, shorthand and typewriting; B. A. degree from Univ. Ia., in 1911; LL. B. degree law sch., Columbia Univ., 1913; m. Harriet M. Frazier, Oct. 4, 1906, Nevada, Ia .; child. Harry, jr .; co. atty. Story co., Ia., 1917-21; leader of Col- umbia-Pa., debate in 1913; Columbia won unanimous decision; mem. Irving Institute, Literary Soc., State Univ. Ia .; Scimitar and Fez, honorary soc.,
senior Liberal Arts students, State Univ .; Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalistic frat. at State Univ .; Delta Chi, law frat., State Univ .; Delta Sig- ma Rho, honorary forensic frat., Col- umbia Univ .; Masons. Former resi- dences, Des Moines, Ia .; Slater, Ia .; Nevada, Ia .; Iowa City, Ia .; New York City; Minneapolis, Minn.
LARRABEE, William, Jr., Clermont; b. Clermont, Ia., Dec. 11, 1870; Rep .; ed. H. S .; Univ. Ia .; Liberal Arts and law; m. Lillian G. Inglis, Middletown,
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Conn .; child. William III., Lillian I., Helen A., Janet, James; mem. 29, 33, 34, 35 G. A., Ia .; pvt. Co. G, Ia. Inf. Vols., Spanish Am. war; capt. and comdr. sub-vols., S. A. W .; mem. Ma- sons, Elks, Phi Kappa Psi frat.
LANIGAN, John T., printing, Monticello; b. Mauds, O., Apr. 12, 1867; Cath .; Dem .; ed. Masen H. S .; Nat. Normal Univ. (Lebanon, O.); m. Katherine Drees, May 15, 1911; editor, manufac- turer of auto tires; real estate; post- master; candidate for congress. For- mer residence, Lyons, Ia., 1901.
LARSON, Emil A., real estate and ins., Red Oak; b. Stanton, Ia., 1870; Rep .; ed. dist. and common sch .; m. Emma E. Wallin, 1893, Page Co .; child. Myrtle, Dorothy; in mercantile bus. 1892-1900; was asst. cashier First Nat. bank, Red Oak; elected co. auditor, Montgomery co. 3 terms; elected state rep. Mont- gomery Co., 1916; re-elected 1918-20.
LARSON, James E., loans and ins., West Branch; b. West Branch, Ia., Feb. 14, 1881; Rep .; ed. West Branch H. S .; State Univ .; m. to C. Rose Pettis, (de- ceased), May 5, 1903; 2nd Clara M. Rose, March 15, 1919; elected state rep. Cedar Co., 1918.
LANYON, Thomas James, merchant, Lit- tle Sioux; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., July 17, 1848; Prot .; Rep .; ed. common sch .; m. Ella M. Peters, Apr. 21, 1877, Little Sioux; child. Thomas M., Ralph H., Clement E., Teresa A., Harold D., Max- well L .; has been in mercantile bus. for 50 yrs .; postmaster Little Sioux, 1870-86; twp. trustee several yrs .; town clerk 6 yrs .; city councilman 2 terms; mem. Masons; sec. bd. ed. 38 yrs .; still holds office. Former residence, came to Iowa 1858; 1859-60 at Magnolia, Ia .; Onawa, 1860-62.
LASHER, Louis G., Adj. Gen., I. N. G., Des Moines; b. Davenport, Ia., March 17, 1873; Rep .; ed. Davenport H. S .; Military sch., Kemper Hall; Griswold Coll .; pres. and gen. mgr. Cleaning & Dyeing Co., Davenport; served in Span- ish-Am. war; enlisted in U. S. A. for Philippine service 1899; discharged 1902; served on staff of Gov. Clarke; Sept. 1, 1918 appointed adjutant gen. of Ia. to fill out unexpired term of Gen. Logan.
LAVENDER, J. F., lawyer, Rockwell City; b. Rochester, N. H., March 24, 1851; Rep .; ed. pub. sch. and I. S. C .; m. Mary L. Davisson, Dec. 26, 1876, LeClaire, Ia .; child. Frances S., Fabius C., Robert A., James B., Mrs. W. S. Robinson; taught country sch. in Scott Co., la., five yrs., when not in school; supt. of LeClaire, Ia. sch. three yrs. and of Cordova, Ill. sch. two yrs .; co. supt. sch. Calhoun co., Ia., four yrs .; mem. G. A. of Ia. four yrs .; co. atty. Calhoun Co. six yrs .; mem. Masonic order, Shrine, K. P., I. O. O. F., Woodmen, Mystic Workers. Former residences, Rochester, N. H. till 1863; Scott co., Ia., till 1881.
LAZELL, Frederick John, managing ed- itor Republican and Times, Cedar Rap- ids; b. Essex, Eng., Jan. 6, 1870; Uni- tarian; Rep .; ed. Grammar sch. Eng .;
B. Sc., Ames; m. Anna Bradshaw Mac- Rae, Sept. 7, 1898, Iowa City, Ia .; child. Frederick; author "Isiah as a Na- ture Lover," "Summer Days in Iowa," "Autumn Days in Iowa," " "Winter Days in Iowa," "Spring Days in lowa," "Down the Cedar River," etc .; connnis- sioner of Parks and Public Property, Cedar Rapids, 1912-18; Fellow Ia. acad. of Sciences; mem. Phi Psi frat., Ia. chapter; mem. Rotary Club, Masonic bodies; past Venerable Master, Scottish Rite Masons. Former residences, Eng- land, 1868-87; Greenfield, Ia., 1887-91; Ames, Ia., 1891-95.
LE COMPTE, Karl M., publisher, Cory- don; b. Corydon, May 5, 1887; Rep .; ed. grad. Corydon H. S., 1905; grad. State Univ. 1909, B. A .; Pub. Corydon Times-Rep .; enlisted in army and serv- ed until discharge Dec. 24, 1918; elect- ed state sen. 1916.
LEE, N. J., Judge 14th Judicial Dist., Estherville; b. Emmet Co., Ia., March 11, 1873; Prot .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; Iowa Coll. law, LL. B .; m. Maude Genevieve Deemer, 1902, Des Moines, Ia .; child. Joseph D., Robert N .; co. atty. Emmet Co., Ia., 1901-05; mem. 32nd and 33rd G. A. from Emmet Co. as rep .; Judge 14th Judicial dist. since 1913; mem. Elks, Masons.
LEEPER, Leo R., lawyer, Waterloo; b. Clarksville, Butler Co., Ia., May 5, 1888; Pres .; Deni .; ed. Clarksville H. S. 1906; Univ. Ia., B. A., 1911; LL. B. in 1912; m. Maud Walz, May 29, 1913, Iowa City, Ia .; child. Robert W., Mar- garet E .; deputy city treas. Waterloo; mem. Greater Waterloo Assn.
LEGEL, John G., druggist, Charles City; b. St. Louis, May 26, 1859; Luth .; Dem .; ed. one and one-half yrs. H. S .; m. Bertha C. Dinkel; child. John G .; serv- ed 10 yrs. as councilman; two yrs. as mayor 1909-10; served four yrs. as state sen. 1910-12; mem. and pres. Lib. bd. for many yrs .; served as pres. part time and dir. during life of Chautauqua Assn .; mem. K. P., B. P. O. E., Mas- onic bodies. Former residences, St. Louis; Dubuque 1877.
LEGGETT, Charles D., lawyer, Fairfield; b. Carrollton, O., Oct. 8, 1849; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Fairfield Univ., Griswold Coll. of Davenport, Kenyon Coll., A. B., class of '69, honor man of class; m. Beatrice Cunningham, Centerville, Ia., Sept. 2, 1885; child. Richard C., Mrs. Edwin F. McKee, Lt. George, Elizabeth A .; senior mem. firm, Leggett & McKenney which practiced law in Fairfield for 43 yrs .; atty for C. B. & Q. and C. R. I. & P. rys; for Ia. State Sav. bank and var- ious factories of Fairfield; now retired from bus .; judge of the dist. court 1886-1890; mem. bd. of Bar Examiners from 1905 to 1920. Former residence, Carrollton, O., 1849-55.
LEIBSLE, R. H., architect, Des Moines; b. Conrad, Ia., March 18, 1892; Pres .; ed. grad. East Des Moines H. S .; grad. Univ. Ill., sch. of architecture, degree of B. S .; m. Velma Dean, Oct. 1, 1919, Bemidji, Minn .; mem. Scarab Archi- tectural Honorary frat .; 1st. lieut. eng. U. S. army, World war; housing com-
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missioner, City of Des Moines; pres. Des Moines Alumni Assn., Univ. Ill., 1920; mem. Grand View Golf Club, Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, Elks, Am. Legion, A. F. & A. M., Sigma Al- pha Epsilon frat. Former residences, Conrad, Ia., 1892-1900; Sioux Falls, S. D., 1900-1906; Des Moines, Ia. 1906-17; Bemidji, Minn. 1917-18.
LEMING, Gareld, lawyer, Hampton; b. Lawrenceburg, Ind., Sept. 4, 1882; Prot .; Rep .; ed. O. Wesleyan Univ., A. B., A. M .; Univ. Cincinnati law sch. LL. B .; m. Hazel Lou Allen, June 18, 1913, Lorhville, Ia .; child. Gareldine, Lillian; mem. Xuma Club, Highland Golf Club, Masonic bodies, Shrine. Former resi- dence, Iowa Falls, 1909-18.
LENOCKER, Reuben A., farmer and stock raiser, Winterset; b. Holmes Co., O., Oct. 7, 1864; Presb .; Dem .; ed. Dist. and Normal sch .; m. Mattie Bell Pace, Aug. 25, 1891; child. Mrs. P. R. Stevens, Mrs. C. A. Marsh, George F., Sue, Mil- dred L., Bruce W., Martha L .; taught 8 terms of dist. sch .; served in lower house in the 36th, 37th, G. A., 28th dist .; mem. bd. of supervisors Madison Co., Ia., sec. of sch. twp. of Pence for 29 consecutive yrs .; v-pres. State bank of Dexter; dir. Sav. bank of Winter- set; was sent as an alternate to Dem. Nat. convention at Baltimore in 1912; also selected again to attend in same capacity in 1920 to San Francisco; born in Holmes Co., O., 1864, moved to Henry Co., Ill .; then to Madison Co., Ia., in 1869; lived in Pence twp., near Dexter for 50 yrs .; mem. Masons, Shrine, I. O. O. F.
LE VALLEY, Charles J., banker and farmer, Sheffield; b. Grant Co., Wis., July 20, 1870; Rep .; ed. com. sch. and bus. coll .; m. Mary E. Thomas, Oct. 25, 1898; child. Chauncey T., Esther L., No- na M .; estab. Farmers & Merchants bank, 1900, of which he has since been cashier; large land owner; elected state rep. Franklin Co., 1918; re-elected in 1920.
LEVITT, Jacob, real estate, Des Moines; b. Russian Poland, 1867; Jewish; Rep .; m. Miss A. G. Sander, 1888; child. Thomas I, Ellis, Esther, Nettie; mem. I. O. O. F., M. W. A.
LEWIS, Dwight N., railroad commission- er, Des Moines; b. Oskaloosa, Ia .; ed. grad. law dept. Drake Univ .; sec. Ia. R. R. Com. 1899-1911; asst. Commerce counsel till Jan. 3, 1907; appointed R. R. Com .; elected 1918.
LIGHT, Herbert M., banker, Swan; b. Deep River, Ia., Oct. 30, 1888; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Elgin H. S., Capital City Commercial Coll .; attended Des Moines Coll .; m. Ona Acklin, May 28, 1920, Des Moines; cashier Swan Sav. bank; ins. and real estate; farmer for yrs .; mem. town council, Swan; treas. sch. bd., Swan; 2nd lieut. Q. M. C. Officers Re- serve Corps; served two yrs. World war; enlisted May 28, 1917; mem. Mas- onic bodies, Shrine, M. W. A., I. O. O. F. Former residences, Deep River, Ia., until 1909; Des Moines, Ia., until Aug. 1919.
LINDLY, John Milton, banking and phar- macy, Winfield; b. Washington Co., Pa., Nov. 17, 1864; Presb .; Dem .; ed. matri- culated at Ia. Wesleyan Coll. 1884; grad. from Ia. Univ., 1889; grad. from Nat. Institute of Pharmacy, Chicago, 1892; grad. from Chautauqua Lit. & Scientific Circle 1898; cashier bank at Winfield 25 yrs. v-pres. of bank at Winfield 1919 to date; published history of coll. of pharmacy of State Univ .; "Private Banking in Iowa or A Reply to its Critics," "Every Day a Patriotic Day," "The Lindly Family in America," etc .; state sen. 1915, for 4 yrs .; mem. Dem. State Cent. Com. from 1st cong. dist., 1916-20; sec. la. Pharmaceutical Assn. 1905-11, and treas. of same 1911-20; mem. Henry Co. bd. of ed. 1919 to date; sec. Winfield sch. bd., 1898 to date; mem. of Henry Co. Council of Defense during World war; mem. of Sons of Am. Revolution; Colonial Wars; Col- onial Governors; Ia. and American Pharmaceutical Assn .; Ia. and Ameri- can Bankers Assn .; life mem. of Ia. State Hist. Soc .: contributing mem. of the Acad. of Sciences; Grant Club of Des Moines. Came to Ia. 1866, locating on a farm near Winfield, Henry Co.
LIONBERGER, L. F., Mgr. Clay Robin- son Co. Live Stock Comniis. Co., Sioux City; b. Fountain Green, Ill., Aug. 26, 1883; Presb .; Dem .; ed. H. S. grad., LaHarpe, Ill .; m. Annie G. Bruce, Oct. 7, 1911, Sioux City, Ia .; child. Edith G .; mem. Sioux City Country Club, Chamb- er of Comnierce, Sioux City. Former residence, Chicago, 1900-03.
LOCKIN, J. C., loans and ins., Aurelia; b. Brandon, Wis., Nov. 3, 1853; Meth .; Rep .; ed. pub. sch. and H. S .; m: Jose- phine Batson, Fairwater, Wis., 1878; sec. and treas. Maple Valley Ins. Assn. since its organization; mem. Aurelia sch. bd. for 20 yrs .; sec. and treas. Morningside Coll. 9 yrs .; served 4 yrs. mayor Aurelia; elected State rep. Cher- okee Co. 1918; re-elected 1920.
LOCKIE, Charles, lawyer, Sioux City; b. Calhoun Co., Jan. 10, 1885; ed. Dr. of Psychology, Bachelor of Laws; m. M. Avis Baker, Feb. 12, 1907, Akron, Ia .; child. Helen, Lionel; mem. of bar of Ia., Ky., Tenn .; elected justice of peace, Sioux City, 1920; pres. of Psy- chical Research section of Sioux City Academy of Science and Letters. For- mer residences, Pomeroy, Ia. to 1912; Pocohontas to 1918; Nashville, Tenn .; to 1914.
LOCKWOOD, Harley Kellogg, lawer, Ce- dar Rapids; b. Butler Co.,Ia., Dec. 25, 1882; Prot .; Rep .; ed. grad. Cornell Coll., class of 1907, degree A. B .; grad. Univ. la., law sch., class of 1911, de- gree LL. B .; began practicing law in Cedar Rapids, July 1st, 1911; became Co. atty. of Linn Co., Ia., Jan. 2, 1917; re-elected 1920; during the early part of 1920 convicted the first I. W. W. in the state on the charge of erim- inal syndicalism; mem. Masons, Odd Fellows, K. P., Elks, Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, Cedar Rapids Country Club. Former residences, But- ler Co. until 19 yrs. of age; at Upper Ia. Univ. 3 1-3 yrs .; Cornell the last
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LOFTON, Edwin S., Ins. and Newspaper Bus., Keokuk; b. La Grange, Mo., Sept. 22, 1869; Bapt .; Rep .; ed. grade sch .; m. Anna F. Halbeck, March 29, 1891, Kahoka, Mo .; child. LeRoy R., Ed. S .; clerk superior court, 1893-98; clerk dist. court 1905-11; mayor city of Keokuk 1916-20; advertising mgr. fifteen yrs .; mem. of Elks, Masons, Eagles, Moose, M. W. A., several ins. societies. Former residence, LaGrange, Mo., 1869-71.
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