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SUTHERLAND, Wm., retired farmer,
Washington; b. Albermarle co., Va., Aug. 3, 1852; Meth .; Dem .; m. Winnie Davis, Feb. 15, 1882, Wayland, Ia .; one daughter; dir. Farmers' Mutual Ins. Co., 14 yrs .; 9 yrs. pres. of same; served 21 yrs. on schl. bd .; 6 yrs. twp. trustee; justice of peace; elected state repre- sentative Washington Co., 1918.
SWANSON, Charles E., lawyer, Council Bluffs; b. Galesburg, Ill., Jan. 3, 1879; Presh .; Rep .; ed. pub. schls .; A. B., Knox Coll., class of 1902; LL. B., North- western Univ. Law Schl., 1907; m. Ione Westcott, June 29, 1910, Hopkinton, Ia .; admitted to bar of Iowa in 1907; has practiced law at Council Bluffs since 1907; Co. atty. of Pottawattamie Co. since Jan. 1, 1915; re-elected 1920, for fourth term; honors in debating while at law school; also mem. Order of the Coif, scholastic honor fraternity; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Elks; past master Masons, elder Presb. Ch .; dir., Y. M. C. A. Former residences, Gales- burg, Ill., until 11 yrs. of age; moved with parents to Clearfield, Ia., 1890.
SWANSON, N. P., farmer, banker, stock buyer, Kiron; b. Sweden, 1866; Prot .; Rep .; ed. com. schls .; m. Mary Olsen; child., Emma, Mabel, Roy, Edna, El- mer, Judith, Leslie, Evelyn, Teddie; owns 640 acres farm land in tracts; has been councilman, mayor, other offices of public trust; is pres. of Home Sav. Bank, Kiron, Ia .; schl. treas., town treas., vice pres. and dir. of Kiron Cemetery Assn. Former residence, Crawford Co., Ia., after coming to America.
SWEET, Burton E., lawyer, Waverly; b. Bremer Co., Ia., Dec. 10, 1867; Rep .; ed. Ia. State Normal; Cornell (Ia.) Coll .; Ia. State Univ .; city solicitor, 3 yrs., Waverly; mem. house of representatives 28th and 29th G. A. of Ia .; 4 yrs. on Rep. State Cent. Com .; elected to 64th, 65th and 66th Congresses.
SECOY, Frank L., Jr., eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, Sioux City; b. Kansas, Jan. 14, 1887; Prot .; Rep .; ed. diploma, Davenport H. S., 1906; Doctor of Medi- cine, Univ. of Ia., 1911; Master of Sci- ence degree, Univ. of Ia., 1912; interne in Dept. of Ophthalmology and Oto- Laryngology, 1911-12; mem. Masonic
bodies, Shrine, Woodbury Co. Medical Soc., Sioux Valley Eye and Ear Acad., Sioux Valley Medical, Ia. Medical Soc., Sioux City Country Club. Former resi- dence, Davenport, Ia., until 1907.
TADE, William Anderson, farmer, Hills- boro; b. Lee Co., Ia., Sept. 17, 1841; Bap .; Rep .; ed. pub. schl., with 2 yrs. in Ia. Coll., now located at Grinnell; m. Sarah E. Dewey (deceased), 1868, Lee Co., Ia .; child., Nellie B., Alice C., How- ard D., Ewing O., Lillian A., Lola E .; 5 yrs. in military service of U. S .; mem. Co. E, 14th Ia. Inf., "Hornet's Nest Brig .; " promoted to captaincy of 59th U. S. C. T., finally discharged, Dec. 13, 1866; taken prisoner of war at Battle of Shiloh; released Jan. 15, 1863; 1st lieut. q. m. 57th U. S. C. T .; promoted to captaincy Dec., 1865, comdg. battalion of Companies A, B and D, guarding north- west approach to Ft. Union, N. M., when Ute Indians were on the warpath; representative from VanBuren Co., Ia., in 23d G. A .; pres., Farmers & Traders Sav. Bank of Hillsboro, Ia .; owner of "Cedar Dell" farm.
TALBOTT, Basil M., banker, Brooklyn; b. Homes Co., O., Oct. 25, 1843; Meth .; Rep .; m. Sarah J. Ashton, 1866; child., Albert B., Chas. D., Edwin H., Effa E., Lena; pres., 1st Natl. Bank., Brooklyn; organized bank in Brooklyn in 1871; mem. Masons, I. O. O. F.
TALBOTT, Edwin H., banker, Brooklyn; b. Brooklyn, Ia., May 12, 1871; Meth .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Florence Snyder, 1893; child., Faith G .; 15 yrs. jewelry business and watch maker; 16 yrs. in 1st Natl. Bank, bookkeeper to cashier; treas., town of Brooklyn; treas., Bear Creek Twp. Schl. Dist .; mem. I. O. O. F., Masonic bodies, Shrine.
TALBOTT, Oliver Aquilla, grain mer- chant, Keokuk; b. Osceola, Ia., Dec. 30, 1862; Rep .; ed. pub. schl., acad. and business coll .; m. Letitia E. Zingler, 1883, Osceola, Ia .; child., Mrs. Maud E. Bell, Mrs. Florence M. Buch; organized O. A. Talbott Co. in 1890, and has been its pres. since; its principal offices were in Osceola, 1890-02; removed to Keokuk in 1903; owns and operates 43 elevators in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois; alder- man, Keokuk, 1907-08; mem. K. P., Elks, Keokuk Club, Missouri Athletic Assn. St. Louis, Merchants exchange, Sons of American Revolution.
TAYLOR, Eugene H., architect, Cedar Rapids; b. Denmark, Lee Co., Ia., Oct. 23, 1853; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Grinnell H. S .; Ia. Coll., now Grinnell Coll., B. S. degree; special architectural course, 1876-78, Mass. Inst. of Tech .; m. Mary Montague Woodworth, Sept. 7, 1886, Berlin, Conn .; child., Mrs. Lewis H. Mounts, Ruby; associated with Harry S. Josselyn, firm of Josselyn & Taylor, architects, since 1882, in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, Ia .; firm has designed many buildings in many states, among them Iowa bldg. for Columbian Exposi- tion, Chicago, 1893; Grace Episcopal, 1st Congregational, 1st Baptist, and other churches, Cedar Rapids; Carnegie Pub. Library, Montrose Hotel, Security and Cedar Rapids Sav. banks, Cedar Rapids,
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Republican Printing Co., and many busi- ness buildings, residences and works of all kinds; trustee and deacon in church; dir. in Y. M. C. A .; mem. Chamber of Commerce, and serving on civic com- mission; active and deeply interested in civic improvements; fellow in Amer. Inst. of Architects; sec .- treas., Iowa chapter A. I. A. since 1906; officer in Engineers and Architects Soc. of Cedar Rapids. Former residences, Denmark, 1853-62; Grinnell, 1862-76; Boston, 1876- 78; Grinnell, 1878-80; Chicago, 1880-82; Des Moines, 1882-86.
TAYLOR, Thomas E., minister and farm- er, Independence; b. Lake co., Ill., June 20, 1864; Rep .; ed. grad. Upper Ia. Univ., 1887; D. D. degree same, 1901; m. Nellie M. Huie, June 12, 1899; spent 25 yrs. as Methodist minister; now de- votes all attention to his farm near In- dependence, but supplies pulpits for all denominations; elected state representa- tive, 1914; elected state senator, 1916.
TEMPLE, M. L., lawyer, Osceola; b. Monongalia Co., Va., Sept. 16, 1848; Rep .; ed. A. B. and A. M., State Univ. of Ia .; U. S. Dist. Atty. for So. Dist. Ia., 1907-14; Co. atty., Clarke Co., 1914- 18; mem. 26th, 28th, 30th, 31st G. A .; re-elected state representative 1918; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Elks.
TENNIS, Carl, banker, Sioux City; b. Woodbury Co., Ia., Oct. 14, 1876; Prot .; Dem .; ed. H. S. and Morningside Coll., Sioux City; m. Maude Hammond, 1900; v-pres., Commercial State Sav. Bank, Sioux City, Ia .; sec., Iowa Mtg. & Sec. Co., Sioux City, Ia .; real estate loans; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Elks. Former residence, Climbing Hill, Ia., until 23 yrs. old.
TENNIS, Clyde H., real estate, Sioux City; b. Climbing Hill., Ia., Aug. 30, 1883; Meth .; Ind .; ed. H. S .; Morning- side Coll .; m. Mathilda J. Olsen, March 14, 1906, Correctionville, la .; child., Dor- othy L., Neal C .; secy., Northwestern Mtg. & Sec. Co .; mem. Elks. Former residences, Woodbury Co., Ia., until 1908; White Owl, S. D., 2 yrs., home- stead, Bassett, Neb., 2 yrs.
TERRILL, Jay S., physician and surgeon, Bedford; b. Taylor Co., Ia., March 15, 1882; Rep .; m. Ruby Pearl Ewart, Sept. 1882; Rep .; m. Ruby Pearl Ewart, Block- ton, Ia., Sept. 6, 1905; child., Maxine, Dwight E .; co. physician, health officer; mem. Elks, Masons.
THOMAS, Abram O., professor of geology, State Univ. of Ia., Iowa City; b. Wales, March 21, 1876; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Wil- liamsburg H. S., Williamsburg, Ia .; B. A. and M. S., State Univ. of Ia .; studied at Univ. of Chicago, 1 yr .; m. Marietta Rosenberger, Aug. 30, 1900, Spencer, Ia .; writer of several articles on geology and the ancient life of the earth; mem. and official geologist of University sci- entific expedition to West Indies; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Gamma Al- pha, honorary societies; asst. geologist of Ia. Geological Survey; mem. Bacon- ian club, Triangle club, Research club of State Univ .; mem. Paleontological Soc. of America, Masons, Acacia.
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THOMAS, Charles H., merchant and banker, Creston; b. Roseville, Warren Co., Ill., Sept. 29, 1860; Meth .; Rep .; ed. com. schl .; m. Jemima 1. Brown, Sept. 7, 1896, Cromwell, Ia .; child., Mrs. I. P. Pounds, Hobart M., Mary I., Carnot H .; has been in hardware business 40 yrs., and is now senior member of the Cres- ton Hardware Co., largest in southwest Ia .; for 8 yrs. was v-pres. and mgr. of Kent State Sav. Bank; for 8 yrs. pres. of the local schl. bd .; state senator, 5th Ia. Dist., 1913-17; author "Blue Sky" law, Teachers' Minimum Wage law, Highway Marking law, all three being original measures of their kind in the state of Iowa; also author of the pro- hibitory amendment that was later de- feated by popular vote; mem. Creston Country club, 1. O. O. F., M. W. A., W. O. W., Elks; pres., "Blue Grass" High- way. Former residences, Warren Co., Ill., 1860-76; Cromwell, Ia., 1876-91; Kent, Ia., 1895-16; Union Co., Ia., 1876 to date. THOMAS, Seth, lawyer, Fort Dodge; b. Ohio, May 18, 1873; Prot .; Dem .; ed. State Univ. of Ia., Ph. B., A. M., LL. B .; m. Ella May Brown, July 25, 1905, Washington, la .; child., Eleanor, Rey- nolds B .; Asst. U. S. Atty. North. Dist. of Ia., 1915 to date; mem. Rotary Club, Masons. Former residences, Ohio, 1873- 76; Kansas, 1876-81; W. Va., 1881-1901. THOMPSON, Frank E., lawyer, Burling- ton; b. Grand View, Ia., Dec. 13, 1873; Rep .; ed. public and H. S., Winfield and Muscatine, Ia .; grad. Law Dept. State Univ. of Ia., 1896; m. Lillian Rus- sell, Aug. 22, 1894; formerly Co. atty., Des Moines Co .; served as chmn. Rep. Co. Cent. Com .; elected state senator, 1914; re-elected 1918.
THOMPSON, Thomas H., farmer, Garner; b. Norway, March 4, 1873; Luth .; Rep .; ed. rural schls .; business course; m. Sadie Stevenson, Emmet Co., 1900; child., Franklin, Bertha, Thelma, Ed- ward, Leona, Helen; has taken active part in Rep. politics for many years; assessor for Amsterdam twp. for 6 yrs .; appointed postmaster at Kanawha, Ia .; elected Co. treas, Hancock Co., 1914-16- 18; first Co. treas. to be elected to 3 terms in 40 yrs. in Hancock Co.
THURMAN, Allen G., county agent, Os- kaloosa; b. Blanchard, Ia., Oct. 31, 1886; Prot .; Dem .; ed., grad. H. S .; I. S. Coll .; m. Janet Davis, Nov. 9, 1919; Co. Agt., Linn Co., 1915-17; asst. state Co. agt., leader, 1917-18 Co. agt., Mahaska Co .; pvt. H. Q. Co. 39th Inf., 18 months service; four major engagements; mem. Masons, O. E. S., White Shrine, Grange. Former residences, Ames, 1913-15; Ce- dar Rapids, 1915-17.
TINLEY, Emmet, lawyer, Council Bluffs; b. Caleo, Mo., Sept. 22, 1867; Cath .; Dem .; ed. Council Bluffs H. S .; m. Elsie Pusey, Feb. 19, 1901, Council Bluffs, Ia .; child., Mrs. George A. Spooner, Elsie P .; former pres., Council Bluffs Schl. Bd .; former pres., Ia. State Bar Assn .; mem. Des Moines Club, Omaha C,ub, Council Bluffs Country Club, Elks, Rotary Club, K. C., M. W. A. Former residence, Caleo, Mo., 1867-69.
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TINLEY, Hubert L., bank cashier, Coun- cil Bluffs State Savings bank, Council Bluffs; b. Mt. Sterling, Ill., Jan. 29, 1866; Cath .; Dem .; ed. Council Bluffs H. S .; m. Mary H. Maher, June 26, 1902, Iowa City, Ia .; child., Mary L., Margaret, Vir- ginia, Hubert L. Jr .; former postal em- ploye, money order div .; asst. p .- m., 1894; mem. fire and police bd., 1907-08; mem. Chamber of Commerce, K. C., Ki- wanis club, Maccabees, Eagles, Moose, Former residences, Mount Sterling, Ill., 1866-69; Council Bluffs, Ia., 1869-91; Den- ver and Trinidad, Colo., 1891-93.
TINLEY, Mathew A., physician, Council Bluffs; b. Council Bluffs, Ia., March 5, 1876; Cath .; Dem .; ed. Council Bluffs H. S .; Med. Dept., Univ. of Neb., degree M. D .; m. Lucy Shaw Williams, of Nor- folk, Neb., Oct. 8, 1902, Council Bluffs, Ia .; child., Winifred, Robert E .; first dept. comdr. American Legion of Ia .; natl. pres., Rainbow Div. Soc .; col. comdg. 168th Inf., 42d Div .; received Croix de Guerre from French govt., Distinguished Service Medal from U. S. govt .; served 25 yrs. in the Ia. N. G. in the same regiment in every grade; 1% yrs. in volunteer service; in 1898 served in Philippine Islands as 2nd and 1st lieut Co. L, 51st Ia., which later became the 168th; mem. Elks, K. C., R. A., A. O. U. W., Moose, Rotary, R. N. of A., Degree of Honor, American Legion, Spanish War Veterans, Rainbow Divi- sion Soe., Country club, City, County, State, and American Medical Socs., R. R. surgeon.
TOLLINGER, J. N., clerk of the district court, Council Bluffs; b. York co., Pa., May 10, 1868; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Emerson, Ia., H. S .; Normal Coll .; in. Mary E. Graham, March, 1888, Emerson, Ia .; child. Zene A., C. LaVerne, Donald D., J. Ned; former newspaperman, deputy clerk at Avoca for 10 yrs .; clerk Council Bluffs for 6 yrs .; mem. A. F. & A. M., Council Bluffs Country club. Former residences, Emerson, Ia .; Macedonia, Ia .; Avoca, Ia. TOWER, Chas. E., minister, Sioux City; b. Eldora, Ia., May 6, 1870; Prot .; Ind .; ed. Eldora H. S .; grad., A. B. degree, Grinnell Coll., 1896; Chicago Theol. Sem .; m. Olive Pearson, March 30, 1897, Marshall Co., Mich .; child., Gerald P., Vida E .; entered ministry of the Con- gregational Ch. in 1895; worked in Iowa except for 3 yrs. while supt. of home missions in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas; brickmaker for 14 yrs .; mem. Masonic bodies. Held pastorates at Lyons, Hampton, Reinbeck, and Ma- son City, all in Iowa, 1900-12.
TOWNER, Horace M., lawyer, Corning; b. Belvidere, Ill .; Rep .; ed. Chicago Univ .; Union Coll. of Law, Chicago; n. Harriet Cole, 1887; was pres. Ia. State Bar Assn .; elected judge 3rd Jud. Dist., 1890; served 6 terms as member of Con- gress, 8th Ia. Dist.
TOWNSEND, E. W., banker, Lake City; b. DeKalb Co., Ill., Sept. 8, 1861; Presb .; Rep .; ed. com. schl .; m. Lena M. Horne, Dec. 16, 1882, Lake City, Ia .; child., Mrs. G. R. Farley, Mrs H. A. Low, War- ren W .; established Citizens bank, Lake City, 1885; still pres .; mem. city council
several terms; also was mayor of Lake City; mem. I. O. O. F., O. E. S., Ma- sonic bodies, Shrine. Lived in Lake City and vicinity since March, 1869.
TRACY, Frank E., county agent, Osage; b. Nashua, Ia .; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Nash- ua H. S .; I. S. Coll., B. S. in A. H .; m. Margaret E. Jones, June 9, 1914, Man- chester, Ia .; child., Kathryn M., Mary A., Merten E. Former residence, Nash- ua, Ia.
TRACY, J. A., state fire marshal, Des Moines; b. Washington Co., Ia., May 5, 1858; Rep .; served as deputy U. S. mar- shal at Sioux City for 13 yrs .; appointed deputy state fire marshal, 1911; became head of dept., 1919.
TREICHLER, W. N., lawyer, Cedar Rap- ids; b. near Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 8, 1856; Prot .; Rep .; ed. com. schls .; Univ. of Ia., degree LL. B .; m. Joanna Rhoads, 1883, Norristown, Pa .; child., Joseph R., Harrington A., William E .; practiced law in Tipton, Ia., 1880-99; in Cedar Rapids, 1915 to date; associated with son under firm name of Treichler & Treichler; mayor of Tipton, 1882; judge 18th Jud. Dist. of Ia., from Dec. 1898, to June, 1902, and from Jan., 1906, to Jan., 1915, when he retired from the bench and entered the practice at Cedar Rap- ids. Former residence, Tipton, Ia., 1880- 15.
TREYNOR, V. L., physician and surgeon, Council Bluffs; b. Council Bluffs, Ia., Sept. 28, 1866; Prot .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; M. D., Univ. of Ia., 1891; m. Susie C. Clark, Oct. 12, 1891, Iowa City, Ia .; child., Thos. P., Jack V .; prof. physiol- ogy Coll. Medicine, Univ. of Neb .; sec., Ia. State Medical Soc .; pres., Ia. State Medical Soc .; Medical Soc. Missouri Valley; South Western Medical Assn .; Council Bluffs and Pottawattomie Co. Medical societies; mem. Bd. of Re- gents, State Univ. of Ia .; mem. Masons, I. O. O. F., Elks; mem. American Med. Soc., State Med. Soc., Co. Med. Soc., Council Bluffs Med. Soc., Acad. of Medi- cine, Internatl. Assn. of R. R. Surgeons. TRIMBLE, Palmer, lawyer, Keokuk; b. Bloomfield, Ia., Jan. 13, 1852; Presb .; Dem .; ed., grad. A. B., Ia. S. Univ., 1872; m. Nannie Leech, Oct., 1877, Bloomfield, Ia .; child., E. Agnes; atty., C., B. & Q. Ry. Co .; pres., Bloomfield State Bank, Bloomfield, Ia .; mem. Ma- sonic bodies, Elks, Keokuk Club. For- mer residence, Bloomfield, Ia., until 1883. TRUMBAUER, J. O., banker, Waterloo; b. Longswamp, Pa., June 7, 1861; Pres .; Dem .; ed. pub. schls .; m. Tressa McEl- hinney, Los Angeles, Cal .; mem. Ma- sons, Elks.
TUCKER, George Collingwood, sec. Iowa State Insurance Co., Keokuk; b. Keo- kuk, Ia., Sept. 14, 1859; Epis .; Rep .; ed. Keokuk H. S .; private inst. and private tutor; m. Katharine M. Dickinson, May 3, 1893, Chattanooga, Tenn .; child., Mary C., Katharine; has been in banks in Butte, Mont., and Chattanooga, Tenn .; mngr., Clearing House at Chat- tanooga; connected with mining busi- ness in Butte, Mont., for about 8 yrs .; has been continuously since 1894 with
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the Ia. State Ins. Co., of Keokuk, Ia .; dir. of same; mem. Keokuk club, Keo- kuk Country club, Monday Music club. TUCKER, Katharine Dickinson, Keokuk; b. Cumberland, Md., Mch. 18, 1873; Epis .; Dem .; ed. private schls. and tutors; m. George C. Tucker, May 3, 1893, Chatta- nooga, Tenn .; child., Mary C., Kath- arine; student of negro folk-songs since childhood, and has given lecture-recitals on that subject in leading cities of U. S. and before many universities and soci- eties; made phonographic records of many Afro-American folk-songs for Harvard Univ. collection; mem. Mon- day Music club, Civic league. Former residences, Cumberland, Md., 1873-81; Chattanooga, Tenn., 1881-94.
TURNER, T .G., Pres., City Natl. Bank, Council Bluffs; b. Quincy, Mich., Dec. 6, 1863; Rep .; ed., Ph. C., Ann Arbor, Mich., 1883; m. Lurna S. Williams (de- ceased), Oct., 1893; Lavina M. Williams, Sept., 1905; child., Robert W., Marian; organized City Natl. Bank, Jan. 1, 1909; mem. Univ. and Omaha clubs, Omaha Country club, Council Bluffs; Masons, Elks. Former residences, Quincy, Mich., 1863-85; Lakota, N. D., 1885-87; Neola, Ia., 1887-94; Atlantic, Ia., 1894-1900.
TUTHILL, John S., lawyer, Waterloo; b. Tipton, Ia., Jan. 31, 1867; Bap., Rep .; ed. Tipton H. S .; Collegiate and Law courses, Univ. of Ia., L. L. B .; Des Moines Coll., A. M .; m. Addie I. Dickey, June 24, 1891; child., Jessie T .; mem. law firm Reed, Tuthill & Reed, practie- ing in Waterloo for last 29 yrs .; dir., Commercial Natl. Bank., Waterloo, Ia .; mem. Blackhawk Co. Bar Assn., State Bar Assn., Greater Waterloo Assu., Fortnightly Club; chmn. Co. Cent. Com., 1904-08; mem. Masons, I. O. O. F., K. P. VALENTINE, Calvin C., Pres., Burling- ton Coll. of Commerce, Burlington; b. Keosauqua, Ia., Dec. 11, 1854; Cong .; Rep .; ed. grade sehl. of Burlington, and Bryant & Stratton Business Coll .; m. Amy Boyles, 1879, Yankton, S. D .; child., Mrs. Charles M. Bundel; writer of short stories; was for many years an expert court and convention reporter; was one of the official reporters of the World's Columbian Congresses, held in Chicago, auxiliary to the World's Fair; mem. Elks, I. O. O. F., Rotary Club. Former residences, Omaha, Neb .; Yankton, S. D .; Chicago, Ill.
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VAN ALSTINE, H. S., banker, Gilmore City; b. Belvidere, Ill., May 16, 1869; Prot .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Mary Bertha Beers, Oct. 16, 1896; child., Lois, H. Dana, Francis E., Sewell, Percie; state senator; pres., Ia. Farm Mtg. Assn .; co- partner firm of L. H. & H. S. VanAl- stine; pres., Farmers Sav. Bank, Pio- neer; sec., treas. and dir. in Gilmore Portland Cement Corp .; mem. Grant Club, Des Moines; Masonic bodies, Shrine, K. P.
VAN AUKEN, H. M., Sec. of Chamber of Commerce, Mason City; b. Des Moines, Ia., June 23, 1893; Prot .; Rep .; ed., grad. West Des Moines H. S., 1911; B. A. de- gree, Univ. of Wis., 1916; in. Norma A. Eitelgoerge, June 19, 1920, Aurora, Ill .; child., William. L .; sec., Mason City
Chamber of Commerce; sec., Mason City Rotary club; mem. Natl. Assn. of Com- mercial Organization of Secretaries; mem. Ia. Secretarial Bureau; sec. and past pres., Natl. Parks Pike Assn .; served with Peace Com'n. in Paris two months in 1919, in Dept. of Finance and Economics; mem. Mason City Rotary Club, Masons, Elks, K. P., American Legion. Former residences, Des Moines, Ia., until 1912; Madison, Wis., until 1916; Algona, Ia., until Feb. 1, 1918; U. S. Army until May, 1919.
VAN CAMP, J. H., farmer, Muscatine; b. Muscatine Co., Ia., June 20, 1860; Rep .; ed. rural schls; Wilton Acad .; farms 252 acres; served as twp. assessor 6 yr's .; bd. of trustees, 4 yrs .; elected state rep- resentative, Muscatine Co., 1918; re- elected, 1920.
VANCE, Walter H., accounts and insur- ance, Winterset; b. Washington Co., Ind., April 19, 1857; Meth .; Rep .; ed. H. S. and Monmouth Coll .; served two terms as Co. recorder, Madison Co .; p .- m. at Winterset, 1908-13; also served as dep. Co. clerk and dep. Co. auditor; elected state representative, 1918; re- elected, 1920; mem. Masons, K. P., M. W. A.
VANDER PLOEG, W. G., lawyer, Knox- ville; b. Marion Co., Ia .; Rep .; ed., grad. Law Dept. State Univ. Ia., 1903; was a member of Co. 3, 3rd Batt., C. O. T. S., for 3 monthis; elected state representa- tive, Marion Co., 1918.
VAN TASSEL, Robert De Estein, invest- ment banker, Sioux City; b. New York, May 25, 1874; Liberal Christian; Ind .- Rep .; ed. St. Lawrence Univ .; m. Anna Belle Aldridge, 1902, Mt. Peter, Vt .; child., Raymond D .; clergyman for 15 yrs .; pres., Sammies Banking & Inv. Co .; large interests in Choate Oil Corp .; sec., Iowa Unitarian Conference; dist. dep. of Ind. O. Forresters; field sec., Samaritan Hospital; mem. Masonic bod- ies, M. W. A., Fraternal Reserve Assn., Travelers' Club of America. Former residences, Rochester, Minn .; Oshkosh, Wis .; Marlboro, Mass .; Antwerp, N. Y. VERMILION, C. W., lawyer, Centerville; b. Centerville, Ia., Nov. 6, 1866; Rep .; ed. De Pauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind .; Univ. of Mich .; m. Clare Eloise Biddle, June 21, 1897, Centerville, Ia .; child., Dane E .; Co. atty., Appanoose Co., Ia., 1893-96; dist. judge, 2nd Jud. Dist., 1902. VICKERS, George M., live stock commis- sion, Sioux City; b. Boone Co., Ill., Aug. 23, 1870; Meth .; Rep .; ed. H. S., Hull, Ia .; m. Harriet E. Hodge; ex-pres., Live Stock Exchange; dir., Chamber of Com- merce; pres., Morningside Country Club; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine. Former residence, Hull, Ia., until 1909.
VINCENT, Earl W., lawyer, Guthrie Cen- ter; b., Keota, Ia., March 27, 1886; Presb .; Rep .; ed., grad. Keota H. S., 1904; B. A. degree, Monmouth Coll., 1909; LL. B., Ia. State Univ., 1912; M. A. degree, Monmouth Coll., 1913; m. Madge Lee, June 8, 1916, Centerville, Ia .; child., Margery L .; general practice of law at Guthrie Center since 1912; city editor, Iowa City Citizen, 1910-12; Ct. atty., Guthrie Co., since 1919; Co. chmn., 2nd
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Red Cross campaign, 1918; asst. Co. chnın., Guthrie Co., Victory Loan drive; mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi, law fraternity; Ia. State Bar Assn., State Hist. Soc., Masons. Former resi- dences, Kcota, Ia., 1886-05; Monmouth, Ill., 1905-09; Iowa City, Ia., 1909-12; Guthrie Center, Ia., 1912 to date.
ULSTAD, Oscar, farmer, Holmes; b. Le- landy, Ill., Oct. 30, 1867; Rep .; ed. rural schls .; was engaged in mercantile busi- ness at Holmes for 15 yrs .; P. M. at Holmes, 17 yrs .; twp. trustec, 4 yrs .; twp. clerk, 2 yrs .; pres. of schl. bd .; elected state representative, Wright Co., 1916; re-elected, 1918-20.
WAHLGREN, Frank, deputy clerk U. S. District Court, Keokuk; b. Falkoping, Sweden, Dec. 9, 1863; Meth .; Rep .; ed. pub. H. S., Sweden; m. Josephine Olson, 1889, Keokuk, Ia .; child., Harry F., Frank A., Florence M., Huldah J .; was in govt. work on Mississippi river, 1886- 93; dep. clerk, U. S. Dist. Court, South- ern Dist. of Ia., at Keokuk, 1904 to date, and of U. S. Cir. Court, Keokuk, 1904- 10, when circuit court was abolished by statute; one of founders of Swedish Aid Soc. and its pres. 1895-02; its sec., 1902 to date; pres., Swedish-American Soc. of Ia., 1915 to date; trustee and pres., Bldg. Assn. of Odd Fellows, Keokuk; treas., M. W. A., Keokuk, 1904 to date; mem. I. O. O. F., M. W. A., Swedishi so- cieties. Fornier residence, Sweden, 1863- 81.
WAITE, C. M., Pres., Burlington Hawk- Eye Co., Burlington; b. Burlington, Ia., Oct. 9, 1866; Meth .; Rep .; ed. grammar schl. and commercial coll .; m. Ida May Southwell, March 9, 1892.
WAITE, John Leman, newspaperman, Burlington, Ia .; b. Portage Co., O., Aug. 29, 1840; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Chicago Acad. and Business Coll .; m. Letitia Caroline Williams, Sept. 21, 1864, Bur- lington, Ia .; child., C. M., Mrs. Jessie Davidson, Lola; editor The Burlington Hawk-Eye; dir., The Burlington Hawk- Eye Co .; dir., Merchants Natl. Bank; pres., Natl. Assn. First Class Postmas- ters, 1907-08; postmaster, Burlington, 1882-86, 1898, 1906.
WALKER, Walter J., banker, Mason City; b. Greene Co., Ia., Aug. 31, 1883; Meth .; Rep .; ed. H. S., 3 yrs. Ia. S. Coll .; m. Amy L. Bigger, June 30, 1905, Jefferson, Ia .; child., Elizabeth A., Barbara L .; cashr., Commercial Sav. Bank; mein. Masons, Elks, Woodmen, Moose, M. B. A. Former residence, Paton, Greene Co., Ia., 1913.
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